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1. JERICHO ECHO PR\N-re:.t) BY Mtt\1MO • JERICHO ST. BARNABAS CENTRE l I tfo. � c.,.Ni, Ch411'(rtMQJ Msks � o..,I( �� To book the Centre for ad vuti·f.(',.J a.....d /(e c...'o.l parties, functions, etc k�•s , o..d.u-s . �pe please contact Wendy Matthews V.G. shop or 80 Walton St., or I �' � M erf 2b.�cL.1rL1A- �.• � /-f1A.� phone 57303 '1.Dvdot� � � we,vo j)vows,·"'4-wtft... q� Oxford 514487 1 w ""-r A. ��tt:w-t'z(s""' OvJJ.. e..ffi'c.:� .. � c.cK.1.�ffee.. Hire Rates � Y\.l4"- 1le Ee��� �le � llA QCL..ii4 I Mornings/Afternoons Jericho Residents f�� l.,lp, qe.lh� �"!''4• c;U.L,..\£1,1� I etc_ .. Large Room £1.00 per hr. �M.12 � Jel-J:i Small Room £1.00 11 II Jericho Minibus �y-

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THE YEAR OF THE REJECT . 0 The Jericho Rejects year began on the 17th of December 1983, Jericho Playgroup Ji;; admit 2 year-olds. However, we when the Rejects got together are very keen to develop as a with helpers to arrange a chi• Every Tuesday Wednesday and mother and toddler group as ldrens Christmas Party in the Thursday the Jericho Playgroup well as a playgroup and will School Hall. Entertainment was meets in the new Jericho Comm- welcome parents with children provided by Jim Wright and his unity Institute. The sessions of any age. film show, and the local Disco start at 9: 30am and finish The group is self-funding and Dancers, Father Michael (a·lias around 11: 30, and are super- therefore a charge is made Father Christmas) gave all the vised by two paid workers, towards our running costs. children a gift on leaving. Jenny lewis (Cert. Ed) and (Present and prospective mem- Belated thanks to all who hel- myself. At the moment the hers of the group can refer to ped on the day. number of children who attend Cheryl, our treasurer, for a The 14th January was the Re- varies between six and breakdown of these costs). The jects BIG DAY - the Clarendon fifteen. contribution we ask for is £1 Centre Hall had been booked The activities for the child- per se as i.on for leaving a for our Sing-a-long and ren include music and dancing,- child in our care, 85p for a Disco. Backstage the punch was painting, gluing, playdough child accompanied by a mother flowing and spirits were and our latest acquisition - a or father, and 35p for each high. The theme of the show sand-pit. For the gluing we extra child (brother or sis- was the months of the years use 'rubbish' such as egg ter). The group is run by a May, being a very popular cartons, toilet rolls, milk- committee and parents are more month as the Rejects danced bottle tops and pie dishes. We than welcome to take part and around the Maypole in their have also brought dried leaves attend the meetings. short skirts and pink and washed out egg-shells Anyone who is interested in knickers, our May Queen which the children enjoy using joining the group can contact received her crown (a custard to make collages. The notice- Jenny (513173) or Sandi pie) to loud applause. we board in the playroom is dee- ( 50789) or we hope you will finished the night on orated with a colourful pro- feel free to come along to any December, a Christmas scene of gression of the children's of the sessions to see for three gnomes ( 3 large men) and masterpieces! yourselves what we get up to. one very bearded FAIRY. Parents can stay for all or We will give a friendly In May its THE REJECTS ON _part of the session, and we welcome, and if you come at PARADE, when the Rejects en t• are always grateful for their around 1 O: 30 you can even be ered a float in the Lord help. The institute cafe pro- sure of a cup of tea. Mayor's Parade, a lorry was vides special price tea and Finally, we would like to kindly provided by R. Cleary's coffee for the adults and the thank the members of the group and although the day before children have milk or juice for all their help and support the Parade was very wet all and biscuits about half way Rejects and faithful helpers through the morning. were out to help decorate the Of course, if they prefer, June their lorry, the theme being 'High Parents can leave their child- support too! Tech'. We turned the lorry (ren) in our care, if they are into our own space station, 2 years old or more. Usually Val Wilson and we dressed as space the minimum age for unaccompa- people, aliens, a crescent nied children at a playgroup moon, and a star. We left Jer- is 3 years, but when our group icho just after nine o'clock was first established in the to join the Parade in St. 1 960s we obtained a special Giles. All were in high concession allowing us to spirits singing 'Wish Me .Luck r-

John and Brenda ------5. GLUTTONS DELICATESSEN 1azdanpanahi a��tl ' David Mallow's 110 Wal ton Street Newsagent, tobacconist, Tel: 53748 fl.����:\ confectioner Merry Christmas n e 11j es wish their customers 67 Walton Street and Happy New Year Seasons Greetings Tel: 57258 to all our customers Open 9.00 - 7.30 wish all their customers and lots and lots Closed Dec. 25 & 26 a Merry Christmas of good food Tel: 57824 murti may learn at the V@©,IR\ simplest stage of postures and Why practise yoga? breath awareness or go on the 'Man is sick today because he Kr iya Yoga, meditation and thinks he is sick. Sickness karma yoga. Work according to and disease have no place in your capability. the life of a man who does not A beginners class is being run accept and tolerate the self• at the Jericho Centre on Wed• limi ting thoughts which are nesday evenings 6.30 8.00 the real seeds of our myriad p vm , and on Thursday after• ailments. We stand hypnotised noons 1.00 - 2.30 p.m. by the belief that disease and as You Wave Me Goodbye'. All illness are our fate and des- ·Swami Vedamurti conducts other agreed that it was a great ex- tiny, rather than health and group classes and private perience. The atmosphere, the/ 1 our tuition. Telephone Oxford bliss, which are tru y others competitors and the birthright and heritage. In 726184. stewards were wonderful. order to emerge from our mass ��� 1> 00@ Thanks goes to people that hypnosis and collective hyste- Decree nisi absolute always help us but like to . · h 1 h r a a and to experience ea t , Gone with the wind stay in the background. We joy and creative fulfilment, Death by departure sang our songs the length of we must make systematic appli• left in the lurch the Parade, and all the way cation of yoga in our daily Split like an atom home. Thanks goes also to the lives'. Disembodied by default. Jericho people that came to That is one important reason! Love - deeds see us. Doing it again next Whatever your religious llls t - greeds year?? You bet we are. belief, you can do yoga; what• Trust - pleads The 21st of October was che i ever reason for doing yoga, You - me opening of the St. Barnabas you can practise it, be it for Me - you Jericho centre, we hoped all relaxation, heal th or higher Family - knots that went had a good time, we awareness or liberation. Yoga , tried to entertain with a few has a positive and beneficial Ride on a tunnel-less train old songs, in a light-hearted influence on the whole of the Words flow with pain _ way, the young Disco dancers physical body, on the mind at Anger discharged in pointless did well, as did the Youth conscious, sub-conscious and ways Club 'Body Popping Lads'. The unconscious levels. Hurt your next partner Youth Club leaders put on a Yoga is not just physical pos• He or she ' s the one very funny play that was much tures. The physical body ener• Give it to somebody else. appreciated. gies, the nervous and endo• Pass it on We are now in complete turmoil crine systems are brought into Get it out rehearsing for our next 'prod- perfect balance. Mind becomes Before it kills uction'. And laughter. is the \more one-pointed,concentration Shock - sexuality name of the game. Looking back extended for lengthier Come - go on our year the funniest sight periods, motivation is Go - come I have ever seen was on the awakened. learn how to relax Feelings - flow 14th of January when looking the body and mind, expand the Give - take or be taken down into our changing area I awareness. Love is boundless saw ladies, three in many Energy blockages are released We all came back for more arrays of dress, three men by postures, deep relaxation Till time alone struggling into skin-tight and breathing techniques. Med• Brings down the cane cons cumes , and in the middle itation develops the mind, the/ If you live of all this one bearded fairy mind is the mirror of your You're sane complete with a wand, dressed whole experience - use it to But in white tights and a very the greatest capacity, don'-t Who's well. p�adde�brr, be ruled by the fancies and To the emotions like a ship on Blame. the ocean. Yoga students with swami Veda• .,-�����...1�����---- 111·�I Plu'12bing Ann and Bob Moore 1Ra '. :;: .$-' THE RADCLIFFE ARMS Arms Cranham Street - � Heating (where the bus stops) 111 ii\ traditional ales/cider I I I HAPPJAi�',\�! '- juke box no live music tr FRoM ALL Ar MUTTON y ARD . ... I 46 RICHMOND ROAD ·OXFORD

St. Barnabas Church St. Barnabas School Old Boys and Girls Association is now Church Xmas Sale in its 34th year and al though Many thanks to all who the number of former pµpils of supported this event held in the old School in Great Clar• the Institute on 1st December. endon and Cardigan Streets has £415 was raised by the Sale sadly diminished, we still and £280 of this will go to hold an anrrued, Ser,vice -o f JE;-Retto WA������ the work of. the church in the Carols and lessons which, this 1.-- • i,.,0, .,.., . 1.1(;\.$ �r\1.jO'v\..e 01 li.\ JI � Third world. '!he rest will go year, will be held on WEDNES- n J q towards paying for the improv- DAY the 19th December in w� 'ck Q.('c.(Mte.c.h wko V\OW ed heating system in the Church, followed by an inform- OWy\ fW2 Ole:( koi.cSt' ntQA'---tkt church. al social gathering and also a A.� Christmas Bingo. (fc..e.c;.nOII\. C,v�? 1·� &l� we also organise a "200 Club" fta., ,,_01� 't'I) b"""''ld � d.t.vt«•� draw in support of the Church ''� -, .... J Christmas 1984 O and School, and the present � �,-():' Our main celebration will be session will end on 9th Jan- Wel(.OIIV.Q_ it;�o..-h,,c..t Ci��IM. the Midnight Mass of Christmas · thly _ t :: ,} ' uary, and a new s i x-mon w-....a1 V\,O\.,v �"'-5 vi.t.S T11.1.e. • which begins at 11 : 45 pm on session commences immediately. · I ...... · ( Ans • Christmas Eve and concludes h &WiDp1� H.AruYltA.11. (,4-c. IDt,uAlt. The date and venue for t e r -, . - --i ·, ·1-, with the Blessing of the Cr i.b , draw for the major prizes !)1,[email protected]\l.SS tl.. ite. cfl!i �Uc.u..e..J..J Christmas Day - services at r e ioo, £25 and t,o) has still�(Z.. ,i.... den'tko ��. 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to be arranged, but members,..;;._ + Choir ·Advent Carol Service will be informed through o 6:30 p.m. Sunday December local agencies (Ernest 23rd. Fennell, Harry Barton and ,os-r The Twelve Days of Christmas Albert Upstone). New members The would be welcome details LOS-I (�R9D tr@�}()�) Sunday 9th Dec', between St and Kingston Rd. A nnay, carbon fibre squash ,4'V'I�� acquet in soft case. £10 -·/.i �reward in good condition. / : R&WARI> substantial reward (no ques- tions asked) is offered 'for Recently the heating system in information leading to the church has been improved and ecovery of the following: the Lady Chapel repainted by 1 0-SPEED RACING BIKE. volunteers - two examples of REPAIRS & SERVICING ark brown with silver plastic us preserving our heritage for BODYWORK, USED CARS udguards and STAN PIKE in future generations - come and AUTOWORK large white lettering on the see the improvements. 29 WELLINGTON STREET frame. 27" frame and wheels A very Merry Christmas and TEL: 52186 i th · rear carrier and dynamo Happy New Year to all set. Much prized and very Fr. Michael W. ALDWORTH nearly irreplaceable. 'lost' Christmas Greetings to from George Street on the eve• all our customers ning of 'l\lesday 4 December. Contact: Richard Lawrence, 75 Cardigan Street. Tel. 55031 .. ····------� p,;.·oxFORD PLUMBING SERVICES Steve & Ellen Currill at 52 GT. CLARENDON STREET the BOOKBINDERS ARMS Estimates Free with all their customers a All Work Guaranteed Merry Christmas 24-HOUR SERVICE and a Happy New Year Reg'd Plumbing & Heating Parties catered for Engineers . . . / .� TEL: OXFORD 52056 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS T-SHIRTS Press Opens in Walton Street when it was called Ferry Road, PROMOTIONS - EMBRODERY as such he lived in a house SILK SCREEN SPECIALISTS When the Press was moved to next ,to the printing office Walton Street in 1827 it soon and was greatly concerned with WE PRINT T-SHIRTS AND stimulated the urban develop• th_e religious welfare of his SWEATSHIRTS TO ORDER FOR ment of the low-lying open employees. He started a Sunday CLUBS, , COMPANIES, ground to the west of Wal ton School for the Press boys, as TEAMS, ETC. Street. This district was he called them, and taught bounded on the south by Worc• them personally for twenty CALL IN TO SEE OUR SAMPLES ester College and on the west years. Combe had originally AND FOR A PRICE LIST by the . Names lived in ·Oriel� Street with an such as Clarendon St., Albert unmarried sister who let lodg- and Wellington testify to the ings to Newman and Pusey. His early Victorian vintage of association with those men led employees. at the Press would south Jericho. The latter name Combe to become a devout Trac- feel at home and therefore derived from an old building - tarian. asked Blomfield to design a Jericho House - which used to Combe was introduced to his parish church to be located stand near the site of the future wife by Newman, who int he heart of Jericho. He Jericho Inn on Walton Street. conducted the marriage of the wanted a church that would North Jericho was not develop• couple in 1841. In the same accommodate a thousand people ed until later - in the 1 860s year Combe became a partner in as cheaply as possible. He it was still largely covered the Bible Press which still told Blomfield that 'not a by sand-pi ts and allotment managed, in parts, as a comme- penny was to be thrown away in gardens. But the northern rcial venture. He increased external appearance or decor• limit of Jericho was already production and acquired the ation. The architect solved fixed by the new St. Wolvercote Paper Mill to t)le problem by adopting Sepulchre's cemetery. The secure supplies of good the early Christian basilican great majority of the houses quality paper. His initiative style and using cheap but built in Jericho were small proved commercially lucrative durable materials such as two-storey brick terrace and he soon becam� a very local rubble for the walls and houses designed for working weal thy man. This enabled him cement for the lintels and men who worked at the to become one of the finest sills, the finished church Clarendon Press. The managers and most important patrons of including an elegant campanile of the latter - both syndics the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood cost t:6, 492. The basilican and superintendants - felt a founded in 1848. In the follo- style was not only cheap but direct responsibility for the wing year John Millais stayed also appropriate for a patron . welfare of their employees. with the Combes at the Press who was nick-named 'early The Press contributed t:500 to and painted their portraits. Christian' by his Pre- the building fund of the neo• Combe later bought Holman Raphaelite friends. classical church of St. Paul's Hunt's 'Light of the World' It has always made me feel sad at the end of Clarendon and Millais' 'Return of the that 'nlomas Combe, probably Street, opened in 1836, and Dove to the Ark'. the greatest name in the 600- gave another t:1,000 to its By the late 1850s Combe was odd years history of the endowment fund. In the subse• his patronage , quent Victorian era Jericho art to relig- should be so forgotten by became a citadel of the new In 1857 he those who· he gave so much of Oxford Movement as as such it the re- his time and money for. religious development was of more than local significance. The central character in this new development was Thomas Combe who was superintendant of the Clarendon Press from 1838 - 1872; my road -is now named after him since 1957 ALfSJERICHOSTORES CHRiSTMAS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS o,{'} Barry and Anne at the CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY OTHERWISE AS USUAL PRINCE OF WALES wish all their customers a Happy Christmas Ea�tern Continental Grocery and a Prosperous New Year 'Tobacco, Confectionery Beer garden* Evening food* OPEN 9am - 9pm Daily Morrell's beer* Good food* Lunch always available on Sundays

THE OXFORD ICE RINK r- NEW YEAR HOLIDAY COACHING 1985 ICE DISCO SKA TING: INDOOR FOOTBALL COURSE Wednesdays 19.30-22.00 Fridays 19.30-22.50 INCLUDING Saturdays ALL DAY 5 A SIDE TOURNAMENT Sundays 14.00-16.00 & 20.00-22.00 (BOYS & GIRLS ACCEPTED) "ALL TO BRING TRAINING KIT" AN)> PACKED LUNCH

FOR CHILDREN 9 TO 15 YEARS.

£ 3.00 FOR 2 SESSIONS OF 5 HOURS Times Adult Child Skate Spectator 16 YRS Hire 9.30 A.M. TO 4.00 P.M. MORNINGS & UNOER Monday to Friday 10.00-12.00 £1.50 £1.00 .60 .50 THURSDAY 3RD AND FRIDAY 4TH Saturday 10.00-12.00 children £0.75 .60 .50 only JANUARY. Sunday 10.00-12.00 £1.75 £1.00 .60 .50 AFTERNOONS AT REDEFIELD SPORTS HALL, PEGASUS Monday to Friday 14.00-16.00 £1.50 £1.00 .60 .50 Saturday 14.00-16.00 £1.75 £1.00 .60 .50 ROAD, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD. Sunday 14.00-16.00 £1.75 £1.00 .60 .50 (TEL. 771565 ). EVENINGS Monday to Thursday 1 9.30-22.00 £ 1 .80 £1.80 .60 .50 Friday 1 9.30-22.30 £2.00 £2.00 .60 .50 CHEQUES AND POST AL ORDERS Saturday 20.00-23.00 £2.00 £2.00 .60 .50 Sunday 20.30-22.30 £ 1.50 £1.50 .60 .50 TO • Times and Prices quoted are subject to alteration. THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SPECIALS Where possible notice will be given CH/LORENS SESSIONS: HOCKEY SKA TES: Not permitted on Mondays to Fridays 17.30 to 19.00 REDEFIELD SPORTS HALL, Monday evenings or (Children only, Hockey or Figure Skates. Mond_ay to Friday BLACKBIRD LEYS, 0.75p morning. sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays 17.30 to SPEED SKA TE· Not permitted on any OXFORD OX4 5JL. 19.00. public session DANCE INTERVALS: Mornings, Monday to Saturday 11 .00 BY DECEMBER 31ST, Evenings, Mondays 20. 1 0 and 21 .05 NO, CASH ACCEPTED , I Free membership A Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New.Year,

and Run a long to Large range of VHS and Betamax films• PEPPERS continually updated • A burger is a burger ... or is it? Opening times: Rental rates from: Don't make up your mind until 10am - 9pm Mon to Sat £1.00-£1.75 per day you have tried one from Peppers. .. Decidedly more taaty than the 10am - Bpm Sunday \ run of the mill burger in. our Special midweek and weekend rates: J opinion." -Daily Information 2 films - £2.50 3 films - £5.00 84, WALTON STREET 25 Walton Street Tel: 54468 •,Happy �:!:...!;.=.__;_.;:_;_::.:,...:.:.;:..:..:...: Christmas� ,;._:;_....:..:.::..:.:._..:;to all our�;....;;...;.;.;;;...;..;;..;.;;..;.;..;..;:;... Customers �;.._- JERICHO ST. BARNABAS CENTRE

TEL. OXFORD (0865) 57902 33A CANAL STREET JERICHO OXFORD OX26BQ

JERICHO ST. BARNA8AS CENTRE HAS bEEN RENOVATED kND RE-OPENED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ANO WE ARE NOW TRYING TO EXPAND IT'S ACTIVITIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR FUTURE ACTIVITIES, PLEASE CONTACT JENNY DAVIDSLJN AT HE CENTRE.

CENTRE IS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN JERICHO, SO REl''IEMBER, CENTRE, IT'S UP TO YOU TO USE IT!!

AT PRESENT WE ARE HUN�ING THE FOLLOWING:- PLAYGROUP Mon. I.OD per session. and Tues. 9-I2am I.IS for 2 children. MOTHER AND TODULER Wed. 85p Mum � Toddler. YOUTHCLUB:- Tues. 9-13 yr olds, 6.3o�s.oopm 50p membership. Thurs.I3 upwards, 7.30-9.00pm 20p junior non-mem Tne Youtnclub has a Pool table! !Op junior mem 25p senior non-mern. BINGO:- Wed.evening 7.30-9.00pm I5µ senior mems.

I9thCENTURY ART:- Tues evenin� 7.30-9.00pm I. 00 unwaged. I.50 waged. CREATIVE ART:- Mon. IO-I2am IB.75 for I 5 u e e k s , '+ WOODCRAFT:- Wed. evening 6.30-7.30pm YOGA:- l,Jed. evenint,, 6.30-8.00pm I.50 per session. Thurs. afternoon I-2.30pm

CA f'lP A I G N fH o 1�1 , Z I NC 1v1 E C , F I SH , l"l UTHE RS UN I ON , an d REJECTS MEET FROM TIME TD TIME IN THE CENTRE.

ANu. '.JF CtJU.�:..� .. ·r1-1t.... tE __ 1s TIIL u i-J E 1·J l::J • 3 CJ - I+ • u O 1'i u I� - r R I CAFE and S1-1T l'iLil<,df\JL.;. �EE ove&. �oe.. «.oo� "'-' g, Cl'AA..t\1:\ • THERE ARE THRE( ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. THE HIRE RATES ARE HS BELOW.

WE ARE PREPARED TO HIRE THE ROOMS FOR WEDDINGS ANO OTHER SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. To book the Centre for Parties, Functions etc •• Please contact Wendy Matthews at the VG Shop or BO Walton St. Phone Oxford 57303 or 514487. HIRE RATES: Daytime use:- Jericho iesidents

Large Room I. 00 per Hr. Small Room I. 00 II II Others

Large Room 3.oo per Hr. Small Room I. 50 II II Evenings:- Jericho Residents Large Room 2.00-per Hr. Small Room I. uo 11 II Others Large Room 4.00 per Hr. Small Room 2.00 II II WEEKEND RATES:- Jericho Residents

Large Room 3.00 per Hr Small Room 2.00 per Hr. ElthErs Large Room 5.oo per Hr Small Room 2.00 II II Ail day pdrty rates tor u e du i ru;s etc can be ar r an.j e d ,