Each week at St Giles’ Church we pray for all the people who live or work in a particular road in the Parish. During April we will pray for the following roads:  2^nd - Gilbey Close. 9^th - Gilmore Close. 16^th - Grove Close. 23^rd  - Glebe Avenue. 30^th - Glebe Close.

If you live in one of these roads why not join us at our 8 a.m. or 9.45 a.m. services. You will be most welcome.

The next in this series of very interesting talks, and well attended, breakfasts is on in the Saturday 29^th April at 8.30 a.m. in St Giles’ Church Hall.

Richard Piper speaks on ‘Lost Elysium? - The Development of Ruislip and Ickenham Through Contemporary Eyes.’  Tickets £2 from Don Gwilt – 01895 673704

We hope to see you there. Tickets are £2, which cover the cost of a continental breakfast, from Don Gwilt on 01895 673704.

It is very much hoped that ICN might be printed in full colour for the month of June when Ickenham Festival takes place. To do this we need to put together a particularly interesting edition with plenty of photographs. If you think you have any particularly ‘June like’, Festival, or other, suitable, summer, stories and articles, you can provide along with interesting photographs, please start sending them to the editor without delay and certainly before 13^th May. If your club or society is putting on something special how about letting us know.

Ickenham Residents’ Association informs all those interested that since the publication of the last issue of Ickenham Calling, the LBH Planning Department advises that Tesco has requested the Public Inquiry, due to start on May 9^th, be deferred, possibly to October. It is not certain that this will be accepted by the Planning Inspectorate, so members are asked to watch out for updates through the Residents’ Association Website, Ickenham Church News, local notice boards, possibly a ‘flyer’ from the Association, or at the AGM on April 7^th in the Ickenham Village Hall.

Peter Daymond

The Ickenham Abbeyfield Society offers up to seven retired men and women security, support and company in comfortable, homely surroundings at our house in Ickenham. We welcome residents from all races and religions and maintain a family atmosphere while respecting your privacy. Following the completion of a small extension and adaptations to the rest of the house, all accommodation now consists of a bed/sitting room with en-suite bath or shower rooms. There are currently two vacancies, and if you are interested either for yourself, or a parent, why not come and have a look around and find out more. Contact our chairman, John Foxford, on 01895 623676.

As one can see from the Forthcoming Events section on page 6, the ISHS Spring Flower Show takes place on 1^st April. However, we are advised that there will be no Summer Show in 2006, but the Society will have a plant stall on Ickenham Festival Saturday next June. After April the next Show will be Saturday 9^th September.