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IRONSTONE Chamber Music Festival Next Weekend

Tessa and Chris Howell invite you to this year’s Ironstone Festival on Friday and Saturday September 13th and 14th at St. Etheldreda’s church Horley.

Ticket prices are:
Adults: Friday evening £20; Saturday evening £25; Saturday lunchtime Coffee Concert £12.
Festival Pass: £50.00 for all three concerts. Under 18’s & full time students £10 each concert.
Horley residents £5.00 off all prices. Horley Children: Free.

Festival mass proposed at 11am on Sunday 15th September with celebrant Reverend John Smith and Mozart Mass in C K220. All welcome.

See posters below for more information and visit http://www.ironstonechambermusic.com

 

Red Lion Closed Until 6pm September 11th

 

The Red Lion Closes from today (3rd September) and reopens at 6pm on Wednesday 11th September to enable Dave and Natasha to enjoy a well deserved holiday break.

Look out for details about the forthcoming Harvest Festival which will be held at 7pm on Friday October 7th.

 

Wanted – Suitable Homes for Feral Kittens

‘Dear rural friends of Horley and surroundings. Are any of you in need of feral cats for a farm or stable setting? BARKS (Banbury Animal Rescue & Kindness Service), with whom I volunteer, have a litter of feral kittens and three-four of them will need a home in a few weeks’ time. We try to ‘turn’ them to being domesticated – and some will move in that direction – but at least three of these little critters need to go to a home where they will be well sheltered, fed and cared for but they will be ‘working cats’. (Two more are already going to a good semi-feral home, thanks to the kindness of a local villager.) They will arrive neutered and microchipped.

If you’re interested, please contact our Bodicote rescue centre either before this Sunday or after Sunday 7 September – speak to Theresa on 07427 063178′. Chris Woodcock

 

New Parish Councillor Wanted

As a result of the resignation of Jennifer Cross, there is now a vacancy on Horley Parish Council.  Formal notice relating to this vacancy has been published by the Returning Officer at Cherwell District Council .

Shortly the Council expects to be looking for someone who is interested in becoming a Councillor. Would you like to  represent our village and continue to help make Horley a great place to live? If anyone is interested in doing so, please contact the Clerk, David Marriott on  horleyparishclerk@btinternet.com.  Anyone who would like to find out more about what is involved is invited to call David on 07872 930030.

Horley CC Gala Dinner Sat October 12th

This year’s Horley Cricket Club Gala Fund Raising Dinner will take place on Saturday  October 12th at Hadsham Farm at 7.30.

Tickets are £60 per head for canapés and 3 course dinner. There will also be an auction, raffle, bar and dancing to a live band.

Contact Judith Beck for tickets on 07816 134708 or email admin@horleycc.co.uk by Friday September 13th. For more details see below or contact Judith as above.

IRONSTONE Chamber Music Festival 13th and 14th September

Tessa and Chris Howell invite you to this year’s Ironstone Festival on Friday and Saturday September 13th and 14th at St. Etheldreda’s church Horley.

Ticket prices are:
Adults: Friday evening £20; Saturday evening £25; Saturday lunchtime Coffee Concert £12.
Festival Pass: £50.00 for all three concerts. Under 18’s & full time students £10 each concert.
Horley residents £5.00 off all prices. Horley Children: Free.

Festival mass proposed at 11am on Sunday 15th September with celebrant Reverend John Smith and Mozart Mass in C K220. All welcome.

See posters below for more information and visit http://www.ironstonechambermusic.com

 

‘Knit and Stitch’ Restarts Thursday September 12th

If you enjoy knitting or sewing then why not come along to Horley’s sociable ‘knit and stitch’ group.

‘Knit & Stitch’ starts again on Thursday 12th September at 7pm in the Old School Room and continues every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. All crafts including Knitting, Crochet, Tapestry, Embroidery etc. are welcome.

Any questions, please contact Sue Patching on 01295 730039.

Message of Thanks to the Village

A message of thanks to Horley Villagers from Jane and Jonathan Williams:

‘We would like to thank the village for their wonderful contribution to our daughter Harriet’s wedding to Harry.

Thank you to:

  • Everyone who helped to prepare the church and the churchyard.
  • Those that gave drinks, biscuits, conversation, encouragement and compliments to Juliet as she arranged the flowers in the church.
  • The Michel Hardinge Trust for the loan of tables, chairs, tea urns etc.
  • The Taylors for straw bales for around the fire-pits
  • The Duck in Lane Close for dressing up for the event
  • Roger for loaning us his field so that everyone could park
  • To the Red Lion for watering some of our guests
  • Alison and John for their storage facilities
  • All those who offered us additional parking
  • Those who offered beds for guests
  • Charles and David who played the organ and piano in church
  • Those villagers that came and watched and gave reassurance and support as we came to and left the church
  • The bellringers
  • John Reader for his support before and during the service.
  • All of those that didn’t complain about the music (indeed we know some of you joined with the dancing from the comfort of your own homes) or the traffic jams in the road in the early hours as our guests left our amazing village.

And of course anyone else who we have forgotten.

We are truly grateful to be part of such a wonderful community.’

Jane and Jonathan Williams

Surplus pet food donations to Banbury animal charity

Fussy eaters? …Easy pet food donations on your doorstep…

‘Hi, do you have a cache of animal food that you bought for your beloved furry friend(s) – cats, dogs or other creatures – only to find they turned up their nose or it didn’t suit their delicate digestive system?

Two generous Hornton families encountered this situation this very week and both have very kindly donated the surplus food (still well in date) to BARKS (Banbury Animal Rescue & Kindness Service). I’m a volunteer with BARKS and will very happily collect any other surplus pet food from Horley or Hornton homes and deliver it to our rescue centres and fosterers on your behalf. Or you can drop it off at our place, if your prefer.

Give me a call on 670795 or email on chrisawoodcock@btinternet.com. And thank you in anticipation from all the dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, rabbits and other small furries at BARKS. We save and re-home around 350 of them every year and all our work relies on volunteers, donations and funds raised.’

Chris Woodcock (Mrs)