Parish Council Meeting:  The March meeting will be held on Monday 8 March at 7.30 pm in the Community Centre. It will be chaired by Mr Mike Robinson as Mrs Brown is unavailable that evening.

Women’s Institute: The meeting will be held on 9 March at 7.30 p.m. in the community centre.  Mrs Maureen O’Neill will be telling members about Life at Lovat Fields. The competition is for a pretty jug. 

Steve Perry:  Steve once again did a splendid job entertaining over sixty people in the Sports Club at the end of February.  It was a marvellous evening.  Mel d’Agostino, Peri Purnell, Millie Tearle and others prepared beef stew and dumplings followed by apple pie and custard, all beautifully served at the tables.  It was all delicious. Afterwards Peri’s daughter Sam, the Chairman, Bob Clements tackled a mountain of washing up while Malcolm Purnell and others squeezed into the bar area to serve drinks to the now thirsty singers.  Towards the end of the evening the guests all joined in a knees-up.  Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed the evening singing favourite songs and having a good time.  Thank you to all the organisers and those who came.  Finally thank you to Ted Andrews, who kindly took over the community centres tables, chairs etc and checked they went back again.

Women’s Institute: The Women’s Institute meet tonight (Tuesday 9th) in the Community Centre, Bragenham Side at  7.30 p.m. Just a reminder that PCSO Tina Hobson will be available after the talk to hand out leaflets and speak to anyone with concerns.

Lent Course: Soup, made by Diane Webber and bread rolls will be served prior to the Lent course to be held this Tuesday afternoon  in the Methodist Schoolroom.  Please be there from 1.30pm.  The talk this week is entitled ‘Making a difference in society’.  The reading and discussion will be taken from the gospel of John Chapter 13 verses 1-17.  All welcome. 

Sports Club:  The committee will meet in the pavilion at 7.30pm on Wednesday 10 March. 

Flowers on the Green:  Flowers will be sold on the village green from 6.30 a.m. on Saturday 13^th March for Mothering Sunday.  Mrs Rosemary Clay is unable to be on the stall this year so anyone reading this who would like to help do please feel free to go down to the stall and offer your assistance.  It will be gratefully received.  Any profit will go towards the tea making facility planned in St Luke’s church.

Mothering Sunday Service:  There will be a United Family Service for Mothering Sunday in St Luke’s at 11.00 a.m. taken by Revd John Waller and everyone is invited to this service, especially Mums, there may even be a little something for you during the service! It’s a very friendly and relaxed service so do come if you can you will be made very welcome.

Community Association: There will be a community association committee meeting on Tuesday 16^th March at 8.00 p.m. all representatives of the village organisations are invited to attend.  The Annual General Meeting is set for 15^th June 2010 at 8.00pm in the community centre where all meetings are held.  Villagers may attend this meeting.

Condolences:  Our deepest sympathy to Mrs Margaret Faulkner and the family on the death of her husband Bill.  He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.  A thanksgiving service will take place in the Chapel on 8 March after a private cremation service.

A musical weekend: Do put the weekend of July 17^th and 18^th in your diaries.  There will be a concert in St Luke’s on the evening of Saturday 17^th July with organist, Barry Williams and several instrumentalists  plus the Launton  hand bell ringers.  On Sunday 18th Magic Dave will be coming back to the Community Centre to entertain from 2 -2.45 p.m. and the Great Horwood Silver band will be coming to play too, by popular request. Tea and cakes will be served.  Everyone welcome and of course there will be more details about the times at a later date.

Play in the Park:  AVDC will be again bringing Play in the Park to the recreation field in Bragenham Side on Monday 2^nd August, Thursday 12^th August and Thursday 19^th August between 2.00pm and 4.30 p.m. Again please put these dates in your diaries, it’s free and well worth bringing children too. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Messy Church: This is an opportunity for mums and dads, or carers of any sort to bring little ones and children to have a good time.  However the event won’t be held in church (the repairs will be going on hopefully!) it will be held on Sunday 4^th July in the community centre from 11.00a.m.  Recent ‘Messy Church’ held in the Brickhills has been amazingly popular so it has been decided to try it here.  There will be activities and things to do together.  There are no isolated activities so children won’t be left with people they don’t know.  Everyone regardless of age is welcome to come and have a good time for an hour or so. There will be more information later but again do put the date in your diary.

Get well soon:  There are quite a number of villagers in hospital or who are ill as this item goes to press.  You know who you are and everyone sends their best wishes to you.  We are all thinking of you and hope to see you among us again soon. Best wishes especially this week to Sandra Perrett who fell downstairs and broke her ankle recently.

Contact: If you have anything for this column please ring Hazel on 01525 270404 or email hmt404@hotmail.co.uk ring their completed questionnaires to the meeting?