‘The Grand Village Fete & Car Boot Sale’ on 27th June in which we  joined in with other Groups in the village was felt to be a great success and well worth building on in the future.  The turnout was excellent and the weather was on our side. Though not a big money earner this year, it was very successful socially and good for the whole village to get together in this way.

‘The Music of George Frederic Handel’ –  Saturday July 17th .
The concert and supper  with Soprano June Harrison, Accompanist James Lilwall, Narrator Roger Hales and special guest Bertie the Labrador  was an enjoyable event attended by nearly 100 people.  The music, the flowers and the food were wonderful.
Many thanks to the artistes and all who helped and supported the evening.

The Quarterly Coffee Morning and Draw was held in the church on Saturday 4th July.  Here is the list of the draw winners:
£100  B Morgan, 
£25  Walders, A Collier,  B Tipper, D Egmore 
£10  S Catchpole,  L Debenham,  P Lilwall,  H Lilwall,  J Menzies 
Next Coffee Morning – Saturday  2nd October 2004, in the church.
FREE & Everyone Welcome
 

NEXT EVENT
SATURDAY 18th SEPTEMBER – CEILIDH & HARVEST SUPPER
with The Norfolk Wherries
Tickets £12.50 from Church View, Tel: 688499 evenings.
A sell-out last year.  Eagerly awaited and not to be missed!

 “BROADWAY COMES TO BAWDESWELL” 
Monday June 7th
in marquee at Bawdeswell Hall

HANDEL CONCERT & BIRTHDAY SUPPER
 Saturday 17th July

CEILIDH & HARVEST SUPPER 
Saturday 18th September
The Norfolk Wherries

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL & CONCERT – 
11,12 Dec

There are some changes to the books for August and September;-
August: “The Colour Purple” by Alice Walker
    “An Evil Cradling” by Brian Keenan
September: “Spies” by Michael Frayn
  “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullurs

BOOK REVIEW
The two books discussed this month, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon and “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall-Smith, were really enjoyable reads and I would recommend them to others without hesitation.

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon
This is a most unusual book, and is popular with all ages, from older children, through teenagers to adults. Christopher, the narrator, is fifteen and has Asperger’s Syndrome, and the novel starts as a murder mystery, the victim being Christopher’s neighbour’s dog, Wellington. As the story develops we become more interested in Christopher and his situation so that the solving of the murder mystery becomes incidental to how Christopher copes with the problem of his parents’ separation. He is very clever, knows all the capital cities of the world and is about to take his A-level maths exams three years early, but he cannot understand people. Christopher takes all language literally and is unaware of the non-verbal signs we unconsciously recognise. He always tells the truth, which gets him into some very funny but poignant situations particularly with the police. He has never been further than the end of his road and his trip to London gives a marvellous insight into his difficulties, particularly his inability to select information, the trouble this causes him and the uniquely logical way in which he solves his problems. 
The reader empathises with Christopher and it becomes perfectly acceptable to us that if he sees four yellow cars in a row he knows it will be a really black day for him because he hates the colours yellow and brown. 
The book is a very easy read, the chapters are all prime numbers and there are lots of lists, bullet points and diagrams. I have yet to meet someone who hasn’t enjoyed the book and whilst it’s a superbly funny book, it is also very sad.