A VERY special show dedicated to the residents of Mappleborough Green who lost their lives fighting in the First World War is being staged this weekend.

The show, titled For King and Country, is both a moving and chilling account of what happened to so many young men who went to war on the pretence that it would be a bit of fun and that it would all be over by Christmas.

It also includes music and song from the same period.

The show, presented by Mappleborough Green Amateur Dramatics Society, is on Saturday, November 8 at Mappleborough Green Village Hall.

Doors and bar open at 7pm, with the show starting at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £9 (children £5), which includes a free buffet, and are available from Margaret Lee on 0121 445 5226 or John Crumpton on 01527 528626