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and Sparsholt Newsletter November 2019 www.sparsholtandwestcot.org | www.childrey.org.uk email for newsletter articles: [email protected] Please submit articles by the 18th of the month

Bonfire Night!!

This year’s extravaganza will be held on Saturday 9th November. Fire lighting at 6:30 pm with the fireworks at 7 pm.

Ale, mulled wine and Bar and Bar B Q as usual.

The gate to the playing field will be open the preceding three Sundays from 12:00 to 4 p.m. Again strictly wood only. CHARITY RAFFLE AND CAKE SALE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23RD 2019 FROM 9AM WHITE HORSE FEEDS SPARSHOLT ROAD CHILDREY OX12 9PN

RAISING MONEY FOR THE CHARITY BEAT SCAD UK Searle ALL CAKES HOMEMADE School of Motoring

LOTS OF FANTASTIC RAFFLE PRIZES My name is David Searle and I am a Childrey based Driving Instructor offering professional and patient tuition to new learners. I also provide refresher • LUXURY HAMPER courses for those who have already passed their test • £50 VOUCHER FOR THE FOX INN, but want to build up their experience and skills. I cover a wide area surrounding , Grove, the • BOILER SERVICE & CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM villages and beyond. I am a DBS checked and DVSA approved Driving • MOT VOUCHER AT VALE GARAGE, Instructor. I am also a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. • £20 VOUCHER FOR DENCHWORTH EQUESTRIAN I am very proud to say that my first time pass rate • VOUCHER FOR THE BUZZ CAFE, WANTAGE for learners is 80% - the national average is 47% • MANY MANY MORE FANTASTIC PRIZES Gift vouchers available. Tel: 07747 630 202 Email: [email protected] Website: www.davidsearledrivingschool.co.uk SATURDAY Childrey Tuesday Club 16TH NOVEMBER

Childrey & District Tuesday Club is a club for the over 60’s. 7PM FOR 7:30PM Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 2.30pm in CHILDREY VILLAGE the village hall, (unless otherwise stated) with members arriving HALL soon after 2pm in order to catch up with their friends. Annual membership costs £10. Next Tuesday club diary dates: TICKETS £10 (TO th Roger Humphries, Tales of Old Wantage Nov 5 INCLUDE A LIGHT Nov 26th Coach trip to Cardiff Christmas Market, departing PUT TOGETHER A TEAM SUPPER) Childrey Village Hall 8.30am, returning OF SIX AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF AVAILABLE FROM approximately 7pm, fare members £17.50, non CHILDREY VILLAGE members £19.50 TEARFUND!! nd STORES Dec 10th (2 Tuesday and members only) Christmas lunch at The Bear Hotel, Wantage Licensed bar Jan 7th 2020 (nb 2nd Tuesday) New Year Quiz available!! Contact Maureen Thomas 01235 751 631 Childrey & Sparsholt WI ADRIAN SMITH PAINTER & DECORATOR Childrey and Sparsholt WI meet City & Guilds qualified – 35 years of experience on 19th November at 7.30pm at domestic and commercial redecoration – from a single the Village Hall, please note room to an entire house there is a change to the ¨ period homes ¨ new builds ¨ change of tenancy ¨ published programme, we shall now be enjoying an evening ¨ friendly, reliable and trustworthy service ¨ with Barbara Hately who will ¨ quality finish using quality materials ¨ deliver an illustrated talk on the ¨ competitive rates ¨ making and imagery of the three [email protected] Red Cross quilts made by female internees in Changi Prison during 07717060297 the Second World War’ entitled The Changi Red Cross Quilts We want to hear Chat from the Clerk your news! The next Childrey Parish Council Meeting will be held on Monday 25th Small, friendly Matwork class at November 2019 starting at 7.30pm in Childrey Village Hall. Sparsholt Memorial Hall If you have any news, [email protected] Mondays 20:00 – 21:00 events or opinions you’d like to share with Childrey The next Sparsholt Parish Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday Email [email protected] for th information & to book a place and Sparsholt residents, 27 November 2019 starting at 7.00pm in Griffin Memorial Hall, Sparsholt. [email protected] Classes also held in Grove, , Denchworth we want to hear it. Email & Clerk to both councils Debbie Lewis-Pryde 01235 751 923 the editor on our new Sally is a level 3 certified Body Control Pilates teacher with email address: Agendas will be posted on both the website and the village notice boards. Both Parish Councils specialist qualifications in bone health, older person & reserve the right to change the meeting dates, times and venues – please always check the matwork & is a Back4Good practitioner & BackCare Professional member [email protected] notice board for correct information – Agendas are published three clear working days before each Parish Council meeting. Also Planning meetings will be inserted periodically to allow the Parish Council to discuss and respond before the VOWHDC deadlines and the Agenda will be th Submissions by the 18 of the published on the notice board three clear working days prior to the meeting. Planning month please. applications can be viewed on the VOWHDC planning register.

If your household waste, food bin, recycling bin or brown garden waste bin is not collected on the appointed day please leave out on the following day and report by 5.00pm by telephoning 03000 610 610 or by emailing [email protected] by midnight on the day of the missed collection. If you notice any potholes, overgrown footpaths or verges or any other Highways issues please report to the ‘fixmystreet’ website. Highways respond quicker to the problems that have the most logs on their site and include photographs. Please DO NOT wait for a Parish Council meeting to report Highways issues. Hire Childrey Village Hall The hall has a recently installed cinema screen, hearing loop (for the hard of hearing), projector and Wi-Fi. Available to hire for private functions, there is a well-equipped kitchen with crockery, glasses, tea urns, fridge and cooking facilities. Toilet facilities are available. It will accommodate about 100 people standing or 40—50 seated. Tables and chairs are also provided. Pre 17:00 £4 per hour, 17:00 onwards £5 per hour. For enquiries and bookings, please email [email protected]. Minimum hire fee £15. Any lost property found on the premises will be retained for a period of 3 months, after which time it will be disposed of. If you have lost anything, please contact Marion on 01235 751 904 “our house News from St Mary’s sold within days at close Car Boot Sale to asking A big thank you to Suzie Empson and all her helpers for raising over £550 price and at a pace that towards the church organ repairs. A fantastic result! Despite the weather all the probably pitches were taken and there was an excellent turn out, making it another could not have been special Childrey occasion. matched Dates for your diary: by anyone else. just th wish we had The Big Tear Fund Quiz - 16 November in Childrey Village Hall – See separate found them article sooner.” Messy Church – Sunday 17th November 3 – 5pm in Childrey Methodist Church your local property experts – it’s coming up to Advent so we’ll be making advent calendars and yummy treats for Christmas. More details from Linda* and our social media feeds soon! Hi, we’re Michael and Lucy, and we own and run Stowhill Estates, selling unique and beautiful Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December Christmas Festival Weekend. The homes throughout and West . th We sell homes 7 WEEKS faster than the ‘high street’ agents* (source: Getagent.co.uk) weekend starts on Friday 6 December with Ridgeway School and Little Ducks

Want to discover our magic formula, or have a question about any aspect of property? decorating the tree on the village green in the morning, and Rev’d.Leonora Call us any time for a chat on 01235 751 888 or visit our website www.stowhillestates.com blessing the tree. Everyone welcome. Sunday 8th December gather around the tree for mulled wine, mince pies and carols with Wantage Town Silver Band. At 4.00pm traditional Christingle Service followed by refreshments including more mulled wine, mince pies and hot dogs. Our thanks again this year to the Parish November at Childrey Stores Council for donating the Christmas Tree and providing hot dogs! Please see December’s Signpost for all Christmas services which include our Traditional Christmas Day Crib Service at 10.00am with the village choir. Church Organ Repairs The St James Singers Concert in October raised a further £320 (+ gift aid) for the organ. Thanks to everyone’s help, support and fund raising activities, work will commence after Christmas and should be completed by February. Instagram Follow us on our new Instagram page – @stmaryschildrey Our thanks to Don’t forget to order your Turkey with us Childrey Stores and Lucy Joerin for all their help setting it up for us and also for our Facebook page! this year. We also have Sobell House Hospice Linda Soames John Martin Christmas cards in stock. [email protected] [email protected] Sign up to our newsletter on our website; Tel: 715297 Tel: 751809 Website: www.childreystores.co.uk Do check out the St Mary’s Facebook page - Instagram: @childreystores 2018 https://www.facebook.com/StMarysChildrey Tel : 01235 751 459 WW2 Collections Day Event at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum A BAND OF BROTHERS JOINS IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

The Spirit of the Vale Christmas Fair on 28th November has chosen the branch of ‘A Band of Brothers’ as its charity for 2019.

The nationwide organization, A Band of Brothers, which was awarded the Queen’s Medal for voluntary service in 2015, is focused primarily on helping disaffected young men within the criminal justice system — many of whom have suffered extreme trauma, addiction and homelessness — to find their place in society.

Conroy Harris, Regional CEO says ‘Every penny raised will help us to nd On 2 November 2019 Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, the county’s only dedicated provide the support needed to make a young man’s transition to an military history museum, will be holding their We’ll Meet Again event, celebrating the adulthood free of crime and full of connection, purpose and meaning. “ museum’s WW2 collections and appealing to visitors to share their own military stories and objects with the museum. The event will run throughout the museum’s opening time, 11am to 5pm. Spirit of the Vale will be held at Eastmanton House, Sparsholt, OX12 9PJ from 10.30am-8pm. On the day visitors can come along and share their reminiscences, photographs and objects with SOFO Museum volunteers, some of which could feature in the There will be over 30 original and fabulous stalls for all your Christmas reminiscence display in the future. The day will also feature a range of 1940s-themed shopping, showcasing local business and artisans. There’s something for activities, displays and experiences for all ages. everyone with refreshments available throughout the day plus cocktails at 6pm. Families will get the chance to handle real WW2 objects from the museum’s own collection and take part in a ‘Make Do and Mend’ activity while discovering what objects can tell about life on the Home Front, or even craft their own gas mask.

A pop-up Gin Bar and ‘Iron Rations Café’ will cater for adults while children enjoy the many workshops and activities available throughout the day. Local living history groups will provide small displays and interact with visitors, as they portray members of 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Light Infantry and the Oxfordshire Home Guard. Oxfordshire County Council Music Serve Youth Orchestra, will also play music of the era throughout the day.

Admission to the museum will be free for the duration of the event, but there will be a small fee (£2.00) for some of the workshops on the day. A full schedule can be found at www.sofo.org.uk/wellmeetagain