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A former West End dance star who danced alongside the great Rudolf Nureyev will open his new FitSteps® FAB fitness classes in Kibworth this January.

As part of our 40th birthday celebrations, Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital are running a Kibworth ‘Local Scene’ Calendar Photo competition.

The Parish Council’s November meeting was held on 2 November in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

Many of you will have seen that the Children in Need campaign this year raised millions for national charities. Your Rotary Club is appealing to you to think about donating locally.

When John Beatty first offered to visit Kibworth to give a talk to help raise funds for Kibworth Community Library very few of us knew what to expect.

Mary J Orton (on behalf of Last Minute Theatre) 

At least one person spotted the error in the hymn quoted in last month’s column. It is, of course, ‘Faithful One, so unchanging” not ‘Faithless One.’ Did you spot the error?

During the last weekend of November and the first weekend of December, MSTC and KTC performed the Playsical ‘For One Night Only’. Written by Ella Wright, who also directed, starred and choreographed the show. She doesn’t get out much! Featuring great show tunes, excellent choreography and, some jaw dropping vocal performances. We certainly kept our audiences entertained and have been very gratified by the wonderful feedback.

The parish council’s monthly public meeting was held on 28th November in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

Procedural –The minutes of the meeting on 24 October were approved.

Finances. All financial statements, reconciliations and payments were approved. It was resolved to approve the Electoral Split between the two Kibworth Parish Councils for 2024/25 as KBPC 66%, KHPC 34%. It was resolved to agree to increase the daily HSBC online banking payments limit to £10,000.

Chairman’s Report. It was agreed to approve the first draft of the Parish Action Plan and arrange a group meeting with councillors in a few months’ time.

Kibworth High School Foundation Trust - LCC have asked us to hold off enquiries for now as they are liaising with the Academy Governance team to understand their position on the proposals.

Clerk’s Report – The two Chairmen from both Kibworth Parish Councils have signed the transfer of the hedge behind Dairy Way to the parish councils. Anti-slip surfacing and new steps, but not a DDA compliant ramp, are proposed for the Tin Bridge from March 2024. The Parish Council agreed to support the Scouts for their project to tidy up and plant new hedging for the A93 from Fleckney Road to Smeeton Road Rec.

Planning. Plans for a new house on Gladstone Street (23/01441/FUL) have been withdrawn. New proposals for 4 Station Street (22/00814/FUL) were discussed and include six one bedroomed flats and four two-bedroomed bungalows and agreed to support the plans.

Kibworth Ladies Choir Concert
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a fabulous night of 'Music from the Movies' on 25 November, and especially to Kibworth Ladies Choir who worked so hard to truly make it a night to remember! We were delighted to have a full house at St Wilfrid's. The proceeds will be split equally between The Well, LOROS and St Wilfrid's, whose portion will be put towards an improved accessible entrance.