Hullavington Ramblers

Hullavington Ramblers’ social evening will be in the Village Hall tomorrow from 8:30pm. The date of the next walk has been changed to 29 March to avoid Mothers’ Day. It will be a circular walk of around 5 miles from Kington St Michael, with an archaeological perspective, as the walk is organised by Mark Collard. For further details, contact Bob Fenner on (01666) 837320.

Serendipity Coffee Morning

Coffee Mornings at Serendipity have raised £400 for Dorothy House Hospice in memory of Bill Constable. Do join in from 10 to 12am on Fridays at Serendipity for home made cakes and chat, where the new charity will be the Air Ambulance.

Poetry Group

There was a good turn-out for the ebullient farmer poet, John Osborne, last week when he read from his published poems, and sang nostalgic songs with his accompanist Sheila, at the Village Hall. The featured poet at the next meeting, April 1, will be Elizabeth Barrett Browning with the theme of “The Zoo” for poetry writers. The annual limerick competition, held in memory of Rita Croft, will be for limericks which feature drink this year. Eileen Fry (01666) 838793 can give you all the details.

Hullavington’s Got Talent          

Eleven-year-old Rhys Tucker, from The Parklands, Hullavington, has hired Hullavington Village Hall for a talent contest in aid of Comic Relief on Saturday 28 March. Rhys, a pupil at Malmesbury School, is an enthusiastic singer himself, and a member of Hullavington’s Genesis Choir. Proud mum Hilary Tucker said that Rhys decided to organise this by himself. “Mum gave me a bit of a hand to book the hall,” Rhys admitted.

The contest is open to people of all ages and will be divided into two groups, adults and children. Two well-known local figures have been roped in to help with the judging. The costs for the evening will be £1 for contestants, £5 for adults in the audience and £2 for children. Tickets can be obtained by ringing Rhys (01666) 837492 after 4:30pm on schooldays.