Volume 22 Number 4 Christmas 2018

The Charlbury Chronicle is a free quarterly local community publication run by volunteers covering news and events for Charlbury and the surrounding area

Charlbury from 1935 onwards 14

A Day’s Life—Holly McMullen 18

Charlbury Patient Participation Group 20

Whatever happened to the Guides? 24

Charlbury Town Football & Sports 25 Club

What’s On 26

Charlbury Primary School 30

Coffee Break Page 31

CRAG News 35

Charlbury Church Services 38

Charlbury Community Directory 51

Plus much much more….

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Well it’s that time of the Congratulations to Street year, when we will be all Fair who raised at least finding the Christmas £5,500 for the Corner decorations and looking House and Memorial Hall. forward to buying the tree. If you would like to help at I can’t believe how quickly Street Fair 2019 please its come round again! contact John Dora—see p4. The late night shopping in I would like to thank all Charlbury will be on 14th those who help keep the December—see page 23, Chronicle going—and to so please do support our those who also submit such local businesses and buy interesting articles. your presents there. You don’t have to wait until May I wish you all a very then, as Cotswold Frames Merry Christmas and Happy have many gifts, Larcums and Peaceful New Year. have lots of cards and wrapping up paper, plus stamps, and the Deli some Susanna Finch delicious grub! Also the Corner House will be selling warm drinks and there is the Community Carol Party in the Community Centre at 8pm—along with mince pies and mulled wine! St Mary’s Christmas Bazaar is taking place on Saturday 1 December and the Charlbury Christmas Fair, in aid of the Corner House & Memorial Hall will be on Sunday 2nd December, from 11am to 4pm.

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The native Field Maple Acer campestre and Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus (not a native but in Europe from the 1600s) have characteristic fruits with mini propeller-like wings. The fruits of the Ash Fraxinus excelsior are similar but hang down like ‘keys’ from the bare twigs. The world seems devoid of wild flowers at this cold and unwelcoming time of Three seasonal plants retain not only year but a few hardy plants can surprise some berries but leaves as well, they are us, even in such inhospitable conditions. of course the Holly Ilex aquifolium, Ivy Hedera helix and Mistletoe Viscum Most of the flowers seen in December, album (now recorded in Charlbury as January and February are bedraggled a result of several readers’ input after leftovers from the autumn or tough my request for sightings a couple of indestructible weeds such as Shepherd’s years ago!). Another plant common in Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris or the Evenlode valley, is the Teasel Groundsel Senecio vulgaris. There Dipsacus fullonum, with wonderful are also some other small inconspicuous seed-heads lasting well into the winter flowers such as Dog's Mercury and often sprayed silver or gold as a Mercurialis perennis. Christmas decoration.

But as early as February, a truly amazing In BSBI botanical surveys hereabouts I sight is clumps of bold, yellow daisies have observed several majestic borne on scaly stems without any leaves. evergreen trees which brighten the These are Colt's-foot Tussilago farfara. winter landscape - Lawson's Cypress The leaves appear much later in the Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Corsican season and seem ridiculously large for Pine Pinus nigra and the Norway the small yellow daisies which flowered Spruce Picea abies, the Trafalgar so much earlier – it took me some time Square species of Christmas tree. I to connect the two, when a plant should also mention our splendid native suddenly appeared in my garden. Yew Taxus baccata with its beautiful Irritatingly, I dug it up ‘roots and all’ one deep green foliage and bright red summer and wondered where my little berries. It is however very poisonous and yellow daisies had gone next spring! is often found in churchyards, planted there by our ancestors, out of reach of But perhaps the easiest plants to observe in the cold winter months are those that grazing animals. In recent times, as with have left their fruits dangling from their several other toxic plants, Yew has stems or branches as a reminder of helped scientists discover new medicines. balmy summer and autumn days. Such is In the case of Yew, it has helped in the the Spindle Euonymus europaeus, development of drugs to treat some mentioned in my autumn Botany Spot cancers. but still hanging onto its vivid pink capsules and bright orange seeds into The catkins and pussy willows are the winter months. The deep red ‘haws’ another source of delight in late winter. of Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Goat Willow, otherwise known as also persist for a time until they are all Pussy Willow Salix caprea, with its eaten by birds. The Snowberry delicate fluffy flowers and Hazel Corylus Symphoricarpos albus, found avellana with its golden catkins naturalised in woods and hedgerows which can be seen lying in wait ready for around Charlbury, keeps some of its some slightly warmer weather, at the milky-white berries into the winter end of winter, to expand fully and really months, another source of food for birds. welcome in the spring. [email protected]

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It has been a long time in the making but Oxfordshire District Council who will carry now, at last, the Plan is almost ready. out further consultation. They will then The Charlbury Neighbourhood arrange for an Inspector to formally Development Plan (CNDP) will be a key consider the Plan. If the Inspector agrees document in considering all planning that the Plan is sound, it then will come applications in Charlbury. It is detailed back for a full referendum, which is open and has to comply with two important to all those in Charlbury who are documents. Firstly, with the National registered to vote, before it is in place. Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) In the Plan it is proposed that any new published by the Government and not housing will have to meet the needs of updated until July this year. This covers Charlbury as well as not detracting from all aspects of development nationwide. the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Secondly, with the West Oxfordshire Local This means being affordable to people on Plan which was only adopted in October local wages and building smaller and this year and sets policies on a District- lower cost housing will be favoured rather wide basis. These have been only than large expensive houses currently published recently which is one reason being built. To preserve the appearance why we were not able to finalise the CNDP of the Town, which is something that most sooner people think is important, design The Plan will consist of a number of guidelines specific to Charlbury are being sections: proposed which will be applied to ensure new development fits in and does not . Homes (Housing Policies Section) detract from the character of the Town. . Economy, Transport and Movement The beautiful landscape and environment of Charlbury is also a key concern, so, in . Natural Environment, Green addition to preventing new development Spaces and Recreation from damaging the landscape, we also . Historic Environment propose "green corridors" through the town which should be protected and At present, the drafts of sections on enhanced to provide pleasant walking Economy and Natural Environment have routes and to help wildlife. been sent to the Town Council for their The Plan will also make sure new comments and the Homes section will development does not worsen parking and follow soon. The Historic Environment traffic problems and will aim to improve section is still being completed as there is areas where road safety is poor, as a lot of data to consider. A steering group identified in the Town Survey. Finally, of volunteers has been preparing the there is concern over the loss of local Neighbourhood Plan, but the Town Council shops and jobs and the Plan will aim to is the body responsible for it and so needs protect the town centre and support jobs, to agree the document and all its policies. including retaining shops and other However the Plan belongs to the whole businesses which provide local community and the evidence we need for employment, and supporting home-based the plan is taken from your replies to the working which is becoming much more 2017 survey. common here. Once the Town Council has agreed the We are most interested to know how well draft Plan, the next step will be a you think the draft Plan covers all these consultation for everyone to be able to issues. Further information and updates see and comment on the Plan. This are available on our website should take place in January. All www.charlburyneighbourhoodforum.org.uk/ comments will then be considered and the and will be put up on the notice board revised Plan then goes to West outside the Co-op. Tony Merry and Claire Wilding Charlbury Chronicle Christmas 2018 3

information on this on www.charlbury.info as indeed we could do with some more help as our organising committee seems to keep shrinking.

Next year's theme will be 'Time' - Larcum Kendal, famed clock and chronometer This year’s Street Fair was again maker was born in Charlbury 21st September 1719 – and Street Fair Day in enjoyable, and a fabulous time was had th by everyone! The weather was fine and 2019 is his 300 Birthday!! We also have sunny which attracted lots of visitors on ideas to bring the Fair to all parts of the the day and to the Egg Throwing on the town – if your street would like to night before which went down really well. arrange a ‘Time’- related display, We managed to net around £5,500, decorations or other commemoration do which will go to the upkeep of the Corner please get in touch! ‘Time’ of course House and War Memorial Hall. This is a includes Doctor Who, H.G. Wells, clocks great result even though we were unable and watches and all sorts of creative to put on an Open Gardens event – we ideas. hope to do this and more in 2019. Concerning help; as well as a secretary, if you feel able to do so or if you'd like to Special ‘thank yous’ go to all who helped volunteer, in any capacity, even just for a with sponsorship, prizes, manning and couple of hours on the fair day, please putting up the stalls and all the other email me at things that go to make the fair happen. [email protected]. I’d like to thank especially Hannen Beith, A special plea is for helpers for the who has been Secretary for two Fairs. various events – Open Gardens is one, Hannen has stepped down and we will but also to help during the Quiz Night need someone to step into his shoes. (near St Patrick’s Day again!), and to erect and take down the stalls’ ironwork For 2019 we are already organising on Fair day itself. stalls, helping with the Christmas Fair on 2nd December and are aiming to kick-off John Dora our preparations more formally in Chair, Charlbury Street Fair Committee January. Do please watch out for

vOx, Oxford’s leading a cappella chamber Baroque masterpieces by Praetorius, choir will be returning to Charlbury on Scheidt, Hiller and Pachelbel (yes, Saturday, 1st December 2018, for its Pachelbel did write something else apart summer concert. For those who missed from his Canon!). us when we sang for you at the end of June this year, we shall offer you again The second half of the concert brings you J.S. Bach’s motet Lobet den Herrn, alle Vivaldi’s uplifting Gloria as well that all- Heiden (Praise the Lord, all ye nations), time Handelian favourite, Zadok the BWV 230. Priest, which has been sung at every coronation on these shores since 1727. Accompanying that in the first half of the Further details, including how to buy concert will be his even more ambitiously tickets, can be found on the choir’s -crafted 8-part motet Komm Jesu, komm website www.vox-choir-oxford.co.uk. (Come Jesus, come) BWV 229. The choir 7.30 p.m., 1st December, St Mary’s will also perform a number of other Church.

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The Working Party is supported by the Town Council which provides our insurance and by the District Council For those readers who are newly arrived which collects our bulk bags of green in town or who are previously unaware, waste and takes them to compost. there is a volunteer group in Charlbury After three years of operation, we know called The Working Party. This is a group that this is a sustainable community of like-minded people who turn out at group. We work through email and notified dates and times to clear areas of through communication on the Charlbury the town of leaves, overgrowth and website where our ‘web-master’, Richard general debris (in winter, this may has installed a ‘Working Party’ button at include clearance of snow and ice). the top left of the main page. Everybody We are all aware that, in the past, this is invited to add messages and comment work would have been done by our here. County and District councils. Most of you If you use email, you can join a will know that these councils have been ‘groupmail’ which notifies where and stripped of the finances to meet these when we will be working. Just give me duties. Children’s Services and Care for your details on the Elderly will always come before [email protected] to get leaves, twigs, weeds and rubbish – quite notification. rightly. The basic spirit of this is that we look The work happens mostly in the autumn after our own patch first and and winter when the pavements and then we extend our effort to kerbs become carpeted and clogged with look after ‘the public patch’. leaves but does extend into the spring and summer when the hedges overgrow Phil Morgan and the kerb weeds spring back.

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The following walks are all a reasonable Start: Leafield. Please park considerately distance from our villages. The walks near the Green. vary in distance and difficulty so you can Thursday 3rd January 10.30am choose something to suit your ability. Bliss to start the New Year Sorry but dogs are not allowed on walks 3.5 miles 2 hours with the Cotswolds Voluntary Wardens. An easy walk through Chipping Norton All walks are led by the Cotswolds into the countryside beyond mostly on Voluntary Wardens and as such are not good tracks, may be some mud if an “just a ramble in the countryside”. The undue amount of rain, themed walks are a way of understanding Start point - Chipping Norton Town Hall and appreciating our Cotswold landscape. 3.5 miles More information can be found at Sunday 27th January 10:00am www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk All the W's - Walking, Woodstock & Wootton 11.5 miles 5 hours Tuesday 11th December 10:00am A circular walk exploring parts of Burford Town Walk Blenheim Park and the surrounding area. 1 miles – 1.25 hours please bring a packed lunch This gentle town walk is intended to be a Start The Green in Combe general guide to this very interesting medieval town. Learn about its Monday 4th February 10:00am development and finish at coffee time. What a View! The town has a variety of shops for some 2.5 miles – 1.5 hours Christmas shopping after the walk. A walk on conjunction with the National Start: Burford Visitor Information Centre Trust which explores the countryside NB. Specialist tours are available from towards Edge Hill. After the walk you can the Friends of the Tolsey Museum 01993 enjoy refreshments in the cafe and 823188. explore the house and gardens. Start: Upton House Car Park OX15 6HT Wednesday 12th December 10:00am All Hands to the Plough Thursday 7th February 10:00am 6.5 miles – 3 hours On the Edge From Finstock to historic Wilcote Manor 6 miles – 3 hours passing the Ladywell and down to the An undulating walk from Hook Norton, Evenlode. Then over Whitehill wood to which is only just outside the AONB. With Stonesfield back to Finstock on the good tracks, quiet lanes and field paths Oxfordshire way down across the this is a good winter walk in an area not Evenlode then up Dark Lane for optional so well known. lunch at the Plough. Optional lunch at the brewery after the Start: The Plough Inn Finstock OX7 3BY walk. Start: Hook Norton Brewery Saturday 22nd December 10:00am A Roman, A Bishop and A Saint Saturday 23rd February 10:00am 10 miles 5 hours All Around the Crown A figure of eight walk from Leafield to 4.5 miles 2.5 hours Ramsden and Finstock using ancient A lovely walk around Enstone and tracks and byways. A gentle Pre- Heythrop Park. Christmas walk to de-stress before the Start: The Crown Inn Church Enstone holiday. Rosemary Wilson Charlbury Chronicle Christmas 2018 8

past unfold, Juliet's growing attachment to the island, the book club and her affection for Dawsey will change the course of her life forever. Doors and licensed bar from 6.15pm. Admission: Adults, £5 / U15s, £3. ChOC’s winter programme begins with Paddington 2, the Family Matinee Sunday 10th February at 7pm: screening in December. In January, The ChOC Classic Cinema presents, Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel “Some Like It Hot”. Cert 12 / Pie Society, is our film of the month, 116mins. based on the best selling book by Mary Last February, the first entry in our new Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The ChOC Classic Cinema strand, Brief ‘ChOC Classic Cinema’ presentation in Encounter, attracted a large and very February is, “Some Like It Hot”, Billy attentive audience, who braved a chilly Wilder’s acclaimed comedy starring Tony winter’s evening to reappraise one of the Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn best British films ever made. Monroe. 2019’s ChOC Classic hails from the other Sunday 16th December at 3pm: side of the Atlantic. Made in 1959 by the “Paddington 2” - The Family legendary Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot Matinee at Christmas Cert PG / stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as 103mins. two down-at-heel Chicagoan jazz A film for the whole family to enjoy musicians who inadvertently witness the together. St Valentine’s Day Massacre. They Following on from his adventures after succeed in escaping the clutches of a his move to London, Paddington, now vicious mob run by the sinister ‘Spats’ happily settled with the Brown family and Colombo by securing jobs with a touring a popular member of the local band of female musicians in the new community, picks up a series of odd jobs guises of ‘Josephine’ and ‘Daphne’. On a to buy the perfect present for his Aunt train to Miami, they make the Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to acquaintance of the bewitching ‘Sugar’ be stolen. Kane (Marilyn Monroe) and Josephine (Curtis) quickly falls in love with her, later Free popcorn for children and mince pies pursuing her in Florida disguised as an oil for adults. magnate. Daphne catches the eye of Doors and licensed bar from 2.15pm wealthy playboy Osgood Fielding the Admission: Family Ticket (2 adults and Third and so, for a while, our heroes’ one or two children), £12 / Adults, £5 / major dilemma involves trying to U15s, £3. extricate themselves from the romances that their enforced cross-dressing have Sunday 13th January at 7pm: embroiled them in. But when Colombo’s “The Guernsey Literary and mobsters arrive on the scene, Josephine Potato Peel Pie Society” and Daphne have to face up to the rather Cert.12A / 124mins. more pressing task of saving their own necks. London, 1946. Juliet (Lily James), a A genuine cinematic classic, Some Like It charismatic and free-spirited writer Hot is an hilarious comedy drama receives a letter from a member of a illuminated by superb performances from mysterious literary club started in Nazi- Lemmon, Curtis and Monroe. This is a occupied Guernsey. Her curiosity piqued, film guaranteed to warm the cockles in Juliet decides to visit the island. There the depths of winter so please join us to she meets the delightfully eccentric enjoy ChOC Classic Cinema Part 2. Doors members of the Guernsey Literary and & licensed bar from 6.15pm. Potato Peel Pie Society, including Dawsey Admission: Adults, £5 / U15s £3. (Michiel Huisman), the rugged and All films are shown in the Memorial Hall, intriguing farmer who wrote her the Charlbury. No need to book, just turn up & letter. As the secrets from their wartime pay at the door.

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As winter sets in and Christmas exceptional ability competing in several approaches a short reflection of our matches with great success. The achievements and challenges in the hot Oxfordshire under-25 coach is watching summer of 2018 is a good indicator for them closely for the future. the forthcoming year. Having been Bowls does not come to a halt in Winter promoted to Division 2 of the Oxfordshire as we play indoor short-mat bowls. Two League, the Men’s team finished a teams compete in the West Oxfordshire creditable fourth achieving the target of Division and individuals in County consolidation. A target has been set to competitions. achieve Division 1 by 2021. The Ladies combined with West Witney to enter a Looking forward to 2019 we are joint team in the West Oxon Ladies extremely positive for the future and league that also finished fourth. In all the have entered more people and teams club competed in over 50 league and than before in the various county friendly fixtures, plus many other cup competitions for next summer. competitions. Bowls really is a fun sport that anyone The highlight was the Men’s Summertown can play and beginners are always Cup when we reached finals day for the welcome. first time. The day-long competition at Banbury against mostly Division 1 teams As you scratch around to think of a saw success against top sides Watlington meaningful New Year’s resolution, why and Headington, but form could not be not make a note to come to one of our matched against some others. Overall a open days in late April/early May (dates satisfying result leaving a taste for more in next Charlbury Chronicle or on our success. Many individuals and individual website) and give bowls a try! With over pairs, triples and fours competed in 200,000 participants over 18, Bowls is County Competitions and a ladies’ triple the ninth highest participation sport – reached the quarter-finals. more than cricket, rugby, hockey, netball, basketball, squash and tennis. A successful summer on the Oxbrew For more information, or to try short-mat Bowls Green, was matched off it as bowls, email improvements to the clubhouse were [email protected] made and playing membership increased by almost a third. Special mention must Happy Christmas and a prosperous New be made of Toby and Ollie Ball (aged 11 Year. and 13 when joining) who both showed Shaun Morley

Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers meals on Tuesdays to residents of Charlbury, Spelsbury, Chadlington and Stonesfield. Meals now cost £3 delivered.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED: Are you new to Charlbury and looking for ways to become involved in the community? This is an important service and relies on local people to drive, or to cook, or to help in other ways. Please ring Marjorie Glasgow on 01608 819 253 or Susan Merry on 01608 811 022 if you can help. We are also accepting names of new recipients. Please ring Marjorie or Susan.

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In November, we had a very enjoyable day visiting Windsor Castle and seeing Charlbury WI continues to flourish with Megan’s wedding dress on show. new members and new activities. In addition to our speakers at our monthly Our next lunch will be on Tuesday 11 meetings, we have craft workshops and December, our Christmas lunch. This theatre visits and are looking forward to will be the last time at Witney Lakes, seeing Sister Act in January. If you feel because from January onwards we will inspired to try new activities and make be moving to the Cotswold Spa Hotel in new friends then why not try Charlbury Chipping Norton. WI? Our first meal there is on Tuesday 15th Unfortunately, Rosie Dennington’s talk January and our speaker will be Louise on Corsetry and Couture was cancelled Barnes on “How to keep fit during due to ill health (September meeting) winter”. however a Beetle Drive was run instead and we all had great fun! On 19th February, Neil Pakenham Walsh will come and speak about HIFA, We are holding a coffee morning at the Healthcare Information For All. Corner House on Saturday 8 December, from 9.30am to 12 noon, so do all come If you would like to join us please and sample our cakes, mince pies etc. contact Gill Grason at We are also having our Christmas Dinner [email protected] (01608 at the Old Shed on 19 December. 810154) or Frances Canham at [email protected] (01608 In January we shall hear from Carol 811176) Anderson who will give us an insight into the Wychwood Martyrs and in February we will hear from Russell Cherry on The Ridgeway Explored. Not the Office Party

You are welcome to come along to the For those who don't have the luxury of a WI as a visitor to have a chat and see kiss in the stationery cupboard, join us at The Bell's Cornbury Rooms on what we do, before deciding whether to join. We meet on the third Wednesday Thursday 13th December at 7.30pm of the month in the Memorial Hall at for a finger buffet and bar

7.30pm. Details of forthcoming events Price £7.50 to be paid directly to The Bell are on the Charlbury website or contact in advance Margaret Jowett at Tell your friends and see you there [email protected] Ho Ho Ho!

Just a reminder that the Yack and Yarn For more info call Nicola on 07968 381335 group of WI and non-WI members meets or Luke at The Bell in The Bell, Church Street, Charlbury on the first Tuesday of the month, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. All are welcome, just turn up. Susie Finch

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wanted to join but I was a girl and therefore the answer was a decisive NO! I was so persistent however, that Mr Wood, who replaced Canon Payne, We moved into a tiny rented house in agreed as long as I could find the Psalm Sheep Street in 1935. Dad, Mum, Gran in Roman numerals… no one asked if I Archer (Mum’s mum), Roy (aged 7), Me: could sing! So I became a chorister, Joan (aged 3) and Rosa (aged 1), plus a unpaid and with no surplice, which led to grey cat called Dusty. In those days, an a lifetime of choral work including singing office in front was that of the surveyors – with both the London Philharmonic and Mr Bendel and Mr Harper, and their dogs, Bach Choirs, so thank you Mr Wood. Botsy and Shot. Today it is home to a beauty salon. To reach our door, you 1939 was another landmark year with went up the little lane to the left of the the railings in the churchyard removed; property a few yards. Opposite was austerity and food rationing; evacuees… I Keyte’s the grocer and to the side, Price’s remember Iris and Barbara Dixon, Pansy the shoe shop. Bailey and many more who came and went. Dad was a signalman with GWR so he joined Alf Benbow and Bert Simpson in I then went to the Primary School but, the Box at the station… and how proud like others, straight into Standard 2, he was. He stayed there until his where we had a succession of staff. Miss retirement doing a very busy and Jones, who we loathed as she was strict, responsible job on an important line. sadistic and unfair. She always wore a heavy silver thimble, walked around the Charlbury seemed huge to me as we had class and anyone not paying attention previously lived in a small hamlet near would be dotted painfully on the head. I Moreton-in-Marsh. My pre-school probably have dents in my skull to this memories are sketchy but I remember day. She left and was replaced by Miss attending two parties at the Town Hall Early, of Witney origin. How different she where we were given Commemorative was and how much happier we all were. mugs, presumably Edward VIII or George Rounders on the playing field was a treat, VI – how I wish I still had them! though one day the air raid warning went off so we all clustered under a tree. With In 1937 I started school – the “Grammar so many evacuees, the school was School” as it was then known. There overwhelmed, so we spent Standard 3 in were just two teachers; Miss Widdows, the Methodist Chapel rooms. No who shared my birthday, and Mrs Foster playground but we were allowed a few who was very strict. My sister Rosa cried minutes in the street to let off steam. as she was too young, but was generally allowed to stay anyway. Miss Gifford tolerated no nonsense but we were all contented. There was huge In Church Street, we passed Allbright excitement one day, when a small House where two very old ladies always German plane crashed on the Abattoir sat in the window. They wore Victorian (how appropriate!). We all raced along clothes, always black and had velvet but were disappointed when we weren’t chokers round their whiskery chins… to allowed to watch whilst the wreckage and keep their heads on I imagined! In all the the pilot’s body were removed. years, I never once saw them outside their huge house – did anyone, I wonder? My grandmother was a founder member of the Evergreen Club – she really loved Every Sunday, Rosa and I went to attending and I’m so sorry it has now Sunday school at 10am; Gran joined us closed. I’m pretty sure there was a at 11am for Matins; Sunday school again Women’s Institute too, but my mother at 2pm and Evensong at 6pm. How I was always too busy – she and Gran took hated Sundays! in commissions for knitting and there Roy was in the choir and I very much were always new garments in complicated Fair Isle patterns on the go.

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In 1943, I joined Roy at the Grammar and to host a party for the Brownies and School in Chipping Norton, proudly Guides on their lawn in the summer. Our mounting the bus at 8am every morning Guide Captain, Miss Harben, worked in with my satchel and a pack of marmite his laboratory. sandwiches for break. Mr and Mrs Frank Morris, and their Interesting People corgis; Rags and Tatters – Lee Place Mr and Mrs Oliver Watney – Cornbury Always attended St Mary’s. Mr Morris was Park, of brewery fame. completely bald… unusual then and known irreverently as Shino! During the He and his wife often attended St Mary’s summer of 1951, before going to college, and they had their own pew behind the I persuaded Mr Ashman (the head choir. In December, Mr Wood and the gardener) to take me on as under- choir would walk up to their house and gardener. I loved it and learned such a sing round the Hammond organ before lot. Mrs Morris wasn’t sure about my enjoying mince pies and ginger beer. shorts but often came to discuss which Leonard and Marjorie Kilby – Enstone fruit and veg were required. I helped pick Road peaches and cherries, to watch the indoor plants and to rake the gravel drive They were always involved in church and every Saturday morning. During the war, the community; regularly held musical the Guides helped tie scraps of material soirees and taught us a real love of on to vast lengths of rope covers music. Mrs Kilby was the granddaughter stretched high in the stables. It was of Mrs Isabella Beeton and I still have the camouflage netting and very hard on the recipe book she gave me on my wedding fingers, but the reward – a square of day in 1960. chocolate – was worth the blisters. After Mr Morris died and the stable bell tolled, Mr and Mrs Harry Pickup – Opposite Mrs Morris moved away and Lee Place Killby’s was bought by the Duke of Marlborough He was something in the chemical world for his son, Lord Blandford, and baby and one of his products; Harpic, is still grandson (now the Duke). The baby was widely available. They didn’t feature christened in St Mary’s and I remember greatly except to invite the choir to sing singing Away in a Manger round the font. carols – they had a pipe organ – Joan Jay (nee Tidmarsh)

We are sorry that our longstanding will ensure that we can manage manager, who has been with us for over financially for at least another year. 12 years is unlikely to be able to return Our Christmas “Open Morning” is on to us because of ill health, but The Day th Centre has been transformed by our Wednesday 5 December from 10.00 lovely “stand in” and likely to be until 11.45am. permanent co coordinator Karen. Please come and join us for coffee and Our member numbers are up and mince pies. As usual there will be a raffle everyone, members and volunteers alike, and a cake stall. However you do not all look forward to the exciting things have to wait until then, as you are that now fill their Wednesdays. welcome to pop in any Wednesday for tea or coffee at 10.00am ish and see We have also received recently an what we get up to. extraordinarily generous donation, which Bob Tait

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Report from the Chair, Nicola Morgan Eileen Atkin As new Chair of the Charlbury Garden Eileen Atkin, who died recently, was a Society I am delighted to report that we longstanding supporter of our shows. again have a positive and active She had lived in Charlbury for 22 years committee with big plans for next year. and had always been a keen exhibitor to We had very successful shows and sales all our shows, despite ill health in recent in 2018 and our aim is to encourage months. She was noted for her wonderful members and others to take part in our flower arrangements. She will be sadly gardening activities. missed by all of us and her daughters Our talks kick off on 17th Jan with a Julia and Joan. discussion of No Dig Gardening. The first Upcoming talks th show is on April 6 , sharing with the ‘No dig’ gardening. Too good to be true? Charlbury Art Society to make a beautiful Thursday 17 January event. This is followed by our superb plant sale on 11th May where you can put Julie Penny, a local horticulturalist into practice the winter plans you’ve all working with nature and wildlife, will give been making. If you are interested in an illustrated talk about no dig gardening helping whether on or off the committee, and its benefits. Julie has worked with speak to any committee member at any this method for the last few years and event. Look forward to seeing you all. more recently when tackling a very overgrown and neglected garden of her Tributes to two long standing Garden own in Charlbury. Society members A rose, is a rose, is a rose. Nonsense! Geoff Clifford Thursday 21 February Geoff Clifford, who sadly passed away in Let’s revive an interest in our roses. Most August, had been a member of the of us have at least one rose somewhere Garden Society Committee since the in our garden even if we can’t remember early 1970s when he arrived in Charlbury where it is. Perhaps now is the time to and in recent years was our stalwart revive our respect for the humble rose. Secretary. International rose expert, Andrew He exhibited regularly and at one time Hornung, lives in Church Enstone and swept the board at the Rose and Sweet has written widely, chiefly on horticulture Pea Show with his sweet peas. His other in Italy where he lived for many years. exhibits, particularly his vegetables, were He is interested primarily in the social a feature of most shows. Also well known history of horticulture. as an artist and as an active member of All talks take place in the Memorial Hall Charlbury Art Society, he was with refreshments from 7.30 pm for an 8 instrumental in getting the Art Society pm start. and the Garden Society to hold their spring shows jointly. Whenever we Free to members, non-members £3 wanted new designs for prize cards or for To join Charlbury Garden Society email: publicity material he was there with his [email protected] fabulous writing hand. Annual membership costs £5 (£8 joint) He had a lively but gentle and humorous and gives free entry to our evening talks, personality and his presence will be sadly advance notice of our outings and events missed. by email newsletter, and a 10% discount at several local garden centres when you present your membership card.

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marketing activities include social media channels, writing and sending out press releases, compiling newsletters and updating our website. At the moment, we I had seen the signs for The Basket employ four part-timers here to assist in Room every time I walked down Sheep the wholesale operation, processing Street, and so I asked Holly about the orders and marketing. company At University, in my final year, I My business partner Camilla Sutton and I specialised in Ethical Fashion, and my set up The Basket Room in 2014. We had final collection was made from more met at art college 6 years earlier - The sustainable materials such as organic Arts Institute in Bournemouth – where cotton, bamboo, and hemp combined we studied BA (Hons) Fashion Studies. with silk. I had some work experience She knew of a basket weaving with ethical designers. My family have cooperative in Kenya who needed access connections with Africa: my Grandfather to market, and so suggested we worked was born in Egypt and my Father in together. I had always wanted to set up Zimbabwe. In 2006 I went on his 50th my own business with an ethical supply birthday trip with him, travelling from chain, so I agreed. I left my full-time job, Johannesburg to Nairobi. It struck me and got a part-time one in Indigo in that everyone there was wearing Oxford while we set the business up. European clothes, there was little Baskets with these unique patterns, demand for traditional dress, but a produced by local weavers, were very thriving trade in second-hand clothes new in the UK Interiors market at the from Europe. Only 10% of donations to time. To begin with, we set up a website charity shops in the UK are actually sold to sell the baskets made by the weaving here, the rest is sorted, graded & shipped co-operatives in South Eastern Kenya, to traders in Africa. In Nairobi, there is who were producing baskets to their own an enormous second-hand market, each designs. It was very successful. We took trader specialises in selling a particular their baskets to fairs in London in product, say, Converse trainers and Christmas 2014, and had a feature in shoes, or bedlinen etc. So for my Ideal Home Magazine that winter. From dissertation, I looked at the Effects of there the business has grown so much. Globalisation on the African garment and People loved the story behind them. This textile industry and explored how it can ethical underpinning to our business is compete with the big players like China very important to us: we work closely and India. with the local collectives, agreeing on fair When I left University in 2008, I needed prices and paying a 50% deposit on all to work to repay my student debts, but I our orders. It is important to us to know didn’t want to move to London, so I who has made our baskets and have a worked in Oxford as a manager in a transparent supply chain. After many jewellery shop. When we moved to wholesale requests we partnered with Charlbury, I worked for One Village, and new groups in Kenya to train, using our then as the buyer and business own designs, through the Kenyan development manager for the trading government’s business programmes. We arm of an African charity. Now in my role are now also working with weaving co- with our company, I am very much ops in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. computer based and can spend up to Camilla is based in Kenya and manages eight hours a day on my laptop. the production side of the business, while Sometimes I find this hard –sitting at a I work in Charlbury managing the sales & screen for eight hours a day, not marketing. We sell through our website designing nor using my hands anymore. I and also through Etsy.com and Not On grew up in Watlington in South The High Street. Our wholesale business Oxfordshire, and as kids, we were sees us supply over 150 shops in Europe, encouraged to be creative, and to play Japan, Australia and the USA. Our outdoors (possibly the last analogue

Charlbury Chronicle Christmas 2018 18 generation!). Now, the only time I really I do need a proper lunch break, and will get to use my design skills is when we either eat food I have brought with me or produce new designs for the baskets go to the Deli. I finish about 6 to every April/May. I have to take account 6.30pm, so the evenings can be our own. of new interior trends – so for example, a I used to spend some time on Saturdays popular colour combination at the doing social media posts, as so many moment is pink and orange within the people were on line at that time of the Maximalism movement [Ed: bother, I week, but now I use an app. This means should have worn my orange gilet over I can schedule all our social media posts my pink cardigan today!] on Mondays, and the app sends them out at the right times during the week. I am not a morning person! We get up around 7 to 7.30 am, and usually my What are the trends in baskets now? For husband makes us coffee. Bill and I got Interiors, it’s something called married in August this year at the ‘Maximalism’: The maximalist home is a Quaker Meeting House in Charlbury. As celebration of print, texture, pattern, soon as I get up, I have to feed the cat, embroidery, plants, and objects d’art- all to stop him meowing at me. Bill and I sit (seemingly) thrown together to achieve a and drink our coffee by the window of treasure trove-like aesthetic. our top-floor flat in Sandford Mount with its amazing view over Charlbury. I might Holly McMullen was talking to Barbara grab something for breakfast, and then I Allison walk to work anytime between 8.30 and 9am. I open up the office, set up my laptop, and answer emails (around 50 per day) from Camilla, customers, wholesalers, the press and so on, and print out the orders. Then I don’t really have a set routine but could be working on an array of things, from updating the website to planning our promotional calendar to production planning to overseeing the production in Ghana. We follow a yearly cycle (critical path) of designing, sampling, production and selling. We have two seasons - Spring/ Summer and Autumn/Winter-in line with the trade shows we attend. We meet new and existing retail buyers there. We prepare our new designs in the spring as I said, then get prototypes and samples made, and negotiate all details with our producers. Now we are about to enter CHRONICLE ADVERTS our production period for our stock to sell in Spring 2019. Today I have to launch Advertise your business in the our Autumn-Winter collection on the Charlbury Chronicle and reach website, for which I organised a over 1550 residences. photoshoot back in the summer. I need to create and send out a newsletter to customers on our mailing list, look after To place an advert please ring the temporary staff who are processing Graham Jowett on 01608 810666 or our recent shipment, and follow up all email: our press contacts who we sent our Xmas gift guide press release to. There is [email protected] a whole list of things to do!

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. Dress suitably; eg if you need to have your blood pressure taken make sure you can roll up your sleeves easily, if you have an abdominal problem make sure you can undo your trousers or skirt easily. . Don’t leave the most important Open Morning symptom for the last minute of your The Charlbury Patient Participation Group time. will have been up and running for one If you have more than one problem to year in January and to celebrate this . anniversary we are hosting an open discuss, outline them quickly at the morning on January 19th 10:00am-12:00 beginning of your appointment so that at the Health Centre. We shall have a the doctor can decide which is the discussion about what has been achieved most important. It may be that the and what we hope to achieve in the symptoms have a bearing on each future. All patients registered at the other. Charlbury practice are very welcome. . Write down what the doctor tells you Coffee and biscuits will be provided. – or take a friend or relative with you Come along at 10:00 am and give us to take notes. your views. . Leave the appointment with a clear plan as to what happens next. Making an appointment At our last open morning in the summer . If possible see the same doctor for the one of the top concerns expressed was same condition. the appointments system. Following discussion with the Practice Manager, On Line: Please consider enrolling for information which aims to help patients on-line services at the Practice. This get the best out of various arrangements would enable you to book appointments for booking an appointment with a GP or (avoiding long telephone waits), and see Practice Nurse is now available for your test results and medical history. download at the Charlbury Medical Application forms can be picked up at Centre website, Reception. (www.thecharlburymedicalcentre.nhs.uk) – click on the Have Your Say tab on the Repeat Prescriptions Home page and then go to PPG General Many of us have received promotional Information, or click on Patient literature about Pharmacy 2U Participation Group (PPG) on the bulleted Please note the following list at the bottom of the Home page. information from The National Printed copies are also available on the Pharmacy Association: leaflet table in the waiting room or by . Pharmacy 2U has nothing to do with asking at Reception. the Charlbury Pharmacy.

Making the most of your ten minute . Pharmacy 2U is a distance selling appointment (internet only) pharmacy based on an One of the concerns many of us share industrial estate. when attending a doctor’s appointment is . You cannot have any face—to—face how to make the most of the ten minutes contact with Pharmacy2U. allocated. Below are some guidelines . Prescriptions are delivered by Royal which might help. Mail unlike your medications being . Write down your symptoms. Make a handed to you in the pharmacy or note of when they started, how long personally delivered by the pharmacy you have had them and what makes driver. them better or worse. . In October 2015 Pharmacy 2U was . Bring a list of any medications you fined £130,000 for selling its patients’ may be taking. Charlbury Chronicle Christmas 2018 20

details to marketing companies including the Australian Lottery. The Information Commissioner's Office subsequently found that this data was used to target elderly and vulnerable patients. . Over Christmas 2015 Pharmacy 2U failed to send out prescriptions for (from your local pharmacy, on behalf of three weeks leaving thousands of the NHS) patients stranded without their For those over 65 years of age and essential medicines. people with underlying health conditions, cold weather can be seriously bad for In February 2017 the Care Quality your health. That's why it's important to Commission inspected Pharmacy2U and look after yourself, especially during the found that it was not safe, effective or winter. With GP’s and hospitals under well led. extra strain during winter, you can help

We suggest that in the light of the above the NHS by doing the following; information about Pharmacy 2U, you If you start to feel unwell, even if it's a should consider the value of supporting cough or a cold, don't wait until it gets local businesses by continuing to obtain more serious. You can seek advice from your prescribed medications from the your pharmacist. We will help you treat Charlbury Pharmacy or the Medical yourself, and help you decide if you need Centre. They can give you on-the-spot to see your GP. personal expert service. Moreover the Charlbury Pharmacy has a delivery Stay warm – being cold increases your service, so that medications can be risk of heart attack, stroke, flu, delivered to your door, subject to pneumonia and can make dementia and someone being in to receive the depression worse. Heat your house to at prescription in person. For details least 18C. contact Pharmacy, tel. 01608 810315. Drink enough fluids to avoid feeling Remember to order your repeat thirsty. prescriptions well before Christmas. Christmas Hours: The Surgery and Get a flu jab. You are eligible for the Pharmacy will be shut on Wednesday free flu vaccine if you are aged 65 years 25th, Thursday 26th December and or over, have a long-term health Tuesday 1st January. condition, are pregnant or are a carer.

If you urgently need medical help or Use tissues to trap germs when you advice but it is not life-threatening dial cough or sneeze; wash your hands often 111, or for life-threatening emergencies with warm water and soap, and bin used dial 999. tissues as quickly as possible.

News from Oxford University Catch it. Bin it. Kill it. Hospitals: John Radcliffe, Horton, Nuffield and Churchill Hospitals Ben Sherwood

All hospitals will now have open visiting (10:00am -10:00pm) except Critical Care and High Dependency Units.

Contact us at: [email protected]

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The Museum closed at the end of September after a very successful season featuring the history of the The AGM of the Corner House & Wychwood Forest. Our display of Memorial Hall was held on 8 October at memorabilia from the last year of the which Richard Cocks was duly elected as First World War also commemorated Chairman and Roy Scott as vice Chair. how the last year of the war affected the Thanks were given to Ron Prew, for his lives of our small Cotswold town and time as chair and to all he had done for brought tragedy to some families. the Corner House including manning the Over the winter we are embarking on a Community Shop. This will stop major reorganisation of the museum to running in the New Year but has raised accommodate the restored Oxfordshire over £4935 towards the upkeep of the wagon which we are hoping will be ready building. Well done Ron! to go on display next year. The wagon was found in the 1990s in a field near Regarding fundraising the Corner House Spelsbury in a state of great disrepair. & Memorial Hall committee would also Michael Jones, helped by willing like to thank Street Fair for raising volunteers from the town, has led the £5,500 this year—thanks to all the painstaking restoration of the wagon volunteers. Thanks also go to the over many years and the work is now Community Bookshop, which has raised nearing completion. The more he has in total over £9000. worked on the wagon, the more Michael has come to respect the craftsmanship Both a Heritage Survey and Structural which went into building it. It will be a Survey have been carried out on the splendid and eye-catching addition to Corner House with damp-proofing and the room which was specially built on to dry rot treatments being carried out and the museum to accommodate it. the roof light has now been repaired. Once the current work in the dumb The museum is very pleased to be taking waiter room has been completed, and part in the Charlbury Arts Festival next the new heaters installed, both the June. Plans are at an early stage but so Morris Room and Garden Room will have far we are planning two events. In the the carpets cleaned. run up to the festival, there will be a talk focusing on prominent townspeople, You may have noticed that the Memorial their stories and the houses they lived Hall floor has been re-surfaced and we in. Then in June there will be a local and would ask you all to please wipe your family history session to help you use feet upon entering the hall to prolong our resources to explore your family the life of the flooring. Thank you for history and the town’s past. Keep an this. eye out for details nearer the time. Judy Dod Just a reminder that the Charlbury Christmas Fair is on 2nd December, from 11am to 4pm. Gifts, raffle etc etc.

Also the Corner House will be selling warms drinks and mince pies on the 14 December—late night shopping.

Thank you all for supporting the Corner House & Memorial Hall—it really is appreciated. Susie Finch

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St. Mary's Church

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

Saturday 1st December Charlbury Festival will be back again next summer. The Festival is organised 10.15 - 12 noon by the Art Society and we aim to involve War Memorial Hall as many local organisations, artists and performers as possible, including, ChOC, in aid of St Mary’s Church CADS, musicians, artists and writers. There will be concerts, theatre, film, Join us for Coffee/Tea and Hot Sausage literature events, creative workshops, Butties - Raffle - Books - Bottle Stall - heritage walks and much more. Cakes - Plants - White Elephants - Gifts -

Charlbury Festival is generously Toiletries - Jewellery - Toys - Christmas supported by the Charlbury Beer Decorations and Cards. Enquiries: Sarah Festival, Charlbury Town Council and Potter (01608 810388/ West Oxfordshire District Council. This [email protected]) or Paddy support, together with several and Rachel Gallagher (01608 811568/ fundraising events to be held over the next few months, will enable many of the [email protected]). festival activities to be free, so do come along and join in.

Back by popular demand, Colin Bellamy will be driving his 1929 Wallis and Steevens road roller over from Witney at four miles an hour to make some giant prints behind The Bell Hotel. The shops will be open So as you think about your plans for until 8pm—so come and 2019, make sure you are not away order your Christmas between 7th and 16th June. More details in the Chronicle over the coming Food and Drink from the months as the programme develops. Deli—buy your Christmas gifts from

Tony Lloyd Cotswold Frames—don’t forget your Christmas cards from Larcums and sample the cured bacon, sourdough bread and other goodies at the CHARLBURY FARMERS’ MARKET on the Playing Close between Curiosities Company. The Corner 9am and 1pm on Saturday, Dec 8th House will be also serving warm drinks

Charlbury Farmers’ Market is administered after which the Community Christmas by Thames Valley Farmers’ Market Carol party led by Charlbury Primary Co-operative Ltd. and organised by Geoff & Janet Burroughs. School will take place in the Community Email: [email protected] Centre, with mulled wine and mince pies tel: 07969 208518, 01608 810260

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Once upon a time there were thriving Girl a Leader and Assistant Leader. Other Guides, Brownies and Rainbow units in roles can include unit treasurer, admin Charlbury. Over time the units closed support, parent rota coordinator and unit mostly due to leaders moving away when helper. no new leaders could be found to keep the units open. You can volunteer as little as one hour per week; how much time you give is GirlguidingUK is “The leading UK Charity entirely up to you and your for girls and young women” circumstances. We have launched a completely new GirlguidingUK is really good at supporting programme for the 21st Century, new it’s adult volunteers, providing all the activities, new badges, designed with training and support you could possibly input from the girls, keeping the best of need plus lots of online resources. the old whilst updating the programme to be relevant for today’s girls and issues. Register to volunteer here: Wouldn’t it be great if we could re open https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get- the units in Charlbury so that girls in the involved/become-a-volunteer/register- town don’t miss out on the fantastic your-interest/ opportunities on offer. As soon as we have a team of adult We had a stall at Charlbury Street Fair in volunteers in place we can reregister the September that confirmed what we units; once this is done people can register their daughters to join the units. thought that there are enough girls living th in Charlbury interested in joining units. Rainbows age 5-7, Brownies, age 7- 11 birthday, Guides age 10-15th birthday. What happens next? We need to find adults willing to volunteer their precious For more information, contact Charlbury time in order to make it possible to District Commissioners: reopen the units. Clair Saxby: [email protected] To find out more go to: or Jane Digby: [email protected] Tel: 01993 878585, text:07779 637486. https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get- involved/what-adults-do-in-guiding/ You can also find more information on the Charlbury town website. We are looking for adult volunteers to come forward to reopen the units. Jane Digby Each unit team consists of a minimum of

Office: 01608 810879 Office hours: Mon 9.30am - 11.30am; Wed & Sat: 9am to 12 noon (closed first Saturday of every month) Emergency Contact: Richard Cocks (01608 810032)

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Most readers of the Chronicle will know supported the bid. The District Council about the clubhouse which is going to be then granted £50,000 from its built next year as an extension to the Communities Fund. existing Sports Pavilion and the new Since then the Club has gained Community Centre. Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) For those who do not know the history; status with HMRC which means that it here is a quick thumbnail sketch: an will pay less VAT and that it can benefit original ‘Sports and Social Club’ existed from ‘gift aid’ (25%) on fund-raising and for a number of years in a building which donations. was left standing after the Spendlove The bottom line is that the Club is short Secondary School was demolished. This of about £40,000 to bridge the gap club continued on a rent-free, ‘grace and between public funding and the projected favour’ basis until the Thomas Gifford construction cost. This cost includes Charity (the landlord) reclaimed the land equipping the kitchen for proper catering in order to build the Community Centre and providing good furniture for the which we have today. clubroom to make it attractive to users. A new club was then formed: the A lot of Club members are prepared to Charlbury Town Football and Sports offer trade skills and labour to the Club. The Club has worked for the project. Nevertheless, bridging the past three years to raise money for a financial ‘gap’ is our priority now if we clubhouse for the benefit of all users of are to start the planned construction in the Nine Acres playing areas. March 2019. The Club has succeeded in getting most So, the Club is looking for a little bit of the money together since planning more support. Any reader of the permission was given by WODC in Chronicle who feels that they might be October 2017. The Town Council able to donate something or support our approved a grant of £70,000 following a new social amenity in another way is Parish Poll where 74% of voters invited to contact me on 01608 811367 or by email on [email protected]

Phil Morgan

will be fun, liberating and experimental. 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall.

Wednesday 13th February Dr Emily Our annual series of monthly talks and Crane w ill take us on a virtual tour and presentations continues: talk about her Workshops Round the World. 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall Wednesday 12th December at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall, Conversation Wednesday 13th March Martin Andrews Evening "Desert Island Discs" will introduce Allen W. Seaby and his format with guests discussing their art fabulous colour woodcut printing. selection. 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall Wednesday 9th January Jill Colchester Contacts: will lead a participation evening on [email protected] Sketching the Figure. drawing that [email protected]

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What’s On in Charlbury

If you would like to include your event in this list, please contact me at [email protected] just stating your organisation, time of the event, and place of the event.

December 1—Town Council Surgery, 10-12pm, Corner House 1—St Mary’s Church Bazaar, 10.15am—12pm, Memorial Hall 1—vOx Chamber Concert, 7.30pm, St Mary’s 2—Charlbury Christmas Fair, 11-4pm, Memorial Hall 4—Yack & Yarn, 7.30pm, The Bell 5—Day Centre Open Morning, 10-11.45am, The Garden Room 8—Charlbury WI Coffee Morning, 9.30-12pm, The Corner House 8—Charlbury Farmers Market, 9-1pm, The Playing Close 12– Art Society, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 12—Charlbury Community Centre Quiz, 7.30pm (for 8pm start), Community Centre 13—Not The Office Party, 7.30pm, The Bell 14—Late Night Shopping throughout Charlbury 14—Carol Singing and Christmas refreshments, Community Centre 15—Chipping Norton Choral Society, 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Banbury 16—Messy Church and No Rehearsal Nativity, 9am, St Mary’s 16—ChOC “Paddington 2”, 3pm, Memorial Hall 16—Advent Carol Service, 3pm, St Teresa’s 17—Christmas Bingo, 7pm, The Bowls Club, Ticknell Piece Road 24—Carols by Candlelight, 5.30pm, St Mary’s 24—Mass of Christmas Night with Carols, 8.30pm, St Teresa’s 24—Midnight Eucharist, 11.30pm, St Mary’s 25—Holy Communion, 8am, St Mary’s 25—Christmas Day Mass, 9.15am, St Teresa’s 25—Family Worship & Communion, 10am, the Baptist Church 25—St Mary’s Christmas Morning Holy Communion, 10.30am, St Mary’s

January 6—Messy Church, 9am, St Mary’s 6—CRAG Concert, 3pm, Memorial Hall 8—Yack & Yarn, 7.30pm, The Bell 9—Art Society, 7.30p, Memorial Hall 10—Art Classes with Juliet Heslewood, 3-5pm, Community Centre 11—Charlbury Society, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 12—CRAG Bring & Buy, 9.30-12pm, Memorial Hall 13—ChOC, The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, 7pm, Memorial Hall 15—Ladies Luncheon Club, see p. 13 16—Charlbury WI, Wychwood Martyrs, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 16—Local Author talk by Veronica Stallwood, 7.30pm, Community Centre 17—Art Classes with Juliet Heslewood, 3-5pm, Community Centre 17 Garden Society, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 19—CPPG Open Morning, 10-12pm, Charlbury Surgery 23—Charlbury Community Centre Quiz, 7.30pm (for 8pm start), Community Centre 24—Art Classes with Juliet Heslewood, 3-5pm, Community Centre 31—Art Classes with Juliet Heslewood, 3-5pm, Community Centre

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What’s On (contd) Weekly events

Monday 9.30am—Toddlers Group, Memorial Hall February 1.30-3pm—Tennis Club 2—Town Council Surgery, 10-12pm, The 2.30pm—Strength & Balance, Community Corner House Centre 5—Yack & Yarn, 7.30pm, The Bell 7-8.30pm—Scouts, Scout Hut 8—Charlbury Society, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 10—Messy Church, 9am, St Mary’s Tuesday 10—ChOC, Some Like It Hot, 7pm, Memorial 10-11am—Bump to One, Community Hall Centre 13—Art Society, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 11-12pm—Well Baby Clinic, Community 16—RBL Coffee Morning, 9.30-12pm, Corner Centre House 6pm—Bowls Club 17—CRAG Concert, 3pm, Memorial Hall 8pm—Wychwayz Border Morris, Scout Hut 19—Ladies Luncheon Club, see p. 13 20—Charlbury WI, The Ridgeway Explored, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall Wednesday 21—Garden Society, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall 9-10am—LeanGym, Community Centre 27—Charlbury Community Centre Quiz, 10-11am, Stay & Play, Community Centre 7.30pm (for 8pm start), Community Centre 10—11.30 am - Yang style Tai Chi, Methodist Hall 11.15-12pm, Toddler Gym, Community Centre 11.45—12.45pm - Qigong and tai chi principles, Methodist Hall 2.15-2.45pm - Rhymetime, Charlbury Library 2.30—4pm—Walking Football, Community Victims First provides free emotional and Centre practical support to all victims and 6-7pm Hatha Yoga, Community Centre witnesses of crime or abuse, as well as 7.45pm—Bell Ringing, St Mary’s family members of victims. It is available across Berks, Bucks and Oxon and can Thursday provide help regardless of whether or not 10-12pm—Font Café, St Mary’s the crime has been reported to the police. 11.45-12.45am Hatha Yoga, Community Centre A Victims First Officer can discuss any 4—5pm—Junior Sports Club for 8-11 year needs you may have and work with you to olds, Community Centre put a tailored support plan in place. This 5—6pm, Basketball for age 11+, could involve referring you to a specialist Community Centre service such as services for victims of 5-6.15—Beavers, Scout Hut sexual violence and domestic abuse. 6.30—8pm—Cubs, Scout Hut 6.30-7.30pm—Circuit Training, Community The type of assistance available includes Centre telephone and face to face support, 7-9pm—Tennis Club advocacy including help to access other services eg. sexual health clinics, drug & Friday alcohol services and legal services, 9.30am—Exercise for 50+, Memorial Hall support through the criminal justice 10-12pm—TG’s Coffee Club, Community system (if you have reported the crime to Centre the police) and therapeutic counselling. 2-5pm—Tennis Club 7pm—Choir Practice—St Mary’s To speak to a Victims First Officer about 7-9pm—Youth Club, Community Centre any of the services and to receive support please call 0300 1234 148 or go to Sunday www.victims-first.org.uk 10-11am, Circuit Training, Community Centre

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CADS are pleased to announce that the of English towns and cities, many of society has conformed to recent whom had very little access to books of legislation on personal data handling on- any kind. Staged on carts and paraded line and revised its membership lists. through the streets, performances were This may seem a rather prosaic note on given at various locations so that which to start, but we're sure there are everyone would have a chance of seeing many readers who have been engaged in the whole cycle. We shall not be staging the daunting (especially for amateur a whole cycle, or parading around organisations) challenge in meeting the Charlbury on carts (though that might be new regulations aimed at greater privacy quite fun), but we shall be performing and security, which is essentially a good Noah's Ark and The Shepherds' Play, thing. both full of robustly earthy humour, but also remarkably moving. The plays are News quite short, we hope to stage three or In the spring of this year CADS four plays and performers could be in experimented by presenting an several. interactive piece based on the works of Bertolt Brecht. "Shen-Teh Gets A Visit" This venture is a new opportunity for was presented as a reading in St Mary's CADS members and those, young and Church followed by a discussion involving old, who would like to be part of a bit of audience and performers. Brecht’s work traditional knock-about comedy with as a dramatist and poet is characterised strong historical and cultural significance. by its focus on politics, society and issues We're very excited about the project and of morality. CADS’ performers/producers look forward to seeing you in the were very impressed by the exceptionally audiences and/or on stage! lively and positive engagement of the audience’s response to the piece. CADS Some sad news came with the death this are indebted to Rev Dr Sally Welch and autumn of Betty Stokes and Geoff her team of colleagues and helpers from Clifford, two long time CADS members. St Mary’s Church for enabling this very We send our condolences to the family successful event. See below for more on and friends of two people who brought, our plans for the spring/summer, in and bring, much joy in the memory of collaboration with St Mary’s Church and many. Charlbury Arts Society. Contact CADS: Unfortunately our autumn ‘18 production [email protected] has been delayed due to rehearsal schedule problems. We hope to stage "Quartet" by Ronald Harwood in the New Year. As for panto - those of you who may be interested in directing panto in Autumn 2019 are warmly invited to COMMUNITY DIRECTORY put forward ideas. If you would like to be included in this CADS have been invited by Charlbury list, or need to update entries, please Arts Society to contribute to their next contact the Editor at Arts Festival in June 2019. We plan to [email protected] or by stage a selection of Mystery/Miracle telephone on 07879 693733. plays: medieval dramatisations of biblical stories performed before the folk

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The Society’s 2018/2019 series of winter interesting series of talks. The monthly lectures commenced on 12th October, talks are advertised on notice boards with talks by Alan Larkman and Camilla around the town, and the programme for Lambrick on the changes to Oxfordshire the full season can be seen on our own animal, bird and plant life over the last board on the wall of the chemist in fifty years. They brought a wealth of Market Street. knowledge and experience to the Memorial Hall. We all went away The Society is approaching its own reflecting on the losses that the milestone too. At the end of this season countryside has suffered over the years, we will celebrate 70 years since a but at the same time with ideas on how meeting at Charlbury School in May 1949 each of us can make a small difference to led to the formation of the Charlbury the future. Society. Since then we have had a continuous series of lectures and outings, In November we were given a talk on the and the foundation of the museum, so campaign for women’s suffrage in there is much that Society members past Oxfordshire, which was highly topical in and present can be proud of. We will be this anniversary year. Also on account of reflecting on this anniversary at our the group of Charlbury women who did meetings in the months ahead. their bit to advance the cause. They were led by Lucy, daughter of Frank Bowly of Membership of the Society of £8.50 the Corner House. In 1914 she started a brings the benefit of free admission to branch of the National Union of Women’s our lectures, as well as supporting the Suffrage Societies in Charlbury, with 26 museum and joining us for our annual members. outing. Non-members are more than welcome at our meetings for a donation Our lectures organiser, Lisa Barber, has of £3.00. put together a program full of interest for the season. Others to look forward to will We look forward to welcoming members cover Oxfordshire’s military heritage, new and old at the Memorial Hall, usually maps, our own River Evenlode and the on the second Friday of the month. history of milestones, among other Peter Bennett topics. It promises to be a very Treasurer, The Charlbury Society

Chipping Norton Choral Society, with the Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra, will be performing Elgar's The Music Makers and Vaughan Williams's Dona Nobis Pacem at St Mary's Church, Banbury OX16 0AA, on Saturday 15 December at 7.30pm, conducted by Peter Hunt. Tickets are Branch Coffee Morning £15 – from [email protected], Jaffe & Will be held on Saturday 16 February Neale Bookshop Chipping Norton (nearer 2019 at The Corner House from 9.30am to the concert date), or on the door. to noon. (Under-16s free). More information about Chipping Norton Choral Society can be found at www.cncs.org.uk Trip to the National Army Museum We are planning a trip to this Museum If you would like any more information in Spring 2019- expressions of interest from us about the concert please do let to Jane Parsons 01608 810822 by 28 me know. Julia Hall Chipping Norton Choral Society Volunteer February 2019

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We had a strong start to the academic The school was delighted with last year’s year on 5 September, with many classes academic results across all the year full and a total of 196 children through groups, which continue to reflect the our doors. school’s increased standards for above Early in the first term, we conducted average achievement. class information evenings for all parents The children love to be part of Charlbury informing them of their child’s curriculum and our wider community. In October, for the year. We also held various the school choir performed for Charlbury curriculum workshops from early phonics, residents at the Memorial Hall. to grammar, punctuation and spelling and ways to understand the teaching of The whole school took part in fundraising mathematics at all levels. These events efforts in aid of Macmillan Cancer really help the school and parents work Support and ‘Wear it Pink’ campaign for together for the benefit of the children. breast cancer research – both events In addition to the normal classroom raised money for truly worthy causes. activities, Year 6 went on their much- Our charity event in November saw us anticipated Yenworthy visit – a fantastic raise money for Children In Need, a day opportunity for the children to learn that is always popular in school. outside the classroom and have unique We also have lots more community- experiences in the great outdoors of Exmoor. The foundation stage and year 1 focused events planned for later this year children walked all the way up to including a visit from Radio Oxford to Banbury Hill Farm and back carrying their record the whole school singing own lunches in rucksacks. The weather Christmas songs and a Christmas was wonderful and the children pantomime where we will welcome were very well behaved all day. Whilst children from all of Charlbury’s pre- there they went on a woodland school settings. scavenger hunt, looked at the farm A final note for prospective parents with animals and played on the lovely play equipment. Pupils in Years 3 and 4 were children starting school in September “evacuated” to the Steam Museum in 2019: if you missed our open mornings Swindon. They left school dressed in this term but would like to see the school 1940s style clothing with their gas mask in action, please call us on 01608 810354 boxes and identity labels. They took part and I will happily show you around in various war time activities and ate Charlbury School. their grease-proof paper wrapped Jane Holt, Headteacher. sandwiches! The school continues to expand its range of well-attended after-school clubs. In total there are 12 different activities on offer, from sports activities to languages to cooking and singing. You may have enjoyed seeing Tina’s Dancers perform ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at this year’s Street Fair. This is just one example of the positive impact of our Extended Schools provision, which ensures there is always a happy atmosphere in school whatever the time of day. Charlbury School Choir

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Celebrating our first year By the time most local residents will open of Volunteer Link-Up, who are acting as this edition of The Chronicle, All Together our call centre, will answer on our behalf. In Charlbury (ATIC) will have had its first Feedback from clients about our services Annual General Meeting on 29 is very positive. And, in return, by November. This was an opportunity to being a volunteer you certainly get the review what ATIC has been doing to help opportunity to meet people from parts of local Charlbury residents since it began the town you may not have known or its services in September 2017 and to visited before and to have some look forward to meeting local needs in fascinating conversations along the way. the coming 12 months. You learn a lot about our community. Between them, the members of our small And don’t be afraid to volunteer for dedicated team of local volunteers are us, please! As our client numbers driving people to medical or other care are increasing, we need to increase appointments or providing transport for our band of helpers as well. other purposes such as to get to the shops, to take part in a local activity or By volunteering for ATIC you will not be club or to visit someone. They are tied to specific days or times (unless you helping with shopping and occasional choose this). You can help in the way(s) gardening or calling in for a chat or to that you want and when it suits you and read to someone. your life. You can choose the tasks that you offer to help with depending on your In our first 12 months running from interests and strengths and then on your September 2017 we have helped at least availability. 34 different people on a total of at least 250 occasions – that’s the equivalent of a We do not expect our volunteers to be helping hand for someone on every out of pocket as a result of giving help. weekday during that period. For example, if you provide transport, your passenger will pay 45p per mile to We are pleased to make this particular cover expenses. Experience shows that contribution to Charlbury’s already rich service users are happy to pay what is a pattern of informal good-neighbourliness relatively modest amount and this puts which goes on unseen day by day all helper and helped on an even footing. around the town. To find out more about volunteering for Don’t be afraid to call on us – we are ATIC call 07487 413892 or email: here to help [email protected]. It is clear that awareness of ATIC has been increasing, as we are getting new “clients” on a regular basis. We use the CHRONICLE ADVERTS word “clients” because we can’t think of another more appropriate word. Advertise your business in the Charlbury However, we regard the users of our Chronicle and reach over 1550 service as our friends and neighbours residences. To place an advert please and we hope that this feeling is mutual! ring Graham Jowett on 01608 810666 or email: Requests for ATIC help can be made by [email protected] ringing 01993 776277. The friendly staff

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We always get excited at this time of The majority of the work we do is led by year when the children can learn all the child. We foster and encourage child- about autumn and we begin to welcome initiated learning and make sure a wide a colourful array of wonderful woolly hats range of interesting resources are and scarfs adorning our pre-schoolers! available for the children to choose from. The weather has been so glorious that It’s fairly common that in the winter we have been able to make full use of months these resources will include lots our outdoor space with the children of glitter, craft, music and baking in the observing the changing temperatures build-up to our end of term Christmas and colours of the leaves. Our mud party! kitchen has been particularly popular with lots of potions being created. We Fundraising: have even had snack time outside. Please come and support us at the December Farmers’ Market where we will We’ve been on some lovely walks, made be selling cakes homemade by our soup and some of the children made an parents, bacon sandwiches and tea and impressive mini golf course using coffee to warm you up! drainpipes and pots! Some new families have joined us who are all settling in and We’re excited about our upcoming winter we hope they enjoyed the buzz of fundraiser which will be held in our Halloween and Bonfire Night and looking garden in the New Year. There will be forward to Christmas. crackling firepits, wonderful music and delicious food to enjoy. Watch out for We have been trialling ‘French on a announcements of the date and how to Friday’ which is a fun introduction to get your tickets. Charlbury Pre-School is French songs and sounds, explaining why a charity so we rely on fundraising to pay my son flung the door open last week for our adult-led activities and enrich the and shouted “BONJOUR!”. The children learning experience. seem to be really enjoying it and we hope to continue this alongside our other We’d like to take this opportunity to additional adult led activities: Little thank everyone who has helped in every Dancers music and movement, Tennis way in 2018. We are lucky to have such and a chance to go to the brilliant Little great support from parents, brilliant staff Wild Things forest school. and our community. Thank you! Do get in touch if you would like to come We always welcome parents and other and visit us. We have a few spaces members of the community to come in available. and share a skill or lead an activity so do get in touch if you’d like to get involved. There is also lots of information available on our website With the winter term comes even more www.charlburypreschool.org.uk. excitement in the run up to Christmas. (01608) 811200; We gradually begin to introduce seasonal [email protected]. stories at circle time where the older children are able to develop their phonics Jackie Daish and the younger ones can enjoy story, song and gain confidence in the routine.

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to expect after my diagnosis and he also spoke separately to my husband about how he was feeling. I have joined the Dementia Friendly Charlbury (DFC) group to which I can

contribute my personal experience of It took quite a while for me to realise dementia and pick up information from something was “not right”. It was only other members with experience and when my partner commented that I had knowledge to share. I enjoyed the done a few “odd things” (such as putting SMILE sessions provided by Clare the teapot in the fridge; buying Carswell and Rhonda Riachi. something that I had just bought; I am still cooking, cleaning and forgetting meetings) that I decided to gardening and looking after my find out more. allotment. I try to do as much as I can I went to see my GP about having a flu and keep active. jab and mentioned these events to her. I have neighbours who also have She arranged for me to have a brain scan memory and thinking problems and we and some blood tests. It took a few get together and have a laugh. I am months to get an appointment for a scan also very lucky to have supportive friends and then a few more weeks to get invited from church and the Charlbury for a consultation. community. I was shown my scan and could see I think it is better to tell people I am where there was some damage. This having a “senior moment”, if I forget damage was the result of a “mini- them. It’s better to be open and I am stroke”. My husband was also happy to contribute whenever I can. consulted and three weeks later I received my diagnosis – the early stages Now I have had my diagnosis, at least I of dementia. know what is happening and can organise my life to make the best of what After much consultation and discussion the future holds for me. I and my (and much thought by me) the husband also now know where we can conclusion was that my dementia is get help and support – both medical and possibly linked to the fact that I have practical. I am glad I “took the plunge”. Raynaud's Disease. Written by a DFC member With Raynaud's disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow, *EPAD is an inter-disciplinary research limiting blood circulation to affected project involving public and private areas. Raynaud’s syndrome can be a sector organisations across Europe. symptom of an underlying health Together they are working towards problem. The ‘link’ to vascular dementia understanding more about Alzheimer’s is most likely due to chronic Dementia and what can be done to cardiovascular (circulatory) problems prevent and treat it. that cause impaired blood flow. I have DFC Notes: been conscious of this potential link, as Sources of support for people with my mother and most of her sisters all dementia and their carers had the same problem and developed Dementia Oxfordshire - Helpline 01865 dementia in their late 60s/early 70s. 410210, www.dementiaoxfordshire.org.uk. After my diagnosis I was referred by my Carers Oxfordshire – Helpline 0345 050 GP to the Warneford Hospital, where I 7666, www.carersoxfordshire.org.uk and my husband spent a day as part of Dementia UK – Helpline 0800 888 6788, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s www.dementiauk.org Dementia research project (EPAD)*. Alzheimer’s Society – Helpline 0300 222 This was very interesting and helpful. 1122, www.alzheimers.org.uk The consultant spoke to me about what Meryl Smith

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Talks and meetings In September Frances introduced a discussion about the criminalisation of the rescue of refugees from life- threatening situations, such as drowning in sinking boats. Many governments, we learnt, would rather people die than CRAG (Charlbury Refugee Action are able to claim asylum, and actually Group) is proud to have hit the prevent rescue boats from reaching ground running after a short summer them. break. A month later, and with help from The tea concerts are back several other members, Angela and Sally Our fundraising tea concerts organised an event in Witney to bring the organised by Val and a dedicated team of six refugee families together with the helpers have resumed with the first of many people from Witney, Charlbury and the season contributing over £1250 elsewhere who helped furnish their towards £1500 we sent in October to houses and continue to act as Refugee Community Kitchen. translators, English language teachers and befrienders. It was a lovely event That's a team of volunteers who have with music, dancing, a poem by one of worked tirelessly for three years the refugee women, and delicious Syrian providing hot meals for refugees food which the Syrian women cooked. stranded in the woods and ditches of northern France. A second concert in The celebrated Bring and Buy November will have raised a similar Fran and Gene's January Bring and Buy amount. has become an annual success story, with an emphasis on those not-quite- Here are two more concerts for your right Christmas presents and other diary. On Sunday January 6 there is an treasures from cupboard and wardrobe. evocative Twelfth Night with Brian It’s on Saturday January 12 in the Boothby. He will read poems and Quaker Meeting House, Market Street stories, play his guitar and pipes, and from 9.30am to 12pm. Please bring sing original songs of vision, loss, donations between 7pm and 9pm the land and farewell. A true midwinter previous evening, or email now to make celebration, ending as the light fades. an alternative arrangement. And on Sunday February 17 Alastair Ross returns with harpsichord to play Bach’s Collections of clothing and other Goldberg Variations, some say the necessities greatest music of its kind ever written. CRAG is also reviving our collections of The recital is dedicated to the memory of clothing, tents and sleeping bags to Maurice Cochrane and Roger Pensom, be taken mainly to refugees sleeping the latter a Finstock resident who rough in northern France. We will regularly came to our concerts and to publicise these as we arrange them. But whom Bach meant the world. can you help? Above all we need somewhere we can store and sort the All concerts start at 3pm, last about an donations (your garage, or a large hour and are followed by (free!) tea and shed?), and if you have a van and fancy cake. Booking is advisable: check the occasional trip to Calais, that's an details on the Charlbury website or our essential too. posters, and email us to reserve a ticket. And we could do with more helpers at Contact us at [email protected] each concert, particularly taking care of and follow us on Facebook, where we the tables and chairs: please offer now if post more information about the refugee you can. situation and what other support groups are doing. Jon Carpenter

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Charlbury Baptist Church, Dyer’s Hill Contact: Secretary (01608 810107) Sunday services at 10.30 am. Fourth of each month with Methodists in Fishers Lane See website / phone for details Thursdays 7.30pm at the church for study/ discussion on Healing Afternoon Carol Service Dec 6th at 2 pm Christmas Day 10 am Family Worship and Communion [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/dyershill/ A BIG “Thank You” to everyone who contributed to our Harvest “Tool” appeal

St Mary's C of E Church, Church Street

St Mary’s Church, Charlbury and All Saints Shorthampton Full details of all church services are available in the Leaflet or in the Church porch. Vicar – Revd Dr Sally Welch Parish Office (01608 810230) www.stmaryscharlbury.co.uk

Friends' Meeting House, Market Street

Meeting for Worship at the Friends Meeting House Sunday mornings 10.30am For further details contact Marion Burgin (01608 811283 email: [email protected])

Methodist Chapel, Fishers Lane

Sunday services at 10.30am Further information from Gill Grason (01608 810154)

St Teresa's R.C. Church, Fishers Lane

Sunday Mass. 9.15am every Sunday at St Teresa's. 9.00am on second Sunday of each month at St Kenelm's Enstone. Weekday Mass. 9.30am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at St Teresa's. Parish Priest. Fr Tony Joyce, Holy Trinity, Chipping Norton (01608 642703). Charlbury Catholic Parish Council joint chairs: . Clare Carswell and Mike Flanagan ([email protected]) Website: https://stteresaschurch-charlbury.com/

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Churches Together in Charlbury has would take the equivalent of three completed another year and Stella planets. Bristow from the Methodist Church has handed over the chair to Rachel We are taking the recent report of the UN Gallagher from St Mary’s. In the past Intergovernmental Report on Climate year we have served lunches, arranged Change very seriously. In words from a talks, collected for charity, helped run national newspaper “The overriding the summer holiday club, organised a message located between the lines of the Street Fair stall, shared in church IPCC report is that we must lead our lives services and prayed together. within the planet’s means. In all conscience, we are currently locked into Although fundraising is not our main a process that will inevitably result in objective, we have been able to send passing on a dying planet to our children Christian Aid £4062 during the year, and their successors.” mainly for work with refugees, and a further £777 to several charities including As Christians we believe we have a duty Charlbury Refugee Action Group and to protect the world we live in and the Asylum Welcome in Oxford. In addition welfare of people both now and in the £280 was raised for the Corner House future. We hope to work with other and Memorial Hall at the Street Fair and concerned groups and individuals to see all the churches have been collecting what we can do personally to save donations for local foodbanks. resources and to convince politicians and business people that we want action to The service for One World Week, held end the burning of fossil fuels and the before our AGM in October, was on the destruction of forests. We must have theme ‘The world is changing – how faith and hope that love for our world about us?’ This focused on the beauty of and for all living things will give us the earth but also on the limitations to strength to change the way we live and natural resources and the need for focus on things that give joy without people to make far more modest costing the earth. demands on the environment. To provide the same level of consumption the Rosalind Scott average person enjoys in the UK to Secretary to Churches Together in everyone in the world Charlbury

Sunday 16th December 9am St Mary’s Church – Messy Church and No-Rehearsal Nativity. Join us for breakfast, craft and a fun nativity play! All Together In Charlbury – Sunday 16th December a local helping hand 3pm Shorthampton – Traditional Carol If you need: service Christmas Eve—5.30pm St Mary’s Church –  Transport to appointments or activities/ Carols by Candlelight visits 11.30pm St Mary’s Church  Occasional household tasks/gardening Midnight Eucharist  Shopping Christmas Day 8am St Mary’s Church – Holy Communion  Help with a form or letter or something 9am Shorthampton – Holy Communion else 10.30am St Mary’s Christmas Morning Holy  Someone to pop in for a chat Communion Sunday 6th January Local ATIC volunteers are here to 9am St Mary’s Church – Messy Church help – call 01993 776277 Sunday 10th February 9am St Mary’s Church – Messy Church

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Do you fancy playing volleyball at Charlbury Community Centre? Then a regular session on Wednesdays from 8pm-10pm is your chance. Indoor volleyball is a great way to get some exercise and have fun without worrying about the weather. It’s one of the best and most popular sports in the world, and we’re very lucky to have a fantastic, full-size indoor court right here in the middle of Charlbury. Even if you’ve never played before and want to give it a go, or you haven’t played since you were at school or on holiday, this session gives you the opportunity to come and try. Anyone can join in and enjoy volleyball. It’s not all about athleticism and being tall, and in our case it’s not about swimwear and beaches either (that’s beach volleyball; this is the indoor six-a- side version). Indoor volleyball can be played by all ages and abilities, and is one of the few sports where men and women routinely play together. Our friendly, fun sessions focus on helping everyone to learn, improve and join in and we have already welcomed new players from age 17 to 70. Interested? Please just turn up on a Wednesday evening and stay as long as you want. The cost is just £5 for a two- hour session, but your first session is free. Quality work at an affordable price by friendly There’s no special equipment needed, reliable tradesman All roofing repairs and problem leaks but please bring clean trainers and water Valleys repaired or renewed. Gutters cleaned, to drink. repaired or replaced. Fascia and cladding in For further information, check out our UPVC. Repointing a speciality Charlbury Volleyball page on Facebook Slating Tiling De-moss etc or email All work guaranteed [email protected] Tel: 01993 868557 Mob: 07833 772080

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Permissive Paths The permissive path across Nine Acres Recreation Ground will be closed all day on Thursday 3rd January 2017. We understand that the Wychwood Project will be closing the permissive paths Infrastructure Delivery Plan across the Wigwell Nature Reserve on the The Town Council has formally adopted same day. its first Infrastructure Delivery Plan. This is a ‘wish-list’ of improvements we would Streets and paths like to see around the town which could As the autumn draws to a close, please be eligible for public or developer take a few moments to check your funding. The intention is that the plan is boundaries and cut back overhanging available to West Oxfordshire District branches and excessive growth so that Council’s planning officers, who are then the pavements are kept clear for able to allocate development funding to pedestrians. It would also be a great Charlbury more effectively. help if you could sweep up fallen leaves outside your homes as wet leaves can The projects in the plan are selected become a major hazard, particularly to from those suggested by Charlbury those who are older or infirm. residents in responses to the recent Then as winter approaches, be aware of Town Survey. We will be revising the the hazards of icy pavements and roads. plan every year to make sure it keeps Please look out for any of your pace with Charlbury residents’ neighbours who may find it difficult to aspirations. get out and about in such weather. The salt bins are full and the Town Council You can view the Plan online on the can supply further salt, so if you become Charlbury Town Council website aware of bins becoming empty during (www.charlburytowncouncil.co.uk) or on severe weather, please contact the Town www.charlbury.info. Clerk for replenishments. (This salt is, of course, only for use on the public Station car park extension highways and pavements.) We understand that Great Western Railway is currently not progressing plans As at all times of the year, we remind for a car park extension, following high dog owners to “scoop it, bag it, bin it”; cost estimates for an additional level on and in the interests of the health of all, the sunken area, and concerns about the especially children, please respect the impact of a low-level car park facing the notices prohibiting dogs from the Playing river. The current GWR franchise lasts Close, and keep them on a lead in public until March 2020 and could be extended spaces such as Nine Acres. Thank you. to 2022: it is, of course, possible that GWR (or their successors) may seek to Town centre post-box revive the plans after 2020. The Town Council has made The platform extensions are still going representations to Royal Mail that, ahead. There will be no through trains to following the removal of the post-box on Worcester between 17 and 25 November. Market Street outside the former post Around New Year, services to Oxford and office, a post-box should be maintained London will be affected – details have not in the historic town centre. Royal Mail yet been published but will be on has said its preferred site would be charlbury.info nearer the time. outside the Co-op. We will continue to press the case. Separately, there will be no significant Town Council elections changes to the rail timetable in The next elections for Charlbury Town December, as had originally been Council will be held in 2020. Please do proposed. May 2019 will be the next think about standing! It’s important for major timetable change. the Town Council to represent all ages,

Charlbury Chronicle Christmas 2018 42 backgrounds and viewpoints in Charlbury. The time commitment is typically two evening meetings a month, though councillors can also volunteer to represent the Town Council on other bodies and committees. If you are interested, any current town councillor will be happy to explain what’s involved, or you might want to come along to one of our meetings as an observer. In brief With the darker nights fast approaching, . The Town Council has revised its we would like to remind residents of privacy policies to comply with the some simple security measures to help new General Data Protection deter criminals and prevent crime. Regulation (GDPR). A new Privacy Notice can be read on the Town Leave a light on at night if you are Council website. . out of the house. Timer switches are . We are pleased to hear of progress great. with the Nine Acres pavilion extension (the new premises for the Football & . Check that any security lighting you Sports Club) and hope that Charlbury have is working. residents will be able to support the F&SC as it seeks to raise the . Make sure your windows and doors remaining funds needed. are secure when you are at home and out of the house. . Congratulations and thanks to all those involved with organising and . Securely lock sheds and garages. staging this year’s Street Fair. (See elsewhere in the Chronicle for a full . Don’t leave valuables in cars & Street Fair report.) vans, even if you have tried to hide . Cllr Vince Hill laid the Town Council’s them out of sight. Always make sure wreath at the War Memorial in St your vehicle is locked. When you go Mary's Church on Remembrance to bed, ensure your car keys are Sunday, 11th November. hidden. . And, of course, Charlbury Town Council wishes everyone in the town a Sadly, over the last two months we have Merry Christmas and a very Happy seen an increase in crime and anti-social New Year. behaviour in Charlbury. Criminal damage to cars, buildings and walls. Telephone Contacting your Town Council scams have also increased in the area. Full council meetings will be held in the In the surrounding rural areas, a number Corner House at 7.30pm on Wednesday of quad bikes have also been stolen. 28th November and 19th December, with planning meetings two days before There is lots of useful information and (8pm unless there is a speaker). The more crime prevention advice on the precept-setting meeting will be held at Thames Valley Police website, visit: 8pm on Wednesday 12th December. www.thamesvalley.police.uk The next open ‘surgeries’ will be in the Corner House from 10am–12pm on In an emergency always call 999. Saturday 1st December, 2nd February To report a non-emergency crime or (tbc) and 6th April (tbc). to speak to someone from your local You can email Roger Clarke, the Town Clerk, Neighbourhood Police team call 101. at [email protected] or phone 01608 810608 (9am–5pm weekdays, not Wesley Smith weekends or bank holidays). Richard Fairhurst

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From County & District Councillor Liz Leffman 01608 810153 [email protected]

As you will undoubtedly have noticed, turned into two unitary authorities. Oxfordshire Highways has been quite Cherwell was no longer able to function busy in the centre of Charlbury recently. on its own financially, hence the merger. The crossroads in the town centre has This offers some interesting opportunities received a much needed- makeover, and for the two councils to work more the road surface is now in much better cooperatively, which hopefully will shape. Work is now scheduled for Park improve services to local residents. I am Street and Sheep Street, both of which on a working group that will be are in urgent need of resurfacing. I monitoring this. expect these to be done early in the New At the same time, Oxfordshire is Year, weather permitting. All this is mounting a digital strategy that aims to coming about thanks to the £10 million improve access to services. The County of extra money that the Cabinet has currently has over 900 different phone allocated to roads this year. From next numbers! The aim is to reduce that year on we will see other major number to make it easier for people to improvements as the £120 million get to the department they need, and to borrowing comes into effect. A few provide more information online. weeks ago I was invited to attend an However, we must ensure that in doing event at the Highways Department this we do not make it harder for people where we were shown a new machine, who don’t have a computer. the Multi-Hog, that will make it easier for roads to be resurfaced and patched. The Recently a local resident contacted me to Multi-Hog is the successor to the Dragon say that the library service will soon be Patcher. The Dragon Patcher is really stopping notification by letter to only useable on roads where there are no borrowers and will only communicate by houses or parked cars, but the Multi-Hog e mail in future. That could can be used in towns and villages as it disadvantage a lot of older people and throws up less debris. anyone who does not have a computer at home, so I am working to make sure that The County Council has recently doesn’t happen. undergone some significant change, with the merging of the County and Cherwell I would like to wish everyone in District Council. Cherwell was previously Charlbury a very Happy Christmas and a in a partnership with South prosperous New Year, and to thank you Northamptonshire, but as you may have all for your ongoing support. read, Northamptonshire has had some Liz Leffman major financial difficulties and has been

Geoff Clifford

Wendy and the family would like to have one you wish to share!) Thank thank everyone for their wonderful you also for your magnificent donations. messages, tributes and support following We were able to share almost £900 Geoff’s death. We really appreciated the between the National Blood Bikes wonderful attendance at the Association and Charlbury Day Centre. Thanksgiving Service – we wanted it to Next Spring the Art Society will be celebrate his life and we think it did. I holding an exhibition of Geoff’s work, apologise if I did not manage to talk to details of which will be posted nearer the you after the service, but we were time. delighted that so many people recorded memories of Geoff in the Memory Book. Thank you again (We are still collecting memories if you Wendy Clifford

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At its annual meeting in late October, the club reflected on the 2018 season and began plans for 2019. A major initiative is the addition of a fourth league team on Saturdays, giving us three sides in the Cherwell League and one in the Oxfordshire Cricket Association. This should provide more opportunity for some of the older boys and girls from our youth section to enter into the senior game. Part of the preparation is to hold Pathway Coaching sessions in January at the Charlbury Community Centre, where we will also be continuing with youth and senior training during the winter. Two of our teams brought honours to the club in 2018, the 2nd team winning division 8 of the Cherwell League and our women’s team becoming champions of division one in the Midlands East League. Ironically, the same league has decided – without proper consultation - to eject Charlbury women for 2019, a move which we are naturally contesting most fiercely. Captains were elected to take us forward next year: 1st team, Josh Hornsby; 2nds, Andy Glass; 3rds, Paul Jenkins; 4th, Stuart Duff; Ladies, Vicky Strode. An expanded cricket committee also includes Charlie Sinton, David Horne, Bimalka Liyanarachchi, and David Rump to help ensure a smooth and ambitious playing season. A good deal of work has gone into the renewal of our Clubmark status, overseen by trustee Michael Geeson-Brown. This clearly sets out our objectives as a well-run club, providing opportunities and continuing enjoyment of the game at all levels for both sexes, as well as plans to improve and develop facilities and players. David Horne, vice chairman

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its original size – it used to be the 4th largest lake in the world. This region is the 8th biggest producer of cotton in the world. Cotton has a huge environmental footprint, not just the water and pesticides used for growing it, but also the dyeing industry that severely pollutes rivers, and the energy required to fuel all the processes involved. All this to produce clothing, which many people find Extreme changes to our world’s climate exciting to buy, but in reality might be could be avoided but we are running out only worn once or even never worn at all of time. The IPCC’s latest report in before being thrown away. So maybe the October warns that we need to make answer is to get the buying buzz from changes from the bottom up i.e. we all hunting down pre-loved clothes in charity need to change our lifestyles rather than shops and online - and to wear a few wait for governments and “technology” to clothes a lot, rather than have loads of get the world out of this fix. But what can clothes hoarded away. we do? We need to realise that nearly every decision we make has Clothing is one example of the carbon consequences for the climate and life on footprint of a product far outweighing the our planet, so the answer is simple, each packaging you buy it in. Food is another, time we make a decision we must enormous energy and resources go into consider the carbon footprint of that producing food which is bought cheap decision. and easily wasted. The long distances and time involved in bringing food to Unfortunately, things we buy and actions supermarkets means it needs packaging we take don’t have labels attached telling to keep fresh and undamaged. Plastic us the affect on the environment. In fact stops food drying out and keeps food the exact opposite is occurring, we are fresher for longer – you will see more swamped with media images showing supermarkets using vacuum packs for lifestyles carrying on as normal, buying meat which means it will last longer in clothes, cars, fast food, furniture and the store and at home. However, it is foreign holidays. Will we be saved by the plastic packaging that is incensing public upcoming generation of young people outrage and the unintended consequence caring more about their future? I doubt of this is that alternative non oil-based it. In October, Jonathan Dimbleby posed packaging can have a far greater a question to the audience of under 26 consequence for the climate than plastic. year olds at the special 70th anniversary Compostable bio-plastic isn’t the answer edition of Radio 4’s Any Questions. either, because it needs a high Referring to the IPCC report saying we temperature to break down, need to walk more and use buses and temperatures that aren’t found naturally trains rather than planes, he asked the in the wild either, so if discarded as litter, audience for a show of hands if they it still poses as much a problem to travel by plane and think nothing of it wildlife as conventional plastic. Currently nowadays when they have a bit of a in Oxfordshire, compostable plastics can’t break – the answer was that most of the be recycled with other plastics and can’t audience put their hand up. be composted either with garden waste or food waste because the temperatures Apparently, the fashion industry is the of the processes aren’t high enough, so second biggest polluter of the planet compostable plastic has to be disposed of after oil and coal. In October, I watched in the light grey bin for incineration to the programme Fashion’s Dirty Secrets create electricity. on BBC2 which revealed that irrigation for cotton growing in Uzbekistan has The carbon footprint of meat production caused the Aral Sea to shrink to 10% of is another controversial subject with

Charlbury Chronicle Christmas 2018 46 many younger people becoming vegans. Traditionally cattle have grazed grass on permanent pastureland in areas not suitable for growing other crops. In the UK, our famous beef breeds originated in the wetter and hillier western parts of the country converting that lush grass to high quality protein.

This is a world apart from the American model of keeping cattle enclosed in huge pens without a blade of grass in sight and feeding them grain - which they are not evolved to eat and digest. In Europe much beef comes from cattle fed on animal feed containing soya from South America grown in areas once rain forest. So there is meat, and there is meat, if you look hard enough you will find meat labelled “Pasture-fed for life” which means the animals have lived their whole lives eating grass. The IPCC recommend reducing the amount of meat we eat and buying better meat.

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Unless a contact is given, please contact the Community Centre to book – 01608 811878

Sports and Wellbeing Badminton – Mondays 8-10pm, contact Rafael: [email protected] Circuit Training – Thursdays 6.30-7.30pm and Sundays 10-11am, £7 Community Gym – Daily 9am-1pm, £18 per month Lean Gym (a gym-based exercise class) – Wednesdays, 9-10am, £7 Netball Club – Tuesdays 7-9pm, contact: [email protected] Osteopathy Sessions – Tuesdays 5-7pm by appointment. Contact Laura Humphreys: [email protected] or 07811 103450 Pickleball – Mondays 11am-1pm, Thursdays 10-12am and Fridays, 8-10pm. Contact Vijay: [email protected] or 01993 891043 Pilates with Michele – Mondays 7-8pm and 8-9pm, Thursdays 1.30-2.30pm and 7.30- 8.30pm. Contact Michele: 07817 890787 or [email protected] Pilates with Hayley – Mondays 9.30-10.30am and 10.45-11.45am. Contact Hayley: 07557 040609 or [email protected] Volleyball – Wednesdays 8-10pm, contact Steven: 07879 063934 [email protected] Walking Football – Wednesdays 2.30-4pm and Thursdays 8-9pm Yoga – Wednesdays 6-7pm (Hatha Yoga) and Thursdays 11.45am-12.45pm (Accessible Yoga), contact Phil: 07482581882 or [email protected]. More classes coming soon.

For Babies and Toddlers Bump-to-Two – Tuesdays 10-11am, cost £2 Well-Baby Clinic – Tuesdays 11-12am Stay and Play – Wednesdays 9.30-11am, £3 Toddler Gym – Wednesdays 11.15-12am, £3 Rhymetime in library – Wednesdays 2.15-2.45pm, free

For School Children Football training – Mondays 4-5pm. Contact [email protected], £3 Sports Activity Club – Thursdays 4-5pm, cost £3 (age 8-11) Multi-sports activity sessions in school holidays

For Teenagers (11+) Youth Club – Fridays 7-9pm, cost £1 Youth Basketball Club – Thursdays 5-6pm, cost £3

For Retired People (but all welcome!) Strength & Balance – Mondays 2.30-3.30pm, £4 TG’s Café Coffee Club – Fridays 10-12am, free Film Club (see website and notices for details)

See our website for more information about all of the above: www.charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk TG’s café is now also serving baked potatoes at lunchtimes and is open every day of the week We will be open between Christmas and New Year 10am-4pm

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Autumn is well and truly here, so darker All Libraries get a Christmas Collection to evenings are a great excuse to snuggle display in December, so our younger up with a good book! customers might like to check out our range of Christmas-related books and The Summer Reading Challenge seems a DVDs to borrow once we get nearer to long time ago now, but we had a brilliant the festive season. response from local children signing up and reading through the summer The hours for the Library will alter holidays. Also, one of our local somewhat during the period between customers was pleased to win some Christmas and New Year, but will be in cinema tickets after entering our Adult line with the Community Centre opening Oxfordshire Reads event, so make sure hours. The timings of staffed hours you enter when the event happens again therefore may also change, but these will next year. be clearly displayed in the library. However, the self-service machine will We’ve held two very successful Stories & always be available for borrowing or Craft sessions in the Library recently, one returning books, as long as the in the summer holidays and one (Brilliant Community Centre itself is open. Bugs) in the recent half term break. Lots of families came to listen to stories and Merry Christmas from Charlbury Library. had fun making ladybirds, spiders and all sorts of creepy critters. There won’t be a Julie Ward Stories & Craft session over the Manager, Charlbury Library Christmas holidays, but there is usually 01608 811104 one during the other school holidays, so [email protected] look out for the posters nearer the time!

Our Wednesday Rhymetime sessions for Under 5’s (term-time only, 2.15-2.45pm) continues to be popular and I suspect they will get even busier with the It has been really encouraging to see the weather turning colder. Sheila does a increase in library membership and great job of livening up nursery rhymes usage since we settled into our new with puppets, instruments and of course accommodation and I hope that trend her lovely singing voice! will continue as we move into 2019. It is a particular pleasure to see so many Don’t forget that we have a volunteer young readers and pre-readers enjoying Digital Helper who runs a session what the library has to offer. approximately once a month on a Thank you, as always, to all the Monday morning, 10-11.30am. If you’re volunteers who contribute so much to struggling to get the most out of your the running of Charlbury Library, and to phone, or you could do with help Rosalind Scott who coordinates the rota. accessing emails, documents, photos or A very Happy Christmas to all our printing, our Digital Helper can give you readers, and all good wishes for a some one to one practical advice. The healthy, peaceful and book-filled 2019! next session will be Monday 10th December so pop in or phone the Library Jill Judson to sign up.

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CHARLBURY COMMUNITY DIRECTORY Please note that it is the responsibility of each organisation listed in the Community Directory to notify any changes to the Editor

Artweeks - Maureen Sparling (01608 810025) Charlbury Street Fair - Chairman—John Dora Baptist Church - Kay Colyer (01608 810107) (01608 811328) [email protected] [email protected] Charlbury Tennis Club - Mark Jarman Charlbury Amateur Dramatic Society (CADS) (01608 811692) [email protected] Tim Widdows [email protected] Charlbury Town Council—Roger Clarke, clerk www.charlbury-drama.com (01608 810608) [email protected] Charlbury Art Society (CAS) Sec: Kati Charlbury Town Football - Keith Claridge Eidenbenz (01608 810911) (01608 810201 or 07870 426707) [email protected] Charlbury Town Youth Football Club - James Charlbury Beer Festival - Jim Holah Ball (01608 810270) [email protected] [email protected] Charlbury Women’s Institute - President - www.charlburybeerfestival.org Margaret Jowett (01608 810666) Charlbury Beer & Wine Circle - John Moore [email protected] (01608 810700) Charlbury Youth Theatre—Andy Graham Charlbury Bowls Club - Shaun Morley [email protected] (01608 659462) [email protected] (01993 868134) ChOC Cinema - Richard Cocks (01608 Charlbury Bridge Club— Secretary Monica 810032) Wilkinson (01608 810560) Corner House Community Bookshop—Neil Charlbury Canoe Club - Hugh Belshaw Pakenham-Walsh (01608 811899) (01608 810130) [email protected] Corner House and Memorial Hall - Office Charlbury Chronicle - Susie Finch (01608 (01608 810879) 810861) [email protected] Churches Together - Rosalind Scott, (01608 Charlbury Community Centre—Jenny Chambers 810562) [email protected] (01608 811878) Cotswolds Voluntary Wardens - Harriet Charlbury Community Centre Appeal—Tanya Baldwin (07779 157410 or 01608 811718) Stevenson [email protected] [email protected] Charlbury Cricket Club - David Horne Vice Dementia Friendly Charlbury— Meryl Smith Chairman [email protected] (01608 810192) [email protected] www.charlburycricketclub.co.uk Fourshires LETS Group (skill swaps) Charlbury Day Centre - Bob Tait (01608 810150) Ann/David Morton - (01608 676302) Charlbury & District Probus Club Mike White Friends Meeting House: Marion Burgin (07710 296814) [email protected] (01608 811283 email: Charlbury Green Hub - Christine Elliott [email protected]) (01608 811057) www.charlburygreenhub.org.uk Holiday Club - Sue Holiday (01608 810694) Charlbury Garden Society Macmillan Cancer Care - Liz & Bob Tait (01608 [email protected] 810150) Charlbury Ladies Luncheon Club—Gill Grason Methodist Chapel - Gill Grason (01608 810154) (01608 810154) and Frances Canham (01608 Mind in Chipping Norton (Mental Health 811176) Support) (01608 645296) Charlbury Morris - Peter Smith (01608 811007) Riverside Festival - Andy Pickard (01608 [email protected] 810635) [email protected] www.charlburymorris.org www.riversidefestival.charlbury.com Charlbury Museum - Celia Faulkner (01608 Silent Sitting—Bill McMullen (01608 811430) 810656) [email protected] Charlbury Open Gardens - Eileen Kenrick St Marys C of E Church Rev Sally Welch (01608 811021) (01608 810230) [email protected] St Teresa’s RC Church Fr Tony Joyce Charlbury Music Class - Peter Fry (01993 (01608 642703) 359189) Sustainable Charlbury - Liz Reason (01608 Charlbury Pioneer Country/Western Club 811212) (Ray & Margaret) (01993 831345) The Bell Hotel (01608 810278) Charlbury Pre-School—Laura Barwood The Bull Inn (01608 810689) [email protected] (01608 811200) Thomas Gifford Trust- Margie Glasgow (01608 Charlbury Royal British Legion - Nick Potter 819253) (01608 810388) United Nations Association (West Charlbury School - Jane Holt, Head (01608 Oxfordshire) – Neil Pakenham-Walsh (01608 810354) [email protected] 811338) www.charlbury.oxon/digitalbrain.com Wilderness Festival— Charlbury School Association - Tara Midgen www.wildernessfestival.com [email protected] Wychwayz Border Morris - Teresa Duester Charlbury Scout Group - Cheryl Hornsby – (01608 810934) [email protected] www.charlbury.info - Richard Fairhurst Charlbury Society - Treasurer, Peter Bennett (01608 810197) [email protected]

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