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The Gardeners’ Associaton is holding its Annual Plant Sale which is open to the public in the Orpen Memorial Hall Lexden Road on Monday 21 May from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. There will be a variety of bedding plants and other items with all proceeds to a local charity. The club will have a stall at the Village Fayre on Saturday 16 June when free pumpkin seeds will be offered to the children to grow and enter a competition to be judged later in the year.

The president Joyce Woolhead welcomed new members who have now joined membership stands at 53. The next play reading will be at Joyce Lucking’s on Monday 14 May. A delegate from Home Farm will take our place at the Annual Meeting in The Albert Hall next month. A letter of thanks was received from St Helena Hospice and they hope we can bake cakes for 7 April 2008. A team of four will be entering the Village Quiz in the Orpen Memorial Hall on Saturday 19 May at 7.30pm. All proceeds to East of England Childrens’ Hospices. Programme planning meeting will be at Sue Leng’s 36 Albany Road at 10am on Monday June 18.

Names are being taken for the July annual outing to Hylands House in Chelmsford leaving at 9.30am it includes a tour and lunch. Contact Judith on 01206 241969 for more information.

Speaker Val Carter was welcomed with her fascinating collection of Russian nest dolls and the history associated with them.

This charity is 50 years old this year. Collections around the village are from May 13 to 19. Christian Aid Sunday will be on 13 May when a Hunger Lunch will take place at 12.30pm in St Mary’s Church hall following morning worship. There will also be a Tradecraft stall. Contact Judith on 01206 241969 for more information.

The annual stroll through the bluebell woods beginning at the Old Rectory, Cooks Hall Road followed by a cream tea takes place on Saturday and Sunday May 5/6 at 2pm. All proceeds to St Mary the Virgin Church.

Colne Valley Flower Club welcomed Jane Cowell and Janet Thorogood who entertained members with their ‘Flowers and Hats’. At the next meeting on 16 May there will be a plant stall to raise money for the club’s chosen charity for this year. The demonstrator, Gill McGregor, will base her arrangements around the theme ‘As Summer Approaches’. Guests are very welcome to the Orpen Memorial Hall. Meetings begin at 7.30pm.

Volunteers are urgently needed to help provide teas for the cricket club. Any expenditure would be reimbursed. Contact 01206 240225.

The president thanked members who have made cakes for the St Helena Hospice. Erika Cole reported on the 90th County Annual Meeting at which a 1,000 delegates attended.

Islington is the latest W I to join Essex complete with its own website. George Mills is hoping to take many birthday cards from Essex W I’s to Dr P who is 70 and runs the Children’s Rehabilitation Centre in Chernigov, Ukraine. The Cuban Cycle Ride raised £3,000 for the W I Denman College. W I volunteers are required to form a team for the Village Quiz on Saturday 19 May. Contact our secretary.

The speaker Mr Brian Piccolo with the aid of slides talked about his sponsored walk from north to south island in New Zealand raising money for charities in Britain and New Zealand. He power-walked 40 miles per day.

As there is only one resolution to be discussed in May, members can enjoy a talk by Mrs Val Carter on Russian Dolls. Competition ‘A Peg Doll’.