WelcomeWelcome to the Kibworth web site your gateway to our history, our services and information on the 6 part BBC series 'English Story' which tells our history through the last 1600 years.The Kibworth Improvement Team is a community partnership being formed to improve the health and well being of “Kibworth” (Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt and Smeeton Westerby) residents, businesses and visitors. The partnership will act as a conduit to enable the aspirations of the residents to be realised through the Kibworth Improvement Team Community Action Plan, and to identify key development needs for the villages.
Why not visit our villagesand walk around ourtrails and find out more.
Jubilee CelebrationsKibworth once again will perform a spectacle for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. After our success last year with the Royal Wedding Street Party we at KiT are proud to present the Kibworth Regatta to coincide with the pageant Her Majesty the Queen is leading down the River Thames on Sunday 3 June 2012. We will be creating the largest inland boat in dry dock in this part of the country along with the commitment of other members from the Kibworth Improvement Team (KiT) and volunteers we are determined that this will be a true day to remember.
The acclaimed television historian Michael Wood embarked on afascinating history of England for the BBC charting the roots and therise of the English from the last days of the Roman Empire up to theSecond World War in 2010. However this is not the story of Kings andQueens or Lords and Ladies but a history of the ordinary people ofEngland!The series was based around the old parish of Kibworth in thehundred of Gartree, which today comprises our villages of KibworthHarcourt, Kibworth Beauchamp and Smeeton Westerby.
Michael Wood’s Story of England
The announcement on 8th November that theOlympic Torch route will pass along the A6through Kibworth on 2 July 2012 is fantasticnews. KiT is already registered with London 2012as a Local Leader, and this will be a greatopportunity to celebrate this local part of theOlympics in true Kibworth style.You can see the actual route and find out moreby following the link here......
Olympic Torch route to pass through Kibworth
Harcourt vs BeauchampThere has always been healthy competition between Harcourt and Beauchamp, and although today we work hard together with Smeeton Westerby for the benefit of the whole community, there have been disagreements in the past. Read the report on the Harcourt Parish Meeting in 1897 for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee...
News - KiT Sponsor RSA Trips
Emma Tilley on behalf of KiT presents a cheque toTanya from the RSA sponsoring student trips toMerton. Photo Andrew Carpenter.
An introduction from Michael Wood
The Kibworth Improvement Team thank and acknowledge the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford for permission to use images on this website of the college and archived material.
Press ReleaseKibworth villages to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in styleThe villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt are joining forces to celebrate the DiamondJubilee of Her Majesty the Queen with an unprecedented number of special events and entertainmentsopen to residents and visitors alike.The diversity and breadth of the Kibworth communities will be fully represented in a wide range of activitiesand events throughout the Jubilee weekend. All the village facilities will be involved including theVillage Hall, the Kibworth Grammar School Hall, the Kibworth Club, Kibworth Golf Club, Kibworth TennisClub, Kibworth Cricket Club, the Lychgate and cemetery, the historic Windmill,, the Jubilee Green in KibworthHarcourt and St Wilfrid’s Parish Church.Local shops, restaurants and businesses are playing their part with frontages decorated in red, white andblue, and a Jubilee shop window competition.The highlights include an exhibition of children’s art - some 500 different pieces - in the Grammar SchoolHall, a celebratory Diamond Sundae at St Wilfrid’s Parish Church, a Jubilee Regatta along Church Road inKibworth Beauchamp and a cricket match with teams from the two villages.Further Information:Stephen Butt - Parish Clerk, Kibworth Beauchampclerk@kibworthbeauchamppc.org.uk - 07805 459764Amanda Wileman - Parish Clerk, Kibworth Harcourtclerk@kibworthharcourtparishcouncil.org.uk - 0116 2796405