Articles

Mothering Sunday was on Sunday March 10. Yes Mothering Sunday  not  Mother’s Day, for Mother’s Day is on May 12th and celebrated in every state of the United States by law since 1914 when the President of the United States,Woodrow Wilson made it legally binding.

Following a large response to the previous consultation, the county council have decided to keep the Market Harborough and Shepshed sites open. However, savings still need to be made so people can have their say on some new proposals.

The speaker at our February meeting was Julie Harrison who, with the help of her husband Ian, gave us a fascinating talk about their holidays in South Africa. Their love of the country and its wildlife began when friends invited them to stay with them. That first visit changed their lives as they fell under South Africa’s spell and they have returned many times since to the Kruger National Park. Covering an area of more than 19,000 square kilometres, the Kruger has very few fences to restrict the animals’ movements, except small ones around the safari camps where visitors are accommodated.

2022 Vergelegen Millrace Sauvignon Blanc

We have had a really positive spring term so far at KMA.

As a local acupuncturist and Taichi Qigong instructor, I frequently get asked: “What is qi (pronounced chee)?” Here is my understanding after reading the Qigong book written by Peter Deadman (published in 2024).

With the Pantomime now put to bed (though please enjoy our belated photographs as a reminder of 'Dick Whittington’), we are now planning our annual Quizaret which will be held on Saturday 18 May. SAVE THE DATE!

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital will be holding a coffee morning and table top sale on Saturday 13 April in Kibworth Village Hall, LE8 0LN, from 10am until 12.45pm.

In the February issue of the Chronicle ex-editor Roger Garratt asked for more letters. As a nearby resident in Saddington of 32 years, I would like to express both gratitude and a little frustration over some of the issues of the day. 

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." – Frank Lloyd Wright