LECKHAMPTON AND CHARLTON KINGS

» Pianist Leon Mccawley will play music by Haydn, Mozart and Schubert at 7.30pm in the Pump Room tonight, Thursday April 28.

» A Farmers Market will be held tomorrow, Friday April 29, outside Cavendish House from 9am to 2pm selling a wide range of locally grown produce.

» Charlton Kings Friendship Group members are celebrating St George’s Day with a meal at Lilley Brook Golf Club tomorrow, Friday April 29 at 12.30pm

» Charlton Kings Film Society are showing the film “Honeyland” about a lonely Beekeeper who lives in Macedonia, at Sacred Hearts Church hall tomorrow, Friday April 29 at 7.45pm. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets cost £5 and refreshments will be on sale.

» Betheseda Scouts are having a Spring Sale at Betheseda Church, Great Norwood Street on Saturday, April 30 from 10am to noon. There will be bargain books, bric a brac, toys and many other items for sale.

» Charlton Kings Parish Council Planning committee meet at 7.45pm on Tuesday, May 3 in Stanton Hall. All members of the public are welcome.

» Trinity Ladies Probus club meet on Wednesday May 4 from 10.30am in St Mary’s Parish rooms. David Clark will give a talk entitled “From the Guildhall to Beyond the Sea”. Visitors are always welcome.

» There is a new Social Club for Senior Citizens on the first Wednesday of each month. It will be held from 2 to 4pm at Highbury Church, Priory Walk, Cheltenham. Transport may be available telephone 01242 221170 for more information. Volunteers have received training to support visually impaired people.

» A seven week course for parents of children with special needs begins on Tuesday May 3 at Holy Apostles Church. The course runs weekly from 8pm to 10pm until Tuesday June 21.

Contact the organiser Veronika at Holy Apostles Church to book a place or email careforthefamily@ holyapostles.org.uk

The course provides an opportunity for you to support and encourage each other, helping you share feelings and experiences, and come up with solutions to problems on the basis of what works – not what’s meant to work.

The seven sessions are written by parents and professionals with input from many different families with experience of children with special needs. They aim to help support you in meeting your child’s needs, focussing on children aged between 3 to 11 years with a disability or special needs, particularly those who have learning, developmental and behavioural issues.

» Funding information from the Midcounties Coop - £150 vouchers available.

To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, our Local

Community Grant Funding will focus its priorities around specific support for events linking to local celebrations that see our communities take the opportunity to come together.

Eligible groups may apply for up to £150 of funding which will be distributed in Coop Vouchers and redeemed at a local Midcounties Food Store. Any local group/charity meeting the application criteria may apply to the fund, but their event will need to demonstrate alignment with the following theme directly linking towards delivering Community led events which bring people together to celebrate during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

In most cases the applicant will be informed whether vouchers can be offered to support their celebration event no later than Friday May 27 (two weeks after the fund closes for applications). This then gives enough time for the voucher to be collected and redeemed in advance of the main National Jubilee weekend from June 2 – June 5.

Charlton Kings Parish Council sets aside a sum of money each year to support community projects. Applications for grants may be submitted anytime between April and November. Grant applications for this year have now reopened and the Parish council website has forms and guidance to assist in making an application.

» Rose Ashton 01242 262042 ashton.r@btinternet.com