Category: Clubs and Societies

On arrival at our meeting on 9 May, members were invited to look at photo albums, minute books and some of our more recent yearbooks, including one which recorded our different life during the Covid
pandemic and two special, ornate yearbooks celebrating Leicestershire and Rutland Federation’s and our own centenaries. Some of the minute books and the photographs are decades old and it is so interesting to read about those meetings and to note the more formal style of reporting. For example, members were addressed as Mrs… or Miss…

We began the business of the meeting with this year’s Resolution. In the past, this involved presentations of a number of suggested campaigns to present to the Government, and then members voted for their favoured resolution. Nowadays, the process is much simpler. Members can access information online or in the national WI Life magazine. The top resolution is presented to WIs and they vote either for or against. This year’s resolution is ‘Dental Health Matters’ which urges the Government to address the chronic shortage of NHS dentists and to ensure that everyone can access an NHS dentist, wherever they live.

We regularly hear of the dire effects of the changing climate yet somehow struggle to take action; governments even less so, it seems. Most people reading this will have taken steps to reduce their carbon footprint, yet it all seems a bit pointless.

The Kibworth Art Lovers Society held its annual exhibition at the Kibworth Community Hub. Held on the first weekend of June, we were delighted with the public response. After the great team effort of gathering in the entries, receiving the paintings, setting up the screens and hanging the art works to the best advantage, a footfall of over 200 visitors from the village and farther afield was our reward.

What a success, yet again, LMT’s Quizaret was. With ten teams competing, it was ‘heads down’ for the table quizzes before ‘curtain up’ at 7.30 for the start of the Cabaret.

Following the success of the Leicester Comedy Festival Event in February at the Kibworth Community Hub, the Kibworth & Fleckney Rotary Club was able to donate over £1500 to the Leicester Musical Memory Box (LMMB). 

Enjoy our informative talk on ‘No Dig Gardening’ by experienced gardener and retired biology teacher, Russell Attwood. He has been cultivating his three allotments for over 25 years and is secretary of his allotment society in Kettering.

Kibworth Village Hall 6.30pm for 7pm.

Roy Mitchell’s recent presentation offered a captivating journey into the historical and architectural wonders of Stoneywell Cottage. A quintessential representation of Arts and Crafts ideal, nestled within the idyllic countryside and owned by the National Trust. Stoneywell Cottage has endured a rich tapestry of events, from its humble beginnings in 1898 to its current status as a cherished heritage site.

Our April speaker, Yuko Dixon, entertained us with an interesting and enjoyable evening of Japanese food. She began by telling us a little about her background. She lived in the USA before moving to the UK about 18 years ago. She set up her “own little world”, as she put it, with a background in marketing helping her to establish her business. As well as giving talks and demonstrations to groups such as ours, Yuko goes to people's homes to cater for parties and special occasions. She also teaches the art of preparing Japanese food to small groups.

Andy Shore describes himself as a self-taught artist who likes to dabble with all painting mediums, but it was his personal watercolour technique that he demonstrated to the Kibworth Art Lovers in our April meeting.