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Many readers who reside close to the main line from London to Leicester in our area have received a letter outlining what is going to happen over the next few months.

Last week data from the Department of Education showed that the proportion of 16-year-olds who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) is at its highest level since 2012.

Who would have imagined that Fleckney would become the new epicentre of the dramatic arts?

After three years of lockdown a group of Japanese students is coming to study at Brooke House in Market Harborough for English lessons and a taste of English Life. The students are all girls aged 14 to 16 years. They will fly from Osaka, the second biggest city in Japan on Sunday 24 July and return on Tuesday 16 August.

The trustees are pleased to announce that we finally have a treasurer to join us on the committee of KGSH. Welcome Geraldine Burns who has lived in the village for a couple of years now and is keen to become more involved in village life.  Geraldine will be co-opted as a trustee at a special meeting. We are sure that she will be a great asset to our team.  Whilst the hall is busy, we still have some slots available. Kelly, our Hall Officer, is ready to take your call on 0116 2796389, whether it is for an exercise class or some other event or function.

Our first joint production of ‘’Allo,’Allo!’ proved to be a great success with both cast and audiences alike. Performing to a full house each night, many messages of congratulations and praise came flooding in. “It was brilliant! Well done everyone!

Parish Council Team – Thank you to our hard-working team of councillors; Heather Munroe, Martine Browne and Irene Ward (we still have a vacancy), our very busy Clerk– Alison Gibson and our Heritage and Tree Wardens, Mark Newton and Joan Gray.

Sixty-five singers from choirs across Leicester and Leicestershire, the Knighton Chamber Orchestra and four soloists, former Leicester University students, were conducted by Dr. Paul Jenkins. The audience in the almost full church were mesmerised by the beauty and volume of the music, which resonated outside to nearby residents.

A grand total of £3432.62 means that each charity, Macmillan, St. Peter’s and IIH, will receive £1144.20.

On Friday 3 June the weather was beautifully sunny and warm for a Day of Celebration for our Queens Platinum Jubilee.

After 17 years of framing for artists, businesses and homeowners, we’re delighted to have recently passed on the baton of On the Edge Picture Framing to new enthusiastic and younger owners!

Like the sun, which gloriously greeted the Illston Open Gardeners on that Saturday morning of April 30th, the generosity of the British public who came out in their droves to visit our gardens also shone through. We collected in excess of £3000, and counting, for the Ukraine Appeal! This is an excellent result from a relatively small village of only 40 houses.

Lambros Paphitis Junior won the Leicestershire S/B (single barrel) competition for Junior Class at Normanton shooting ground Thurlaston on Saturday 2 July.

Where in the Kibworth & District Chronicle delivery area would you find this archway?

On a warm June Tuesday evening Reverent Canon Alan Haydock talked to Kilby WI about confessions of a Country vicar. Alan was the rural Dean of the parish of Bingham and a Canon of Southwell Minister.