CHILDREN IN NEED: Fladbury CE First School pupils have been doing their bit to help children less fortunate than themselves, with a significant contribution to the annual Children in Need Appeal. The pupils enjoyed a disco at the school and also had the fun of decorating empty Smarties tubes and filling them with pennies following the donation of a Smarties tube to each pupil by the school PTA. Many thanks are due to Joy Gaze and her family for counting all the coins collected by the children. The total amount raised between the two events was £200.

MILLENNIUM LINK OPENING: December 12 at 5pm marks the official opening of the Millennium Link, a major enhancement to Fladbury CE First School. It physically joins two previously separate areas of the school providing greater security and convenience, as well as a large new area in which pupils may learn. Headteacher Anne Embury described the Millennium Link as "a superb addition to our school." It will be officially opened by the Bishop of Worcester, the Right Rev Peter Selby. A second, daytime opening event will take place the following day; a short service of celebration in Fladbury Church at 10am will be followed by an opening ceremony to be attended by all the school pupils and any parents that wish to attend.