Category: Community

Hurray for Wimbledon (I mean the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, not the town or Football Club)! They are working to make their grass courts and flower beds as sustainable as possible in the way they garden. They’ve given up peat compost and are experimenting with alternatives. They are also using coffee grounds, naturally rich in nitrogen, that help bacteria and fungi to flourish. http://happyeconews.com/wimbledons-peat-free-gardens/

Everyone is welcome - Wednesday 25th December, 10am - 12noon

We have continued to see news reports from across England and Wales, sharing accounts of severe weather events. We've seen the damage that they have caused in local communities over the past few weekends to homes, businesses and to individuals.

It has been suggested by Andy Wright at The Well that the Kibworth & District Chronicle might provide, at the very least, an up to date list of locations where a publicly accessible defibrillator may be located. Ideally it needs to accessible for 24 hours a day and seven days a week. We have received some details from our regular contributors. Thank you.

Creative Harborough is the town’s philanthropic network of arts and cultural organisations and businesses. They have worked with Harborough District Council and the ‘Market Harborough and The Bowdens Charity’ to facilitate a busking initiative. This aims to make it easier for local artists and young performers especially, to share their talent and animate the town.

Smeeton Westerby Parish Council is seeking to recruit a Clerk, starting in January.

It’s over 3½ years since I wrote the first article for the Chronicle about climate change and the challenge it presents, after a powerful presentation by David Ramsden MBE, speaker at the February U3A meeting. David told us about the huge sums of money spent by the main oil companies on anti-climate lobbying policies and the harm yet more oil production was causing. He urged us to take action, if only for the sake of the younger generations.

The building of the new library extension is carrying on apace and it is really beginning to take shape now. Once again, we would like to apologise to our users for the inconvenience that the building work has caused. We are sure that you will consider it to be well worth it.

“Thelma” (12A)

Followers of The Kibworth Band Facebook page will have noted Ted Smith died in early November 2024. He was one of Kibworth’s characters. He was Kibworth Band personified and ran their 200 Club.