A huge thank you goes to everyone involved in the annual Spring Clean of the Church in March. It was great to have so many people involved and to prove that 'many hands make light work'. A special thank you goes to Glenys for keeping us supplied with cake! Everyone's effort does make the rest of the year easier for those on the cleaning rota - many thanks.
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) was held in the Church on Monday 17th April. Elections took place for various positions.
The Meeting also discussed a slight alteration to the times of the services held at Little Coxwell. It was voted that the Family Service on the first Sunday of the month will be moved to the morning at 9.00am. However this change would not be implemented until July.

The Easter Service was well attended and won’t be forgotten with several children helping Simon Wearn with his sermon, by smashing Easter Eggs which in turn revealed a cross, empty sweet wrapper (the tomb) and ??.  The service was followed with coffee and cake and biscuits for the adults and an Easter Egg Hunt for the children.

There is a change to the service on 6th May when the service will move to 3.00 pm for a baptism. On Sunday 13th May at 5.15pm we will have our Rogation Service as part of our series of rural services with Revd Paul Winchester. Rogation is the traditional time of year for asking God's blessing on crops and livestock. Weather permitting the service will include a short procession round parts of the village.

The Churchyard in May by Susan Erskine
The church yard is a mass of colour at this time of the year. The early spring flowers are fading, but are being replaced by the golden yellow member of the buttercup family: Goldilocks. Many populations of this flower appear to have petals missing, but in our churchyard there is nearly always a full head of golden petals. It has spread more widely since new drains were laid a few years ago, but is confined to the shady areas, being a woodland plant.

The dog daisy or moon daisy is another plant which is spreading, this time a meadow species in the sunny west facing part of the churchyard. The yellow centre surrounded by white petals is a stunning sight. It is visited by many bees, hoverflies and butterflies for its ample supplies of pollen, but it also has the reputation of being avoided by fleas. At one time sprays were put in with animal bedding. Anyone with pets afflicted in this way, might like to try a cheap remedy!