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Actor Guy Henry will star alongside the Harborough Singers in their annual Celebrity Christmas Concert in December.

Rotarian Robert Easthope gave a sigh of relief as the firework display ended on Friday 1 November. After last year’s cancellation and the difficulties encountered we changed our venue to higher ground. Robert Easthope, and his committee, were determined to run the event again. Fortunately it was a fine evening and around 1.500 folk arrived, sampling the hot food and drinks provided, before the display.

Our annual Christmas concert is now less than a month away, and we really are getting excited to perform for you on Saturday 30 November!

By the time you read this, our Christmas musical, ‘Holly Jolly Saves Christmas’ will have been performed and put to bed. It proved to be a huge success and, for anyone who came to see it, catapulted them into the true and magical spirit of Christmas.

October meeting was a real treat with a visit from Jill and John Vickers from ‘Bridge 67’. Jill gave us a short history of how it all started during Covid. The shop opened in November 2020 and is a very popular venue in Kibworth.

For those readers who remain concerned about the speeding traffic along the A6 and the volume of traffic in other parts of the village, I thought it is a good opportunity to let you know that five out of six Telraam traffic sensors have been deployed by the Parish Council and the devices are now counting.

Our October Harvest celebrations, proved to be great fun. The Harvest supper and quiz night attracted a really good crowd and, having filled our tummies with lasagne, salad and French bread, we then moved on to a superb quiz, organised by Chris and Monica Gibbins. It was so cleverly planned that it ended up with the team scores being really close!

The group is coming up to its third birthday soon, so we thought it was time to share what we have been doing and what we have planned for the future.

Invest in proper winter clothing—layers, hats, scarves, and gloves help you stay comfortable outdoors. Remember to maintain a balanced diet, indulge only occasionally, and stay hydrated, as your body still needs water despite sweating less.

“One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” Albus Dumbledore – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – JK Rowling

‘Born in Song! God’s people have always been singing’ is the first line of a hymn by Brian Hoare, a 20th Century Methodist Hymn Writer. Methodists have always enjoyed singing during their Services, ever since the church was formed by John Wesley in the 18th Century.

Saturday 7 December, 11am - 3pm.

St Andrew’s Church, Foxton

That phrase gives us the origin of the word ‘proverb’, from the Latin pro (put forth) and verbum (word). Proverbs are intended to be little nuggets of wisdom that, some claim, offer knowledge and advice. Additionally, they teach or reinforce morals, state a point of view or offer an argument, aid understanding and, states one website, ‘console or inspire others’.

For two weeks in October photographs adorned 20 windows and noticeboards of Kibworth.