Our very own Red Lion has been shortlisted again for the North Oxfordshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale CAMRA Pub of the Year 2015. Throughout February local branch members of the Campaign for Real Ale will be visiting and ranking the finalists.
Good Luck Dave and Natasha The Red Lion
Enjoy a woodland walk amongst our ancient castle grounds, talk to the astronomers and have an opportunity to look through astronomical telescopes, and then enjoy tea and cake by a roaring log fire. Find out more…
Saturday 14 February 2015 from noon – 5.00 pm
Sunday 15 February 2015 from 10:30 am – 5.00 pm
Adults: £2.50, Under 18s: £1.00, Under 5s: free Teas: £2.00
Stout footwear is essential and, we regret, no dogs allowed except guide dogs.
The latest from BTopenreach is that our exchange Wroxton St Mary is now enabled for Superfast Fibre!
The Horley cabinet is not ready yet so you can’t place an order with your ISP yet. It is planned for upgrade and updates will be made weekly, you can check progress by entering your postal code here on http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/
See our Notice Board for more on “High-speed broadband arrives in Horley” and to check out a list of ISPs on the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire website: http://www.betterbroadbandoxfordshire.org.uk/home
Between Thursday 5th – Sunday 8th February
Offenders have gained entry to a garage and stolen a pushbike. Please alert neighbours and remain extra vigilant. If you saw anything suspicious in the area or have any information that can assist with police enquiries, please telephone Banbury Rural Neighbourhood Police Team on 101 with information or 999 for immediate police attention
Alternatively if you have information that could help us but wish to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The first peal on the Horley bells was successfully rung yesterday in 2 hours and 53 minutes.
The peal marked the first anniversary of the work on the bells being completed back in February 2014.
Thank you to the band for entertaining us on a cold Saturday morning!
This week’s Banbury Guardian warns of the rise of doorstep traders and the link to burglaries.
A Horley resident recently had an incident of a guy trying to sell items from a bag on his shoulder. He said he was selling goods as he was on a new scheme helping to rehabilitate ex offenders. The police are saying many of these doorstep traders have fake ID’s and they are just scouting round the villages for vulnerable properties or people.
It is recommended that you report this type of non emergency activity to the Thames Valley Police on 101. See the new Village Alerts page for all previous notices.
If you would like receive Thames Valley Alerts directly then you can register here (also under useful links) you may also want to see our local neighbour police site which can be found here Banbury Rural
A breath of fresh air does wonders again for those nursing the sick…………..
I am sleep-walking down the Banbury Road, pulled along by Pants. We’ve left Dora at home, guard-dog for Elle, who’s been tremendously sick, and who is now lying supine on the sofa, drugged with cartoons. Pants leads me over the verge, down to the ditch; beneath the oak and into Dave’s field. I let him loose from his lead, watching as he wheels away.
I shiver, duck my nose into my old silk scarf. The air is so cold it feels thin, leaving me breathless. The clouds are a viscous grey; the sun an indistinct silver coin; false treasure in a treacherous sky.
Last night had been unending, holding Elle’s hand and trying not to catch her fear. ‘It’s just a bug.’ I said it over and over. ‘You’re going to be all right’.
‘But Mummy, it hurts.’
This morning, bombed from lack of sleep, I gave Stevie and Jess…
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A chilly February has set upon us ……. maybe I will get out a bit more in the garden? Or maybe not? Those below zero temperatures are not good for us fair weather gardeners. Anyway, there is not much you can do this time of year, well that’s my excuse.
So instead, I have been tending our website (with a lot of help from Di) and I am pleased to say that thanks to our contributors we are seeing some significant growth in the number of visitors and views.
If you keep informed by email or through social media you may have noticed the increasing volume of posts? What you may not have noticed are the updated and the new pages.
Here is a summary of “what’s new” on the rest of the site:
HORLEY GROUPS has two new pages Cinema Club and Village Lottery
PARISH COUNCIL are the latest meeting minutes and the latest on planning
HORLEY CORRESPONDENT (Lucy) has shared new events outside the village that you can attend:
See all these events in our Village Calendar , remember if you would like to share anything just email us at horleyviews@outlook.com.
Regards Debra
Horley CC Cricket Nets start on Thursday 12 Feb and run until 2nd April, at Bloxham School from 8pm- 9:30pm. For more information please contact admin@horleycc.co.uk
See these in the Horley Village Calendar
Yes the Red Lion is opening its doors for all you rugby fans to watch the England games and enjoy the sporting atmosphere ……and maybe a few drinks together!
See these matches the Village Calendar
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