The Editor writes …

Again some software problems means this is later than I had planned. Will do better next month after I have consulted with the IT support team.

This month we are back to 48 pages. The front cover shows the youngest ‘picker’ at the Village Spring Clean. We hope to see Harriet taking part for many years to come. There is also a report and group photo on page 47 too.

Spring means group AGMs, and we have reports or notices from Friends of Island Pond Wood (FIPW) on page 36, and Launton Community Communications Group on page 42. On page 6 is a notice for the April Open Meeting of Friends of Launton Parish Hall (FoLPH), and pages 24-25 have an update on work on the new roof for the Hall - with seven photos. There is advance notice of the AGM for the village on page 30 with notice of the Annual Parish Meeting on 17 April.

There are, sadly, two obituary notices this month: pages 27-29 cover the long and exciting life of Iris Burden, who lived in Ancil Avenue for many years, and pages 14-15 are for Mark Williams, chair of the School PTA in 2018-19. The school reports on World Book Day on page 20 from Year 4 children.

Spring features in this month’s Recipe (page 23) and Craft project on page 26, and page 31 has a photo of magnolia blossoms on Bicester Road.

Launton Ladies football team feature on pages 40-41 visiting Langford View Care Home - sponsors of their new shirts.

Calum Miller, our MP, reports on page 7, and the Parish Council (pages 4-6) and District Councillors (page 8) report back. There are also reports from the Over 60’s (page 19), The Village Players (pages 32-33), from the Tythe Barn Quiz on pages 2 and 22, and from the WI on pages 12-13.

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Robert Cornford