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As we do every year, we entered a tree for the Burton Overy Christmas Tree Festival.

The above pictures are of the wedding of Nicky and Chris Winton. It took place at Pengersick Castle in Penzance, Cornwall, on Sunday 19 October.

Winter, for me, is a time to recharge after the long, carefree days of summer and the bustle of autumn. I love the cosy evenings with family and friends — hot chocolate in hand, card games on the table, a film flickering in the background. That gentle togetherness is part of what helps me restore my energy for the year ahead.

In early November, 12 of Kibworth Town Football Club’s U9 group travelled to Merseyside, to face a group from Liverpool’s Academy.

Harborough Theatre Company is putting on a special gala performance of their next production ‘Bleak Expectations’ by Mark Evans, for the benefit of Macmillan Cancer Support Market Harborough Group, on Monday 12 January, 7.30pm.

The newly formed Kibworth & District Heritage Society, held their latest meeting in the newly opened Kibworth Community Library. Just under 40 people attended a talk by retired solicitor John Tillotson called, ‘Kibworth’s National School: Educational and Legal Background and Kibworth C of E Old Controlled Voluntary School Trust.’ A very long title for a talk, however, it was an interesting and quite complex area. 

An update published by Harborough District Council, on 31 October 2025, confirms that the district’s five-year housing land supply has dropped slightly from 3.5 to 3.1 years. This comes as a direct result of changes in government policy, something that is beyond the council’s control.

The AGM of Illston-on-the-Hill WI took place in November.  The meeting was conducted efficiently and all business was dealt with in a timely manner.

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I recently read an article about the particles of plastic in the material used to make tea bags. It figuratively stopped me in my tracks! Plastic! Oh no! Would I have to start making my own tea bags from muslin! The thought of all that cutting out, sewing up, filling with tea leaves, and sewing again was very off putting. I had made lavender bags in the past and some were still inhabiting the corners of my chest of drawers! But tea bags!