A SILENT auction will be held at the village hall on Saturday, November 10 at 7.30pm accompanied by a buffet supper with tickets at £2 each. The Revellers wish to apologise to everybody on their mailing list for a misprint in the ticket price for the auction. The £2 is to cover food and use of the hall.

Perhaps you, like myself, imagined a silent auction meant an auction conducted in such a manner that you only had to scratch your nose and you were in debt to the tune of £500 or so. But no, it simply means it will take place without an auctioneer. Items on offer will rest on a sheet and bidders will write their code number and valuation down, with the highest bidder paying and taking away their purchase at the end of the evening.

Should you have items to donate which you are unable to get to the hall, please ring Liz Jeffes 01684 575956 or Mike Bowker 01684 574079 and they will arrange transport.

The hall will be open from 10 to noon on Saturday, Novem-ber 10, for bringing your pieces for auction. Suggested items, pictures, books, cakes, wines, ornaments, but no jumble or anything of a gargantuan nature. So that stuffed gorilla granddad brought back from Africa in 1902 will continue to hold pride of place in your own hallway, belligerent goldfish are definitely a no no, ditto eccentric vacuum cleaners!

Promises such as one hour's free ironing, gardening, car cleaning, a computer lesson, a ride in your Ferrari or Morgan, a birthday cake, or baby sitting, will all be gratefully accepted.

Tickets £2, including buffet supper available from Barbara Savery 01684 562904 or Pat O'Malley on 01684 575682.

Oh, and one more thing, there will be Royal Doulton seconds on offer.