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Richie

Kibworth Firefighter Richie

18th January 2025 | Community, People

This month, we’re meeting Richie, an experienced member of the Kibworth crew. After four years as an on-call firefighter and another two in a fulltime role, Rich is now a competent firefighter, qualified driver, and also capable of ‘acting up’ at incidents. This means that he can take charge at an incident if no other officers are available. With a diverse skill set and a positive attitude, Rich is a key member of the Kibworth crew. Read on to discover what inspired Rich to become an on-call firefighter and hear his advice for anyone interested in joining the on-call team.

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Methodist Matters - Jan 2025

18th January 2025 | Churches

Wishing you all every joy and blessing for this New Year, 2025. But as well as personal health and happiness, may it also be a year when everybody strives to make things better for Kibworth and the surrounding villages.

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David Le Page

Fundraising Frontiers Concert at St Wilfrid’s

18th January 2025 | Churches

We are delighted to announce a very special fundraising concert that will take place at St Wilfrid’s Church in Kibworth on Friday 28 February. Frontiers Trio features three superb professional musicians who live locally. They are David Le Page – violin, Mark Ashford – guitar, and Nick Stringfellow – cello.

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The Coleman family from the 1891 census
The Coleman family

Local History - your help is needed

18th January 2025 | Local History

To complement the upcoming season of Local History Talks (see the Kibworth Community Library article here), the Kibworth Community Library team, with the help of some members the Family History Workshop and aided by Kibworth & District Chronicle, are to mount an exhibition of Kibworth Past.

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World Day of Prayer 2025 - The Cook Islands

18th January 2025 | Churches

The Cook Islands welcome and lead us for the World Day of Prayer 2025. This year it is on Friday 7 March. The Cook Islands is a group of 15 Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It has a rich and colourful Maori heritage and a deep connection to nature. Join with us as we pray, learn and reflect together on the theme ‘I made you wonderful’.

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Your vote counts!

18th January 2025 | Community

Local artist Maxine Dodd has submitted one of her pastel paintings, entitled Stormy Descent, in a competition overseen by British Contemporary Art Awards. The picture above was submitted in the autumn, and along with 10 others has now been entered for the final.

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