ANTIQUES EVENING - An evening of antiques, with Geoffrey Crofts, will be held in Richards Castle Village Hall tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm. Mr Crofts, an auctioneer at Brightwells specialising in antiques, will bring interesting items and invite the audience to guess their purpose,age and value. Proceeds go to All Saints Church, Richards Castle. A family prize bingo evening will be held in Richards Village Hall tomorrow (Friday) at 7pm with proceeds to Action Aid.

FOOT STOMPING - The traditional jazz Dixieland Hotshots will be setting feet stomping in Richards Castle Village Hall on Saturday, March 27, at 7.30pm.

Tickets from Paul Sallis on 01584831503 or Ian Broom 01584831550.

ROUNDERS TEAM - Richards Castle Ladies rounders team will be meeting at Mitnell Villa on Monday, March 22, at 7.30pm to discuss the forthcoming season.

LOCAL HISTORY AT HILSTON - The next meeting of the Bill MacAdam History group is on Friday, 19th March at 7.30pm. The speaker isTony Hopkins, who will talk about Monmouthshire and its Castles in the Medieval Period. The charge is £1.50 and all meetings start at 7.30pm at Hilston Park.