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Prisoner of War Enquiry.

8 September 1942 - 14 December 2020.

You may not know they are there but Genesis Reflective Products have been in Kibworth for 28 years. The small factory unit lies behind the big orange gates of Crouch Commercials on Harborough Road Kibworth, the site of the old poultry farm.

Children's Mental Health Week will take place from 1-7 February. 

Hello, I’m Charlie a Kibworth based independent, self-employed estate agent in partnership with Oliver Rayns covering South Leicestershire.  Apart from spells working in London and New York I have grown up and lived most of my life in South Leicestershire, Kibworth for the last seven years and I have been helping homeowners achieve their property related goals across the area for over 19 years, predominantly dealing with town and country homes.

It was nice to put up the Christmas Trees outside the hall this year, which were kindly provided by Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council. Hopefully these brought some cheer to villagers who walked or drove past during the festive period.

“I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book” – 

On a positive note this young lady, Flo,is still looking after and enjoying her garden well into her 90th year.

The Rotary Club of Kibworth & Fleckney wants YOU to –

While The Well sadly is closed to visitors during lockdown, the Foodbank is continuing to support families in Kibworth and surrounding villages. we would like to use this column to sa a huge thank youth our wonderful local community for you generosity and ongoing support!

Sad looking twenty`s plenty signs

Lockdown restrictions have seen a huge increase in speeding traffic on the A6? Not according to the Police. Despite catching 70 motorists in July 2019 in a two hour session, as reported by ‘LeicestershireLive’, you might expect a greater incidence of police action after ridiculous speeds were witnessed by many this year. This was not new; the article noted similar driving behaviour in the past, and highlighted recorded speeds of up to 122mph. Speeds recorded in 2020 have been even higher. There has been a suspicion in some quarters that police enforcement measures between March and October 2020 have been less than was merited by the previous radar gun sessions. Two Freedom of Information (FoI) requests eventually revealed the following:

Seven years ago, my husband and I decided to make the move from the hustle and bustle of London to Leicestershire to be near family. We had no idea where to move to, so after many Saturday and Sundays driving around the Leicestershire countryside, we settled on Kibworth - a decision that we will never regret!