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At the commencement of last month, the nominations for the County Council elections were officially closed. The entire county of Leicestershire, comprising 55 seats, was subject to the electoral process. The Kibworth & District Chronicle solicited written hustings from all local candidates, with the intention of publishing them in the April edition. Regrettably, only two candidates endeavoured to provide a hustings of approximately 250 words, which was subsequently printed. This begs the question: are these candidates heavily reliant on social media platforms or leaflet drops for disseminating their messages?

(includes Gumley, Knaptoft, Laughton, Mowsley and Saddington)

She was an inspiration to so many people from all walks of life and a wonderful friend to everyone at Last Minute Theatre. There was nothing she wouldn’t do (double negative intended!). Many memories of course, from singing, to drama and to comedy.

Now a quarter of a century old. It is to be found along Langton Road, Foxton and it a wonderful lasting display. It's the Foxton Millennium Avenue.

In those halcyon days during the early part of the last century, when everything moved at much slower pace, village life seemed to remain pretty much unchanged for generations. Farmers worked the land and, in most cases, brought their families up to follow suit. One such place where this pattern appeared to continue is the beautiful village of Carlton Curlieu.

Visit art studios in Harborough and nearby villages to view paintings, jewellery, collage, sculpture and glasswork to meet and talk with the artists. This is an opportunity to view the wonderful creative work of twenty eight local artists on display.

Alex Leger will delight us with his tales of producing the BBC’s Blue Peter programme with Peter Purves, Lesley Judd and John Noakes. He describes encounters with an erupting volcano, climbing windmills, gorillas in Uganda, a life-threatening storm at sea and LuLu the baby elephant who ran amok and created, arguably, the funniest moment in Blue Peter history.

Organised by Welland Valley Cycling Club

The candidates for the Gartree Division, in alphabetical order, are as follows:-

Dear Editor,