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So, as we wave goodbye to summer, we’re starting to glimpse the early signs of autumn.  We hope you all had a lovely summer.  It was certainly hot and sunny at times, in fact, too hot and sunny! 

No longer in full-time work and finished raising a family? Join the Kibworth & District u3a, our vibrant social hub for learning and fulfilment whilst making friends and having fun.

The 2022 summer outdoor bowling season has been a successful one. Successes included winning the Wistow Vase - our annual local derby competition against Hart of Fleckney Bowls Club, and the Springer Cup where we beat Little Bowden in the final. We also won Division 3 of the South Leicestershire Triples League and have been promoted to Division 2 for the start of next year.

Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council are exploring the opportunity with Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative to seek out funding for an Electric Car Club. Successful models of how it can work are Derwent Valley and Tisbury Car Clubs and at https://www.como.org.uk/community-car-sharing

The electrification project for the Midland Mainline north of Market Harborough has begun.  Three secure compounds have been created – South Wigston, Wistow Road (Kibworth Harcourt) and East Langton. These compounds are for delivery of materials, access and welfare and the cabins are solar powered.

Hello all! By the time you receive your copy of the Chronicle, it will be very adjacent to our latest concert show, ‘ICONS’. The 3 performances are to be held on Friday 23 September at 7.30pm and Saturday 24 at 2.30 and 7.30pm at Kibworth Grammar School Hall.

The Johnson family at Eyebrook Bird Feeds has transformed the old tack room into a refill bird seed shop!

Macmillan Cancer Support

The Patience of Ordinary Things

Want to get back into singing? The Harborough Singers are keen to hear from you.

Shooting Winner

Mention of domestic abuse, FGM, human trafficking and slavery.

The final meeting of our 2021/22 season took place in June. Award-winning artist, Maxine Dodd, lead a critique of members’ work. Maxine made this a particularly enjoyable and fun occasion, as she involved members in light-hearted discussions and offered useful, sympathetic comments. We look forward to her visit next year when she will critique some work in progress. It is an incentive for the ‘Art Lovers’ to keep painting!

Kibworth resident Janet Davis is passionate about family history and sharing her research experience. Her love affair with her family’s past began 25 years ago, when she recalled that her Nan remembered having had a brother. Her Nan was born in a workhouse, where she was left orphaned. Years later, Janet delved into the mystery and established that there had indeed been a brother.