Category: Community

Anyone listening to BBC Radio 4 on New Year’s Day would have been treated to a day of pure poetry. The ‘national treasure’ that is The Shipping Forecast or programme about The Shipping Forecast. The days’ programmes celebrated that it had been broadcast by the BBC for exactly 100 years.

On Sunday 15 December, members of Kilby village enjoyed a Christmas drink and some amazing food, at the home of Anne and John Emery, as a ‘thank you’ for all the support we have had during 2024. As a special treat, we heard ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Good King Wenceslas’ played on the piano by eight year old Ahaan Mittal, a sterling performance!

The Trustees are pleased to report that The Well is in a sound position. Thanks in large part to the many volunteers who run the café, shop and foodbank. Without them The Well could not function. There is a real sense of community among our volunteers which we hope contributes to their own wellbeing. We would like to publicly acknowledge how much we value them. And, of course, we’d be delighted to hear from anyone who might like to join our wonderful volunteer team. Just walk into The Well and enquire or email Andy on admin@thewellkibworth.org.

In Station Street, Kibworth the Sidings Yard development adjacent to The Railway pub is rapidly taking shape. The three-story main building is, in some people’s opinion, rather dominating the area. It can be seen from many places in Kibworth.

The VASL Car Scheme has been operating since 1987 in Market Harborough and covers two-thirds of Harborough District. The scheme is for anyone who is elderly, disabled, rurally isolated, has no transport of their own or has difficulty accessing public transport. Due to a shortage of drivers, we are prioritising health and hospital appointments.

Welcome Kitchen raises £700 for KCH

Once again the people of Kibworth (and I am sure many of the villagers in the other places within our distribution area) came together on Sunday 10 November to remember the fallen, not only in the two world wars of the last century but in subsequent conflicts.

I had not heard the phrase 'Christmas creep' until recently in a TV programme about current affairs, a matter of weeks not days ago. Then I looked around in the shops and adverts on the TV: it was mid/late November; Christmas was 30 plus days away! And in anticipation of Christmas, the festivities had begun, inviting family and friends in a cheerful, colourful way to go out and buy presents and seasonal food and avoid disappointment and empty stockings for Santa to fill!

Burton Overy resident Ed McLachlan - famous cartoonist for his work in ‘Private Eye’ and other publications passed away at the end of September.

On Saturday 30 November the wonderful Kibworth Ladies Choir did two excellent performances at the Kibworth Community Hub. They very kindly chose The Well to receive the proceeds, for which we are deeply thankful.