Join us for a Celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day with an afternoon of music with St Michael’s Choir and friends on Sunday 11th May, 3 – 4.30 pm, St Michael’s Church.

There’ll be a demonstration of 1940s dancing from Betty Bloom Dance and a chance to have a dance-a-long. We will serve tea and cake and then a shared time of music and singing of classic 1940s songs as a tribute to those who lived through the second World War. No charge to come along but there will be a collection at the door for The Royal British Legion and the Friends of St Michael’s Church.

The North Moreton Book Sale will be held on Saturday 26th April in North Moreton Church, from 10am until 3pm.

As usual, thousands of books will be on sale, with all proceeds going to support the village hall and church. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes will be available. Free entry and car parking. Donations of spare books are always welcome. Email northmoretonbooksale@gmail.com or call 01235 818900 or 07908314771 if you have any books to give, and the organisers will happily collect them.

The Blewbury Garden Market is springing forth and ready to burst into flower!

We will be on the forecourt of Blewbury Service Station on Saturday mornings 09:15 – 11:00, starting on Saturday 19th April and running through to September. Do come along and see what we have – at the start of the season there will be young plants ready to brighten your garden through the summer, plus the delicious offerings of several village bakers.

We had a pre-season meeting on 11th March, where a dozen volunteers – including some very welcome new ones – made our plans for the summer and admired the new tablecloths! We would still very much like more volunteers, and especially some tall people to help put up the gazebo (when needed) at the start of the morning – you don’t even have to stay for the whole thing. We are also very keen to attract new sellers – and of course buyers. 2024 was one of our best years so far for sales, and we’d love to exceed that in 2025 with your help. If you’re interested in helping and/or selling, please email blewburygm@gmail.com. Further details for sellers at www.blewburygm.co.uk.
Sarah Hargreaves

Would you like to have a better understanding of some of the core
principles of personal finance? Making smart decisions from the beginning can help make sure you have enough money to do the things you want to do. Former Blewbury resident David Barclay-Watt is giving a talk on Tuesday, 25th March at 7:30pm, providing some simple ways to think about managing your finances and get a head start on the future, including:

• Bank account basics, budgeting and saving
• Building credit, and the good and bad of different forms of debt
  (including student loans)
• A basic description of the tax system
• Investing and what to do with your Child Trust Fund money
• How families can act as cohesive financial cooperatives

Having qualified as an accountant with Deloitte, David has worked most of his career in the banking industry. His current role is as a corporate banker for NatWest. He has a long-held interest in personal finance and is a keen advocate of financial education for all ages.

This FREE talk will be held at St Michael’s Church. Refreshments will be provided, and parents are welcome to attend. RSVPs are not needed but appreciated for planning. If you have any queries, or have any specific finance questions you would like answered on the night, please email fosmblewbury@gmail.com. This event is hosted by the Friends of St Michael’s.