Carlie’s blog on the “Inaugural Barn Dance” at Hornton Grounds Farm, see who you can spot On Barn Dancing.
Antiques Roadshow At Broughton Castle – 21st June
Antiques Roadshow visit Broughton Castle on Sunday 21 June. The doors open at 9.30am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free and no pre-registration is required.
Some of Britain’s leading antiques and fine arts specialists will be on hand to offer free advice and valuations to visitors, who are invited to raid their attics and bring along their family heirlooms, household treasures and car boot sale bargains for inspection by the experts. For more information about planning your visit to the Roadshow go to www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow and there will also be a crime prevention stand offering advice on how to protect your valuables from Thames Valley Police
Wild Medicine Forage at Hadsham Farm
Are you a busy bee, feeling stressed out, anxious, need more energy and better sleep? For all stages of a woman’s life, Maiden, Mother, Sage, plants can provide a gentle non habit forming way to balance our bodies and our emotions, enabling us to cope with the inevitable stresses of life more easily.
Join Fiona for a Wild Medicine Forage in and around the fields of Hadsham Farm, you will learn to identify wild medicinal plants, discuss the herbs and how modern herbalists use them, how they were used in the past and how some can be used as safe home remedies. Plus the very fact that you are outside on a beautiful walk down by the lake, what better way to re-connect with nature, and right here on our own doorstep.
Thursdays 2nd & 16th July 6.30-8pm Contact Fiona to book your place. (limited to 15) Call 01295 738609 fionataylormnimh@gmail.com Website Facebook
Cost £5 per person to be donated to the Air Ambulance.
Red Lion, Horley is OUR Pub of the Year
As seen on the Summer 2015 Magazine for North Oxfordshire Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). So get your “BoT” over here and find out why for yourself.
Well done again Dave and Natasha, we are proud of you and thanks for making the pub the centre of our village.
Fancy Learning The Ropes?
If you would like to learn how to ‘pull the ropes’ and feel what its like to be bell ringer? Why not come along to The Edgehill Ringing Centre on Saturday 26th June and give it a pull …..
What’s On – 8th June
The main event this week is the HORLEY VILLAGE SUMMER FETE it takes place this Saturday, June 13. Come along and enjoy this wonderful annual event from 2 to 5pm, in the Old School and Church.
Raffle Prize Draw – first prize £100 cash, second prize a BMW for a weekend, there are stalls for Tombola, Plants, Bric-a-brac, homemade cakes, nice or nasty jam jars, water or wine, teas and many more.
(Donations of cakes and homemade produce please drop off on Saturday morning )
What’s New – June
…and so to June and the Summer Solstice….
Yayeeee it’s the month of the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice , which is when the sun is at its maximum elevation.
Interestingly, Solstice or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun, so here’s to the sun “resting” over us for a long summer!
Events:
June is the month of the Summer Fete (13th) which is organised by the Ladies Guild and seems to grow in popularity every year. It’s a great opportunity to detox your cupboards and if you’re lucky you might even win your stuff back! Before that in Hanwell there is HANFEST (6th/7th) a two day art exhibition and evening concert. Back in Horley we are packed with cricket events, the last two Cinema showings until September (Mr Turner & Selma ), the Progressive Dinner (27th), and all the usual weekly activities. Find out about these and more events in our village Calendar.
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New & Updated Pages:
There is now a new page for the Old School Hall and a MHT team page. The Village page has Village Maps, and want goes into the Banbury Guardian weekly, plus alerts, walks and history. The Church page has information about the team behind the scenes and what the Wardens get up to. Parish Council Page have been updated with agenda & minutes together, notice board, and planning applications as they are received.
We have now created pages that represent all of the groups and interests in Horley, if there is anything else you would like seen added to our Village Website let us know. Maybe a Horley memories page where we can share photos and stories?
Also if you have an event or news you would like to share, just email through the text and any photos to us at horleyviews@outlook.com
Here’s to glorious June
Di (Marriot) & Debra (Fox)
What’s on – 1st June
Our Summer Fete is on the Saturday after next (13th June) and the “ladies of guild” will be coming around the village to collect for donations. So go on have a cleansing sort out of your cupboards and places you store stuff for any raffle prizes, bottles and food for the tombola, plants, and bric-a-brac.
Meanwhile back to this coming week we have the following in our calendar : playgroup, brownies, zumba, (NO YOGA), cricket nets and match, cinema, bingo, bell ringing and at Hanfest a two day art exhibition and evening concert….. and all in our little corner of North Oxfordshire
Your Parish Council Needs You
There is a vacancy for a new councillor to join Horley Parish Council. Would you like to represent our village and continue to help make Horley a great place to live? To find out more about being a Parish Councillor, please contact: David Marriott (clerk) by either calling 730726 or emailing horleyparishclerk@btinternet.com or call Simon Attfield (chair) on 738898. See Parish Council Noticeboard for more information
Have You Checked the Notice Board Lately?
Did you know that we post notices that are sent to our Parish Council that we think might be of interest? See the Parish Council, Notices page here for everything from fund raising walks, superfast broadband to changes to the Oxfordshire Mobile Library.
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