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Don’t Forget ‘Knit and Stitch’ Group Meeting this Thursday May 12th

knit-and-stitch[1]This new relaxed and friendly group meet at 7pm in the Old School room every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.  Knitting, Crochet, Tapestry, Embroidery etc. (no machines). Please bring £1.  Coffee & Biscuits provided.

Any questions, please contact Alison Carr  Tel. 01295 730102.

St George’s Beer Festival @ The Red Lion 21-24 April

St George’s Beer Festival THURSDAY 21st UNTIL SUNDAY 24th April at The Red Lion, Horley  (last years winners of CAMRA Pub of the Year , Nth Ox). Yes that is this Thursday: 9 award winning ales, celebrating the English Pub on England’s Day watch blackboard for further details …

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Cancelled Thursday 14th ‘Knit and Stitch’

knit-and-stitch[1]Next meeting is on Thursday April 28th.

As there is a Parish Council Meeting being held in the Old School this Thursday (April 14th), this week’s ‘Knit and Stich’ Group meeting is cancelled.

Any questions, please contact Alison Carr  Tel. 01295 730102.

Parish Council Meeting – This Thursday 14th

The next Parish Council Meeting will take place at 7.30 on Thursday April 14th in the Old School Room. The meeting is open to the public, and if anyone wishes to address the Council on any of the items on the agenda, please notify David Marriott on  0787 2930030 or horleyparishclerk@btinternet.com before the meeting. Whilst there is no absolute right to do this, the Chairman has the authority to permit it if he chooses to do so.

The Agenda Items include:

  • Apologies
  • Declaration of Interests
  • Minutes of the meeting held on February 11th 2016
  • Matters arising
  • Finance
    • 2015/16 budget monitoring report
    • Annual Audit
  • Planning Report
  • Reports from external organisations
  • Land adjoining the Old Council Houses, Wroxton Lane
  • Cherwell District Council Housing Policy
  • HM the Queen 90th Birthday Celebrations
  • Date of next meeting
    • Annual General Meeting Thursday 14 April – 7.00 pm.
    • Annual Parish Meeting Thursday 14 April – 7.30 pm.
  • Any other urgent business

For full details of items and reports see 16 04 14 agenda

Cinema Club – Friday 1st – Free Film Night!

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On Friday  1st of April the Horley Cinema Club is showing “The Lady in the Van” as a free film. Booking to reserve a seat can be done in the usual way (i.e. by emailing mailto:horleycinemaclub@hotmail.com or text 07531 534696) but there is no entry fee.

Refreshments are available as normal so if you are interested in seeing this exceptional film with Maggie Smith please come along.

2 Ways to Save on Heating Oil…..

village noticeboard poster [460145]-page-001Save money on the cost of heating oil and help oil companies make most efficient use of delivery lorries.

The Community First Oxfordshire (CFO, formerly ORCC) Oil Buying syndicate brings communities throughout Oxfordshire together to make the most of joint buying power. Not only do you get the best price, but the oil companies can make the most efficient use of delivery lorries (and fewer journeys to a particular community helps the environment).

Members of the scheme have the advantage of knowing that they are getting a competitive price without the trouble of ringing round all the suppliers, and orders of the minimum quantity (500 litres) get the same price as much larger quantities.  You will be contacted by your local coordinator, David Marriott, twice a month by email, and all you have to do to place an order is let him know how much you want.  The order will then go onto a list tendered by a professional oil purchasing company to get the best price available, and the oil will be delivered about two weeks later.  The oil purchasing company will collect the sum due by direct debit after the delivery has been made.

For further information on the CFO oil scheme visit their website here, or visit the Parish Council Noticeboard,

Come along for a frugal lunch on Good Friday…

frugal lunchEnjoy a Frugal Easter Lunch at the Old  School at 12.30

Delicious soup will be served courtesy of the Ladies Guild.  All donations will go to Christian Aid.

Why not join in the Ironstone Benefice Pilgrimage first and work up an appetite before lunch! See https://thehorleyviews.com/2016/03/14/fancy-a-pilgrimage-on-the-benefice-trail/

Next ‘Knit and Stitch’ Group Meeting on March 31st

knit-and-stitch[1]Note: Change of date to Thursday March 31st.

Come along to the new relaxed and friendly group ‘Knit & Stitch’ at 7pm in the Old School room  (thereafter continuing every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month). Please bring £1.  Coffee & Biscuits provided. Knitting, Crochet, Tapestry, Embroidery etc. (no machines).

Any questions, please contact Alison Carr  Tel. 01295 730102.

Cricket Club Village Invite Thursday March 24th

Come along to the ‘Meet and Greet’ event in the Old School Room on Thursday for both refreshments and a presentation of the new plans for the pavilion. Your feedback and opinions on these plans are being sought in order to help make the best decision on the site.

VILLAGE INVITE

Cricket Club ‘Meet and Greet’

Fancy a Pilgrimage on the Benefice Trail?

Ironstone Pilgrimage

Feeling Energetic at Easter? Why not join the pilgrimage of the Ironstone Benefice Trail?

Holy Week and Horley? So, for the energetic, you can start on Maundy Thursday (24 March) afternoon by joining the pilgrimage to walk the Benefice trail, which continues on Good Friday (25 March). Milestones are: leave Drayton church 1.45pm, Wroxton 3.00, Balscote 4.15, arrive Shenington 5.30ish and have a Seder Meal at 6.00 (a symbolic meal associated with the Jewish Passover). This is followed by a short Communion service in Shenington Village Hall, after which the tenacious can participate in a vigil into the early hours of Good Friday morning.

Part II of the Benefice trail pilgrimage starts from Alkerton church at 9.30am on Good Friday, takes in Hornton at 10.30 and arrives at Horley in time for the midday Stations of the Cross in St Etheldreda’s. As the name suggests, this is a service which charts Jesus’ journey to Calvary, symbolised by progressing round twelve ‘stations’ set out in the church with readings and singing at each. Following this service, there is a ‘frugal lunch’ in the Old School, from which the pilgrimage will complete the circle by continuing to Drayton, arriving 2ish for a devotional service at the Cross.

In Saturday newspaper ‘worthwhile walks’ terms, the Benefice trail would be described as ‘easy’ and open to all ages (children definitely welcome at all points), either in its entirety, or in sections, or just stay in Horley and come to the Stations of the Cross/the frugal lunch.

For more information about the route click here. For more information about the event contact vicarhugo@gmail.com / 01869 347889.