Greg Peters of Upper Wardington is very keen to follow up his promotion of this summer's Big Butterfly Count with a link to the latest newsletter from Butterfly Conservation. http://butterfly-conservation-news.org/DGT-20LSL-BFBLQDAT61/cr.aspx If you are interested in signing up for their free newsletter, please visit their home page and follow the links.
Monday 2nd December saw Robert Harwood launch his autobiography entitled ”My Life in Service” at the Plough in Upper Wardington. Attended by Neil Gadsby, Chairman and Founder of The Katharine House Hospice and large numbers of villagers, the event was great fun and very well supported. Mr Gadsby gave a very warm speech of thanks to Robert and Robert replied with a very moving tribute to all who had helped in publishing the book. Robert's commitment and dedication to Wardington was clearly greatly appreciated by all who attended however his popularity within the community may well be dimmed once everyone reads what he's written about them in the book!
A reminder that there will be carol singing from 6 to 6.45pm on Thursday 19th December in Upper Wardington on the Old Pool green. The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene will be providing hot sausage rolls, mince pies and mulled wine with hot chocolate for the children. There will be a brass band and the Wardington Hand Bell ringers will once again come to entertain us. Song sheets will be provided - please bring yourself, your family and friends and a torch! We will be collecting for the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene whose aim is to raise money for both special projects and the daily upkeep of our wonderful Grade I listed church. Please bring as much as you
The little ones enjoyed some painting this week and thankfully for us, it wasn't as messy as it could have been! Snack time was boosted by some delicious ginger christmas biscuits, baked by 3 year old Theo (with a little help from mummy - although Hannah informs me the kitchen suffered a little!). We were joined this week by Jane from Dotty Hen who had some beautiful gifts for the ladies...it helped to get the Christmas shopping started! Don't worry, if you missed out, you can order via their website: http://www.dottyhen.com/ We hope to have some Christmas activities over the next two weeks to get us all in the spirit. Our last session before Christmas will be on the 19th
After a break over the summer the community led plan steering committee met again on 20/11/13. Our aim for the next few months is to create the questionnaire that will be sent round the village. This questionnaire then forms the basis for the community led plan, which we aim to complete next year. We will be compiling minutes of our meetings so people can follow our progress. We are very interested in input and feedback from the Wardington parish. To see what we have been up to you can read the minutes here: 131120 Wardington CLP meeting minutes (131125).
This week at Wardington Waddlers Toddler Group we had a slightly messy and sticky, but fun art activity run by Nikki and snack time (which always goes down well), including homemade banana bread...yummy!
The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene, Wardington, are pleased to announce that we will once again be staging our festive sing song In Upper Wardington on the Old Pool Green on Thursday 19th December 2013 6.00pm – 6.45pm Carols around the brazier Mulled wine, mince pies and hot sausage rolls. We will be accompanied by a brass ensemble and song sheets of well-known carols will be available. The Wardington Hand Bell Ringers will also be playing for us. Please bring along a torch and join us in celebrating the festive season. We will be collecting money for the Friends of St Mary Magdalene to help look after our beautiful church. Please give generously. For further information contact Philippa
The Banbury Rural Neighbourhood Police Team are holding a FREE ‘Catalytic Converter Marking Day’ at the Firs Garage, Hook Norton on Saturday 16th November 2013 between 1000hrs and 1500hrs. We will etch your Catalytic converter with a unique serial number which means we can easily identify it if it is stolen. We will also provide you with a sticker to be displayed in your window indicating ‘CAT marked’ which prevents offenders targeting your vehicle. Please just turn up on the day! Catalytic converter thefts Catalytic converters are designed to remove toxins from vehicle emissions. The devices contain small amounts of three precious metals: platinum, palladium and rhodium. In recent years, the price of these metals has soared to record levels,
Quiz Fish & Chip Supper Wardington Memorial Hall 7:30 pm, Friday, 22nd November 2013 Price £7 All surplus to support new projects at the Memorial Hall Bookings to Andrew Pearson 07917554183/750316
The Wardington Waddlers toddler group got off to an excellent start on Thursday, with a fantastic turnout from both Wardington and surrounding villages. We hope everyone enjoyed it and will join us again next week. Please help spread the word as we need all of your support to keep running. We need volunteers to help with setting up/putting away and teas/coffees. It would be on a rota so not every week! If you can help, please let us know. We are also looking for kind donations of unwanted toys (especially some ride-on toys) in good condition. If you are able to help, then please email Hannah or Gemma.