Wardington Village Cinema are screening 'Philomena' starring Dame Judy Dench, this Saturday (5th April) in the Memorial Hall. Doors open 7.15pm - film commences at 8pm. Remember to bring your own drinks and nibbles!! Complimentary choc-ice during the interval. Tickets can be purchased on the door (£6.00 standard and £4.00 concessions).
Remember, free tea and cakes, a good chat, questions answered and the start of our questionnaire launch: all in the village hall this Saturday at 2pm. Don't worry if you can't make it, we will be delivering them too. We hope to see you there! Latest approved minutes here, for anyone who is following....140305 Wardington CLP meeting minutes (140315)
The next film night is taking place on Saturday 5th April in the Memorial Hall. This is a change from the date (Friday 21st March) advertised in the Warbler. We will be screening the BAFTA award winning Philomena. Based on a powerful true story and led by note-perfect performances from Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, Philomena offers a profoundly affecting drama for adult filmgoers of all ages. The Guardian "Its main focus is the sparky, shifting relationship between its two protagonists and its trump card the startling chemistry between its two main stars." The Telegraph "This is a heartbreaking story – how could it not be? But Frears’ film breaks your heart and then repairs it." Variety "It’s an undeniable
This Saturday, 2pm, the launch of the community led plan questionnaire in the Wardington Memorial Hall, with free tea and cakes! The community led plan is a method of "preventive maintenance" where we identify concerns early and address them. Maybe you are concerned by litter, housing, safety, noise or just want the right social events? This is how we intend to find everyone's concerns and, with your help, fix them before they grow. The approved minutes of our meeting on 05/02/14, which includes how we are generating the plan, can be downloaded here...140205 Wardington CLP meeting minutes (140216).
Try and buy Fran's home-made salted-caramel chocolates and Brendan's home-made bread at the table-top sale in the village hall next weekend. (I don't have any pictures of the chocolates but, trust me, they are too good to miss.)
The Wardington Village Cinema shows films for the community, so we thought it only right to give the community the opportunity to vote for the next film to be shown. We therefore gave out voting forms at the last film evening and the results are as follows: Film Choice Number of Votes Le Weekend 14 Philomena 15 Mrs Henderson Presents 9 Hence, we are pleased to announce that Philomena will be our next film and it will be screened on Saturday 5th April (please disregard the dates shown in the Warbler as these are incorrect). Philomena is the moving yet funny true story of a mother (Judi Dench) attempting to trace her son taken from her at birth; A journalist
Come and help make our wonderful village an even better place by joining us in the village hall at 2pm on 22nd March! Do you think we should invite more housing, focus on parking problems, campaign for gas or concentrate on dog-litter? Your view counts! The community led plan steering committee will be: Handing out the questionnaires, which will be used to make plans about the village. Giving out free tea and cakes. Holding a £25 prize draw to one luck person who collects their questionnaire. Describing the purpose of the questionnaire. Answering any questions you have. You can't really afford to miss this opportunity to voice your opinion about the village and how you think it can be improved. We look forward
Welcome a respite from the current miserable weather? This Friday evening (7th Feb) at the Memorial Hall - Wardington Cinema are screening 'Sunshine on Leith'..............a 2013 British musical directed by Dexter Fletcher. It is an adapation of the hit stage show of the same name feature songs by the Proclaimers. Writing a four star review in The Observer, Mark Kermonde said "I shed a tear within the first 10 minutes and spent the rest of the movie beaming like a gibbering, love-struck fool." Doors open 7.15pm - screening commences 8.00pm Tickets can be purchased on the door (£4.00 concessions, £6.00 standard) Please bring your own nibbles and liquid refreshments Complimentary choc-ice during the intermission!!!
Local mothers Harriet Baring and Alice Clark from Chipping Warden and Hook Norton respectively are running groups for 3 & 4-year-olds called "Mini Shed". These will involve art & craft, singing and dancing. Please download the flyer below if you're interested in finding out more. mini-shed
Hopefully Spring is just around the corner and now is the time for a clean-up and turn out of your cupboards. Here is a chance to sell some of those unwanted items which may be just what someone else is looking for. On Saturday 15th March there will be a table top and jumble sale in the Memorial Hall from 2pm to 4pm. Tables can be booked in advance for £5 by contacting Anne Wilkins on 758167 or 07951794994. The main hall will be the venue for the table top sale and we will be having a jumble sale at the same time in the committee room. Any donations of items for the Jumble Sale can be brought to the