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Late Summer Garden Party – 30th August

Please come to a Late Summer Garden Party in the gardens of the Manor on Saturday 30th August from 4 to 7pm. There will be afternoon tea, a barbeque and family activities, all to help raise funds to complete the rear terrace of the Memorial Hall. Please invite your family and friends to join us! So that we have an idea of numbers, we would be grateful of you could email Ginny Steven at ginny@asteven.com or Michelle Harvey at michelle.harvey@craigmore.com if you are thinking of coming, however emailing isn't compulsory! Please download a copy of the poster here: Garden Party 2014 Wardington

Big Butterfly Count

Please do get involved in this year's Big Butterfly Count. Details per the newsletter here from the Butterfly Conservation Trust: http://butterfly-conservation-news.org/DGT-2LXE4-BFBLQDAT61/cr.aspx Or link directly to the website for full details: http://butterfly-conservation.org/

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DRAFT Full Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of Wardington Parish Council held on Tuesday 22 JULY 2014

DRAFT Full Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of Wardington Parish Council held on Tuesday 22 JULY 2014 at 7.30pm in Wardington Memorial Hall Please note that these Minutes are in pure draft form and released in the spirit and interests of good community relations , openness and accountability but are subject to authorised amendment and subsequent approval by council in full session.. Attendance : Mr Page [ Vice-Chair], Mr Fenemore, Mr Martin, Mr Patterson, Mr Murray, Dist Cllr Atack [ for part of meeting], Mr Harwood [ Clerk]. Parishioners: Mr and Mrs Peters, Mrs Jan Funnel and Mrs Kate Reynolds Apologies: Mrs Pascoe [ Chair ], Mr Bankes Matters Arising from previous meeting Minutes of Previous Meeting

Memorial Hall AGM – 3rd July – Minutes

To read the Minutes of the Memorial Hall AGM held on 3rd July 2014, click on the link below: Memorial Hall AGM - Minutes - 030714

Village Cinema – Thank You

A very big thank you for the excellent support we have received from the community since the launch of the film nights earlier this year, where we have seen an average attendance of 40 and for the ‘Sunshine on Leith’ and ‘Quartet’ screenings, over 60 came along – which is fantastic !!! We are delighted to announce and following the summer break, we will resume the film nights in the Memorial Hall in the early autumn with a regular evening feature to take place on the 2nd Friday of each month with the first few dates confirmed: · Friday 12th September · Friday 10th October · Friday 14th November Doors open at 7.30pm and the film will commence at 8pm. Tickets are £6.00 for standard/£4.00 for concessions

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Church Services – July

ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH JULY SUNDAY SERVICES Third Sunday after Trinity 6th July 10.00am FAMILY SERVICE Sue Upton Refreshments after the service Fourth Sunday after Trinity 13th July 10.00am UNITED BENEFICE COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell A service for all five parishes at Wardington Fifth Sunday after Trinity 20th July 10.00am FAMILY COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell A family friendly form of Holy Communion - Refreshments after the service Sixth Sunday after Trinity 27th July 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell Book of Common Prayer ‡‡‡‡ WEEKDAY SERVICES Tuesday 15th July 6.30pm EVENING COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell Iona Liturgy Wednesday 16th July 9.00am MORNING PRAYER Revd Hilary Campbell Book of Common Prayer

Winners of Community Led Plan Questionnaire draw

We had an excellent response of 250-ish questionnaires. We have drawn the prize winners, who are Will Steven, Monica Haydon, Nicholas Reynolds and Neil Forbes. Thank you to everyone who contributed. People who still want to contribute have a few more days to find a committee member and return their questionnaires. The results will be collated over the next few weeks, analysed in August before being presented in September. For the latest approved minutes go to the website and click here...

Better Broadband for Oxfordshire

The website for Oxfordshire County Council’s ‘Better Broadband for Oxfordshire’ programme has been recently enhanced to include a coverage map showing the plan and timescales for the fibre broadband rollout being undertaken by BT: http://www.betterbroadbandoxfordshire.org.uk/home

370th Anniversary of the Battle of Cropredy Bridge

29 JUNE 2014 370th ANNIVERSARY GUIDED BATTLEFIELD WALK BATTLE OF CROPREDY BRIDGE 1644 Cropredy Battle Anthony Rich TD and Harvey Watson of The Battlefields Trust host linked but different morning and afternoon walks exploring the battlefield of Cropredy Bridge. The battle is one of the last major Royalist victories of the Civil War and can be seen as the birthplace of the modern British Army. The morning walk will start at the Information Panel on Cropredy Bridge, at 10.30a.m. visiting the Southern section, planning to return by 1.00 p.m. The afternoon walk will start outside The Red Lion Pub (next to the Village Church in Cropredy) at 2:15 p.m. visiting the Northern section, planning to return by 5.45 p.m.

Hollywood legend Tom Hanks…………is coming to Wardington!!!

Tom is the star of Captain Phillips (12A), Wardington Village Cinema's next film night to take place on Friday 6th June - doors open 7.15pm with the screening to start promptly at 8pm. Usual format - please bring your own drinks and nibbles and we will supply a complimentary choc-ice during the interval. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips, and the Somali pirate captain, Muse, who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. Captain Phillips