The 3Hs Gardening Club will hear about top tips from an old gardener when the Rev John Carrier gives a talk on Tuesday, May 12, at 7.30pm in the Horton Pavilion.
And don’t forget the 3Hs Plant Sale at 10.30am in the Pavilion on Saturday May 16. Be there early for a bargain!
See 3Hs Garden Club for detail of this group and our calendar
This informal style, family friendly service, with craft activities for children and fun surprises for all ages has really taken off in the Ironstone Benefice. So here’s to another successful Café Church this time in Hanwell. We had over 100 attend ours in Horley, so best they get some larger kettles! 
Thursday 14th May, at 7:30 here in St.Etheldreda a chance to enjoy the magic of music in our amazing church with a String Quartet Concert given by the Adderbury Ensemble:
” Tessa and I have been asked by a good friend, Chris Windass, whether we would assist in organising a String Quartet concert in the church here on Thursday 14th May. They are called the Adderbury Ensemble and have been giving concerts in Adderbury for several years.
The concert consists of Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 (nicknamed Rasumovsky) and Borodin String Quartet no 2, and will last approximately one hour. Both pieces are very approachable and tuneful. We hope that they should be enjoyable. He is due to give roughly the same concert in Oxford the following day. Please note that this has nothing to do with our Ironstone Concerts later in the year (September).
Tickets on the door, and cost £10, children free. 50% of any profits will go to the Church. We shall try to get the church warmed up a bit! Refreshments available.
We hope that some of you may be able to come. Best Wishes Tessa & Chris.”
The Lucky Winners for April 2015 are:
4th April No. 43 Wendy Hamer
11th April No. 19 Marion Mafham
18th April No. 10 Christiane McGregor
25th April No. 47 Melanie Harris
They each receive a prize of £25. The new lottery year starts in mid-May and is still only £1 per week. Existing players will have the chance to choose a new number. There are still a couple of spare numbers if any new players would like to take part. Contact John Tite on 738334 or email: aandj.tite@gmail.com
All proceeds go to the Michael Hardinge Trust – principally for the upkeep of the Old School Hall as a village facility.
The planned VE Day Tea Party has been cancelled due to lack of people available, thanks for those that let Jenny know and sorry to disappoint you.
CAR BOOT SALE – will be held at the Warriner School on Saturday May 9 from 9-12.
It is £5 for a car and you can set up from 8.30. so have a good sort out and book your pitch by ringing 01295 720777.
This event coincides with Bloxfest so there will be lots to do in Bloxham that day. Refreshments available.
Preparations are well underway for the May Day Celebrations in Hornton
The W.I. are planning a jam jar stall, where exciting goodies in a beautifully wrapped jam jar can be bought for just £1. If you have any items you would like to donate to the stall, please see any member of the W.I. ASAP. Better still, wrap up your jam jar, containing the goodies and take it along to the WI stall on Monday May 4 or to Emma Hamer (Meadowsweet Farm). The stall should be up and running between 1– 4. Children’s gifts are also needed; these will sell at just 50p. There will also be lots of promotional information available, as well as this year’s programme, so if the WI has always interested you, but you’ve never managed to get involved, come along and meet some of the local group and find out what they get up to.
A reminder to make sure you RSVP by this Saturday 25th April – RSVP – Tea Party Celebration – VE Day 70th Anniversary
Be sure to dress up, even Judy is going to make an effort….. some pictures of previous celebrations
The W.I. celebrates its centenary during 2015. There are lots of events to mark this milestone, one of which happened on our doorstep on Saturday April 18. The Centenary baton, which is traveling through the whole of the UK was handed over to the local WI group at a picnic lunch at Broughton Castle. It was a free event and members and their guests were asked to dress in 1915 style, there were a couple of suffragettes. Everyone brought their own picnic to enjoy in the castle grounds. A wonderful day was had by all. Many thanks to Lord and Lady Saye and Sele for their hospitality.
THURSDAY UNTIL SUNDAY at The Red Lion, Horley winners of CAMRA Pub of the Year (Nth Ox)
