I have done a bit of editing in the newsletters before, but this is the first one I have compiled on my own!! If anyone has news that they wish to be included in this newsletter, please e mail it to me at

julie-phil.good@virgin.net or contact me on 01507 363501.

I think a big THANK YOU is due to Nicky Pike for all the hard work she has put into the newsletter from it's first issue. It was her idea to produce it and has been her ‘baby' ever since. So I look on myself as a ‘child minder' for the time being until she feels she is able to take over the reins once more. I hope I can do as good a job!!

We are currently enjoying very good weather and have two Bank Holidays coming up this month, so everyone should be feeling good!

‘Hello' and ‘Goodbye'.

Hello to Mike and Mandy Pugh who are the new landlords at the Cross Keys and Gary & Sandy Beamish who are the new owners of the shop and Post Office. Welcome to Fulstow and good luck to you all in your new ventures.

But sadly it is also farewell to Andy and Linda Mumby from the Cross Keys, although they are not going far (Hi de Hi campers) and also to Jan and Phil Mann from the shop who are going back to Covenham. (Was it something we said Phyllis?).

Also Pete & Thora Munnings are leaving the village. We wish them happiness in their new home and we hope they won't become strangers. Many thanks to them for all their help with fund raising for the hall over the years they have been here .

VILLAGE HALL

Well, the Talk of the Town was a great success. Congratulations to all who took part. The dwarfs were a sight to behold!! If you didn't see it, you missed a brilliant show!

Forthcoming events are:

FULSTOW VILLAGE HALL AGM

Monday 14 th May at 7pm. Everyone welcome.

FAMILY BINGO – Sunday 15 th May - Doors Open 1.30pm Eyes Down 2.30pm. Great Prizes & Refreshments. Any donations for the prizes Bingo or Raffle would be appreciated. All Proceeds for the church Contact Joyce Marshall 363200 or Derek Wardle 36362 9

On Thursday May 17 th Ratatat Theatre Company will be bringing one of John Godber's best loved plays to our village hall “September in the Rain” – as part of the County's highly acclaimed Rural and Community Touring Scheme, bringing professional live arts to local communities in local venues: live arts on your doorstep!

John Godber's early classic is an avowedly nostalgic trawl through the 30 years of Northern couple Jack and Liz's marriage, as crystallised by their annual week's holiday in Blackpool . Through richly comic physical theatre and hoary old jokes, which still command helpless laughter, they confront all that the Lancashire resort has to offer - the donkeys, the Tower, the Big Dipper, the waxworks and the amateur operatics show - bickering and barking their rough love for each other. Every tiff, they swear, marks the point of no return. Then they return.

It has moments of poignancy, bucketfuls of humour and enough old seaside charm to keep you laughing and remembering…wistfully.

Funny, moving, and remarkably life affirming. For adults and young people from 12 years and upwards. Don't miss it – 8.00 p.m. Tickets Tel : 01507 363682 .

To borrow a phrase from the Post Office – use it or lose it!!

QUIZ

There are two Pop Music/General Knowledge quizzes in The Cross Keys this month. Sunday May 6 th and Sunday May 27 th . Both start at 9pm and everyone is welcome.

DIARY DATES:

  JUNE BALL

This is a summer ball to be held on Saturday June 30 th in the Village Hall, proceeds in aid of the school.

7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50. Details have yet to be finalised. Get out your posh frocks and DJ's and join the fun! Any queries, please ring Ailsa on 363895.

PARTY IN THE PARK

Saturday 7 th July on the sports field. 6.30pm start. Bar & BBQ.

Performing at the venue are:

Stranded - Local group from Louth

Sarah Lowe - The brilliant singer from the Talk of the Town

Jess - Our own home grown singer

And of course, that internationally acclaimed group The Bush Doctors ,

led by our very own Richard Ascombe.

(It was phenomenal last time, so don't miss it)

There is also a car boot sale in the afternoon. Anyone wishing to sell or obtain more details should contact Nigel Larder on 363749.

A new slide has been erected on the green at the village hall and swings are due to be put in place shortly. This new equipment has been purchased for the benefit of the children of Fulstow, with money raised by the residents, so please, this time treat these facilities with respect.

Celebrations

Congratulations to Jo Robinson and Lee Bradbury on their engagement.

Happy Birthday to Nathan Wressell - The big 30 this month.

Well that's it for May folks, so I will leave you with a couple of thoughts for this mont h:

  Whoever said nothing is impossible, never tried slamming a revolving door!!

In sport - if winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?