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Horley Blacksmith & Horse Lover Combines Her Passions

Horley Horse made loving by Horley Blacksmith

Julia Naysmith has combined her passion for horses with her artistic talents to produce this amazing  sculpture.  Using only scrap metals Julia has lovingly forged and welded together this life size horse.

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Julia Naysmith workshop

Julia Naysmith works with her father at Oxford Ironstone Company based near Horley. In this horse she has combined her passion for horses, her work as a blacksmith, her artistist talents and recycled scrap into a work of art.  Julia said:

“I’ve always wanted to make a full horse and finally its taking it first steps out side the workshop . All the late nights of welding and forging have hopefully paid off. A full sized horse made of scrap, I love my job !!”

Julia we love your work, with your talent it won’t be long before you are doing this type of “work” full time if that’s what you want. Horley is very proud of you as I’m sure so are your family and all your friends.

Julia Naysmith horse workshop

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Debra Fox

Guides are Quackers for Horley

Judy in the dark1st Bodicote Guides would like to say  “Thank You for making us smile ” after we had walked 5 miles, in the dark when they saw Horley’s duck.

Last week on our night hike from Horley Scout camp to Hornton and back to camp before sleeping under canvas on the coldest night of the year so far.

Guides are quackers !

Thanks to Horley Parish Council

After many years of errosion and damage we now have a kerb to protect the grass verge on upper Wroxton Lane.  The repair and widening of the road should also mean that water will flow into the drains and provide a little more space for passing parked cars.

Thank you again Horley Parish Council, what a difference it has made already, Debra

Over the Cricket – February

The wickets were mown, late last week, and are a lighter square against the dark green of the out-field. An orange rope, the one they use sometimes as a boundary rope, is suspended around the square’s perimeter. It is a grubby white in places, where the orange has frayed free, and reminds me of crumbed ham……

 

Source: Monday 8th February

Horley and Horton Brownies Restarts- 29th February

1st Hornton and Horley Brownies will be starting again on Monday evenings beginning the 29th February.

Brownies is for girls aged seven to ten who become a member of a Six and follow a programme called the Brownie Adventure. Brownies opens up a world of exciting challenges and the opportunity to try new things and to make brilliant friends.

For anyone interested in joining the first step is to register on the girlguiding website which you can do here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinus

If you would like any further information please call me on: (01295) 678220 or email: jennietyrrell@hotmail.com

Jennie Tyrrell

8491-brn-i-love-brnEditors Note: The Brownie Promise and Brownie Guide Law, still great principles and values:

“I promise that I will do my best, to be true to myself and develop my beliefs, to serve the Queen and my community, to help other people and to keep the Brownie Guide Law”, which is “A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day”.

 

 

Update: Elderly Man Found- Messages

Update: Elderly Man Found  – Messages:

Last night 2/2/16 from Maurice (son in law):

“Thanks so much for all your help over the past few hours as we have tried to track down my father in law Wim, if you didn’t hear, he was found safe and sound in the Premier Inn in Banbury.

I am honestly moved to tears by how Hanwell has pulled together when someone is in need. I do sometimes worry a bit about Wim and Margaret being so far from us but now I know they have scores of friends who are looking out for them day and night, who will be willing to drop everything and venture out into the cold to help. You guys are pure class, thank you, and next time I’m in the Moon, I’ll buy you all pint!”

This morning (3/2/16)  from Margaret about her experience in finding her Husband Vim last night:

“I just want to say how totally amazing the Banbury Police were yesterday evening dealing with Wim’s disappearance . They sprung into action within 10 mins of my call at 6.30pm & their support was amazing. The Hospital too when he went in for a thorough check up, 6 hours later. These people get such a lot of bad press but I thought I should mention how totally dedicated & kind they all were.”

Thanks to Natasha from The Red Lion for calling me after she had received a call, I posted the Neighbourhood Alert and connected to the Hanwell Community alert. What a wonderful demonstration of community spirit working with the Emergency Services and combined with social media. So glad that Vim was found so that Margaret and their family and friends could sleep easily last night, I know I did Rgds Debra

Source: NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT: Elderly Man Found

NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT: Elderly Man Found

NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT: Vim has been found (23:00 2.2.16)

75 year old man called Vim has been missing since 4:00 this afternoon in Hanwell. Vim has Alzheimer’s, the police and a helicopter have been searching for him in Hanwell but he may have well come across the road to Horley, please would everyone check their gardens.

Sunday 31st January- The Year of The Cricket

…… The hedge bordering Banbury lane is covered by mildewed netting. It bulges and sags, like a pair of old-lady knickers.

We reach the corner by the nets and turn up hill, towards the pavilion with its shuttered winter-face, its empty flagpole. The flag pole makes an impatient, metallic ticking sound when the wind blows, some cleat beating another………….Sunday 31st January

Monday 25th January – Walking in the Pink

The sky almost couldn’t be more beautiful, more ecstatic, and I know that it heralds rain and greyness to come, but I don’t care. I stand and stretch, pulling in the pink air around me.

Sometimes it’s worth the bad bits, in order to revel in the good.

Dawn is breaking as Pants and I come back from morning walk; great cracks of crimson and violet splitting the dome of the sky. We’ve been to the orchard field, and we go down to the cricket so I can walk clean my boots.

I know my cheeks must be flushed pink, and my hair is wild. I feel vitally, wonderfully alive; the wind is soft against my face, and the air smells of green-things and earth, of new life and living…….

Source: Monday 25th January  http://thecountryhousewife.com/

Cinema Club- Friday 15th & Saturday 16th

Happy New Year from Horley Cinema Club. Our first movie for 2016 is Suffragette on Friday 15th at 7:30,  see the flyer below. Also note Minions for the the children’s club showing on the Saturday 16th at 9:45.

Horley Cinema Jan 2016