OUR auction of goods and promises in the garden room at Birtsmorton Court on Friday, November 18 at 7.30pm is fast approaching. We urgently need items and pledges to make the evening a success. We have a truly beautiful parish church but it comes at a cost with quotas (parish share), insurances, electric etc. It become incredibly hard inventing new ways of fundraising and I do wish it wasn't necessary but we do have a duty for the next generation to keep our beautiful church in reasonable order. Our rector, Mike, has promised to be our auctioneer so it will hopefully be a fun evening. If you have any ideas or pledges, give me a call on (01684) 833287 so that we can compile and print a list of items for sale.