CASSINGTON & WORTON NEWS News and views from the parish of Cassington and Worton June 2007 – Issue 360
From the team CONGRATULATIONS! Our splendid cover picture means we have less space to tease you with what you might Eat your hearts out, Hello and OK magazines. We’ve had find in this month’s issue, so you will have to the wedding of the year to celebrate, right here in St Peter’s. read it for yourselves. One event not detailed inside is Bike Night. On the morning of Saturday 5 May, two great Cassington families This year’s event is on Monday 25th June. came together when childhood friends Basil Bushnell and Janet Elger If you are new to the village you won’t believe it until you see it for yourselves. gracefully declared their vows before The Reverend Colin Sanders and Also missing this month are Roy’s Ramblings. a full church. And what a glorious gaggle of girls were there too to Roy is taking time out to recover from a little witness the day that Mrs Elger became Mrs Bushnell. surgical intervention. We are assured he will be rambling again very soon, and wish him a We’re sure that everyone in the village will want to join us in wishing full and speedy recovery. the happy couple many, many years of harmony and bliss. Have a great month.
Contributions should ideally be provided by email (in the body or as a Word attachment) to: [email protected]; delivered on floppy disc, or (as a last resort) typed or clearly handwritten, to Kevin Hinton, Mill Lane House, Mill Lane, Cassington, Witney OX29 4DL, by the 20th of the month. We look forward to hearing from you. Advertising rates NEWS FROM THE PEWS OF ST PETER’S Local ‘what’s on’ and fund-raising stuff is free. Simple local services, ‘for sales’ etc, are now also free on noticeboard. CHURCH, CASSINGTON Suitable commercial business are invited to support our community by buying advertising space ... From the registers: 1/8 page, £5 (£50 per year) 1/4 page, £8 (£80 per year) Baptism: 1/2 page, £12 (£120 per year) Full page, £20 (£200 per year) 29th April 2007 Hamish LINNELL Technical details for artwork available on request. All material included at the discretion of CAWN. Profits will be passed to the Cassington Wedding: Parochial Charities to support our community. 5th May 2007 Basil BUSHNELL & Janet ELGER Many church members attended the wedding of Basil Bushnell and Janet Elger on 5th May. There was also Please join us for supper - a group of children and staff from St Peter’s School. Wednesday July 18th at 7.30 pm We all wish Basil and Janet every happiness and Come and enjoy an impromptu, out-door, contributory, blessings in their future together. free-of-charge supper at my home on Wednesday July Mid Week home groups continue to meet twice 18th at 7.30pm. Just pray for a fine evening, we have weekly as well as a prayer meeting in St Peter’s enough room in the house if it is wet so do come. Church at 1.30pm on Thursdays and 9.30am Holy Communion on Tuesdays. Everyone is welcome. Let’s see some fresh faces as well as those we know, even older daughters with mums, please Benefice events have included Prayer and Vision let us get to know more people who are our neighbours, it evening in St Leonard’s Church, Eynsham and there makes life more pleasant. New people in the village - you will be a camping weekend in June. will find we are not a bad lot to get on with. June Partridge The Mill House, Cassington. ST PETER’S DAY Sorry, we are the south side of the A40, team up with SONGS OF PRAISE someone, give one another a lift. with Witney Town Band on CASSINGTON VILLAGE GREEN Great value wholefood buying opportunity SUNDAY 1ST JULY 6PM Everyone welcome The Cassington Wholefoods buying group will be making a purchase in early June, so if anybody’s interested in looking at the catalogue they should contact Richard on New Music Group 731348. A new music group has been formed in Freeland which There’s no obligation to purchase anything as we already meets on alternate Wednesday evenings from 7.45- make the minimum order amount on our own, and 9.45pm. We would like to invite intermediate to advanced there’s no charge for deliveries or for being in the group – strings or woodwind players to join this friendly group. this opportunity is offered as a community service. The next meeting dates are 6th and 20th June and 4th The groceries get delivered to Cassington so you’d just July. Please telephone Wendy Marks on 01993 883379 or need to pick them up from our home in Eynsham Road. email [email protected] if you are interested in Richard Buckner coming along.
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ST PETER’S CHURCH, CASSINGTON SERVICES JUNE 2007 Church Office: Eynsham Village Hall, Back Lane, Eynsham Mon–Thurs 9am–1pm Tel: 01865 883362 email: [email protected] Revd Morey Andrews: 45 Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxon OX29 4PF Day off: Friday Tel: 01865 881323 email: [email protected]
Sunday 3 June Sunday 17 June 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 8am Holy Communion (BCP) Revd Roger Aston Revd Andrew Atherstone 10am All Age Worship 10am Morning Worship Revd Andrew Atherstone Sunday 10 June Sunday 24 June 10am Holy Communion & Baptism Deborah Lake 10am Holy Communion & Thanksgiving Revd Roger Aston 6pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Revd John Underwood
Midweek Holy Communion at 9.30am on Tuesdays Young people join our worship for the first 15 minutes of the 10am service and then go to the school for Sunday Club (3-10) and Soul Living (11+). We now also have a crèche for the under 3s. (Except All Age Worship when everyone stays in church.)
Would you Adam and Eve it?
At the moment in church we are looking at the first book account of how God created the universe and everything of the Bible, Genesis. in it. The creation stories in Genesis are more pictures - or images. They are pictures of why God made the universe, Many people think that Science and the Bible (and the earth, life and human beings. particularly the creation) are in headlong conflict but in reality it’s not like that. At St Peter’s church we have three “In the beginning God, created the heavens and the earth”. very active and involved members who were, or are, – God creates the sea and the sky, the dry land – the plants teachers of Science who don’t hold their scientific and the animals. And God creates humankind. Wow! background in conflict with the creation as portrayed in The creation accounts in Genesis give us a poetic vision of Genesis. the world as it was intended to be, God’s people in God’s The creation stories in Genesis are more about Why and place, under God’s rule & blessing. Repeatedly in the Who than How. More about our place in the universe and passage, after His works of creation, we are told that God about our relationship with God rather than how God put saw that it was good and after the completion of creation particular atoms and molecules together to make living on the 6th day we are told that God saw it all and it was things. very good. Antagonists say; “Who was Cain’s wife” – “How could we This is what chapter 1 of Genesis tells us. God created all have a common ancestry back to Adam and Eve”. everything from the beginning, it’s His, and it was good. These questions make the authors or compilers of Genesis It’s God’s world – not ours. It was us, mankind, that out to be fools which I’m sure that they were not – and thy mucked up paradise. So much so that God himself had to miss the point. The scholars who wrote down these come, in the person of Jesus Christ to give us a way back accounts were highly educated and intelligent people. to Himself – to forgive or past sins and give us a hope for Such obvious loop-holes and inconsistencies in the the future. creation stories of Genesis point, for me, to the conclusion that Genesis is not intended to be a chronological, factual, Rev’d Roger Aston parish notes
CASSINGTON PARISH COUNCIL had no objections: the need for the facility had been demonstrated and Meeting held on 10 May 2007 it had been shown to operate in other areas without causing nuisance to neighbours. (The draft notes below are subject to confirmation by the Parish Council on 5 June) 20 The Green Cassington: Installation of three roof lights to the rear elevation. By Mr H Thomas (WODC Ref 07/0651/P/FP). The council Councillors Clive Wilkinson (chair), Iwan Hughes and Olaf Rock noted that as custodian trustees of the village hall they were attended, plus two members of the public, Cllrs Margaret Stevens and neighbours, and potentially had a prejudicial interest. However WODC Richard Andrews (West Oxon) and the clerk Liz Bickley. had advised that Standards Board advice was that parish councillors in this position need not register an interest. Cllr Rock as management Election of Chair trustee left the room. The council had concerns about this planning Cllr Wilkinson was elected as Chair for the next year. The position of application. The change of use from garage to accommodation could vice-chair would be dealt with at the June meeting. affect the character and quality of the buildings in the conservation area and might set a precedent. In particular there were too many A new code of conduct for councillors had been launched by the windows. Standards Board for England. The council decided to follow the recommendation of West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) to There would be a planning consultation meeting on 24 May at 7 p.m. adopt it from 1 June. at Trelawn.
Matters arising from the Meeting held on 4 April Finance Village Hall land registration: the Managing Trustees of the Village Cllr Rock declared a personal interest in one of the invoices and left the Hall were taking action on this. room. The following bills were approved: The parish council had replied to a letter from South East England Rock and Co – trademark for Cassington Bike Night 100.00 Regional Assembly (SEERA): review of housing strategy (affordable C Hales –new doors for Bell Lane notice board 202.92 housing). The parish council had not replied to a letter from SEERA on review of land-won aggregates apportionment. The clerk had ORCC subscription 20.00 spoken to Geoff Ives about Bike Night on 25 June and had contacted St WODC Parish Council elections 2006 John Ambulance and the police. The council agreed to donate £120 to (admin charge, explained last year) 68.20 St John Ambulance, for their attendance. The clerk had issued a summary of the years’ finances. Cllr Wilkinson Correspondence proposed preparing the annual return and accounts for approval by Training sessions for the new Code of Conduct had been arranged by the council before passing to the internal auditor. WODC and councillors agreed to attend. A Risk Assessment for the council had been circulated, and would be An invitation to a reception had been received from RAF Brize Norton agreed at the next meeting. (5 July) Fidelity insurance (against employee fraud etc.) was an element of risk Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) Minerals Sites consultation– sites management and an increase in the level of cover was agreed. It was on Worton Farm and to the west of Cassington were proposed. The also agreed that councillors should be included in the cover; the council would consider its response at the next meeting. premium would be adjusted next year.
Oxon. Assoc. of Local Councils AGM would be held on 11 June. Any Other Business Nominations for Executive Committee were sought. Accident in Village Hall – a solicitor’s letter had been received by the parish council Maintenance and passed to the Village Hall Management committee. Affordable Pedestrian/cyclist safety at the A40 Cassington Turn junction – the Housing – new planning guidance was issued by WODC. Kidlington clerk would chase this again via Cllr Chapman. Lynx community bus – the service would no longer be available from 1 July 2007. Oxon and Bucks Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust was Road sweeping in Cassington was done by WODC on a Thursday, seeking members for the Foundation Trust. The Trust wants to recruit monthly. Any problems areas should be reported to the clerk. OCC representatives of its community, to consult e.g. when appointing had accepted responsibility for clearing the debris in St Peter’s Close Governors. Oxon Playing Fields Assoc. Road show on 23 May at Brize Norton – How to inspect play areas, funding, insurance /accidents etc. Other correspondence was circulated to councillors DIRTY CARPETS? UPHOLSTERY? CURTAINS?
Ditches, Drainage and Flooding CALL Flooding – Steve Long would start work on 14 May to improve the ditch behind the Pavilion. WODC had been asked to help with the GRIMEBUSTERS stagnant water problems in the vicinity of St Peter’s Close ditch. YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL CLEANING FIRM
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Playgroup (Vanessa Gregory) Traffic The Playgroup was doing well, with 19 children on roll and improved Vehicle Activated Signs. Hanson had increased its offer of shared finances. Staff training was well underway. Fund-raising had been funding to £3000. St Peter’s School Travel Plan application for VAS successful. There were links with the community and a partnership funding was being considered by OCC. with St. Peters school. A full report was passed to the clerk. Safer Roads Partnership had written to confirm that Cassington’s Village Hall Management Committee request was still under consideration (they were looking at collision (John Hemingway’s report was read by Olaf Rock) history). If our site is accepted, speed enforcement would be done A positive report was given. Total bookings raised close to £15000. The from a van or motorcycle. hall had been repainted inside and out. Volunteers run the hall and offers of help are welcome. A full report was passed to the clerk. Play Area Parochial charities (Michael Linnell) More bark was required. The clerk was finding out about grants. The almshouses and thrift club are run by six trustees with combined service of nearly 200 years! New trustees will be needed in the future Next Meeting and any offers would be welcome. The almshouses and their gardens The next meeting will be held on Thursday 7 June 2007 in the Village are being maintained and improved, and the alms people seem to Hall at 8.00 p.m.. All welcome! enjoy living there. Finances are healthy, with two large tracts of farmland in Freeland and Burleigh Lane. A savings club continues to Liz Bickley 01865 884496 [email protected] be supported. Any profits from external adverts placed in the Cassington and Worton Newsletter are passed to the charities, which in turn passed £200 this year to the school swimming pool fund. CASSINGTON PARISH ANNUAL MEETING St Peter’s School (Jan MacDonald’s report was read by the clerk) The annual parish meeting took place on 10 May 2007 at 7.30 p.m. in There had been a number of changes with the departure of some long the Village Hall. Clive Wilkinson, chairman of the parish council, serving staff. In September the new Headteacher Sara Lawrence would welcomed everyone. Apologies were received from Kate Cropper, John join the school. The governors looked forward positively to the future Hemingway, Sue Godfrey, Jan Macdonald, Morey Andrews and Roy at St Peter’s, with new staff settling in and maintaining a stable and Partridge. enriching environment for all. A full report was kept by the clerk. The minutes of the annual meeting held on 11 May 2006 were issued St Peters Church (Rev. Roger Aston) and agreed by those present to be a correct record of the meeting. Morey Andrews who was not well was wished a speedy recovery. As Reports from the following were given: well as regular worship at St Peter’s, there was a crèche, youth workers, a car pool, Cassington Café, foundation governors at St Peter’s school, Police (Richard Conner) Lent lunches, Christian Aid, Songs of Praise. Repairs to the building of Recruitment /training was underway of two support officers for St Peter’s were supported by the Friends. A harvest supper for the Eynsham area. Details of their high visibility role and uniform were whole village was being planned. given. Incidents over the past year: 11 at industrial sites /quarry and 14 in the village. PC Conner explained the legal position of mini Royal British Legion motorbikes. (Mike Randal’s report was read by Jack Evans) The RBL does fund-raising and work in the village. Younger blood Parish Council (Clive Wilkinson) would be welcome! You do not have to be ex-service. The £791 raised The work of the council was described and all those helping in village in the Poppy collection was a record, and was supplemented with life thanked. A full report was passed to the clerk. income from work (grass cutting etc) in the village, to a grand total of District Councillor (Margaret Stevens, France Pike, over £1400. This is used for the benefit of ex-service man and women Richard Andrews) and their dependents in times of need. A full report was passed to the Cllr Stevens introduced new councillor Richard Andrews. She clerk. reported on the district elections, budget and council tax, green waste Sports and Social Club (Adrian Gregory). collection, new community sports hall at Bartholomew school opening The future was uncertain and Adrian planned to step down, although in September 2007, mobile sports road shows, mobile theatre and he was happy to help a new committee. Please look out for AGM date. movies. She said that WODC was involved with resolving flooding and Insurance was a large expense – see comments about grants above ditch problems. Adrian Gregory said he had been unable to get (District /County Council reports). The football side had done well, financial help for the Sports and Social club from WODC, and Cllr being promoted to the premiership for the first time. Pete Bowerman Stevens offered to find out more. was thanked for his work. A report and accounts were passed to the County Councillor (Louise Chapman), clerk. Cllr Chapman reported on the recent proposal by Oxford City for a Women’s Institute unitary council, which would have been costly; it had been rejected. In (Sue Godfrey’s report was read by the clerk) future, all councils had to work more closely together and with the The Women’s Institute had had a good year with an interesting and voluntary and private sectors. OCC had been judged Excellent by a varied programme/. There would be an open meeting in October – recent independent inspection, especially in value for money, with £5m visitors welcome. A full report was kept by the clerk. efficiency savings. Cllr Chapman said there was a focus on the front line; shared services would save more money. Clive Wilkinson thanked all for attending and reporting. Mike Linnell thanked the chairman and parish councillors and clerk for their work. Speeding was clearly a problem in many villages including Cassington so she was pleased that there was progress towards getting Vehicle Liz Bickley Activated Signs. Funding for young people via the Chill Out fund Clerk to Parish Council, 21/5/07 Can you offer support to parents? Ever wondered how you could You don’t have to be an expert in all things educational to ‘Make a Real Difference’? become a fantastic Independent Parental Supporter. 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The Council is encouraging everyone involved in organising an event to find out in advance whether they Local Rotary Club helps set up a new need to apply for a TEN as failure to do so can result in a ‘First Responders Unit’ in North Oxford fine up to £20,000, maximum imprisonment of 6 months, The Rotary Club of Oxford North has been working hard or both. over the last year and has raised considerable funds to Applications for TENs cost £21 and should be made to help establish a new ‘Community First Responders Unit’. West Oxfordshire District Council. Under the umbrella of the Oxfordshire Ambulance Application forms and guidance on TENs is available via Service a ‘First Responders Unit’ is a small team of fully the licensing section of the Council’s website, trained volunteers who are supplied with a www.westoxon.gov.uk. Alternatively, call 01993 861060. comprehensive kit of life-saving equipment. They are paged to immediately attend to serious life-threatening incidents in their locality; their primary aim is to be there D.B critical minutes before the arrival of the ambulance. The evidence of other First Responder Units already Garden Maintenance established in the UK has shown that this ability to attend so quickly can be the difference between life and death. Get your garden in shape for the summer and Although a fairly new concept, these units have already have it kept that way saved many hundreds of lives. • Grass Cutting • Weeding • Clearance • Soft Landscaping • Hedge cutting The Rotary Club of Oxford North are proud to have been • Pressure Washing • Planting • And Much More! able to support in the establishing of this new Unit and Friendly, professional and reliable service. are extremely grateful to the businesses and general public Competitive rates. who have donated so generously towards this cause. 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The OFSTED-registered sessions offer a variety of activities for children aged 5-12, Pre-School Music Group including arts and crafts, roller-skating, We would like to start up a Salt Box music group in September trampolining and much more. which would be held in Cassington Playgroup one afternoon Sessions and timings vary across the centres and during term time from 2.00-2.45pm. This would be aimed at people are advised to either pick up a programme all pre-school children from babies to school age. Sessions from the leisure centres or call them direct for would cost £4.25 for the first child then a 20% discount is more information. 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for a free intial consultation call 01865 378243 Regulated by 41 Rutten Lane Yarnton Oxon The Law Society Cassington Women’s Institute CASSINGTON WI We were welcomed by president Sue Godfrey to our resolutions meeting on the 17th May in the village hall. Thursday 16 August After apologies were given, Margaret Partridge read the minutes. We made £210 at our jumble sale and Sue Day trip to thanked all those who made this such a success. Names are now being taken for the Portsmouth outing on the PORTSMOUTH 16th August. It was noted that our youngest member, We are organising a day trip to Portsmouth on Anne Bishop’s daughter Nicole, won the children’s Thursday 16 August. decorated Easter egg for the up to 7 year olds at the Easter If you would like to join us we are taking bookings, showcase at Exeter Hall and got a mention in News and the cost for non members will be £10. Further details Views magazine. Sheila Nelson reported that she enjoyed will follow next month but we advise you to book her bursary course at Denman college. Jean Bailey said early to be sure of your seat. she was enjoying golf lessons at Southfield Golf course Ring Jane Cook on 01865 881352 or with the W.I. (six lessons for £35.) Margaret Partridge on 01865 731253 Sue Godfrey presented flowers and a birthday cake to Daphne Russell to celebrate her special birthday and flowers were also presented to June Partridge to celebrate CASSINGTON LEGEND COMPETITION her special birthday in the near future. Happy Birthday Don’t forget we are still looking for interesting legends, was sung to them. tales, sightings, hauntings and other occurrences to add We then were told all about the resolution which this year to ‘The Map’. is that we urge the government to stop the closure of For those who missed last months CAWN, ‘The Map’ is a community hospitals and withdrawing services in some proposed display for the entertainment and information areas, it was voted for unanimously, after discussing the of visitors to our village, part funded by the cash prize health service it was felt that it really is a shortage of funds for our success in last years Oxfordshire Community of that dictates many of the closures. the Year competition. We then had a social time when we were asked to give In addition to useful information such as how to find the ideas for speakers for the 2008 programme by Jane Cook church, pubs or telephone box, we are hoping to include and Margaret Partridge who are programme secretaries. sites of historical interest - almost any occurrence of the We then enjoyed a buffet supper and wine, Daphne’s cake past 2000 years will qualify. Perhaps a previous occupant (cooked by Sue Godfrey) was cut and very nice it was of your home entertained a fleeing royal? Maybe your neighbour’s prize pumpkin was struck by lightening? Are too!! The meeting ended 10pm. your hallways haunted by the ghost of a nun bricked-up Our next meeting will be on the 21st June in the village behind your fireplace? Just let us know ... hall when Anne Addyman will talk about ‘Kimonos’. Entry to the competition signifies that the entrant agrees We wish our president Sue Godfrey a speedy recovery to conform to the rules as published last month. after her knee replacement in June and we will all be Further information from Olaf Rock 01865 880389 thinking of her. We’ll miss her at our meeting. Please send entries to the competition or information of Ann Humphris (01865) 880983 interest to [email protected]
Specialist footcare in the comfort of your own home KLEENEZE YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS • All aspects of footcare MART & PAULINE • Specialist advice IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CATALOGUE • Over 17 years DELIVERED or if you know anyone who would experience like to earn an extra income! £50 plus a week plus bonuses, please give us a ring State Registered Come and join our very successful team Podiatrist (Chiropodist) Rebecca Tyrrell BSc Hons PGDip MChS (HPC Reg’d) 01865 883931 / 07921126406 Tel: 01993 880225 or email: [email protected] Here are two simple ideas which will help the The UK’s First Ever Children’s Food Festival St Peter’s School Association raise essential funds but which will cost you nothing. 14 and 15 July 2007, 10am - 6pm Abingdon Airfield, Oxfordshire Do you shop online? Free entry (£6 charge for car parking) If you do, you can reach many popular stores through Children are invited to discover the wonders of food www.schoolfunds.co.uk. All you need to do is log on, and cooking at the UK’s first ever food festival created select the school you wish to support (St Peter’s School especially for them. Cassington, please), then shop from over 350 top retailers The Children’s Food Festival aims to transform young including Amazon, Tesco, Toys-r-us, Comet, Staples, Next, people’s approach to food by celebrating food and John Lewis and many many more. Shopping through the cooking. Celebrity chefs Raymond Blanc and Sophie site will earn the school points which they can exchange Grigson are joint Patrons of the festival and they will for educational equipment. be giving cookery demonstrations along with Prue Leith, Antonio Carluccio, best selling children’s food Do you have old mobile phones, inkjet and toner writer Annabel Karmel and Nora Sands, from the TV cartridges to recycle? programme, Jamie’s School Dinners. If you do, bring them into school and we can recycle them As well as watching the pros, children will be able to for cash. Maybe your business just throws them away? taste all kinds of food and try out all kinds of hands-on We can get useful funds, and our recycling partner, activities, including smoothie blending, chapati rolling EnviroStream International Ltd, will also donate a royalty and pizza tossing. Tastes from around the world will be to the charity Sense, and to the National Confederation of there to try, including Mexican, Thai, Egyptian and Parent Teacher Associations. Caribbean, as well as local, organic and fairtrade Please join in and help the School, and encourage your produce from the Farmers’ Market. And there will be friends and colleagues to do the same. It couldn’t be farm animals, as requested by children themselves. easier. If you would like to know more, please ask. More information: www.childrensfoodfestival.co.uk Nicky Copelin, Chair of the SPSA. THE CHEQUERS INN
The Chequers Inn, Cassington A la carte and bar menus for lunch (12 to 2.30) and evenings (6.30 to 9.30) seven days a week Sunday Lunch £7.95 (12 to 3.00) with a free roast for children of 10 or under Any pint of draught beer or lager £2.00 Monday to Saturday 5.00pm to 7.00pm Chequers Pie and a Pint only £7.50 12 – 2 and 6.30 – 8.30 Monday to Friday
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Longlands Summer Fete Longlands Nursing Home will be holding their Summer Fete on Saturday 16th June 2007 from 2.00–4.00pm. Stalls, raffle and tombola, and this year “Chrissie’s Owls”. Chrissie runs an owl rescue at Stonesfield and will be bringing some of her rescued birds and talking about them. Please put this date in your diary and come and support us.
CASSINGTON WI THURSDAY 21st JUNE 7.45 pm THE VILLAGE HALL Kimonos Take a night time stroll through Oxford Speaker: Anne Addyman to support Sobell House Hospice Charity ALL WELCOME and Fox FM’s Help an Oxfordshire Child Saturday 30th June – 10.30 pm start
Garden Opening Registration from 8.30 pm at St Edwards School, Woodstock Road, Oxford Saturday 23rd June 10am to 3 pm In aid of Sobell House and Help an Oxfordshire Child, Long Leys, Leys Road, Cumnor OX2 9QG the Oxford Moonlight Stroll will take you through nine A rare opportunity to visit one man’s dream garden in and a half miles of the most historic streets in Cumnor. Poet/writer James Fenton has spent the last Oxford, walked by a host of famous people from 17years creating a spectacular four acre garden from Charles I to Roger Bannister and Stephen Hawking to wasteland. Come and see for yourself the marvellous walled gardens, herbaceous borders, orchard, rose Radiohead, as we celebrate Oxford’s 1000th birthday. garden, yew hedges and sweeping views to the Thames. Look out for leaflets to register in advance, or contact 4000 plant species from across the world make this an the Sobell House Hospice Charity. Entry costs £12 all year plants man’s garden but the scented roses reign supreme in June. and registered walkers will receive a limited edition Oxford Moonlight Stroll T-shirt, refreshments and a (Leys Road begins at Cumnor Village Hall, follow the goodie bag with a memento of the event. Also, as a road to the end for parking.) sponsorship incentive, anyone raising over £300 will The garden is opening in aid of the Oxon Pottery be entered into a draw to win a Fox FM Flying Fox Workshop for the Blind and Partially Sighted (OXPOTS helicopter flight for two. Registered Charity Number 1022559) New Kiln Appeal & Interface Uganda (Registered Charity Number 1091419) which provides Plastic Surgery for burn victims etc. with an entry fee of £5.00. Cassington Bookworms Join us on Monday 9th July at 8pm at the house of Margaret Bonfiglioli (The Old Manor, Bell Lane, Cassington). Saturday 23rd June 2007, 10.00 – 16.00 We are now reading David Golder by Irène Gifts & Treats Fair Némirovsky – this is her first book, completed as she wished. We have chosen another book Langdale Hall, Witney by Irène Némirovsky as last month’s book, Suite Francais, was Many businesses will be present selling Gifts and Treats published after the author’s death from an uncompleted draft. at fantastic prices! Our next choice is by Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, Entrance is free and refreshments are available and is called A Thousand Splendid Suns. This will probably be for late August, if it is out in paperback by then. Enquiries: Maxine Pridsam, t. 01993 703627 e. [email protected] For further information call 01865 880709 Bridewell Organic Gardens and Vineyard at Wilcote (situated between North Leigh and Finstock) will be open on Sunday 15th July and again on Sunday 9th September from 2–5pm. Tel: 01993 868445 for more information
Garden Gallery 26th May – 12th August An illustrated talk on the English artist Tudors Family friendly, hands-on exhibition
Treasures Gallery and Picture Gallery Stanley Spencer 3rd March – 22nd September Oxford in the 1950s Touring exhibition of photographs from the by Anne Farncombe Thomas Photographic Collection. A nostalgic look at leisure and labour in the 1950s produced by the Oxfordshire Record Office. Monday 16th July, 7.00 pm Also photographic equipment and memorabilia to take you back THE VILLAGE HALL in time. ALL WELCOME Children’s activities Free family drop-ins and Kids’ Club activities during school holidays For bookings and information telephone the museum on Witness the largest re-enactment in the area 01993 814115 for many years ... Childrens’ Back Packs, Craft Cart, Trails and Gallery interactives Available during Museum opening hours all year round FREE
The Battle of Newbridge Young Archaeologists Club Saturday 21st - Sunday 22nd July Oxfordshire Branch for children aged 8-16 years. 11.00am to 6.00pm Monthly meetings either at the Museum or off-site for a wide range of activities. Organised entirely by volunteers from Kingston For a membership form or further information telephone Bagpuize, Southmoor and Longworth to raise money 01993 814103 for desperately-needed new preschool premises in the Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum - Lecture village, The Battle of Newbridge, catering for up to Wednesday 6th June 7.30pm 5000 members of the public per day, is a weekend of Stained Glass in Oxford historical entertainment paying homage to events that June Osborne took place in 1644 when this was a strategically Lectures start at 7.30pm important river crossing. Visitors are welcome. Admission £2
Battle will commence on the banks of the Thames just The Museum Learning Centre a few miles away from Aston, with several hundred (on the first floor of the Museum) authentically-dressed civil war soldiers, children’s Computers available for your own research or access to the internet puppet shows, funfair, craft marquee organised by Millets Farm, and more. The event opens at 11, and Archaeological Finds costs £6 for adults and £4 for children. On first Wednesday of each month Finds Liaison Officer, Charlotte Burrell will be in the Learning Centre from 2-4pm to See more at www.oxfordshire2007.co.uk identify archaeological finds. Bring your finds in for her to see. /listings/showevent.asp?Event=239 Telephone in advance to confirm availability. 01993 811103
Museum Coffee Shop and garden Tea and coffee, light snacks and lunches. Cassington Art Classes Tables on decking for use during warm weather. Lovely garden to relax in. Exhibition 2007 Museum opening hours Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 2-5pm Sunday 16th September Closed on Mondays The Village Hall Watch this space for further details For bookings and information please telephone the museum on 01993 811456 noticeboard
Village Dates for AVON Village Hall Bookings your diary CALLING Unless shown, events are in the Village Hall Hello! My name is Julie Perrin and I am Cassington’s Avon Lady! June 2007 If you would like a friendly and convenient Saturday 16 June door to door service for all your toiletries, Longlands Summer Fete make-up and luxuries, please contact me any For information and to book the Longlands Nursing Home weekday morning on 01865 881371 for your Village Hall, contact: Thursday 21 June, 7.45pm free catalogue. Nicky Copelin Cassington Women’s Institute I will be pleased to add you to my round. The New House, The Green, Cassington Kimonos Tel: 01865 881813 Speaker: Anne Addyman Julie Perrin, Red Lion Email: [email protected] Monday 25 June Cassington Bike Night The Green and almost everywhere Do you know there is a free Cassington Playgroup have a spare service to Cassington July 2007 residents that will take you to CRT monitor Sunday 1st July, 6pm the doctors’ or hospital? Songs of Praise with Witney Town Band (It’s either 15 or 17 inch) The Village Green If anybody wants it, either collect it Monday 9 July, 8pm from Playgroup during open hours, Cassington Bookworms 9 –11:30am, or contact The Old Manor Monday 16 July, 7pm Richard Buckner on 731348 Stanley Spencer This is run by volunteers and is who can arrange to get it to you. An illustrated talk by Anne Farncombe available by phoning: Wednesday 18 July, 7.30pm Pam Turner 880492 or Contributory Supper Pat Vereker 880693 The Mill House (June Partridge’s) Thursday 19 July, 7.45pm Please give us as much HATE IRONING? Cassington Women’s Institute notice as possible THEN TAKE IT TO ELSIE @ Image Consultancy 15, ELMS ROAD, CASSINGTON Speaker: Stephanie North Tel. 01865 882168 for further details Tickets for films and shows from: Fridge and Freezer Carolyn Hinton (01865 884458) Nicky Copelin (01865 881813) for Sale Amanda Fancourt (01865 880581) Under-counter fridge Baby and toddler group (no freezer compartment) £15 Join us for a drink and a chat Visit Cassington Small chest freezer 60x55x90cm £15 Tuesdays community web site ... All clean & good working order Lisa Tyler 880619 www.cassington.info Tel 880757 for more information
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