This February 2024 issue of the Launton, Oxfordshire, newsletter goes free to all 650 houses and is online at issuu.com.
The cover shows the flooding on New Year’s Eve in The Island Pond Wood. There is a report from the Woodland on pages 33-5 with updates on projects and working parties, and more photos on page 43. February also means the Village Players’ Pantomime - Rapunzel:. There is a poster on page 44, news of preparations on pages 24-5, and a photo on page 2. Page 22 also lists LPFA events to mark the 50th Anniversary of the LSSC Hall. And from the other Hall is a report from the Parish Council (pages 4-7) on plans for managing it, and the Friends of the Hall update on fundraising plans and future events (pages 8 and 36): the next FoLPH event will be The Tythe Barn Quiz (see page 23).
John Stephens completes his story of National Service in Malaya on pages 29-32; Ed Hamill updates on Launton Environmental Society on pages 26-7; and outstanding Christmas fundraising news from The Bull is on page 10.
