HORSLEY village church service on Sunday will be led by the congregation along with Maurice and Hazel Holliday.

THE next meeting of the Horsley Parish Council will be held on Monday, July 20, at 7pm, in the Women’s Institute Village Hall.

HORSLEY Garden Club is on Monday, July 20, at 7.30pm at the Lion and Lamb. Please contact Hazel Holliday on (01661) 853919 by 6pm on Sunday, July 19, if you would like to enjoy a meal beforehand.

At the last meeting, 14 new members were welcomed and arrangements discussed for the coming Garden Club Show.

The show will take place on Saturday, August 1, at a venue to be confirmed.

Northumbrian musicians Robson’s Choice have confirmed that they are able to attend.

They play a variety of instruments, including pipes, guitar, fiddle, harp and drums and raise funds for St Oswald’s Hospice.

There will also be a jewellery stall with pieces made from semi-precious stones.

Competition categories will be: hanging basket or planter (made by member); the tallest sunflower; button hole, vase of flowers from your garden; small tray of three fruits (from member’s own garden); small tray of three vegetables (from member’s own garden) and heather from member’s garden (to be judged in situ).

Art classes (to be judged by members) are: knitted or crochet item; needlework item; painting or sketch; basket of flowers; decorated planter with plant and photograph (two categories – holidays and animals).

Children’s classes (members to judge) are animal made from vegetables; sunflowers grown in the allotment and decorated bird box (to be supplied by gardening club).

Baking classes, to be judged by Elizabeth Bramwell and Lion and Lamb chef, are sweet or savoury scones, bread, tray bake, Victoria sandwich cake, chocolate cake, meringues, sweet or savoury tart, jar of jam and jar of chutney.

Please bring prizes for the tombola to the July Garden Club meeting.

SADLY the Open Gardens tomorrow has been cancelled due to holidays and other commitments.

However the scarecrow competition is still going ahead tomorrow.

HORSLEY allotment update: the water supply is now working well, thanks to Davy Wallace.

There is room for more participants if anyone would like to take a plot. Please wander down and have a look for yourself.