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The ‘pink shop’ re-opened its doors, on Saturday 30 September, now an Interior and Architectural Design shop named ‘Interiors by Lloyd Harden Design’.

Railways have always held a fascination for me right from an early age when, along with my parents and brother, I lived close to the Great Northern Railway line that ran at the bottom of our garden in Wintersdale Road near Thurnby, Leicester.

All Souls Service at St Wilfrid’s Church, Thursday 2 November at 7.30pm
A special service to remember with sadness and thanksgiving our loved ones who have died.
If you cannot attend but would like the name / names of your loved ones to be read out in the service please contact the Church Office on 0116 279 6577 or email wilfs.kibworth@gmail.com.

St Wilfrid's Church, extends a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to, and supported, our fabulous 'Come Together' Harvest Service on Sunday 1st October. We were overwhelmed by the contributions of store cupboard foods and fresh produce, which have been passed on to the Food Bank at The Well. Also, the wonderful array of potted plants and floral displays for distribution to the recently bereaved, sick or isolated in our community, and to our local care homes.

I was pleased to meet Eileen and her daughter Julie at Cream Teas one Sunday afternoon. Eileen was keen to tell me how much she loved being at school in Church Langton.

Next month’s issue of the Kibworth & District Chronicle will be assembled (we call it lay up) on Sunday 12 November, Remembrance Sunday. One of our 200 plus strong team will be joining the Kibworth Band along with the Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Scouting and Guiding groups of all ages in the procession to St Wilfrid’s church - as has happened each year for the last 15 years - where they will lay a wreath on behalf of everyone who reads this publication, and say a prayer of thanks.

Another Aldi wine reduced in price? Another bargain because its name is unfamiliar.

Gaulby are holding their first Christmas Tree Festival and Fayre on the Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November, 11am - 4pm. The theme of the trees will be books. 

A one-day seminar inspired by the Marriage Course will take place on Saturday 25 November, 9.30am - 4.30pm (Sandwich lunch provided) in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, Kibworth.

Mike Bull from the Little Theatre gave a presentation at our last meeting, ‘The Little Theatre Past and Present’.

Try this experiment: sit quietly where you won’t be disturbed. Gaze at an everyday object for a minute; a cup, a spoon, a book. Then, close your eyes and attempt to visualise that object for another minute.

We welcomed Jill Vickers to our September meeting to talk to us about ‘Sausage Making with Bridge 67 Butchers’. Jill and her husband John opened their shop in the centre of Kibworth in 2020. Its name derives from one of the canal bridges situated on their farmland. Bridge 67’s beef and lamb comes from their farm in Smeeton Westerby, where the Debdale valley provides excellent grazing.

Changes. Since Kibworth joined its new, larger, ‘Circuit’ of Methodist Churches last September several changes have taken place. Rev. Andy Murphy remains the minister of this church, but we now enjoy a larger range of ministers and local preachers leading our services. This month, alone, our six services will be led by six different individuals! “Why?” someone said.  “Why not?” I say. Is it not worth listening to different people interpreting the Gospel and choosing different ways to worship our God?

Leicestershire County Council has once again teamed up with the Woodland Trust to offer free tree and hedgerow packs. Designed to help renew and restore existing woodland and vegetation, as well as replacing trees which have been affected by diseases such as ash dieback.

I wanted to write to apologise for any inconvenience that may be caused by the closure of the pavement at 70 High street in Kibworth.