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Our first plants are in the garden, including two beautiful trees. This wonderful progress is all thanks to the Garden Gang led by Andrea who have spent many hours clearing the plot of land and digging it over.

St Nicholas’ Big Draw and Maypole Dancing proved a great success with over 60 people in attendance and great fun had by all. The Maypole dancing by Leamington Hastings Academy pupils was lovely and one could see the skill needed when their parents and friends took to the floor!

Thank you to everyone who visited St Nicholas Church this afternoon for our Scarecrow and Craft event. It was wonderful to see so many people of all ages. The scarecrow ‘congregation’ was much admired, as were residents’ ingenuity and skills.

The last of the scaffolding on the north side of the church has gone and all the external work should be completed in a few weeks. We are immensely appreciative of the care and skill taken by our conservation builders and stonemasons during the restoration and repair.

A Fashion Show with a twist. What an amazing evening! As well as a normal fashion show, we introduced a fun theme where we were looking at fashions mainly from the last century.

During work on the roof, a 1962 halfpenny coin was found in a matchbox, showing when the roof was last tiled in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Today, we placed that coin, together with a 2022 coin with King Charles’ head on it, back in the roof space as a record for the future. This seems apt as our restoration work began the day after the Queen’s funeral in September 2022.