Tag Archives: Horley

Christmas Services at Horley and Hanwell

There will be Christmas services in Horley on Sunday 21st December (Nativity and Carols) and on Christmas Eve (Midnight Mass). See below for details of all services in Horley and Hanwell this Christmas.

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!

Notice of temporary road closure on Millers Lane Hornton 6-8 October 2025

See below for details of a road closure on Millers Lane, Hornton:

Planning application for Solar Farm – revised closing date and photos requested by Keep Hanwell Village Rural

Update from Horley Parish Council:

The closing date for comments on the application is now 26th September. Comments can be made via this link:

https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/25/00407/F#undefined. 

In addition, to aid their response to the proposed solar farm, the ‘Keep Hanwell Village Rural’ group have requested assistance from Horley residents. They have requested that any resident of Horley who can see the area where the panels are proposed from their property should take a picture of the view and send it to them at keephanwellvillagerural@gmail.com.

As a reminder, here is the map:

Breakfast Church at Horley Old School – Sunday 31st August 2025

There will be a benefice breakfast in Horley this Sunday, 31st August, in the Old School. See below for details:

Planning Application in for Massive Solar Farm overlooking Horley

Update from Horley Parish Council:

If you are not already aware, a full planning application has now been submitted by Elgin Energy for a massive Solar Power Station to be built north of Hanwell and straddling the Warwick Road.  See map:

Part of the installation will overlook Horley along the skyline to the west of the Warwick Road and will be clearly visible as the slope of the site faces directly towards the village.  The Parish Council will oppose this development, principally on the grounds of its detrimental visual impact not just from the village but from the surrounding countryside.

The full planning application consisting of many pages of studies and reports is available on the CDC planning website https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/25/00407/F#undefined.  The reference number is 25/00407/F.

If you would like to make any comments on the application, you can do this via the CDC site using that reference number.  The current closing date is 6th September 2025, and this will be your final chance to make your views known to Cherwell District Council. 

Children’s Summer Camp

We are pleased to confirm that the Children’s Summer Camp is going to be running on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th August this year.

Here’s how to sign up:

 Horley Summer Camp sign-up

and more details of what’s planned:

Horley Summer Fete – thank you!

A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Horley fete recently, and special thanks to Megan Bottoms who took some great photos of the event – see below.

As it’s clear from the photos, everyone seemed to be having a good time! The refreshments in the Old School were very popular (delicious cakes – thank you all the bakers!) and there was an excellent selection of stalls in the Church. What’s more, we raised a fantastic £2,300 for our Church and local charities, so thank you again!