Art Exhibition by local Artists
At Barn Farm Plants, Wardington, on Monday 2nd September to Sunday 8th September - Local Artists will be exhibiting and selling their art work -please pop in and take a look.
Wardington Garden Club – Flower, Produce and Craft Show
Wardington Garden Club - Flower Show Sunday 1st September Don’t forget to get your entry forms in (available from Barn Farm Plants) for this Sunday’s Wardington Gardening Club Flower Show. Entries must be submitted between 6pm and 8pm on Friday 30th August at the Memorial Hall. There are a huge selection of classes to enter and each entry only costs 20p! Please see the below pages from the show schedule (click images to enlarge): Flower Show Rules Page 1 - T0p Tray & Vegetables Classes Page 2 - Flowers and Flower Arranging Classes Page 3 - Children's and Cookery Classes Page 4 - Fruit, Eggs, Handicraft and Photography Classes
Big Butterfly Count
Here's an idea from Greg Peters: You, your children and other local families might enjoy taking part in the butterfly count, which continues till the end of August. Visit the website to register and find out more information: http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/
Support your village website
Wardington.net is a community resource and is provided at no cost by James Wild who owns the domain name and me, Andrew Steven, who provides hosting and who built the site. We're delighted that it has been so well-received by the community, however it has the potential to be much better than it currently is and to contain more and more regular content. There is a questionnaire being prepared as part of the Community Led Plan asking for your opinion about how this site could server you better and I would urge all reading this to participate when the opportunity arises. In the mean time, I am looking for more contributors to the site. If you would like to take
WARDINGTON SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB
The first meeting of the newly re-formed club took place in the new Memorial Hall on 25th March where we now have twenty members and more are welcome!!! We meet throughout the year on a Monday evening at 7.30pm. The membership is £5.00 per year with a playing fee for each evening session of £2.00 which includes tea/coffee etc. We provide all equipment except for smooth or flat soled footwear. For further information please contact: Ron Tuckey - 01295 758162 Sheila Page - 01295 750277 Eddie Price - 01295 264053
Thames Valley Police
A shed was broken into on the main road Wardington on Tuesday 23 May between 5pm and 11pm. A generator and pressure hose was taken. Thames Valley police remind us to always keep sheds locked and secure. Call non-emergency no. 101 if you see or hear anything suspicious. Call 999 if you witness a crime occurring. Posted by Malcolm Patterson Wardington Parish Council
Next Charity Coffee Morning
Greenhouse Cafe at Barn Farm Plants will be holding its monthly coffee morning for Katharine House Hospice on Tuesday 28th May . 10am-11.30am. Half the sales from the cakes and coffee will go to the charity. The coffee mornings are held on the last Tuesday in the month!
Have your say in the Banbury Rural Neighbourhood Action Group Survey, Thames Valley Police
Have your say and make a difference to your neighbourhood. Thames Valley Police want your opinion on the top 3 local priorities that affect our neighbourhood the most, so they can devote their resources, time and expertise to deal with any issues. The online survey will be accessible for 2 weeks from the 13th May. Enter the survey by clicking here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/22ZY7DD or go to www.thamesvalley.police.uk/home, click on list of all neighbourhoods and scroll down to Banbury Rural and the link will be in the May update. Your neighbourhood team members and the police team will be also out and about at local libraries this week. You can speak to the team about any issues in a friendly, relaxed environment, receive advice and
LADY WARDINGTON FORMALLY RE-OPENS MEMORIAL HALL
On Friday, 3rd May, with some one hundred people from the village present, Lady Wardington declared the Memorial Hall open. This followed a round of applause after Trustee Chairman, Clive Hunt, had declared that “but for her very significant donation the re-build would not have been possible and we would still be without a hall”. 1. Clive Hunt, Trustee Chairman, thanks Lady Wardington 2. Sir Tony Baldry MP, Lady Wardington, Norman Hudson, Committee Chairman 3. Lady Wardington cuts the tape