THE Christmas services at Holy Trinity Bosbury start on Sunday at 6.30pm with a traditional service of carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve, 4.30pm Christingle, 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Christmas Day 10am Children's Church, 10.45am Holy Communion (said). The vicar and churchwardens look forward to welcoming you at this special time in the Christian calendar.

The Rev Sue Strutt hopes many of you will be able to join her for breakfast on December 31 at Bosbury Parish Hall from 8.45am. An opportunity to meet friends and neighbours in an informal atmosphere. Bosbury Big Breakfast is from 8.45am to 4pm and costs £2.

Looking forward to Epiphany Sunday, January 6, the main service of the day will be a Deanery Service at Ledbury Parish Church. The preacher will be the Rev Nick Read OBE, Diocesan Agricultural Chaplain.

A reminder to any village organisations who would like details of their forthcoming events, fundraising efforts, or news published in this column to let me know by phone, fax or letter by noon on Tuesday.