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On Walking: Thursday 11th September

take a walk on the wild side, with our resident blogger

mrscarlielee's avatarCarlie Lee

God, I love September.

Hawthorn berries, rosehips and honeysuckle in North Oxon Hawthorn berries, rosehips and honeysuckle

The dogs and I are over Bramshill, listening to the ducks telling each other off on the carp ponds. I’m sat on the stile, and I can smell great wafts of wild honeysuckle and sweet grass. I’m eating sun-warmed elderberries, pips and all, and watching a small brown bird inspect the rash of berries on the hawthorn bushes.

It’s almost six in the evening, golden time, and I’ve abandoned the washing up from the children’s tea to run away, up the hill.

As I watch, a fat Bumble Bee arrives to harvest the honeysuckle, and I creep up to take a photograph. Pants comes to see what I’m doing, then barks hysterically at the bee.

I laugh and  the bee retracts and reverses, louder than ever. Pants jumps away, then sits down as if in great trouble. The bee visits another flower…

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A service to celebrate Brenda’s life

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This obituary was in the Banbury Guardian on 21st August, informing  everyone about the celebratory service for Brenda being held in our church St. Etheldreda’s at 12:30 on Wednesday 3rd September. It is requested that no one wears black, or buys flowers and if anyone wants to make a donation then please do so either via the funeral directors or directly to Katharine House Hospice.

Ironstone Chamber Music Festival – Horley 27th September

There’s still time to book tickets for the Ironstone Chamber Music Festival at Deddington, Kings Sutton or right here in Horley.

Come and hear Internationally Famous Musicians play for you at one or more of the above venues.

  • Friday September 26th 7:30 pm at Deddington
  • Saturday September 27th 12:30 pm at Kings Sutton
  • Saturday September 27th 6:30 pm at Horley

Mozart, Janacek, Brahms, Beethoven, Glazunov and Dvorak – all for your delight!

Tickets £15 per concert (£35 for all three) and Horley children go free thanks to Michael Hardinge Trust!

email : howelltessa@ hotmail.co.uk           Ironstone Concert A5 Leaflet 20142

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Your invite to Horley’s Safari Supper

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Horley’s Safari Supper (aka Progressive Dinner)

Join us for a walking safari supper with excitement, exercise and adventure as you experience the “Big 5” wine and dine right here in Horley on Saturday 20th September:

  1. Start your tour with fellow travellers at The Red Lion watering hole (from 6:30)
  2. Your guide will set you off to find your 1st course hosts (7:30)
  3. Your hosts will direct you to your 2nd course hosts (8:30)
  4. Your hosts will direct you to your 3rd course hosts (9:30)
  5. The tour will conclude with a night cap (or two) and camp fire stories of your sightings and adventures back at the Red Lion watering hole. (Circa 10:30)

Such a fun way to meet villagers, as you drink, walk and eat your way around Horley, you may even spot some local game!

Only £20 per person and one bottle of wine per couple for your 1st host, all proceeds go to St. Etheldreda Church. To secure your place (or be a host) call me Debra Fox 730980 or email me theboma@btinternet.com

Limited places so to avoid disappointment , let me know now:

  •  Your Names:
  •  Whether you like to be Guest or Hosts or happy to do either:
  •  Any dietary requirements:
  • Your Telephone:
  • Your Email:

Note: If only one person can come please let me know as we always have others who can go round with you

And There Was A Secret Horley Fest

Horley Fest 2014

Horley Fest 2014 …………….who knew we had such a event going on in our mist.

Live music and disco from the pop up frog stage, beach bar and BBQ hut, Games, 140ft water slide, sumo suit wrestling, camping, camp fire and all happening in a field in Wroxton Lane!

Also see Carlie’s post from last year……

mrscarlielee's avatarCarlie Lee

It’s already raining as we bounce down the Wroxton Road. Fine, misty stuff that makes crystal beads in the children’s hair. The tarmac gleams blackly-slick, and the chestnut on the corner of Little Lane totters beneath its weight of sodden leaves. It’s nearly eight o’clock, but feels later, darkness sneaking in on the rolling waves of a rain-grey sky.

We’re singing 1Direction ‘You don’t know you’re beautiful’ – the same line over and again -Oh, oh-oh, because none of us know the proper words. There’s me and four children, singing, screeching and twirling through Horley, party nerves sending us hyper. I’m the only one with gin in one pocket, and tonic in the other. I have a blue plastic beaker forced into the back pocket of my skinny jeans. I am wearing six earrings in my ears for the first time in fifteen years, and I feel as if I’m…

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