Week beginning April 29th 2002

The Mayor of Hedon, Cllr. Mrs Ann Suggit, is to hold a Silver Show at the Town Hall, St. Augustine's Gate, Hedon, on Friday May 3rd between 7.00pm and 9.00pm. Members of the public are invited to view the Hedon Town Silver during the above time - no appointment is needed, and everyone is very welcome to attend. Admission is £2, and this includes a glass of wine. Hedon has a unique collection of Civic Silver and boasts the country's oldest Civic Mace, which has, as previously reported in this column, attracted the attention of the Royal Armouries. Now is you chance to come along and see for yourself!

Also in Hedon, the Town Council are sponsoring a "Gardeners' Question Time." This will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday May 8th starting at 8pm and will be hosted by BBC Radio Humberside's Doug Stewart. All gardeners are welcome - bring along your ailing plants and shrubs for diagnosis and advice, or get help for Hedon In Bloom. Refreshments will be available, and there will be a raffle - and best of all, admission is FREE! For enquiries and further details, please contact Hedon Town Council at the Town Hall, telephone 01482 898428.

Paull Parish Council has welcomed two new Councillors to its ranks, to fill vacancies left by the retirement of two members. Although the vacancies were advertised no-one in the Parish asked for an election to be called, which left the Council free to co-opt. Applications from eligible persons were invited and the Council was delighted to have five applications for the two vacant posts. After a ballot of the Councillors already on the Council, Mrs. Linda Kelly and Mrs. Judith Vincent were duly elected and, at the Council meeting held on Thursday April 18th, were welcomed onto the Council. Cllr. Kelly and Cllr Vincent are both resident in Paull village and both are already active in community affairs so will undoubtedly prove an asset to the work of the Parish Council.

Hedon branch of the Mothers' Union would like to say a big "Thank you" to everyone who contributed in any way to their recent Bridge Drive. They had some wonderful cakes and raffle prizes given, and managed to raise the sum of £166 which will be sent overseas to help provide office equipment for Mothers' Union workers in a link diocese, possible Ibba in Africa.

The Royal British Legion Women's Section is very active in Hedon : they hold Bingo Sessions every Tuesday at the WRVS centre, Baxtergate, Hedon, starting at 8pm. Refreshments are provided, and there is a weekly raffle : everyone is welcome to attend. Also in Hedon, they are holding a coffee morning on Saturday 11th May in the Methodist Church Hall at the corner of Church Lane. This will run from 10am until 12 noon and admission is 60p. There will be a raffle and a Bring And Buy stall, and of course refreshments will be available.

Calling all budding fishermen! Free fishing lessons are on offer for all interested children aged 14 or under, both boys and girls, at the Rush Lyvars fishing lakes on Preston Road, Hedon (between Hedon and South Holderness School.) Lessons take place every Tuesday and Thursday starting at 6.30pm, and experienced anglers will be on hand to put you right. Enquiries can be made to the Hedon Angling Centre on 01482 891479, or after 6.30pm on 01482 896882.