On recommendation, I read Alan Hollinghurst’s  “The Stranger’s Child” – it was every bit as good as I was told.  Successive generations interpret a legendary story in different ways.  An excellent book and I too recommend it.

For those more interested in fact than fiction try  “The Shortest History of War” by Gwynne Dyer, an acclaimed historian.  Published last year and a vital read to understand the role of war – why we do it and how we can stop it.

To round off this month, two Hamish Macbeth novels by M C Beaton  “Death of a Dentist” and  “Death of a Gossip” – I preferred the latter.

CHRISTMAS CARDS
Our community Christmas card scheme means that you can send one card to the whole community to pass on your festive greetings and make a donation to be shared between the church, playing field and village hall.  Cards and donations, please, to Debra Thatcher, Ruth Lees and Pat Roome.

CAROL SERVICE
You are warmly invited to the village carol service on Sunday, 18th December at 6pm.  Come along and enjoy singing some of your favourite carols.

CHRISTMAS DAY
Please join us at our Communion Service at 9:30am.

Thanks for the autumn tidy of the churchyard to Steve Fox, Dave Johnson, Jacky Morrell, John Morrell, Shelagh Page, Debra Thatcher and Richard Thatcher.

Thanks are due also to Richard Baines for removing the bags of clippings to add to his bonfire.

More volunteers requested for next year’s tidy and ploughman’s lunch.