Vol 30 No 1 January 2019

COMMENT FROM THE VICARAGE down to touch the earth at Christmas and chooses a cattle stall as the place. When we come to pack the I don’t know if you are a fan of the comedian Michael crib away, we can literally put it back in its box, McIntyre but if you are you may have seen his safely stowed until next year, or we can allow that brilliant routine about the time between Christmas image to open us up to a more profound appreciation and New Year – the few days when we never know if of what God is saying about what it is to be a human the shops will be open, when the bin collection might and how deeply he values us, despite what we think be and even what day of the week it is! Someone has of as our flaws and failings. Time is running out; more recently tagged this time as ‘Crimbo-Limbo’ a Twelfth Night will soon be here and it will be time to good name which picks up on that strange sense of say goodbye to ‘Crimbo-Limbo’; I hope that this disorientation that happens at this time of year when Christmas will have prepared us all for a truly Happy all our usual routines have been suspended. New Year. I’m hoping that this is where you are as you pick up Blessings, Linda this month’s Correspondent, and that your Revd. Linda Smith, Tel. 01491 680979 decorations and Christmas cake are still going Email: [email protected] strong, as I want to hang on to Christmas for a while longer – and more particularly the Christmas crib. I’ve written before about the origins of the crib; the Services at St Leonard’s in very first being in Greccio, Italy when St. Francis of Assisi brought to life the very first Christmas. There JANUARY are countless interpretations of this scene all around 6th January (Epiphany) the world, many of them very beautiful and revered. In recent times there have been some rather unusual 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion interpretations; in 2004 Madame Tussauds put 9.45 a.m Parish Communion together a nativity scene with wax models of celebrities; David and Victoria Beckham were 13th January (2nd of Epiphany) depicted in the role of Joseph and Mary and Kylie 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion Minogue was the angel! I’ve seen a ‘Hipster Nativity’ with various trendy types complete with headphones, 9.45 a.m Worshipping Together man bags and groomed facial hair making up the 20th January (3rd of Epiphany) tableaux. But perhaps the most controversial and headline grabbing was last year’s sausage roll in the 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion manger courtesy of Greggs bakery. Understandably 9.45 a.m Open Door Service some people were appalled; I was somewhat taken aback as to how anyone thought this might be a good 27th January (4th of Epiphany) idea but then again it certainly got the publicity the 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion firm sought. I don’t find any of this offensive; I think it’s interesting how people see this image as a vehicle 9.45 a.m Parish Communion for their message, which is exactly what St. Francis was doing when he created it all those years ago. The fact is that this holy scene is put together with the everyday stuff of our lives, and that makes it easy to KNIT AND NATTER GROUP recreate in any style you want. All you need are a few Why not join the thriving Knit and Natter Group people, a humble backdrop, and a few props that for good company and to make new friends? might be found in any home or locality and you’re done. And yet the power of the message when those It meets every Tuesday between 2.30 and 4.00 things come together is that this is important, this is p.m. at Mowforth House and is a great opportunity worth paying attention to. Why? Because we all, to get to know fellow villagers and to strengthen whether we believe in it or not, associate it with a bonds in the community. For more information one-off world-changing event. No wonder advertisers please ring Barbara Penniall Barbara on 01491 return to the nativity scene year after year. Every 681449. picture tells a story and this one is the story that has a power that echoes down through the ages. That power comes not only from the holiness of the image but paradoxically from the ordinariness of it, and this is where we can discover a hope that takes Christmas beyond the tinsel and the festive sparkle. At Christmas God takes the ordinary and makes it Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of extraordinary. God shows us that being human, information printed in this paper, the Editor and being flesh and blood, is good. So good that God Committee cannot accept responsibility for the contents of advertisements or any errors that may occur. Opinions chooses to make us his home. Being ordinary and expressed are those of the contributors and do not nothing special is fine. In fact, being left out, ignored necessarily reflect the views of the Editor or Committee. by the powerful, even lost and in trouble, means that you get a special place in God’s eyes. Heaven stoops

A WORD FROM THE EDITOR PUBLISHER INFORMATION Welcome to our 30th year of publication and all Editor: Lucy Hall 07886 888954 good wishes to you all for a happy and healthy Articles for inclusion: to the editor by new year. email to: [email protected] — to be received You may have noticed that we are a bit thin on by 12th of the preceding month. articles this month, but we anticipate a return Advertisers: To place an advertisement, please to normal in February when everyone has got email [email protected] for details of prices over Christmas and life has resumed a less and how to produce your ad in our house style. hectic pace. If you are one of those people who The deadline for payment and your finished advert suffer from New Year ‘blues’, the WADS panto at is the 12th of the preceding month. the end of the month is highly recommended as Small Ads and Announcements: £5 for three lines. the perfect antidote. The Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society have been providing fun and Photographs: Photos should be unedited and as laughter for many years and their Pantos never high a resolution as possible (at least 500kB). disappoint. That is why we are more than happy Please send them as attachments to wood- to advertise ‘Cinderella’ on this month’s cover [email protected] page. Advertising: Claire Jones 07789 190463 Treasurer: Helen Baker 01491 682240 Production: Dan Oldfield 01491 681962 YOGA at Woodcote Village Hall Distribution: Trevor Back 01491 680617 Chair Yoga: Wednesday mornings 10 am (new class) and 11 am Printer: C Z Services 07860 630865 Hatha Yoga: Tuesdays 6 pm, Wednesdays 7.15 pm NEW TERM STARTS 8/9 JABUARY Cover Design: Rob Spencer For more information or to register contact The Woodcote Correspondent is on the Village [email protected] Tel: 01491 681419 website at www.woodcote-online.co.uk/facilities. Or visit www.woodcote-yoga.org.uk Note: The Woodcote Correspondent is edited, produced and distributed by volunteers.

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Dear Editor, James was loved by everyone who knew him, his cheeky smile and infectious laughter will be so Heartfelt Thanks missed, and our world is a lonelier place without We would like to say a huge thank him. He will be forever in our hearts. you to everyone who has taken the With love Charlotte, Andy, Ben and Emily Hawley time to contact us following the passing of our beloved son, James Hawley. BEEKEEPING BEGINNERS COURSE James was born with a complex heart abnormality and had to Are you interested in bees and the environment or endure many battles during his even taking up beekeeping? If you are then you or short life. Unfortunately, he someone you know may like to know that in recently picked up a serious infection and became March 2019 South Chilterns Beekeeping unwell again. He was admitted into hospital for Association is running a weekend course aimed at treatment and whilst he fought bravely during this both potential beekeepers and people who would recent admission his body could not cope and like to know what they can do to help the survival James sadly passed away on the 10th November of our pollinators. 2018 at the age of seven. The course which be run in Woodcote Village Hall As a family, we are totally devastated following will be aimed at people of all ages and from all James’ death, however the support we have walks of life. It will be of particular value to received from the local community has been anyone thinking of becoming involved in overwhelming and such a comfort. We are so beekeeping because it is essential to gain at least a touched by the number of people who took the basic understanding of bees and their specific time to contact us, expressing their sadness and requirements before acquiring the bees themselves recalling their memories of James. Although he and the associated equipment. was very young, he seems to have made a lasting This course would make ideal gift for an aspiring impression on so many people. beekeeper! We would like to thank everyone for their support For more information email Margaret on including all those who attended his funeral. Thank you also to Woodcote Primary School and [email protected] the Cabin Preschool who closed for the afternoon, and everyone who has kindly donated to Naomi House Children’s Hospice in his memory.

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WOODCOTE CRICKET CLUB The Cricket Club held its annual Dinner and Awards Evening at The Highwayman on November 10th at the end of the club’s 138th season. Over 50 members and partners were in attendance to celebrate a successful season. Chairman, Sam Peates, welcomed the guests before announcing the winners of the many club trophies. The presentations were made by the club President, Ken Groom. Paul Knox was the chief recipient winning five awards, while James Worsfold won two. Ken Groom presented his personal award, the President’s Trophy, to Rakesh Patel for his performances and commitment in his first season with the club. The Christopher Quinton Award for long and active service went to the club Treasurer, Simon Fuller. Full Awards List: • All rounder Paul Knox Laura Cup • Batsman Paul Knox Jack Hatt Cup • Bowler James Worsfold Bob Humphrey Cup • Fielder Mark Pearson Halarose Cup • Wicketkeeper Ryan Lennard Deborah Cup • Saturday Player Sean Bell Scott Gore Cup • Midweek Player Jonny Clark Notwood Shield • Top score Paul Knox (115) Village Club Cup • Best bowling figures James Worsfold (6 /17) Ron King Cup • Best Individual Paul Knox Centenary Trophy • Most fifties Paul Knox Pat Lee-Mace Jug • Long & Active Service Simon Fuller Christopher Quinton Memorial Cup • President’s Choice Rakesh Patel President’s Trophy • Non-playing contribution Ken Groom Jack Hatt Tankard SP

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WOODCOTE PRESCHOOL We had a very busy, exciting and sparkly end of term in December. The children enjoyed decorating the Christmas Tree themselves. We made lots of sparkly tree decorations, cards, placemats, angels & some beautiful Christmas cakes for our parents. We talked about Christmas & read the Christmas story to the children. They had great fun in the Santa’s Workshop role-play STORAGE where they used tools to make toys & various DRY SECURE STORAGE UNITS other items which they then wrapped up & put under the tree. We had lots of Christmas dressing ON GATED PREMISES IN WOODCOTE up and played with the interactive cube & gears which was transformed into Santa’s Sleigh. We FROM £70 PER MONTH had our traditional Christmas lunch and the children braved the rain to visit the allotment to FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE PHONE collect the last of our parsnips they grew to eat with their lunch. It’s wonderful to have our own 01491 680919 / 07763 101393 allotment where the children can plant, nurture and eat the vegetables they have grown. Our Christmas play ‘Born in Bethlehem’ was a great success the children performed really well and sang some lovely songs. It was fantastic to see so many people come to support the children. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported us for our Christmas Raffle we raised an amazing £435 which will go towards buying some new equipment for the children so a big thank you to: The Club at Mapledurham, The Black Lion, Bentley Garage, Stanrods Motors, Kimberleys, The Plaice, Co-op, Chana’s Café & Store, T S Autos, Bucket & Ladders, The Red Lion Woodcote & Cholsey, Adrian Norman (Reading FC tickets), Goring Hardware, Goring Butchers, The Pizza Café, Virgo Beauty, Rags & Bags, Swift Ink, Albert Fields, Masooms, The Marvellous Hair Company, RKD Ponies, Checkendon Equestrian Centre, Wallingford Butchers, The Village Chocolate Café & a big thank you also to our parents who also donated raffle prizes and anyone who we’ve forgotten on this list. We would like to welcome another two new children and their families for our new term in January, so welcome to Frances & Aurora. We would also like to say goodbye to Kirsty and wish her good luck in her new role as a Manager at Wargrave Preschool and welcome to Sarah our newest member of the team. We would like to wish everyone a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

We still have some spaces left so if you are marks with the candles onto paper which they interested in your child joining us please contact then uncovered by using water-based paint. The Wendy Powell on 01491 682300 or email children were very impressed with the drawings [email protected] appearing before their eyes! Our role play area this term has become many different exciting places such as a construction CHECKENDON PRE-SCHOOL site, a campsite and a hair dresser’s. Role play is Checkendon Pre-School has had a very busy and an important part of child development, as it exciting term so far with lots of things for us to builds confidence, creativity, communication, still look forward too. physical development and problem solving. Along with being fun, it also allows children to get into The children this term have been exploring our character and act out real life roles. It can be theme of Safari and have been completing their purely child-led and encourages children to take sponsored “I spy Safari Hunt” Challenge. We put risks and be creative with the role they are on our I spy safari hat and used our binoculars to playing. It’s also a fun way for the children to go hunting high and low, exploring both the indoor learn about different professions and day-to- day and outdoor areas to see how many different situations. animals we could find. The children have been celebrating the Hindu The children have had lots of fun finding these festival Diwali, the festival of light. The children animals and have managed to find a variety of have been making wonderful Rangoli pictures with different animals while out on safari. The children paint and candles. took their I spy animal observation charts and ticked off all the animals that they found. Little Chefs continues to be very popular with the children and they are continuing to develop their We had a spooktacular Halloween celebrating with culinary skills such as measuring, following lots of fun activities. It was lovely to see so many recipes. This term they have been focusing on children come into pre-school all dressed up in the using tools such as the hand mixer, being able to different Halloween outfits. turn it off and on safely. They have been making a The children really enjoyed our Halloween themed variety of different treats such as bonfire P.E session, where the children had to rotate cupcakes, Thanks giving apple bites and moles in around the room completing six mini spooky holes! challenges, such as Pin the wart on the witch, Eye As christmas draws closer we are starting to think ball balancing on spoons, Spider racing, Eye ball about the wonderful festivities that bouncing, Ghost skittles and Hoop the witch’s hat. Pre-School has ahead such as our christmas party All these activities were a great way for the with Jester Giggles and hopefully, if we are good a children to focus on their balance, co-ordination visit from Father christmas! Our nativity is also and listening skills. fast approaching and the children are enjoying The children got creative, making their very own choosing their roles and practising their singing tissue paper pumpkins, sparkly spider webs and for the main event. drawing some brilliant spiders and putting some I am delighted to inform you that Checkendon Pre- amazing patterns on their pictures of skulls. School C.I.O has been able to raise £3.660 thanks We also enjoyed reading the story ‘Room on the to the Co-op Local Community Fund. This is a Broom’, face painting, party dancing to some very welcome support which will enable us to spooky music and making up our own halloween provide some wonderful new resources for the songs and enjoying some yummy ‘Trick or Treat’ children to support their learning and treats. development so thank you all who supported this scheme. Bonfire night was celebrated by the children creating artwork using leaves and chalks to create On behalf of Checkendon Pre-School we would like some brilliant pictures for bonfire night. They to say thank you so much for your continued experimented with different ways of using paint. support and wish you all a very happy Christmas The Spinning Wheel was a great success! They and new year. dripped paint onto the paper to create a To find out more about Checkendon Pre-School do splattering effect to form different fireworks. We visit our website www.checkendonpreschool.co.uk, also made our own bread stick sparklers which we call us on 01491 682589, e-mail enjoyed covering with sprinkles. [email protected] or just pop in – The children have been celebrating the hindu we always look forward to welcoming you to festival Diwali, the festival of lights. The children Checkendon Pre-School. used candles to create a magic picture. They drew Kelly Mullins

11 Paul Knox winner of 5 awards James Worsfold winner Simon Fuller winner of the Christopher Rakesh Patel winner of with President, Ken Groom of 2 cricket awards Quinton Cup with Carol Quinton the Presiden't Trophy Woodcote Preschool

Cabin Preschool: Outdoor Nativity Scene Play ay the Cabin Preschool

The Woodcote Reserves team Goal for Woodcote against Goring scored Action from the first team match against Wrightchoice that played against Goring by Tom Brownlow from the penalty spot

12 13 Paul Knox winner of 5 awards James Worsfold winner Simon Fuller winner of the Christopher Rakesh Patel winner of with President, Ken Groom of 2 cricket awards Quinton Cup with Carol Quinton the Presiden't Trophy Woodcote Preschool

Cabin Preschool: Outdoor Nativity Scene Play ay the Cabin Preschool

The Woodcote Reserves team Goal for Woodcote against Goring scored Action from the first team match against Wrightchoice that played against Goring by Tom Brownlow from the penalty spot

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NEWS FROM WOODCOTE LIBRARY Our speaker Analiza Jones told us about the JANUARY 2019 production of fibres from various plants grown in the Philippines. She showed us photos of the hard A very ‘Happy New Year’ to work that goes into the making of the beautiful all our Readers! bags which she brought with her and how creative they are in the improvisation of tool making. The Library Team – Joanne and Laura, wish Among the winners for an unusual bag or purse you all a happy, Healthy were Raye Roberts and Carole Shelley – Allen and and Prosperous 2019. bloom of the month winners were Carole Shelley- Allen and Shirley Bryant. Have you made some New Year Resolutions? We can In January our speaker Ann Smith will talk on help you with a welcome ‘100 years of Reading Shops’ and the competition display of books covering Health, Travel and will be for an old photograph of Reading. Dieting – just the thing to help you stick to those Come and join us for a 2.30pm start in the Village promises. Hall. Could you share your love of the Library and Judy Williams become a Home Library Service volunteer? Speak to a member of staff at the Library about volunteering or call 01865 810259 for further details. NEWS FROM WADS The January dates for the Baby Health Clinic (held every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month) are 9th and 23rd January 9.30-10.30am. Please remember that the Library is not open to the public at this time – only to those attending the Looking for an after Christmas pick you up? session. Join us for some panto fun! The next meeting of our Adult Book Club is Monday 21st January 2019 at the usual 6pm start WADS - Cinderella by David Swan time. Produced by Kathy Laughton & John Worsfold Our popular term time only Rhymetime sessions Our production this year is the traditional fairy re-start on January 10th at the usual time of tale Cinderella but with a difference - the essence 10am. Please come along with your under 5 for of Halloween with the sounds of the 60s! stories, rhymes, songs and fun! As is the norm there are lots of colourful New members are always most welcome. characters, fun jokes and laughter for all the family – the question is will good win over evil? WOODCOTE WI NEWS Children are encouraged to dress for the ball - prizes available for the best dressed boy and girl at November 2018 all matinee performances. Ann Larden welcomed Performances – Woodcote Village Hall: the members and was delighted to announce • Saturday 26 January 2019 2.15 pm and that Vicki Parker and 7.30 pm Raye Roberts have joined • Sunday 27 January 2019 2.15 pm our WI. • Saturday 2 February 2019 2.15 pm and Celebrating Birthdays 7.30 pm this month are Evelyn • Sunday 3 February 2019 2.15 pm Howes and Betty Thomas. Get your tickets NOW!!!!!! We had a delicious tea thanks to all those who £8 Adults & £5 Children (Prices held same as last contributed, including Sally Lambert and Patricia year!) Solomons. Telephone 07956 136 750 or Book online at We meet in January at the community coffee shop www.woodcotedrama.co.uk to plan our Homes and Gardens trips for 2019; this will be followed by lunch at the Red Lion.

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16 WALLINGFORD PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB WALLINGFORD & DISTRICT ART CLUB The club kicks off the New Year on Thursday (WADAC) January 3rd with an evening of images presented This month we have a by various club members. demonstration, on 15 This is followed on January 10th with a January, on “Light, Shade, presentation by Julia Cleaver entitled My Tone and Colour in Photography and Competition Techniques. Then Watercolour” by George on the 17th Derek Gale will be talking about Boyter. Macro Photography, and on the 24th Steven Galvin will tell the audience How To Cheat At George is a professional artist Photography. who lives near Oxford, though he originally hails from picturesque Pittenweem in Fife, Scotland. The month will be rounded off on the 31st with a George, in his demonstration of tonal values, will Prints Competition. create the illusion of 3 dimensions on a 2- The club meets every Thursday evening in dimensional surface. He will paint an entire scene Crowmarsh Pavilion at 7.30pm for 8pm and is in monochrome, using 2 light tones and 2 dark always very pleased to welcome visitors to all tones, to show how manipulating tone is essential meetings. For full details see the club website at to successful watercolour landscape painting. www.wallingfordphoto.club The demonstration on 15 January is at 7.30pm in Michael Parrott Centre 70, Kinecroft, off Goldsmith Lane, Wallingford, OX10 0DT (entrance is free to members, £3 visitors). WALLINGFORD GARDEN CLUB Art Classes. If you are interested in joining us At Wallingford Garden Club, on please give us a call or come along to Centre 70 Thursday 10th January at and have a chat with our tutors. Next term starts 7:30pm, Aleck Harrison will be on 8 January for 6 weeks, all terms are now linked sharing on ‘My Prickly and to the state school term times. Succulent Friends’. Tuesday morning classes, 10am to 1pm, are As a child Aleck’s fascination for tutored by Liz and Claire cacti and succulents grew from a Tuesday afternoon classes, 2 to 4.30pm, are visit to Chelsea Flower show to a lifetime hobby, tutored by Oliver Bedeman now six decades on, he will describes the ups and downs he has experienced with some practical The aim of the classes is to be friendly, demonstrations of how to handle them. “You can enthusiastic and supportive with a relaxed come to either love them or hate them”. approach to learning to paint and draw. The meeting venue is Ridgeway Community Thursday Drawing classes: the Club, with Oliver, Church, Old Buildings off Wood Street OX10 0EW. is planning to run a drawing class based in a local Visitors are most welcome, admission is just coffee shop in Crowmarsh that is keen to £3.00. (07734 889 717) accommodate these classes, starting early February. Full details soon.

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18 DO YOU HAVE A SPARE ROOM IN WHITCHURCH HILL CAMERA CLUB YOUR HOUSE? Whitchurch Hill Camera Club meets every The Oxfordshire Shared Lives Scheme — Share Wednesday evening and occasional Thursday your home and make a difference evenings from 8pm at Whitchurch Village Hall, Manor Road, Whitchurch. RG8 7EU. We are a very Do you feel that you could offer support to friendly club and everyone is welcome regardless someone in order to make a difference to their life? of age or experience. Not only do we have top level If so, you could be just the person we are looking speakers from the world of photography but also for!! our own members giving talks on a wide range of The Oxfordshire Shared Lives Scheme supports subjects. Have a look at our website- carers to provide paid care and support in their www.whitchurchhillcameraclub.co.uk own home to vulnerable adults. During the season we have battles against other People who use the service need practical and clubs, and internal competitions where there are emotional support in order to live their lives more trophies to be won in the four rounds of ladder fully and independently and feel part of a family competitions for both prints and digital images household. They may have a learning disability, which consist of both open and set subjects, also physical disability or mental health need or they there are the Natural History and Monochrome could be an older person or someone with trophies up for grabs! Come and visit us to see dementia. what we have to offer. Here in Oxfordshire we are keen to recruit people Our JANUARY programme is: from all walks of life who feel they can offer this type of paid support in their own home. It could be Wed 2 Basingstoke National Open Photography anything from occasional short breaks or day time Exhibition 2013 This evening, we will be support through to a longer-term full-time viewing the images which were entered in to the arrangement. The support that our carers give above exhibition. These are contained on a cd makes a huge difference to the lives of people kindly donated to us by the Basingstoke Camera using the service, often enabling them to Club. experience new opportunities and reach new Wed 9 Print Competition No 2 “People at Work” goals. is again the Set Subject and our prints tonight will No matter what type of arrangement our carers be judged by Colin Harrison FRPS FBPE FIPF provide, they all receive on-going support and APAGB MPSA MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/d2 from the training from a team of qualified social workers to Cheltenham Camera Club. ensure delivery of high quality, person centred care. They could also be paid up to just over £400 Wed 16 The Arid Parks Of South Africa per week for each person they support. Stan Hill makes a welcome return following last season’s expedition in search of the Northern There are also regular opportunities to meet up lights. This year, he takes us to the four parks set with other carers and people who use the service in the hot regions of the Kalahari Desert and at social and information events so a wider finishes with a look at the Namib Desert. support network is also available. Wed 23 Home Match v Wallingford We If you have a spare room to offer and would like to welcome members from nearby Wallingford to a play a key part in making a positive difference to traditional print and digital projected image battle. someone’s life, then we really want to hear from In charge of the event will be Roger McCallum you! from the Woodley Camera Club. Call the Oxfordshire Shared Lives Scheme on Wed 30 The Rain Forests Of Costa Rica 01865 897971 or visit our website www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sharedlives . Our Vice Chairman, Nigel Glover-Wright LRPS, takes us to a new location before returning in the We are also holding a drop-in session for people to second half to his favourite hunting grounds – the come and find out more about the service by Safari Parks of Africa. chatting to other carers, social workers from the Shared Lives Team and people using the service. Come and pay us a visit, you will receive a warm This will be held on Thursday 6th December welcome. between 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm at Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3JD. We look forward to meeting you!! Amy Mulvey Shared Lives – Administrator 01865 897971 Abbey House, Abingdon, OX14 3JD Tues and Thurs 9am – 5:30pm

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20 WHITCHURCH & GORING HEATH be in attendance for a morning or afternoon once a HISTORY SOCIETY month between March and November. No previous experience necessary other than a January 17th at Whitchurch Village Hall desire to meet people! Our first meeting of the year will be a members’ Please contact Jenny Carpenter on 01491 826734 evening – though all are welcome to attend. We’ll or email: [email protected] be looking at some of our archives, prompted in part by our interaction with the Victoria County Stu Darby History historian Simon Draper. www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

February 21st at Whitchurch Village Hall NEWS FROM AGE UK Our Annual General meeting will be followed by an illustrated talk from Stephen Barker on the First Age UK Oxfordshire is awarded the Age UK World War armistice and beyond. A timely Charity Quality Standard reminder that grim events did not stop with the Age UK Oxfordshire is proud to have achieved the silencing of the guns on the Western Front. Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS). The Both meetings are at 8pm, coffee served from Standard is externally assessed by industry leaders 7.30pm, and cost £3 to non-members, to include SGS who undertake a rigorous pre-examination of coffee and biscuits. For a better bargain why not evidence through reviewing our policies and join us? documents and undertaking a comprehensive full day assessment visit. Age UK Oxfordshire were examined under the key areas of: THE 'GOINGS-ON' AT WALLINGFORD • Ensuring the organisation has a clear purpose and direction to deliver well-founded strategic MUSEUM and operational plans; including: Wallingford Museum has closed • Plan and review our activities strategically, for its winter refurbishment, making sure we use our resources effectively re-opening on 1st March to respond to local need. 2019. This winter there is • Encourage, listen to and act on additional activity and feedback. excitement whilst Flint House • Anticipate and manage risk effectively to is modified and additional space created in the ensure we are resilient and responsive to courtyard. The work covers proposals to modify change. the ground floor of the Museum to provide a • Ensuring effective governance, leadership and disabled WC and create a space that can be used management; including: by groups visiting the Museum. Additionally, the • value our volunteers and staff, ensuring we works cover the replacement of two storage sheds, have the right people with the right skills and located in the rear yard of the Museum, with a support to deliver our plans larger single storey timber building which will • Ensuring compliance with all statutory and enable purpose-built housing for part of the regulatory requirements; including: Museum’s collections and archaeology equipment. • Valuing diversity and promote equality and At the same time behind the scenes, a new special inclusion. exhibition is being created entitled 'Once upon a • Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of older time ...... ' where you can dip into Wallingford's people. history, through aerial photos, archaeology, • Protecting people’s data and ensure there are artefacts and archives. Wallingford is presently no surprises about how we use it going through many changes and this exhibition invites you to explore the development of the Town The Charity was recognised as having several good areas of practice, including having “an enthusiastic through the ages. and dedicated team of staff, volunteers and trustees, The Museum is run entirely by volunteers who who have the wellbeing of older people at the heart of provide a particularly valuable resource for everything they do”. Wallingford's history for local people, schools and Penny Thewlis, Chief Executive of Age UK visitors. In the future it will contribute more Oxfordshire said: ‘We’re absolutely delighted to have significantly to the tourism attraction of the town. been awarded the Quality Standard. The process is So the Museum is looking for people to help with really rigorous and this award reflects the dedication the running of this popular attraction and would and hard work put in by staff and volunteers on a love to hear from you if you have half a day or daily basis. We know that we can always improve on what we do, but we can feel justly proud for a little more to spare once a month. Our band of while!’’ volunteer custodians is critical to the museum's success and we need people to greet visitors and

21 KINGS WOODCOTE VOLUNTEERS We provide volunteers to drive those in need to medical FLOORING appointments, day centres, or to CARPETS, VINYLS, LAMINATES, local shops in Woodcote, Goring ENGINEERED WOOD AND KARNDEAN and Pangbourne. FOR A FREE QUOTE AND SAMPLES DIRECT Our area includes Woodcote, TO YOUR DOOR CALL Goring Heath, Whitchurch Hill, Checkendon and Ipsden. 01491 681489 07799471648 We are not a taxi, nor a bus service, but if you have a genuine need we will always do our best to help.

There is a constant need for more volunteer drivers. If you would like to help please ring the office on 681171 between 9.30 and 11.00 a.m. on weekdays. The more volunteers we have the more the work can be spread.

COMMUNITY CENTRE BOOKINGS The Community Centre in the Old School House, Reading Road, is administered as a village facility by a team of volunteers. There are two rooms available for hire: the Rally Room, which can seat up to sixteen around a TEL. 01491 680 389 / 07956 966 089 conference-style table, for meetings, training sessions, or workshops.

Downstairs for meeting and larger gatherings is the Lions’ Den with an adjoining kitchen. The Lions’ Den is also ideal for parties, talks, AGMs and similar events. Both rooms can be booked for a nominal fee. On Saturday mornings, the downstairs room is used as a coffee shop by local charitable groups and fund raisers for fifty weeks of the year. For more information on the Coffee Shop or bookings, email [email protected]

Bookings can also be made by text or phone on 07581 337032, collecting a form from Woodcote Garden Centre or by visiting www.woodcote- online.co.uk/facilities/community-centre/13, where you can also view availability of the rooms.

LIBRARY TIMES Mondays 2.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Tuesdays 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. Thurs/Fridays/Saturdays 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Books may be renewed by telephone. Please ring 01491 682323.

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S A N T A Across C A 1 & 12 ac Slightly imperfect vison of the new C L A U S year (6,8) E R 4 See 14 across 8 Cold headgear up north (7) 10 First I look into Achilles diary for classic epic (5) WALLINGFORD HISTORICAL AND 11 Quiet god (4) ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 12 See 1 across ‘Women at War’ 14 & 4 ac Metric county men reconstructed on David Beasley will be returning to the Reading Road (9,6) The Wallingford Historical and 18 Southern Spaniard living in Russia (8) Archaeological Society (TWHAS) 20 Tidy old cow (4) to present his 'Women at War' 22 I share the best (5) talk. 23 Leave nothing for capital, here (7) This presentation will show how 24 Feline fighter (6) much women contributed to the 25 Lethal to be late to a heartless lady (6) war effort during the First World War. Without their sacrifice the war would have lasted longer. The main theme will be the munition workers and Down Land Army. A direct comparison will be made with 1 Neptune’s companion for a short trip to the their contribution in Second World War. The source of the Nile (6) presentation will consist of around 100 2 Like a lament the Spanish, for example, upset photographs, some never seen before! the CIA (7) David lives in Crowmarsh Gifford, is well known 3 Swap what ends to warm up (4) throughout southern Oxfordshire, and has an in 5 Sickness from chewing 100 dime pie (8) depth knowledge of the locality. He has written 6 Time to mature rubbish (5) several local history books, all using his own 7 Conclusion to losing head when nursing (7) research from photographs and postcards of the 9 Model about time to excite (9) past. 13 Protection from wrong URL blame (8) This talk will be held on Wednesday 9th Jan, 7.45 15 Generated and gave way (7) for 8pm, at St Mary’s Church, Wallingford. 16 A fool is leading the help (6) Visitors (£4) are most welcome. 17 Tempestuous tale about 1000 (6) Katharine Keats-Rohan 19 Smile about right fish (5) www.twhas.org.uk 21 Prompt about early Briton gives 8, 27 or 64 (4)

23 DATES FOR THE DIARY – JANUARY SMALL ADS

Wed * Whitchurch Hill Camera Club. LOCAL HANDYMAN :: No job too small. DIY jobs 2nd Basingstoke National Open Photography in and around the home. Kitchen & bathroom reno- Exhibition. Whitchurch Village Hall. 8pm vations undertaken. Call James 07961 882281. Thur * Wallingford Photographic Club. Member ZEBRA FIRES :: Chimney Sweep, CCTV 3rd Images Presentations. Crowmarsh Inspections, Stove Installation and Servicing. Pavillion. 7.30pm HETAS reg’d. www.zebrafires.com 07883 976 698 Sat 5th * Goring Chamber Choir Presents: 'On Twelfth Night - Carols for Epiphany'. St Thomas' Church, Goring. 3pm * Coffee Shop in Aid of St Leonards JANUARY DATES (Continued) Church. Woodcote Communuty Centre.

10am-12.30pm Wed * Henley Philatelic Society. My Tues * Goring Gap Photo Club - Competition. 23rd Autobiography. Bix Village Hall. 7.45pm 8th Goring Free Church Hall. 8pm * Whitchurch Hill Camera Club. Home * Woodcote Golden Age Meeting. Woodcote Match v Wallingford.Whitchurch Village Community Centre. 2pm-4pm Hall. 8pm Wed * Wallingford History Society talk: 'Women * Woodcote Film Club. Woodcote 9th at War' St Mary's Church, Wallingford. Community Centre. 2pm-4pm 7.45pm Thur * Wallingford Photographic Club. * Henley Philatelic Society. Fiscals and 24th Presentation: 'How to cheat at Forgeries. Bix Village Hall. 7.45pm Photography'. Crowmarsh Pavillion. * Wallingford Historical Society. Talk: 7.30pm 'Women at War' St Mary's Church. Sat * Panto Time with WADS. Woodcote 7.45pm 26th Village Hall. 2.15pm & 7.30pm * Whitchurch Hill Camera Club. Print * Coffee Shop in Aid of FOWPS. Woodcote Competition No.2. Whitchurch Village Communuty Centre. 10am-12.30pm Hall. 8pm Sun * Panto Time with WADS. Woodcote Thur * Wallingford Photographic Club. 27th Village Hall. 2.15pm 10th Presentation: 'My Photography & Completition Techniques'. Crowmarsh Wed * Whitchurch Hill Camera Club. The Rain Pavillion. 7.30pm 30th Forests of Costa Rica. Whitchurch Village Hall. 8pm * Wallingford Gardening Club. Presentation: 'My Prickly and Succulent Thur * Wallingford Photographic Club. Prints Friends' Ridgeway Community Church. 31st competition. Crowmarsh Pavillion. 7.30pm 7.30pm Sat * Coffee Shop in Aid of Woodcote 12th Community Centre. Woodcote Communuty Centre. 10am-12.30pm FORTHCOMING DATES IN FEBRUARY

Tues * Wallingford Arts Club. Demonstration Sat * Panto Time with WADS. Woodcote 15th on ' Light, Shade, Tone & Colour' Centre 2nd Village Hall. 2.15pm & 7.30pm 70, Kinecroft. 7.30pm * Coffee Shop in Aid of MSA / Crohn's & Wed * Woodcote WI Meeting. Woodcote Village Colitis. Woodcote Communuty Centre. 16th Hall. 2.30pm 10am-12.30pm * Whitchurch Hill Camera Club. The Arid Sun * Panto Time with WADS. Woodcote Parks of South Africa. Whitchurch 3rd Village Hall. 2.15pm Village Hall. 8pm Tues * Goring Gap Photo Club - Competition. * Woodcote WI Meeting. Woodcote Village 5th Goring Free Church Hall. 8pm Hall. 2.30pm Thur * Whitchurch & Goring Heath History 17th Society. Members' Evening. Goring Heath Village Hall. 7.30pm * Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society. Whitchurch Village Hall. 7.30pm * Wallingford Photographic Club. CLOSING THOUGHT Presentation: 'Macro Photography'. "Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated Crowmarsh Pavillion. 7.30pm stress on not changing one’s mind" Sat * Coffee Shop in Aid of WADS. Woodcote 19th Communuty Centre. 10am-12.30pm W. Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965) Tues * Goring Gap Photo Club - Prints & Photo 22nd Books. Goring Free Church Hall. 8pm