With the cost-of-living crisis affecting every household it is even more important to support the work of the Food Bank if you are able: all donations are gratefully received.

These items are requested: UHT milk (blue or green), sponge puddings and custard; pot noodles; tinned carrots; sugar; toothbrushes; ladies’ toiletries; shaving gel and pump hand soap.

The Ridlington Singers will present an informal concert on Friday 16 September, at 7.30pm in Ridlington Church.

Free admission, and donations to the British Red Cross Ukrainian Crisis Appeal, and Ridlington Church.

We look forward to seeing you there for an enjoyable evening.

Martin Wall

All three books this month are crime novels – one recently written, one 20 years old and one from the golden age of crime writing.

The first is Richard Osman’s “The Man Who Died Twice”, a follow up to “The Thursday Murder Club”.  Like many sequels I thought it not quite as good as the first novel but a good crime caper nevertheless.

“Death of a Celebrity”, a Hamish Macbeth mystery by M C Beaton, is a police procedural – well plotted and written. Quite charming.

However, if you have not read it before, I recommend Agatha Christie’s “Three Act Tragedy” – a great plot and a well told story.

The results of the bio blitz have been collated against last year’s and we are delighted to confirm that the new management plan of the churchyard has improved biodiversity.

A kestrel and a green woodpecker have been added to the bird list this year, and there have been more moth species and plants including caper spurge, cuckoo flower and harebells as well.  Many thanks to all the volunteers who assist in the maintenance of the churchyard and undertake the bio blitz.

The next event will be the “autumn” tidy up followed by a simple ploughman’s lunch on a Saturday towards the end of August/beginning of September. Dates for this tidy up and lunch will be advised in due course.

If you are able to volunteer to strim, rake, mow and help with the lunch, please let Debra Thatcher know.