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Kilby ‘Get To Know Your Neighbours’ held their annual Skittles Night at The Conservative Club in Wigston on Friday 20^th February. This year’s winners were Iain Jones for the Mens’ Team and Gill Parsons won on behalf of the Ladies’ Team. A raffle was held and £80 was raised, with the money going to the Kilby Woodland Trust. Thanks go to everyone concerned in organising the teams and to the staff at the Conservative Club for the supper.

Well, I’m sure you won’t need me to tell you that the start to 2026 has seen a little bit of rain. This hasn’t stopped the Fleckney and Kibworth runners though. First out of the starting blocks was Ellie Holland. She raced in the Harewood House Trail Races, Canicross 10k in 1.16.

Landlines are changing, and the UK’s telephone network is going digital by January 2027.

This will be my last update from KCH, as from 31 March the charity will be dissolved and the lease and running of Kibworth Community Hub will be taken over by Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council. I have been chair on three separate occasions now and, although there have been trials and tribulation on the way, it has never been less than a privilege to serve the village.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is conducting a statutory consultation on proposals to reorganise local government structures across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Spring has arrived (at least meteorologically!), and at Kibworth Cricket Club we are firmly in countdown mode to the new cricket season.

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In our February meeting, professional artist Ian Mitchell, otherwise known as Inky Mitch, entertained Kibworth Art Lovers and visitors with a presentation of his unique style of line and vibrant watercolour. Ian is known in the Knighton and Clarendon Park area of Leicester for his colourful ink drawings of local shops, streets and houses.

The public parish council monthly meeting was held on 24 February 2026 in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

In the February issue of Neighbourhood Link (NHL) newsletter, it is reported in the You Said We Did section: