The Editor writes

This September issue has been delayed a few days while awaiting some contributions. If anyone reading this wants to help in preparing issues on time, they would be welcomed with open arms!

The front cover this month shows a hedgerow crop of Bullaces- quite a common sight around the village this autumn. I can confirm that they are quite sweet enough to eat when ripe. Just don't confuse them with sloes. There is another ‘seasonal’ photo on page 28, a stunning photo of a “Red” Moon taken from the road up Brill Hill. And we feature a late summer task on pages 20-21 with the Rake and Cake event at the meadows in the Island Pond Wood preparing the soil for next year’s wildflower display by raking the hay off the field, with a report from the Woodland on page 32. The back cover features Minibeast Mayhem, also in The Woodland on 27 September. Come and enjoy this Wood On Your Doorstep.

Information about St Mary’s Fayre on Sunday 14 September features on pages 23-25, with an appeal for donations (page 18), and a flyer for the Fayre on page 2 and for the Arts and Crafts Show on page 39. The Parish Council reports on pages 4-6, The Poppy Cascaders update us on their Christmas plans on pages 8 and 11, and an update on fund raising from the Post Box Toppers is on page 13. Our regular Recipe feature is on page 19 and a Craft project on page 22, and Emily Spinage writes of a second Speed Quizzing on page 12. The Village Path Warden reports on pages 34-35 about a temporary diversion to the footpath under the London railway for work on the embankment.

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Robert Cornford