Category: Community

Next time you are on a walk in the village look out for the new information board.

There are so many of us that love dogs, especially in Kibworth it seems. There’s a veritable army of dog walkers every morning and evening whatever the weather. That is true love!

You may be familiar with Richard Osman’s ‘House of Games’. In one round contestants have to write down estimates of things that they are unlikely to be familiar with. Recently the question was: How many Short-tailed Field Voles (commonly called just field voles) are there in the UK?

As you drive through our village, have you noticed that our new village sign has been erected? Sitting on the little green in the middle of the village, it takes pride of place and looks magnificent! This project began by a group of us agreeing how lovely it would be to celebrate our village in this way. So, ideas were gathered from residents as to what we thought were the most celebrated aspects of village life.

There will be a good variety of stalls including homemade wooden goods, craft stalls, handmade cards, jewellery, Tropic skin care products, knitted & crochet goods, including lots of assorted homemade items, jigsaws  books, pre-loved clothes, raffle and lots more.

All the members of Illston on the Hill WI enjoyed a thoroughly delightful last meeting of 2025. We were treated to a fantastic papercraft workshop led by our very talented member, Hazel Cave. Hazel had clearly put in a great deal of time and effort preparing an impressive range of projects for us to make.  They included Christmas crackers, designer parcel wrapping, charming tree decorations and several other creative items, ensuring there was something for everyone to enjoy.

The choir have been in full festive force bringing joy to the school and local community during several Christmas performances. They kicked off with a special singing assembly for the whole school where all the adults and children sang along. They especially loved an energetic rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas!

On Friday 5 December the large wooden door of St Andrews Church, Burton Overy, swung open to welcome people from far and wide to another spectacular Christmas Tree Festival. There were 57 Trees, beautifully decorated and lit. With titles like ‘Hats off to Christmas’, ‘A Jacobean Christmas’, ‘Upcycled’ and ‘Fairy Nuff’, there was something for everyone.

On Sunday 14 December Kilby neighbours and friends got together to celebrate Christmas. This year, this annual event was held at the home of Tony and Kathy Kilsby.

As we step into the New Year, everyone at our charity would like to wish our community a very happy and healthy 2026. We hope you all enjoyed a peaceful and restful Christmas break with family, friends and loved ones.