Many many thanks to Russen for his great efforts with the News over the last five years. He stepped willingly into the breach when the previous editors felt a change was needed, and has kept us admirably informed throughout his tenure. I hope to be able to keep up his high standards.

I have no intention of making any great changes. The News is a village newsletter, and I am merely here to publish the material that the villagers provide. Please provide me with plenty of material - it will make my life so much easier. Handwritten, typed, files on disc, straight e-mails, attachments to e-mails - whatever is simplest for you.

I have had requests to keep the poetry slots, and will certainly do so. I have started things off this month with one or two that I happen to like. If you have prose or poetry, of a reasonable length, that you would like to see in the News, please let me have a copy. I cannot promise to put it in straight away, because of limitations on space, but will as soon a I can.