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Editorial note.

John Patrick Morton was born in 1958 in Highfields, Leicester to parents Eamon and Patsy, recent Irish immigrants from Northern Ireland. He was the eldest of three siblings.

Kate (Miller) Sandford and her husband Julian Sandford (pictured on the right) are both State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and took part, with colleagues at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral service at Windsor. Kate was born and brought up in Slawston and four generations of her family currently live and farm there.

The parish council returned to a normal face to face meeting, albeit with social distancing. The meeting was held in the Studio at Kibworth Grammar School Hall, at 7pm on 3 June. 

This week the children of the Kibworth Village Hall Playgroup have really enjoyed learning all about dentists and good dental hygiene. With help from ODental Clinic in Kibworth, we created a dentist’s tray with lots of models, teeth to clean, and demonstrations for all our children. 

Health leaders and health professionals working in GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) are asking local residents to share their views and experiences of services provided at local GP practices and health centres by taking part in a short online survey. 

The Big Leicestershire Arts and Crafts Show is coming to the Kibworth Mead Academy Sports Hall on Saturday 21 August.

There are 30,000 schools in the UK. Pray for Schools longs to see every single one of them supported by regular Christian prayer

My name is Kevin Espin and I am the Crew Manager at Kibworth Fire Station and also Central Fire Station in Leicester. I joined the fire service in 2008 and joined the on-call section at Kibworth in 2020. Having moved to the Kibworth area and only knowing a few people the station has provided me with a great way to meet other people in the area. The fire service really is one big family. 

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Welcome back, please join us this summer! Services have resumed at all of the Benefice Churches:

Yes, the price is correct; this wine costs the equivalent of nearly £34 per bottle. How can that be justified? It’s from an impeccable source, Château Suduiraut, and it’s got the characteristic apricot/marmalade richness and sweetness from noble rot grapes and just enough acidity.

The County Council is working closely with local bus operators to come up with bold plans to improve public transport; and to encourage more people to use it.

The County Council has launched a consultation to capture views on three suggested options for school term and holiday dates. The proposals cover term dates running for five years from autumn 2022 to summer 2027. The options are:

Along with our Cyberhood Watch partner, Avast, we have launched a new survey to understand whether the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our attitudes towards certain aspects of cyber security and privacy since the first lockdown in March 2020.