Category: Community

The New Year is well underway and the Langton Community Hall is ready to welcome old and new users!

The Brown Hare

Have you ever thought about looking back into your Family Tree?

It’s been a couple of months since the Fire Station submitted an article to the Kibworth & District Chronicle. We’ve had a busy few months.

This month’s poems are both Haiku

The Wistow estate was bought by the Halford family in 1603. The Hall was built for Richard Halford, who was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1621 and a prominent Royalist during the Civil War. He was made a baronet by King Charles I in 1641 after having been imprisoned (and then released) by the Parliamentarians. King Charles slept at Wistow the night before the Battle of Naseby.

Within the Harborough District there is a wealth of nationally recognised heritage assets. There are 1,281 listed buildings, 6 historic parks and gardens, 65 scheduled monuments and 63 conservation areas. All of these are designated heritage assets and protected through national legislation.

Last month we featured internationally renowned Creative Designer Harvey Gardiner from Kibworth Harcourt (read the full article here). He had submitted a design for a bronze statue of Agatha Christie for Torquay Harbour. Nearer to home, Harvey has also designed a large monument for Leicester Tigers (Rugby Football Club). The monument commemorates the 53 Leicester Tigers players that died in the Great Wars and the remaining 36 players currently known to have survived. 

The Friends of St Wilfrid’s Church wanted to thank all those who supported the Jazz Night on Friday 26 November 2021. A profit of £460.67 was achieved which will go towards the refurbishment of the church clocks.

Where in Kibworth might you find this rather fine geometrically decorated stained glass window?