A SPECIAL St Patrick’s Evening is being held on Saturday, March 19 at 7.30pm in St Augustine's Church Hall, Dorchester Road,

Tickets are £5, which includes a meal of suitably Irish fare, participants bring their own drinks.

There is an Irish Quiz and some great music.

Funds raised go to the Stella Maris One World Group.

For tickets in advance, contact Alison Hughes on 839005. A few tickets will also be available on the night.

THE weather was not kind for the Friends of Lodmoor Country Park who braved the elements for their winter litter pick.

However, support was good, with new members and some Radipole Park & Gardens Friends joining in.

They filled a lorry with the rubbish they collected.

The next Open Meeting for Friends of Lodmoor Country Park is at 7pm on Thursday, March 17 at the Lodmoor Inn.