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Contact for newsletter articles: Claire Turner - 751275 or VACANCY [email protected] A vacancy has arisen at the above almshouse in Church Row.
If you would like to be considered for this property, please apply for an Please submit articles by the 18th of the month. application form and a list of basic criteria to the following person:
The Steward of the Almshouses, The Bursary, SEPTEMBER 2016 The Queens’ College, High Street,
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Ian Trotter - arborist NC Arb, ISA Cert Arb
All aspects of tree work for
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Diary Dates information – Agendas are published three The Parish Councils clear working days before each Parish Next Meeting Dates: Council meeting. Also Planning meetings Event / Venue Notes Contact will be inserted periodically to allow the Childrey Parish Council meeting Monday Parish Council to discuss and respond Coach trip to Kintbury & 26th September 2016 at 7.30pm in Childrey Childrey & Marlborough. before the VOWHDC deadlines and the Village Hall. [email protected] District Tuesday Morning - Kintbury horse Agenda will be published on the notice 6th Sept Sparsholt Parish Council meeting Tuesday Club Depart drawn barge. Pat Eglinton board three clear working days prior to the 09:00 13th September 2016 starting at 7.30pm in Childrey village Afternoon - Marlborough. 751 663 meeting. Planning applications can be Griffin Memorial Hall, Sparsholt. hall at 9.00 am. Fare: members £9.50, viewed on the VOWHDC planning register. [email protected] Return 6.30pm non-members £11.50 The Uffington, Baulking and Woolstone + barge fare £9.50 (UBW) Community Bus Service have been Cake and shopping ..... Sparsholt Parish overwhelmed by the number of passengers The summer holidays are over and 13th Sept clerk.sparsholtp Council Meeting All Welcome that need a lift to and from Wantage the kids are off back to school 12:30pm [email protected] Griffin Hall following the supported bus stoppages. what better way to commiserate Unfortunately, they have decided to limit than with some serious foody Childrey & Dave Maycock will show their Friday service to the original deliciousness and retail therapy th 20 Sept Sparsholt WI us some hidden history Pauline Higgs members and not call into Westcot, right on your doorstep! 7:30pm Childrey Village with his interactive talk on 751 544 Sparsholt and Childrey. The UBW will Come and indulge at the Pop Up Hall brass rubbing. continue to serve Westcot, Sparsholt and Tea shop and Garage Sale at Parsonage Farm Childrey on Cake & Shopping Marie-France or Childrey on the Wednesday service. 24th Sept Pop Up Tea Shop & Saturday 24 September 10am -12 Parsonage Farm Suzy Alder on DRIVERS NEEDED If more volunteer 10:00-12:00 Garage Sale. noon. There will be quality clothes, Childrey 07774686877 drivers come forward they will review the service again. If you have any spare time furniture, kitchen ware etc for sale and the ever popular tea shop Childrey Parish and would like to learn more about 26th Sept clerk.childreypc treats to help you on your way. Council Childrey All Welcome becoming a volunteer driver please contact 7:30pm @aol.co.uk Just follow the signs and look out village hall John Hatcher on 01367 820417, the commitment to drive is only around half a for the bunting! day every 4 weeks. Training will be given Do join us for a morning of fun and October indulgence and raise funds for and age range is 18 to mid-70’s. Clerk to Calais refugee camp and Little nd Autumn Quiz Angie 751210 both parishes: Debbie Lewis- Sun 2 Oct Tickets £5. See article in Ducks Pre-school too. Cake, Griffin Hall Barbara 751617 Pryde 01235 751923. 7:30 pm newsletter. shopping and raising money to Sparsholt 07901 339586 If you notice any potholes or other help others...that's got to be a Highways issues, please report to the great way of spending a Saturday Film Night & Bar Tickets available 19th Sept from Childrey “fixmystreet” website. Highways respond Sat 8th Oct morning. Looking forward to Childrey village Stores. quicker to the problems that have the most 7:30 pm welcoming you all! hall In support of the hall. logs on their site. Both Parish Councils For more information, please reserve the right to change the meeting contact Marie-France or Suzy dates, times and venues – please always Alder on 07774686877 / check the notice board for correct [email protected] Ridgeway Primary CHILDREY HARVEST THE TEMPEST Film Night &
School Trek BARN DANCE Untold Theatre + Yellowbelly Theatre, Bar in Time to get your as part of their Autumn Tour 2016, will On September 14th four Governors and tickets from present The Tempest in West Challow Childrey their Clerk from The Ridgeway CofE Childrey Village Primary School will set off on a four-day Village Hall on Friday, 7th The critically acclaimed film Shop for St October, starting at 7.30. Suitable for trek to walk The Ridgeway National Mary’s Barn directed by Steven Spielberg ages 12+. Trail. Dance on Friday This production of The Tempest is set WAR HORSE… The Ridgeway Challengers (Julie Jones, 16th September during the year 2020 against a Anthea Giltnane, Pam Langrish, Sue at Pond Farm Childrey (many thanks Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the Worth and Alison to Andrew & Lynda!). We look forward backdrop of mass migration and First World War, the film follows the Whitfield) will start in to being entertained by the fantastic political corruption, fragments of extraordinary journey of Joey the Avebury and walk the local folk & ceilidh band verbatim journalism and striking horse as he moves through the war. 87 miles to Ivanhoe “Pandemonium” – do come and join digital projections punctuate Beacon raising money us! Shakespeare's scenes. for the new Breakfast PS there will be a bar and a prize for The Hall committee will be going Club and After-School the Lucky Ticket Number!! Proceeds around the village shortly to give Club at the to St Mary’s Church.………………….. further details and sell tickets. School. Up until now they have never walked further than to the cafe but they are determined to raise £2,000 and GJ Pharmacy Ltd have agreed to Autumn Quiz match the money they raise as part of at the Griffin Hall their "Growing Healthy" campaign Sparsholt, Sunday (working with primary schools to 2nd October 7.30pm. increase the fitness of pupils and adults alike). If you would like to make a Tickets are £5 a head to include donation to the team, please visit the supper. Teams not to exceed 6 School website (ridgeway-ce- people, and all funds raised will go primary.moonfruit.com) to fill out the towards the Griffin Hall roof sponsorship form or call the school repairs. office (01235 751254). Your donation, no matter how small, will be really Come along for a fun evening of Bar, Hot food & popcorn will be appreciated and will make the result quizzing but please get tickets in available. Childrey village hall. worth all the aches and pains the team advance so we can cater Saturday 8th October. Bar opens are going to endure." accordingly. at 7pm Film starts at 8pm. Many thanks, Julie Jones, Contact Angie on 751210 or Tickets £5 available from 19th Chairman of Governors, Barbara on 751617 or 07901 Sept at Childrey shop. The Ridgeway CofE Primary School 339586.
Harvest Festival BURWELL ELECTRICAL The September Fair will be visiting Wantage
Market Place on 10 September 2016. The October Fair will be www.burwell-electrical.co.uk visiting on 15 October. The whole of the Market Place will be 2 Holborn Hill, closed from 4 am on these days. B Letcombe Bassett, Wantage OX12 9LU The Rotary Dragon Boat Festival 01235 760567 E is a well-established annual charity fund raising event based on Dragon Boat Racing and is held on the River Thames at Rye Farm Meadow in 07860 590814 Abingdon-on-Thames. Although Dragon Boat racing is the main focus Celebrate Harvest Festival 2016 of the day for both competitors and spectators, there are lots of other at St Mary’s family friendly Jim Izzard Electrician things to keep people entertained. There are craft stalls, a funfair, a raffle, children's entertainment, BBQ, tea tent, real ale beer tent... service at 3pm on Sunday [email protected] Races start around 10am and continue throughout the day, with the 25th September, followed by a race finals and medal presentation ceremony happening around Bring and Share Tea in the 4pm. Admission is free and car parking costs just £5 for the whole day. Please come along and support this fabulous fund-raising event. church. Everyone Welcome!
Summer stories…. I am helping to support my 10% discount for OAPs & ex-service personnel daughter’s local school which has recently had its funding for the Community Policing library van to visit during term time cut by the government. I am looking PCSO Howard Pack C9600 Thames Valley Police for donations of books suitable for Due to illness, Howard has not primary school age children (4- been able to produce the 11yrs, fact or fiction, any genre, any community policing update for condition) to help the school extend September. We hope he’s back on their own library collection to fill this his feet (beat) soon. resource gap. So if you are having a Footpath walks resume summer clear out or have any books that you would like to donate please in the autumn, the first one being contact me, I am happy to collect! th Sunday September 25 at Thank you, Suzy Alder. 11am. Please contact Barbara 07774686877 or 01235 on 751617 or 07901 339586. 751892……………. [email protected]