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The Kibworth Harcourt Conservation Society was formed in 1980 to "ensure the preservation of Kibworth Harcourt as an attractive, historic village with a pleasant environment". The Society is registered with the Civic Trust. The Society is managed by a Committee which meets bimonthly to review planning applications within the conservation area, to renew and maintain a number of flower tubs throughout the conservation area and to discuss other issues which from time to time, affect the local way of life. The Society is opposed to plans to "merge" the two Kibworths' into one small town, and firmly believe in maintaining the rural nature of Kibworth Harcourt along with it's name and separate identity.
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Kibworth Harcourt
The main road through the village once took a very different route than that taken by the A6 today. Up until the early 1800's, horse drawn carriages would travel along the Main Street, which has some very sharp right angled bends along it's length, and on quite a slope in places too. It became so dangerous, especially in the winter, that a by-pass was built to alleviate the problem. Almost two centuries later, there is now a real need
for another by-pass to take away the large volumes of traffic which pass
through this increasingly urbanised village. Many thanks to the following people
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| This page updated 18/05/2009. All photographs/artwork on this website © Frank Bingley unless otherwise stated. Please see copyright information. | |||||||||