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re sold he W Cassington Village Hall AGM Teenage angst The Cassington Village Hall Committee invites you to the As is well known, we teenagers have a lot p s AGM on Thursday 18th February at 7.15pm in the Village to be anxious about: school alone with its 60 t F n Hall. endless social and educational pressures RE de E to resi Come and find out what has been leaves one feeling enough apprehension to happening in the Village Hall over last a lifetime. But now it seems we have even the past year and learn about plans more to cope with, another fear to add to the catalogue of for the future. All Village groups worries we teens lug around day after day. In fact it’s more and societies are encouraged to send than a fear. It’s a threat, it’s a threat that provokes more dread a representative for election onto than any bad hair day or impromptu maths test can impose, it the committee and any interested is of course: terrorism. individuals would also be very welcome. Having said this, living in Cassington and schooling in For further information please contact Penny Burroughs, Eynsham I’m left (thankfully) in a relatively invulnerable Secretary of the Cassington Village Hall Committee, on state. If there was ever going to be a ‘last place on earth’ to 01865 731225. stage a major terrorist attack Cassington would be that place. So it isn’t terrorism itself that leaves me anxious, frankly I fear many things more than terrorism: natural disasters, UCAS, The Poppy Appeal Donald Trump to name but a few. No it defiantly isn’t terrorism that gives me such angst; it’s The Poppy Appeal collection in Cassington and Worton our reaction to it. this year realised £1,233.40. To collect more than £1,000 in Every man, woman and child with access to social media in this comparatively small village is a most commendable the wake of the attacks in Paris changed their profile picture achievement. We would like to thank the volunteers who made to a French flag covering their previous photo. A beautiful, it possible by visiting every house or for having collecting inspirational sign of solidarity. However in a teenage world boxes on their premises: Tina Perrin, Janet Bushnell, Pam it’s another excuse for people to abuse an international event Turner, Susan Partridge, Molly Yeats, Carmella Waters, Derek for their own gratification. A massive, ‘oh look at me I care’ Waters, Jack Evans, St Peters School, Longlands Nursing to the social media audience. I care about something that I home, The Red Lion, and The Chequers Inn. We had two new haven’t given two seconds thought to and my only knowledge recruits this year, Marianne Want and Cate Sirkett, to whom on the subject is the half a headline I read as I walked past a special thanks. newspaper. OK maybe I’m being a bit judgemental, but there The Legion is extremely grateful to the many people who is no doubt that what started as a nice gesture was quickly gave so generously. As usual, our Poppy Appeal Organiser morphed into a bandwagon to jump on, the sincerity was Clare Want undertook the donkey work involved in making the Appeal such a success. The service at the war memorial Continued on page 2 on Remembrance Sunday was again well attended. Threatening weather relented Help burn off the Christmas calories at the for long enough to keep us dry and even allowed a glimmer of sunshine. We Annual Festive Boxing were again fortunate in having Allen Day Football Match Aston come specially from Witney to sound the traditional stirring trumpet 11am at the Elm’s Road sports fields calls. Married Men v. Single Men Mike Randle, Hon.Secretary, All welcome including supporters – R.B.L. Cassington players must be over 15
Contributions should be provided by 20th of the month. Email submissions (in the body or as a Word attachment) to: [email protected]. Photographs should be supplied as separate attachments, not placed in the Word file. Typed or (as a last resort) clearly handwritten submissions may be posted to: Rebecca Clare, 12 Hollow Furlong, Cassington, OX29 4ET. We look forward to hearing from you. lost and changing your Facebook profile picture reverted back to its previous state of self promotion and vanity. For Roy’s Ramblings a brief moment it seemed like it could have meant so much Now then, come on you people of Cassington, somebody fill more – originally it was a gesture to the French but thanks the place on the Parish Council, bring it up to the correct to everything teenagers and social media seem to stand for, number. If you let the council shrink West Oxford District people started changing their profile picture out of fear of Council would take over. Sorry I don’t come now; not driving looking out of place or ‘not loving enough’ which could, of restricts me. I hope Mike Linnell keeps it up; I tried to come course affect popularity. Then a battle starts. There are those as much as possible because when I was chair not many folk who changed their picture and those who didn’t and because bothered. of this in the most bathetic and undermining way imaginable Now then, one more cry for help: looking at the British terrorism now affects all of us (my social group). Legion membership we are all fading away. Come on you And this is what brings me angst, that teenagers and youngsters, please join in and help out. There is nothing especially social media users can turn anything – even an much to do: we have a good lass who deals with the Poppy international travesty like the events that have been happening Appeal and now also looks after the Memorial surround after in France – into a popularity contest. Teenagers suddenly find my sister felt she could not carry on. We don’t want to see the themselves spouting uninformed, unwanted and just generally branch shut down. Unfortunately at 90 I had to stop cutting ludicrous comments about ‘how to stop terrorism’ and ‘how the Green and the British Legion now misses that payment by terrorists aren’t showing respect to British servicemen who died the Parish Council, after just over 30 years. for their country’ (yes, one of my peers genuinely did say this) June and I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a and then there are those who chose not to comment as they healthy and prosperous new year. fear that posting anything on social media implying any sort Roy Partridge of real emotion is just simply ‘not cool’. With everyone ‘caring’ and ‘not caring’ so much, so publicly and so relentlessly it almost begs the question who are the real victims of terrorism. OK of course it doesn’t, but for an avid social media user like June and Roy wish everyone a very happy myself it pains me to see people’s desperate attempts to sum Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous up the effects of an ‘event’ in the allotted 140 characters on New Year twitter whilst trying to remain: educated yet naive, passionate yet bored, eloquent yet street, political yet sexy, opinionated yet the same as everyone else. And although it pains me – that in itself is ... teenage angst. Ben Copelin PELLMANS Contents YOUR LOCAL SOLICITORS Desert Island Discs...... 3 Cassington WI ...... 3 • Business and Employment Law Are you ready for a swashbuckling adventure?...... 4 Contracts, Legal Compliance and Disputes Church flowers...... 5 • Property Christmas was collections...... 5 Buying and Selling Homes, Find out what happens to your food waste...... 6 Commercial and Agricultural Green TEA swap shop...... 6 • Wills, Probate and Trusts Yarnton Scout Group...... 7 Tax Planning and Lasting Powers Logs for Labour ...... 8 of Attorney Rotary Club of Eynsham...... 8 Cassington Advent Windows...... 8 01865 884400 Village contact list ...... 10 www.pellmans.co.uk Community Learning ...... 11 St Peter’s School news ...... 12 1 Abbey Street, Eynsham, Oxford OX29 4TB St Peter’s Catholic Church news...... 14 Home visits and evening Remembrance day photo...... 16 appointments available St Peter’s Church of England news...... 17 Parish council news...... 18 What’s on?...... 19 Noticeboard...... 20
2 Desert Island Discs Cassington WI Last month’s castaway was Ron Langston, correctly guessed first Jane Cook welcomed us all including our visitors. The minutes by Marcus Copelin. Here’s our December castaway, a frequent were read and approved and it was noted that the Jumble Sale and regular visitor to Cassington, though not a resident. made a profit of £282. Well, I don’t think I would be able to sneak in Mike A very interesting talk this month was given by Gillian Oldfield’s Tubular Bells or Jeff Wayne’s musical Franklin, who told us about apples. Gillian had been an apple version of War of the Worlds as single tracks – grower for almost 40 years near Mapledurham, until she and so here go my eight picks: her husband retired to live in Henley. 1. Are ‘Friends’ Electric – Tubeway Army. The Originally, she told us, England only grew crab apples, but song that started my record-buying obsession. when the Romans came they brought vegetables and fruit Still brilliant today and an influence for many to this country, including the apple, to keep their armies fit. bands over the past 30+ years. Too long for most We now know that apples contain vitamins C and B, calcium radio stations to play but it still got to number one at and iron and if you eat an apple 1/4 hour before a meal your a time you had to be good to even get in the Top 75. appetite is reduced, but in England today we only eat an average of one apple per person per month. 2. Ricky’s Hand – Fad Gadget. About the perils of drink- Gillian had 2,000 trees, grown on small root stock. Small driving, this was on my Machines compilation album trees grow on new wood; they get more light, are easier to and got played over and over again. One of Daniel prune and pick and also produce more and larger apples. Miller’s finds along with The Silicon Teens and However, the sale of apples in England, like Cox’s Orange Depeche Mode. Either of which could provide Pippin, is dropping but the hope is that the research centre substitute songs in my list. at East Malling can breed a disease-resistant, flavoursome, 3. Delivering the Goods – Judas Priest. The commercially consistent English apple and patent it! Some of first real band I ever saw live. The opening the apples Gillian brought with her were James Grieve, Cox’s track from my red vinyl Killing Machine LP Orange Pippin, Spartan, Egremont Russet, Ribston Pippin, – although any track could substitute on my Peasgood Nonsuch (a cooker), Red Devil and Blenheim desert island package of tracks (clue). Orange, our local apple, all of which we were told how to pick 4. Don’t Ask Me – Public Image Ltd. ‘This is Not a Love Song’ and handle in order not to bruise them. but is John Lydon at his best lyrically. He helped music get out Audrey Bishop was the hostess and Di Williams and Lynda of the pits in the mid-70s and he is still going strong today. Kimber served refreshments. Wilmine Winstone and Di The Sex Pistols were great and The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle Williams organised the raffle. was my first ‘X’ rated film – really! I lied about my age! (clue) In December, we are having our meeting on the 10th of the 5. Telstar – The Tornadoes. About twenty years ahead of its month at the home of Jane Cook, where we will be relaxing time – and before my time too. This is still a regular on the with mulled wine and mince pies, while enjoying poems and radio today. Joe Meek was the Giorgio Moroder of the ’60s. stories. Janet Nattrass 6. Sleepwalk – Ultravox. I love the whole Vienna album, but for me this one just tops the rest. 7. Mind of a Toy – Visage. The original Visage album featuring ‘Fade to Grey’ was fab. But I’ll opt for this lesser-known track Hazel, Stephen, Lorna and Richard Petty with its scary video. Look after your toys! wish everyone in this wonderful village 8. The Fall – Gary Numan. Gary has still got it – over 35 years a very Happy Christmas and still sounds great! Amazing that the whole span of my music era starts and ends with the same person. Gary has more hair now than when he started. I’ve got much less (clue). Finding just eight songs is so difficult as there is a massive amount of stuff from the late ’70s and early ’80s for me to choose from – so my book will be the 5th Edition of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, from 1985. Why? Well, not only will it remind me of all the early ’80s artists that I would no longer be able to hear but – I’m in it as well! My luxury item would be my photo album. Think you know who it is? Let Call Oxford 01865 400141 us know at the usual address, or perhaps we should say ‘answers on a postcard please’.
3 Are you ready for a swashbuckling adventure? So it’s Panto time again – Oh no it isn’t! – Oh yes it is! If previous Cassington pantomimes are anything to go by, then this will be another brilliant rib-tickling production. If you haven’t got your tickets by now you will probably be out of luck. Pantomime is a very British form of theatre and a chance for us, young and old, those taking part, and those watching, to be silly and just enjoy a bit of simple, innocent humour. For a few hours we can escape this troubled world, of bombs and bullets, wars and disasters, and indulge in a make-believe world where no one gets killed or seriously injured, good always triumphs over evil, and love reigns supreme against the odds. We all need to be lifted out of ourselves from time to time, because if we only see the horror and apparent futility of our world, and the apparent futility of our own existence, then Chimney Sweep we might despair and lose any hope for ourselves and our troubled world. History and recent conflicts have shown us that the hope of sorting out this world’s troubles on our own Bertie the Sweep is a vain one and a never ending struggle. The ‘war to end all wars’ didn’t end war – within a short time of the armistice the Open Fires / Wood Burners / Flue Sweeping world found itself at war again, and the wars have not ceased. Nest Removal – Bird Guards / Cowls Fitted The Christian hope is based not on a treaty, or the might of Chimney Pots Supplied and Fitted armed forces, or even a set of rules (although it may sometimes Fully Insured ICS Member 411 – Certificates Issued Tel: 01993 899143 or 07954180371 look like it) but on a person, a man who was born in a remote Email:[email protected] outpost of the Roman empire 2000 years ago to an unmarried teenager. When this baby grew up to be a man he would tell stories that took people out of themselves and gave them hope, cure their illnesses and give them the good news of a new hope, a hope of a life in all its fullness – an eternal life. However, this man and his story didn’t seem to have a happy ending – it ended in his brutal murder. The man born to save Greens Funeral Services the world was killed by those in it, but that fact in itself gave Established 1866 us the victory, and his resurrection gives us that eternal hope. When the panto ends we have to return to our broken world. However, there is, in the Christian hope, a hope that lasts even when the pantomime actors have taken their final bow. An independant family owned business, ‘For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the with ve generations of experience, government will be on his shoulders and he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, o ering a digni ed 24 hour service, Prince of Peace’. This biblical prophecy is not in your Jubilee with our personal attention to detail. New Testament but was written 700 years before Christ by the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament (Isaiah 9.6). The ‘son’ Private Chapels of Rest to which he refers we see fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Some time before Christ–mass can I encourage you to read again the Golden Charter second chapter of Luke’s Gospel in your Jubilee New Testament (page 65) verses 1 to 40 (it will only take you a few minutes). Pre-paid Plans Available Wishing you a blessed, swashbuckling, Christmas Revd Roger Aston Directors: Annie & Ian Green
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4 Church flowers During Advent we have no flowers We would like to wish all our friends in Cassington for four weeks until, just a few a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and days before Christmas, we prosperous New Year. decorate St Peter’s Church with In lieu of Christmas cards our donation this year is beautiful flowers and winter going to Cassington Refugee Action Group foliage. If anyone would like to and Childline give a donation towards the flowers, perhaps in memory of a loved one, it From Pam & Derek Waters, would be very much appreciated. Marianne Want & Ken Kerr xxxx Liz Henman 881303
Christmas waste collection Advertising rates From Monday 18 January 2016 real Christmas trees and Local ‘what’s on’ and fund-raising stuff is free. Simple local greenery such as holly, ivy and wreaths can be put out and services, ‘for sales’ etc., are also free on noticeboard. recycled with garden waste. Place your tree in your garden Suitable commercial businesses are invited to support our com- waste bin, or if it is over 4ft/120cm cut it up and leave beside munity by buying advertising space at the following rates: it. Please remember that all pots and decorations need to be 1/8 page, £6 (£60 per year) removed. You don’t need to be signed up for garden waste 1/4 page, £10 (£100 per year) collections to do this – simply leave your tree out on your 1/2 page, £15 (£150 per year) green collection week. Full page, £25 (£250 per year) Technical details for artwork are available on request. Please note there are no regular garden waste collections All material included at the discretion of CAWN. between 25 December and 17 January. Over the festive Profits will be passed to the Cassington Parochial Charities to season crews will collect more of your recyclable waste. Extra support our community. recycling can be put out next to your black recycling boxes in open cardboard boxes or clear sacks, but not in black bin liners. Please ensure that there is only one type of recyclable material per bag. (For safety, glass must be put inside recycling One of the leading hair boxes.) talk & beauty therapy salons Your kitchen caddy and outside food waste bin can be put hair and beauty salon in Oxfordshire out for collection over Christmas. Don’t forget your food The Salon Friendly and professional staff guarantee you a warm waste bin can be used for any raw or cooked food waste, such Body11 High Street welcome and a calm, restful and relaxing treatment. as peelings, bones and meat – ideal for turkey carcasses. Eynsham 01865 880820 Established 15 years ago, we offer a full range of hair and beauty treatments, from waxing and Christmas collection dates are eyelash extensions to non-surgical facelifts and Normal collection Revised collection everything in between. Wednesday 30 December Saturday 2 January Check our website for details of monthly special Wednesday 6 January Friday 8 January offers and our famous Pamper Days, which take Wednesday 13 Jan Thursday 14 January place on the last Friday of each month. Normal collections from Wednesday 20 January 2016. www.bodytalkhairandbeauty.co.uk EYNSHAM EMPORIUM “An enjoyable mix of shopping & relaxed hospitality” On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me … a parking space without queuing to Peartree Our gifts are mainly sourced from individual British design houses. Now opening earlier: 9.30am–5pm, Monday–Saturday
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5 Find out what happens to your food waste on free tour In the run up to Christmas, West Oxfordshire residents are invited to a free tour of the Agrivert’s food waste plant to find out what happens to food leftovers collected weekly by the Council. Booking is essential for the popular hour-long tour at 10.30am on Wednesday 9 December at the anaerobic digestion plant near Cassington. All food waste in West Oxfordshire is collected weekly and recycled locally, instead of being landfilled. It is taken to an anaerobic digestion plant where it is recycled into a liquid fertiliser called ‘digestate’ for use on local farmland and renewable electricity is generated as a by-product during the process. Last year 3,200 tonnes of food waste were collected from residents – this was all taken to be recycled. The free tour gives a great insight into what happens once your food waste bin has been emptied. The Cassington plant processes food waste from across Oxfordshire and creates fertiliser for local farmers to use, along with enough electricity to power 4,000 homes on an on-going basis. To book a place on the tour call 01993 861000.
Green TEA swap shop in Cassington 2016 Swap shops are a great way of getting rid of all kinds of unwanted but reuseable items and of picking up something useful. And best of all they are free. You 10th best recycler don’t have to bring anything to take something and likewise in England 2014/15Ranked you don’t have to take anything away if you bring something. Source: letsrecycle.com One person’s junk can be another person’s treasure. Green TEA has been holding swap shops in Eynsham since 2008 and in that time have re-homed 5.8 tonnes of items, which might otherwise have gone to landfill, causing pollution and greenhouse gases. For scale, an African elephant weighs Have your say on our bin collections about 4.6 tonnes. If a couple of Cassington residents are willing to help on a weekend morning in March, Green TEA has agreed Questions to hold a swap shop here in the village hall. Helping would involve sorting items, weighing those taken away and then about your transporting remaining items for storage. Please could anyone interested get in touch with Helena on 01865 880685. 10 Bins & Boxes Help us improve future waste and recycling collections by completing our short online We wish everyone in Cassington and Worton survey before 7 December 2015. a very happy and peaceful Christmas, and good Any changes would not take place until our current contract ends in 2017. health and happiness all through the new year.
Dawn and Pete Bowerman Denise and Kevin Cato www.westoxon.gov.uk/binsurvey Betty Bowerman Elsie and Colin Floyd No online access? Pick up a survey form at any West Oxfordshire District Council reception, Burford Visitor Information John Floyd and Jan Centre, Carterton Town Hall or Woodstock Town Hall.
6 Yarnton Scout Group Since our summer barbecue, where over 200 badges were handed out, including the highest awards available, we have continued with a very busy start to the winter term: Beavers (aged 6–8) have attended a crystal maze inspired camp with activities including puzzle solving, map reading, cooking on a campfire and participating in a treasure Lumos offers the high quality, hunt. They have also taken part in the national ‘A Million professional service of an approved Hands’ program by looking at living with a disability, and electrician under 17th edition wiring more recently they participated with the rest of the Group in Yarnton’s Remembrance Parade. They are also looking regulations and fully P Part. forward to the group’s 30th birthday next year, with fun-days and parties to celebrate! Please note the weekly meeting times All types of installations from have changed – they now meet 5–6.15pm at Yarnton Scout hut. domestic to industrial will be Cubs (aged 8–10) participated in the District Swimming undertaken in a professional and Gala and came fourth! They also attended a summer friendly manner. camp, where activities included star-gazing, spotting the international space station and hot air balloon making. They attended the County Fun Day near Banbury, where they Telephone 07748840065 participated in archery, climbing, rifle shooting, laser tag, E-mail rope making and welly wanging! Cubs are also celebrating a birthday in 2016 – 100 years! Many events are planned as part [email protected] of the celebration including the Kub Kar Championship, a treasure hunt and a County 100th birthday camp where Cubs www.LumosElectrical.co.uk from across Oxfordshire will be descending on Cornbury Park in June for an adventurous weekend. Yarnton Scout Group is looking to hold celebrations for both sections next year – look out for more details on how you could be involved! Scouts (aged 10–14) meanwhile, have been on a survival M&M Waste Solutions camp where they found themselves stranded on an ‘island’ We recycle over 90% of all waste we collect, and had to build shelters in the woods and cook all meals on and turn food waste into electricity! open fires to survive. They also took part in District Midnight Bargain rates for local clearance Exercise where they competed against other troops across Oxfordshire in scouting activities and came second! They have been working towards their global issues badge, which included a camp where they took part in their own version of the commonwealth games! Explorers (aged14–18) saw the return of two from the World Scout Jamboree in Japan; they had lots of stories to tell about their time in Japan on camp and spending time with a local family afterwards. Network also saw four going on their Duke of Edinburgh Gold expedition, which took them canoeing along the River Wye; this completed the award for two of them. The sections have also participated in survival 2yd–12yd Skips • 20yd and 40yd roll on offs camp and a global issues camp which saw them sleeping in 240, 360, 660 & 1100 litre wheelie bins cardboard shelters to experience life as homeless people. No hidden fees! Fundraising events. We are running a bottle tombola Site waste reports at Kidlington Christmas lights switch-on, Tuesday 1st Fully Licensed Transfer Station December, from 5pm. We are also holding a Christmas Quiz at Yarnton Scout hut on Sunday 13th December from 3pm. M&M Waste Solutions Please note that the group is always looking for more 01865 880559 volunteers; the Beavers in particular would love to have www.mmskiphire.com another leader. If you do have a little time to spare, and think [email protected] that you could make a difference to a child’s life, please email Wendy Tatham (Cub Scout Leader) at wendyltatham@gmail. com. PAY LESS – RECYCLE MORE
7 Cassington Advent windows To all our wonderful friends who make this During December houses and buildings in Cassington village such a fabulous place to live will be decorating a Christmas themed window each day until the 25th. By the 25th, twenty-five houses Christmas is coming, should have an Advent window for you to enjoy. The husband’s getting fat Follow the Advent window trail by buying Hope you have a lovely day a map from St Peter’s School between 30th In your Christmas cracker hat November and 18th December or the Red Lion Love to all, The Bishops xxx pub throughout December. Maps cost 50p and all proceeds will be donated to Age UK. Donation to Sports & Social We hope you enjoy finding a new window each day or walking the trail in one go. Happy Christmas Care with Care Complete Elderly Home Support Logs for Labour is on again! Would you like free firewood, or do you have a woodland that needs managing? The Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment’s Many people value being able to live in the comfort Logs for Labour programme aims to promote sustainable of their own home, however, for some, a little extra use of firewood by running events where volunteers help to help and support may be needed. manage woodlands in return for logs. The events run most Care with Care are local, based in Eynsham, and have been weekends in the winter, are about three hours long, and could providing friendly, reliable and professional care since 2002. involve coppicing hazel, thinning trees or piling up brash. All you need are sturdy gloves, shoes and a saw (only hand tools We pride ourselves on the high quality of care that we deliver, and our attention to detail. All services are tailored to the individual, and are allowed for insurance reasons) … or let us know if your can include a range of support such as: woodland needs the help of volunteers. Information about forthcoming events is at www.oxonwoodfuel.org.uk/logs-for- - dressing and personal care - light housework and laundry labour or ‘like’ www.facebook.com/oxonwood. - companionship Riki Therivel, 01865 243488 - preparing light meals - shopping and transport to provide ongoing or temporary care, helping many elderly people to live or convalesce in their own homes. Rotary Club of Eynsham Care with Care Limited is accredited with Social Services and Charity Race Night registered with The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the United Thank you to all those who supported the Charity Race Kingdom Home Care Association (UKCHA). All staff are cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau and are thoroughly reference checked. Night in the Bartholomew school hall in October. Well over £1,000 was raised during the evening and will go a long way For further information, a brochure and price list, in helping us make further donations to local projects and please contact our Registered Manager, Janet Malpus by telephone on 01865 882219 or 07710 132975, charities. or by email: [email protected] Santa Sleigh The Santa sleigh has undergone its annual spruce up and is ready to whisk Santa around the streets of Eynsham and nearby villages. The provisional date of Santa’s visit to Cassington is Tuesday 8th December between 6pm and 8.15pm. To view final details of Santa routes, roads and dates, please access Eynsham on Line during w/c 30th November. Specialising in the letting of property in the Eynsham / Witney area We are now busy making plans for events in 2016 Professional advice – watch this space for details. Free market appraisal Harold Jerred, Rotary Club of Competitive fees Eynsham For personal service call Christopher Dodds 01865 883108 [email protected]
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What’s on at The Oxfordshire Museum? The Oxfordshire Craft Guild – until 23 December Featuring many of the county’s leading craft makers and designers, this popular selling exhibition displays jewellery, Established Independent Estate Agent textiles, ceramics, treasures and keepsakes. Perfect for Christmas! Free admission. specialising in the sale of village property throughout West Oxfordshire since 1983.
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December at Wood Green School. Tickets will be available at Bampton Office: 01993 851881 the door from 7pm. For further details, ring 01993 702296 or visit our website www.witneymusicsociety.org.uk. Contact our experienced Directors for Dear Friends and Villagers, accurate and Wishing you all a festive Christmas and Fun 2016 professional advice on the With love local property The Bakewells xx market.
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Dentist, Eynsham, 01865 880047 www.mychauffeuruk.co.uk Fire Station, Eynsham, 01865 881337 [email protected] Flooding, WODC, 01993 861000 08000 72 52 92 • 01993 77 44 09 Gas Leaks, 0800 111999 Library, Eynsham, 01865 880525 The Region’s Premier Chauffeur Service Medical Centre, Eynsham, 01865 881206 Pavilion bookings (Denise Cato), Cassington, 01865 883946 Pest Control, WODC, 01993 861060 AIRPORT TRANSFERS Play Area Repairs, Parish Council, THE WITNEY SHUTTLE PROVIDES DAILY, [email protected] TIMETABLED, DOOR-TO-DOOR, MINIBUS Red Lion (Jan’s Missing Husband Line), Cassington, TRANSPORT FROM CASSINGTON & WORTON 01865 881371 TO ALL TERMINALS AT HEATHROW St Peters School, Cassington, 01865 880443 FROM £67 PP RETURN (IF THERE ARE 2 PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP).
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BURLEIGH FARM
Traditional Farmhouse To all our lovely neighbours, friends Bed and Breakfast Accommodation and fellow Cassingtonians, May your days be merry and bright this Christmas, Contact Jane Cook – 01865 881352 Burleigh Farm, Burleigh Road, Cassington From Chris, Lisa, Bonnie, Lily Rose, Oxfordshire OX29 4DZ Tom and Joe Harvey. (Donation in lieu of cards to Visit Cassington Refugee Action) www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/burleighfarm for more information
10 Community learning January start courses • Yoga Mondays (from Feb 22) and Thursdays 9.40am (Mon and Wed 7pm and Tues 4.30pm very limited availability) • Pilates Mondays (from Feb 22) 11.15am and Thursdays 11am • Next Steps Computing Mondays 4–6pm • Spanish Next Steps Mondays Ӫ Hand finished, made to measure curtains, Ӫ 5–6.30pm roman blinds and cushions • Badminton for All Mondays ӪӪ Fabrics, poles & tracks, venetian, vertical and 7–8pm roller blinds • So You Want to Be a Scriptwriter? ӪӪ Bespoke shutters Mondays 7–9pm • Archery/Badminton for All Ӫ Fitting and hanging service Ӫ Mondays 8.05–9.05pm ӪӪ Alterations welcome • Anyone Can Sing 1 Tuesdays 6–7pm Offering a friendly personal service • Anyone Can Sing 2 Tuesdays with no obligation quotes 7–8pm Minster Lovell • Italian Next Steps Tuesdays 7–9pm 01993 770747 • 07789 992204 • Italian Improvers Tuesdays 7–9pm [email protected] • Tai Chi Tuesdays 6.15–7.15pm and 7.30–8.30pm • So Now You Can Sing Tuesdays 8–9.15pm www.amandawinstone.co.uk • Acoustic Guitar Beginners 2 Wednesdays 6.45–7.30pm • Cooking through the Seasons: The Wonders of Winter Wednesdays 7–9pm • French Next Steps or French Beginners Wednesdays 7–8.30pm • Psychology: An Introduction Wednesdays 7–9pm SPSA • Life Drawing Wednesdays 7.15–9.15pm St Peter’s School Association • Acoustic Guitar Improvers 2 Wednesdays 7.45–8.30pm C N • Watercolour Painting Thursdays 2–4pm A S O S I N G T • Zumba Gold Thursdays 5–6pm
Saturday workshop, 30 January Christmas Fayre • How to use your Sewing Machine 9.30am–4.30pm £40 • Spanish Conversation 10am–12pm £25 Friday 4th December 6 – 8pm • Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage 10am–12.45pm £18 • Get Blogging 10am–4pm, £34 Stalls • Hot Food • Mulled Wine • Drawing with Confidence 10am–4pm, £34 Art and Craft room • Applemac for Beginners 10am–3pm, £30 • Yoga to Release the Spine 10am–1pm, £18 Raffle with lots of great prizes! • Sugarcraft – Birthday Cake Decoration 10am–4pm, £42 • EFT / Tapping : An Introduction 10am–12.30pm, £18 If you want any raffle tickets, please contact the school office. • Anyone Can Sing Workshop 10.30am–1pm, £18 • So Now You Can Sing Workshop 2–4.30pm, £18 And an appearance by • Stained glass 10am–5pm, £40 Santa in his grotto! Early booking is recommended, some courses fill up very quickly as people re-enrol. The website contains up to date information on course availability.
Further info/full programme: tel 01993 813592, email [email protected] www.marlborough.oxon.sch.uk/community.
11 St Peter’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery
The Green, Cassington, Witney, Oxon, OX29 4DN Headteacher Mrs Jeanette A. G. Millward MA(Ed) Registered in England and Wales Tel. 01865 880443; Email: [email protected]; Company number 07939655 www.st-peters.oxon.sch.uk
We are an outstanding school (SIAMS) to support others. Each family has received a copy As a Church of England Primary School we have two of the Eynsham Partnership Academy Anti-Bullying statutory inspections: one is an OFSTED inspection, Charter which gives information on ‘What is a bully?’, the other a Statutory Inspection of Anglican and ‘What to do’, ‘What will happen’ and gives advice for Methodist Schools (SIAMS). A few weeks ago we had parents and teachers. We are very lucky at St Peter’s our SIAMs and the overall judgement showed us to that bullying is not a major problem, in fact we have be an outstanding school. Staff, governors, pupils and very few reported incidents but if it comes to our parents are delighted with this judgement and feel notice we act immediately. that it confirms and gives value to the improvements which have taken place over the past few years. The inspection focused on four key areas: how the school, through its distinctive Christian character, meets the needs of all pupils; the impact of collective worship on the school community; the effectiveness of religious education and the effectiveness of the leadership and management of the school. The inspector, who previously carried out OFSTED inspections, was thorough and covered many areas which OFSTED will also cover when they carry out their inspection. Here is a quotation from the report:
The statement in the aims ‘Above all, make the best of the gifts God has given you as a unique individual’ is meaningful in this school; it is not just words. Teachers have a strong shared vision based on this aim and they translate this into care and consideration for all pupils. The aim has encouraged all teachers to work together to provide a Children in Need rich academic curriculum as well as many other activities This year to raise money for Children in Need we designed to support pupils’ personal development. decided to ask the children to come in their pyjamas! Armistice Day Everyone joined in (including staff) and donated I would like to say a big thank you to members of money for the good cause. We raised £150. Usually if the community who joined with us around the War we have a ‘dress down day’ the children are rather Memorial on the village green on Wednesday 11th excited, this time they all seemed quite sleepy. November 2015 and who took part in our short service of remembrance. A special thank you to the Christmas Fair veterans who were their and for their support. St Peter’s CE Primary School will be holding its Christmas Fair on Friday 4th December 2015 School Disco starting at 6pm. It seems everyone likes a good dance and we are always surprised that our discos, which we hold twice St Peter’s Nursery Unit a year, are so well supported. In October nearly all of We have places available within our Nursery at St the children in school attended, danced, ate hot dogs Peter’s Church of England School, where we provide and sweets, had their faces painted and flashed their education and care for children between the ages of bright and light gear! The SPSA, who organised the two and five. event, made a good amount of money and we all had Our brand new Nursery Unit is fantastically a good time. resourced and includes a generous outside area and a quiet room. We have highly qualified and experienced Anti-Bullying Week staff and we are all committed to providing the Our values are very important to us and during highest quality education and care. Anti-Bullying Week we have been able to consider Funded places are available. If you would like any how our values help us to tackle the problem of further information or would like to arrange a visit bullying. During this week the children learn what then please do get in touch with the school office to do if they feel that they are being bullied and how (details above).
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Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year
To all our friends in Cassington Above the Dreaming Spires Love Lorna, Graham, Aaron, Aiden and Cookie x Oxfordshire’s Great War Aviation Story Peter Dye 2nd December 2015. 7.00pm—8.30pm Tickets: £10.00 The First World War was the first conflict in which air combat became a major focus. Men from all nations and walks of life were drawn to the skies and the romance of flying. Peter Dye, former Director General of the RAF Museum Hendon, who curated our exhibition 'Above the Dreaming Spires', presents an evening of high flying adventure with stories of the men and fascinating facts about the technological advancements that came with the emergence of the Royal Flying Corps.
Thanks to all who donated shoe boxes.
Booking essential www.sofo.org.uk or 01993 810 211 In total 20 boxes were sent to needy children overseas.
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13 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER, EYNSHAM
SUNDAY MASS is at 10am with a Children’s Liturgy during every day after Christmas Day, as happens all year, but look at Mass (and SATURDAY for Sunday 7.30pm) our website or weekly sheet for the times which are different. Mass also Monday 10am (sometimes 7am), Tuesday 5.30pm, EYNSHAM SCHOOL will be visiting St Peter’s on Wednesday Wednesday 9.30am, Thursday 12 noon and Friday 7am. 2nd December at 6.30pm for their Annual Christmas Concert. Although this is not a church school it has always had a good THE PRIEST Fr. Martin Flatman is happy to receive link with all three churches in Eynsham, and Father Martin as enquiries by phone, email or text. Mobile 07719 646790; well as the Vicar and the Baptist Minister are invited in to take [email protected] the occasional Assembly. HIS WEEKLY TALK (Homily) can be sent to you by THOSE WHO ARE RE-MARRIED AFTER DIVORCE and email. Just send your address. It can also be found on the would like to seek the recognition of that Marriage by the Parish Website and on his blog, which is: frmartinflatman. Catholic Church are encouraged to speak to Father Martin about wordpress.com. See his daily thoughts on FACEBOOK as the possibility of getting this done. As has been announced on Martin Flatman and on TWITTER @frmartinflatman the news this is much simpler than it used to be, but he would CONFESSIONS on Saturdays at 7pm and Wednesdays at need to explain the process to you. Some people prefer not to 10.30am or by appointment. go through with this, but do what quite a few people do, and just come up and ask for a Blessing when others come up for THE CHURCH is open for prayer every day (address below). Communion, or simply stay and pray quietly in their seat. THE HALL (The Tolkien Room) is available for hire. THE YEAR OF MERCY for all Catholics around the world Tel: 07919 605544; [email protected]. begins on December 8th. One suggestion to prepare for this CHRISTMAS AT ST PETER’S begins on Christmas Eve is to commit to memory the Corporal and Spiritual Works because before that it is still Advent. Our main Christmas of Mercy: Services are as follows: The Corporal works of mercy Christmas Eve (Thursday 24th December) To feed the hungry – give drink to the thirsty – clothe the Carols and First Mass Of Christmas, 6pm. It is a good idea naked – welcome the stranger – heal the sick – visit the to get to church early for this one as the Church is usually imprisoned – bury the dead. packed. It is not much use for those who want a quiet prayerful The Spiritual Works of mercy time, as there are always lots of Children. The Christmas story To counsel the doubtful – instruct the ignorant – admonish is shared with them as they bring candles to surround the sinners – comfort the afflicted – forgive offences – bear Christmas Crib. patiently those who do us ill – pray for the living and the Our Midnight Mass starts at 11.30pm. Do not make the dead. mistake of coming at midnight! This is a Solemn Mass with Abbey Street, Eynsham OX29 4HR Telephone 01865 881613 traditional carols and incense, so sit at the back if it makes you Website: www.stpeterseynsham.org.uk cough. Incense symbolizes the presence of God, which is why it is one of the gifts of the Wise Men. Christmas Day (Friday 25th December) Christmas Morning Mass, 10am. This is very similar to our EYNSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH normal Sunday Morning Mass, but it ends with the children gathering round the Crib to sing Away in a Manger. It tends to Minister Rev Zoltan Biro 01865 881670 bring tears to the eyes of some, but they love it! Baptist Church telephone/answer phone: 01865 882203 WE PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS by encouraging people Church secretary, Denise Launchbury: 01865 881128 to make their confession (times follow), but this year we are Hall bookings: 07900 066471 also hosting an Advent day of recollection on Saturday 12th December. It begins with Mass at 10.30am, with a talk on prayer SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE and various devotions including time for confessions. People with Junior Church, 10.30am bring their own lunch but drinks will be provided. It finishes at 3.30pm Songs of Praise usually the 2ND SUNDAY of the month, 3.00pm CONFESSIONS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS are on Saturday 19th December at 7pm, Sunday 20th December after Sunday THURSDAY Reflective Service with Holy Communion, Mass, Wednesday 23rd December at 10.30am and Christmas 12.00 noon Eve at 10.30am Bible Study Groups meet throughout the week, so please enquire. OUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS continue with a Mass
14 Local designs mark the way for winning art trail Kathryn, Billy, Bethan, Daniel and Erin A joint public art project between West Oxfordshire District would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas Council and Eynsham Parish Council is among the winners and a happy 2016. of an Oxford Preservation Trust award. The Wharf Stream Way Art Trail in Eynsham has been This year we will be supporting Helen and Douglas recognised as one of the best environmental projects in the House instead of sending local Christmas cards. area by a panel of expert judges who said that the quality and range of the 2015 entries was stronger than ever. Unique artworks, designed by local residents and artists have been used to create a fascinating trail linking east Eynsham to the River Thames. Large brightly painted information panels and way markers highlight the history of the Wharf Stream, a route used for more than 600 years for freight carrying. They also depict some of the flora and fauna that can be seen along the way. The information panels are designed by local artists Jane Tomlinson and Lorna Marrison, and mark the start and end of the trail, one being at Swinford Green, and the other near the Wharf Stream. Another local artist, Alice Walker, has designed a wooden waymarker inspired by drawings and artwork done by Eynsham Day Centre users at their weekly meetings. The project has been funded by money secured by the District Council under planning rules from the developer of the 100-home Swinford Green development on the eastern edge of Eynsham, along with a grant from the Trust for Children from Cassington village represent their organisations – Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE). Two further pieces of brownies, guides, scouts, cubs, beavers – at the Remembrance Day artwork are to be commissioned for the trail. parade in Eynsham.
LECTURE PROGRAMME
All lectures are from 7.00pm-8.30pm at the SOFO Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN, 01993 810 210. See www.sofo.org.uk for more information
‘CHURCHILL’S SECRET ARMY’ Gilly Halcrow A fascinating insight into SOE. Wednesday 4th November 2015 Tickets £15.00
‘ABOVE THE DREAMING SPIRES– OXFORDSHIRES GREAT WAR AVIATION STORY’ Peter Dye Wednesday 5th December 2015 Tickets £10.00 ‘600 YEARS OF OXFORDSHIRE YEOMANRY’ Directory Colonel (Retd) John Bridgeman Wednesday 3rd February 2016 www.ageuk.org.uk/oxfordshire Tickets £5.00 ‘MY FATHER AND I’ ‘REDCOATS TO RIFLEMEN’ Stay involved, informed, in touch. Sir Felix Brunner’s Great War letters Key moments from the Oxfordshire and Sir Hugo Brunner Buckinghamshire Light Infantry’s history Wednesday 2nd March 2016 Brigadier (Retd) David Innes Tickets £15.00 Wednesday 5th April 2016 Tickets £5.00
15 MOBILE FISH & CHIPS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE • WEDDING FUNCTIONS • PRIVATE PARTIES • BIRTHDAY PARTIES • PRIVATE FUNCTIONS NOW IN CASSINGTON MONDAYS 7–9PM, OPPOSITE RED LION Telephone: 07769 370460 e-mail: [email protected]
16 ST PETER’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND CASSINGTON WISHES YOU JOY AND PEACE THIS CHRISTMAS The Church of St Peter’s is here as a fellowship to worship God, build people up in Christ and share his love with others
The church is open daily as a place of quiet and escape from everyday pressures. DECEMBER 2015 There is a service of Holy Communion on Tuesdays at 9.30am, and prayers at 12 noon on Thursdays. The church bells will usually be rung between 9.30 and 10am prior to the 10am service, and may be rung on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Practice night is on Thursdays between 7pm and 8pm.
We welcome you to any of the following services
Sunday 6th December Thursday 24th December – Christmas Eve 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 11.30am Holy Communion at Revd Morey Andrews Longlands Nursing Home 10am St Peter’s Together Revd Roger Aston Suitable for all-ages. 4pm Crib Service Revd Roger Aston Revd Morey Andrews Short child-friendly service Sunday 13th December following the story of Jesus’ birth 10am Holy Communion 11.30pm Midnight Communion Revd Morey Andrews Revd Phil Cooke and Revd Thursday 17th December Kath Cooke 2pm St Peter’s School Christingle First communion of Christmas. For all-ages to celebrate Christ’s light coming into the world. Friday 25th December – Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion Sunday 20th December Revd Roger Aston 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am All-age Christmas Service Revd Hugh Atherstone Revd Morey Andrews 2.15pm Carols at Longlands Nursing Home A short service for all ages on Christmas Revd Roger Aston Morning, celebrating the birth of Jesus. 6pm Carols by Candlelight Revd Phil Cooke & Revd Kath Cooke Sunday 27th December A traditional carol service with the chance to 9am Holy Communion at St Leonard’s Eynsham sing our hearts out to God and remember the Revd John Underwood whole story of Christmas. 10am All-age worship Revd Phil Cooke & Revd Kath Cooke
Cassington Tinies & Toddlers Monday 14th December at 10am CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR UNDER 3s AND PARENTS/CARERS Revd Kath Cooke The group is being run by St Peter’s Church in partnership with local parents.
Vicar: Revd Morey Andrews, 45 Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxon OX29 4PF. Tel: 01865 881323. Email [email protected] Curate: Revd Kath Cooke. Tel: 01865 881366. Email [email protected]. Associate Curate: Revd Roger Aston. Youth Worker: Beth Lindon 07794 312602. Email [email protected] Enquiries, including weddings, baptisms and funerals please contact Church Administrator Jan Macdonald (Mon–Thur, 9am–1pm); Tel: 01865 883325; email: [email protected]
17 parish council news Horsemere Lane ways of introducing cricket back into the village. This could also mean We are awaiting Oxfordshire County Council on when they will close the getting an outside team involved in the same way as the football. Anyone road to vehicular traffic. Charles Mathew, our County Councillor, has in the village interested in helping with this should make contact with made known the view of the majority of the village that the road should the Sports and Social club. be closed and asked for plans to be brought forward for this to happen. Orders have been placed for the MUGA pitch and we are awaiting dates It is requested that pedestrian and cycle access will be maintained. from the various contractors. A vote of thanks here to John Perrin for getting the gate working again. A40 Road improvements The Parish Council discussed the option at length at the last meeting but Burleigh Road / Yarnton Road Railway bridges did not record a definitive Parish Council policy on this and encouraged The County Council is not prepared to install barriers because of budget all to make their own response to Oxfordshire County Council. It was constraints. Another option is to approach Network Rail as some of the thought that because the options were many and varied there was not a post and wire fencing is in a poor state of repair. It may prompt them to one case fits all. review the safety aspect of the approaches.
Church Lane/Pound Lane Children’s Play area. The Parish Council has had responses from Longlands Nursing home, The new metal fencing and secure gate will be erected in the New Year who are willing to make a contribution for repairs. The lane is designated and the trampoline will follow. by Oxfordshire County Council as a private, unadopted road. The whole issue of repairs is complex. The damage outside The Chequers Flashing School Warning Signs has primarily been caused by water from the main road discharging on Still looking for finance. to Church Lane, where it collects in a road gulley (which says OCC on Children’s safety on way to school it) which got blocked because the adjacent storm drain (maintained by The Parish council has received emails concerning the safety of children OCC) also got blocked. During last winter the water froze, causing more in the walk to school. Along with this concern reports have been made damage to the ‘unadopted’ road. Historically OCC has done repairs on of speeding vehicles through the village. The police are going to set up the Church Lane entrance outside The Chequers. Longlands in the past speed checks. has also undertaken substantial repairs to the road beyond. Long term the Parish Council is in touch with Oxfordshire County It is generally felt that OCC is ducking the issue here. If the road was an Council highways officer to see if a chicane arrangement might be entrance to a large corporation property they would no doubt take legal introduced in the centre of the village, something similar to the entry action against OCC to pay for the repairs and make them take necessary into Yarnton but without speed humps. This might also introduce a safe action to keep their drainage water on the road and dealt with by gullies single lane crossing for School children and others less able. Any traffic to their drains – an expensive option compared with maintaining a calming scheme would have to be funded by the Parish Council. short length of road. Maintenance of the road is the responsibility of the properties fronting and having a right of way over the road. Therefore it Some mothers with pushchairs have reported difficulty getting through would need a combined effort to persuade OCC to do what is necessary. Hollow Furlong when they try to miss the dangerous bend by The It isn’t a Parish Council matter but it is issue which could be supported Chequers pub. Hollow Furlong is a private road and without the past by the Parish Council. An agenda item will be put on the Parish Council friendly cooperation of residents to keep footpaths clear nothing can be meeting of the 3rd December. If you want to have your say and help with done by the Parish Council to help. the way forward on this please try to attend. It will be at the beginning of the agenda. Overgrown hedges and ditches The Environment Agency has started work clearing ditches. The Parish A vote of thanks to Bill and James Faulkner for filling some of the holes Council is in touch to see when this programme of annual works will be during their local building project. completed. If you find hedges overhanging the road or footpath you can report this to Highways on Fix My Street via the Oxfordshire County No 18 bus. Council Website. You may have heard that the No 18 bus is very likely to be one of the routes losing its subsidy. There are various options. The closure would Parish Councillor Vacancy badly affect those villages beyond Eynsham, out as far as Bampton. We A vacancy still exists. The Parish Council is still one short of a full could make contact with those parishes indicating that we were hoping council. We have 4 councillors at the moment and with holidays we to reroute No 18 through Cassington and see if we could support them have on occasion this year found it difficult to conduct business. It with their negotiation with the Bus Company on perhaps a reduced is important that Cassington has a Parish Council to have a voice in service. matters at District and County Level. If the Parish Council does fall We could write directly to Stagecoach to indicate our willingness to see below the required level the Council would have to hand over to West the bus run through our village and to see if this will help salvage part Oxfordshire District Council. I am not aware of any village having to do of the service. this and I wouldn’t want our village to be the first. Please contact me or The last option is to see if a community bus service with those other the Clerk, David Casey, if you are even just thinking about putting your villages could be the way forward. Charles Mathew is supporting this name forward. and would be pleased to hear from residents of Cassington who would Our meetings are by no means formal and we do try to engage with like to help with this. [email protected] everyone in attendance on topics in discussion and there is always an opportunity for those in attendance to raise issues relating to the village. Recreation Field Contact has been made with the Oxfordshire FA to see what support Cassington and Worton News we could get for the pavilion works. Again support would mean first a Rebecca has indicated that she will produce her last publication at the football team using the facility. There are teams in the area looking for end of December. Without a new editor we may lose this valuable village pitches and the way forward may be for them to come in and use the asset. Please contact Rebecca if you could help out here: cawneditor@ facility with the proviso that they would help and encourage Cassington gmail.com. residents to join with them. We are awaiting responses through the FA. Next meeting is December 3rd at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The English Cricket board through Oxfordshire Cricket are exploring Hugh Thomas – Chairman, Cassington Parish Council
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PUB QUIZ! CASSINGTON CAFÉ No quiz in December CASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL Quiz returns in January Next Cafés Mondays 7th December and See next month’s CAWN for details 4th January, from 10am until noon We look forward to seeing you all then!
Cassington Bookworms VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS We are currently reading A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan in readiness for our next meeting on Monday 7th December. All welcome at the Old Manor, Cassington (please tel. 880709)
For information, and to book the Village Hall, contact: Nicky Copelin, The New House, The Green, Cassington Tel: 01865 881813; Email: [email protected]
Don’t forget … When you book the Village Hall you can make use of our wireless broadband connection – ask Nicky for details when you make your booking cassingtonvillagehall.org.uk
CASSINGTON WI – THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER Christmas social at the home of Jane Cook
Night @ Eynsham Library Book Group Enjoy a lock-in at Eynsham Library On Friday 8th January the cinema in Cassington is showing Mr Homes. Starring Ian McKellen as an aged, retired Sherlock Holmes, as he deals Being a social bookworm has never been so much fun with early dementia, tries to remember his final case and a woman, the Next meeting Tuesday 26th January at 7.45pm memory of whom still haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again. Tickets £5 from Nicky 01865 881813 or Ruth 01865 883512. Doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. Bar and raffle. If you wish to be uplifted, link into my thought for the day. Twitter @1947irene • Rev’d Irene B (Irene Buckingham)
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Calling all Cassington mums, Longlands Hair Salon Dates for your diary dads and carers Professional hair dressing in our Unless shown, events are in the Village Hall We would like to invite you to join our own salon. December friendly local group on Facebook. Search Longlands Nursing Home Thursday 3rd, 7.30pm for Cassington mums’ group and send a Parish Council Meeting request to join. It’s a great way to meet 881440 new people, keep up-to-date with what’s Friday 4th, 6–8pm School Christmas Fair going on, and get involved in lots of fun social stuff too – both with and without Monday 7th, 10–noon the kids! GCSE homework help Cassington Café A-level Maths + Science Student offering Monday 7th, 8pm, The Old Manor If anyone is new to the village and would help with homework to kids Bookworms, A Visit from the Goon Squad like a friendly chat to introduce themselves GCSE level and under. Tuesday 8th, 6–8.15pm (provisional) and their families, feel free to contact Vicky £7 per hour. Contact Alba on Santa Sleigh visit (07917 403976; [email protected]) 01865 883129, or by e-mail Thursday 10th, 7.45pm or Jess (07852187079; lefevrejessica@ [email protected] WI Christmas Social, Jane Cook’s yahoo.com). Friday 11th–Sunday 13th, various times Sinbad – The Panto Need any clothes stitched up? Saturday 26th, 11am, Sports Field Do you know Buttons sewn on? Hems taken up? Boxing Day football match there is a free service to Contact Eleanor: 01865 880581 or January Cassington [email protected] Monday 4th, 10–noon residents that will take you to the I have lots of experience and will use a Cassington Café doctors’ surgeries at Eynsham or sewing machine Long Hanborough? Friday 8th, 7.30pm Prices vary per item Cinema, Mr Holmes Run by volunteers, thisis available by phoning Tickets for films and shows from: Sheila Nelson on 880740 or Need music for a Ruth Bakewell (01865 883512) Pat Vereker on 880693 Nicky Copelin (01865 881813) children’s party? Please give us as much notice as Two young, up-and-coming DJs, Aaron possible and Lily, can provide personally arranged If you need questions answered on the Unfortunately we are now unable to offer playlists, lights and equipment plus lead pavilion/garage/playing field, in the first transport to hospitals for routine outpatient fun dance routines! instance please contact appointments. For these please contact Contact [email protected] or the patient transport number 0300 100 Denise Cato: denisecato@hotmail. [email protected] or 0015 or Volunteer Link Up 01993 776277 co.uk; 07548 736258. (there may be costs with this service). call 07711 489463 for details of their very reasonable rates. HATE IRONING? Then Take It To Elsie PORTRAIT ARTIST Allotment Sharing @ 15, Elms Road, Cassington Full time artist working from If you are interested in learning how to grow vegetables or just like the idea of Tel. 01865 882168 for further details studio in Cassington. ‘sharing the growing’ please contact Commission a drawing/ painting – any subject/ media, from life or photos. Helena on 01865 880685. For sale email: [email protected] White under worktop fridge web: www.amyhemingway.com Babysitting offered: £15, collect from seller tel: 01865 883991 Frances Butson (19) 881859, Janet: 01865 884465 Connie Rogers (16) 881322, GIFTS | WEDDINGS | BABY | FAMILY | Fern Hinton (16) 884458, PETS | HOME £5 per hour Babysitter available Bethan Humphris (16) First aid qualification. For local services, ‘for sale’ or similar notices, please send copy (by email ideally) to £5 per hour. 01865 882171. the usual address. Appropriate notices are FREE, and are placed at our discretion.
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