From the Editor

It’s been difficult to drag myself indoors to put this issue of the Needham Link together in this wonderful sunny weather.  

There has been a lot going on in the Village Hall.  Details of past events can be found elsewhere in the Link.  The next big Village Hall event will be the Annual BBQ which will be held on Sunday 13 August.  Let’s hope for another lovely day for this usually very well attended Needham event.  I know the Friends of Needham Village Hall committee have been and will be working very hard to ensure the BBQ is as successful as ever.  Please give it your support. Jean Youell is looking for raffle prizes. If you have anything suitable please contact her on 854 819.

There is still time to visit the Open Studios of our very local artists:

1/2 July & 8/9 July  from 11am to 6pm

• Rose Martin at Skeetsmere House, Upper Burnt House Lane
• Gill Levin at The Tithe Barn, Mill Lane
• Vicky Townley at The Old King’s Head, Brockdish

As you will read elsewhere in this issue, the November/December issue will be my last as Editor.  I have been asking for a volunteer to take over as  Editor for some time now but apart from one offer which failed to materialise there has been no response.  I took over the role in January 2012 when the then Editor, David Cunliffe, said he felt that 5 years was the time to give up.  I will have been Editor of the Link for 6 years! There is still time for someone to step into the role.  However, if there is nobody willing to take over I really regret that Needham will no longer have a newsletter in which, apart from other things, to publicise village events.  I shall try to maintain the website at www.needhamlink.co.uk to publicise forthcoming events but regret that villagers with no access to the internet will be at a disadvantage.  It isn’t too late to volunteer to be the next editor of the Link!

Helen