Category: Clubs and Societies

The Harborough Singers will make a rare appearance at St. Wilfrid’s Church, Kibworth on Saturday 4 November. One of the leading Midlands chamber choirs, the group last performed in Kibworth almost exactly thirteen years ago… Wait, 13? Isn’t that supposed to be unlucky?

The Spinners are looking forward to a summer break from coaching, and will restart at 6.45pm to 8.15pm on Monday 31 July and continue weekly on Mondays 7, 14 and 21August as well as Monday 4 September.

This is the time when social media is full of ‘six week shred challenges’ or ‘get bikini ready with our three week challenge’ etc.

Kibworth and District u3a orchestrates interest groups and social events for people that are no longer in full-time work.

I am delighted to say that our latest Quizaret was a huge success and the Grammar School Hall was filled to capacity. We had 14 teams of six or seven. Did that give some an unfair advantage with an extra brain ‘on board’?  Of course not, this was an LMT Quiz, full of quirk, fun and unknown quantities!

There is, at the time of writing, an advertisement which does not require maths GCSE, witchcraft for young women.

The popular Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology returns with over 100 heritage events across the two counties.

The Kibworth Art Lovers Society held its annual exhibition on 3 and 4June, returning, for the first time since 2019, to the Kibworth Grammar School Hall. Over 200 visitors came to view more than 100 original paintings by our talented local artists and we were delighted with the public response. The vote for favourite work ‘ The Pantile’, Tunbridge Wells.

We welcomed Oliver and Jane Wicksteed to our May meeting to talk about ‘Wicksteed Park - Past and Present’. A Grade II English Heritage listed park and garden owned by Wicksteed Charitable Trust. More than an amusement park, having extensive gardens, a lake, a nature reserve and sports facilities. Fred Perry taught there.

May was quite a busy month for Kilby WI.