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Bloxham Broadsheet – November 2009

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1st Bloxham Rainbows

November 2009 • Category: Clubs and Societies, Miscellany

In September, we welcomed back the Rainbows from last year plus some new ones whom we are delighted have join us. We now have 15 girls at Rainbows and operate a waiting list based on first come, first served.  Over the next few months we will be having a dress up Halloween ghost hunt, making rainmakers and Catherine wheels, [...]

Adderbury Xmas Market

November 2009 • Category: Miscellany

Xmas Market inside Adderbury St Mary’s Church – 28th November 12.00 – 5.00pm Come to a traditional Xmas market with lots of stalls for buying your Xmas presents. There will be cards & crafts for sale, perfumes and unusual gifts & jewellery. We have homemade soup for lunch, tea & cakes in the afternoon in [...]

Bloxham Country Market

November 2009 • Category: Miscellany

CHRISTMAS IS COMING! TIME TO ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS Sizes: 1 lb, 1½ lbs, 2 lbs Or Bring Your Own Bowl A Christmas tasting will take place On Friday 6th November Come and try before you buy! On 4th December we will be holding our annual free Coffee-&-Mince-pie morning for all our customers. CHRISTMAS IS [...]

Bloxham Festival Poster Design Competition

November 2009 • Category: Miscellany

-Can you design the poster for the First Ever Bloxham May Festival? Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Closing Date:15th December 2009 For more information visit the website: www.bloxhammayfestival.com

Bloxham Flower Club Open Meeting

November 2009 • Category: Clubs and Societies, Miscellany

All that is Christmas Thursday 19th November 7.45 pm The Great Hall Bloxham School Demonstration by Andrew Lloyd Tickets £8 inc. refreshments Contact 720-154 Donations to Bloxham Lunch Club (Please note change of venue if you have already bought a ticket)

Bloxham Gardening Club

November 2009 • Category: Clubs and Societies, Miscellany

Our first meeting of the autumn season was held on 28th September, when Duncan Coombs made a return visit. This time he spoke about and showed slides on ‘Bulbs for Spring Display’. Starting with a brief reference and with slides depicting autumn displays of colchicums, crocus nudiflorus, nerinis and schizostylis, he went on to show [...]

Bloxham Gardening Club – Meeting October 2009

November 2009 • Category: Clubs and Societies, Miscellany

Our meeting on 26th October saw a return visit from Howard Drury with a presentation on DIY Gardening:  a discussion on what is happening in our gardens with climate change, and how we can make labour-saving changes in order to keep pace with advancing age – less watering, less mowing, etc. Though not a conventional [...]

Bloxham Methodist Church

November 2009 • Category: Churches of Bloxham

Services held at …. Adderbury Methodist Church Every Sunday Morning at 10.30am ALL ARE WELCOME Rev Dorothy Hewitson

Bloxham Parish Council – Summary of October Meeting 2009

November 2009 • Category: Council

Present Seven Parish Councillors were present, and Cllr Heath and about ten residents. Apologies were received from Four Parish Councillors, and from Cllrs. Mitchell & Lynda Thirzie Smart who were both at the Conservative Conference. CDC Parish Council was addressed by Democratic Services from CDC primarily about involvement with ORCC. The major issue from residents [...]

Bloxham Village History Club

November 2009 • Category: Clubs and Societies, Miscellany

Bloxham Village History Club The AGM will be on Wednesday 18 November at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Park Hall. Following on from this Tony Bovis will talk about ‘Bloxham Water’. On Saturday the10 October the Oxfordshire Local History Association held its Autumn meeting at Bloxham. This was the first one to be held so far [...]

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