Christine Simmonds  was married to Steve Moore on May 20 at Berkhamsted. Christine is the eldest daughter of Terry and Jacky Simmonds of Orotava, Chapel Croft, and Steven is  son of Kirby and Linda Moore of Reidsville, North Carolina. The couple met while Christine was doing research at the Rhine Institute at Durham (North Carolina). After the wedding, family and friends attended a reception held in the Barn at Hillmeads Farm, Chipperfield. Christine and Steve spent their honeymoon in the South of France and have set up home in Liverpool where Christine is a lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.

Fay and Mick Dent would like to announce the safe arrival of their fourth grandchild Harry. Harry was born to Naomi and Paul on 22 May weighing 7lbs 8ounces, a lovely brother for Faith. Everyone is doing very well!!

Congratulations to Anna, daughter of Pat and John Cherry,  of Flint Cottages, The Common, on passing her Finals at Liverpool University.  Anna can now realise her life-long ambition to become a vet.