*** News Bites ***

Hurst Pantomime Group

The third production from the Hurst Pantomime Group, Aladdin, was a huge success. For this year's show, we had a new sound system, new scenery and some fantastic lighting. All four performances were sold out and the view of cast and crew (and, importantly, the audience!) was that the productions just keep getting better.

Of the funds that were raised, £500 has been donated to a fund related to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine. The fund provides day-trips and events for injured military personnel who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and are awaiting treatment in NHS hospitals. This can often be long drawn out and the purpose of the fund is to combat low morale. Amounts were also donated to local organisations that helped make the pantomime so successful.

Local Flyball Teams go for Gold

The Brimblecombe Barkers Flyball Teams were successful in events around the country in 2006, culminating in a Gold Award for one of their dogs, Frisbee.

This was the first year that the Brimblecombe Barkers took part in events and many of the dogs were re-homed from the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre. For further details on their progress, see their website www.dbarc.org.uk.

Berkshire Life

Hurst featured in the March edition of Berkshire Life with pictures of the village taken by local photographer, Jeff Hopkins.

London Marathon Sponsored Run

Sunday, 22 April
Everyone knows someone with asthma. Simon Guile of The Green Man is a sufferer too. On Sunday 22 April, he is running the London Marathon in aid of Asthma UK. If you wish to sponsor Simon, he has a donation page on JustGiving.com.

Alternatively, he is also collecting via a sponsor sheet at The Green Man.