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Our sense of ‘being me’, of having a mind and memories and feelings, is deeply mysterious. Even if you believe that the human mind is nothing but the product of brain processes, a purely physical phenomenon, no one has yet discovered how brain activity translates into the experiences that give me my sense of self. There are at least five aspects to this puzzle.

Mast is a collective noun for fruits, nuts, seeds and berries. You have probably noticed or heard people commenting about a super-abundance this autumn including apples, brambles, sloes and acorns.

Leicester High School for Girls proudly hosted the UKMT Primary Team Maths Challenge 2025. They welcomed pupils from Market Harborough C of E Academy, Fleckney Primary School, St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, St John Fisher CVA, and Avenue Primary School for a day of exciting mathematical challenges.

I bring you tidings of great joy. Burton Overy are holding their Christmas tree festival again in St Andrew’s church, from Friday 5 December till Sunday 7 December. Once again, our beautiful church will be filled with imaginatively decorated trees, with countless themes.

“Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world” ― Clare Hunter, Threads of Life: A history of the world through the eye of a needle

Join us for an evening of Christmas music with Salvo Brass on Friday 28 November at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15 to include tea or coffee and homemade cake. All proceeds will go to St Wilfrid's Church. Tickets can be purchased from The Well, or by contacting Tel:07540719298.

We are seeking some extra volunteers to assist with the distribution of the Kibworth & District Chronicle. It only takes place once a month and possibly lasts no more than half an hour! The Distribution/ Publication date is always shown on the back of the Kibworth & District Chronicle for the following month.

Dr Miriam A Wohl

Carole Craig has handed the Kibworth & District Chronicle another item of Kibworth memorabilia - a copy of the Kibworth Carnival programme for August 1978 - the year the Chronicle commenced publication.

I recently attended the funeral and burial of a former neighbour. The service was held at Great Glen crematorium. The interment was in the natural burial area at Kibworth Cemetery on the A6, Harborough Road.

The public parish council monthly meeting was held on 28 October 2025 in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

Having overcome so many ‘last minute’ crises - involving three major players - with ‘Jubilee’, our 25th Anniversary production, Last Minute Theatre is well on the way to producing its annual pantomime.
Written jointly by Helen Cullinane and Nicole Lambert, 2026 will bring a unique production of ‘Robin Hood.’

Kibworth has been struggling to cope with increasing traffic volumes over many years. Even seemingly trivial requests for improvements have been turned down by the Highways authorities whilst the perceived dangers to pedestrians and cyclists through motor traffic have steadily increased, as expressed by many residents in the surveys carried out as part of the Neighbourhood Plan.

Roll up! Roll up! It’s time to get your tickets for our next fantastic Christmas Musical, ‘Rhyme and Treason’. This fun packed show will be a delight to watch and has been written with all ages in mind. So why not start the Christmas season early and come and join us?

We have lived in Kibworth for more than 50 years and whilst decluttering recently for an upcoming house move, I came across a programme for the Kibworth & Smeeton Show 1975 - 50 years ago, even before The Kibworth Chronicle!