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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.

Wine Note 2020 Specially Selected Vacqueyras

The parish council held its 2 December public meeting in the Studio at the KGSH.

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.)

Tuesday 15 February, at 2pm at Kibworth Grammar School Hall.

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.

Changes to The Highway Code are designed to enhance safety for all road-users – particularly those most at risk – and are set to come into effect from this Saturday, 29 January 2022.

The Chronicle is saddened to learn of the passing of three Kibworth or Smeeton characters:

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It’s that time of year when people are thinking about trying new sports, so we at Fleckney would be very keen to hear from you if you think cricket might be your game of choice. We have an offer for ANYONE between the ages of 5 and 85.