Category: What’s On

Not only is the Queen celebrating her incredible reign of 70 years, but Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland is also proud to be sharing the royal celebrations with their own Platinum Anniversary. They have a fun packed year of exciting events and activities to match.

To date this winter has been mild, so no problems with ice. Ice was a big issue in commercial days, and special ice-breaking boats, drawn by teams of horses, would be deployed to force a channel through. (Two examples are on display behind the sideponds at the locks). Nowadays the many moored boats and climate change make thick ice a less frequent occurrence. The lengthy maintenance stoppage at Watford (Northants) lock flight is due to finish at the end of February, so hopefully we will start to see more boats coming this way.

St. Peter’s Church *

Glooston Village Hall

No longer in full-time work and finished raising a family? Why not join the Kibworth & District u3a? You will find our vibrant social hub for learning and fulfilment, whilst making friends and having fun.

We continue to make progress in the Leicester League. Valuable experience against a great variety of players was gained by many, even if the match was lost.

GEMS Charity celebrates our 10^th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion we have lots of exciting things planned throughout the year, supported by local businesses and the community.

The Friends of St Wilfrid’s latest concert will be  SALVO BRASS

It was celebration time for the Fleckney & Kibworth Running Club last month. We held a long overdue awards evening for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. All nominations and votes come from fellow Club Members across a variety of categories.

Last month we presented a £500 cheque to GEMS Charity. This was from the proceeds made at our Christmas concert. In return GEMS attended a rehearsal and presented us with a certificate of thanks for money raised. They confirmed the money will go towards their current project of converting a balcony into a treatment area for chemotherapy patients at the URI Osbourne building.