Category Archives: Villagers

Ironstone Chamber Music Festival – thank you!

Ironstone ConcertsThe fifth Ironstone Chamber Music Festival took place last week-end. The musicians played 3 concerts, consisting of traditional and modern music, to practically full houses (churches!), culminating in Mendelssohn’s String Quintet, which received a standing ovation. None of this could have happened without the following people:-

Sue and Mike Patching, Vanessa and Julie (also Lottie and Joseph), John and Alison Tite, David Kyle, Margaret Condon, Helen and Tony Ellis, Graham Curd, Tim Allitt, Charles Cozens, Bob Barnwell and Edna Seed.

Many thanks to you all

Chris and Tessa

Ironstone Chamber Music Festival – Horley Concerts 2016

Ironstone ConcertsTickets are still available for concerts on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th September

 

Friday 9th September 7.30 pm in St. Etheldreda’s
Music by Dvorak, Kodaly and Mozart

Saturday 10th September 12.30 pm in HANWELL CHURCH
Sonatas and Duets by Bach & a new work
Sandwich lunch at Moon & Sixpence following concert (please book ahead)

Saturday 10th September 7.30 pm in St Etheldreda’s
Music by Haydn, Mendelssohn and a new work

Post-concert Supper after evening concerts (book ahead please)

Sunday 11th September at 11.00 am
Mass by Mozart in St Etheldreda’s
All are welcome.

Tickets from 01295 738313

See full detail here http://www.ironstonechambermusic.com

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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Anyone Missing A Tabby???

A rather nice Tabby Cat has been frequenting our garden and drive over the past 2 weeks. Unfortunately he has no collar or name tag and we are just concerned that he may be lost or even abandoned. We wondered if anyone knew anything about him?

Vivienne and Vic Smith, Church Lane

 

Complete This Survey To Help Keep Vital Services at The Horton General

Could you please spend a few minutes to complete survey link below. The Oxfordshire University Hospital Trust, has launched a on line survey, to establish what services are required at the Banbury Horton Hospital. They have only aimed this survey at the 900 or so OUHFT registered members, mostly elderly trust members.

We fear, that this survey is designed, to get the desired result, to back up their decision to downgrade the Horton, to a day case unit.

Keep The Horton General Group, are extending the survey to all the Horton catchment area users. You may be aware, that there are plans afoot, to once again downgrade, Consultant led Maternity/Children’s services/Special Care Baby Unit/Paediatrics/Obstetrics/ 24hr Children’s ward, at the Banbury Horton Hospital.

Please click on, and complete survey below, then please forward to your contacts list, asking that they also complete survey, and forward to their contacts list. (Local)

Thanking You. Keith Strangwood. Chairman KTHG.

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No ‘Knit and Stitch’ Now until 8th Sept

knit-and-stitch[1]Next meeting is on Thursday 8th September

As there is a referendum vote being held in the Old School this Thursday, this week’s ‘Knit and Stitch’ Group meeting is cancelled. There will then be a summer break before the next one.

Any questions, please contact Alison Carr  Tel. 01295 730102.

Here We Go Again – Hands Off Our Horton

Dear Horley Views.

As Chairman of KTHG and a resident of Horley. I was wondering if you would be willing to post our latest update, containing details of the Hospital Trusts, early options document, which has just been made public.
The proposed change options are staggering, if implemented, will severely affect, the availability of services at our Horton Hospital. In particular, the loss of A and E, and children’s ward and services. A trek to the Oxford JR, with our sick young ones is unthinkable.
Keith Strangwood. Chairman KTHG 2 Lane Close . Horley. 07740599736
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THIS COULD BE OUR BIGGEST FIGHT EVER
Breaking news – A&E, medicine, orthopaedics, CCU also at risk!
At today’s public session of the CPN, the OUHFT presented their “emerging options” for the Horton General Hospital. The OUHFT said all options will need to be assessed for activity, workforce, finance and estates and there will be a full consultation in October 2016.
Option 1 is what we currently have at the Horton General Hospital. It was initially presented to the CPN, and to the midwives on 3 June, as the “status quo” but more recently (perhaps as a result of unwanted publicity?) it has been honoured as an Option.
Option 1, the status quo, is what the experts in the form of the IRP decreed we must have, at the end of the last campaign in 2007/8.
Andrew Stevens, OUHFT Director of Planning & Information, said “Option 1 is the status quo but if we thought that was adequate ….. we would not be doing this exercise”.
So let’s look at Options 2 and 3, which the OUHFT believe to be the only real options.
Under Option 2, Banbury’s Horton General Hospital would:
  • Lose A&E – downgraded to GP urgent care and Minor Injuries Unit
  • Lose Acute Stroke and Rehab – downgraded to Rehab and Early Supported Discharge
  • Surgery (elective day cases) – would be limited to 8am to 3pm
  • Lose Surgery – elective inpatients
  • Lose elective orthopaedic inpatients
  • Medicine – elective day cases – would be limited to 8am – 3pm
  • Lose Medicine – elective inpatients
  • Medicine – non-elective inpatients – inpatient ward would be downgraded to frail assessment unit
  • Lose Critical adult care (Critical Care Unit)
  • Lose consultant-led Maternity – downgraded to Midwife Led Unit (ie no consultants or anaesthetists allocated to maternity)
  • Lose Special Care Baby Unit
  • Paediatric inpatients downgraded to paediatric observation and assessment unit (8-10)  (We think this means open 8am to 10pm, ie no overnight patients)
Under Option 3, Banbury’s Horton General Hospital would see:
  • A&E retained as “integrated urgent care centre with ED function + out of hours + minor injury unit + walk in centre”
  • Lose Acute Stroke and Rehab – downgraded to Rehab and Early Supported Discharge
  • Adult Critical Care – retained but in the form of a High Dependency Unit on-site + “e-ICU”
  • Lose consultant-led Maternity – downgraded to Midwife Led Unit (ie no consultants or anaesthetists allocated to maternity)
  • Lose Special Care Baby Unit
  • Paediatric inpatients downgraded to “paediatric observation and assessment unit, assessment and clinical decision unit (24/7)”
Keep the Horton General campaigners, midwives, SCBU staff and members of the public mounted a spirited and angry attack on the safety aspects of the options presented, the failure to communicate properly with staff, and the OUHFT’s failure to ensure that the so-called midwife staff representatives were indeed representative of the staff, their opinions and commitment to the Horton General Hospital.
We were delighted to hear from Andrew McHugh (practice manager) that, although he had supported previous OUHFT proposals, he was very concerned about the Midwife Led Unit (MLU) proposal. He had undertaken a survey of GPs in the area and they were “overwhelmingly against the MLU on the grounds of safety”.
Andrew Stevens (OUHFT) stressed that they are still “evaluating and refining options” and that there will be a full public consultation beginning October 2016. He repeatedly attributed the options to various Clinical Groups, and said the OUHFT would consider other options if put forward by the CPN. As KTHG is aware of other smaller hospitals running Consultant Led Units with middle-grade staff (something the OUHFT Dean maintains is not possible, thereby creating the very problem that the OUHFT seek to “solve”), this offers some hope .
A special CPN maternity workshop will be set up, including actual working midwives, and attempts were made to secure similar promises for A&E, paediatrics and inpatient orthopaedics.
KTHG chairman Keith Strangwood proposed a motion to remove the worst option, Option 2, from consideration, it being totally contrary to the statement in the same paper that “almost all the patients currently being cared for at the Horton will continue to be cared for locally”. A vote was taken after KTHG forced the issue, but unfortunately the motion did not pass, with 3 votes for striking out the option, and 9 for keeping the worst option in the process. The documents presented in the meeting are publicly available athttp://www.cherwell.gov.uk/…/CPN_Agenda___Meeting_doc_14061…The slide attached to this post is on page 11.

‘Knit and Stitch’ Group Meeting this Thursday May 26th

knit-and-stitch[1]This new relaxed and friendly group meet at 7pm in the Old School room every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. (See calendar for future dates).

Knitting, Crochet, Tapestry, Embroidery etc. (no machines). Please bring £1.  Coffee & Biscuits provided.

Any questions, please contact Alison Carr  Tel. 01295 730102.

You are Invited to a Queen’s Birthday Celebration on Saturday 11th June

Regal JudyCome along to a tea party in her honour from 3.00 – 6.00 at the  Old School House and enjoy the celebrations.

RSVP no later than Saturday 14th May.

Please contact Jenny on 738125 or Tracey on 730020 to let them know if you can attend and what your contribution to tea will be.