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The Three Parishes March 2019 The Three Parishes March 2019 Your local grapevine Ardley with Fewcott, Fritwell and Souldern 1 WHAT’S ON & IN THIS MONTH DATE PAGE CONTENTS MARCH 2 FoFS Family Fun Trail ----------------- 6 Diary & Regular events ------------------- 2 5 Age UK Computer sessions ----------- 5 Editorial & Community events ---------- 3 6 Time to Talk Coffee Souldern VH ---- 23 Emergency information ------------------- 4 9/10 Ardley Litterblitz ---------------------- 18 Transport, Age UK & Bins --------------- 5 12 Forget-me-Nots Fritwell VH ---------- 21 School events ------------------------------- 6 13 Ardley-w-Fewcott Gardening Club - 20 Short story by Arlan Warne-------------- 7 15 Cushion Club Fritwell VH ------------- 21 School information ------------------------- 8 19 Age UK Computer sessions --------- 5 Could I be a Parish Councillor? -------- 9 20 Bucknell WI ------------------------------ 3 Charity Focus—Portway Cattery ------- 10 21 MCNP Referendum -------------------- 25 Venue hire info ----------------------------- 11 23 Fritwell Litterblitz ------------------------ 22 Gardening------------------------------------ 12 27 Bingo Fritwell Village Hall ------------ 21 Support services --------------------------- 13 30 School Easter Egg Hunt -------------- 6 Church message --------------------------- 14 APRIL Church services ---------------------------- 15 3 Time to Talk Coffee Souldern VH ---- 23 Church contact info ------------------------ 16 4 Souldern Horticultural Soc AGM ----- 24 Church events ------------------------------ 17 11 Ardley-w-Fewcott Gardening Club - 20 Ardley news --------------------------------- 18-20 13 Ardley Churchyard tidy-up ------------ 18 Fritwell news including CHAPEL ------- 21-22 24 Bingo Fritwell VH ----------------------- 21 Souldern news including CHAPEL ---- 23-24 MAY Neighbourhood ----------------------------- 25 2 Local elections @ your village hall Opinion --------------------------------------- 26 12 Ardley-w-Fewcott Gardening Club - 20 Walkies! -------------------------------------- 27 29 Bingo Fritwell VH ----------------------- 21 Advertising ----------------------------------- 28-38 Magazine information contacts etc ---- 39-40 For Church Services see p15 WEEKLY EVENTS Mondays • 9.30-5pm ‘Getting into work’ Bicester Li- • 09.30-10.30am Tai Chi Ardley VH brary • 7.30pm Faith in Art Group Heyford Park • Fritwell and Souldern Bin collection day Chapel • 10am Rhymetime Adderbury Library • 8pm ‘Thirsty Thursdays’ Fritwell VH Tuesdays • 2pm Tea and pancakes at Fewcott House • 9.30-5pm ‘Getting into work’ Bicester Li- • 2pm Social Bridge Highfield Club Bicester brary • 7.30pm Pilgrim course Heyford Park • 9.45 & 11am Rhyme Time Bicester Library Chapel • Coffee Morning Ardley VH 10.30 Fridays Wednesdays • 9.30-5pm Careers helpdesk Bicester Li- • 10-2pm Family history helpdesk Bicester brary Library • 10-2pm Coffee Adderbury Library • 10am Char Char Chimps Fritwell VH • 9am Stay & Play Fritwell School • Ardley Bin collection day • 11am coffee & cake White Lion Fewcott • 5pm Fridays Beavers, 6.15 Cubs , 8pm Thursdays Scouts Fritwell Scout Hut, Fewcott Rd Front page photo credit: Matthew Hicks, of Ardley w Fewcott. Goose in the Canal at Banbury 2 COMMUNITY / EDITORIAL Dear Readers, cheaper than ordinary paper, so we’re always looking after the pennies… This month I’ve moved the CHAPEL pages to the relevant village news pages. I had to submit our annual return to Companies House last week, which means that we have In February we read about the Christmas lunch- been in existence for a year already—I can’t es for the homeless and disadvantaged provided quite believe it. It also means that you will soon by a local catering company. To continue the see our annual accounts. All of our income is focus on local charity activities, this month we used for production of the magazine and surplus look behind the scenes at Portway Cattery— is saved up for charitable giving. You’ll be hear- which many of us will be familiar with as the ing more about this. source of our adopted feline friends. The three Parochial Church Councils will be I’m very proud to include a short story by Arlen receiving a share of the funds that have been Warne, a year 6 student at Fritwell School. Mr held by Souldern PCC on behalf of the 3Ps Mag- Hart was very impressed with the standard of the azine. If you lead an organisation in one of the short stories, and will hopefully let me have three parishes, do get in touch with your PCC as some more for future issues. they’ll be dividing the funds up soon. Details may be found on the Cherwell Valley Benefice web- I am also proud to have received a lot of compli- site. mentary and encouraging feedback from readers about the new format of the magazine. Unfortu- Fritwell Post Office reopens full-time in mid- nately it doesn’t fit neatly into some people’s March! magazine racks, but on the whole I think it has been well-received. A comment I wanted to ad- With best wishes from the editor, dress was: Why on earth the expensive shiny Vicky Hibberd paper? Well—for the time being it is in fact Save the date: Macmillan Coffee Morning & Table Top Bucknell has a thriving WI that is open to Sale women of all ages. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (except August) in the Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. and our activi- ties cover a wide range of subjects both so- Saturday 28 September cial and educational and including occasion- Ardley w Fewcott Community Hall al outings and visits. There is also the oppor- 9am – 1pm tunity to join other WIs for talks and coach outings or to learn a new skill at the WI Col- lege in Marcham. Contact Jean McGarry 01869 345581 or email We are a friendly group and enjoy ourselves [email protected] at meetings and events, we welcome visi- if you are interested in booking a ta- tors. Do come along and meet us or for ble cost £7 more details call Mrs Kate Hedges 01869 242169. 3 EMERGENCY INFORMATION FRITWELL VILLAGE HALL, Fewcott Road, OX27 7QA WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, Fewcott, OX27 7NZ ARDLEY VILLAGE HALL, Playing Fields, OX27 7PA FOX PUBLIC HOUSE SOULDERN, High Street, OX27 7JW Bicester Community Hospital OUT OF HOURS MINOR INJU- RIES UNIT Saturday & Sunday 8:30am–11pm / Monday—Friday 6–11pm Piggy Lane, Bicester, Call 01865 903976—please call before you set off. No x-ray facilities out of hours—for breaks, go to A&E or call 999 USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS Age UK 0800 055 6112 Mains Water 0800 316 9800 Bicester Good Neighbours 07849 799530 Member of Parliament 01869 233685 Bicester First Aid Unit 01865 903976 NHS non-emergency 111 Bin Collection (Cherwell DC) 01295 227003 Parish Council Ardley 01869 346996 Bus services (CDC) 01295 257930 Parish Council Fritwell 01869 345830 Carers support Oxfordshire 0845 050 666 Parish Council Souldern 01869 345931 Church benefice office 01869 233687 Police non-emergency 101 Cherwell District Council 01295 227001 Police station Bicester 01865 841148 Citizens’ Advice 08444 111 444 Roads and Verges 01295 227007 Comet bus Service 01865 768329 RSPCA 0300 1234 999 Counselling (adults— Samaritans) 116 123 School (Fritwell) 01869 345283 Counselling (children) 0800 11 11 Street Lights 0800 317802 GP—Deddington Surgery 01869 338611 Suicide helpline phone 0800 068 4141 Driver Volunteers service 0300 30 30 125 Suicide helpline text 07786 209697 Electrical Power Cut 08000 727 282 Victims of Crime 0300 1234 148 Environmental Health 01295 227001 Village Hall Ardley 01869 346632 Financial Hardship help 0800 138 1111 Village Hall Fritwell 01869 346624 Floodline 0845 988 1188 Village Hall Souldern 07812 501604 Food Bank 01869 357181 Waste water/sewerage 0800 316 9800 Good Neighbour Scheme 07849 799530 Weather—Met Office 0370 900 0100 Housing (Cherwell DC) 01295 227004 Weelchair loans 01869 345269 Library (Bicester) 01869 252181 Library (Banbury) 01295 262282 Library (Adderbury) 01295 810545 4 TRANSPORT FREE COMET BUS SERVICE TRANSPORT CHOICES The Oxfordshire county council Comet bus Volunteer Connect runs every Monday (excluding bank holi- Tel: 0300 30 30 125 days) from Souldern to Bicester, via Fritwell, [email protected] Fewcott, Ardley, and Bucknell. www.oxonvolunteers.org Notes: Wheelchairs can be accommodated with Costs: 45p per mile 24hours notice—call 01865 768329. Provides help to get to hospital and doc- tor appointments, health centres or for TIMETABLE SOULDERN to BICESTER MONDAYS social trips like clubs and day centres. Not usually available for shopping trips OUTWARD SOULDERN – OPPOSITE FOX PH 10:23 Cherwell Community Volunteer Ser- FRITWELL – OUTSIDE SCHOOL 10:26 vices FEWCOTT – OPPOSITE WHITE LION Tel: 01295 759126 10:28 [email protected] INN ARDLEY – OPPOSITE WATER LANE 10:31 Costs: Local journeys up to 10 miles—£5 BUCKNELL – OPPOSITE BUS SHELTER 10:35 Over 10 miles—47p per mile BICESTER – MANORSFIELD STAND 7 10:45 3 days notice required. Service for older people and those with disabilities and RETURN their accompanying carers. BICESTER – MANORSFIELD STAND 7 12:45 BUCKNELL – OPPOSITE BUS SHELTER 12:55 ARDLEY – OPPOSITE WATER LANE 12:59 BIN COLLECTIONS MARCH FEWCOTT – OPPOSITE WHITE LION Fritwell & Souldern THURSDAYS 13:02 INN FRITWELL – OPPOSITE SCHOOL 13:04 SOULDERN – OPPOSITE FOX PH 13:07 Ardley w Fewcott WEDNESDAYS Oxfordshire Age UK do regular Computer Drop-in help Sessions at Banbury Library on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month 10am til 2pm. Call 01295 262282 for more information. 5 SCHOOL NEWS Original artwork available from PETER GLOVER [email protected] 6 SCHOOL NEWS The Man-Eating Serpent of Spajusi By Arlen Warne Year 6, Fritwell School Morning has risen in Spajusi. I sit by my win- dow in my small flat bungalow and stare across the street, searching for signs of the wicked serpent. Soon, the beast will go from door to door, stealing from the residents of this village. But I am not scared for I have seen a wonder, here in Spajusi. Ours is a sinkhole town, a hidden village erased from most people’s memories. A sink- hole sank our town into the muddy Earth long ago, but we have adapted to it since. We used to live in horror, as climbing the hole was nearly a death sentence.
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