LUNCH - There will be a Christian Aid lunch on Friday, May 19.

PARISH COUNCIL - The annual meeting will take place in the Curzon Herrick Hall on Monday, May 15, when the speaker will be Jane Jones, director of policy and communications. Fourteen councillors and one member of the public attended a recent meeting. Among matters discussed were traffic calming, the Millennium green, ownership of the great oak tree, and finance and planning grants for village services.