News from Westbury        

THE PLANT SALE

The plant sale is on Sunday 20th May outside the Church between 10 – 12 am.  There will be bacon and/or sausage rolls for sale for £2 with a free coffee, tea or squash.  Cakes will be available to buy. Any plant donations are welcome and all proceeds are in aid of St Augustine’s.  We look forward to seeing you there.  Please contact a member of the PCC for more details.

JUBILEE WEEKEND

A Village service will be held in the Church on Sunday 3rd June at 11.15 am preceded by coffee from 10.45 am.

THE FETE

Plans for the Fete on Sunday 24th June are progressing well.  This year we have the ‘Brackley Men’ coming to entertain us.  There is the Fun Dog Show as well as lots of the familiar stalls.  Any offers of help; donations of bottles for the tombola; books; or White Elephant  are gratefully received.  Please contact Julia (704973), Pat (704864) or Ken (841599) for details.  We would appreciate goods for the White Elephant to be donated before the day of the fete.

THE QUIZ

The Quiz results from the end of March: Ron Parsons had the highest score in the Quiz for the adults and Imogen Wakeford won for the younger age group.  Clara and Sasha Wakeford guessed 2 correct items out of the 7 which were in the Rector’s box.  Great fun was had exploring around the churchyard and discovering where Father Christmas is in the Church.

THE PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council receives requests from villagers, local companies and organisations that wish to advertise events by placing banners, posters and boards at various locations around the village, including the playground fence, green triangle etc.  Please ensure that requests for such permission are sent to the Parish Clerk in the first instance so the full Council can consider and decide on these:  jan.howatson@btopenworld.com.  The next Parish Council meeting is the Annual Meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, 9th May 2012 at 8.00pm, at the Pavilion.

VILLAGE DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

Jubilee Celebrations will take place at the Pavilion Playing Field on Tuesday 5th June at 12 Noon.  Plans are well underway for this “street party” themed  celebration, organised by WSCA, the Parish Council and church members.  You will, by now, have received a flyer through your door and will probably have been approached by one of the organisers and asked to donate a plate of goodies.

Please let Vicky Webb know if you have any photographs/memorabilia from previous Royal occasions   There is no charge for this event and entertainment will be provided - with music from the 1950s, crafts, activities and traditional games for all ages.  Don’t miss the fun!

WSCA

WSCA will be arranging a “spring clean” day at the Pavilion on Sunday 27th May at 10.00am.  Willing helpers will be very welcome.

And finally, Paul & Julie of 15 Littleworth Cottage are very proud to announce the  arrival of a beautiful baby boy on the 28th March at 21:57 weighing 6 lb 13 1/2 oz and have named him Jasper Samuel Ray. His big brother Noah is doing a fantastic job of taking care of him! What a wonderful Birthday present for daddy too!

Sarah Kenny