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Kibworth Community Library

21st April 2020 | Clubs and Societies, Community

It’s so hard to believe that this time last year we were looking forward to our Spring fête in the library. One really good thing that has come out of this strange new world we find ourselves in, is our wonderful sense of community here in the Kibworths and the surrounding villages. So many of us have connected with others to help in whatever way we can. Whether it be collecting prescriptions, buying food or sourcing elusive items like hearing aid batteries.

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April Editorial

21st April 2020 | Editorial

Well this is a first! A first for the Kibworth Chronicle to be published online and a first for the District Editor to be penning the editorial. So why?

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Diamond Wedding

21st April 2020 | Community

On 19 March 2020 Avril and John Thorpe of Mowsley planned to celebrate their married life together with a small tea party, for family and friends, in the comfort of their own home. The Coronavirus pandemic put paid to that. So it was a small tea party, just the two of them, a beautiful cake and lots of lovely memories evoked by the many cards and phone calls they received. Plus the novelty of a few well-wishers shouting from two metres!

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Look After Your Mind

21st April 2020 | Community

There is a great deal in the news at the moment about people’s mental and emotional wellbeing, though these go hand in hand of course. Taking some time just for yourself is not selfish in any mean sense. There is a wise old saying from the Middle East that advises, ‘Work on yourself and serve the world.’

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April Wine Note

21st April 2020 | Clubs and Societies

This wine is from the Northern Rhône, south of Lyon but north of Valence, the traditional start of “le Sud”. Saint-Joseph red must be made from Syrah and only Syrah

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Joan Stephens

16th April 2020 | Obituaries

When some three years ago the editor told me that Joan Stephens had asked to contribute articles to The Kibworth Chronicle and perhaps come and work with us, I recall saying “Not the Joan Stephens?”

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