Celebrations at Thrush Green

A major 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 ...