CROWAN CHURCH: Fairtrade coffee and tea were served before the 11.15am morning service on Sunday, thanks to Sheila and Amanda. The beautiful church bells were rung to welcome the congregation. The service was led by the Rev Dom and Christine played the music. Readers were Nick and Michelle and prayers of intersession were read by Christine. The service of meditation, Silence at Six was led by Peter.

The coffee morning held in the parish rooms on Saturday by Sarah and her family, was a great success for church funds raising £141. Thanks to everyone who supported it.

The annual Christmas Bazaar is on Saturday, November 29 at Praze Institute, the competition this year for adults and children, will be to make a Christmas angel from a washing up liquid bottle. Entries need to be presented at 2pm when the bazaar opens. There is a box for donations to be sold at the back of the church.

CROWAN'S GOT TALENT: Due to the great success of this event last year, it was decided to hold another evening this year. Everyone is welcome to come along on Saturday at 7pm to Crowan Church. Tickets cost £3 and the host will be Geoff James. There will be a wide variety of acts to enjoy and an entertaining evening is predicted.

PRAZE INSTITUTE: A bingo evening will be held on Friday - doors open at 7, all welcome. A craft fair is being held on Saturday from 11am-2pm. Lots of interesting stalls.

PRAZE HAYLE MALE CHOIR: The choir has had a terrific year under their new musical director, Tim Hosken. The choir has bounced back from a difficult period and has made great progress in all areas. Membership has increased by 30 per cent and the choir have had many more engagements.

They have sung three times in the amphitheatre at the Mill pond in Hayle with Ellie Sherborn, hugely popular soloist and also three times outside the Harbour Inn in Porthleven. There was a very successful joint concert at Hayle Community School and another at St Elwyn's with the most impressive Pippa Drummond as solo flautist. Also they have held concerts in Leedstown , Ruan Minor , with Angela Aggutter-Thomas at Troon and at Mullion with Hannah Pascoe. Both of the soloists were wonderful. The choir have sung at the Rosewarne Centre in Camborne and at St Anta in Carbis Bay in a charity concert for CLIC Sargent, the children's cancer charity, with the splendid Brandon Lewis and again, Ellie.

The choir will shortly be performing in St Buryan and in Hayle at the switching-on of Hayle's Christmas lights. Also in December they have carol concerts in Troon, Connor Down, Pool and Pendeen.

NANCEGOLLAN VILLAGE HALL: There will be a quiz evening on Monday at 8pm with raffle and refreshments, all welcome.