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Inland Waterways Association (IWA) Leicestershire Branch are planning to hold a Waterways Festival to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the first Festival of Boats and Arts, which was held at Market Harborough in 1950.

For our article, this month we are focusing on the work of one of our partner agencies – The Bridge (East Midlands)

On Sunday, 1 June 11-5pm a range of gardens in our village will be open to visitors. Refreshments will be available and (weather permitting) a display of classic cars! Entry is £5 (children under 16 free)  Proceeds from the day will support St Andrew’s church and village projects. Please spread the word. If you are able to give an hour or so of your time to help out — serving refreshments, parking cars, marshalling, etc, please contact Jayne Huxley on 01858 545 714 or jaynehuxley102@gmail.com

Those of you who are aware of the much lamented Michael Mosley and his ‘Just One Thing’ suggestions to encourage healthy living, might like to consider a similar theme. This time for improving our environment and supporting wildlife.

Boat movements were down all last year. The winter was pretty quiet too. The seemingly unending storms wreaked havoc across the waterways system, bringing many trees down to block the navigation. There seems to have been a small spurt of activity for the February half term. Nobody is sure how the season will pan out. Some hire firms report bookings are slow. Private boats, whose numbers are increasing, tend not to travel far, and the trends are not very encouraging. Perhaps if we are blessed with some good weather, and not so many floods, things will pick up. 

The usual monthly Parish Council public meeting was held on 28 January 2025 in the Studio in the Kibworth Community Hub.

The monthly Parish Council meeting was held on 4 February at 7 pm in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

The following is on the LSA website

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital will be holding a table top sale on Saturday 12 April in Kibworth Village Hall, LE8 0LN, from 10am until 12.45pm.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Friends of St Wilfrid’s concert on Friday 28 February.

A reader has reminded us that the staff at Boboli’s were very professional but are now jobless since the restaurant closed. Regular customers were effusive about the atmosphere, the friendly staff, and how they made sure everyone had a great time. We know that it is a tough time for them, especially since the hospitality industry is still shrinking.

At our first meeting of 2025, the Kibworth Art Lovers enjoyed an evening with David Dunmore. He introduced us to his technique of botanical watercolour painting.

Kibworth & District u3a is delighted to present the popular Mike Storr, who will introduce his favourite comedians and story tellers from the Music Hall days.

The Church of England’s Lent theme for 2025 is Living Hope. There are lots of resources available, including Daily Reflections via the Everyday Faith app: www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/exploring-faith/everyday-faith

Just four years after opening, we are absolutely thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted for the Midland Best Butcher as part of the Countryside Alliance Awards 2025. Out of thousands of nominations, we are so pleased to make it to the final five on the shortlist.