All the village is looking forward to celebrating the 90th birthday of HM The Queen on Sunday 12th June.

Organised by a group of local traders and residents, Gill Blackburn explains that it will be a party atmosphere on the High Street that day: “We are all very excited about it. There will be so much going on, including facepainting, an open mic night on the green, children’s games and plenty of food to choose from.”

Other fun will include a dance performance by the children of St Lawrence School, a disco on the green, the chance to grab your selfie with Stephen from Googlebox, a plant and cake sale, raffle and a Prince and Princess dressing up competition for kids.

The road will be closed to traffic between 1.30-5.30pm on the day. There will be free tea and cake for the over 75s, plus a host of other catering options, including, the usual pubs and restaurants, ice cream, pizza van, BBQ, hog roast and a popup Mama Ghanouche.

Stall pitches are available for the afternoon, call Gill on 07748 630316. All proceeds from the day will go to St Peter & St James Hospice.