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We hope you enjoyed your Easter. We’re updating you on our fundraising. Edd and Andrew have been supporting GEMS Charity at The Kings Head for three years, organising events and raising £4,488.69. Also Sam at The Railway Arms held a Virtual Race Day linked to the Grand National, raising £228 for GEMS Charity. A massive heartfelt thank you to Sam, Edd, Andrew and their staff and all their customers for their continued support.

Fifty years ago, as a now-famous computer company was just starting out in a garage in California, the wonderful people of Kibworth were getting ready for the Kibworth Festival 1976. It was a celebration of community for everyone, no matter their age or abilities. Before computers were common in homes, before smart TVs and streaming, even before the ‘Kibworth Chronicle’ came along, the festival featured things like inter-street rounders matches, band concerts and all sorts of fun activities.

A Charity Barn Dance will be held on Saturday, 2 May, at the Liberal Club, 82 Bull Head Street, Wigston LE18 1PA.

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Our wonderful team of women and girls, ranging in age from 12 to over 50, has started training again this month, with our first session of 2026 at Kibworth Mead Sports Hall.

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KGC is teeing up for an exciting new season as we welcome our incoming captains, Phil Thomason, Julie Simpson and Mia Ashton. At the recent drive-in, they announced their chosen charities for the year ahead: Heartwize and The Melanoma Trust.

Members of the running club were out in force over recent weeks, representing the club across road and trail events – and tackling everything from fast six-mile racing to muddy off-road challenges.

We will be holding a table top sale on Saturday 11 April in Kibworth Village Hall, LE8 0LN. From 10am - 12.45.  There will be a good variety of stalls including: craft stalls, handmade cards, jewellery, Tropic skin care products, knitted & crochet goods, jigsaws  books, pre loved clothes, raffle, bric-a-brac and lots more.

After a fabulous concert last November, followed by our usual Christmas events, we are very excited to share with you the total amount raised for our chosen charity, Rainbows Children's Hospice in Loughborough. We raised a total of £1,300 which the Hospice were absolutely thrilled with! Thank you to everyone who supported us!