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Newspapers

Those in the village who have papers currently delivered by John Pennock will be aware that he is retiring with effect from Saturday, 27th February. He has not either formally sold or handed on his round. I have met this morning with Smiths Newsagents (no relation to WH!) who deliver newspapers widely in the Banbury area and are prepared to deliver to former customers of John's in Wardington and Williamscot. Full details: Smiths Newsagents, 5 Beaumont Business Centre, Beaumont Close, Banbury, OX16 1TN (behind Karcher). Tel: 01295 268499. E-mail: info@smithsnewsagents.co.uk. Contact: Robert (supported by Guy). Office hours: 3.00am - 11.00am. Deliveries will be around 6.00am (a little later at week-ends!). If you wish to take up their service with effect from

Church Floodlighting

The church floodlighting can be sponsored on a week-by-week basis. Please do consider sponsoring a week in celebration of an event or anniversary, in memory of a loved one, or just because you enjoy seeing our beautiful church lit up at night! Click here to download the sponsorship information form: ChurchFloodlightingSponsorshipInfo Click here to download the floodlighting sponsorship form: ChurchFloodlightingSponsorshipForm

Village Defibrillator

The container for the village defibrillator has now been mounted on the front of the Memorial Hall but the defibrillator itself has yet to be commissioned and is therefore NOT yet available for use. Plans for induction/training, along with appropriate publicity, are currently being finalised and will be available shortly.

Church – Grand Christmas Draw

The Draw took place at the Charity Evening at Barn Farm Plants on Wednesday. The winning tickets were: Cottage in Yorkshire Dales for long week-end 1483 Tony Baker Pair of week-end tickets for Silverstone 0177 Geoff Upton Christmas Fayre Hamper 0026 Ken Atack Mumford's Butcher's Token 1461 David Draper Wine from Majestic 0582 Jane Phillips Sunday Lunch for two at The Hare & Hounds 1135 Fran Fisher Meal for two at The Plough 0091 Andrew & Ginny Steven Case of Carlsberg Lager 0518 Jan Funnell Case of Timothy Taylor's Landlord Ale 1157 Sheryl Whiston Very many thanks to everyone who bought tickets for taking part again this year.

Church Service – Sunday, 13th September

The Banbury Guardian has made an error to-day with the notice of this Sunday’s Church service. The service is United Benefice Holy Communion at 10.00am taken by Revd Hilary Campbell.

Church Bells – HM The Queen

The Church bells will be rung on Wednesday, 9th September at 10.00am to celebrate the Queen becoming the longest ever reigning monarch.

Memorial Hall – AGM

WARDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 16th JULY 2015 AT 7.00 PM IN THE MEMORIAL HALL AGENDA Apologies Minutes of the AGM held on 3rd July 2014 Accounts for Year ended 31st March 2015 Chairman's Report Hall Property Report Hall Activities Report Election of Officers Any Other Business ALL RESIDENTS OF WARDINGTON, WILLIAMSCOT and COTON ARE WELCOME Minutes of 2014 AGM - Open Link: Memorial Hall AGM - Minutes - 030714

Diocese of Oxford – Pastoral Letter

At the request of the Bishop of Dorchester (Acting Bishop of Oxford), the following letter was read out in all Churches in the Diocese of Oxford last Sunday: Pentecost 2015 Pastoral Letter from the Bishops, Dean, Archdeacons and Diocesan Secretary to the Clergy and Churchwardens of the Oxford Diocese When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place (Acts 2.1) Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Clearly it has come as a disappointment that the Crown Nominations Commission were unable to nominate someone to be the next Bishop of Oxford at their recent meeting. Furthermore the fact that they will be unable to interview further candidates

News from the Memorial Hall

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HALL As recently reported in The Warbler the planned improvements to the Hall took place in December. Firstly the reverberation panels have been fixed to almost the entire area of the main Hall ceiling. This has resulted in a significant reduction in the ‘echo’ in the Hall leading to much improved acoustics and speech intelligibility generally, especially on occasions such as cinema nights and bingo. The terraced area at the far end of the Hall has now been paved with quality natural stone slabs. This has included the pathway on the south side of the Hall along with new surface drainage for the whole rear area. Additional fencing and a gateway above the retaining wall adjacent to the

Ash Wednesday

ASH WEDNESDAY COMMUNION SERVICES 18th February 2015 St James the Great, Claydon: 10am All Saints', Great Bourton: 7pm The season of Lent begins with the touch of ashes, reminding us of our earthiness, the earth from which we come, and to which we return. This season challenges us to turn again and follow God's way. Join us for one of these reflective communion services setting out on the journey of Lent.

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