Category: Clubs and Societies

As we enter the final term of this school year we are excited to continue with the planning for our upcoming events. First, the summer discos will be taking place on Thursday 21 May. We will share details on how to book nearer the date. Anyone who is able to volunteer on the night, please save the date.

Harborough Artist Cluster’s Open Studios Art Trail takes place over two weekends this May (9–10 and 16–17), bringing together 36 artists across 13 venues in Market Harborough and nearby villages. From painting and ceramics to textiles and printmaking, visitors can step inside working studios, meet the artists, and explore work in progress. Trail guides are available to download or pick up locally, making it easy to plan your route. Find out more at harboroughartistcluster.co.uk

Spring has sprung! We have been enjoying the lighter evenings and have started running our summer routes.

Illston-on-the-Hill WI prepared themselves for a luxury cruise around the Royal Yacht Britannia - and were not disappointed.

Kibworth Allotment Society currently has a very short waiting list for plots at its allotments on West Langton Road, Kibworth.

The Illston Abey Cricket Club season kicked off on Saturday 18 April with a match against The Langtons.
We’ll have a Leicestershire League game every Saturday this season, and the entry and parking are free.

On the evening of Saturday 25^th April the Harborough Singers will make a rare appearance at Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road. The choir will perform a concert of music inspired by the phrase ‘In the Evening Light’. Perfect for a sunset performance on a spring evening, conductor Charlie Penn has searched high and low for beautiful pieces so that the choir can present their choral reflections at the close of day. Charlie’s selection includes well-known tunes like ‘Loch Lomond’ and the Spiritual ‘Deep River’, as well as classical offerings such as Rheinberger’s Evening Song and Charles Wood’s ‘Music, when soft voices die’, right through to exquisite modern pieces such as Tichele’s ‘Earth Song’ and Whitacre’s ‘A boy and a girl’ which the choir enjoy singing very much.

As Robin and Maid Marian disappear into the sunset, the remaining good folk of LMT have to turn their hand to entertaining and amusing our lovely audiences.

Our March speaker, Penny Morris from Gildings Auctioneers, spoke about provenance and its part in authenticating and valuing items. Her first example was a landscape by artist A.J. Munnings, which was unusual because he famously painted horses. Given to a friend of his, a female Master of the Hunt in the 1930s (again unusual). It sold for £104,000 because of its history.

Our wonderful team of women and girls, ranging in age from 12 to over 50, has started training again this month, with our first session of 2026 at Kibworth Mead Sports Hall.