The Banbury Vision & Masterplan Consultation Ends 13th April

The Banbury Vision & Masterplan SPD is out for public consultation between Monday 14 March 2016 and Wednesday 13 April 2016.

Masterplan http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/media.cfm?mediaid=18240

Banbury Masterplan event – Sat. 2 April 2016, 10am to 4pm, Castle Quay Shopping Centre, Banbury

Comments on the Masterplans can be made by email to: planning.policy@cherwell-dc.gov.uk . Alternatively, they can be posted to: Planning Policy Team, Strategic Planning and the Economy, Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4AA

draft plan

 

Recycling Your Electrical Items

Recycle for Cherwell‏@CherwellRecycle Apr 4

Recycle your small electrical items by popping them in a carry bag on top of any bin & our crews will recycle them!

recycle electricals

See this and other notices on our Notice Board http://wp.me/P4Vf2t-jD

 

Julia on Four Shires Cover- April 2016

Four Shires April 2014After featuring on Horley Views and the Banbury Guardian our very own Julia Naysmith is now on the front cover of Four Shires Magazine …. and what a beautiful photo of Julia and her amazing sculture ….. what next  ?

Cinema Club – Friday 1st – Free Film Night!

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On Friday  1st of April the Horley Cinema Club is showing “The Lady in the Van” as a free film. Booking to reserve a seat can be done in the usual way (i.e. by emailing mailto:horleycinemaclub@hotmail.com or text 07531 534696) but there is no entry fee.

Refreshments are available as normal so if you are interested in seeing this exceptional film with Maggie Smith please come along.

2 Ways to Save on Heating Oil…..

village noticeboard poster [460145]-page-001Save money on the cost of heating oil and help oil companies make most efficient use of delivery lorries.

The Community First Oxfordshire (CFO, formerly ORCC) Oil Buying syndicate brings communities throughout Oxfordshire together to make the most of joint buying power. Not only do you get the best price, but the oil companies can make the most efficient use of delivery lorries (and fewer journeys to a particular community helps the environment).

Members of the scheme have the advantage of knowing that they are getting a competitive price without the trouble of ringing round all the suppliers, and orders of the minimum quantity (500 litres) get the same price as much larger quantities.  You will be contacted by your local coordinator, David Marriott, twice a month by email, and all you have to do to place an order is let him know how much you want.  The order will then go onto a list tendered by a professional oil purchasing company to get the best price available, and the oil will be delivered about two weeks later.  The oil purchasing company will collect the sum due by direct debit after the delivery has been made.

For further information on the CFO oil scheme visit their website here, or visit the Parish Council Noticeboard,

Come along for a frugal lunch on Good Friday…

frugal lunchEnjoy a Frugal Easter Lunch at the Old  School at 12.30

Delicious soup will be served courtesy of the Ladies Guild.  All donations will go to Christian Aid.

Why not join in the Ironstone Benefice Pilgrimage first and work up an appetite before lunch! See https://thehorleyviews.com/2016/03/14/fancy-a-pilgrimage-on-the-benefice-trail/

Next ‘Knit and Stitch’ Group Meeting on March 31st

knit-and-stitch[1]Note: Change of date to Thursday March 31st.

Come along to the new relaxed and friendly group ‘Knit & Stitch’ at 7pm in the Old School room  (thereafter continuing every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month). Please bring £1.  Coffee & Biscuits provided. Knitting, Crochet, Tapestry, Embroidery etc. (no machines).

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

Cricket Club Village Invite Thursday March 24th

Come along to the ‘Meet and Greet’ event in the Old School Room on Thursday for both refreshments and a presentation of the new plans for the pavilion. Your feedback and opinions on these plans are being sought in order to help make the best decision on the site.

VILLAGE INVITE

Cricket Club ‘Meet and Greet’

Fancy a Pilgrimage on the Benefice Trail?

Ironstone Pilgrimage

Feeling Energetic at Easter? Why not join the pilgrimage of the Ironstone Benefice Trail?

Holy Week and Horley? So, for the energetic, you can start on Maundy Thursday (24 March) afternoon by joining the pilgrimage to walk the Benefice trail, which continues on Good Friday (25 March). Milestones are: leave Drayton church 1.45pm, Wroxton 3.00, Balscote 4.15, arrive Shenington 5.30ish and have a Seder Meal at 6.00 (a symbolic meal associated with the Jewish Passover). This is followed by a short Communion service in Shenington Village Hall, after which the tenacious can participate in a vigil into the early hours of Good Friday morning.

Part II of the Benefice trail pilgrimage starts from Alkerton church at 9.30am on Good Friday, takes in Hornton at 10.30 and arrives at Horley in time for the midday Stations of the Cross in St Etheldreda’s. As the name suggests, this is a service which charts Jesus’ journey to Calvary, symbolised by progressing round twelve ‘stations’ set out in the church with readings and singing at each. Following this service, there is a ‘frugal lunch’ in the Old School, from which the pilgrimage will complete the circle by continuing to Drayton, arriving 2ish for a devotional service at the Cross.

In Saturday newspaper ‘worthwhile walks’ terms, the Benefice trail would be described as ‘easy’ and open to all ages (children definitely welcome at all points), either in its entirety, or in sections, or just stay in Horley and come to the Stations of the Cross/the frugal lunch.

For more information about the route click here. For more information about the event contact vicarhugo@gmail.com / 01869 347889.