Category: What’s On

We were so delighted to welcome so many people to, not only our first ‘CoCo’ morning but also our ‘Wilder Westerby’ event, that once again we are inviting everyone to join us for Coffee and Conversation (and of course cake!) at Smeeton Village Hall on Wednesday 17 July, 10.30am - 12 noon, when we will also have more information about our wildlife project. Hopefully, this time the sun will be shining and we will be able to sit in our hall’s gorgeous little garden.

Running on its usual 'last Sunday in June' date, 30 June. Blaston Show kicks off with a Pre-Show Party on the Friday night, to which anyone can come. The cost is just £5 for adults. Children 12 and under get in for free – as do members and sponsors. There will be food, music, a licensed bar and great company.

Over 70 people enjoyed a rare opportunity to visit the oldest mill in Leicestershire when it opened in glorious sunshine on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May as part of National Mills Weekend. Volunteers explained the history of the mill before showing visitors around, demonstrating the inner workings and highlighting the various marks left by the millers over the last 400 years.

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital will be holding a coffee morning and table top sale on Saturday 8 June in Kibworth Village Hall, LE8 0LN, from 10am until 12.45pm.

As regular readers of the Chronicle will know, for the past couple of years, MSTC and KTC have been putting on co-productions, including very well received productions of Allo Allo, A Bunch of Amateurs and, the fabulous One Night Only, as well as some touring Murder Mysteries.

After the great success of our New to Golf Ladies’ classes last year, our Club Professional, Michael Bent has scheduled another Ladies beginner group class starting on Monday 3 June at 10.30am for 4 weeks. Maximum of 6 ladies in a group, £5 each for one hour.

My name is Steve Taylor and I moved to Kibworth in 1988 and soon after I started a Taekwondo class in Kibworth village hall. I am an 8th degree black belt Instructor and have been practicing martial arts since the late 1960s and have been teaching Taekwondo for over 40 years.

The adult tennis summer leagues started at the end of April, Kibworth have entered four men's teams and three ladies' teams. The matches are played against other clubs in Leicestershire and over 55 people will be playing in the matches for Kibworth.

Following the success of the Leicester Comedy Festival Event in February at the Kibworth Community Hub, the Kibworth & Fleckney Rotary Club was able to donate over £1500 to the Leicester Musical Memory Box (LMMB). 

On 10 May this year The National Gallery(NG), Trafalgar Square, London celebrated 200 years of bringing people and paintings together.