Category: Community

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell.

Sue Wyburn leads the group. You can contact her for more information by email at suewyburn@hotmail.com

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.

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.