NEWLY-elected parish council: Met at Ellisfield Memorial Hall on Monday.

ANNUAL Parish Meeting for Ellisfield (not a parish council meeting but an opportunity for all village residents to gather and hear about the activities of local groups) followed by light refreshments and a chance to chat. Memorial Hall, 8pm, Friday, May 29.

HORTICULTURAL Society Meeting: Next Thursday, May 28, at 7.45pm at Cliddesden Millennium Village Hall, members and friends invited to hear a talk by Geoff Hawkins entitled ‘What’s going on in the garden?’

BELLES of St Martin’s: Rehearsed at Home Farm Barn, Farleigh, last week, ahead of the concert, to celebrate 40 years of the Ellisfield Ladies Club on Saturday, July 18; an evening of light classical music themed around the countryside and the seasons. The music programme sounds great (Heritage Orchestra, local soloists The Belles and Community Singing). Tickets available from committee members; Maggie (381419), Sharon (381758), Mandy (409029), Rose (381417) Tracey (381547).