The sheep in the Great Barn Nativity scene are losing their woolly coats. If anyone has an old sheep skin jacket or similar that we could use to smarten them up could you please contact Jo or Mary and we will come and collect?

Thank you. 
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Friday 26th Jan - Dunkirk (12A)
(Action, Drama, History - 2017) 
 
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II

Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance
Film duration: 1 hour 46 mins plus 15 min interval

Licensed bar, sweets, popcorn, refreshments and ice-creams served
 
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family
 
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2

Tickets can be bought in advance from Faringdon Information Centre, 5 Market Square, Faringdon SN7 7HL
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Did you know... a number of rural crimes can be avoided by taking a few simple steps. Here are some top tips to help keep your property secure:

• Keep the boundaries of your land and property well-maintained and secure
• Fit strong locks to sheds, garages and outbuildings
• Check security equipment regularly to ensure it is working properly
• Lock equipment away in a secure building when it’s not in use
• Security mark your tools and equipment

For more crime prevention advice, please visit the Rural Crime page on our website here:

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/advice/protecting-your-business/rural-crime/

SMOKEY our PONY

We had to have our grey pony Smokey put down on New Year's Eve.

He was 20 year's old and had progressive lameness caused by a tumour. We had had him for 15 years, and he was much loved, and enjoyed all the attention he got from people passing by and stopping to talk to him as they walked down Dark Lane.

Thanks, Margaret
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Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Great Coxwell Faringdon Oxfordshire
 
Between 17.12.17 (20:00) and 18.12.17 (09:00) a property in Great Coxwell was burgled. Entry was gained via a front door.

If you have seen any suspicious looking vehicles or people in the area or have any information relating to this message, please call the police via the 24 hour non- emergency telephone number 101.
 
Alternatively, if you have any information but wish to remain anonymous, please call crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online @ crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
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The Annual January Japes will be held in the Faringdon Corn Exchange on Thursday 11th January 2018. Times are 12.15 for  12.30 start. Details of the meal will be available in the magazine or online in December, and tickets at £15.00 each need to be booked in advance.  The meal will be followed by entertainment by Dave Headey,  a local singer and actor.  This promises to be different and “special”. 

Members who do not wish to come to the meal are welcome to come to the entertainment only at 2.30pm.

U3A is also branching out with a film on “Coast and Sea” on Thursday 18th January in the Corn Exchange at 2.30pm.  The film comes from the “Britain on Film” series which is newly produced by the Independent Cinema Office in conjunction with the British Film Institute. Relive the holidays of your youth along with learning about the trades and customs of coastal life.  This film is for members only in order not to contravene our hiring conditions.
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Local GP practices have been working with Oxfordshire CCG and patient representatives on plans for the future of GP and primary care services in South West Oxfordshire and in the other five localities across the county.

The draft plan is at https://consult.oxfordshireccg.nhs.uk/consult.ti/SWLocalityPlan/consultationHome
​The plan is available for further comment until 17 December 2017, and we invite you to further have your say:

• We would like your view on the priorities in the plan (pages 20 - 46) – have we go them right?
• Do you agree with the expansion or introduction of new services within the community to meet the challenges we face?
• Are there any gaps? What do you think we have missed?

Care worker recruitment campaign from Oxfordshire County Council, NHS and Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers.

Oxfordshire currently has around 14,200 people working in adult social care. But the county's ageing population is growing at twice the average, so there is an urgent need for more caring, friendly and reliable care workers to support older, frail people in their own homes, in nursing and residential homes or in community hospital settings. Please see attached if you want more info.

​Friday 15th December - Love Actually (15)
 
(Comedy/Drama/Romance - 2003) Film duration 2 hours 30 mins (including interval)
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson
Blockbuster Nights @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon. 
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm. 
Tickets in advance £4 Adults £3 Under 18s £10 Family 
Tickets on door : £5 Adults, £4 U18s, £11 Family 
 
Friday 20th December - Elf (PG)
(Comedy, Family, Fantasy - 2003) Film duration: 2 hours (including 15 min interval)
 
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
Director: Jon Favreau
Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart
Kids Film @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 1.30pm, film starts at 2.00pm. 
Tickets in advance £4 Adults £3 Under 18s £10 Family 
TICKETS ON DOOR : £5 Adults, £4 U18s, £11 Family 
 
For more info/ tickets contact Faringdon Info Centre on 01367 240281 or email [email protected] or visit www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema 

Saturday 9th December 5 pm   A celebration of Christmas : Carol service All Saints Coleshill

Sunday December 10th   10.30 am   Christingle Family Communion Service in St. Giles Church Great Coxwell

Sunday December 17th  5 pm  Service of Lessons and Carols: St Mary Buscot

Sunday  December 24th  5.30 pm   Nativity Procession (starting at the lower end of the village by the entrance to Pear Tree Farm) followed by the Crib Service in the Great Barn, with carols and readings

Sunday December 24th   11.30 pm   Midnight Mass, in St. Giles Church Great Coxwell

Monday December 25th 9 am Christmas Day Communion at All Saints Coleshill and 10.30 am at St Michael and All Angels Eaton Hastings.
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