Category Archives: Posts by Horley Views

Village Alert: Look out for suspicious activity and check your security measures

Neighbourhood officers are asking residents in the villages immediately surrounding Banbury to check their security measures following a recent increase in house burglaries.

Five incidents have been reported in the last fortnight in the villages of Wroxton, Shutford, Cropredy, Upper Tadmarton and further, towards Chipping Norton. Officers making door-to-door enquiries believe that it’s possible that other attempts on nearby properties have also occurred but not been reported to police.

Any suspicious activity or individuals must be reported to 101 unless you are witnessing a crime in action when you should dial 999.

To see the full Alert click here

For more information and ideas on how to improve your home security see the poster on the Parish Council Notice Board.

 

HanFest Food & Craft Markets – Gets Folked Up – You’re Invited

Another Hanfest just over the road in our sister village Hanwell with a few folk from Horley and Horton! The 3H’s now have music and crafts to add to our gardening collaborations. What a creative community we have here in our little corner of North Oxfordshire, hope to see you there. Deb

See http://www.hanfest.co.uk for more details ……..

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Start your Christmas shopping early at HanFestive Food & Craft Market at St Peter’s Church Hanwell – Free Entry –

Saturday 26 November at  11am – 5pm and Sunday 27 November 11am – 4pm

AND for one night only Hanwell gets folked up and you are invited to the Folk Night & Supper

Saturday 26 November at 7:30pm – Adults £10, Child (7 – 16 years) £5 – Price of the ticket a tasty hot meal & of course a night of live entertainment!

Get ready for a fiery jig! Brimstone’ folk band performs live and will get you up for a fiery jig!  Plus ‘Horwell’ local folk group performs.

Dancing • Food & Craft Stalls • Bar with local beers!

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See http://www.hanfest.co.uk for more details ……..

 

Harvest Festival Charity Auction Raises £620 for Local Charities…

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Dave and Nash would like to send a ‘massive thank you’ to all who donated toand attended the Red Lion Charity Harvest Auction on October 7th . A grand total of £620 was a raised and will go to the local charities BHYP (Banbury Young Homeless People)  and Lets Play (see http://letsplaybanbury.org).

Don’t forget the Harvest Festival Charity Auction….

keep-calm-and-attend-the-harvest-festivalCome along to the annual Red Lion Harvest Festival Charity Auction on Friday 7th October 7:00 pm.

Everyone is welcome.

Please drop off donations  during the day or bring it with you at 7:00.

All money raised will be donated to a the local charities BHYP (Banbury Young Homeless People)  and Lets Play (see http://letsplaybanbury.org)

Red Lion Harvest Festival Charity Auction – 7th October

keep-calm-and-attend-the-harvest-festivalCome along to the annual Harvest Festival Charity Auction on Friday 7th October 7:00 pm at The Red Lion.

All donations welcome – including garden produce, food and drink.

Please drop it off during the day or bring it with you at 7:00.

All money raised will be donated to a local charity.

Gary Fox

As most of you will have heard, Gary died unexpectedly from a heart attack on the morning of Wednesday 10th.

I take immense comfort from the fact that he knew I was with him and that it all happened quickly. I also know that both the incredible team of emergency paramedics and doctors, as well as myself did everything we could to try to save Gary. A team of 7 arrived very quickly in ambulances and by helicopter, providing emergency care for Gary at home and to the John Radcliff Hospital where he sadly passed away.

We have been overwhelmed by the love that the village has shown to us, from your messages, flowers, food and offers of help. In time we hope to be able to spend time with you, and take you up on these offers. It has really shown us what living in a community like ours is really about.

We have decided to have a private cremation and when we are able, will get together with small groups of friends and family to share our memories.

For now, we are looking forward to September when Grant gets married and Lauren starts her final year at University.

Thank you for your love and support

Debra x

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Horley Fest 19th and 20th August

Fun for everyone this weekend…

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Fun kicks off on Friday – get your tents set up and enjoy some live music and a bar!

Saturday events include water slide, human table football, bungee run for £50, more live music, disco Dave and bonfire at midnight….  Be there!

Show Support for The Horton Sunday August 21st 2016

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Our Local MP Victoria Prentice is helping to organise this local event in order to save our local hospital. Show your support by joining this event on Sunday.

For letter from Victoria Prentice see Prentice letter

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Warwick Road Planned Closure Number of Days Reduced

Thanks for your efforts Horley Parish Council and other affected villages we have now a reduction from 8 weeks to 2 weeks that the road will be closed. Here the email from the contractors and a copy of the letter from Thames Water:

Good afternoon,
I am writing to send you the enclosed update letter regarding our revised plans to close Warwick Road.
We have been able to reduce the duration from eight weeks to two and will hope to improve on that.
I realise that the diversion route is not ideal and understand concerns raised but we have a bit more time to resolve some of those issues now.
I would be most grateful if you would please circulate this information among your parishes.
J. Murphy & Sons Limited

Warwick Road Closure

 

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Local History Events – Tomorrow 14th & June 13th

From:  Jenny Handscombe (jehandscombe@btinternet.com)
Sent: 11 May 2016 08:00:38
To: horleyviews@outlook.com

Something of interest to your village, maybe?

Tooleys Canal Side“Walk and talk” along the Canal TOMMORROW – Saturday May 14th  Meet at Tooley’s Yard at 2pm where Brian Little will be leading the walk along Banbury canal.  Brian is a local historian with a wealth of knowledge to share so it should be a really interesting afternoon. Please let me know if you would like to come along.

Blenhiem C.BrownCapability Brown event at the Herb Centre Monday June 13th  7.30pm hosted by the Heritage Group .  This will be a debate ‘Hero or villain’  between Christine Hodgetts, garden historian, of the Warwickshire Gardens Trust and Stephen Wass Archaeologist.  It promises The-Herb-Centre-nav1
to be a cracking event and we are hoping for a really good turn-out. David Freke, archaeologist, will chair.  There will be a small charge of £2 to cover the cost of refreshments.  Please let me know if you would like to attend

Jenny Handscombe

01295 690286 jehandscombe@btinternet.com