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Norton & Gaulby Young Farmers Club are celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. We are hosting a Black Tie Dinner at The Kube, Leicester Racecourse on Saturday 8 October, 6:30 for 7pm. Tickets are £45 per person.

My wife was born a Carter and I have traced back her family tree to the marriage of one William Carter to a widow, Jane Beasley (nee Webster) in St Wilfrid’s Church, Kibworth on 27 November 1797. 

So, what is SPACE?

Jack and Ellen Stamp founded J Stamp & Sons in 1946, working as french polishers and antique furniture restorers. They worked from a small workshop in the village of Drayton, situated in the Welland Valley. Prior to the Second World War, Jack had worked for a local business. They were antique furniture dealers and restorers and undertakers in Market Harborough.

School Road Chapel News

On 26 June, a special service was held at Kibworth Methodist Church to celebrate Roy Bills’ 70 years’ service as a Methodist Local Preacher. Although Roy, aged 93, recently stepped down from leading services, he is still an active and much-loved member of Kibworth Church.

Ash dieback will desolate many of our rural roadsides and landscapes. This is a serious disease of ash tree. It is caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (it used to be called Chalara fraxinea). The fungus is spread by the wind or by the movement of diseased ash trees. The disease causes leaf loss and crown dieback in affected trees and can lead to the death of the tree. The disease was first identified in England in 2012. Research has shown that it is likely to have been present since at least 2005.

To celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Michael Kapur, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire instigated the Community and Business Awards. These awards recognise the achievements of local Community groups, Schools and Businesses within the county and city. Exceptional achievements that develop a community spirit, enrich the lives of their members, pupils or employees and the wider community.

Hello! My name is Sally Grieg and I have been the Store Manager at A Farley Country Attire in Kibworth for two years now.