Category: Community

It has been noted that Joseph Davies Barbering, Ltd formerly of Harcourt Estate has relocated to the ‘waiting room and ticket office’, of Kibworth’s The Old Railway Station, 15 Isabel Lane.

St Wilfrid’s Church Hall is now registered as a Warm Welcome Space. It will be open every Thursday from 1-3pm for free drinks, biscuits and some company. 

Time is running out to get free Woodland Trust trees for your school or community group in the East Midlands!

Following the abandoned attempt by the Community Speedwatch Team (CSW) to run a training session with limited warning back in September, it is proposed that a two week slot for this project to measure passing traffic speeds at several locations for Kibworth, is run between: Saturday 22 April to Friday 5 May.

An 18th-century watermill, two iconic London cab shelters, a 1920s sunken garden in Brighton, First World War training trenches in Norfolk and two shipwrecks off the Isle of Wight are among the many historic sites listed by Heritage England this year. In total, 240 historic places were added to the National Heritage List for England over the past 12 months. This includes the Kibworth lych-gate which was given special  mention during a recent BBC Radio 4 Today programme as being of particular merit.

Our final meeting of the year was on Thursday 1st December. In the middle of the MU International No More 1 in 3 Awareness Campaign for ending all forms of the abuse against women and girls. This Campaign ran from the 25th November to 10th December. The last day coinciding with the International Day of Human Rights. During the Campaign, daily prayer vigils were said at midday. Posters were placed around the village and church raising the profile of those who are exposed to these horrors urging us all to be vigilant and speak out for those in danger. During the meeting we were able to collect £40.00 for charities combating Gender Based Violence.

After the Christmas lull, the Hall is gearing up for a busy spring.

Harvey Gardiner has recently painted a watercolour to send a message of support to Ukraine and raise funds for the Children of Ukraine’s Unicef Appeal. The just giving page launched this morning.

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library” -   Albert Einstein

We managed to get through the very dry season without any further restrictions on movement through the locks, unlike canals in other parts of the country (most of them have re-opened now) although it was a close thing. Water was regularly run down at night to top up the lower Leics. Line, through to Leicester, which has suffered from leakage forever.

The short answer is probably “No”.

KIBWORTH FIRE STATION

Wood Wide Web This is not a typing/laptop mistake, it is taken from a book that I was recommended to read. It is written by the colourfully named Merlin Sheldrake and entitled 'Entangled Life.' All praised by, no less authorities than, Robert Macfarlane and Helen MacDonald. For a biologist or better still a botanist this book would give 'insider' knowledge of an important, possibly familiar, and revelatory nature but as a non-biologist or botanist. I found reading the book like walking in the dark through unfamiliar land. I came out of it better informed, it was a worthwhile read! I learned that mushrooms are the fruit of the fungi and the truffle is the most precious!

Advent Window decorating is yet again taking place in Mowsley to celebrate and enjoy the arrival of Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ.

Traditional: (Above) David and Martin recently invited the ladies of Kibworth and Smeeton WI to their home, Kibworth Hall for an afternoon of traditional carol singing with prosecco and mince pies. A fabulous time was had by all.