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VENUE CHANGE: Carols on the Green, Wed 18th Dec at 6pm: Rain forecast

Heavy rain forecast - New venue: VILLAGE HALL This year's Carols on the Green is from 6pm to 6:45pm on Wednesday 18th December in the Memorial Hall Mulled wine and mince pies will be served, along with hot chocolate, stollen and sausage rolls! We will be collecting for the Friends of St Mary Magdalene - please bring some cash and give generously. The drinks and food are free, however we greatly appreciate a donation of at least £2 each. The event will last for 45 minutes. Carols A4 poster 2024

ABILITY Local Community Bus Service for Wardington and Williamscot

ABILITY Local Community Bus Service for Wardington and Williamscot Following the temporary closure of the A361 the Stagecoach 200 Bus Service to Banbury has been unable to run. The Parish Council again has been in contact with the ABILITY Local Community Bus Service who are able to help. Originally the Ability service was setup in April 2022 following the notification that Stagecoach were to withdraw the Daventry to Banbury service. However, this did not happen and the Ability service was rarely used. Ability are able to operate a regular service into Banbury on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  If you require another route, let ABILITY know. Future services will depend on supply and demand. There are 3 different membership categories: Pick-up and

Christmas Fundraising Draw 2024 Reminder

REMINDER TO GET YOUR TICKETS! St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, Christmas Fundraising Draw. ENTER ON-LINE - CLICK HERE! Join our Church Christmas Fund Raising Appeal with Prizes to be won too! Prizes to include: • Long week-end in cottage in Yorkshire Dales (donated By Roderick & Nikki Stell) • Festive Christmas Hamper • Meal for two at Hare & Hounds • Gin Cocktail Mixing Kit • Champagne • Barn Farm Plants £30 Voucher • Mumford Butchers £10 Voucher • Wine & Wine glasses (donated by Majestic Wine) • More Wine glasses (donated by Majestic Wine) • Case of Carlsberg Lager FOLLOW THIS LINK to the ticket page. Pledge the number of tickets @ £5 each you want and pay by

Reminder: Carols on the Green, Wed 18th Dec at 6pm

This year's Carols on the Green is from 6pm to 6:45pm on Wednesday 18th December on the green in Upper Wardington. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served, along with hot chocolate, stollen and sausage rolls! We will be collecting for the Friends of St Mary Magdalene - please bring some cash and give generously. The drinks and food are free, however we greatly appreciate a donation of at least £2 each. The event will last for 45 minutes. Carols A4 poster 2024

Christmas Fundraising Draw 2024 Reminder

REMINDER TO GET YOUR TICKETS! St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, Christmas Fundraising Draw. ENTER ON-LINE - CLICK HERE! Join our Church Christmas Fund Raising Appeal with Prizes to be won too! Prizes to include: • Long week-end in cottage in Yorkshire Dales (donated By Roderick & Nikki Stell) • Festive Christmas Hamper • Meal for two at Hare & Hounds • Gin Cocktail Mixing Kit • Champagne • Barn Farm Plants £30 Voucher • Mumford Butchers £10 Voucher • Wine & Wine glasses (donated by Majestic Wine) • More Wine glasses (donated by Majestic Wine) • Case of Carlsberg Lager FOLLOW THIS LINK to the ticket page. Pledge the number of tickets @ £5 each you want and pay by

Safari Supper raises over £600

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Safari Supper on Friday evening. The event raised a fantastic £640 for the St Mary Magdalene fabric fund, which helps maintain the Grade I listed church at the heart of our village. Thank you too to all those who generously hosted, made the delicious canapés and amazing puddings. The evening was great fun with new friends made and the Memorial Hall bar extremely well supported until last orders at 11pm. We'll be back in 2025 for another mid-summer Safari Supper!

A fantastic £656 raised at the Quiz evening

Thank you to everyone who supported the Quiz and Fish & Chips evening on Friday 26th April. It was a sell-out and everyone had a really enjoyable evening, with some great competition between the teams. Congratulation to "The Numptys" who won the prize of six bottles of rosé. The evening raised £656 which goes into the Fabric Fund of St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, our Grade I listed church, to help towards the upkeep of this wonderful building. The next Friends event will be the Safari Supper on Friday 21st June. Further details will follow soon!

URGENT: Comments for Huscote development close 19th Jan

An application for 140,000 m2 of warehousing and other commercial development off the A361 has been made and comments close on the 19th January. This is another application to cover Huscote Farm with warehouses and offices. One can assume that the developer will continue to apply time and time again until we get bored of objecting. If you would prefer not to see our fields covered in grey boxes, with all the associated vehicles, pollution and disruption, please register your objection: https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/23/03428/OUT Key points are: Approximately 70 acres of warehousing development Mini roundabout right on the corner of the A361 off the M40 roundabout Pollution Volume of traffic Unnecessary development on the east side of the M40 Destruction of valuable

Christmas Fundraising Draw – THE WINNERS

St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, Christmas Fundraising Draw. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED. NOW THE WINNERS! The Winners: Long week-end in cottage in the Yorkshire Dales                                Stephen Skinner Champagne                                                                                                   J Swanborough Festive Christmas Hamper