The Great Coxwell WI Christmas meeting will be a fun evening of tasting and comparing Christmas savoury and sweet treats.  Please come and join us on the 11th December at 7.30pm in the Reading Room and make sure you leave a little room!
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Do you enjoy being creative with flowers?

We like to have appropriate flowers in St Giles according to the church seasons and these are appreciated by the many visitors who call into the church throughout the year as well as our regular congregation.

We are looking for some extra help and if you would like to assist on an occasional basis (or more regularly), please contact Sylvia Athawes on 01367 241179 or [email protected]

​Faringdon Regent Cinema is pleased to announce it will be showing the following films in December 2018:
 
Weds 5th December - Swimming With Men (12A)
(2018 - Comedy, Drama, Romance)
 A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
Stars: Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose
Film duration:  1 hour 36 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 1pm Tickets in advance £4 from Faringdon Information Centre / £5 on the door Matinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films (inc half price pre-booked Blockbuster evening cinema tickets)
 
Friday 14th December - The Man Who Invented Christmas (PG)
(2018 - Biography, Comedy, Drama ) 
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol", a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas
Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Film duration: 1 hrs 44 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
 
Friday 21st December - Christopher Robin (PG)
(2018 - Animation, Adventure, Comedy) 
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael
Film duration: 1 hr 44 min (plus 15 min interval)
Refreshments, ice-cream, popcorn 50p  FREE squash!
Kids Cinema @ The Regent, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 2.00pm, film starts at 2.30pm.
Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Info 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

Leave a light on and burglars in the dark!
Now that the days are shorter please follow some simple guidelines to help prevent becoming a victim of burglary:
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• Invest in a light timer switch
• Close and lock all your doors and windows when going out or to bed
• Keep valuables out of sight
• Don’t advertise you are away from home on social media
• Register your valuables with www.immobilise.com
• For crime updates sign up to www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk

Do you have a spare room in your house? Share your home and make a difference

Do you feel that you could offer support to someone in order to make a difference to their life?  If so, you could be just the person we are looking for!!

The Oxfordshire Shared Lives Scheme supports carers to provide paid care and support in their own home to vulnerable adults. People who use the service need practical and emotional support in order to live their lives more fully and independently and feel part of a family household. They may have a learning disability, physical disability or mental health need or they could be an older person or someone with dementia.

Here in Oxfordshire we are keen to recruit people from all walks of life who feel they can offer this type of paid support in their own home. It could be anything from occasional short breaks or day time support through to a longer term full time arrangement. The support that our carers give makes a huge difference to the lives of people using the service, often enabling them to experience new opportunities and reach new goals.

No matter what type of arrangement our carers provide, they all receive on-going support and training from a team of qualified social workers to ensure delivery of high quality, person centred care. They could also be paid up to just over £400 per week for each person they support.

There are also regular opportunities to meet up with other carers and people who use the service at social and information events so a wider support network is also available.

If you have a spare room to offer and would like to play a key part in making a positive difference to someone’s life, then we really want to hear from you! Call the Oxfordshire Shared Lives Scheme on 01865 897971 or visit our website www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sharedlives .

We are also holding a drop-in session for people to come and find out more about the service by chatting to other carers, social workers from the Shared Lives Team and people using the service.  This will be held on Thursday 6th December between 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm at Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3JD. We look forward to meeting you!!
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​The Eastern Star Christmas Market at The Lotus Retreat, Faringdon is this Sunday from 11-4:00!!

Chai tea, boutique bargains, mini-facials, taster treatments & 10 unique artisans in the yoga hall. Looking forward to seeing you there.
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Comments are asked for by 27th November. It does make a difference how many people leave a comment.

The link is here:

http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/java/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P18/V0259/O#exactline
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​Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service

All it takes is one distraction

Did you know that 1 in 3 people rescued from house fires in Oxfordshire are rescued from cooking fires? Or that distraction is the main cause of cooking fires?
 
It's easy to get distracted - the phone rings, someone's at the door or a TV show catches your attention. If you need to leave your cooking, even for a couple of minutes:
 
• turn down the heat
• set the timer
• or ask someone to watch it for you
• Or could find that Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service firefighters join you for dinner!

Find out more at: www.365alive.co.uk/cooking

FARINGDON & DISTRICT U3A MEETING ON THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2018

Faringdon and district U3A will hold their December meeting in the Corn Exchange at 2.30pm.  The speaker will be Derek Gale, a Faringdon local photographer and trainer, who will talk about “How to take a better photograph”.  Derek is well-known to the photography group;  he will explain the art of improving our photographs and even give an insight into the technical aspects of this fascinating hobby.  Refreshments will be available after the talk.  All members are welcome, but visitors are required to contribute £1.50.

For further information please use the website on https://faringdondistrictu3a.com/ or contact the chairman Margaret Brown on 01367 615 385. 

​Beauty Spot Thefts

Please be vigilant around rural beauty spots - this area has had 8 thefts from vehicles last weekend alone.
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