Category: Community

Footpaths could be "lost" forever

VASL Community Champions is looking for volunteers in your area. Could you spare an hour per week to visit an older person in your community as a Volunteer Befriender?

 Kibworth Grammar School Hall was formally opened on 11 Sept 1999. 25 years ago this month. In that time it has become an irreplaceable facility for all members of our community.

Hello, I’m David Walker-Smith, Trustee at the Kibworth Community Hub. Many of you will know Pat Porteous from Kibworth Art Lovers. Pat recently showed me programmes from the incredible Festivals that Kibworth used to hold, the Festival of Angels and a wonderful concert of Jesus Christ Superstar in St.Wilfrid’s church.

Gateley RJA contacted Kibworth Allotment Society (KAS) earlier this year to see if there was a project they could help us with, to align with their ethos of supporting their local community.

Among several interesting happenings in Kibworth since the last Chronicle there were: another Metro Bank One Day Cup match at Kibworth C.C. with 2023 holders Leicestershire Foxes moving across from Grace Road to Fleckney Road for the match versus Surrey.

The new year for schools has already begun in Leicestershire, but not for all counties, some restart in mid-September, universities open their doors at the beginning of October! New school year, new class teacher and yes homework.

Readers will be pleased to know that after spending over £5 million pounds improving the local RHWS in Kibworth the opening hours are being reduced by 20% from Tuesday 1 October. Instead of being open five days a week this will now be reduced to 

A bit of Smeeton Westerby News

'Come Together' in Kibworth