RUBBISH: I don't believe it! You can almost hear Victor Meldrew...

You may have thought that Rotherwick was a clean, litter-free village.

However, after last month's clean-up, the huge pile of rubbish collected included an old chip fryer, a large roller blind, a car wheel and tyre, a gas cylinder, a number of metal-framed chair bodies, a ventilator fan, a big roll of rusty wire fencing and the iron frame of a piano!

The volunteers also filled about two-dozen large black bags with bottles, cans, paper and other litter.

Many thanks to all the people who turned up, including the younger helpers, who worked so hard to restore the status quo - let's keep it that way!

PARISH assembly: Stand up, stand up... stand up and show us your face, your face!

That's right, it's the annual parish assembly this Monday, at 7.30pm in the village hall.

In addition to the usual short report by Rotherwick Parish Council chairman Alasdair Marnoch, there will be a representative from our local police who will try to answer questions on any police-related subject, and also inform us of what the local police force is doing with its share of our council tax!

Out of 400 people in the village, surely we can get a good audience of 50 to 70? Please make every effort to attend, even for a while.