Category: Clubs and Societies

The Kibworth Art Lovers’ Society provides the opportunity for local artists from beginners to the more experienced, and for those who appreciate art, to attend monthly demonstrations and presentations by professional artists.

Fleckney Table Tennis Club is settling into its temporary home at the main hall of Kibworth Mead Academy. We were gratified to see that the team which beat us in the semi-final of the Elbow Tankard went on to win the top prize. We wish all our junior and senior League players good luck for the coming season. 

During the summer we enjoyed an entertaining talk about Rockingham Castle and a mouth-watering demonstration of creating beautiful chocolate items. In August we celebrated our 107th birthday with a meal and quizzes.

We thought Last Minute Theatre had experienced many challenges over our 25 years -

Illston-on-the-Hill WI had that excited ‘back to school’ feeling at their September meeting. Almost all members were able to be present. After the usual short business meeting, we were entertained by our speaker for the evening, Chris Knight. His presentation was titled ‘Auntie, the war is over’.

Leicester Cathedral will host one of our foremost local choirs this autumn. The Harborough Singers, who regularly appear in cathedrals across the UK and sang at York Minster in March, are delighted to be able to present a concert of reflective and uplifting music, in their local cathedral on All Saint’s Day, Saturday 1 November. 

Fleckney 1 were confident going into the final Elbow Tankard match to decide the fourth semi-final team. They were fully expecting to overwhelm their own second team, but were pulled up short when the latter went into a 4/0 lead. The first team dug deep with Bob Pateam buting 5 from 6, and Andy Haddon 4 from 6, to grab a 12/8 victory.

Three years after retiring I was stuck in a rut; I “needed to get out more”. So in 2011, after seeing an article in the Kibworth & District Chronicle, I went to Kibworth Bowling Club’s open day. This decision I have never regretted. I was made to feel very welcome and introduced to “mats, bias, jacks and woods”. After an hour’s bowling the coach bought me a beer at the club’s bar.

Kibworth Bowling Club was filled with the sound of country music and the shuffle of dancing feet this week as ITV Central News filmed a feature on the village’s thriving line dancing class.