COFFEE MORNING: St Luke's Church will hold a coffee morning in Sharlston Community Centre tomorrow from 10am to 11.30am. Stalls will include raffle, cakes, tombola, new and secondhand goods. Take your family along and chat with friends. Children welcome. Proceeds in aid of Church funds.

ST LUKE'S CHRISTMAS BINGO: Enjoy a game of bingo in the community centre on Saturday, December 13. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

SHARLSTON MALE VOICE CHOIR: The choir and Crofton Silver Band will hold Christmas concerts on Friday, December 19 and Saturday, December 20 in St Luke's Church at 7pm. Tickets are £5 from choir, band and church members and also from Sharlston Post Office. Choir contacts are Stan on 01924 380988 and Jim on 01924 893424.

SHARLSTON CHILDREN'S CENTRE: Babbling Babies, a group for parents and their babies (aged to walkers) takes place on Tuesdays from 1.30pm to 3pm. A breast-feeding support group takes place on Thursdays from 10am to noon. Baby massage classes for babies up to seven months will start in January. Contact Sharlston Children's Centre on 01924 303930.

PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE: The flower tub at the eastern entrance of Sharlston has now been moved to a site just by the turn-off into the middle road across the common. This makes it more accessible for planting and maintenance. The area adjacent to Sharlston Play Area has now had the grass cut and the area generally tidied. The offer to manage and keep tidy the dam and Sharlston Common area by Mr Lees has been greeted favourably by the countryside and conservation group at Wakefield Council. They have produced a poster advertising the Friends of Sharlston inviting more interested people to join in and help Mr Lees.

GOSSIP FROM THE POST OFFICE: When one of our computers broke down this week and we were running around like headless chickens, Big J treated it as a spectator sport and stood outside the window laughing at us. Just wait, Big J. You will be sorry, believe me!

SANS GROUP UPDATE: Anyone who has problems with housing or tenancy can contact the Wakefield and District Housing tennant involvement and support officer Becky Lane at King Charles House, Pontefract, phone 01977 788150. Two youth workers form the Youth Work Company have been funded to work with the young people of Sharlston since last May. The work they have done culminated in a presentation evening where several young people were awarded certificates recognising their achievements.