events

Mid-Summer Safari Supper – Friday 24th June 2016

Friday 24th June, 7.15pm at St. Mary Magdalene Building on the success of the past ten years the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Wardington, would like to invite you to take part in this very popular event, designed to provide the opportunity for villagers old and new to meet and socialise while raising funds to maintain our beautiful Church. You can join in by: Offering to host 4 or more people (plus hosts = 6) for supper, main course only with wine. Providing a pudding for ‘After Dinner’ held at the Memorial Hall. Simply purchasing a ticket to attend the evening’s activities. The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the churchyard when you will have the

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Wardington Village Fete 12th June

Wardington Village Fete and the Queen's 90th Birthday celebration will be held on Sunday 12th June 2016 between 2 and 5pm in the Manor Gardens. Come and enjoy the fun of your village fete which will include Circus School fun Games and activities Cream teas Pimms Barbecue Plant stall Cake stall Scottish dancing Raffle Free entry.  This will be the only opportunity this summer to see the beautiful Manor gardens. We need your help! You can help make this a really special village fete and celebration of the Queen's birthday by Baking a delicious cake Donating plants for the plant stall Donating bottles of wine for the wine bottle game Volunteering to help out on the day But most of all

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Call My Wine Bluff – May 7th.

Our ever-popular wine tasting evening is rapidly approaching and tickets are selling fast. Please do make sure you don't miss out on one of the most enjoyable evenings of the year - get in touch with: Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie on 01295 758369 or steve.mlawrie@btinternet.com or Philippa Hunt on 01295 758087 or philippa.hunt@btinternet.com Tickets are £18 a head, no concessions, for which you get to taste six fabulous wines, specially selected for the evening by SH Jones of Banbury, and enjoy a slap-up meal of Cottage Pie cooked by the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene. Please do bring your friends along - everybody is welcome, not just those from Wardington and Williamscot!

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Charity quiz result

Many thanks to all those that attended and helped raise £618 at our charity Quiz yesterday, 4th March at the Memorial Hall for Katherine House Hospice (via Hare & Hounds 2016 charity appeal). Special thanks to Grimsbury Fish Bar for providing excellent food delivered on time!’

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Quiz & Fish & Chip Supper – 4th March

Quiz Fish & Chip Supper Wardington Memorial Hall 7:30 pm, Friday, 4th March 2016 Price £9 Surplus to support Katharine House Hospice Bookings to Andrew Pearson 07917554183/750316/ andrewpearson@cch-uk.com

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Carols on The Green – Monday 21st Dec 6pm

CAROL SINGING IN WARDINGTON - REMINDER The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene, Wardington, are pleased to announce that we will once again be staging our festive sing-song: In Upper Wardington on the Old Pool Green on Monday 21st December 2015 6.00pm – 6.45pm Carols around the brazier Mulled wine, mince pies and hot sausage rolls. We will be accompanied by the Wardington Hand-Bell Ringers   Song sheets of well-known carols will be available. Please bring along a torch and join us in celebrating the festive season.   We will be collecting money for the Friends of St Mary Magdalene to help look after our beautiful church. Please give generously.   For further information contact Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie on 01295 758369 Or Philippa

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Wardington Village Cinema – THIS FRIDAY!

Wardington Village Cinema is starting again for a new season of films. This month we will be showing the comedy "The Second Best Marigold Hotel" which has an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel and Richard Gere! Check in again for more love and laughter for this heartwarming sequel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel! Now that his first venture has been proven successful, ever-confident Sonny (Patel) is busy juggling plans for a second resort... as well as his own wedding.  But his efforts are constantly hampered by hilarious complications, and in order to pull it all together, he'll need a little help and encouragement from his resident friends. The screening is on Friday 25th September

Harvest Supper 2015 – Sat. 3rd October

Tickets are selling very well for this year's Harvest Supper in the Memorial Hall at 7:30 pm on Saturday 3rd October. Please do come and join in what is always a great fun evening, with a delicious main course of Cottage Pie made by the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene, plus cheese and apple pie for pudding. There will be a cash bar and raffle so please join in, buy plenty of raffle tickets, and most importantly, eat, drink and be merry! Tickets are available from Andrew & Ginny Steven at Tite Cottage in Upper Wardington. Call in, ring 750765 or email ginny@asteven.com. Alternatively you can ask any member of the Friends committee. The cost is £10 for adults and

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Harvest Supper Sat 3rd October at 7:30pm

The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene are once again pleased to be organising the annual Harvest Supper on Saturday 3rd October 2015 at 7:30pm in the Memorial Hall Tickets, priced at £10 for adults, £7.50 for OAPs and children, are available from Andrew & Ginny Steven on 01295 750765 or any other member of the Friends committee. Please join us for cottage pie followed by apple pie and cheese & biscuits. There will be a cash bar and raffle. The evening is always great fun so please do encourage your friends and neighbours to join in. We are especially keen to welcome new residents of the village!

“Ride & Stride”, Saturday 12th Sept, 10am – 6pm

The Annual Ride and Stride Event is taking place on Saturday 12th September between 10am and 6pm. This is a sponsored challenge organised by the interdominational Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust which support local churches, half of the sponsorship money goes to the nominated church and half to the Trust. People can help by either riding (cycling or horse riding) or striding (walking) to visit as many churches as they can on the day; or by sponsoring those taking part – including those on church duty! Sponsorship forms and information can be obtained from Sue Upton (01295 758398 or redhouse2006@btinternet.com) who is the contact for St Mary Magdalene church, Wardington. Visit http://ohct.org.uk/ride-stride/paperwork/ for more information.