Category: Clubs and Societies

Free Open Evening on Monday 2 June 2

At 100 years young, Bob Loughran still enjoys practicing on the driving range and a few holes of golf with his friend Frank. A member of KGC since 2012, known for his easy swing and even easier charm, Bob is the oldest active member of the club, still enjoying six holes usually twice a week, weather permitting.

Members of Illston WI were treated to an unforgettable and heartwarming talk when Nick Sydenham paid a visit to share the remarkable work of this life-changing charity. Canine Partners is an organisation that transforms lives by training assistance dogs to support people with physical disabilities – many of whom rely on wheelchairs for daily mobility.

What a glorious spring we’ve enjoyed! Now, as the days grow longer and warmer, Foxton Community Choir is turning its focus to the joys of summer with rehearsals well underway for our annual June concert.

I’m not going to tell you about Leicester Hockey Club (based at Great Glen), because I am leaving that to some of the parents of our junior players to tell you their thoughts on their children’s experience at the club.

The beautiful voices of Tesserae filled the hall during our April meeting. This quartet consists of two sopranos and two contraltos and includes our treasurer, Clare Robinson-Hughes. They used to sing in an octet called Mosaic, with two tenors and two basses, until Covid hit. When meetings in groups of six or less were permitted, the ladies met up in their gardens and sang together - under a tree if it rained! They named their quartet Tesserae, after the individual tiles which make up a mosaic. (They have been mistakenly introduced as “Tresemme” - the hair product!)

The relaunch of the Kibworth History Society will take place on Wednesday 21 May at 7pm in Kibworth Library. If you are interested in your surroundings and would like to know more please do come along. You will be very welcome.

Following our report on Rotary Young achievers on the front page of last month’s Chronicle, Aggie Wells, runner up in the National Young chef competition (part of the wider Rotary Young Citizen’s awards) came to our Rotary meeting at Kibworth Golf Club on Tuesday 29 April.

Paul Maslowski knew that he had found what he was looking for when, in1996, he saw a Chinese artist demonstrating Chinese painting and Calligraphy at the Leicester Chinese Community Centre. Following this, he began to study Chinese Brush Painting under instruction from the very best of practitioners in Leicester. Paul was enthused further about Chinese poetry and traditional culture. After years of serious study in Taiwan and China, he continues to study Calligraphy and Painting with Taiwanese, Chinese and European artists. His work has won him national and international recognition.