CHRISTMAS Tree Festival: “Christmas Around the World” this weekend, at St Leonard’s Church. Today is launch evening with carols, mince pies and drinks from 7pm to 8.30pm. On Saturday, there’s a Christmas market, from 10.30am to 5pm, tombola and refreshments all day. Saturday, at 7.30pm, there’s an ‘All Age Christmas concert’ with EVOC. Admission free, donations invited, Interval refreshments, and on Sunday, 10am to 11.30am, children’s competition: ‘Design a Christmas card’, prizes awarded 3.30pm, raffle drawn at 3.45pm, doors close at 4pm.

BIG Band: On Saturday, at 7.30pm, the village hall will be the venue for an evening of big band swing performed by the Clive Fortune Big Band. Tickets £8, available from 07789 766180 or 07818 000598 or by emailing clive@bcbig band.org.uk.

HABEAS Corpus, directed by Philip Lewis: Was performed by the Loddon Players last Thursday to Saturday. Gill Fearon, treasurer, said: “We were very pleased to see the hall so full and will be sending a donation to the NSPCC.”