September 2022
The village’s 2nd annual Harvest Festival will take place on Saturday October 15th. Bring your jams, bakes, fruit, veg and more to the paddock opposite No 62. There are 6 categories: Jams, Fruit & Veg, Bakes, Flowers, Beverages and Photos.
September 2022
It has been promised for years and it’s finally coming. The ‘Road closed’ sign went up in Piccotts End this week as telephone engineers arrived to dig up the road. They will be in the village for 10 days laying a new high speed fibre cable. It’s not yet known…
September 2022
Among the many voices paying tribute to the late Queen on radio and TV this weekend was Piccotts End resident Penny Gore. Penny is more familiar to BBC Radio 3 listeners as presenter of the Afternoon Concert but following the sad news from Buckingham Palace…
August 2022
The village Book Club goes from strength as it celebrates its 14th year. Membership has grown steadily from the half dozen who attended its inaugural meeting back in 2008. When it met this week to discuss its latest choice 12 out of a total membership…
June 2022
Mill Close resident Charlie Shearman has captured this remarkable photo of a quite magnificent visitor to his garden. Swarms of red kites over the Dodds Lane end of the village have been likened to something out of the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds.
June 2022
Our congratulations to Amy Hughes, of Mill Close, who has just become Dr Amy. Her proud parents Marilyn and Derek held a celebration party marking Amy’s achievement. After graduating with a degree in geology from Liverpool University…
June 2022
The case of Django, the missing cat, has had a happy ending. After he failed to return home earlier this week his worried owners Paul and Madalena Borg of No 146, did a house-to-house leaflet drop asking residents to keep an eye out.
June 2022
The case of Django, the missing cat, has had a happy ending. After he failed to return home earlier this week his worried owners Paul and Madalena Borg of No 146, did a house-to-house leaflet drop asking residents to keep an eye out.
June 2022
Jubilee fever is gripping the village this week as preparations for the street party hit top gear. Nearly 100 people are expected for Saturday’s celebration of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. The village sign even got a makeover to mark the event, with a royal flush of red, white and blue lupins.
June 2022
A love of music has brought a Piccotts End couple to the altar. In the village’s first wedding for many years, Jane McClelland married Simon Lillystone at Chenies Manor in a ceremony filled with a feast of singing and dancing. Jane, who lives at 140, is a former music teacher and met Simon at a musical event in London.