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The Letcombe Register The Letcombe Regis Parish Newsletter November 2018 November Mondays 5,12,19,26 7.30 - 9.00 pm Voices in the Vale with Lisa Doscher Village Hall Tuesdays 6,13,20,27 9.30 - 11.00 am Ridgeway Handbell Group East Challow Fridays 2,9,16,23,30 10.00 am / 11.00 am Tennis Cardio Class / All ability Coaching Tennis Courts Saturdays 3,10,17,24 9.00 am Tennis - 1 hour Cardio Tennis Courts Thu 1 2.30 pm Knitwits 63 Pavilion Walk Sat 3 10.00 - 1.00 pm Riding Club - Dressage Clinic - Sue Baker Riding Arena Sun 4 10.00 am Matins - lay led St. Andrew’s Mon 5 6.30 pm Bonfire and Fireworks Display Recreation Ground Wed 7 5.30 pm Richmond - Fireworks - plus refreshments & piano music Richmond Wed 7 8.00 pm Book Buffs Greyhound Inn Sun 11 10.00 am Holy Communion St. Andrew’s Sun 11 8.00 pm Greyhound - Pub Quiz (supporting the British Legion) Greyhound Inn Mon 12 7.30 pm WI - The Pendon Museum - David Day Village Hall Wed 14 7.00 pm Richmond - St James’ Singers - a cappella male voice choir Richmond Wed 14 7.30 pm Film Club - ‘Darkest Hour’ Village Hall Wed 14 7.30 pm Gardening Club - Making and keeping a Flower Garden Village Hall Thu 15 2.30 pm Knitwits The Old Manor Fri 16 7.30 pm Bingo! - jackpot £100 - all welcome Sports Pavilion Fri 16 7.30 pm Letcombe Bassett - Call My Bluff Wine Evening - village hall Letcombe Bassett Sat 17 am Churchyard Clear up St. Andrew’s Sat 17 10.00 am - Noon Riding Club - Jump the Jumps session Riding Arena Sat 17 1.30 - 4.30 pm Nature Reserve Work Party Nature Reserve Sat 17 7.00 pm Childrey - Big Quiz Night (in aid of Tearfund) - village hall Childrey Sun 18 10.00 am Matins - lay led St. Andrew’s Sun 18 6.00 - 8.30 pm Greyhound - Burger Night with Live Music Greyhound Inn Mon 19 8.00 pm Parish Council Meeting Village Hall Sat 24 10.00 am - Noon Bird Observation Walk with Ian Taylor Sparsholt Firs Sat 24 10.00 - 4.00 pm Richmond - Christmas Fayre (including Arts Weeks Artists) Richmond Sat 24 7.00 pm Tennis Club - Race Night Village Hall Sun 25 10.00 am Holy Communion St. Andrew’s Sun 25 4.00 - 7.00 pm Greyhound Folk Club Greyhound Inn Tue 27 7.30 pm RG&VH Trust Meeting Village Hall Thu 29 2.30 pm Knitwits Brook Barn Thu 29 8.00 - 8.55 pm Tennis Club - Annual Members Meeting Greyhound Inn December Sat 1 10.00 - 1.00 pm Riding Club - Dressage Clinic - Sue Baker Riding Arena Sat 1 7.00 pm St. Andrew’s Day Concert - The Saxonians - jazz quartet St. Andrew’s

Letcombe Regis Parish Council

Finally the next meeting of the Parish Council is due to take For those walking in the area of the Pavilion you will have th noticed that the removal of the remaining Leylandi tree place on Monday 19 November, 8 pm in the Village Hall roots from the boundary of the Parish Council Burial where the main focus will be on next year budget. Currently Ground has taken place. A number have gone to form part the indications are that there will be no uplift in the precept, of the bonfire which will be lit for the Firework Night but this will depend on the final agreed figures. All are Celebration and the remainder have been removed. The welcome to attend. Parish Council are grateful to John Castle and Cllr David Barber for their significant work in getting this done. Jeanne Lapsley Chairman, Letcombe Regis Parish Council The PC also wishes to thank Clive and Alison Phillips, who organised, and all those who contributed to, the recent Village Litter pick which resulted in six full bags of rubbish being collected. More details will be found elsewhere in the Register. Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground and Following the decision taken at the last Parish Council Village Hall Trust Meeting to take advantage of The Woodland Trusts scheme to plant a tree to commemorate the Centenary of the Armistice of WW1 a site has been identified on the The annual village firework display will take place on the Millennium Green. Sadly the tree will not be available in recreation ground on Monday November 5th (see separate time for the actual date, but a ceremony date and details advert). For the size of our village, this is a fantastic display will be announced in the Register once the tree has been and we hope you can come along and support us. The received. It is hoped that the species will be a Rowan bonfire will be lit at 6.30 pm with the fireworks at 7.00pm. which will provide interest and winter food for wild birds. There will be drinks and food available in the pavilion and sparklers on sale. Whilst entry is free, we ask for donations Representative from the Parish Council and the Parochial to the bucket collection on the evening as this is what will Church Council met recently to consider measures to try to fund next year’s event. We thank all the volunteers for help protect the Church wall from further damage. It had been with the set up and lighting of the bonfire, fireworks, hoped that metal bollards could be installed. However a sparklers, bar, food, collection buckets and clearing up. We significant power supply was found to run just beneath the also thank the Parish Council for their donation towards the road so an alternative solution was discussed with the Vale fireworks. The bonfire site will remain open for donations of of the White Horse Highways department. The result has combustible items until 4th November. been to repaint the markings to the whole junction with white lines extending around the corners. As soon as a Further work on the trees on the recreation ground is date is confirmed for this work those who have provided scheduled in late November. the Parish Clerk with their emails will get notification. if you would like you name added to the village email please The celebrations for the hall opening were enjoyed by all contact the Parish Clerk [email protected]. It is timely those who came. Although not as many attended the to remind those of you who do park partly on the afternoon event as we’d hoped, Magic Peter was pavements to ensure that you leave room for disabled enthusiastically received and the home made scones were access and pushchairs. a talking point. The evening hog roast and barn dance, with nearly 100 attending, raised £798.50. Thanks go to the Please note the Parish Council contact number has now helpers who contributed to the successful running of the changed to event and to James and his team for all the catering and to Oliver and Sophie for their efforts with the bar. 07491 000305.

This is a mobile number and on the odd occasions when Thoughts are already turning to next May when several of there is no reply please leave a message so that we can the key members of the Trust are standing down and we get back to you. are looking for people to come on to the committee. There are a range of tasks involved, both big and small, so you In readiness for the winter months the Parish Council has can give as much or as little time as you are able. For more requested that all Grit Bins are topped up by the Vale and information, please come along to our next meeting or this should happen shortly. These are placed at the bottom contact us through the hall contacts on the back of the of the hill on the corner of Windmill Hill junction; at the Register. bottom of South Street; on the corner by the Village Hall; th and beside the Allotments. A further bin is also to be The next Trust meeting will be on Tuesday 27 November placed at the entrance and exit to the Recreation Ground at 7.30 pm in the Warborough Room. Villagers are Parking area. welcome to attend.

Next year will be the election year for new Parish Sue Hannon Councillors so if you are interested please contact the Chairman Parish Clerk at [email protected]. Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust

St Andrew’s Church

“All is safely gathered in/ ere the winter storms begin.” Harvest Festival actually took place on a very stormy morning, but hurricane Callum didn’t dampen the festivities. With a christening as well as Harvest, the church was full and looked beautiful with arrangements of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Many thanks to all those who gave so generously: the collection of over £290 went to Harvest for the Hungry while groceries went to the Food Bank, and the huge bags of apples were very gratefully received at St Katharine's, The Sanctuary Care Home and at Stirlings.

November is the month when we celebrate the feast day of St Andrew on the 30th. Andrew, along with his brother, Simon Peter, was a fisherman. According to legend, Jesus saw Andrew and his brother fishing and told them to leave their nets and become “fishers of men.” Andrew became one of Jesus’ most loyal followers and travelled widely, preaching the gospel. He was martyred by crucifixion on WANTED an X-shaped cross or “saltire.” A monk called Regulus local dog-lover to BORROW MY DOGGY preserved his bones and was warned by an angel in a and help with weekday walking our lovely dream to take some of them “to the ends of the earth” for Golden Retriever. Loves the company of safekeeping. Regulus set sail with several relics and was other dogs and very good off the lead. eventually shipwrecked on the east coast of Scotland in Contact Catriona on 771100 Fife. He built a chapel to house the bones (tradition has it that Regulus had St Andrew’s kneecap and one arm!) and gradually a place of learning grew up there, to become St Andrew’s university in 1413. Why the saltire is the national flag of Scotland is too long a story to tell here but it’s all about a battle at Athelstaneford with the Picts and the Scots fighting the Angles in 832AD. LETCOMBE REGIS RECREATION GROUND We will be honouring St Andrew in three ways: Firstly, a churchyard clear-up on the morning of Saturday 17th November. If you can spare an hour or so to help tidy up 2018 BONFIRE the church grounds before winter really sets in, you would be made most welcome. Bring your favourite garden tools. AND Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided to sustain the workers. FIREWORKS November 30th is a Friday so we’re going to celebrate St st DISPLAY Andrew’s day on Saturday 1 December. In the morning there will be the annual Gift Day when all villagers, whether church-goers or not, are invited to donate towards the Monday 5th November upkeep of our beautiful historic church. Again, there will be Bonfire 6.30pm a warm welcome along with tea and coffee served in the church. Fireworks 7.00pm • Entrance free (there will be a bucket collection in aid of In the evening there will be a concert in church at Recreation Ground funds on the night) 7:00pm. The Saxonians will perform a wide range of • Clubhouse open for food and drinks enjoyable jazzy and light classical music arranged for • Sparklers on sale saxophone quartet. Tickets £12.50 (including light interval refreshments and a glass of wine/soft drink) available from To help towards a more balanced display, villagers are encouraged to Christine Birch, 01235 763529, and the Richmond Shop; contribute advance donations of money towards the fireworks. accompanied children free. Don’t miss this evening of Please donate by Thursday1st November to: musical entertainment. Murray Charlton, 1 Brook View, Richmond: 768853 Happy St Andrew’s Day! Sue Hannon, Mill Bank, Mill Paddock: 766043 Cheques payable to : "Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground"

COME AND ENJOY YOURSELVES! Financially supported by the Parish Council. Organised by the Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground and Village Hall Management Committee

Letcombes WI Village Litter Pick – Thanks

The next meeting of the Letcombes WI will be held on A big thank you to the ten or so villagers who took part in Monday 12th November 2018 in the Village Hall. the village litter pick on Oct 19th. It was a beautiful sunny day to be out and about and the whole task was completed The speaker for this month will be David Day and he will in about two hours. The team tidied mainly the approach be talking about the Pendon Museum - Modelling the Past roads into the village: from the top of Court Hill through for the Future. Main Street to the top of Windmill Hill and to the Wantage end of the road to Wantage; Warborough Road and South Visitors are very welcome. Street; and the Bassett Road from Blandy’s Barn through Main Street to the church. We had no need to tidy within the village as so many villagers pick up any litter they see anyway. There was less litter than usual but still enough to Book Buffs fill about 8 bags. The most unusual litter items found this year were a lady’s black knickers and a man’s blue boxer The next meeting will be held in the Greyhound at 8pm on shorts found (some distance apart) on Court Hill. Wednesday 7th November when we shall be discussing Clive & Alison Phillips 'The Gathering' by Anne Enright and members' personal choices of a memorable book read this summer.

The library book for December, available at the meeting, is 'Move Along Please' by Mark Mason, the alternative being 'The Little Drummer Girl' by John le Carrè in preparation for Charity Christmas Card Sale. the forthcoming BBC adaptation. This annual event is at the Vale and Downland Museum in Any queries to Freddie on 767772 Wantage from Monday 5th November - Saturday 17th November.

Opening times 9.30 - 4.00 pm. Friends Of Letcombe Valley Community Nature Reserve

Do join the next work party in our Community Nature Reserve on Saturday, 17th November, 1:30 to 4:30pm. Volunteers are very welcome to assist in the on-going restoration of this rare chalkland valley for wildlife and the community. Stay for as long or as short a period as you 200 Club wish; refreshments are provided mid-afternoon. Expert guidance is on hand and tasks are carried out at your own 200 Club Draw — No 8 November 2018 pace. Warm and waterproof clothing\footwear and working gloves are recommended. Opportunities for Duke of 136 Maxine GAW £50 Edinburgh Award volunteering\skills sections; under 18s accompanied by an adult please. Please meet for the 221 Trevellyan NEWELL £25 safety and guidance talk at the beginning of the session by the noticeboard on the Reserve. For further details, or in 176 Araminta LAPSLEY- MIKA £10 case of uncertain weather conditions, contact letcombeval- 100 Brian MONNERY £10 [email protected] or 01235 769194\763827. 177 David MAUNDRELL £5 The Reserve contains elements of the ideal habitat for dormice: a mix of other tree species and hazel, deadwood, Special Draw green corridors of hedgerows and linked tree tops for travel without descending to the ground and an under-storey of 211 Allan LANCASTER £25 honeysuckle and bramble for food, nesting material and protection. Dormice hibernate through the winter season in 109 June MATTHEWS £20 ball-shaped nests made of honeysuckle bark, fresh leaves and grasses but both the once widespread dormice and 192 Lyn TAYLOR £10 their nests are very difficult to spot. BBOWT has records of dormice in three reserves and plans to increase the 7 Mike ROWE £10 population number by coppicing woodland to create a succession of woodland flowers and dense scrub. The 202 Harry REITER £10 local wildlife trust’s current appeal until 23 November is to protect and enhance woodland habitats for dormice and 124 Paul CAMPION £10 other woodland species. If you wish to support the appeal, https://www.bbowt.org.uk/support-us/donate/dormouse- New Numbers draw appeal gives further information. 210 Charles & Jayne MATTHEWS £5 © 2018 Francesca Engelmann for Letcombe Regis Parish Council 4 The Letcombe Register November 2018

Arts Weeks Artists

Will be at the Richmond Christmas Fair on 24th Nov. 10am until 4pm.

Richmond Letcombe Regis

7th November – Fireworks night followed by refreshments and piano music all starting from 5.30pm

14th November – St James’ Singers, an a cappella male voice choir, will be singing with refreshments of cheese RACE NIGHT and wine. Starting at 7pm Letcombe Regis Village Hall

24th November – Christmas Fayre – a large selections of th stalls and a raffle. Drop in anytime between 10am and Saturday 24 of November 4pm. £12 with 2 course Buffet 2nd December – A cream tea afternoon accompanied by a talented octet performing some of Franz Schubert’s most Please bring along all friends and family. If popular pieces. Starting at 3pm. you cannot come, then please purchase a horse and win a great prize

Tickets & Horses must be purchased in advance Letcombe Bassett “Call My Bluff” Wine from Catriona (771100), Geoff (762680), Evening Village Shop or The Greyhound

Proceeds to court maintenance fund Friday 16th November at 7.30pm in Letcombe Bassett village hall.

Come and have a bit of light-hearted fun and enjoy some gentle competition. Suitable for anyone who enjoys tasting wine and would like to learn more. Hosts Andrew and Lizzie Shaw are Letcombe Bassett’s resident wine trade professionals who will provide their expertise.

Tickets: £15 per person in aid of the Village Hall, which includes the wines, cheese and accompaniments. You can book individually or as a team.

For bookings or more information, contact [email protected]

Childrey Big Quiz

Saturday 17th November - The Big Quiz Night in aid of Tearfund

7pm for 7.30pm Childrey Village Hall – tickets include a light supper and are available from Childrey Village Shop cost £8 per person. Teams of not more than six at a table!! Licensed bar available. Do come and support the work of Tearfund which helps those less fortunate.

Letcombes Gardening Club The Gardening Club has a new Facebook page packed with information on events, talks and helpful tips. If you are on Facebook then do go and have a look. You can find it We are again taking advantage of Sutton's offer of by searching on “Letcombes’ Gardening Club” then asking discounted seeds for gardening clubs. The benefit is open to join the group. to all with a discount of 40% for members and 35% for non -members with 15% off all sundries. If you'd like a catalogue and order form, please contact Sue Hannon, Mill Bank, 766043, e-mail [email protected].

After last month’s talk by a champion grower of vegetables, Letcombes Conservation Group it is the turn of the flower garden for the next meeting. The speaker is Matt Reese, whose subject is “Making and Birds are often more visible on the bare branches of trees Keeping a Flower Garden at Malvelleys”. Matt is head in autumn and our winter visitors have either returned or gardener at this relatively new garden near Newbury. t will be here very soon. Fieldfares and redwings, two Wednesday 21s November at 7u.30 at Letcombe Regis members of the Thrush family, fly in flocks from northern Village Hall. Visitors welcome. Europe to over-winter in Britain. Do keep a few windfall apples in your garden as a feast for these birds when they Topical Tips arrive. Local expert, Ian Taylor, will help you to tell these thrushes apart by their markings and call, on the next BIRD With this month comes the annual task of leaf clearing and OBSERVATION WALK on Saturday, 24th November, that familiar sound of leaf blowers as everyone frantically 10:00am to 12 noon. Ian’s knowledge will inform and tries to keep on top of the gradually thickening layers of fascinate you as we observe and\or hear these and other fallen foliage! If nothing else, clear them from lawns, ponds native and migratory birds on the North Wessex Downs and beds. and around the village field paths and Reserve. All are welcome to join the walk; meet at 10am on the Ridgeway This month you can plant your tulips. I know it’s cold and at Sparsholt Firs (south of Sparsholt on the B4001 wet but just think of the wonderful, rainbow-like display you Lambourn Road, grid reference SU34385). Please wear will generate in mid to late spring and it will all be worth it! appropriate clothing and footwear for a walk into the Devil’s Punchbowl and bring binoculars if you have them. Children You can continue to cut back perennials this month but do are especially welcome; under 18s accompanied please. take a look at them first. It is not essential to completely Sorry no dogs. Do note this event in your diary. For further flatten the garden and some of the seed heads look details, or in the event of uncertain weather, please contact wonderful covered in frost, so take your time. Christine Birch on 763529 or Ian Taylor on 7646770.

If you want to experiment with propagation then November As the daylight shortens and temperatures fall, new queen is the time to take root cuttings. Try phlox and perennial bumblebees hibernate in soft soil or under logs whilst poppies to begin with. You can also take hardwood honey bees huddle together for warmth. Now is an ideal cuttings. If you have any soft or semi ripe cuttings you will time to plan ahead for the early-flowering bulbs that bring need to keep checking them for disease. colourful cheer to us and also play a crucial role in supporting bees and other pollinating insects by providing Don’t feed any plants this month but you can mulch. In fact nectar and pollen resources in Spring. Newly emerged it is vital to mulch any borderline hardy perennials that you queen bees need sugar-rich nectar to give them energy to are leaving in. This will at least give them a fighting fly and protein-rich pollen to feed their emerging larvae. chance! Bulbs and corms that are beneficial to foraging bees include snowdrop, crocus, cyclamen, narcissus, hyacinth, On the fruit and veg front, you can still sow broad beans bluebell, iris, muscari, Siberian squill and wood anemone. this month but the main task to take in hand is fruit tree Flowers pollinated by insects have contrasting colours that pruning. You will be able to start pruning apple, pear and stand out from the foliage around them. Bees have three quince trees and also redcurrants and gooseberries this small, single-lensed ocelli to detect flower colours with month. On restricted fruit trees you should try and thin out ultraviolet light, judge light intensity, navigate and keep any congested fruiting spurs. You can tell which these are orientated. Bees also have two compound eyes with as they have the fatter buds. thousands of tiny lenses each connected to a cone with photoreceptor cells. Human photoreceptors detect the red, Remember you can leave parsnips in the ground, as they blue and green light spectrum but bees’ photoreceptors are taste better after they’ve been frosted. If you’re lucky sensitive to shorter wavelength ultraviolet light invisible to enough to have produced celeriac of any size with all the humans as well as medium and long wavelengths of blue dry weather we’ve had this summer, then you can leave and greeny-yellow colours in the spectrum. Flowers that them in the ground too but you will need to protect them rely on bees for pollination have ultraviolet markings on the from the cold with straw. petals that lead the bees to the pollen-rich stamens and I hope that gives you something to tempt you outside. nectaries. So chose colours you enjoy; the bees will Enjoy! perceive those ultraviolet markings and blue to greeny- yellow colours three to five times faster than us which ena- bles them to see individual flowers blowing in the wind even while flying.

Christmas Greetings

A reminder that it’s time to compose your Christmas greeting to Letcombe friends and neighbours and make sure that you don’t miss the deadline for inclusion in next month’s festive edition of the Register.

For new readers or those who haven’t done this before, here’s how it works: decide on your Christmas message (£2); add a seasonal decoration f(or an extra £1), if you want to and make sure that it will fit into a box as shown here. (9 cm wide x 3 cm high)

Your Greetings reproduced here Colour or in a font of your choice - £2 b & w Provide instructions & payment Clipart of before 27th Nov. to the Register your 2, The Old Stables choice 01235 769310 here [email protected] (extra £1)

E-mail it to the [email protected] by November 27th at the latest, for the Christmas edition. Pay with cash (drop in at 2, The Old stables, Warborough Road or for Richmond residents leave at Reception), or via BACS, (email the Register for details). If it’s more convenient for you, the money can be handed in to Vivien McCoubrey at 12 Mill Paddock.

It’s a brilliantly simple idea; you save actual Christmas Film Club cards for people at a distance, those you’re unlikely to see, and you use December’s Register to send good wishes to village friends and neighbours. This year your greetings To join Remembrance Day commemorations we are will be sprinkled throughout the Register giving it a truly showing ‘Darkest Hour’, one of this years most acclaimed festive look. films, which tells the story of a critical decision in the course of the 2nd World War. Set over 4 weeks in 1940, the film begins when Winston Churchill replaces Neville

Chamberlain as Prime Minister and immediately faces the decision of whether to negotiate peace with Hitler or stand firm and fight for freedom.

‘Darkest Hour’ won both the Oscar and BAFTA for Best

Film (2018), but it is Gary Oldman’s performance as

Churchill which makes this a great film. Winning all 4 major

Best Actor awards, Oscar, Bafta, Golden Globe and

Screen Actors Guild, Oldman’s tour de force performance as Churchill is remarkable. The prosthetics and 5 hours in makeup every day help but it is Oldman’s acting skill which won him universal praise and the long overdue awards.

Oldman is well supported by Kristen Scott Thomas who plays Churchills wife Clemmie and Lily James who plays his young secretary Elizabeth Layton. Cigars also feature strongly, apparently he smoked over 400 during filming!

Door Open 7.30pm; film starts at 8pm. Come early for a drink and chat.

Future Films:  12th December - The Death of Stalin  6th January - Paddington 2 (special family film for New Year - more info next month)  9th January - Lady Bird

Letter from Ed Vaizey, MP Tennis Club

Earlier this month Michael Gove announced a landmark Race Night

Agriculture Bill to replace the Common Agricultural Policy th Saturday 24 of November sees the return of the fabulous (CAP). As we leave the European Union this Bill will Race Night in the Village Hall where you can fancy your replace the current rules. The changes announced will chances in any of 8 horse races shown on the night on a gradually transform the agriculture sector, giving farmers big screen. You can buy a horse, or simply bet on one (or time to adapt. At the heart of the Bill is a commitment to more). It’s a great fun evening and is our only biannual tackling climate change. The Bill also contains a specific fund raising event, so please do book your tickets early. provision to enable government to provide financial There will be a licensed bar too. Doors open 7pm, for the assistance to improve productivity. This may have a Buffet, with Racing starting at 8pm. significant effect on the farmers in the area, and I look If you can’t attend you can still participate by owning a forward to the changes in the bill being implemented. horse in any race and if it comes first you will win a lovely prize. A list of horse names can be found at The Lidl have announced that they are planning to build a new Greyhound where you can select yours to own for only £5. store in Grove, to be built off Grove Road. A planning You can even choose a horse name yourself. Any local application for submitted to Vale of White Horse District businesses may wish to sponsor a race too. Horses in the th Council on 7 September. I am pleased that we should final race are sold by Auction on the night. soon being getting a greater choice of supermarkets, although the plans should consider the effect on local Please come and support your local Tennis Club and have traffic. You can find out more details of the proposals at a wonderful night out in our lovely new Village Hall. Tickets grove.lidl.co.uk. must be purchased in advance from Geoff (762680), Catriona (771100), and Jane (763727) the Village Shop or The Greyhound Inn The Bank of England is looking for secondary schools from Wantage and Didcot to take part in their digital media Indoor Tennis competition about the role of the Bank. The competition is aimed at students aged 11-18 and schools are invited to Starts on Tuesday the 6th of November with shared village submit a short film on topics which change from year to transport to Abingdon, available. year. This year’s title is ‘What will money be like in the This is a very different experience and a great way to get future?’ The competition received over 130 entries last some gentle exercise during cold wet winter evenings, year, and if you would like to enter this year you can find suitable for all levels. So if you have not tried it yet please details at bankofengland.co.uk/education/competitions. tel Alison McClintock on 01235 410255 or email [email protected] to book a place. This month I was very pleased to visit Didcot Girls School, turn the first turf at Grove Business Park and visit EMS Adult Coaching & Keep fit Classes

Physio, who produce specialist medical equipment in the Please give us a try by just turning up as a taster Cardio is Park. I also attended the commemoration of the centenary ideal for anyone returning or starting into tennis. of WWI in Didcot, with the dedication of a centenary field. Although the sessions are initially booked for a full term, the cost reduces proportionately dependant on when you Please feel free to contact me if you have any pressing join. issues that you would like help with. You can contact me There is a Friday morning Cardio class from 10 am and a on any matter at the House of Commons, SW1A 0AA, Saturday 1 hour session from 9am, plus an All Ability [email protected] or 01235 768 888. Email is the Coaching session from 11 am on Fridays, or book a private quickest and most reliable way to get in touch, as I keep a lesson for £25/hr. Please ring NTA our resident coaching very close eye on my emails and can reply very quickly. team on 0800 888 6030 to join all sessions or on line via Details of my activities in Parliament can be read on my our web site www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/letcombetennisclub website, https://www.vaizey.com. I also send out (>coaching > Letcombe Tennis school>Cardio or Adult occasional general interest emails about developments in Coaching). the Wantage and Didcot Constituency. You can sign up here: http://bit.ly/EdVaizeyMP. Annual Members Meeting

Finally arrived, an evening eagerly awaited by all Tennis Members, is our 7th Annual General meeting. It will be held on Thursday the 29th of November from 8 to 8:55pm at the Greyhound. It is mainly a social get together, while you get a brief update of goings on and have your SAY on the club's future. For any specific topics to be raised or application for a post, please email Jane Ellis at letcombetennis- [email protected] ASAP.

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© 2018 Francesca Engelmann for Letcombe Regis Parish Council 9 The Letcombe Register November 2018 Letcombe Football Club The grass reseeding has established well and spoil from the construction proved ideal for levelling the north west October was another successful month for the club, but we side of ground which used to flood every year . are missing the standard of Hellenic league football. We In June we held a successful table top tack sale and have opened the month with a 3-2 away win against Faringdon run several dressage clinics and ‘Jump the Jumps’ Town reserves who were unbeaten at that time. We then sessions. beat Sutton Courtenay 3-1 away in the North Berks cup, and they play in the division above us. We drew 1-1 at On Saturday 27 October several riders had the unique op- home to Lambourn reserves in the league in a very close portunity to take part in a fun ride around the beautifully game, and then beat AFC Aldersmaton `A` 4-1 at home in scenic Warborough Farm. Our grateful thanks to the Good the Berks & Bucks Junior Cup. family.

We are unbeaten after 10 competitive matches and are The 'Jump the Jumps’ events are growing in popularity and currently top of North Berks Division 3. are ideal for riders to come along and have some fun, jump a course of show jumps at a height they feel comfortable Fixtures in the near future are : with in an informal atmosphere. Perfect for building October confidence for both horse and rider.

th Sat 27 Hanney 66 Club v Letcombe 2.00 league We will be holding 'Jump the Jumps' sessions on Saturday November 17th November and Saturday 8th December from 10am to

rd War 12pm. Sat 3 Letcombe v Dorchester 1.30 Memorial Cup The dressage clinics have also proved to be very popular Nairn Paul rd Sat 10th Letcombe v Benson Lions 1.30 and Sue Baker will be running these clinics on Saturday 3 Cup November and 1st December from 10am to 1pm. This is an ideal opportunity to receive expert tuition from a top class

dressage judge, again in a relaxed and informal Riding Club News atmosphere.

The riding club has had a very active summer with several Everyone is welcome to come along and watch. For more events taking place in the new arena. information contact [email protected]

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