Daisy Bruce, 01427 848070; email: DynamoD22@aol.com

MOBILE CONTACT POINT will be on The Green today (Thursday) between 2pm and 3.15pm.

FRIENDSHIP GROUP - The speaker at the group’s meeting will be Geoff Smith on Wiltshire Foods to Taste tomorrow (Friday) starting at 2pm in the Recreation Room.

HELP REQUIRED on Saturday April 26 for Bassetlaw Spring Clean Week/Cycle Track Maintenance. The Parish Council would appreciate volunteers to help with the above tasks. Can you spare an hour of your time? Meet 10am at the village hall car park.

CHURCH SERVICES will be held at All Saints Church, Beckingham, today (Thursday) with Holy Communion starting at 9.30am; on Sunday April 27 there will be Holy Communion at 10.30am and also Evening Prayer starting at 4pm.

Blyton

EVERGREENS - On Thursday April 17 Mrs Jennifer Runham and Mrs Yvonne Mason set up a stall of fancy goods for members to purchase. Known in the area as Zodiac Jewellery, there was a good range and variety of attractive items. The next meeting is on Thursday May 1 at the village hall starting at 2pm and will be a beetle drive.

Gainsborough

PROBUS CLUB - At their weekly meeting the morning’s speaker Girija Logandran, with the aid of a video projection, explained about the aspects and customs of the Hindu religion, and also presented a sample of Indian spicy food. She explained about the different figures and pratices associated with that religion, and members found her talk very intriguing and enlightening. Before the close the chairman announced that member Cliff Webb would present a video entitled Great Wonders of the World at the next meeting.

LUNCHEON CLUB - Pet behaviourist Christine Woodall was the speaker for the penultimate meeting of the season of Gainsborough and District Ladies Luncheon Club held at the Weston Rooms, on Thursday April 10. Christine’s involvement with animals started at a very early age when she joined a dog training class at the age of 10 and achieved first prize by the time she reached 12. Her interest in the behaviour of animals eventually led Christine to study social psychology in humans. All the tests used in the experiments were conducted on animals and the principles apply to both humans and animals. The main aim of Christine’s business is to combine teaching people how to understand their pets with helping them to promote good behaviour. She is now the proud owner of some Shetland ponies and in order to use them to their full potential she has taken up carriage driving, a sport that she had always imagined as a very civilised and sedate sport. Another recent sideline is the publication of a book called Horses Tales. The next meeting of the club, on May 8, at the Weston Rooms, is the last of the season and will be preceeded by the annual general meeting at 11.30am.