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Nature Notes - Kibworth Starlings

26th April 2025 | Community

Inspired by Winter Watch and Countryfile, many people added ‘Video a Starling Murmuration’ to their bucket list. Recently, the early evening spectacular in the centre of Kibworth has given much pleasure. However, spare a thought for those in the immediate area. They have not only ‘got the t-shirt’ but also the patio, car and garden covered in starling poo. Not to mention the noise!

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Illston on the Hill WI

26th April 2025 | Clubs and Societies, Community

Illston on the Hill WI invited Yuki Dixon to talk about and demonstrate Japanese food. What a very charming lady! Moved from Tokyo to USA, back to Tokyo, met her Welsh husband and moved to England some nineteen years ago. Although she has lots of academic qualifications, her great love is Japanese food.

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Local Charity wins Multiply Initiative Numeracy Award

23rd April 2025 | Charity, Community

Market Harborough based Home-Start South Leicestershire, were delighted to win the award for ‘Innovative Substantive Delivery’. Multiply commented that “By weaving budgeting, price comparisons, and portion calculations into meal preparation, the course has empowered parents to develop confidence with numbers in a practical and supportive way.” 

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Archaeological Dig at the Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill

23rd April 2025 | Community, Local History, What's On

On the weekend of 15/16 March volunteers from the Hallaton Fieldwork Group spent many hours digging exploratory pits in the ground around Kibworth mill. With the assistance of mill volunteers, they sifted the soil looking for items of historical interest. Although the finds were nearly all modern and comprised pottery, brick/tile and animal bone. They used a metal detector on the trenches and spoil. This produced many nails, modern coins and metal fittings (some clearly from parts of the windmill). 

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Kibworth Community Library - VE Day Display

22nd April 2025 | Community, What's On

Kibworth Library will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with an exhibition of artefacts kindly loaned by local residents. The display will be open to view during normal library opening hours from late morning on Tuesday 6 May until mid-afternoon on Friday 9. We would value offers to lend us anything that is local and is WW2-related. It could be:

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Sustainable Harborough Community

Sustainable Harborough Community

21st April 2025 | Community, Health

Those of us with a garden area or a patch of land nearby, like a grass verge, can join the battle for saving our soils, bees and insects by abandoning the use of pesticides. Instead the Pesticides Action Network www.pan-uk.org with its amazing list of alternatives, can lead us on an exciting journey into life changing alternatives.

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Dear Editor - There is Hope! - Julie Fagan

21st April 2025 | Community, Health

Thank you for publishing Mark Adams scientific explanation why we ignore the climate changing in these days, at our peril. It’s very well informed and clearly explains the reasons why we have to not only take it seriously, but also do something about it personally.

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Coach & Horses Re-Opens

21st April 2025 | Community, Food and Drink

During a recent Wednesday walkabout, my brother and I were fascinated to notice colourful umbrellas in the outdoor seating enclosure of the Coach and Horses - yes Kibworth’s 18th Century Coaching Inn is back in business.

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Planning

21st April 2025 | Community

Almost the last large plot of land within Kibworth village centre might become a building site after all.

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