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Just four years after opening, we are absolutely thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted for the Midland Best Butcher as part of the Countryside Alliance Awards 2025. Out of thousands of nominations, we are so pleased to make it to the final five on the shortlist.

Kibworth Mill will once again be opening for National Mills Weekend giving members of the public an opportunity to visit the oldest mill in Leicestershire on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May. Volunteers will show people around inside and outside the mill, giving visitors the chance to see the inner workings and marks left by the millers over the last 400 years.

The County Council are proposing a single unitary authority for the whole county area and covering the 7 districts. Some benefits:

This year’s Nevill Holt Festival (Friday 30 May - Sunday 22 June) includes in addition to last month’s list.

Hello from Kibworth Parents Association (KPA). For those who haven’t heard of us we are a group of parent and teacher volunteers from Kibworth Primary School. We work together to create fun events for the pupils, fund raise for the school and help enhance the school community. We want to thank the Kibworth and District Chronicle for letting us include this column into the publication.

Travelling by car from Market Harborough to Leicester recently I noticed that at every roundabout the necessary street furniture indicating that one’s car should turn left was in disarray, flattened by someone going straight on! Of course modern cars now have exceptionally good braking systems which prevent drivers skidding all over the place; however it is the modern drivers who seem to want to test their car’s braking systems and alas are occasionally failing.

Market Harborough based Home-Start South Leicestershire were delighted to win the award for Innovative Substantive Delivery. Multiply commented:

In February Brian Johnson transported us to Spain with his talk: ‘Valencia – A Surprising City’. Brian has family there so is a frequent visitor and knows the city well. His love of Valencia shone through this really interesting talk.

25 March 2020

Our short mat indoor bowls season in the clubhouse is ending with some really enjoyable trophy competitions. The pairs league for the Hollingsworth Cup, after some exciting matches with close scores, has already been won by Sylvia Baker and Geoff Lidbetter. The team final for the Morrison Cup has yet to be played, while on Saturday 5 April members will be finally battling it out in a singles competition for the Rose Garden Trophy, which is a full-day event.