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Four Extinction Rebellion members who came to Harborough at the end of January outside Barclay’s bank ,"gathered outside the High Street branch, placing stickers on the front windows suggesting people smash them if there is a climate emergency”. From Harborough FM News online

Students from a local primary school are kitted out to play sports in style, thanks to a donation from a Leicestershire-based housebuilder.

The Bishop of Leicester is planning to use the weekends during Lent to make pilgrimages to many of the smaller churches in the Diocese. On Saturday 11 March he will be in Gartree Deanery, in the Chronicle’s locality, spending the day walking and praying at and in between different churches and communities. He will welcome companions to walk with him for all or part of the day or to meet him on the way to share in his time of prayer and walking.

The Macmillan INFOPOINT is now sited at HOME INSTEAD, 32 St Mary’s Road Market Harborough. The recently erected sign thanks to JW Signs now guides anyone wanting to access information for patients, family and friends affected by cancer.

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital will be holding an Indoor Car Boot Sale on Saturday 18 March in Kibworth Grammar School Hall, LE8 0EW from 10am-1pm. 

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital are organising an Auction of Promises to take place in July. We are looking for lots from you lovely people to help us raise money to continue our valuable work. You can pledge something as simple as making a homemade cake, washing a car, cutting a lawn, painting a door, anything you feel you can offer. Please contact us at info@leicestershirewildlifehospital.org.uk or call us on 07951 285 366 to pledge your life saving lot. Thank you.

At our January meeting we were treated to a talk about Wildlife in Kibworth by an enthusiastic amateur who is a member of our WI. The speaker was Julie Harrison accompanied by her husband Ian. Julie spoke about the different species of birds and other animals illustrated by superb photographs taken by Ian.

Kibworth station has had a busy start to the year with our appliance being mobilised 21 times during January. Some notable incidents include; a road traffic collision on the A6 (Great Glen) roundabout, domestic property fire, car fire and a chimney fire.

We are so pleased with how our group continues to grow, and we think the members of the group are a fabulous bunch of people!

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital will be holding their monthly Coffee Morning and Table Top Sale in Kibworth Village Hall from 10am - 12.45pm. Dogs welcome.

“The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf.” ― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much.

The end of February will soon be with us. Each day (in theory) we enjoy more daylight and the sun is potentially as warm as it was at the end of October.

Traditional acupuncture theories of health or illness are based on the concept of Qi (pronounced chee). There are several translations for the concept of Qi and the ones that resonate with my own perceptions are ‘life force’ and ‘vitality’. The derivation of the word Qi is from Chinese language and philosophy. Similar to our own complex language of English, the context of a word will give you so many different meanings! For example, in Chinese medicine the word “shengqi” can be anger, vitality, mood, sparkle, to sulk.

Originally from North Wales and then moving around in 3- or 4-year stints, I arrived with my family in Kibworth 21 years ago and have accidentally put down deep roots.  Retired now, I am involved both as a player and director at Kibworth Golf Club. I also do some volunteer driving for VASL, like to parkrun weekly and dog-walk daily.

I am Caroline Pitcher (Abbott again once my divorce is finalised!) and I’m in my late 40s. My main interests are watching sport (arthritis won’t let me participate anymore), gardening and reading historical fiction. I especially love anything about Vikings.