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Tom Long’s Post Dates for your DiaryParish Council Meetings7.00pm in The Trap House (unlessotherwise stated)14th March Planning Meeting28th March Parish Council18th April Parish Council10th May Annual Parish Assembly7.30pm at The Hub (next to Youth Centre)23rd May Annual Meeting of the ParishCouncil followed by Parish CouncilSpring Clean Week26th March - 2nd AprilNational Trust Open House10am until noon in the Parish Office31st March, 28th April 26th MayPCSO Surgery11am to noon in the Parish Office18th March, 15th April & 16th May.Minchinhampton Young MusiciansFestival19th March from 9.30am to 7pm atMinchinhampton School. Entry formsfrom Kathy Hurst 882960. Everyonewelcome to come along and enjoy thechildren’s music.Miss Haversham’s Ghosts25th & 26th March 7pm atMinchinhampton Market House. Tickets£25 to include 2 course supper, bookingforms available from M & B Stores, TheCrown, The Trap House, TalyorsButchers or Sue Simmonds 889321.Music at MinchConcerts at Holy Trinity. Contact JoanSchmeising on 834979.27th March Samuel Draper - (Violin)Music Student from Stroud studying atTrinity College London17th April Palm Sunday - Meditationand Music (Church Choir)1st May Classic Wind - Flute, Oboe,Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn.Stuart Singers2nd April Stuart Singers Concert atWycliffe College Chapel3rd and 4th June Stuart SingersConcerts at Minchinhampton Holy TrinityChurch 7.30pm. Tickets £7 fromMarjorie Russell on 886282 or from theCrown.Minchinhampton School PTA11th March Comedy Night Doors openat 7pm show starts at 8pm atMinchinhampton School. Tickets £12.50from M & B Stores, The Crown andMinchinhampton School.27th March 2pm Easter Egg Hunt.Treasure hunt around Minchinhamptonstarting at the school. Tickets availablefrom Minchinhampton School.Amberley Scout Group Auction2nd April Viewing from 11am sale at1pm Amberley Parish Rooms.Amberley Village Events8th April Fourmosa Fishing for Men andother watery tales. 7pm at AmberleyParish RoomsAmberley Book Sale19th March 9.30am - 12.30pm atAmberley Parish RoomsMinchinhampton Local History Group7.30pm at Cecily Court Lounge.15th March Fore and Aft - The Story ofPurton Ships’ Graveyard - Paul Barnett17th May Edward Jenner in Perspective- Les Mitchell.Minchinhampton Gardening Club21st March Myth’s and Legends18th April Salad Crops for the SmallGarden16th May The Art of Container PlantingMinchinhampton British Legion6th April Branch meeting at 7.30pm inthe Cotswold Club9th April 90th Anniversary Concert7.30pm in Minchinhampton MarketHouse. Concert with Nic Sims, AlexHowega and Rob Sims. Tickets £10 toinclude Ploughman’s Supper from theCrown Inn, M & B Stores and RBLCommittee members1st June Branch meeting at 7.30pm inthe Cotswold Club13th -17th June Flanders Fields tour.Seats and places available contact KenBucknell 882689.Minchinhampton WI2nd March Tobacconist Farm - LucyOfford6th April Vintage wonders - antiquejewellery Mrs Ruth Jacobs4th May Gloucestershire PolicePersonal Safety and Resolutions.June 1st Cotswold Wild Flowers Mythand Magic - Mrs Sue SmithLadies Club14th March Tony Russell - CotwoldGardens.Dazzle Children’s Workshops12th,13th & 14th April 10am- 4pmHansel & Gretel theatre and craftworkshop for 7-13 year olds atNailsworth Town Hall £65 per childwww.dazzleworkshops.co.ukBox Gardening ClubMeet in box Village Hall on 3rdTuesday of the month, refreshmentsfrom 7.30pm, speakers at 8pm. Visitorsare welcome.15th March Tony Russell - theAmazon19th April Timothy Walker - Creatingan All-Year-Round Garden15th May Plant Sale16