Friday 25th March, 9.30am Good Friday Liturgy
Sunday 27th March, Easter Sunday service 9am Family Communion

Curtain Poles for the Reading Room needed Does anyone have two spare poles 2.60 meters long? Please contact us if you do. Thank you.

Wednesday 6th April - "Brooklyn" (12A)

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

Director: John Crowley Writers: Nick Hornby (screenplay), Colm Toibin (novel) (as Colm Toibin) Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson

Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon. Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm. £4 Single Entry. £24 Annual Membership (min. 12 films). Free tea/coffee. For more information and tickets please contact Faringdon Community & Tourist Information Centre on 01367 242191,[email protected] or visitwww.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/faringdon-cinema

MEETING ON THURSDAY 14TH APRIL 2016

The April meeting will take place at the Faringdon Corn Exchange at 2.30pm. There will be a brief AGM with election of officers followed by an illustrated talk from local historian MARTIN WAY. His talk “What a Century” focusses on the settlement of Carterton, its development as a dormitory for RAF personnel serving at nearby Brize Norton, and the history of the base at Brize Norton itself.

Refreshments will be provided after the talk. All members are encouraged to attend, but visitors will be required to contribute £1.50 towards the cost of the afternoon. Further details are available from the chairman Peter Smith or on the website – www.faringdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com

March 7th - National Trust consultation on Cycle Hub at Badbury Hill in the Reading Room 6.30pm
March 13th - TEAS in the Reading Room 2.30-5pm
May 14-15 and 21-22 - Artweeks in the village
June 11th - Street Party to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday
June 12th 7.30pm - Live at the Tithe SHOW OF HANDS concert at the Great/Tithe Barn

MEETING - THIS COMING MONDAY, IN THE READING ROOM, AT 6.30PM!

This meeting has been been set up so you can get a clearer picture of what the National Trust are planning for Badbury Clump/Hill and for you to express your views. Liza Dibble the Education and Community Officer and Dawn McDonald the Acting General Manager for West Oxfordshire will be there from the National Trust. It will be very informal and hopefully give an opportunity for discussion.

You may have heard that the National Trust (NT) put in a planning application to turn Badbury Clump into a national cycling hub, attracting large numbers of visitors, fast moving bikes and involving excavations to create the new cycle paths and foot paths. The application was withdrawn due to considerable opposition.

A group, Badbury Hill Group, have got together and met the NT to express their concerns about the original proposal. Great Coxwell Parish Council are part of the group. We would like to know the thoughts of the villagers. If you want to see the group's full presentation to the Trust click here. You can also still see the application on the Vale of White Horse District Council planning site (the link is on our Planning Applications page). Best of all, please come to the meeting on Monday evening.

The Reading Room charity have purchased new plates, cups, saucers and bowls for all to use in the Reading Room. There are a number of the old plates, bowls, cups and saucers that can be given away. If you would like them please get in touch.