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There has been considerable discussion recently about the nature of nationalism and patriotism. This has prompted reflection on symbols of unique and inextricably British identity that I have personally embraced.

Bridge 67 Butchers are giving back to their community with a cheeky style calendar all in aid of charity. The popular butchers have bought out all the props to take photographs of their staff in a ‘Calendar Girls’ style manner, which once compiled together will make a fun gift. With all profits going half each to their two chosen charities, MNDA, very much in the news at the moment with the recent diagnosis of Lewis Moody and Yellow Wellies promoting farm safety, it makes for a brilliant Christmas present for anyone with an interest in rugby and farming. These are two areas very much of interest for both John and Jill, the owners of Bridge 67 Butchers. To order yours now or to make a donation to these two wonderful charities please pop into Bridge 67 Butchers, 36 High Street, Kibworth.

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Kibworth Bowling Club was filled with the sound of country music and the shuffle of dancing feet this week as ITV Central News filmed a feature on the village’s thriving line dancing class.

So, our first half term of the school year is done. Thank you to those who supported our Virtual Balloon Race and helped us raise £120. An extra thank you to our winner, who kindly donated their prize back to the school. We are also packing all our old and foreign coin donations to send, we will share our total raised soon.

Countdown has begun for our concert- ‘KLC does Rock!’

As we celebrate this year’s Harvest Festival, we are reminded of the true meaning of community — coming together to share what we have and support one another. This season, the local food bank has been deeply moved by the generosity of our community.

Between the Church and the Grand Union canal you come across a field where the above three oak trees stand. They are now 20 years old. They were planted in late 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

Well what an amazing day we had. The sun shone and the people came. We completely smashed last year’s total, taking £1,600 on the day which was incredible. Through my JustGiving page an additional £838 was raised and with further donations the final total was £2,648.

We’ve got some exciting news to share with our readers. After three years of hard work, late nights, and plenty of cups of tea, the Kibworth & District Chronicle team has finally finished scanning our entire back catalogue! Every single issue, right back to the very first edition, is now available online for you to browse, search, and enjoy.

Starting at Uni or college means a lot more happens online – from managing your courses to sorting out your money and social life. With so much going digital, it’s super important to know how to stay safe and avoid the common online risks.

The Church of St. Wilfrid’s invites you to share an evening of Christmas Music with Salvo Brass on Friday 28 November, 7.30pm in St. Wilfrid’s Church Kibworth

We will be taking delivery of new chairs for both Church and School Room around the end of October. Many of the old chairs will be available for anyone wishing to take away between one and 50. They are free of charge (although a nominal donation to the Methodist Relief Charity “All We Can” would be welcome). They consist of a varied mixture of upright hard plastic and upholstered chairs.

Billesdon Drama Society are to present ‘Over the Top’, a revue of war time songs and sketches to celebrate 80 years since VE Day

We have, largely, predictable seasons and live on an island on the edge of a continent. These factors lead to large amounts of seasonal natural history and to our noticing ‘firsts’. There are letters to The Times from people hearing their first cuckoo or nightingale each year and Delius chose to compose “On hearing the first Cuckoo in spring”. In common parlance “one Swallow does not a summer make”. Botanically we notice the first snowdrops to flower and base weather lore around the behaviour of trees; “Oak before the ash we’ll only get a splash; ash before the oak we’re sure to get a soak”, a reference to the timing of leaves appearing.