Friday 31 May - Vice (15)
(2018 - Biography, Comedy, Drama) 
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
 
Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell
Film duration: 2hrs 12 min (plus 15 min interval)
Licensed bar, refreshments, ice-creams and popcorn

Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pmTickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information CentreTickets 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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There is an are workshop just for you this Saturday morning 11am in the Reading Room

Do come and make flags to hang up in the Reading Room during artweeks. Bring friends or relations - all welcome!

All materials provided as well as cake and drinks

Any questions call Annabelle on 242 768
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​Open House every Wednesday morning 10.30 – 11.30

Drop in to the Reading Room for coffee and conversation, news and views

Everyone welcome, walkers, talkers and listeners.
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‘Oak and Furrows’ the Wildlife Rescue Centre near Cricklade are coming to talk to us  about their extraordinary work.  You will be very welcome to join any of our meetings to see what we get up to.  This month, we will meet on Tuesday 14th May at 7.30pm in the Reading Room and we look forward to seeing you.
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​Support the Radnor Arms Coleshill

More info in this link

Please respond to Planning Application Land South of the Steeds

As there is now a Financial amendment to the original application P18/V0259/0, I wonder if the folk who made the original strong objections could reaffirm their views with, perhaps, a short additional note of objection to this latest attempt. These need to be submitted before 27th April, or asap.
Here are a few points others have pointed out:

STRONGLY OBJECT on the following basis:

• The site is now in the parish of Great Faringdon; hence, the documentation needs to be updated to acknowledge its conformance with the Faringdon Neighbourhood Plan. 
• The Vale of White Horse has met its (now) three-year housing land supply and has no need for this development;
• There is now a local surplus of housing in this area as evidenced by the low rate of sales on similar new estates in Faringdon and in neighbouring villages. This will be further exacerbated with development of 7,500 dwellings to the west of Swindon, eight miles away;
• The original proposal for the whole site included several amenities which then withered away in subsequent proposals. This proposed application has little amenity and inadequate play provision;
• The allocation of dwellings for the whole of this site, which includes that occupied by Fernhill Gardens, was 200; this has now been met.
• The division of the original site was a ploy to propose a further development to meet the then unmet housing need in the Vale of White Horse; this is no longer required;
• The site is not financially viable; therefore, not building it would seem to be the most financially prudent option.
  
• Site does not protect the landscape setting of Great Coxwell

​Subject: Press statement - Report of man impersonating a council officer to collect waste
Date: 25 April 2019 at 14:51:16 BST

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are alerting residents after they received a report that a man, wearing a high visibility jacket and a false council ID badge, has been impersonating a council officer to provide a waste collection service.
 
The councils are urging all residents to be aware that their officers and waste crews would never knock on someone’s door and ask to take their rubbish away – even if they’ve pre-booked and paid for the councils to collect their bulky waste collection.
 
Homeowners must make sure their waste is disposed of legally.  If they choose to employ someone to remove waste, they must check they’re a registered waste carrier.  If they’re not and the rubbish is then dumped illegally, the homeowner could be issued a fixed penalty notice or prosecuted for the dumped waste despite not fly-tipping it themselves. 
 
People can find out more about how the councils arrange bulky waste collections and how residents can stay legal when paying someone else to take rubbish away, on their websites www.southoxon.gov.uk/bulkywaste or www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/bulkywaste

Communications
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils
01235 422400
www.southoxon.gov.uk | @southoxon 
www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk | @whitehorsedc
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At 4.30pm yesterday (Saturday the 13th) a white car was hanging around the barn, driving up and down the village. Tourists from Brackley were visiting the barn, their car window got smashed and their wallets were stolen.  These poor people are now waiting for  recovery as they cannot drive like that.  If anyone saw anything perhaps they could just send word out. This is not the first time this has happened. Could we all be more vigilant and take down registration numbers - especially around the barn, as the weather is getting warmer and people come into the village.
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The Reading Room leak is all fixed.

Thank you for your patience.
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Weds 3 April - Stan & Ollie (PG)
(2018 - Biography, Comedy, Drama)
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a gruelling theatre tour of post-war Britain
Stars: Steve Coogan, John C Reilly, Shirley Henderson
Film duration:  1 hour 38 mins (no interval)
Free tea/coffee and a biscuit
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pmTickets in advance £4 from Faringdon Information Centre / £5 on the doorMatinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films (inc half price pre-booked Blockbuster evening cinema tickets)
 
Weds 17 April - Mary Poppins Returns (U)
(2018 - Comedy, Family, Fantasy)
Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Bank's siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives
Stars: Emily Blunt, Ben Whishaw, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Film duration: 2 hours 10 mins (plus 15 min interval)
Kids film @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 1.30pm, film starts at 2.00pm 
Advance Tickets: £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Info Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more 
 
Friday 26 April - Green Book (12A)
(2018 - Biography, Comdey, Drama) 
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali
Film duration: 2hrs 10 min (plus 15 min interval)

​Licensed bar, refreshments, ice-creams and popcorn
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