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Hornton Open Gardens – Sunday 29 June

On Sunday 29  June, come along and enjoy visiting the varied gardens of Hornton.   Teas, raffle and a plant stall. Proceeds to be shared equally between Katharine House Hospice and village causes.  Cash only.

You can visit ten very different gardens from small to extensive – with interesting features and planting. The Grade 1-listed parish church will be open to visitors and has an interesting  Medieval “doom” painting. The Victorian Methodist chapel and the village pub, The Dun Cow, on West End will also be open. 

Tickets:  Combined entry to all the gardens £8, children free.  Cash only.  Tickets available on the village green opposite the post box.

Parking:  Disabled parking at the Methodist Chapel, Millers Lane, OX15 6BS. General parking at Hornton Pavilion (village hall), Bell Street, OX15 6DB. 

Accessibility:   Parts of some gardens are wheelchair accessible. Please take great care in the gardens, especially if you are looking after children. Some gardens have uneven surfaces, steps, steep slopes and ponds/water features. Hornton stone is very slippery indeed when wet! 

Dogs:  .On leads, please. Thank you for clearing up after your dog. 

Refreshments: Teas and home-made cakes will be available in the garden of The Cottage in Church Lane, OX15 6BY. 

Horley Summer Fete – next Saturday 14th June

Only a few days to Horley’s Summer Fete on Saturday 14th June!

Come and enjoy home made cakes and tea, Pimm’s and ice cream There are some great new stalls this year and lots of games and activities for all ages.

It’s not too late to let us have any children’s clothes, toys or books that you no longer need. They can be dropped off at the School Hall on Friday 13th after 3pm, or email us at horleyladiesguild@gmail.com and we will collect.

Reminder: MHT Young photography competition

Under 18s – don’t forget to submit your entries for the The Michael Hardinge Trust photography competition by Friday 6th June. There are prizes to be had and all entries will be displayed at Horley fete on Saturday 14th June. Details of how to apply are below:

Hornton & District W.I.

The next meeting of Hornton & District Women’s Institute will take place on Thursday 5th June where we will be visiting Rousham Gardens Rousham | House & Gardens at the earlier time of 6pm.

Rousham House & Gardens, B4260 Oxford Road, Just beyond Hopscroft Holt OX25 4QU  What3Words: ///depending.line.grit

Rousham is 18 miles away and will take about 40 minutes by car so lift sharing is recommended. We could leave the Green at Hornton at 5.15pm.

Rousham is completely unspoilt and uncommercialised – no tea room and no shop – just glorious gardens to explore at your leisure. Bring a picnic and comfortable shoes and it is yours for the evening. Don’t miss the walled garden with its herbaceous borders, small parterre, pigeon house and espaliers. One of England’s most important gardens, Rousham represents the first phase of English landscape design and remains almost as its designer William Kent left it.  Many of the features that delighted its 18th century visitors are still there for 21st century visitors to enjoy. A favourite of many great garden designers, Monty Don says “Kent is the great genius of eighteenth-century garden design and Rousham is his masterpiece, one of the greatest gardens in the world!”

Please feel free to bring friends, neighbours, husbands or partners. Note: No Dogs and No Children under 15.

Entry to the garden will be free to Hornton & District WI members and will cost £10 for non-members.

Horley Summer Fete – Saturday 14th June

Don’t miss Horley’s Summer Fete on Saturday 14th June!

As well as the ever popular teas, home made cakes, raffle and Pimm’s, there will be some great new stalls this year and lots of games and activities for all ages.

We would particularly welcome donations of any of the following:

  • Children’s clothes
  • Children’s toys and books
  • Plants

Please drop items off at the School Hall on any Tuesday between 7pm and 8pm, or email us at:  horleyladiesguild@gmail.com and we will arrange to collect.

MHT – Young photography competition

The Michael Hardinge Trust is holding a photography competition for young people in the village. There are prizes to be had and all entries will be displayed at Horley fete on Saturday 14th June. Details of how to apply are below:

Horley Annual Parish Meeting on Thurs 15th May 2025 at 7.30pm

The annual Horley Parish Meeting will take place at The Old Schoolrooms at 7.30pm on Thursday 15th May 2025.  This is an open meeting organised by the Parish Council at which any parishioner is welcome to address the meeting or ask questions.

 Could parishioners please confirm their intention to attend the meeting to the Horley Parish Clerk David M.Beck,  along with any subject(s)/questions they wish to raise at horleypc@gmail.com   0785 2998172 

AGENDA

  1. Introduction of Parish Councillors
  2. Wroxton Lane parking issues & Vistry Development Warwick Road, Potential Solar Farm updates
  3. Michael Hardinge Trust Annual Report
    • John Tite to report 
  4. Cricket Club
    • Rosie Tubb to report
  5. Parochial Church Council
    • Representative to report
  6. Ladies Guild
    • Representative to report
  7. Red Lion Public House
    • Dave Morris to report
  8. Parish Council
    • Chairman of the Parish Council to report
  9. Any other business
    • Any questions or issues raised by members of the public

Horley Parish Council AGM on Thurs 15th May 2025 at 7.00pm

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at 7.00 pm on Thursday 15th May 2025.
David M. Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council

Agenda items:

  1. Apologies
  2. Declaration of Interests  
  3. Nomination and election of the Chairman for the year
  4. Nomination and election of the Vice-Chairman for the year
    • Allocation of responsibilities (2024 year’s allocations shown)
      • Finance and general purposes (Cllr Raper)
      • Highways and footpaths (Cllrs Curd and Hamer)
      • Wroxton Lane Parking issues   (Cllrs Attfield and Wythe (resigned))
      • Planning (Cllr Tite)
      • Cricket club liaison (Cllr Attfield)
      • School liaison (Cllrs Raper and Hendry)
      • Michael Hardinge Trust liaison (Cllr Tite)
      • Quarrying, Ironstone and scout camp liaison (Cllr Wythe resigned)
      • Communications and notice board (Cllr Hendry)
      • Parochial Church Council and Ladies Guild liaison (Cllr Wythe resigned)
      • Hanwell Development & Potential Solar Farm Development (Cllr Wythe resigned)
      • Electronic Communications & Infrastructure (Cllr Tite)
      • Any other roles?
  5. Minutes of 2024 May Meetings
  6. Dates for Future meetings
    • 17th July 2025
    • 16th October 2025
    • 22nd January 2026
    • 23rd April 2026
    • 14th May 2028  
    • 7pm Annual General Meeting and approval of Annual Accounts after audit
    • 7.30pm Annual Parish Meeting/Village Groups.
  7. Annual Audit
    • The Council’s Internal Auditor is auditing the Council’s accounts for the year 2024/25, and if his report is available at the meeting it can be accepted/approved. 
  8. MHT Donation
  9. Any other urgent business

London Marathon – update

On Sunday 27th April, after months of training, Chris Marshall successfully completed  the London Marathon. Despite the warm weather, he finished in a very respectable 4 hours and 23 minutes.  He was running in memory of his grandmother Edna Seed who died in July last year. She was beautifully cared for in her last 3 weeks of life in Katharine House Hospice so Chris’s aim was to raise £2000 for this worthwhile charity. To date he has raised just over £3000 so thank you to everyone who donated – it has been really appreciated by Jan and Chris .

If anyone would still like to donate, his just giving page will be open for the next few weeks.

Chris Marshall’s fundraising page