Category: Clubs and Societies

Congratulations to all of the cast and crew on the massive success of our annual Pantomime, Dick Whittington, with particular thanks to Nicole Lambert who this year, made her Directorial Debut!

The Kibworth and Smeeton's WI new year’s programme began on Thursday 11 January with John Parnell talking to us about Circus Skills, which included some of the history of the circus in this country, together with entertaining
demonstrations of juggling.

We are a few weeks into our new term and following our taster session on Thursday 11 January we have had over ten new ladies joining the Kibworth Ladies Choir, taking our numbers to 51! It has been an amazing start to the new year, with lots of positive comments from all our new ladies!  

Thinking of trying something new in 2024? Ever tried playing cricket? If the answer is “Yes” to either or both of those questions, then Fleckney Village Cricket Club could be the place for you. Get in touch via Fvcc1975@gmail.com to find out more, or via our X and facebook. We have a cricketing offer for any gender from the age of 5 upwards. 

In a world constantly driven by boys’ football, there's a quiet revolution happening. It's the rising popularity of girls’ football at Kibworth Town Football Club.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 7 March 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 Jeff Bates entitled Vegetables for Small Gardens!

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 1 February at the Methodist Chapel Hall. Doors open at 2pm for a cup of coffee or tea followed at 2.30pm by a talk given by John Gilson entitled Tulip Time.

Our members have just returned from our annual visit to Potters Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, where the World Indoor Bowls Championships are taking place. As always, we were really impressed by the bowling skills demonstrated and hope we can be as good one day! We thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and were able to partake in a wide range of other activities. These included snooker, swimming, quizzes, line dancing and even Morris dancing. The evening entertainment was first class and the food plentiful.

Happy New Year from all of us at Fleckney & Kibworth Running Club. It was a busy end to 2023 for team F&K with various races, and festive runs to report.

There is a lot written about mental wellbeing these days and taking exercise as a means of staying healthy. BBC Radio 4 has many programmes detailing ways to keep healthy and avoid going to see the Doctor. Getting outside and going for a walk with a group of people has to be one of the best ways of achieving this.

Illston-on-the-Hill WI met in December for the last time in 2023. A few members were absent due to party and visiting commitments. However, this did not deter us from our activities.

Rehearsals are well underway for our annual Pantomime - the rats are sharpening their teeth and Tommy the cat, his claws!

Happy new year to all Kibworth and District Chronicle readers from Kibworth and District u3a.

After a very successful Christmas Concert the Band took a welcome break before returning to rehearsals in the New Year.

The membership now stands at 48, making us one of the largest clubs in the county. One third of our members being juniors.