Category: Community

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital

Staff from the Market Harborough based charity recently came together to plant snowdrop bulbs outside the charity’s premises on Coventry Road. This promises a vibrant visual display as the flowers bloom early in the New Year. 

As we do every year, we entered a tree for the Burton Overy Christmas Tree Festival.

The AGM of Illston-on-the-Hill WI took place in November.  The meeting was conducted efficiently and all business was dealt with in a timely manner.

Volunteers Wanted Now!

The Welcome Kitchen will recommence in the New Year.  Starting on Monday 5 January and every Monday until Monday 30 March for just £5 per person one gets delicious homemade soup, tea or coffee plus cakes , a free raffle and of course excellent company and conversation. 12 noon onwards. Get there early before it is sold out.

Last month I included a request for assistance in delivering the Kibworth & District Chronicle however in the article I quoted an incorrect contact telephone number for which I am sorry.

Birds figure prominently in the well-known Christmas song/carol. This month we look at the birds mentioned and some of the biblical interpretations that have been attached to this carol.

With the festive season on the horizon, the crew at Kibworth Fire Station wanted to share an update with our community about the work we’ve been carrying out and the incidents we’ve recently attended. Our focus is, as always, on protecting the public. Both through our emergency response and by offering fire safety guidance and support whenever it’s needed.

As a result of this summer's drought, the locks closed to traffic on 29 July and remained closed until 27 October. Canal & River Trust (CRT) made a considerable fanfare of the reopening. This included a substantial piece on BBC East Midlands TV.