Tickets are still available for the St George's Day Beef and Ballads celebration on April 23. Cradley Village Hall will host a three-course meal and musical entertainment from Trevor Emeny Jazz Quartet. A prize goes to the best-dressed couple in the style of the 'jazz era'. Tickets, £15 and limited to 50, from 01886 880840. The evening is in aid of church funds.

At Cradley Village Hall on Monday, April 18, Dr D Foxton will speak on 'Herefordshire from the air'. Entry is £3, with proceeds to village hall funds.

Friends of Cradley School hold a bingo evening on April 22 at the school at 7.30pm. Tickets, £2, are available from the school office. Refreshments and a bar will also be available.