HEROES RETURN

Grants from £300 to £3150 are available for individuals (plus their spouse and/ or carer) who wish to visit, before December 2005, the areas where British Armed Forces saw active service anywhere in the world during the
Second World War.

For further information call the Veterans Agency on: 0800 169 2277.
If you have any problems, please call me on 724763

AGM DATE CHANGE
The Branch AGM will be held in the Village Hall on
Monday 22nd November 2004 (not the 15th), starting at
7.30 pm.
Alan Walpole, Chairman

The first of our four "Cakes and Coffee" mornings in the Church Porch got off to a flying start on Saturday, 5^th June.  We had good support from visitors and villagers alike, and we raised £90 for the "Loo" Fund.  Our next "Cakes and Coffee" morning will be on Saturday, 3^rd July from 10.30 a.m. until 12.30 p.m.  Everyone is very welcome, and the venue will be the same.  If you would like to make a cake for the stall you can either leave it with me at Shenburgh or bring it to the Church on the day.

Elizabeth Leighton

Also, see July Diary events
10^th Talk by Brian Morton, Village Hall, 7.30 p.m.
14^th 'The Decibelles', concert in the church, 8.00 p.m.

I am delighted to announce the birth of a beautiful, great granddaughter, "Lily Kerenza".
Born on 20^th May at 2.20 p.m. to parents Paul and
Elizabeth Denny.
Anna Edwards

On behalf of the community, I wish to express our extreme gratitude to Justin Kibble for the most excellent way in which he has developed and edited our Newsletter over the past years.
To say that he has performed magnificently and with gusto in this role is not, I believe, an understatement. We wish Justin, Ingrid and Felix well, in whatever the future may hold.
At the same time we welcome Tony's tremendous offer of taking on the mantle as Editor, and we wish him every success and enjoyment in so doing.

Robin Buncombe

In just two and a half hours the magnificent sum of £1277.07, minus some minor miscellaneous expenses, was raised on the 31st May. That equates to £8.50 every minute!
Although too numerous to name individually, the Branch wishes to express its thanks to everybody involved.
Robin Buncombe, Hon Treasurer

For all those interested in creating a Drama Group to run during the Autumn term, there will be a short meeting on Sunday 11th July in the Village Hall Annexe at 4.00 p.m. Children of primary school age to be accompanied by a parent, please.
We are proposing to run 1 or 2 hour long sessions once a week depending on the number of participants and the age range. Cost will, also, depend on numbers and hiring charge. This is definitely non-profit making!

Val Anderson and Julia Sourbutts