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Your vote counts!

18th January 2025 | Community

Local artist Maxine Dodd has submitted one of her pastel paintings, entitled Stormy Descent, in a competition overseen by British Contemporary Art Awards. The picture above was submitted in the autumn, and along with 10 others has now been entered for the final.

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Richie

Kibworth Firefighter Richie

18th January 2025 | Community, People

This month, we’re meeting Richie, an experienced member of the Kibworth crew. After four years as an on-call firefighter and another two in a fulltime role, Rich is now a competent firefighter, qualified driver, and also capable of ‘acting up’ at incidents. This means that he can take charge at an incident if no other officers are available. With a diverse skill set and a positive attitude, Rich is a key member of the Kibworth crew. Read on to discover what inspired Rich to become an on-call firefighter and hear his advice for anyone interested in joining the on-call team.

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The Shipping Forecast

18th January 2025 | 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.

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VASL - a new year volunteer?

17th December 2024 | Charity, Clubs and Societies, Community, People

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.

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Community Stand Together

15th December 2024 | Churches, Community

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.

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Duggie's Ramblings

Duggie's Ramblings

14th December 2024 | Community

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!

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Snippets

14th December 2024 | Community

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

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