Category Archives: Horley village

Katharine House Hospice Open Gardens – host needed


The Katherine House Hospice Open Gardens scheme is returning in 2026 and they have asked if Horley could participate. It would need a host to organise the event as Anne Owen isn’t able to do it this time. If you’d like to get involved, here are some more details from Katharine House House:

From carpets of snowdrops and spring blossom to summer borders and rich autumn colour, every season is welcome. Opening your garden helps raise vital funds so we can continue caring for patients and families in our community when they need us most.

Our own gardens here at the hospice which are amazingly maintained by volunteers each week, are very special to all our patients and their loved ones.

What makes Katharine House special – “It’s beautiful gardens. The gardens are stunning; they’re part of the whole experience. And the fact that they are looked after by volunteers is incredible. Mum was a brilliant gardener, so she loved the gardens. They even got the bed outside for her so she could enjoy them more.” 

Over the years, Open Gardens has raised tens of thousands of pounds, helping us to provide compassionate care and to maintain the beautiful gardens here at Katharine House, which brings comfort to so many of the people we support.

We hope you will be able to join our calendar of open gardens events this year for visitors to explore and enjoy your garden in Horley which will help make a difference for our patients and their loved ones.

To please find out more and register your interest for this year Open Gardens for Katharine House | Katharine House Hospice

Katharine House Hospice – Host an Open Garden for Katharine House Hospice – form


Our friendly fundraising team is on hand to support you, making it easy and enjoyable to take part.

Help us continue providing specialist palliative care for adults with life-limiting illnesses in our community.

In total, it costs more than £5.9m per year to run every element of Katharine House Hospice. This equates to over £16,000 per day. Fundraising is particularly difficult now, and we are doing everything we can to raise more funds so that we can ensure that our special hospice is here now, tomorrow and in years to come, for you and your loved ones.​

Hornton & District W.I. – next meeting on 5th February 2026

Hornton & District Women’s Institute

Emma Hamer, President of the Hornton and District W.I. writes:

‘Our next meeting will be on Thursday 5th February where we will hear all about the benefits of herbal teas. Find out which tea offers a powerful boost to immunity, digestion and metabolism, acting as a natural, low-calorie drink to reduce inflammation, alleviate nausea and aid weight management.

What should you do to promote relaxation, aid sleep quality and soothe digestion? Pop along to Hornton Methodist Chapel at 7:30pm to quiz our expert Angie Woodward to find out more and discover functional, natural remedies for daily wellness. The monthly competition will be a cup and saucer.

Our exciting programme of meetings for 2026 will be available. New members always welcome.’

‘Winter Woodland’ painting evening in the Old School on 6 Feb

Following the success of the lino-printing workshop last November, Tracey and Claud are back with another event to raise funds for Katharine House Hospice.

A ‘Winter Wonderland’ painting evening will take place in the Old School on Friday 6th Feb from 6:30 pm. To book a place, please contact Tracey or send an email to: horleyladiesguild@gmail.com

Claud says:

‘Come to an evening of painting your very own ‘Winter woodland’ canvas. Paint along with me and I promise you will finish with a beautiful painting that you will be proud of, with lots of fun and and laughter along the way. You don’t have to have any experience, you just need to have plenty of enthusiasm! I will provide all the materials. I look forward to seeing you, all in aid of Katharine House Hospice.

We will produce paintings similar to these:’

Hornton & District W.I. – next meeting on 8th January 2026

Hornton & District Women’s Institute

Emma Hamer, President of the Hornton and District W.I. writes:

We have had a great year with a varied and interesting programme of meetings and outings. Our last meeting of 2025 was our Christmas meal held at the Moon and Sixpence in Hanwell. We had a delicious meal, exchanged Secret Santa gifts and the Christmas Cup was awarded to Horley’s Caroline Pearce for gaining the most points in “bloom of the month”

Our committee have put their heads together and I hope you’ll agree we have an interesting, varied and hopefully fun set of meetings planned for the year ahead. One of the highlights will be the fashion show in May where there will be an opportunity to buy good quality fashion at great prices. We’ll open this up to villagers and non-members so please do come along.

Our usual meeting day of the first Thursday in the month for our next meeting falls on January 1st next year, so we will meet a week later on Thursday January 8th at 7.30pm. 

We will have a social evening with hobbies, crafts and collections. Members will bring their passion and create displays, demonstrations and skills to share something they love with fellow members. Non-members will be very welcome  so please do pop along to discover the sorts of things we get up to. This meeting will be at Hornton Pavilion as the Chapel is booked for something else that evening. I really hope we’ll see you there.

Warwick Road – Proposed Housing Development

From Horley Parish Council:

There is a consultation meeting being held for up to 200 houses on the west side of the Warwick on the land next to the Roman Fields development.

For anyone who would like to attend it is at North Oxfordshire Academy on Tuesday 6th January 2026 5.30-8.00pm.

Christmas Services at Horley and Hanwell

There will be Christmas services in Horley on Sunday 21st December (Nativity and Carols) and on Christmas Eve (Midnight Mass). See below for details of all services in Horley and Hanwell this Christmas.

Planning application for Solar Farm – revised closing date and photos requested by Keep Hanwell Village Rural

Update from Horley Parish Council:

The closing date for comments on the application is now 26th September. Comments can be made via this link:

https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/25/00407/F#undefined. 

In addition, to aid their response to the proposed solar farm, the ‘Keep Hanwell Village Rural’ group have requested assistance from Horley residents. They have requested that any resident of Horley who can see the area where the panels are proposed from their property should take a picture of the view and send it to them at keephanwellvillagerural@gmail.com.

As a reminder, here is the map:

Breakfast Church at Horley Old School – Sunday 31st August 2025

There will be a benefice breakfast in Horley this Sunday, 31st August, in the Old School. See below for details: