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Wardington Village Cinema – Philomena – Saturday 5th April

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

Wine Tasting – Final Call!

If you've not already booked tickets for Friday night's "Call My Wine Bluff" in the Memorial Hall, please call Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie or Philippa Hunt as soon as you can to reserve tickets. The evening is sponsored by SH Jones, our local wine merchant, and is always really good fun - you don't have to know anything about wine - just come and enjoy an evening of laughs, good food and good wine. Steve: 01295 758369 Philippa: 01295 758087

The Friends “Call My Wine Bluff” Evening, Fri 28th Feb.

Tickets are selling fast for this popular event. To secure your tickets, please call Philippa Hunt on 758087 or Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie on 758369. Held in the Memorial Hall, the evening is a relaxed and fun quiz and tasting followed by a home-made cottage pie supper. Open to all, this is a chance to meet old friends and make new ones. Ticket prices have been once again held at £18. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Please come and support The Friends of St Mary Magdalene and have a great evening out.

22nd March: Free tea, cakes and chinwag for CLP questionnaire

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

Call My (Wine) Bluff 2014

The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene are pleased to announce that the very popular Call My (Wine) Bluff will be returning once again on Friday February 28th. Supported by SH Jones of Banbury, there will be six wines on the night: A glass of something to welcome you, which will be the first bluff, followed by two white wines and three red wines. Everyone will then form teams of 5 or 6, ready for the competition to begin! Each of the wines will be described by three "bluffers", but only one will be telling the truth. Will your team get it right? There's wine for the winners! After the tasting there will be cottage pie (vegetarian option available) and red

Weather forecast for this Friday…………..Sunshine on Leith

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!!!

Mini Shed – Art, Craft, Singing & Dancing for 3 & 4-year-olds

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

Table Top Sale and Jumble Sale

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

Wardington Village Cinema Needs You!

Wardington Village Cinema Needs You! With just over 1 week to go until the planned 3rd screening for Wardington Village Cinema  we have only a handful of confirmed tickets sold. Due to projectionist, licence fee and equipment hire costs of £180 for each screening, we are required to sell at least 45 tickets  just to break even!  Unfortunate if enough tickets are not confirmed sold before Sunday 2nd February, this showing will have to be cancelled. So PLEASE pick up the phone and confirm your ticket with either Sam Young (01295 750871) or Paul Bimson (01295 758885) before Sunday 2nd February. Feel free to invite friends and family - The film to be screened is Sunshine on Lieth (see poster below) and