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10 Year Anniversary of Horley Bells

It’s 10 years this month since the bells in St Etheldreda’s Church were rung for the first time after a 25 year period of silence.  Prior to February 2014, it hadn’t been possible to ring the bells as they had been declared unsafe for ringing due to water damage to the ancient wooden frame.

After a fantastic fundraising effort in 2012 – 2013 led by Mike Patching, the bell frame was restored and two new bells were cast and installed to supplement the original four bells.

We will be ringing the bells to celebrate this 10 year anniversary next Saturday 17th February between 2pm and 4pm. 

Listen out – or better still, come and along and see the bells being rung. We have put a camera in the bell chamber so you will be able to see the bells in action as well as the ringers !

Christmas Presents for the Sunshine Centre

As a Benefice of eight churches we have once again offered to provide Christmas presents for the children of The Sunshine  Centre in Banbury.

For those of you who don’t know about this amazing facility, The Sunshine Centre was created to act as a hub for a range of family and childcare support services for the community in Bretch Hill and the surrounding area, this includes Early Years and the Childrens’ Centre.

It is an Ofsted rated, ‘outstanding’ nursery, which provides childcare for children from 3 months to 5 years, organises classes and courses for families in the community, and hosts a range of baby and toddler groups. It also partners with other organisations such as the NHS to provide weekly antenatal clinics.

It is proposed that any presents that are donated should be wrapped in Christmas paper and marked with a post-it note or similar as to what they are and what age and gender the child is to whom they’d be best suited.  Small presents with a value of £5 to £10 are what are required.

If you are minded to contribute please leave the presents on or near the main altar in St Etheldreda’s, from where they will be collected no later than Monday 4th December, and taken to the centre.

Thank-you from the staff and children.

Don’t miss the Horley Christmas Market – today from 4pm to 6pm in St Etheldreda’s Church

Stalls as below, plus try your hand at the Wine or Water, Nice or Nasty and Children’s Lucky Dip!

Horley Christmas Market – Saturday 25th November

Don’t miss Horley’s Candlelit Christmas Market in St Etheldreda’s Church on

Saturday 25th November from 4-6pm.

Stalls as below, plus try your hand at the Wine or Water, Nice or Nasty and Children’s Lucky Dip!

Still time to sign up for this year’s Village Lottery

The Village Lottery is a major source of funding for the Michael Hardinge Trust, which provides educational support to children and young people as well as maintaining the Old School Hall as an important village asset. 

The new lottery year starts on Saturday 4th November and it’s not too late to join in – see below for details:

Coffee Morning – Thank You!

wear it pink

Thank you to everyone who supported the Ladies Guild funding raising coffee morning in aid of Breast Cancer Now last Saturday.  We raised a fantastic £596 from the event!

Appeal for witnesses following serious injury road traffic collision – M40, Banbury

Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury collision on the M40 near Banbury as follows:

‘At around 5pm on Sunday evening (22/10), a collision occurred between a red and black Yamaha motorcycle and a red mini in lane three of the M40 not far from the slip road for junction 11.

The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his thirties, suffered serious injuries. He was taken to hospital in Coventry, where he remains.

We are asking anyone with dash-cam footage to please get in touch if it shows anything that would be useful for our investigation.

Or if you are witness we would also ask you to get in touch.

You can provide information through our online portal page or by calling 101, quoting reference 43230475588.‘