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As reported in last month’s Kibworth Chronicle, the main focus of the Band’s rehearsal schedule was the Area Contest which took place on Sunday 2 March at Corby Business Academy.

Saturday 1 June from 12noon onwards

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 4 April at the Methodist Chapel Hall. Doors open at 2pm for a cup of coffee or tea and a chat with other members, followed at 2.30pm by a talk given by Mark Goddard entitled ‘Spring Colour in the Garden’ There will be plants for sale too.

Following the disappointment of the Fireworks cancellation last year, the Rotary Club are delighted to report some successes already this year.

Celebrates Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Week!

‘Myths of Middle Eastern Dance’ by professional belly dancer Roxanne Dinsdale is the subject of our third Tuesday Social talk on 19 March . The venue is Kibworth Community Hub (formerly Kibworth Grammar School) and start time is 2pm. Guests welcome.

Mothering Sunday was on Sunday March 10. Yes Mothering Sunday  not  Mother’s Day, for Mother’s Day is on May 12th and celebrated in every state of the United States by law since 1914 when the President of the United States,Woodrow Wilson made it legally binding.

Following a large response to the previous consultation, the county council have decided to keep the Market Harborough and Shepshed sites open. However, savings still need to be made so people can have their say on some new proposals.

The speaker at our February meeting was Julie Harrison who, with the help of her husband Ian, gave us a fascinating talk about their holidays in South Africa. Their love of the country and its wildlife began when friends invited them to stay with them. That first visit changed their lives as they fell under South Africa’s spell and they have returned many times since to the Kruger National Park. Covering an area of more than 19,000 square kilometres, the Kruger has very few fences to restrict the animals’ movements, except small ones around the safari camps where visitors are accommodated.

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