As I am writing this I realise that it is now half way through October, only 10 weeks to Christmas and 11 weeks to 2025! Personally, I will be really pleased to see the end of 2024. The weather has been, well not the best and I have experienced challenging health problems, but I do hope you have had a good year and you are looking forward to the forthcoming New Year. 
In The Chimes this month there are already many Christmas events advertised to put in your diaries, but much is happening in November as well, Aston Ingham have The Whiskey River Trio performing on the 9th November, Lea have their popular quiz on the 29th and Linton are holding their popular Quiz and Pudding evening on the 9th. Not forgetting that November is the month of Remembrance, and the details of the church services can be found on the village pages.
Our centre pages features the Linton Summer Sessions, which once again raised  a substantial sum of money for deserving local causes.  
You may notice that there is no Rector’s Article this month, but I am sure it will make a welcome return in our next months double edition. In the meantime I do hope that the remainder of Autumn gets a bit dryer and that we might even enjoy a little bit of sunshine!
Best wishes to you all

                                                                                    Francine