VOLUNTEER CENTRE: Pershore Volunteer Centre is holding a tabletop sale on Saturday, at St Wulstan's Hall, Priest Lane, between 10am and noon.

Entrance is 30p and there will be a variety of goods on sale including antique linen, cakes and home produce and general goods.

COFFEE MORNING: Coffee morning in aid of children of El Salvador, in the Town Hall, Pershore, on Saturday, December 6, 10am-12.30pm. Entrance is free.

CHARITY AUCTION: Tomorrow Pershore Rotary Club is holding a charity auction in aid of Rotary charities. The auction, which will take place at Pershore High School beginning at 6pm prompt, viewing commencing at 4.30pm on the day.

Contact Ken Rowe on 01386 554279 if you have items you wish to donate to the auction, or any other queries regarding the auction.

PERSHORE ABBEY - CHRISTMAS SERVICES: Sunday, December 7 at 4pm Christingle service; Wednesday, December 10 at 2pm Abbey Park Middle School carol service; Thursday, December 11 at 11pm Pershore Care Centre Christmas service; Tuesday, December 16 at 1.30pm and 7.30pm Pinvin Middle School Christmas service; Wednesday, December 17 at 11am and 7.30pm Pershore High School carol services; Thursday, December 18 at 11am and 1pm Pershore High School carol service; Saturday, December 20 at 7.30pm Pershore Choral Christmas concert; Sunday, December 21 at 10am informal Eucharist, Children's Nativity and 4pm Abbey carol service.

Monday, December 22 English Symphony Orchestra's Messiah; Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve at 3.30pm Crib service with the Vigil and Christmas Eucharist commencing at 11.30pm. Christmas Day at 8am and 10am Christmas morning service.

PERSHORE ABBEY FORTHCOMING CONCERTS: Saturday, December 6, 3.30pm, handbell ringers; Saturday, December 13, 7pm Worcester Male Voice Choir; Saturday, December 20, 7.30pm, Pershore Choral Concert; Monday, December 22, 7.30pm, English Symphony Orchestra's Messiah; Saturday, January 3, 2.30pm, Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra; Saturday, January 24, 2.30pm, Cecilian Players.

HERITAGE AND HISTORY SOCIETY: The next meeting will take place as usual on the first Thursday in the month, December 4.. The speaker will be Mr. Ron Jaynes showing a selection of slides on old Pershore and the surrounding villages. Visitors welcome £1. Please note there will be no January meeting.

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH COUNCIL: Pershore branch is holding its Christmas Fair at Almonry Close, Abbey Road, on Saturday, December 6, between 10am and noon. There will be many stalls - an ideal chance for Christmas shopping, also bring and buy, raffle, tombola, live music and carols. Entry is free with coffee/tea and mince pies available at the door for 50p.

For further information please ring 01386 860331 or 01386 553369.

ARTS THEATRE CLUB: At the meeting held on November 21 Josephine Organ gave a demonstration of Chinese brush painting, which gave the members some insight into the way the Chinese see the art of painting. She also told those present some of the incidents which had occurred while she was studying brush painting in Beijing.

On December 11 members will go to see Beauty and the Beast at the Hippodrome in Birmingham and a visit to Birmingham Repertory Theatre to see The Wizard of Oz has been arranged for January 14.

The next evening meeting will take place at Pershore Town Hall on Friday, December 5, at 7.30pm when Peter Ridley will give a talk on The Clock Shop in Pershore. Visitors and prospective new members are always welcome. Contact Ann Buckley on 01386 860014 for further details.

ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION: Social and skittles evening was a success with Dave Goodard and Shirley taking the skittle prizes, £5 each to be spent at the shop.

Thanks went to Pershore Old Comrades and Working Men's Club for entertaining them.