Children of Fiji charity comes up with a real winner (From Dorset Echo)

Children of Fiji charity comes up with a real winner

10:39pm Sunday 4th May 2008 in Latest News

DANA Winner, the successful Belgium singer, got to know about the work of Children of Fiji and invited Peter and Margaret to meet her after one of her concerts.

They travelled to Apeldoorn in Holland for the concert and were very privileged to be able to chat with the singer at some length about their work in Fiji.

Dana (who has just made it to number one in the German charts!) has promised to promote their activities on her website, as well as offering to help in other ways.

The couple already play one of Dana's songs after each of their charity talks and she is delighted that her song is being used in this way.

• THE long-awaited Dorset Knob-Throwing event held in Cattistock over the Bank Holiday weekend was a huge success and we would like to thank all who worked so hard both before the event and on the actual day.

We shall give more feedback as and when it becomes available.

• THE band Orpheus will be performing in Evershot Village Hall on Friday, May 9.

The event begins at 8pm and tickets cost £6 on the door. There will be a bar available.

• The Ivy Club is holding a Spring Fair in Maiden Newton Village Hall on Saturday, May 10, starting at 2.30pm.

Admission costs 50p and this will entitle you to a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits.

Stalls will include plants, bric-a-brac, cakes and produce, and there will also be tombola and a raffle.

The organisers would like to ask for donations of cakes and plants, and for tombola and raffle prizes.

• THE Cattistock Garden Walkabout committee invites you to come along to their next event, a plant sale in the Savill Hall on Saturday, May 17.

The event starts at 10.30am and there will be various stalls and refreshments available.

This is also a wonderful opportunity to buy plants to brighten up your gardens for the summer, so do come along and find some bargains.

Of course, if any of you have plants or other items to donate, these will be very gratefully received.

• THE Maiden Newton at War organisers are putting on a Victorian Tea at the fire station in Maiden Newton on Sunday, May 18 between 3 and 5pm.

The cost will be £3.50.

It is hoped that the event will be held outside, but this will obviously depend on the weather.

Let's keep our fingers crossed!

• CATTISTOCK Tennis Club is holding a coffee morning on Saturday, May 24 at 10.30am in the Savill Hall.

There will be cakes, spring plants, a bring & buy stall, new to you clothes, a raffle and refreshments.

Everyone will be most welcome.

• DESPITE what the weather might suggest, the cricket season is actually upon us already!

On Saturday, May 10 there is a home match in Cattistock against Parley 2nds, and on Saturday, May 17 the opponents are Shillingstone.

Do come along to enjoy the games and support your local team.