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Competitive tennis continues throughout the winter at Kibworth Tennis Club, with adult and junior teams representing the club and October half-term camps offering more opportunities for young players to get on court.

As another golfing season draws to a close, members can reflect on a summer that has been anything but ordinary. The extreme heat and prolonged dry conditions have transformed the course, creating plenty of talking points and perhaps convincing a few golfers that their game has improved considerably!

Friday 6 November at Kibworth Golf Club

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital will be holding a table top sale on Saturday 14 November in Kibworth Village Hall LE8 0LN from 10 to 12.45pm. There will be a good variety of stalls including homemade wooden good's, craft stalls, handmade cards, jewellery, Tropic skin care products, knitted and crochet goods, including lots of assorted homemade items, jigsaws books, pre loved clothes, raffle and lots more.

Andy Smith entertained us with “Sing a Century” in our lively September meeting. He set the mood for the evening by telling us that he particularly loves entertaining WIs because it’s all ladies so there is never a queue for the gentlemen’s toilets!

On Friday September fourth, 21 golf teams went head to head at Kibworth & Fleckney Rotary Club’s annual charity golf day. It was a shotgun start, so all the teams scattered before they all started from the 18 tees at the same time, 1pm. We had fine weather and the 84 golfers then met at the end for a buffet meal and prize giving.

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, 'What about lunch?’” -Winnie-the-Pooh - A.A. Milne

Simon Oldridge, an accountant and business consultant, has the gift of thinking outside the box about the issues surrounding our rapidly changing climate and its impact on our lives. He was particularly concerned about the gap between what the Government was thinking of doing about the climate challenges, and what scientists were proving needed to be done now.

Illston Abey Cricket Club welcomed Midlands Over 40s and Fleckney Cricket Club for a lovely October match. Everyone had a brilliant time, and the weather was wonderfully warm and dry – quite unbelievable for the time of year!

A 15.37-acre (6.22-hectare) site of level grazing land adjacent to 2 Birdie Close in Kibworth Beauchamp was sold by public auction on Wednesday 23 September.

Kibworth Band enters the final months of 2026 with a renewed sense of purpose, shaped by both meaningful tradition and significant change. As ever, the band’s commitment to serving the local community remains at the heart of its work, and this year’s preparations for Remembrance Sunday have carried particular poignancy. The band will once again lead the village in honouring those who gave their lives, providing the music for the parade and service. An annual duty the players regard as one of the most important and humbling moments in their calendar. 

A common purpose, project or sense of unity binds us together. Footballers compete as a team, choirs perform in harmony, parishioners worship collectively and families dine together; such collaboration is fundamental to our humanity.

The recent Annual General Meeting of the Kibworth Chronicle Association, the publisher of this newspaper, proceeded without incident; however, Stephen has announced his intention to resign from the editorship in the near future.

The first week of October was ‘Taking part in the community week’ for all our Scout sections here in Kibworth.

The Annual General Meeting of the Kibworth Chronicle Association was held on Wednesday 7 October, at which all readers were invited to provide feedback on the publication’s operation and editorial content. As only the management team attended the meeting at Kibworth Methodist Church, it may be assumed that readers are generally satisfied with the current format. Should this not be the case, we invite you to submit your correspondence.