Category: Community

Ashley Village Church

The Last Minute Theatre presents their unique Quizaret. A mix of first class cabaret and fun quiz categories.

Look at most Kibworth street maps,
look carefully, search hard.
You’ll find School Road and High Street
but wither Bakehouse Yard?
Where Callaghans did bakery,
and Tomlinsons cut hair,
the ladies’ broken biscuit shop
a D.I.Y. It’s there!
Just opposite the chapel
you’d find him, oft with hat,
maybe some tidying, gardening,
perusing this and that.
The weather didn’t matter -
in sun. in rain, hot, cold
He’d time to chat with passersby,
the young. middle-aged, the old.
You knew when Thursdays came
because you’d hear the trundling sound
of wheelies being put in place
for Friday morning’s round.
A pair of hands that could fix faults,
repair or fill a hole,
would also travel Desborough way
a game or more to bowl.
Once at the Kibworth Gas Works,
once in the Kibworth Band,
with Harborough Council planners
not afraid to make a stand.
My word, he knew his Kibworth
both history and myth.
Please God, into your loving arms
The no- show Roland Smith.
Anon

A rhyme of ten old men enjoying longevity.

The ribbon has been cut on the revamped Central England Co-op store in Kibworth. It has been transformed with a major investment to create a more modern and sustainable local community food store. Its transformation has created a contemporary store to meet the shopping needs of customers and members.

The Platinum Jubilee Orchard, which is near Kibworth Primary School on Warwick Park, consists of 33 trees, all of which are varieties of Apple originating during the reign of the Queen.

A very successful Couch to 5k program has now been completed. We had a great turnout at the Market Harborough parkrun on a lovely sunny Saturday morning.

KGSH held its AGM on the 16 March. The chairman, Martyn Wyburn reported on a difficult year for the hall, mostly due to the situation with Covid 19. This caused us to close for the first four months of 2021.

Michael Wood will be returning to Kibworth on Wednesday 25 May @ 7pm when he will give a reprise of the Story of England and then take us into In Search of the dark Ages and the connection that Queen Aftheldlard had with Leicester.

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our Vice-Chair Sarah Cripps, who is moving away from the village. Sarah has been a very active member of the KVH Committee for over ten years, and has been instrumental in driving forward, and securing grant money for the hall upgrades. She has also been the driving force in re-establishing Burns Night as a staple of the Kibworth Village Hall calendar, re-energizing this event, including arranging the bookings, cooking the food and making sure that the event was a success. The committee will all miss Sarah and thank her for all she has done on our behalf.