All are welcome at the Vicar's Garden party tomorrow (Saturday July 8th), which will be held this year in the gardens of The Old Rectory at Coleshill by kind permission of Lady Judy Martin, from 2.30 to 5.00pm. There will be tea, coffee, soft drinks, and a wide selection of savouries and cakes. Entry is free but donations are invited in aid of the Helen and Douglas House hospice in Oxford.
Best wishes, David

Sunday 16th July 2pm

Please come and join us for what will hopefully be a very enjoyable afternoon. We will have a BBQ, beer tent, Teas, Pimms, lots of stalls, and lots of games including the world renowned Great Coxwell favourite Woodlouse Racing!

Mandy will be collecting bottles for fete next week (Wednesday and Thursday). If you would be so kind as to donate some, either leave outside our front door -  Church Lees or Four Winds.
Any bottles: wine, spirits, beer, shampoo, cordials, condiments, All very welcome!
Produce Stall: donations of homemade cakes, jams, pickles, chutneys, home grown vegetables, fruit, plants, are all very welcome. Please drop off at Pauline Durham’s Oak House

We are still looking for helpers on the day so please email newsletter if you can help.

By kind permission of Jackie & Peter Wallis at Fieldside.
Saturday 29th July 7pm.
Come and join us for an evening of delightful summer puddings, music and wine.
Please RSVP to Biddy Rounce.  Tickets £7.50.  Advance booking necessary.

This is headed by Pam Smith, Pauline Durham, Sylvia Athaws, Steve McNally and Annabelle Zinovieff. The people in the group have been chosen to reflect the different groups in the village in the hope all interested parties have a voice.

This group came about because of the great success of the Artweeks Café and plant sale. In the past the artweek group consisted of mainly village artists but as the years have gone on the demographic has changed and now only about 10% of the artists come from the village. So, where in the past the decision as to who benefited from the proceeds of the Artweeks Café and plant sale was made by the artists, now we need folk who know the village and its needs to make that decision.

Our aim is to decide year on year where the money goes from the profit at artweeks. This is kept flexible and is the group’s decision. Key to the decision is - money to be spent in the village.
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Our aspirations are that the Village Fund will enable more to happen in the village, more people to get involved and the assets the village have be improved or added to. If you have an idea, want some money to start up a village project, a sports group, a social group, can think of something the village needs please get in touch with any of the group named above, or email the newsletter.

Supporting Donkey Assisted Therapy and Donkey Welfare
Webster Walk on Colleymore Farm 24th June 2017

Thankfully the weather was perfect for walking round the village and the farm and we set off with four donkeys , a dog and a number of children and adults.

The donkeys, Lilly, Maisie, Fee and Dora, decided it was an  opportunity for a good picnic so progress was slow but easy for young and old to keep up. Afterwards we enjoyed a picnic in the donkey field with the donkeys, inevitably, joining in.

We are hugely grateful for the support and interest from the villagers of Great Coxwell towards this project whose generosity raised £769 and has increased our total to date to £3,740.

Our thanks also go to Jo Coleman who put in much time and effort to help raise this magnificent total and also made "donkey ears" on head bands for the children to wear.
Thank you Jo.
Angela, Peter and Kate Scales.

Thursday 13th July at the United Church, Faringdon

Tony Hadland returns by popular demand to talk on “William Gill – Victorian Explorer and Spy” at 2.30pm in the United Church,  Faringdon.  Tony who is William Gill’s great, great nephew, tells the fascinating story of this courageous Victorian character.  William Gill was an officer in the Royal Engineers who inherited a huge fortune and became a self-financed explorer and intelligence officer.

All members are welcome but visitors are required to contribute £1.50 for each visit.  Some refreshments will be available.

U3A SUMMER LUNCH ON 3RD AUGUST AT 12.00 AT 19 COXWELL ROAD

The summer lunch will held at 19 Coxwell Road Faringdon, thanks to the continuing generosity of Steve and Jenny Braithwaite.  All members are welcome to attend.  Meat, fish and vegetarian options will be provided along with bread and a glass of wine or a soft drink.  All those who attend are asked to provide either a salad or a dessert in a “ready-to- serve” dish which should be taken away at the end.
To assist us with managing the numbers you should either register your intention to attend on the website, or to contact Peter Robinson or Rita Higazi .  Please share transport wherever possible.

There will be no other meetings during August.

Friday 28th July - Beauty & The Beast (PG)
(Family, Fantasy, Musical - 2017) Film duration 1 hour 45 with 15 min interval - finish approx 5.45pm
 
To celebrate FollyFest 2017 join us for a special family screening. Please note earlier start time of 4.00pm (Doors 3.30pm) Fancy dress welcome!

An adaption of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.

Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenplay)
Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
 
Blockbuster Nights @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon. Doors open 3.30pm, film starts at 4.00pm.
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Tickets in advance £4 Adults £3 Under 18s £10 Family (pay by phone 01367 240281)
TICKETS ON DOOR : £5 Adults, £4 U18s, £11 Family 
 
We look forward to seeing you all soon.
 
Billie Hayter
Faringdon Regent Cinema
Tel: 01367 240281
Email: [email protected]

We have received an increase in reports of sheds and garages being broken into recently. Please review your security and read the follow advice to reduce the chances of being a victim of this type of crime.

Opportunist thieves identify sheds and garages as easy pickings because they are usually fairly unprotected and lack basic security measures. The buildings often contain property that can be sold on or implements that can be used to force entry into the owner’s home. Many people fall short on basic security of their sheds and garages.

• Keep your shed/garage in good condition.
  
• Fit a closed shackle padlock to the door.
• Fittings should be bolted through the door and any screws concealed.
• It is easy to unscrew the ironmongery, steal contents and in some cases replace the screws to make it look as if the shed has not been tampered with.
• By using tamper proof screws or coach bolts, together with a good quality pad bar or hasp and staple and close shackled padlock, the shed owner will make it harder for the would-be thief.
• Bond any window glass in with mastic to prevent easy removal. Fit grilles or mesh to windows to slow down the thief.
• Ensure all equipment and tools are locked away when not in use.
• Install a shed/garage alarm.
• Post-code or mark all property such as lawnmowers, bikes, and tools using ultraviolet pens, forensic marking such as Selecta DNA, Smartwater or engravers.
• Install security lighting as a deterrent, and plants such as thorny shrubs to act as a barrier at potential access points.
• If building a shed, put it where it is most visible to you and neighbours.
• Ensure ladders are locked to a secure fixture in the shed or garage so they can’t be used to reach top floor windows.
• Chain large items such as bicycles together, making it much more difficult for a thief to carry away.
• Fit a wire cage inside a shed where more expensive items can be locked away.
• No thief wants to hang about longer than they have to so delay the time it will take them to get their hands on your tools

If you would like any further advice or information please call us via the 24 hour non-emergency telephone number 101 or visit www.thamesvalley.police.uk

For litter picking meet at 9.30 on Wednesday 21st June.
Meeting at the top of Puddleduck Lane
Please join us!