April 2025
Plans for a raft of social events, including a Christmas carol party, were announced at the village AGM. Popular events like the Spring Coffee Morning (April 27th), the Safari Supper (September 20th) and the Fireworks Party (November 15th) will make a welcome return, along with a revival of the Scarecrow and Harvest Festival events which were successfully launched in 2022.
April 2025
Spring is in the air! Smell the scent and smell the coffee when we gather at the Marchmont Arms on Sunday 27th April. It’s the annual village coffee morning at the Marchmont Arms. Drop in any time between 11am and 1pm, See you there!
April 2025
I am so annoyed! I hadn’t had a bet on the Grand National for many years. But today I thought I’d have a flutter. A tenner each way on any horse that took my fancy. I scanned the runners and riders. Around 35 of them with the usual array of colourful and amusing names. One I remember from years ago was called
Now in its 15th year, our Book Club meets every month in the convivial surroundings of a member’s home. All residents are welcome to join and the only qualification is an enjoyment of reading.
April 2025
Being low down in the Gade Valley means we don’t often get the best of sunsets. But last week, Talip Karamahmutoglu of 118, happened to be in the right place at the right time: passing the Boars Head at about 7.30pm. There he captured this beautiful shot that looks more like a painting than a photo.
As Spring is sprung our annual coffee morning is a popular curtain raiser to the season of blossom and blooms.
March 2025
The village AGM will take place on Wednesday March 26th at 110, Piccotts End, 7.30pm. The agenda, and the minutes of last year’s AGM, are listed below.
February 2025
Our village book club has proved a big hit since it started some 15 years ago. In that time we have read more than 100 novels and short stories, ranging from classics like Moby Dick to amazing short stories like The Time Machine. But few have given us more pleasure than one written by one of our members.
January 2025
Enjoying a Christmas drink and chat with PERA chairman Simon Lillystone I was amused by his story of an unexpected encounter with Sir Stephen Fry. Simon was attending an awards ceremony in London. On entering the venue he was surprised to be greeted by the polymath and comic. ‘How wonderful to see you,’ said Sir Stephen,
January 2025
Villagers are being warned to watch out for a lethal hole in the road. Piccotts End resident John Baldwin re-posted these photos of the missing manhole cover in the middle of the village. They were taken by passer-by Dave Hicks,