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The weather out there is pretty chilly, but things are hotting up for the Spinners with membership topping the 40 mark, including four ten year old players, three dragging their dads along to swell our membership.

Twin Zip Wire

Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the lovely local places that are worth a visit. If you’ve not been to Foxton Locks recently then you may not realise there is now a second-hand bookshop inside Top Lock Cottage. This was set up by staff and volunteers in March 2022 and it has proved to be a great success. 

The changing of the seasons can have a profound effect on our health, emotions and state of mind. Each season is related to a transition of life, to our experience of being human. Spring is a time of new life and rising energy (Yang). Working with acupuncture there are the five elements: water, wood, fire, earth and metal. The wood element is the one related to the season of spring. 

Such a lot seems to have been going on in our village that I am not sure where to begin – but here goes.

Kibworth Bowling Club members have enjoyed indoor carpet bowls over the winter months. Roll-ups on Monday afternoons and evenings have been well attended. Social occasions, and several club competitions have taken place.

Many years ago when my partner and I decided to move to South Leicestershire , after living for ten years on the edge of a large city, we faced a number of challenges.

Good news. At the recent Area Contest the ‘Knight and his Princess’ were kind to us and we achieved a creditable fourth place in a field of sixteen bands. This keeps us firmly in the First Section.

On Friday 3March the annual skittles match was held at The Horse and Trumpet in Wigston. Thirty six people took part. The overall winners were the men, narrowly beating the ladies.

Kibworth and District u3a is an organisation that facilitates interest groups and social events for people that are no longer in full time work or have finished raising a family.

It’s been a busy start to the spring running season for Fleckney and Kibworth Running Club.

The trustees of the hall and the library had a successful meeting on the 15 March to discuss progress on the plans for developing the new Kibworth Hub which will incorporate the library and the hall. There is currently a lot of hard work going into writing applications for funds.

Following last month’s article featuring little Florrie, I should just like to say a genuinely heartfelt Thank You to all of those (including cast and crew of Last Minute Theatre) who contributed to our retiring bucket collection after each performance of the Pantomime.

Ca’ del Lago Lugana 2021 (Lidl £7.99)

By the time you read this, we will be into our final few rehearsals for A Bunch of Amateurs by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman which will take to the stage on 30/31 March and 1 April.