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Our short mat indoor bowls season in the clubhouse is ending with some really enjoyable trophy competitions. The pairs league for the Hollingsworth Cup, after some exciting matches with close scores, has already been won by Sylvia Baker and Geoff Lidbetter. The team final for the Morrison Cup has yet to be played,while on Saturday 5 April members will be finally battling it out in a singles competition for the Rose Garden Trophy, which is a full-day event. 

These photos are from 14 June 2020 when there was an easing of restrictions and people living alone were allowed to form 'support bubbles'. This is the moment my mum got her first hug in months - and it was with two of her grandchildren. It felt like a special moment.

By the time the Kibworth and District Chronicle is published the band will have competed in the main contest of the year which this year has returned to Bedworth. 

Ash Tree Vets are hosting an Open Evening on Thursday 27 March, from 7.15 – 8.15pm at their Kibworth Practice situated at 9 Priory Business Park, Wistow Road, Kibworth LE8 0RX.

Once again we are looking forward to welcoming you into the calving and lambing sheds at our annual Open Day, on Saturday 22 March at Binleys Bridge Farm, Debdale Lane, Smeeton Westerby, LE8 0QD. Come down to the farm between 11am – 5pm to see the cows calving and sheep lambing. We will hopefully have a few pigs for you to see too.

The day normality disappeared.

February’s Kibworth and District Chronicle requested memories of the events of March 2020. Having drafted notes on the spectacular starling roost witnessed by readers who live in Kibworth Beauchamp; I have deferred those notes to April so that I can respond to the request for pandemic memories.

Please see above a picture of the structure myself (Claire Coppin at the time), James Stanbridge and Charlotte Stanbridge constructed to display in our field at Beauchamp Grange Farm to thank the NHS and put a smile on people’s faces which at the time we were told did just that :-)

February Lorna and I enjoying last few days of stay in Málaga. Contacted my niece in Milan because of reports of coronavirus hitting hard in Italy. She sent me her report that included disturbing pictures of life there - empty supermarket shelves and metros at rush hour. That spooked me.

When the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced I, in complete shock, unsure how I was going to fill my days. Previously I had enjoyed lots of various volunteering roles and meeting friends for coffee, lunch, etc allowing me to structure my week in a very fulfilling way. I felt that walking, gardening, reading, the search of tackling all of those tasks around the house and garden that previously there didn’t seem to be time for (in my case painting garden fences and the inside of cupboards) wasn’t going to be enough to sustain my wellbeing.