Ringing for the King

Added at 11:15 on 31 May 2023

The local bellringers had a very busy day on Saturday 6th May celebrating the coronation of King Charles. The day started at Stratton at 9.30am where we rang all 8 bells. This was followed with ringing for a wedding at Launcells at 11.30 am which we also combined with ringing for the king. We then h...

Coronation Memory Booklets

Added at 11:10 on 31 May 2023

For King Charles III’s Coronation, Launcells History Group have made some booklets for people to record their own experiences of the day. The idea is that we create a memory box for the community to look back on in years to come. We handed them out at the Coronation community lunch together wi...

Coronation Lunch

Added at 18:55 on 30 May 2023

On Monday 8th of May, members of Launcells Parish and friends, gathered together at the Parish Hall to celebrate the coronation of our King and Queen. The Parish Hall Committee provided a delicious lunch of roast beef in a large Yorkshire Pudding with vegetables or a jacket potato with Coronation Ch...

Easter Bingo

Added at 17:37 on 02 May 2023

Despite it being a wet and windy night, Launcells annual Easter Bingo event on Friday 31st March proved popular as usual and eager participants filled the hall ready for eyes down at 7.30pm. A wide selection of Easter Eggs, chocolates, flowers and a couple of hampers were available as prizes. Even...

Launcells Horticultural Show

Added at 18:43 on 31 March 2023

Launcells Horticultural Show Committee (Graham Tape, Caroline Tape and myself, Brian Pollard) recently held a meeting to discuss the 2023 Horticultural Show. The date was set for Saturday 12th August. For anyone who hasn’t been to our show before, or has never entered, there are many classes t...

Clean up after your pet

Added at 18:19 on 31 March 2023

Recently some residents encountered lots of rubbish on a stroll from Hersham Cross to Great Moreton entrance. Even worse, there was dog waste in the Bus Shelter (the shelter that some of us spent a lot of time bringing back into use). We are lucky to live in a beautiful area, and most people work ha...