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Lloyds Pharmacy on Station Street has been, or is about to be, bought by the highly respected Oadby based family run business, Somerby Pharmacy. I think this building was a chemist shop some 100 years ago.

The Scout Association hold a close and historical relationship with the royal family, to which all members of the movement make a promise when joining to do their duty to the King.

Those who came to this talk by Julie Harrison in Kibworth Community Library on 20 April were given an enthralling account of the animals she and her husband Ian had encountered during their eight trips to the huge Kruger National Park in North East South Africa.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” – Cicero

More and more people are choosing to take a DNA test. This may be prompted by some popular TV programmes. ITV’s DNA Journey and Long Lost Family and BBC’s Family Secrets presented by Stacey Dooley which helps individuals to find their birth families through the use of DNA.

“Your Local Charity Improving Lives”

In July the Harborough Singers return to the barn where they rehearsed during the later stages of Covid. Happily, this time they will not be evading a killer virus, but expressing their gratitude to the barn’s owners, the Johnson family, of Rectory Farm at Great Easton.

Last Sunday, 14 May, was an auspicious day when at last, Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill, a unique and outstanding historic mill, was officially reopened during National Mills Weekend by members of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) plus interested guests.

We had a great response to the four new courses we promoted to start after the Easter Holidays. Forty children, aged between three and ten have started playing Mini Tennis by joining the four new six week courses, using the free rackets they received by booking on to the course.

Kibworth Grammar School Hall AGM was held on the 12 April. This was a very well attended meeting and the trustees would like to say a big thank you to all who came along.