Category: Community

Driving along the A6 the other morning I glanced briefly towards the closed gates of Kibworth Recycling and Household Waste site (known to all as ‘The Tip’) and immediately came to mind the lyrics of the well-known Joni Mitchell song ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, in particular the line,

Whilst I am a Kibworth Beauchamp Parish councillor, an ex editor of the Chronicle, and a member of Kibworth Methodist Church. I offer this correspondence solely as a resident of the village - the thoughts are mine alone and not intended to reflect the views of any of these bodies...

Dear Editor

Hurrah, hurrah, there was no ominous knock at our door on the evening of 31 October. We were well-prepared, my wife had earlier in the day purchased a packet of Swizzels 'Trick or Sweets'. All to no avail. Now we are left with Kojak type lollipops! Perhaps very young, primary school, members of our family might be interested or perhaps we will keep them hidden. After all the packet states that they are best eaten before 31 March 2023!

The Kibworth Chronicle Association, the body that oversees the writing, collating printing and distribution of your Kibworth & District Chronicle held its AGM last Monday 4 October.

Many thanks to our regular proofreaders Wendy Davies, Ros Holmes, Carol Townend and, for October, Ann Robinson.

As part of the ongoing commitment by the Police to reduce violence towards women and girls, a new online portal is being launched where concerns can be raised.

October and the first half of November are the most eventful periods of the year for birdwatchers seeking uncommon and rare birds. The diversity of species both inland and especially on the coast is at a peak. At times coastal ‘falls’ of migrant birds produce spectacular numbers with ‘birds in every bush’.

Over the coming weeks people claiming Universal Credit will receive notifications about a cut to their benefits this autumn. Benefits experts at Citizens Advice Leicestershire, which is campaigning against the cut, set out what this means for claimants.