Dear Villagers, I’m sorry I’ve been so long making more listings, it was due to music commitments and visitors coming to stay! Here is the next item. A large Royal Albert bone china dinner service, believed to be from the 1940s. This is a beautiful classic service in the rare pattern of ‘Chatsworth’, charmingly decorated … Continue reading Search Your House for Items to Help Ukraine

Just a gentle reminder that the annual church clean is on Thursday at 10.30. Coffee and chocolate biscuits provided. All help gratefully received. Margaret Smith

The plant table in the driveway at Crockford House (Lower Town) is now up and running. Drop by and pick up some gorgeous plants at bargain prices. Marion Jay

If you have any memories of the Queen - from Coronation to Diamond Jubilee and beyond - and you would like to share them, I'm hoping to set up a small display of memories in the Church. Photos, stories or small items of interest would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me, Amanda Elliott, on panda.elliott@gmail.com, … Continue reading Memories of The Queen

It has been decided to close entries for the Time Capsule on the Jubilee weekend, and put it in its resting place once memories from the Big Picnic Lunch are collected. To this end, please can all those who have shown interest in including something in the capsule give it, or send it, to me … Continue reading Time Capsule

Given the general concern in the village, there will be a public meeting in the very near future to talk about the current issues surrounding the Villagers' Stores. The Directors have endorsed the idea, and have asked me to act as a neutral chairman, which is why it falls to me to make some of … Continue reading Village Shop

The races were a great success at the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, so we have decided to repeat them, even though we are all ten years older! It would be helpful if people signed up beforehand if they would like to enter particular races. We can then work out if we need to organise heats, … Continue reading Jubilee Races

We will be keen to take part in an independently chaired village meeting to inform villagers and to discuss the current issues connected with the shop. We feel that this should happen before we hold a private shareholders meeting. We are happy to help set this up in any way we can. Eddie BishopChairman

Can anyone help with this parcel delivery? It was supposed to be delivered to Vine Cottage in Lower Town but was delivered here instead (see photo below) - it looks like the back of someone’s bungalow or cottage. If anyone recognises the house or checks their back door and finds it there, could you let … Continue reading Misdelivered Parcel

As a non shareholder but a daily user of the shop, and frequently of the Post Office and Skye’s, l fully endorse the contents of Patrick Hoyte’s letter. An emergency meeting open to all interested villagers must be called by the directors as soon as possible. I detect that the usual friendly ambience of the … Continue reading Shop Shareholders / Villagers Meeting