Category: Community

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, 'What about lunch?’” -Winnie-the-Pooh - A.A. Milne

Simon Oldridge, an accountant and business consultant, has the gift of thinking outside the box about the issues surrounding our rapidly changing climate and its impact on our lives. He was particularly concerned about the gap between what the Government was thinking of doing about the climate challenges, and what scientists were proving needed to be done now.

Illston Abey Cricket Club welcomed Midlands Over 40s and Fleckney Cricket Club for a lovely October match. Everyone had a brilliant time, and the weather was wonderfully warm and dry – quite unbelievable for the time of year!

A common purpose, project or sense of unity binds us together. Footballers compete as a team, choirs perform in harmony, parishioners worship collectively and families dine together; such collaboration is fundamental to our humanity.

The recent Annual General Meeting of the Kibworth Chronicle Association, the publisher of this newspaper, proceeded without incident; however, Stephen has announced his intention to resign from the editorship in the near future.

The first week of October was ‘Taking part in the community week’ for all our Scout sections here in Kibworth.

The Annual General Meeting of the Kibworth Chronicle Association was held on Wednesday 7 October, at which all readers were invited to provide feedback on the publication’s operation and editorial content. As only the management team attended the meeting at Kibworth Methodist Church, it may be assumed that readers are generally satisfied with the current format. Should this not be the case, we invite you to submit your correspondence.

Making a Will is not something you should do once and then forget about for the rest of your life. Families change. Relationships change. People marry, separate and divorce. Children and grandchildren are born. People buy homes, build businesses and acquire assets. Sadly, people we intended to include in our Wills can also die before us.

We are pleased to report that the four electric vehicle (EV) charging points situated in the Co-op car park are now operational. The work to attach them to the electricity substation on School Road began on 17 August. It was scheduled to take three weeks — the exercise took only seven weeks!

We are pleased to announce our winter Welcome Kitchen season will be weekly starting from Monday 26 October. It's from 12-1:30pm at Kibworth Community Hub: £5 per person. This covers a bowl of delicious homemade soup, bread, cakes and a hot cup of tea or coffee.

After what seemed a social whirl during the last two months, things are pretty quiet here in Smeeton Westerby. However, as we head towards Christmas, the events really start to ramp up again.

MHBS has launched a new ‘Rent to Own’ initiative that will help local renters build a pathway to homeownership. Eligible tenants living in one of five newly renovated flats in the heart of Market Harborough will, when they are ready to buy their first home, receive 60% of the rent they have paid for up to three years back towards their housing deposit.

VASL Community Champions has a ‘new old’ recruit in the form of Hannah, who has moved across after 14 years of supporting unpaid family carers at VASL.

As the Summer holidays draw to a close and we head into Autumn, there is plenty happening at The Well as we look towards the months ahead.