Articles

Dear Editor

The golf course has been extremely busy since reopening, with members keen to resume play. There has certainly been a few oooooos and ahhhhhs on the first tee whether from aching limbs or stray tee shots! The first few competitions are  scheduled to take place very soon and are well subscribed.

Our picture from reader Wendy Edmond features her neighbours Isabella, Edward, and Alicia, otherwise the Slawston Wombles. Seen here picking lots of litter as part of their envir onmental studies during the recent home schooling. Very well done.

When people think about acupuncture, one of the main images that comes to mind is needles. But there’s a lot more to acupuncture than just needles! Other treatments including massage, cupping, guasha, herbal medicine and moxibustion also offered by acupuncturists. This is either alongside or instead of traditional acupuncture, and some treatments don’t use needles at all to stimulate points.

The government has decided not to extend the legislation that has permitted virtual council meetings after 6 May; in our case using Zoom.  Our annual meeting to elect the chairman, vice-chairman and representatives would normally be held on 25 May. However we have movewd this meeting to Tuesday 4 May. This is because of the uncertainty about holding face to face public meetings in a safe environment.  The agenda and Zoom joining instructions will be published on our website and the notice board on High Street.

The latest Zoom meeting was on 1 April, we welcomed DCllr Whelband, and Jane Tallett, who was approved for co-option.

Both experts in their own fields, Jayne within Estate Agency, Chris with in Mortgages. It was an obvious decision to join both of their experiences to form Kibworth Properties. 

We are pleased to announced that the ECB All Stars and Dynamos Cricket courses are open for entrants. We are proud to be able to provide these courses.

Citizens Advice LeicesterShire (CitAL) has helped more than 24,400 people during the past year of the pandemic

Fraud Recovery Fraud is when criminals contact victims purporting to be from their bank, a law enforcement agency, solicitors or “specialist recovery” firm. They will already have some knowledge of the victim’s case and will claim to be able to help the victim get their money back, or some amount of compensation, for a fee. This is often because it is the same criminal targeting the victim again, or the victim’s details have been sold on the dark web to other fraudsters.

As our name suggests we are the “go to” Ramblers group for the City of Leicester and its outlying conurbations radiating out to maybe a dozen miles from the centre.

The league season for seniors and juniors is upon us and we have just held our first friendlies in the April snow. It was so cold, but much relief to finally be out and playing cricket.

A year after our Kibworth and Smeeton WI members’ meeting in early March 2020 - just before the first lockdown - we held a meeting on Zoom. Some members had been taking part in online activities organised by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. But, for many this would be their first meeting. A chance then to see and speak to their W.I. friends, albeit on a computer screen. The committee was looking for something light-hearted and fun. They chose Steve Price, with his, “Virtually Impossible Magic Tricks and Illusions.”

In recognition of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, the union flag was flown at half-mast at St Wilfrid's Church, Kibworth in accordance with guidelines from the Church of England.

My name is Deena Sumpter and I am sending emails to all schools within our area in the hope that within each class a discussion could take place to highlight an issue that seems to be happening more and more regularly in and around our village park areas.