THE village breakfast and organised walks on January 2 proved a huge success. Around 50 people took advantage of the three varied walks, led by John and Gill Andrews and Gerald Blandford, whose wealth of local knowledge contributed greatly to the pleasure of walkers from Malvern and Ledbury, as well as parishioners. Over 120 breakfasts were served, resulting in £340 raised for the parish hall refurbishment fund. By popular demand, plans are underway for a midsummer evening walk later in the year.

This month's coffee morning is on Saturday, January 21, from 10.30am-noon. Regular monthly coffee mornings are to be held during the year, a joint venture between Holy Trinity Church and the parish hall, providing an ideal opportunity for coffee and a chat.

Flicks in the Sticks start their Bosbury season with Pride and Prejudice on Saturday, January 21, at 7.30pm at the parish hall. Flicks in the Sticks have been in operation for over five years, attracting predominantly a local audience.

A leaflet detailing films showing in south and east Herefordshire during the spring has been produced with funding from the Elmley Foundation. Arts Alive hopes producing local publicity for a cluster of films will increase attendances.

A replica of the head of Bosbury's churchyard cross is now on display near the north door. The replica - slightly reduced in size - has been made by Ray Honey in order to preserve a record of the original. The inscription has been barely readable for many years. English Heritage had agreed that the stone and its inscription should be left to weather naturally.

The inscription had been cut about 350 years ago on stonework already 250 years in place. The inscription reads "Honor not the X" and on the reverse "Honor God for Christ".

Edna Lyell, the Victorian novelist, in her novel about Bosbury, In Spite of All, tells how Parliamentary troops came to demolish the cross during the English Civil War but were persuaded to let it remain, given this inscription. During last Sunday's church service, The Rev. Sue Strutt paid tribute to Ray Honey's skilled craftsmanship and dedication.