We’re told that The Link magazine is now to be printed on A3 and stapled through the centre from the April edition. This should make the magazine easier (and safer) to read and somewhat more durable. Perhaps more importantly, readers will now be able to lay the magazine down and keep the pages open. This is of vital importance for anyone following one of the recipes that the villagers send in for What’s cooking in Rode, (at the time of writing the featured recipe is Chocolate Brownies courtesy of Sally Pickett).

The Link is available from Rode village Post Office for 60p (there’s a stand on the windowsill), and while we’re on the subject of recipes, it’s worth remembering that every recipe featured in The Link wins the sender a bottle of Fussel’s rapeseed oil.