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What’s New – April

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Yes its April…..

Our small but perfectly formed community can now boast both an award winning pub and cricket club in our village, congratulations to both.

This is our 92nd post, 55 pages, over 6500 views and 211 followers in various forms: email, blog, Facebook and Twitter. So “thehorleyviews” has definitely gone social, with each media having different levels of interaction, and with Facebook being the most active.

So what’s in store now the clocks have gone forward?

The calendar is filling up with lots of events over Easter and beyond, hese are some of them:

MAUNDY THURSDAY (2nd April)– after the success of the Palm Sunday Pilgrimage, there will be another one this Thursday, starting at 1.15 at Hanwell Church, walkingonto Drayton and Wroxton with a traditional Maundy Thursday washing of feet service. There will then be a Passover meal along the lines of the Jewish Seder in Shenington at 6.30 in the Church Hall. Followed by a Eucharist service in the Church at 7.30. If you would like to come to any or all of this, you are very welcome, please let the Reverend Dr. Hugh White know on 01869 347889.

Litter Pick Saturday 11th April

Keep the Horton General – 16th April.

St George’s Beer Festival 23-26th April

Remember to get your name down for this years Progressive Dinner – 27th June

Just in case you missed what Lucy put in the Banbury Guardian:

SEWING CIRCLE – Do you enjoy sewing at home? Soft furnishings or dressmaking? Would you like to extend your skills or share them with like-minded people in Horley? A sewing circle has been suggested which would be held once a month/ fortnight in the Old school. The organisers are looking at numbers and feasibility at the moment. If you would like to express an interest, please let Sue Patching know on 730039.

CRICKET –Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the registration evening at the Old School last week. A great number of juniors have already signed up, please remember that last year the Cricket Club didn’t have enough places so if you haven’t joined but would like to, get your forms back to Judith Beck in Horley as soon as possible. The first cricket practice is on Tuesday April 28.

PALM SUNDAY PILGRIMAGE  was held last Sunday. Despite atrocious weather, a happy band of Pilgrims met in Alkerton for a short service and then made their way over to Hornton where they were served welcome refreshment at the Methodist Chapel. More joined on as the Pilgrimage continued to Horley where an eagerly received lunch was served up by Natasha in The Red Lion. Thoroughly refreshed, the pilgrims continued onto Hanwell with better weather in the afternoon. Many thanks to the Reverend Dr. Hugh White for organising this Pilgrimage. Despite the weather, everyone enjoyed the walk and especially the delicious lunch at the Red Lion.

DOG MESS – Dog mess is again becoming a problem in Horley, particularly on the bridleway off Hornton Lane heading eastwards as you go out of the village. Dog waste bags are available free of charge – please see Maureen Keenan in Lane Close. Everyone should pick up their dog waste – it is your responsibility! Let’s all keep the village clean, thank you.

BROWNIES – Hornton Brownies takes place every Monday evening from 5-6.30 in the Pavilion, Hornton. Liz Hirst needs more adult help, someone who she can call on occasionally and will look after the brownies. If you would be interested in helping please call Liz on 670125. Also if your child is interested in joining brownies, contact Liz because there are still places available.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – In the summer of 2015 A Midsummer Night’s Dream is being performed by children and adults of Horley. If your child would like to be in it please contact Tessa Howell as rehearsals are in full swing. To catch up with the practices going on at the moment, or missed rehearsals, contact Tessa on 738313.

Want to share anything or have any suggestions just email us at horleyviews@outlook.com.

Regards Di and Deb

Don’t Forget – Annual Village Litter Pick – Saturday April 11th…

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This year’s annual litter pick will take place on Saturday 11 April.  Volunteers are sought to help litter pick along the village’s roads and verges.

Volunteers are invited to meet at the junction of Banbury Lane, Wroxton Lane and Hornton Lane at 10.00 am on the 11th.  Protective gloves, tabards and plastic sacks will be provided.

February – See What’s New

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A chilly February has set upon us ……. maybe I will get out a bit more in the garden? Or maybe not? Those below zero temperatures are not good for us fair weather gardeners. Anyway, there is not much you can do this time of year, well that’s my excuse.

So instead, I have been tending our website (with a lot of help from Di) and I am pleased to say that thanks to our contributors we are seeing some significant growth in the number of visitors and views.

If you keep informed by email or through social media you may have noticed the increasing volume of posts? What you may not have noticed are the updated and the new pages.

Here is a summary of “what’s new” on the rest of the site:

HORLEY GROUPS has two new pages  Cinema Club  and Village Lottery

PARISH COUNCIL are the latest meeting minutes and the latest on planning

HORLEY CORRESPONDENT (Lucy) has shared new events outside the village that you can attend:

  1. THE THREE H’S GARDENING CLUB – There was no meeting in January but the next is on Tuesday February 10 on Flowers of the Georgian Caucasus and there will be a slide show and talk, given by Peter Sheasby. The Gardening Club meet in Hornton Pavilion at 7.30 on the second Tuesday each month. All welcome.
  2. W.I. – The next meeting takes place next Feb 5 and it is a talk on the history of fragrance. The competition is a perfume bottle and members of the committee are encouraging everyone to enter if possible. The meeting is at 7.30 in the Chapel, Hornton.  All welcome, especially new members!
  3. WARRINER SCHOOL LAMBING WEEKEND – This weekend sees lambing in full swing at the Warriner school farm. The farm will be open to students, their families and members of the public between 2 and 4 on Saturday February 7 and Sunday February 8. Refreshments will be available including delicious home-made cakes. The Warriner Farm Shop will also be open so pop along to what is sure to be an exciting weekend.

See all these events in our Village Calendar , remember if you would like to share anything  just email us at horleyviews@outlook.com.

Regards Debra

January – See What’s Up ……….

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You may have noticed the daylight hours are increasing, snow drops are glistening and next week is the last one in January… yay spring is in sight! What you may not have noticed is more pages, posts, and things on the “right side” that have been added to thehorleyviews website, so here is a summary of what is new:

TWO NEW *PAGES* :

Village Calendar showing all the events that you have notified us of. If you would like to include more just email us at horleyviews@outlook.com.  See this weeks two remaining events: Parish Council Meeting – 22nd January and the Burns Supper – 24th January

Horley Village with links to a history of Horley as show in this British history report  and a wiki entry for Horley. Also a link to the map of the  Horley Circular Walk with  information about the village as well as the fields that connect us to Horton. We will be adding a village map and house index, and more photo “views” of Horley. Again if you would like see or share anything you can add comments below or email horleyviews@outlook.com

ONE NEW *Form* under about:

Simply add your comments via Contact Us

ONE NEW *Post* on the Parish Council Notice Board

  • See if you are eligible for free loft and cavity insulation?
  • Also see Broadband in Oxfordshire,  the Electoral Review of Cherwell  and the Winter Awareness campaign.

NEW ON THE “RIGHT SIDE ” under :

Recent Comments showing our 1st comment on the sighting of men in yellow coat with fibre cable on Wroxton Lane just as we posted the notice about  faster broadband coming to Horley.

Views – we added some more photographic “views” of Horley to the galley, if you would like to share any of yours new or old please email them to horleyviews@outlook.com

*Other Links*:

Regards Di and Debra

Parish Council Meeting – 22nd January

The next meeting of the Horley Parish Council  is open to the public and will be held in the Old School at 7.30 pm on Thursday 22nd January.

  1. Apologies
  2. Declaration of Interests
  3. Minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2014 (attached)
  4. Matters arising
  5. Finance
    • 2014/15 Budget monitoring
    • 2015/16 Precept
  6. Planning report
  7. Kerbing works in Wroxton Lane
  8. Village website
  9. Reports from other organisations
  10. Date of next meeting – 16 April 2015
  11. Any other urgent business

See the full agenda and reports here or contact David on 07872 930030.

David Marriott– Clerk to Horley Parish council

Fibre Broadband in Oxfordshire…..coming to Horley in 2015…

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A letter has been received from our local MP the Rt. Hon. Sir Tony Baldry updating us on the provision of fibre broadband in Oxfordshire.

To check the date of the expected delivery of this service to your property go  the postcode map on the Better For Oxfordshire website and put in your postcode.

Also visit the Parish Council Noticeboard to see the letter and other notices.

Happy New Year – See What’s New …..

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THREE NEW *PAGES* under Horley Groups:

Michael Hardinge Trust , do you know about all the educational grants that are available to children living in Horley and that there is a new one that you can apply for at age 18 to 25?

Horley Bell Ringers, learn about the multiple sequencing of the six bells in our church and what is coming up on the morning of Saturday 7th February.

Ladies Guild and the upcoming meet up on Monday 19th January 2015 at 19:45 in the School House.

ONE NEW *PAGE* under the Parish Council:

Notice Board where you will find the latest on our local area such as Broadband in Oxfordshire,  the Electoral Review of Cherwell  and the Winter Awareness campaign.

 TWO NEW LINKS – under *Other Links*:

Ironstone Churches Services check for the latest information

Cherwell Bin Collection check for blue, brown or green

Open Parish Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Horley Parish Council is open to the public and will be held this coming Thursday 13th November at 7.30 pm at the Old School. The meeting agenda is:

  1. Apologies
  2. Appointment of a new Member
  3. Declaration of Interests
  4. Minutes of the meeting held on 7 August 2014
  5. Matters arising
  6. Updated Constitution
    To adopt the updated Standing Orders (copy attached)
  7. Finance
    a. 2014/15 Budget monitoring (report attached)
    b. 2015/16 Precept
  8. Housing waiting list
    Request from Hornton Parish Council (copy attached)
  9. Fireworks
  10. Reports from other organisations
  11. Date of next meeting
    To consider changing the date set for the next meeting
  12. Any other urgent business

The full reports can be found on the Horley Village Website, or by contacting me -David Marriott – Clerk to Horley Parish Council –  07872 930030