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Dear Editor

John Robert Gilson (Bob) passed away on the 5 August after a relatively short illness. He is survived by his wife Gloria and many friends made at Kibworth Cricket Club.

Kibworth Scouts were recently approached by Kibworth’s Parish Councils to see if they were able to help support the Kibworth Get Active Day held on Sunday 6 of September on the Warwick Road recreation ground.

Kibworth Velo Club continues to grow - we’ve added another eight riders to our club from Kibworth and surrounding villages.

 As life slowly reverts to what could be the new normal, the full lockdown of Spring 2020 becomes a distant memory…

Paper House opened on 26 August, fresh out of lockdown, at Pennbury Farm, Stretton Road, Great Glen.

At some stage in September and early October there is usually a spell of calm weather with decent day-time temperatures.

In the latter part of 1999, when Kibworth Grammar School Hall was still in its infancy as a proposed Community centre, the Chairman of the Trustees, Robert Edge, asked Richard Green (then Sub Postmaster at Kibworth Post Office), if he would be willing to organise an event to raise funds for the Hall. Richard had been involved in amateur dramatics for nearly 40 years but had not produced or directed for the last 20 of them.

An aspect of anti-social behaviour is litter. No matter how many bins are provided, and emptied, there seems to be a steady stream of litter being left on streets and the parks.