Category: Clubs and Societies

It was a packed house at Kibworth Grammar School Hall / Kibworth Community Hub in January. Kibworth & District u3a Chairman, Chris Bradburn, welcomed 105 members and 6 visitors to the u3a Annual General Meeting.

Fleckney & Kibworth Running Club are holding a Leicestershire Road Running League Event.

Our indoor carpet bowls season is continuing with the start of various trophy competitions, as well as our social bowling on Monday afternoons and evenings.

Illston on the Hill WI invited Rev Philip Norwood to talk through the finer points of the Holy Land. This is an enormous and very complex subject.

Following on from the editorial comment in the January edition of the Kibworth & District Chronicle about volunteering, which quite rightly highlighted the importance of voluntary groups in our community. Volunteers are a vital part of society giving their time and effort to provide service, education and entertainment.

In the vein of the classic ‘Twelve Angry Men’... A juror for a high-profile murder trial finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma that could influence the verdict and potentially convict, or free, the wrong killer.

Good progress is being made with the development work for the Community Hub with the library extension close to completion.

We would like to welcome all of our members to another year of scouting. We have plenty of fun activities planned for the new year.

As the year was drawing to a close, we looked forward to our Christmas party on 12 December. Members choose to bring either a savoury or a sweet dish for sharing, which always results in a delicious buffet.

The Leicester & District Ramblers, who currently have over 400 members, have just published their programme of walks for the first six months of 2025. This is their most comprehensive programme ever and comprises about 175 walks. They have a guided walk on every day of the week apart from Monday. The walks vary from a leisurely 4 mile stroll, up to a strenuous 15 mile hike.