May, 2018 the Month Ahead
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May, 2018 The Month Ahead . Tuesdays 4.45-5.45pm~Tai Chi Qi Gong mixed all-age drop-in class ~ Wootton Village Hall Wednesdays @ 11.30am & 12.30pm ~ Dance and Stretch for the over-50s @ Woodstock Town Hall @ 7.00pm ~ Football Training (all welcome) on the War Memorial Playing Field Thursdays @ 7.30—9.00pm ~ Bell Ringing practice night @ St Mary’s, Wootton—all welcome Fridays @ 9.00—11.00am ~ Baby and Toddler Group @ Wootton Village Hall Tuesday 1st@ 6.30pm ~ Flower Festival Planning Meeting ~ open to all ~ Wootton Church (p. 11) Friday 4th @ 9.00am ~ Joint School & Community Service @ St Mary the Virgin—all welcome (p. 28) Saturday 5th@ 9.00am ~ Wootton Walkers meet @ The Killingworth Castle car park (p. 9) Sunday 6th ~ Rogation Sunday 8.OOam Holy Communion, 10.15am All Age Outdoor Service (p. 9) And from 2.30 to 4.30pm ~ Glympton Cream Teas in Glympton Village Hall (p. 4) Tuesday 8th @ 7.30pm ~ WNHS Talk on the Danube Delta ~ Woodstock Community Centre (p. 19) Wednesday 9th ~ Zions Hill Ceramics Exhibition opens for a month ~ Claudia Clare (p.21) Thursday 10th@ 12.30pm ~ TRIO Luncheon Club in The Burditch Hall, Castle Road (p. 2) Friday 11th @ 7.30pm ~ An Evening of Fact & Fiction ~Woodstock Bookshop in Wootton Village Hall (p.7) Sunday 13th @ 8.00pm approx. ~ The “OUTREACH” QUIZ @ The Killingworth Castle (p. 5) Monday 14th @ 7.00pm ~ Wootton Parish Council Annual Meeting in Wootton Village Hall (p. 19) Saturday 19th from 10.30am ~ A Special Royal Wedding Village Tea Room in The Village Hall (p. 16) And @ 7.30pm ~ “FranFest”, A Celebration @ St John’s, London (p. 4 &5) Sunday 20th ~ Wootton Riders Cycling Sportive FOWS Event starts @ The Burditch Field (p. 14) Monday 21st @ 3.15pm ~ Messy Church @ St Mary the Virgin, Wootton (p. 11) Friday 25th @ 7.30pm ~ Village Hall Talk Jinny Blom, Garden Designer in Wootton Village Hall (p. 15) 1 Trio luncheon Club JOIN NOW! ur next Lunch will be in the Burditch Hall on THURSDAY, 10th. MAY at 12-30pm in the Burditch Dear Friends, O Hall. In advance, many thanks to the cooks, table-setters, waiters, and, not I regularly pay something like £5.50 for a cup of coffee and a piece of cake, or biscuit. Coffee least, the providers of the lovely Flower might be cheaper in other countries, the cups Arrangements for the tables! Still £5.50! may be smaller, but the after-effects last longer! I don’t mind paying the price in our local cafes, Stephen Jones 812543 because I enjoy it. It’s either a prelude to intensive shopping, or a welcome “break” afterwards! th Anyway, never mind that. I can tell you of a Enjoy some tlc on may 10 brilliant culinary bargain much nearer home. Once a month, in the Burditch Hall, we have our Meals prepared and served TRIO Lunch Club, so-called because it with tender loving care welcomes diners from the three villages: Wootton, Glympton, and Kiddington. And from further afield! It happens usually on the second Thursday of each month, and guests sit at expertly-laid tables with lovely flower arrangements. A two- course meal, with a beautifully cooked main course, mouth-watering desserts, tea or coffee, plus wine or Orange Juice. And all for the cost of a cup of coffee and cake, namely £5.50. How the caterers manage it, I don’t know, but they do, month after month! Experienced eaters and drinkers will tell you, in glowing terms, how delicious it is, and how good to sit down with others and enjoy their company! One misguided view about the Lunch, is that it is: “only for Septos, Octos, and Nonos”, those who remember the Second World War, Rationing, and Going into Europe! NO! All ages welcome! Children from the school help to serve, and the atmosphere is brilliant. If necessary, transport will readily be provided. Each month in “Outreach” we give details of our next Lunch. Book the date, come and join us, help us to keep it going, and enjoy an irresistible bargain! Stephen 2 3 Glympton Cream Teas On Sunday 6th May Glympton Village Hall 2.30pm – 4.30pm Everyone welcome In Aid of Village Hall & Local Charities Celebrate the life and spirit of Francesca Hanley Saturday 19 May at 7.30pm St John’s, 73 Waterloo Rd., SE1 8TY So yes, there’s a royal wedding that day. And yes, it’s the Cup Final, but it’s also FRANFEST, a one night festival that a few old friends are putting together to celebrate the life and spirit of the inimitable Francesca Hanley. Our hope is that FRANFEST will raise the roof, your spirits—and a lot of money for two brilliant causes: firstly, Maggie’s Centre in Oxford, a place and community of people that offered Fran and Bernie a lot of comfort and support, and secondly, a new project for young musicians being set up in Fran’s name (more details on the night!). Expect songs, music, words—including 4 some very special, one night only, collaborations—from many of Fran’s The return of the friends and colleagues. As all the best festivals are, the line-up is eclectic— everything from The Big Sing gospel “outreach” choir to solo piano, a one-night-only band made up of Fran’s colleagues at the Musicians’ Union, music from the Quiz! South Americas and the CYM Dance Band. There will be cake and a bar so that we can all also raise a glass to the lovely, amazing Fran. A francophone flavour in the first half of last month’s quiz unnerved and unsettled some of the We hope that you can come along and regular high-flyers, but it was only to be expected, be part of what promises to be a since one half of the inquisitors hailed originally gathering full of warmth, love, laughter from the Land of the Grenouilles. However, a close- and everything else we all associate with run finish, with “En Marche” coming in third, knowing Fran. “Pickled Brians” second and “The Naughty Corner” Tickets are £5 (with a suggested taking first place by one point! donation of £10). Pete, you are sorely missed, and our admiration intensifies as we discover the work involved in www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/franfest- creating one quiz, recalling how long you did one celebrating-francesca-hanleys-life-ticket every month! Or telephone 812065 Frank Henderson and Sarah Simblett put on the mortar boards for our May 13th Quiz starting at 8pm 5 Thoughts From an Archivist’s Chair Memo to self: An archivist should be meticulously thorough, accurate, and be particularly careful about detail. In my piece last month about my succession to the rôle of Archivist and Village Historian from Mike Hallam who, I reported took up the reins from Sir George Ponsonby. I should, of course, have written Sir Charles Ponsonby, grandfather of the present Sir Charles. I hope Mr. Hallam is not regretting his decision already! Colonel Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet, former M.P. for Sevenoaks, PPS to Sir Anthony Eden and played cricket for Oxfordshire 1900 to 1903. He died in January 1976. 6 SuDoku Solution on Page 22 – but don’t look yet! An evening of Fact and Fiction: Carys Davies & Julie Summers, 11 May, Wootton Village Hall, £5 We’d love you to come and celebrate our 10th anniversary at Wootton Village Hall, where we have sold books for so many of the Wootton Village Hall talks. The evening will comprise two short talks – the first about a very special first novel, published on 3 May (the date the bookshop opened its doors in 2008), and the second a welcome return to Wootton by Julie Summers, this time to tell us about Blenheim during the war. Carys has previously published two volumes of outstanding short stories and won the 2015 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. She will be discussing West, her first novel. Julie Summers will talk about her latest OUR WORKPLACE book, Our Uninvited Guests - the secret lives of Britain's country houses 1939-45, which Managed Offices and includes a section on Blenheim Palace. Desks for businesses This is a celebration of the shop's 10th in woodstock birthday and an opportunity for some of the shop’s many customers to get to know each High quality managed office other. During the past ten years we have held many talks and six poetry festivals. The facilities for individuals and bookshop has been shortlisted three times for small businesses with a wide independent bookseller of the year and made range of great benefits. it to the Independent’s Top 50 bookshops in the country. None of this would have been possible without our customers and the Visit the web site or call us now support of the local community and we would like to say a very big thank you to you all. to find out more Entry includes a complimentary glass of wine, and wine and sandwiches will be served www.our-workplace.co.uk following the talks. Please book in advance by [email protected],.uk ringing or emailing The Woodstock Bookshop. 01993 402424 Rachel Phipps 01993 812760 7 community as well as much-valued contributor to this regular column. Happily, she is only moving “down the road” to Woodstock, and we’re sure to be welcoming her back from time to time. e should like to offer our best wishes to all who have birthdays W in May: Hilary Williams on 7 May, and Tony McHugh on 10 May.