Welcome to our website
Kirby Muxloe is a small village in south-west Leicestershire, England. The Kirby Muxloe History Group is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich heritage of our village.
We actively promote our group through displays in St Bart’s Church Hall and the library. We also have a monthly feature in “The Local" magazine which is a free publication and circulated to 6,800 households in the surrounding area.
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Our aim is to foster a sense of community whilst undertaking projects such as regular meetings, exhibitions, interviews and studies of the older buildings in our village.
We invite you to explore our collection and learn more about our village’s fascinating past. Our archive offers a wealth of information about Kirby Muxloe’s people, places and events.
News
News Flash!
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Please take a look at our new section headed "News"
This can be found just under the heading "About Us"
Read all about the visit to our village by Dr Garfit's granddaughter and husband in July of this year.
Take a look at the interesting photographs recording their visit and read more information about the Garfit family.
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We intend to use this section to record anything new
that happens in the village. If you have any news please let us know and we will include it on this page
Thank you.
Memories Meetings
The meetings are held monthly in the rear meeting room of the Kirby Muxloe Library. Time 10:30 until 12:00.
Each meeting we discuss a different topic which include subjects such as the bombing of the village in 1940, toys we played with and games we played, dancing and social activities - the list is endless.
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The meetings are Free and thanks to Blaby District Council funding we can now also serve complimentary refreshments.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday February 10th 2026.
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.All welcome.
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Kirby Muxloe Railway Station
Group Membership
Membership is open to all.
Annual membership is £10 plus £2 per meeting. We have a concessionary rate for students at £5 for membership and £2 per meeting.
Visitors £5 per meeting.
We are a very friendly group and give a warm welcome to all our members and visitors.
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Latest news!
​ This week we were treated to an excellent talk on Agatha Christie by Mark Temple, a man who knows more about the author's life and works than most of us. He charted her life, through growing up, marriage, divorce, later marriage and older age. Mark also reviewed all her books even those attributed to her and written under her pseudonym-Mary Westmacott.
Later, after a refreshment break the committee members conducted a 'show and tell' , displaying some very interesting items from yesteryear including an adz (a tool similar to an axe), old Indenture papers, a silk christening gown dated 1870 and very interesting rowing memorabilia. We also saw lots of old Kirby Muxloe cricket photos and heard about the cricket club in years gone by.
A good and entertaining evening was enjoyed by our members and 13 visitors.
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2025/26
Programme
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Tuesday 17th March 2026
John Flower - The Leicester Artist
Speaker: Leigh Picciano Moss - Local Historian
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Tuesday 19th May 2026 (AGM)
The History of Witches
Speaker: Elizabeth Welband DMU Museum Curator
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