SOCIAL CLUB - The next outing for the Social Club will be on Thursday, May 15. This will be a visit to the Elan Valley Visitors’ Centre and Grigrin Farm to watch the feeding of the red kites. The group will be leaving the village hall at 10.45am. Lunch can be obtained at the visitors’ centre, not later than 12.15pm. Departure from the car park is at 1.30pm. From there they will proceed to Grigrin Farm for the feeding of the red kites at 2pm. The charge is £2.50. Please ring Elaine Morgan on 01544 327851 for further details. WHIST CLUB - Almeley Whist Club continues on alternate Tuesdays in the village hall. Prize winners on Tuesday, April 29, were Muriel Fenton, Evelyn Exton, Nancy Griffiths, Dorothy Davies, Margaret Goode, Ray Phillips, Chris Tuft, Michael Handley, Sandra Payne and Margery Phillips. The next whist drive will be on Tuesday, May 13, with play starting at 7.45pm. LUNCH - On Sunday, the Almeley Hall Committee will be holding another of their very popular lunches. The charge is £7.50 for adults with concessions for children. This is a three-course meal followed by tea or coffee. Bookings can be made at Ameley Post Office.

PATHFINDERS - Members of the Almeley Pathfinders toured the village collecting litter which had been strewn around the roads and pathways. In total, they collected 17 black bags of rubbish. Thanks are due to them for their efforts to keep Almeley looking tidy. On Friday, May 2, eight members of the group set off from Almeley with Andy Johnson on the first leg of his walk to Rome. Supported by a good back-up team, some of them walked the 17 miles of this stage.