Celebrations at Thrush Green: Read Miss

A major, double celebration is planned in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green: the village school is in its centenary year; and exactly a hundred years ago, one of the village`s most notable residents founded a mission school in Africa.

But the preparations are beset with problems - Winnie Bailey`s health is not what it was; the new headmaster doesn`t appear to be entirely right for the job; and there are mixed reactions to the fund-raising appeal for the mission school.

But when the big day arrives, there are more reasons for celebration than anyone anticipated...