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For our June meeting we invited a representative from Leicestershire Police to talk to us about security.

The annual quiz night was held at the home of John and Anne Emery in Kilby on Friday night, 10 June. Twenty people took part and we were very pleased to welcome newcomers to the village.

Despite the inclement weather, a joyful community celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was held on Sunday 5 June in the Robert Monk Hall and grounds.

Never before has a British monarch reigned for 70 years, and to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the award-winning Wistow Maze’s design for 2022 is the shape of the Coronation Crown.

Edmonds & Slatter Opticians has a longstanding tradition of offering charitable support to local causes. This week they were very pleased to announce that their new partnership would be with Menphys.

Cricket is in full swing at Fleckney with both Saturday sides in action, but we focus this month on our Sunday side and our Women’s Softballers.

Great Glen artist, Ray Riley, visited the Kibworth Art Lovers’ May meeting to demonstrate the popular Bob Ross ‘Wet-on-Wet’ technique of painting with oils. Having become fascinated by this technique through watching Bob Ross on television, Ray developed his love of painting by attending workshops to learn this method for himself.

Jane Laffan started suffering from irritated skin and was not enjoying her shower creams and soaps. She decided to investigate the ingredients of the lotions and was horrified to see how many undesirable products were contained therein. She decided action must be taken.

We have just had a fantastic three day camping expedition near Cannock. Fifty children camped with all the other scout groups from Harborough district (over 600 children in total). They enjoyed an amazing selection of outdoor activities. These were rock climbing, abseiling, crate stacking, clay pigeon shooting, axe throwing, go carting, kayaking, campfires...the list was unbelievable and it was brilliant fun.

The weather was excellent over both the Easter and May Day holidays, and visitors flocked out to the locks. A steady stream of boats passed through, and the trip boat ‘Vagabond’ was up and running again. After two years, it feels as if we are hopefully getting back to how things were before the pandemic.