Hello and welcome to the first edition of 2026. The days are starting to get longer, and more importantly, the bin collections have returned to normal, so no more asking which bin is going to be collected this week, and what dayare they collecting again. Well, until Easter any way.

As I write this, I have just returned from the fantastic carvery organised by Danielle-Chloe, and what a brilliant afternoon it was, raising around £500 for The Heron, but more importantly bringing a lot of people together for an absolutely first class meal, and it’s lovely that people pitch in and help with these events.

I’ve spoken to two or three people in the village, and there’s a lot of interesting history in Christchurch and surrounding areas. If anyone would like to send in stories of the past, we’d be delighted to publish them in The Heron.

Clive