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Parish Council Agenda – 9th January 2012

Meeting at 7.30 p.m. on 9th January 2012 at the Parish Rooms Parish Councillors are summoned to attend this meeting for the purpose of transacting the business of the agenda. Residents present will be invited to address the Council under item 5 if they wish to do so. The time to be set aside for [...]

BloxFest Wassail – 14th Jan

Bloxfest Wassail
14th January 2012 4:00pm onwards
Start at Pig Pen Pottery (1 Old Bridge Road)
Help rid the Apple Trees of all their demons for a bumper crop in the autumn for next Appie day
Morris Dancers, Cider Making Competition, LOOK OUT FOR THE POSTERS
Contact Graham & Mo 721-630

Bloxham Football Club

As the new Publicity Office for Bloxham Football Club, I will be  providing information over the coming months, regarding the club, this will include results, general information and hopefully, some action pictures !!  The club is always looking for new players of both gender, with teams ranging from Under 7s to Seniors, and players from [...]

Bloxham FaithFest

Over the weekend of the 28th-30th October there was an opportunity at St. Mary’s Church to take part in the Faith Fest. The weekend started on Friday evening with a literary supper at Bloxham School, with “House of Cards” author, Michael Dobbs, talking about Angels and Devils in his novels, with a fascinating insight into [...]

Mothers Union Tea Party – 13th Dec

We enjoyed our autumn speakers – Rosemary Wilson, Richard Allen and Margaret Griffin. We look forward to our Christmas Tea Party on December 13th. On January 17th Rev Michael Price will be coming to our meeting. Visitors are always welcome. Enquiries to Anne Camping (721599) or to Jackie Partridge (722497)

Warriner Headteacher Newsletter Term 1 2011/12

I am horrified to be writing the newsletter for the end of Term One already. How can time pass so quickly? It is, however, always a pleasure to reflect on the term when I sit to write this and as usual there have been many wonderful things going on. Taking the results first, our Year [...]

BloxFest News

Many thanks to those who came along to Apple Day in October, I’m sure you’ll agree we were very lucky with the weather and a fantastic day was had by all. A huge thank you must also go to all the volunteers who made a phenomenal amount of produce for us to sell, from which [...]

A New Year Concert – 31st Dec

A New Year concert: From Advent to Epiphany.
Puer Natus est
4pm on Saturday 31st December.
at St Mary’s Church Bloxham
Free admission, retiring collection
The Mercian Consort – conductor Alex Berry.

Katharine House – Christmas activities

HOSPICE CHRISTMAS CARDS Our 2011 Hospice Christmas cards are on sale from all our shops, and Hospice Reception, with prices starting at £3.95 per pack of ten. There are 15 beautiful designs to choose from, ranging from traditional to quirky, and once again, a design depicting a snowy Banbury Cross will also be on sale. [...]

Collegium Regale – 31st March 2012

COLLEGIUM REGALE – Save the date! Back by popular demand! This fantastic group will perform a wonderful line-up of entertainment on Saturday 31st March at St. Mary’s Church, Adderbury. Tickets (£16 each) will be available from Katharine House Fundraising (01295) 812161 from early February.

Parish Council Minutes – Nov 2011

36 BLOXHAM PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES of the meeting held on Monday 14th November 2011 at 7.00pm in the Family Centre, Bloxham Primary School. PRESENT Philip Cavill (PCa) Chairman Richard Baggaley (RB) David Carr (DJC) T. Cuthbert (TC)Alan Miller (AM) Gloria Lester Stevens (GLS) David Tyrrell (DT) Jenny Yates (JY) Cllr Mitchell (KM) and Dist Cllr [...]

Katharine House 2012 Open Gardens

FESTIVAL OF OPEN GARDENS Are you proud of your garden? Would you open your garden (weekday or weekend) to raise funds for the hospice? We’d love to hear from you!  Please give Valerie in Fundraising a call on (01295) 812161.  

Photographic Society – 7th Dec

Photographic Society.  Last month, David McGill gave a most interesting presentation in which he described his photographic work and experiences, starting out as a member of the London’s  ’paparazza’ through to becoming a respected Oxfordshire photographer. The next meetings of the Society are on 7th December when Tonya Fitz-Johnson of the Thames Valley police will give a presentation on ‘Police [...]

Banbury Rural Neighbourhood Update – Oct 2011

Team News PC 6600 Richard MILLER has been successful in passing his Sergeants exams earlier in the year and has now been appointed as Acting Sergeant at Bicester Police Station on the response team. This is due to last between 3 – 6 months and we wish him all the best for his time away. [...]

BloxFest – Concert 3rd Dec

Time – 3 December · 19:30 – 22:30 Location – St Mary’s Church Bloxham Fundraiser for BloxFest, compered by comedian Bobby Bragg with support from the Unison Rock Academy Junior Choir. Tickets £15/£12(concs) available from Bloxham Post Office, the Elephant & Castle and Alison Bentley (01295 721055).Raffle. Bar and a free glass of mulled wine [...]