Category: News

The history of adoption in the UK shows an interesting journey. It highlights the evolution of societal attitudes, legal frameworks, and support systems surrounding the placement of adopted children in need of stable and loving homes.

Television as we know it is one hundred years old this month - January 2026. From grainy black-and-white to crystal clear 4K, TV has been on a journey over the last century.

After Christmas, I’d like to reflect on recent events in our village. We held a successful Christmas Fayre with lively chatter and laughter. The following Wednesday, Helen Benton, our village Pilates teacher, organised a well-attended ‘LOROS’ Coffee morning, raising another £500 for a deserving charity. This added to the £200 raised from CoCo mornings and £300 from the Christmas Fayre.

It is with great regret, we have to inform you that from 31 March 2026 the charity, Kibworth Grammar School Hall (also known as Kibworth Community Hub, charity number 1044822) will be dissolved and the lease handed back to Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council.

We are seeking some extra volunteers to assist with the distribution of the Kibworth & District Chronicle. It only takes place once a month and possibly lasts no more than half an hour! The Distribution/ Publication date is always shown on the back of the Kibworth & District Chronicle for the following month.

The Welcome Kitchen returns at the end of the month. The first Monday that it will be operational is 27 October.

Energisation, (as it is called), between Kettering and South Wigston junction took place on Monday 28 July.

Over 50 local residents gathered in Smeeton Village Hall on Friday 29 August to voice their strong objections to a controversial planning application 25/00793/OUT. The development would see 28 new homes built on green space between Kibworth Beauchamp and Smeeton Westerby, along with a new access road off the already very busy Smeeton Road/Main Street.

EV Chargepoints.

The campaign group ‘Stop the New Town’ (STNT) submitted its objections to Harborough District Council’s (HDC) new Local Plan 2020 – 2041. The plan proposes 6,000 houses on a strategic site south of the Gartree Road, which would destroy the countryside between the A6 and the Gartree Road.

By the time the Kibworth and District Chronicle is published the band will have competed in the main contest of the year which this year has returned to Bedworth. 

In December 2023 we ran an article from Leicestershire Police concerning using e-scooters/e-bikes in public areas.

Producing food causes over one third of harmful global greenhouse gas emissions according to Pesticide Action Network UK.

John Tillotson, a retired Solicitor, has retired as Clerk to Illston Parish Estate (otherwise known as lllston Town Land Charity) with effect from 31 December after holding the position for an astonishing 56 years. John was appointed in 1968, the year of his marriage, by trustees chaired by the late Lord Hazlerigg when he was a Partner at Wartnaby Solicitors of Market Harborough. During his retirement he has worked from home.

William (Will) Weston, youngest son of Pam and George Weston formerly of Merton Way, Kibworth sadly passed away in Newham Hospital in London on 14 December after becoming seriously ill. Will was born in Market Harborough Cottage Hospital in January 1980. He spent his childhood living in Kibworth along with his older brothers Robin and Edward. He was educated at the local village schools finishing at Beauchamp College, Oadby.