Great Coxwell News and Blog

GREAT COXWELL WI

4/5/2018

Great Coxwell WI would like to invite you to come to our meetings. We are a small friendly group and meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room. We have different speakers every month as well as time for a drink, raffle and chat.

We hope that you will be able to join us and enjoy the activities we arrange.
Our next meeting is on Tuesday 8th May when we have the Uffington Potter coming to talk to us. All women welcome.

ARTWEEKS AND THE CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP

4/5/2018

Artweeks in the village is one of the loveliest events that we host. There is a huge coming together of talents from artistic - in the form of painting, ceramics, stone carving, mosaics, woodworking, jewellery and wire modelling, to catering, baking, flower arranging, plant growing, cafe creating. It is two weekends when the streets in the village are alive with folk out to have a jolly time. 10 artists will be exhibiting and demonstrating in 4 venues in the village of Great Coxwell from the Great Barn down to the Church. We hope you will be a part of it in some way.

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP
This event is for all the children of the village, to create their own works that will be part of the decorative bunting in the reading room over the artweeks weekends. Please come and join us SUNDAY 13 MAY 11-12 and have fun. Everyone welcome!

DOES ANYONE HAVE A GAS BBQ WE COULD BORROW FOR 26 AND 27 MAY FOR ARTWEEKS CATERING?

Tommy Thompson - Funeral

4/5/2018

"Tommy" Thompson, retired pilot, R.A.F and Britannia Airways, died peacefully at home on 24th April 2018, aged 88 years, surrounded by his family, who were loved by him, as he was much loved by them.

The funeral will be held on 22nd May 2018 at 11.30 a.m. at St Giles Church, Great Coxwell. No flowers. Funeral Director Godfrey and Sons, Stanford in the Vale.

There will be a wake afterwards at Wickstead Farm, Coleshill.

Jeannette Grace - Funeral

4/5/2018

The funeral and celebration of the life of Jeannette Grace will be held on Tuesday May 15th at 2.00pm, and everyone who knew Jeannette is warmly invited after to the funeral to the wake at the Eagle Tavern, Little Coxwell.

FARINGDON & DISTRICT U3A – THURSDAY 10TH MAY 2018

4/5/2018

The talk on Thursday 10th May in Faringdon Corn Exchange is by Martin Lloyd who is speaking about Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies. This promises to be an exciting topic; it is an exciting and dramatic account of how the actions of a group of assassins changed the passport regulations, and how the unmasking of a spy caused a modification in passport design and how, for one man, the passport turned into a killer. Martin is a very popular speaker so do come along and enjoy the refreshments after the talk. Members are welcome but visitors are required to pay £1.50 towards costs. Further information can be found on the U3A web site on www.faringdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com or from the chairman on 01367 615 385.

Tommy Thompson RIP

27/4/2018

It is with great sadness I report Tommy Thompson died on Tuesday (April 24th). He died peacefully with all his family around him, listening to his favourite music. Funeral details will follow when they are known.

St Giles Church

19/4/2018

There will be a special Rogation Family Communion Service in St. Giles' Church on Sunday April 29th at 10.30am. The service will be preceded by a Rogation Walk starting at the Great Barn at 10.00am (and arriving at the church in time for the 10.30am service), when we will be stopping at various points and offering prayers for our farms and farmers and this year's harvest. After the service, there will be refreshments in the Vicarage.
Best wishes,
David

War Memorial

19/4/2018

The Parish Council are looking for a gardener to prepare the site and then replant hedging around the war memorial. If you are interested in quoting for the job or know someone who might please email the newsletter.

Watercourses

19/4/2018

Please keep all watercourses that flow through your land clear and free flowing.

Chicken Found

19/4/2018

A very friendly chicken has turned up in a garden in the middle of the village. It is being well looked after but if it is yours please contact the newsletter to have it returned to you.

Stop Press:
The Chicken is home again

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