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There are so many of us that love dogs, especially in Kibworth it seems. There’s a veritable army of dog walkers every morning and evening whatever the weather. That is true love!

In the heart of our village is our shop that does much more than sell clothes. Our pre-loved clothing boutique is a key part of our charity, and every item donated or purchased plays a vital role in keeping our doors open.

BBC Get Singing is a new national programme to get young people aged 11-14 singing, with Grammy Award-winning artist, composer and producer Jacob Collier as Ambassador and Advocate.

This year, St Wilfrid’s Church, Kibworth, is delighted to host the World Day of Prayer service on Friday 6 March at 2.30pm.

Over two fantastic days, our students and parent/carer volunteers joined forces with Harborough Woodland to take part in an inspiring tree planting project that will benefit our community and local environment for years to come.

Illston Abey Cricket Club has signed Sri Lankan super star Dileepa Wickramasingha as the club’s junior head coach. The Sri Lankan batsman scored an amazing 100 against England at the Oval Cricket Ground in the 1990s. Now he is helping his old club train up future players for Leicestershire.

Dear Editor,

Next time you are on a walk in the village look out for the new information board.

Dear Editor,

Those who attend Kibworth Methodist Church believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and look forward to life after death.

Our members have just returned from our annual visit to Potters Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, where the World Indoor Bowls Championships took place. As always, we were really impressed by the bowling skills demonstrated and hope we can be as good one day! We thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and were able to partake in a wide range of other indoor activities such as swimming, quizzes, line dancing and a barn dance boogie. Outside we took part in archery and air rifle shooting, and stretched our legs with bracing walks along the coastal path. The evening entertainment was first class and the food plentiful.

The photograph below shows some of our women and girl players ready for action on a Wednesday night at Kibworth Mead Academy where ‘Fleckney Spinners Table Tennis Club’ will be playing for the next year or so while Fleckney Sports Centre is demolished and rebuilt. Everyone is welcome to a free session at 7pm on Wednesday nights with coaching a free optional extra.

There will be a good variety of stalls including homemade wooden goods, craft stalls, handmade cards, jewellery, Tropic skin care products, knitted & crochet goods, including lots of assorted homemade items, jigsaws  books, pre-loved clothes, raffle and lots more.

It comes in a variety of styles, from very dry to very sweet and at bargain prices, and yet it’s difficult to sell. It’s sherry of course. 

All the members of Illston on the Hill WI enjoyed a thoroughly delightful last meeting of 2025. We were treated to a fantastic papercraft workshop led by our very talented member, Hazel Cave. Hazel had clearly put in a great deal of time and effort preparing an impressive range of projects for us to make.  They included Christmas crackers, designer parcel wrapping, charming tree decorations and several other creative items, ensuring there was something for everyone to enjoy.