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The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) has embarked on a second building repair project. This will revive the outstanding historic post mill at Kibworth Harcourt in Leicestershire. Kibworth is notable as the location for Michael’s Wood’s series, the Story of England, currently showing on BBC4, in which the mill features.

We are sad to hear that Barbara Payne, an accredited member of The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, has died following a long illness. 

Regular visitors to the Kibworth & District Chronicle website will remember the iconic signpost logo that symbolised the many villages that are represented in our pages. Back in 2010, it was decided that it was time to update the early website that had been set up by enthusiastic volunteers. The design and maintenance of a new site were put out to tender and the proposals of Jan Heaney of Fleckney were accepted.

We welcomed Adrienne Fennel to the Kibworth Chronicle in the Spring of 2016 as the new advertising manager. Adrienne immediately fitted into the team, ably taking over the reigns from Keith Jackson, and bringing with her plenty of enthusiasm and new ideas. She wasted no time in updating the databases and quickly began corresponding with our regular advertisers.

It is pleasing to note that the two large current building sites in Kibworth Beauchamp - those contracted by Miller Homes (off Churchill Avenue) and David Wilson Homes (off Fleckney Road) - have now started to show signs of life in this ‘new normal’ situation.

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have continued to run but this has been by email, on Facebook, by WhatsApp and Zoom. 

After a really wet and miserable winter, and a three-month closure of the locks for new gates, everybody was looking forward to things getting moving again.  Many boats had been trapped due to flooded rivers, others were planning to start their spring cruising, and hire fleets were gearing up for the Easter break. No sooner had the flight re-opened than came the bombshell that everything was to shut down because of coronavirus.

As in previous years, Calvin of The Kings Head Smeeton Westerby is selling plants in aid of the Gems Charity. He is however chronically short of plant pots and requires some urgently. Preferably big ones please but any are welcome. They can be left in the car park, where you can also view the plants that are for sale.

The two parish councils are reviewing the Kibworths’ Neighbourhood Plan, which was formally adopted on 25 January 2018. This review follows the adoption of the new Harborough Local Plan in April 2019, and relevant updates to national planning policy, which have given more weight to Neighbourhood Plans.

Kibworth Library home deliveries is a new service that is being offered following a successful trial.