Great Coxwell News and Blog

ARTWEEKS

7/4/2017

Nine artists exhibiting in five different venues from the Great Barn to St Giles church.

Pam Smith is once again organising the Cafe Coxwell in the Reading Room. She is looking for helpers to serve, bake and donate food. If you can spare a few hours to join in, on any of the four days, please get in touch.

THANK YOU!

EASTER SERVICES

7/4/2017

Sunday April 9th Palm Sunday
10am blessing of palms procession with donkey. Starting at the cross roads in Great Coxwell. Followed by Family Communion in the church.

Friday April 13th Good Friday
9.30 am Good Friday Liturgy, Great Coxwell

Sunday April 16th Easter Sunday
Eaton Hastings 9.00am Prayer Book Holy Communion
St Mary Buscot 10.30am Family Communion

OLD RECTORY GARDEN, COLESHILL

7/4/2017

Garden open on Sunday 9th April in aid of Prospect Hospice. It will be open between 2pm and 5pm and the entrance price is £3. There is wheelchair access.

VILLAGE FETE on SUNDAY 16th JULY

7/4/2017

If we have enough help and enthusiasm we hope to have a traditional village fete around the Great Barn on the afternoon of Sunday 16th July starting at 2pm.

If you have any ideas of stalls you would like to see or run please get in touch. If you have any brainwaves about games you would like to play or organise also get in touch.

Stalls we have thought of so far: Lucky Dip, Tombola, Bottle Stall, Count the Candy, Produce Stall, Cake Stall
Games on the Cards, Splat the Rat, Skittles, Coconut Shy, Tin Can Alley, Lucky Egg, Hook the Swimming Duck, Tug of War and lots of Children’s games, etc.

Teas, Pims, Ice Lollies.

As you can imagine, we need as many helpers as possible on stalls, on games, setting up and setting down. If you can help, please get in contact or talk to Pauline and Mike, Jacqui, Annabelle, Pat or Laurie.

It should be great fun! And we hope to raise money for the Church, Park and Reading Room. And last thing : please put this date in your diaries.

CITIZEN’S ADVICE BUREAU

7/4/2017

Every Wednesday at the Pump House Faringdon 10am-11am. Contact 01367 242 191. Advice Free.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

31/3/2017

April 11 - WI in the Reading Room
April 23 - next Stonevale concert
May 6/7 & 13/14 - Artweeks in Oxfordshire and in the village
July 16 Sunday - Village fete - more information to follow.

Dog Owners Be Aware

31/3/2017

A local dog has a confirmed case of Alabama Foot Rot which is being treated by Robert Elliot at Stanford in the Vale. The dog is only walked locally in 3 places - Ridgeway, under the wind turbines and at Badbury Clump. Please look out for lesions and sores. It is not known how it is transmitted.

There is more information on this website: http://alabamarot.co.uk/about-alabama-rot/about-rot

Great Coxwell WI

31/3/2017

11th April:
Emergency Rider Volunteers
Alastair Borland
Life Saving Express Courier

NEW at the Book Exchange!

31/3/2017

There is a new shelf of children’s books in our village book exchange (what was the red phone box). The bottom shelf has been filled with beautiful children’s books. It’s at a perfect height for a child to brouse through. If you would like any of them please take them and enjoy them.

National Trust Events in the area this Easter

31/3/2017

9 April 2-5pm Coleshill Open Afternoon - Operational Base Free (donations welcome), Mill £4 adult, £2 child, NT members Free.

14 Apr 2-3.30pm Woodland Adventures at Badbury Hill. £2 per child. Please book.
15 Apr 11am-2.30pm Cadbury Egg Hunt at White Horse Hill. £3 per child.
16 Apr 11am-2.30pm Cadbury Egg Hunt at Badbury Hill. £3 per child.
18 Apr 6-8pm Second World War Walk. £5 adult, £2.50 child. Please book.
30 Apr 9.30am-3pm White Horse Hill to Ashdown walk. £5 adult, £2.50 child. Please book.
7 May 11am-1pm Thames Walk (starting at Buscot). £5 per person. Please book.

All enquiries and bookings on 01793 762209.

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