PARISH council: It has received a borough grant for repairs to the cricket pavilion.

Due to the need for a larger meeting room, future council meetings will be held on Wednesdays, in the Liddell Hall.

The next meeting is on September 15, at 7.30pm.

HAMPSHIRE Village of the Year: The regional/ national judging date is to be confirmed, but will be held sometime between October 9 and 23.

BACK to school: As the holidays draw to a close, it is time to look at the new term and new activities.

Rainbows has undergone huge changes this year with a new programme, new activities, new look and new uniform.

In Sherfield, we are proud to be opening one of the first new-look Rainbow units for girls aged five to seven years old.

This starts on September 11, between 9.15am and 10.15am, term-time only.

For information, call Puddle (Pam Luck) on 882687 or Splash (Su West) on 884073.

SHOW: The show is only a week away and all entries must be in by Friday, September 3, at 3pm.

Proceeds this year are to go to the church extension fund.

Sally Brain, show secretary, said: "We are pleased by the good number of entrants, but please send the forms in as early as possible in the week before the show. Processing is difficult with only two of us and the usual large late rush!"

Completed forms should go to Sally at Pucks Pightle, Old Reading Road.

CONGRATULATIONS: To Olivia (of Hair Affair) and James on the arrival of Kianna on August 14, who weighed in at 7lb 13oz.