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Kibworth & Smeeton WI - December 2021 update

2nd February 2022 | Clubs and Societies

As 2021 drew to a close we felt very positive. The comments on our Christmas yarn bombing, in person or on social media, were gratifying and made it all worthwhile. People passing by even expressed regret that we were taking it down on 5 January. They had enjoyed the splash of colour. Some larger items didn’t make it outdoors because of fears that the bad weather would destroy them - but they’ll keep.

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Editorial - January 22

31st January 2022 | Editorial

Wishing you a year filled with vibrant health, new goals, new achievements, amazing adventures and many new inspirations to your life. We’ve welcomed New Year 2022 with temperatures in double digits, unusual but nice.

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Agatha Christie sketch
Concept Sketch of Agatha Christie

Local designer plots to solve the mystery

30th January 2022 | Community

Internationally renowned Creative Designer Harvey Gardiner from Kibworth Harcourt has joined forces with Artist Steve Winterburn of Yorkshire Fine Arts to create the concept for a 1½ times life-size bronze statue of Agatha Christie to be placed in Torquay Harbour. Harvey and Steve have been chosen as one of five finalists across the country with a concept that depicts the life and works of the world’s bestselling author (with over 2.1 billion copies sold.)

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Kibworth Books to move. Existing shop to become a second bookshop

30th January 2022 | Business

Kibworth’s award-winning bookshop will be moving into larger premises in February this year. This will provide the business with over three times as much space. Kibworth Books was launched in December 2009 by Debbie James at 52 High Street in the attractive south Leicestershire village. They now have a team of six working both on the shop floor and behind the scenes. In 2016, the shop doubled in size by taking on a second storey, converting it from an apartment into two more book-lined rooms. Now the whole bookshop will move just metres down the road to ‘The Barn’ at 29 High Street.

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