RED LION SIGN COMES OUT FROM ITS SHROUD

Check out pictures of the unveiling of the new Red Lion sign: in the picture gallery and on the home page now. Thanks to Christian Sinkinson www.morethanimages.co.uk

VERSE TRIBUTE TO BRIGHTWELL'S DOGGIE STARS (AND THEIR OWNERS)

BBC 2's series, The Wonder of Dogs, led one viewer in Fareham to craft a poetic tribute – which he sent to the Parish Council, with a stamped addressed envelope for reply! Read Jim Sanger's  verse on the website now.... and catch a photogallery of Brightfest pictures, together with other memories of a long and sunny summer....

Thanks to Chris Baines for his lovely picture of labradoodles Murphy and Digby....

OF SWIMATHONS, TELEPHONE BOXES AND BEATING THE BOUNDS

New on the website

•  Brightwell ladies in Swimathon for Marie Curie Cancer Care (above)
• How to make your dog a TV star
• The Red Telephone Box: Brightwell's Fourth Plinth?
• Beating the Bounds details (it's this Sunday, May 12th...)

SPRING LAMBS – AND AN AFRICAN BISHOP

Check out Rosemary Greasby's pictures of spring lambs – and find out about the bishop from South Sudan who's coming to speak at St Agatha's Church this Sunday.

WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEBSITE

New cheeses at the Village Stores (Wigmore, Waterloo, Rosethorne and Barkham Blue) were so popular they sold out within days, but reinforcements are on their way.... Shop takings were up 20% during the snow days, and a special tasting evening has helped boost sales.

In other news....an African bishop comes to Brightwell – and village memories from the 1960s, including roller skating down the hall.