Category: Community

The amazing Great Big Green Week returns plus newbie Restore Nature Now

As promised in last month’s article, here is a new feature where readers can get to meet members of the Kibworth On-Call crew and find out more about what we do and what the job entails.

By the time you read this month’s Chronicle, we will have held our first CoCo morning in the village hall. What can that be, you might be asking? Well, it stands for ‘Coffee and Conversation’, so basically it’s a time when we are inviting you to join us for a cup of tea or coffee, naturally served with cake and biscuits, to have a friendly chat and to meet some new people.

Through the Chronicle, may I thank friends for their greetings on my return to Kibworth? 

Could you or your group use an additional cash injection, in fact up to £200, for an onging or upcoming community project?

In an era where mental health awareness is increasingly becoming a focal point of societal conversation, ‘Leicester Life Links’, a local mental health and wellbeing recovery support service is here to help. This initiative extends a welcoming hand to individuals seeking guidance, support, and connection in their mental health journey.

Do we dare to hope that summer is finally starting to peek at us from around the corner?   The month started with a rare sunny bank holiday weekend, when thoughts probably turned to gardening and barbeques – lovely!

The concept of ‘Big Day’ birdwatching has been around for many years. It was initially popular in a handful of countries including the UK and USA. On a given day, teams and/or individuals spend a full day (often at least dawn until dusk) trying to find as many species as possible in a pre-defined, local area.
In recent years, arising from the success of the now annual Global Bird Fair in Rutland, the Big Day concept has gone global. Global Birding’s Big Day promotes:

Violence in the night-time economy can have devastating consequences. ‘One-punch’ encounters can result in serious injuries and even death. In the past year, crime data shows that there have been 40 near-miss homicides in Leicester City Centre between 10pm-4am. Of the identified suspects/offenders, 61% were aged 18-30 years old and 86% were male.

Recent Kibworth & District Chronicles have included news items and photos referring to the Kibworth Community Hub. This being the transition towards a new community hub on the Grammar School Hall site. It presents many welcome opportunities as listed by Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council Chair Andrew Munro in the first Chronicle of this year: