Category: Community

The New Year is well underway and the Langton Community Hall is ready to welcome old and new users!

The Brown Hare

Have you ever thought about looking back into your Family Tree?

It’s been a couple of months since the Fire Station submitted an article to the Kibworth & District Chronicle. We’ve had a busy few months.

This month’s poems are both Haiku

The Wistow estate was bought by the Halford family in 1603. The Hall was built for Richard Halford, who was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1621 and a prominent Royalist during the Civil War. He was made a baronet by King Charles I in 1641 after having been imprisoned (and then released) by the Parliamentarians. King Charles slept at Wistow the night before the Battle of Naseby.

Within the Harborough District there is a wealth of nationally recognised heritage assets. There are 1,281 listed buildings, 6 historic parks and gardens, 65 scheduled monuments and 63 conservation areas. All of these are designated heritage assets and protected through national legislation.

Where in Kibworth might you find this rather fine geometrically decorated stained glass window?

On 26 January Harborough District Council agreed to allocate funding from its Community Fund this year for projects. These will improve spaces and places as well as supporting young people aged 11+ with diversionary activities, anxiety, self-image and childhood inactivity.

May I suggest you put the kettle on and make yourself a brew before starting to read this? It may take a few minutes and you might need tea or coffee to help digest the contents. RG