Category: Community

It is that time of the year when there is a need to check when the last green bin collection is to take place before the winter hiatus. For all those subscribers Harborough District Council will continue to collect your green bin garden waste up to and including the week ending Friday 22 November for those on the YELLOW chart schedule.

Saturday 7 December, 11am - 3pm.

“One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” Albus Dumbledore – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – JK Rowling

The group is coming up to its third birthday soon, so we thought it was time to share what we have been doing and what we have planned for the future.

For those readers who remain concerned about the speeding traffic along the A6 and the volume of traffic in other parts of the village, I thought it is a good opportunity to let you know that five out of six Telraam traffic sensors have been deployed by the Parish Council and the devices are now counting.

Willy Wonka – choc full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

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Kibworth Harcourt Conservation Group will be holding a Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday 7 December, at 6.30pm outside The Old House in Kibworth Harcourt with kind permission of Steve Langan.

Last month I drew attention to the onset of the autumn migration and birds that might be (and subsequently have been) seen in September. “Most years a redstart is seen in a garden somewhere locally”. I almost got that spot on. Two redstarts were seen in a hedge an easy walking distance from where I live, unfortunately, not by me.