April 1993  - Edition No.23

I should like to take this opportunity to thank the Parish Council for their continued support and financial help with newsletter costs. Readers may be interested to know that some 400 copies are printed at a cost of approximately £50 an issue - that is about 12p per copy. 200 copies are distributed via the Post Office and Meakings, Combe Martin, and copies are always available from the Post Office, The Globe, Sawmills or direct from me at Chicane. Copies are sent to the local Libraries and another 25 are posted as far afield as Bristol, Exeter and West Sussex. If you know of anyone who has difficulty in obtaining a copy, a small donation to cover the postage could add their name to the mailing list.

Due to the recent increase in the size of the newsletter [which must be good so long as it doesn't get any bigger!], the account at the Anglia is looking rather sick (!) and even with the P.C' s donation, there will only be sufficient funds to cover the cost of this and the June issue. So, if anyone has any bright ideas on how to raise some money - and fairly quickly - I should be delighted to hear from you! [883544] Every little contribution in the collecting boxes helps.

A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this 'bumper' issue - to Helen Armstead for the cover, to first-time contributors, to those who have contributed before and to the 'regulars' whose help has been the mainstay of our Newsletter. Keep 'em coming!

Contributions for the next issue, June, should be at the Post Office or direct to Chicane, Sterridge Valley, by mid-May, FRIDAY, 14TH MAY, at the latest.

Thank you.

Judie