The excitement is building as it’s now 6 DAYS to the highlight of Woodville’s year, yes folks it’s St.Stephen’s Summer Fayre. Don’t let the fact that;1, it’s May so technically it’s still Spring and 2,the weather is still like Winter put you off from coming…..The date is Saturday May 26th, the venue will be the new hall at Woodville Junior School and it will start at 10.00am and finish at Noon. Stalls will include Bric-a-Brac,Plants,Take-your-Pick,Books,Tombola,Guess Teddy’s Birthday plus Refreshments and Cakes. Free admission and all welcome. Put your glad rags on as there may be a Burton Mail photographer in attendance…….

A big thank you to all that organised, helped and attended the New & Used sale at St.Stephen’s on Saturday (28th) The total raised was approx. £153

Saturday 21st April was the date, 10.30am was the time and Bretby was the location for the latest Redeemer’s Ramblers Ramble. I say 10.30 but it was at 10.45 that the group set off from the centre of Bretby village on the Green near St.Wystan’s Church. 11 people and 3 dogs were in attendance and all were dressed according to the weather forecast of predicted heavy showers interspersed with bouts of sunshine. The glorious weather of March is now but a distant memory! The route of the walk took us past Bretby Park Farm and the very impressive surroundings of Bretby Hall, through some rather large puddles (see photo) and towards Hoofies Wood. As is appropriate for a church walking group the route took us past Noah’s Ark, a small homestead set deep in the woods where we all trooped past 2 by 2……High visibility jackets were then adorned for the brief walk on the busy Hartshorne to Repton road. At times the road can be like Donington race track but today it was very quiet thankfully. We went back “off piste” through the farm near Bretby Mill and towards Watery Lane and then on a path uphill back towards Bretby village to complete the 3 mile walk. At this point there was a display of a preening creature strutting around displaying it’s beauty for all to see ( but that’s enough about me…) as there was a Peacock in one of the front gardens of a house in Bretby. 6 of the group headed to Bretby Nurseries Garden Centre for a well earned drink/cake/biscuit/jacket potato/etc. Thanks to Michael Eyrl for organising the route and May’s Redeemer’s Ramblers walk will take place on Saturday the 12th starting at 10.30am from Beehive Woodland Lakes http://www.beehivefarm-woodlandlakes.co.uk

Yours in Walking, Mr S.Hamble

"I'm not walking through that......."

St.Margaret’s coffee morning took place on Saturday April 14th. Many thanks to all that attended. The total raised was approx. £255.