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elcome to our village, we like to think it’s a very special place to live. A real community that cares for its residents. People come but don’t often go! Sometimes they do go but then come back!! Nethercote Rd Letchmere Close Therefore, as a result of 100 new houses you will meet people who have lived here for a lifetime Fox Hill andW some for just a few months. MedcroftRoman Rd Place Catsham Mill Close Whether you want to participate in our village activities and get “involved”, or just be left in peace to do your Village Shop own thing we warmly welcome you here. and Hall St Nicholas Rd Balliol Close Lower Hades We hope this little book will give you some guidance and information on who’s who, what’s what and where. Methodist Church We have a community shop and post office, a pub and a “pop up pub” at the village hall on Friday evenings in St Johns Rd Tackley summer, two churches, a primary school, numerous clubs and activities. C of E Station Ball Lane Primary Whether you walk, run, ride a bicycle or horse, there is a maize of off road footpaths, bridleway and sustrans track. School Gardiner Twynhams Rd You can play badminton, pickle-ball, golf, table tennis, football. Join in with keep fit, boot camp, pilates, zumba. Arms Pub Garden, knit or sew. From Toddlers to Silver Threads, Scouts to Bingo, it’s all here for you. Harborne Rd Lime Kiln We are very fortunate to have a regular train and bus service (S4), and a car-scheme for those journeys not Village Chaundy Rd Green catered for by public transport. Even a pony and trap can be seen at times! If you can’t find what you need in this book contact your local parish councillors, of whom there are seven, or the parish clerk. Alternatively call at the village shop, they know most things or can find a “man who can”, and will point you in the right direction. To keep up to date with village life look out for the Tackley Newsletter which will come through your door bimonthly and sign up to our Church Hill weekly Tackley Notices. [email protected]. Keep an eye St Nicholas Church on the village notice boards and check out the shop door for local events. Footpaths Parish Council Members (August 2019) We make three big “asks” from you - Please pick up your litter, pick up your dog poo and park your car with consideration and care. June Collier (Chair) 331255 [email protected] Paul Joshlin (Vice Chair) 331507 [email protected] We are pleased you decide to come to Tackley and very much Robin Gibbons [email protected] look forward to seeing you around the village. Les Summers [email protected] June Collier Katy Layton-Jones [email protected] Chairman Tackley Parish Council Liz Marshall 331033 [email protected] Andrew Lines [email protected] Parish Clerk [email protected] Tackley Village Shop and Post Office Bellringers of St Nicholas Church Run and owned by the community and for the community since The tower of St Nicholas Church has a ring of 6 bells with a tenor weighing 13-3- 2004 15 in F. Bellringers meet for practice at 7.30pm to 9pm on Tuesday evenings often followed by a socialising in the pub. Tackley Shop and Café open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6.30 pm Saturday 8.30am to 5pm and Sunday 9am to 12noon. Managed by paid staff but run by volunteers Contact the Tower Captain, Barbara Summers 331790 during two hour slots. Some volunteer once a month others several times a week. Opening Times: Shop Post Office Monday–Friday 7:30am – 6:30pm 9:00am – 12noon 3:00 – 5:00pm Saturday 8:30am – 5:00pm 9:00am – 12noon Sunday 9:00am – 12noon closed

Medcroft Road, Tackley, OX5 3AH Contact: Tel: 01869 331807 Email: [email protected]

Tackley Village Hall Tackley Golf Society Tackley Village Hall is a registered charity, run for the benefit of the village. It is sited We are a group of golfers of all abilities, who meet at a different local Golf Club adjacent to the village shop, playing field and children’s playground. It offers facili- once a month for a friendly game, including coffee and bacon rolls before we ties for hire, including a large function room linked with a quiet area, a coffee shop, start and occasionally a meal after. Please contact us If you would like any more a fully equipped kitchen and bar, a smaller committee room, a stage and changing information or just be included in the mailing list that is circulated. rooms. The Hall has an alcohol licence. Floor marked for playing Badminton, Pickle Ball, Short Tennis. Contact Malcolm Hills 07817476129 or [email protected] To get involved on the management committee contact [email protected]

Bookings can be made through the village hall website www.tackleyvillage.co.uk/tvtvh.html email: [email protected] Contact: 01869 331614. Tackley Car Scheme 1st Tackley and Heyford Scout Group Do you have difficulty making essential local journeys e.g. to the doctor or chiropo- 1st Tackley and Heyford Scout Group are based in the village of Tackley, providing dist? No access to a car? Public transport not suitable? Tackley Car Scheme may skills for young people aged 6-15 and beyond. Beavers are based in the local be able to help. We are a not-for-profit service run by volunteer drivers using their primary school hall, while Cubs and Scouts meet at the Village Hall. We also make own cars. The co-ordinators take it in turns to organise lifts and you can find out in full use of the wonderful countryside on our doorstep, and regularly meet on the the Tackley Newsletter which one to contact. heath during summer months.

We would warmly welcome some more volunteer drivers. If you would like to help Our Group is very active and is supported by a dedicated and experienced group (even occasionally), do please talk to one of the Co-ordinators who will be glad to of volunteer leaders and supporters who make it all possible. New volunteers explain how the Scheme works and how we contribute to the costs of running your are always welcomed and if you have young people wanting to join the group car. Most drivers are called upon once a month at most. volunteering allows you to move to the top of the waiting list.

To make a booking contact one of the three Co-ordinators: If you are interested in joining the fun, more information can be found on our social Annabelle Smith - Tel: 331831, media pages: Julien Hofman - Tel: 331152 http://www.tackleyscouts.com Nicola Pamphilon - Tel: 331778 https://www.facebook.com/TackleyScouts/ https://twitter.com/@Tackley_Scouts

Tackley Toddler Group T.A.G. Tackley Active Group A friendly group for 0-school age and their carers. We run on Tuesday Mornings in T.A.G. Tackley Active Group. A small group who fund raise to keep Tackley residents Tackley Village Hall, 9.30 – 11.30. of all ages active. We launched the project initially to provide a “Hang Out Shelter” Tea & cake , snack time, art, sensory play and lots of toys! for our young people. We provided an outdoor table tennis table for them too. We £2 – 50p per extra child. have recently removed the old stage from the village hall and marked the floor for indoor sports, Badminton, Pickle Ball, Short Tennis etc and to make room for more Contact: Carrie Southall Tel: 07779025659 activities eg Keep Fit, Zumba, Toddlers play and Scouts. The next project is to make a BMX Track and a “Trim Exercise Trail” around the playing field. To be involved or join in any of the activities.

Contact: Steph Radda [email protected] or catch her in the shop. Features Wheelers Social Cycling Group Once a month, usually second Sunday at 7pm, the Methodist Church on Lower Tackley Wheelers is more to do with socialising than cycling. We are not ’heads Hades Rd transforms into a cinema, showing the latest big movies along with some down bums up’ cyclists, but take our time when riding with lots of stops for crackers you might have missed for free. FEATURES uses modern, surround sound re-grouping so no-one is left behind. Early and late season rides are short (ie Wood- equipment, 3m screen and comfortable seating. Whilst each screening is free, there stock, Enslow, Kirtlington); with slightly longer rides when we have more daylight is a collection for a charity or good cause. In over 9 years we have collected well to gone 9pm. Occasional weekend rides are planned. Rides are on Wednesday over £5000. Due to licence restrictions of free screenings, we cannot name the film evenings and assemble in the Village Hall car park and leave at 6.45pm. Anyone is we show on posters, instead we use cryptic clues. However, if you join our mailout welcome to simply turn up on a Wednesday evening. list, we can send you details, including the name, of the film we are going to screen. Contact: Rachel and Neil 331498 To sign up to please go to the “contact us” page on our website features.org.uk or drop me a line [email protected]

Craft Club The Tackley Rapide group Do you enjoy crafts? Would you like to learn new a new craft skill? Or would you The Tackley Rapide group of cyclists are road cyclists who meet on a Sunday like to work your own project within a friendly atmosphere? Then Tackley Craft Club at the village hall at 10.00am to ride for about 25-35 miles with a stop at is for you! We meet every other Monday in Tackley Village Hall, from 7pm - 9pm. It cafe locally. We tend to cycle in all weathers but please check with one of costs £3 including tea/coffee and biscuits. New members are always welcome. There the contact members a ride is taking place on that Sunday are several handicrafts sections in the annual Tackley Village Show, so maybe you They number from 4 to as many as 10 and everyone is welcome. can exhibit some of the things you’ve made? Contact: Huw Jones on 07501 403969, Tony Perry on 07758 156680, Contact: Julie Farren, [email protected] Mark Calkin on 07772 161423 Bus and Train Timetable

BUS AND TRAIN TIMETABLE 19 MAY UNTIL 14 DECEMBER 2019 MONDAY TO FRIDAY Trn Bus Trn Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Banbury 06:08 06:00 06:28 06:35 07:28 07:10 08:50 09:37 09:50 10:50 11:50 12:34 12:50 13:50 15:07 14:50 15:50 16:50 17:35 Tackley 06:26 06:39 06:46 07:18 07:46 07:55 09:33 09:55 10:33 11:33 12:33 12:52 13:33 14:33 15:25 15:33 16:34 17:34 17:53 Kidlington 06:49 07:30 08:07 09:43 10:43 11:43 12:43 13:43 14:43 15:43 16:424 17:44 Oxford 06:35 07:07 06:58 08:05 07:57 08:42 10:06 10:04 11:06 12:06 13:06 13:04 14:06 15:06 15:34 16:06 17:09 18:09 18:09 MONDAY TO FRIDAY SATURDAY Bus Trn Bus Trn Trn Trn Trn Bus Trn Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Trn Bus Banbury 17:50 18:37 18:50 20:04 21:37 22:36 23:45 06:40 07:05 07:40 09:08 08:50 09:50 10:50 11:08 11:50 13:08 12:50 Tackley 18:34 18:56 19:32 20:22 21:55 22:55 00:03 07:19 07:23 08:19 09:26 09:33 10:33 11:33 11:25 12:33 13:25 13:33 Kidlington 18:44 19:41 07:29 08:29 09:43 10:43 11:43 12:43 13:43 Oxford 19:09 19:05 20:04 20:34 22:07 23:05 00:16 07:51 07:34 08:51 09:37 10:06 11:06 12:06 11:35 13:06 13:36 14:06 SATURDAY SUN TRAINS TO 8 SEPT BUS FROM 1 SEPT Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Trn Trn Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Banbury 13:50 15:08 14:50 15:50 16:50 17:08 17:50 18:50 19:08 20:36 22:00 23:45 08:30 10:00 11:00 11:30 13:00 14:30 16:00 16:00 17:30 18:00 Tackley 14:33 15:25 15:33 16:33 17:33 17:25 18:33 19:32 19:25 20:54 22:17 00:03 09:13 10:43 11:18 12:13 13:43 15:13 16:18 16:43 18:13 18:18 Kidlington 14:43 15:43 16:43 17:43 18:43 19:41 09:21 10:51 12:21 13:51 15:21 16:51 18:21 Oxford 15:06 15:36 16:06 17:06 18:06 17:36 19:06 20:04 19:35 21:04 22:28 00:16 09:44 11:14 11:28 12:44 14:14 15:44 16:31 17:14 18:44 18:28

TACKLEY CAR SCHEME COORDINATORS MAY:JULIEN HOFMAN 331152 JUNE/JULY: ANNABELLE SMITH 331831 AUGUST/SEPT: NICOLA PAMPHILON 331778 OCT/NOV: JULIEN DEC: ANNABELLE

Trn = Train operated by Great Western Bus = S4 service operated by Stagecoach (Tackley - The Green - Kidlington - Black Horse)

Stagecoach - Enquiry Services 01865 772250 - Timetables and online tickets www.stagecoachbus.com

Great Western - Customer services and to book tickets 0345 7000 125 - Real time running times/UK timetables/Book UK tickets - www.gwr.com

BUS AND TRAIN TIMETABLE 19 MAY UNTIL 14 DECEMBER 2019 MONDAY TO FRIDAY Trn Trn Trn Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Trn Bus Trn Oxford 00:40 05:18 05:40 06:47 07:15 08:15 08:58 09:20 10:20 11:20 11:46 12:20 13:20 14:20 14:25 15:20 16:20 16:20 17:20 17:53 18:20 19:18 Kidlington 07:34 08:36 09:40 10:40 11:40 12:40 13:40 14:40 15:43 16:43 17:43 18:43 Tackley 00:50 05:27 05:49 06:56 07:475 08:48 09:07 09:51 10:51 11:51 11:55 12:51 13:51 14:51 14:34 15:54 16:54 16:29 17:54 18:02 18:54 19:28 Banbury 01:14 05:45 06:07 07:14 08:40 09:40 09:25 10:40 11:40 12:40 12:13 13:40 14:40 15:40 14:52 16:43 17:43 16:49 18:43 18:23 19:34 19:46 MON TO FRI SATURDAY Bus Bus Trn Trn Trn Trn Trn Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Oxford 19:20 20:20 20:59 21:42 23:11 00:40 06:18 08:17 08:20 09:20 10:20 10:17 11:20 12:20 12:18 13:20 14:20 14:17 15:20 Kidlington 19:39 20:39 08:40 09:40 10:40 11:40 12:40 13:40 14:40 15:40 Tackley 19:50 20:50 21:08 21:51 23:20 00:50 06:27 08:25 08:51 09:51 10:51 10:25 11:51 12:51 12:26 13:51 14:51 14:25 15:51 Banbury 20:29 21:29 21:26 22:09 23:38 01:14 06:46 08:45 09:40 10:40 11:40 10:45 12:40 13:40 12:46 14:40 15:40 14:45 16:40 SATURDAY SUN TRAINS TO 8 SEPT BUS FROM 1 SEPT Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Trn NB Trn Bus Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Trn Bus Bus Oxford 16:17 16:20 17:20 18:18 18:20 19:20 20:20 19:47 21:17 23:41 10:00 10:00 11:30 13:00 14:20 14:30 16:00 17:19 17:30 19:00 Kidlington 16:40 17:40 18:39 19:39 20:39 10:18 11:48 13:18 14:48 16:18 17:48 19;18 Tackley 16:25 16:51 17:51 18:26 18:50 19:50 20:50 19:55 21:25 00:01 10:09 10:28 11:58 13:28 14:29 14:58 16:28 17:28 17:58 19:28 Banbury 16:45 17:36 18:36 18:46 19:29 20:29 21:29 20:15 21:45 00:41 10:30 11:13 12:43 14:13 14:50 15:41 17:13 17:48 18:43 20:05

NB last train from Oxford on a Saturday replaced by a bus from the station Trn This train service does not run on early Sunday and Monday mornings Other useful numbers:- Traveline - National bus information 0871 200 2233 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Oxford Bus Company- Information/Enquiries 01865 785400 and www.oxfordbus.co.uk - Book tickets online (eg airport buses) www.oxfordbus.co.uk/buytickets.html Oxfordshire Dial-A-Ride -- Contact "Community First" 01865 883488 For local information TAXIS:- Kidlington cars 07766 207260 Townhouse Executive Travel Woodstock 07766 743081 (Chris) 007 taxis - Banbury 01295 703007 alandiver23@gmail,com

Tackley Email Notices Tackley Walking Group Would you like to keep up to date with things that are happening in and around A friendly way to get to know your local countryside better. We walk on the 2nd Tackley Village? If so, then sign up to the free Tackley Email Notices system. You will Saturday of the month, year round, with all-comers welcome. Walks are about receive notices about social events, regular village club/society meetings and special 4-6 miles, at a leisurely pace set by the slowest walker. They are led by individual events. But it isn’t just about your social life; we also keep you up to date with members. reports from the Parish Council, planned rail disruptions and road closures affecting We meet at 10am by the village hall before each walk for car sharing. the local area, changes to refuse collections, alerts from the police, and more. You Some walks conclude with an optional lunch at a local pub/café. will also receive the village Freecycle listing twice a week. Most walks are in North Oxfordshire. Routes are often suitable For more information about Tackley Notices and to sign up, for dogs kept under close control. Walks are at your own risk. visit: www.tackleyvillage.co.uk and click on “join our mailing list”. Our current programme and contact details can be found on the Tackley Walking Group page of the village website. Upcoming walks are also publicised in the Newsletter and via Tackley Notices email.

Tackley PALs The Tackley Newsletter Tackley PALs (People Against Litter) was formed in January 2015 and is a group of The Tackley Newsletter is a free publication created, printed and distributed by people who want to keep the village and its surrounding area free from litter. Litter volunteers every other month. Articles and letters of local interest are welcome, picks are held on a Saturday approximately 6 times a year meeting at Tackley Village and there is no charge for publicising not-for-profit events. Printing is funded by Hall at 10.30 a.m. We supply the hi-vis jackets, litter pickers, gloves, bags and hoops advertising and donations, and any excess income is given to village causes. so all we need is you to come along and use them. The litter pick usually takes approximately 1 to 2 hours or as much time as you can spare, you will be allocated Visit: tackleynewsletter.co.uk a place to pick according to your availability. At the end we all return to the Café behind the shop for a well-earned cup of tea/coffee and a chat and to make new friends or catch up with old ones. Contact: Dave & Judy Robson – 01869 331352, email to [email protected] – or come along to the litter pick on the day which will be advertised on Tackley Notices. Tackley Local History Group

Local history talks, family history, archaeological excavations, exhibitions, pottery days: these are among the activities organised by the History Group and its 60 members. Our annual programme of talks on all aspects of local history, from the very ancient to the modern, start in September and run until the spring. They are held in the village hall on the last Monday of the month

Contact: Sue Ashton, for further details, [email protected], 01869 331325 and visit our website, www.tackleyhistory.org.uk or our face- book page: Tackley Local History Group.

Gardiner Arms Established in 1788, the Gardiner Arms is a lovely Free House pub, in our beautiful village. Situated in Medcroft Road, in the centre of the village, it has an attractive, south facing beer garden. Dogs and children are welcome. It has a pool table, darts and a selection of pub games. The pub hosts a weekly quiz night (on Thursdays); meat draw (on Fridays), and has regular music nights. The pub is grade 2 listed building with many original old features and a beautiful wisteria. Visit: www.gardinerarmstackley.co.uk Tackley Methodist Church Worship is held at 10.30 am each Sunday. The church provides not only a place of worship and prayer, but a meeting place for a variety of activities open to all in Tackley, and a source of fundraising for local and national charities. The main activities are: · Coffee morning held every Thursday from 10am to 12 noon. Drop in when you can for a cuppa and a chat. · Traidcraft - the sale of Fairly Traded goods; · Messy church with games and craft activities for all ages on the first Saturday of each month from 2.30 until 5.00pm. The church is also used for Pilates classes each week; Mindfulness sessions and bereavement support which are available to anyone in the village. Contact:- Rev Paul Carter 01865 373280 or Jan Grimwood 01869 331575 St Nicholas Church Home to a small, but dedicated and welcoming, congregation. We are one parish of a United Benefice of three (Tackley, Steeple Aston and North Aston). Our Rector, Marcus Green, lives in The Rectory at Steeple Aston. He is assisted by a lay minister, a Catholic priest and a retired Methodist minister. Our aim is always to bring the faith, hope and love of Christ into the heart of community life. We welcome all who would like to worship with us, or who simply wish to explore Christian faith. Our regular church services are at 5.30 pm on a Sunday evening except on the last Sunday of the month when we have a 9.30 am service. Services are varied but include Evensong, Holy Communion, Family worship and Informal. School services are held in church, usually after school but all are welcome to attend. Volunteering opportunities include daily opening and closing the church; cleaning the church; cutting the grass and keeping the churchyard tidy; and looking after the flowers and brasses. We hold two annual events when we are also happy to include more volunteers – a Christmas Fayre and a Summer Fete. The latter has been jointly with Tackley School PTA for the last few years and has very much become a community event. The Parochial Church Council meets at least bi-monthly and its members are elected by members of the church electoral roll, on a three-yearly rolling basis. Contact: Church Warden, Julian Whitehead 01869 331252 email: [email protected] PCC secretary, Sue Lygo 01869 331437 Gardening Club Everyone likes a nice garden and with spring on the way, now is the time to come along to Gardening club and pick up some great ideas. You don’t have to be knowledgeable; most of us do it for Tackley First Responders fun, relaxation and we love gardens, flowers or vegetables! So please A Community first responder is trained by the ambulance service and volunteers come and join us at 7:45pm (for to help by responding to medical emergencies before the arrival on the ambulance 8:00pm) on the third Tuesday of service. every month at Tackley Village Hall. We have speakers on various subjects. Contact: Dawn/Geoff Chambers Tel: 331466

Contact: Mary Lee Tel: 331427

Silver threads A club formed in 1965 for the over 60’s meet in the village hall every second Wednesday in the month. Outings speakers food and fun. Funded by regular Saturday evening bingo sessions.

Horse Show Contact: Pat Rolfe Tel: 331421 A traditional village horse show held in April each year, comprising a range of unaffiliated showing and show jumping classes, working and ridden hunters, as well as CHAPS qualifiers. The Tackley Horse Show is entirely run by volunteers and village groups. Funds raised by the event are donated to village organisations or to local Annual Village Events and equestrian charities. Breakfast on the Heath - May Bank Holiday Church and School Fete - July Visit: http://tackleyhorseshow.co.uk Contact: [email protected] Tackley Gardening Club Annual Show - August Christmas Carols on the Green - Dec Christmas Fayre - Dec

Please see Village notice boards for more information Welcome to Tackley

Published August 2019