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Spring Litter Picking in the Village Can you help? A small group has volunteered to litter pick again this year. We almost have the village covered but two of our stalwarts (Patricia & Greg Peters ) have moved away. They covered Upper Wardington from the Plough onwards. Amanda Pascoe will do what she can but needs some support. It doesn’t take long. A lot can be achieved in an hour or so. It can be done anytime to suit you in the first week in May. The Council provides picking sticks, gloves, plastic bags and fluorescent jackets. Our Parish Clerk, Mitch, has arranged for them to be available at The Bishops House from Friday May 1st. We would be very

Wardington Village cinema are screening the '100 Foot Journey' this Friday evening in the Memorial Hall.  Doors open 7.30pm, film commences at 8pm. The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery - comedy starring Helen Mirren, Om Puri and Manesh Dayal. Tickets can be purchased on the door.  Standard: £6.00/concessions £4:00 (price includes a complimentary ice cream).

Burglary – The Greensward, Wardington. Saturday 21st March at 9.15pm. Three males have forced entry to a home. They were seen by a neighbour making off in a vehicle. Please alert neighbours and remain extra vigilant, If you saw anything suspicious in the area or have any information please telephone Banbury Rural Police Team on 101 with information or 999 for immediate police attention Alternatively if you have information that could help us but wish to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

For planning purposes (ordering ice creams etc), please do let us know if you wish to attend the next Wardington Cinema film night taking place in the Memorial Hall this coming Friday (20th). Please call Sam Young (01295) 750871 or Paul Bimson (01295) 758855 or email: wardingtoncinema@hotmail.com. The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightly is a gripping and highly acclaimed thriller which is based on the true story of Alan Turing, the British maths genius responsible for cracking the German Enigma code during World War II. "A superb thriller and a worthy biopic for a real hero." Empire Magazine "So innately compelling is Turing's story - to say nothing of Benedict Cumberbatch's masterful performance - it's hard not to get caught

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

As published in the Warbler - the next film night is taking place this Friday (20th) in the memorial hall.  'What we did on our holiday' is a heart-warming, uplifting comedy for all the family written and directed by the creators of 'Outnumbered' and starring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike and Billy Connelly. "Very impressive and likeable stuff " - Guardian Doors open: 7.30pm/film commences: 8pm prompt Ticket prices: £6.00 standard/£4.00 concessions A raffle will take place to raise funds for improvements to the Memorial Hall.  Complimentary ice cream. To plan for firm numbers on the night - please confirm either via email: wardingtoncinema@hotmail.com or phone: Sam (01295 750871) or Paul (01295 758855) that you will be attending/numbers of tickets required.

For those interested, I have information from BT about faster broadband. The timescale for Wardington is still showing "by December 2015". We will be getting up to 80Mbps if you are close to the cabinet, but can expect 40Mbps if you are down by the Hare and Hounds. All houses that already have broadband will be able to switch. You won't get a speed increase automatically, you will have to request it when it becomes available. If you have an old ASDL modem then you may need a new one. An engineer may have to visit your house to change the "plate" on your telephone box. The more technical description from BT of what we are getting is: BT is