Crime Prevention and Neighbourhood Watch Evening – 24 Nov

A date for your diary!

In view of the spate of break-ins recently, Horley Parish Council have arranged for a presentation/meeting with the Police and Crime Commission.

This will take place as follows:

Venue: The Old School Rooms, Church Lane, (next to the Church) Horley OX15 6BJ

Date: 24 November 2025

Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

This meeting is open to ALL and is an opportunity to discuss concerns/remedies with the Police.

David Beck

Horley (Oxfordshire) Parish Clerk

Horley Christmas Market – Saturday 29th November

Don’t miss Horley’s Candlelit Christmas Market in St Etheldreda’s Church on

Saturday 29th November from 4-6pm.

Lots of Christmassy stalls and games and a fabulous hamper raffle.

It’s time to sign up for this year’s Village Lottery

The Village Lottery is a major source of funding for the Michael Hardinge Trust, which provides educational support to children and young people in the village as well as maintaining the Old School Hall as an important village asset. 

The new lottery year starts on Saturday 8th November. If you played in 2024/25 we will be in touch with you shortly, but if you didn’t, it’s not too late to join in this year – see below for details:

Coffee Morning for Breast Cancer Now – Thank You

Thank you to everyone who came along to the coffee morning last Saturday – we raised £562.50 for Breast Cancer Now!

Coffee Morning on Saturday (18th Oct) for Breast Cancer Now

Don’t miss Horley Ladies Guild’s annual coffee morning in aid of Breast Cancer Now in the Old School this Saturday!

Cricket club pavilion planning application

Horley Cricket Club’s Chair, Rosie Tubb, says:

‘After weeks of hard work, the cricket club’s planning application is finally LIVE.

We would be very grateful if you would go on and add your comments to support our application –

Our reference number is 25/02205/F

https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/

This is an exciting time for the future of the club, and I would like to thank you for all your continuous support.‘

Horley Parish Council Meeting on Thurs 16th October 2025 at 7.30pm

A meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at:

 7.30 pm on Thursday 16th October 2025  

Notice of any items members of the public wished to be raised at the meeting should be sent at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to David M.Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council – horleypc@gmail.com

Agenda items:

1) Apologies for absence
2) Declaration of Interests
3) Minutes of the Meeting held on 17th July 2025
4) Matters arising
5) Finance
– Bank Statement to 30th September 2025
– 2024/25 Budget Monitoring Report
– Assistance to the Michael Hardinge Trust
6) Relevant Correspondence received since last meeting
Planning Applications received since last meeting
Planning Permissions received since last meeting
7) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane
Update/current position
8) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane
– Update/current position
– Planning application
9) Dates of next Council meetings:
Currently:
22nd January 2026
23rd April 2026
21st May 2026 AGM 7.00 pm Annual Parish Meeting 7.30pm
It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation is necessary
10) Any other urgent business
Police visit – neighbour hood watch
Speedwatch
Change of email addresses.

See: https://thehorleyviews.com/parish-council/meeting-minutes/

David Beck

Clerk to Horley Parish Council

horleypc@gmail.com or 0785 2998172

Harvest Festival Service at St Etheldreda’s Church this Sunday (5th October) at 11am

There will be a traditional Harvest Festival service in Horley this Sunday:

Rev’d Guy Edwards say ‘Celebrate the goodness that God shows to us in the fruits and flowers and grain of autumn, and all that comes to maturity at Harvest time.  This Sunday at St Etheldreda’s – a traditional Harvest Festival service, with all your favourite harvest hymns.  Children welcome.’

Please bring donations of tinned or non-perishable food for the harvest offering to the Church on or before Sunday, and they will be passed on to to the Banbury Young Homeless Project.