SCOUTS and Guides: The Scout and Guide May fair, which is on Bank Holiday Monday, May 2, still needs helpers.

Contact Angela Stitt if you can help with this.

This year the fair is being opened by the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane, so please support it if you can.

VILLAGE show: Don't forget that the schedule for the village show is now available from Redwoods.

The show is on Saturday, July 30.

CONGRATULATIONS: To Annie and Keith Fowler, of St Johns Road, who have become grandparents for the fifth time.

This is courtesy of their daughter Julie, who gave birth to a baby girl on Keith's birthday.

FOOTBALL: Oakley Yellow Boys Under-10 team narrowly missed out on victory in the Peter Houseman Youth League (PHYL) Cup.

After extra time, the score was 1-1 and it went to penalties but, despite a valiant effort by Oakley, the final score was 5-4 to Andover.

The man of the match award went to Oakley player Kane Cook.

Congratulations to the Oakley Junior School Year 5 team, which has reached the finals of the Hampshire schools cup.

CONTACT: Please contact me with any news items or village events which you are planning.

You can e-mail me at traceybowsh@aol.com