Category: What’s On

Saturday 9 May Certification: 12A 7pm for 7:30pm. Run time: 132 minutes

It is very sad to hear that the UK is facing a literacy crisis among children, with statistics indicating a decline in reading enjoyment and frequency. In 2025, the lowest level in 20 years.

“Each clock is unique, and just like a person, its face, whether plain or pretty, is but a mask for the intricate mechanism it conceals.” The Clockmaker’s Daughter - Kate Morton.

Awake! The cricket season is upon us.

The much-loved Blaston Show is set to return this summer promising a fantastic day out for families, countryside enthusiasts, and the local community while continuing support local charities.

We will be holding a table top sale on Saturday 11 April in Kibworth Village Hall, LE8 0LN. From 10am - 12.45.  There will be a good variety of stalls including: craft stalls, handmade cards, jewellery, Tropic skin care products, knitted & crochet goods, jigsaws  books, pre loved clothes, raffle, bric-a-brac and lots more.

After a fabulous concert last November, followed by our usual Christmas events, we are very excited to share with you the total amount raised for our chosen charity, Rainbows Children's Hospice in Loughborough. We raised a total of £1,300 which the Hospice were absolutely thrilled with! Thank you to everyone who supported us!

THE CHORAL

With the worst of the weather hopefully behind us, the Kibworth Easy Riders are looking forward to a busy summer of cycling and adventures.

Kibworth Mill will once again be opening for National Mills Weekend giving members of the public an opportunity to visit the oldest mill in Leicestershire on Saturday 9 May and Sunday 10 May. Volunteers will show people around inside and outside the mill, giving visitors the chance to see the inner workings and marks left by the millers over the last 400 years.

Last month Philip Yorke enthralled us with tales of the investigative journalist, looking at national media practices exposing fraud, corruption and other headline-making stories.

We welcome everyone to join us this Easter; we have services and events to suit all.

Have you ever heard of the Kibworth & District u3a?

One of the area’s most loved rural events, Blaston Show, returns on Sunday 28 June, promising a fantastic family day out for all while raising money for important local charities.

Play ‘Holiday Snap’.