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Lunch Stop says goodbye to Julia White and Michael Pearce after 20 years of volunteering. The cafe is open most Thursdays from 12 to 2pm (orders before 1pm) for reasonably priced lunches at St Wilfrid’s Church Hall.

Sam Pole represented Leicestershire & Rutland in The Flower Scar Fell Race. A competitive field tackled eight miles and 2,000ft of climbing. The Team held their own to finish 13th out of 20 teams, and Sam finished 77th overall.

July - Richard Darke Achievement Awards at three local primary schools and the Kibworth High School. Dictionaries were presented to all leavers at the primary schools.

Our Year 3 and 4 children had a fantastic trip to Castleton just before the Easter holidays (see front page photograph). The activities organised by the Youth Hostel staff were great and really enhanced what the children had been learning in school. The behaviour of the children was admired by all. At our next Achievement Assembly on Friday 24 May the children will be talking all about it. 

This is a lovely and varied short walk, ideal, on this occasion, for a lively cocker spaniel called Bobby. 

Club News: The spring weather has been kind to us and we have managed lots of social rides out to various cafes across the county - cyclists never tire of coffee and cake! 
The good weather has seen our numbers swell with a number of new and returning riders joining. We cater for all different shapes, sizes and abilities and it is refreshing to see so many people benefitting from cycling. We have also got new summer kit to complement our existing stock. You may see us in our brand new ‘Le Col’ black and red shirt which has been kindly sorted by Fraser Law, so watch out for us around the villages! 

Each month on a Sunday morning your Kibworth & District Chronicleis ‘laid up’ on boards in Kibworth Village Hall. This has been taking place ten times a year for over 41 years. From almost the beginning, Lois Harrison, reaching the age of 90 this year, has attended to read through copy (along with several others) check grammar, spelling and punctuation and carry out some minor editing before arranging the various articles on a page template ready for the printers.

In April, ten Year 9 students visited Pembroke College, to find out more about such a prestigious institution, and to experience the reality of being a university student in such a vibrant city. Pembroke has a strong tutorial system, offering support in whatever way they can. 

It’s all change at Kibworth Golf Club as Head Green-keeper, Chris Butlin retired in March after being employed by the club for 30 years. Chris is highly respected throughout the Midlands and County and his knowledge and advice have been regularly sought by his peers. Over the years he has overseen steady and definite improvements to the course; this has been achieved despite changing weather patterns and increased pressure by restrictive legislation. 

Gymnastics County Finals 
In March our year 5/6 gymnastics team represented the school and the Blaby and Harborough District at the County Finals. The standard of the competition was very high and our gymnasts had to face very strong opponents. Our girls performed brilliantly and we finished the day as bronze medallists. Well done Amelie, Emie-Rae, Natalia and Madison.