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The follow up meeting of the relaunch of Kibworth History Society is to take place in Kibworth Community Library on Tuesday 24 June at 7pm. 

Our ancient turret clock has recently been returned to the church and is now on display in the north aisle. It dates from 1629 and is a rare example of an oak framed mechanism with the workings made by a blacksmith. It ceased to work as the turret clock in about 1890.

A pillar box, or post box, and a telephone box in Warwick. © Historic England Archive. PLB/N110029.

Is now located on the wall of The Well. It has moved from the wall of the Manor House across the road and has been completely refreshed. This is where you will find all the activities of your local parish council including details of the next meeting you can attend.

At Kibworth Mead we aim to give our students lots of different opportunities to shine. Two areas we would like to highlight this month are maths and athletics.

Following the success of the 2024 event, the Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust (LHCT) invites people to join the 2025 Ride+Stride.

The Leicester and District Ramblers have just published their walks programme for the second half of 2025. This is their most comprehensive programme yet, and includes 10 different walks, with lengths varying from 4 to 14 miles.

The good people of Kibworth and surrounding areas you have done us proud once again.

The General Medical Services (GMS) contract is the standard agreement between NHS England and GP practices in England for delivering core medical services, according to NHS England. It's a national contract negotiated yearly, defining what services GPs are expected to provide and how they are funded. The GMS contract covers a significant portion of GP practices in the UK (and is 195 pages long!)

Our bowling season is now fully underway with our men’s and ladies’ league teams playing their fixtures, together with friendly matches on Thursday and Saturday afternoons. All the club competitions for our various trophies have been organised and matches are being arranged. Spectators are always very welcome. Watching matches from our sunny terrace is a really nice way to spend an afternoon or evening.