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We lose one of our key workers on 27 November. Qyan Arnachellum is leaving after 18 enjoyable months in the role of Volunteer Coordinator. The role involves recruiting, training and developing existing and new volunteers to work in the charity’s shop and café.

During an unusual year, Dan O’Hara, Laboratory Manager at Edmonds & Slatter Opticians, celebrated his 10 years’ service anniversary. 

 For the third time the poppies, which we knitted back in 2018, have been installed in St.Wilfrid’s Church. The Rector asked us to put them up on 3 November, ready for the pre-recording of a Remembrance Day service. This service, along with other services during lockdown, can be viewed online on the church’s YouTube channel.

Our much-loved cat Munch has been missing since 12 August.

In the last two years Kibworth & Fleckney Rotary Club has raised awareness of those living with dementia.

Just as we were  looking into the possibility of having some social distanced small group band rehearsals, the current lockdown restrictions were introduced effectively putting paid to these plans.

The council Zoom meeting was at 7pm on 5 November; there were no members of the public present.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this year’s service was pre-recorded and made available on St Wilfrid’s YouTube channel.

The below image is the fantastic back page of the November 2020 Kibworth & District Chronicle edition (423)

This has been a hard year for many people and there are families in the local area that are struggling. 

Thanks to all things Covid it has been a truncated Cricket season for Fleckney Village Cricket Club. Both Saturday sides played in the Covid Cup Mini League and our Midweek and Sunday sides playing a host of friendlies.

I have noticed that with darker evenings and foggy mornings some cyclists are not always very visible especially to drivers. Cycle lights being small are not especially visible particularly if the rider is wearing dark clothing. I’d like to remind cyclists in the area to wear hi-vis clothing or arm bands to make them more visible.

I was born in a small village in rural Bangladesh (East Pakistan as it was then) but I don’t know in which year. This is not so unusual, the village did not even have electricity and nobody kept any official records.

With winter weather and lockdown-2 upon us we are meeting once again over Zoom. It seems so normal and relaxed now after so many months of running weekly meetings that way.

The Chronicle is looking to recruit a volunteer Editorial Co-ordinator. You will lead the small Editorial Team in the creation and publication of the Kibworth & District Chronicle; for both the print and online versions.