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We started the year with a bit of exercise (not too much), we had an evening of ten pin bowling. 

Two Shires Medical Practice and Kibworth Medical Centre are set to merge into one practice next month offering patients more choice in access to health services.

On Thursday 2 May, you can have your say on who will represent you on the 45 parish councils in the Harborough district, including those within the Chronicle distribution area, for the next four years.

Our 2019 programme began with a talk and demonstration by local artist Sarah Luke on Fused Glass work. Sarah has always had an interest in creative, artistic work which began with taking art at school and was followed up by studying at Charles Keene College (now Leicester College). However, her early career as a photographer’s studio assistant - which took her all around the country setting up photo shoots - was cut short when her employer’s business folded; as a matter of expediency Sarah went to work in a betting shop. Family life followed, and her artistic endeavours were put on hold, although she still retained an interest in creative arts. Even the demands of caring for three young grandchildren did not deter her from artistic interests.

Thank you to Jennifer Rogers of Husbands Bosworth who has kindly let me have this old postcard showing the High Street and the old mud-walled cottage on the right. The mud cottage with thatched roof was demolished around 1949/50. Such a sad loss of this charming piece of Kibworth’s history. The last occupant was Charlie Everitt and his son, Ted. All that remains to this day is the front wall of the old cottage. 

Although it is still late winter, it’s encouraging see bulbs pushing their leaves above ground and hellebores, snowdrop and crocus in flower. We can look forward to the approaching growing year, and start planning our plots. 

At Kibworth Tennis Club we want to provide opportunities for as many children as possible to play matches locally. So we have set up a new and exciting team event for children from the ages of 6 through to 18. A total of 146 children will be taking part and 2 teams have been formed with 73 children in each team! 

The Kibworth & Fleckney Rotary Club hold an Annual Charity ‘Trolleydash’ Lottery in December. The winner has the opportunity to run round Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough for 3 minutes and fill their trolley with Christmas Fayre. 

Kibworth and District U3A runs a wide range of self-learning groups; from Spanish language and culture to gardening; from bridge to crafts and from line dancing to film appreciation

This year sees the bi-centenary of the births of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Kibworth Harcourt and Kibworth Beauchamp commemorated both monarch and consort by naming streets after them. Albert Street remains in Harcourt, sadly Victoria Street in Beauchamp has disappeared.