Winners of the 100 Club draw for the month of October 2015 are :-
£30 – John Woodward (61)
£20 – Josie Williamson (107)
£10 – Graham Nash (87)
£10 – Lourdes Holliman (24)
Month: October 2015
Vintage Tea Party 11th October
A warm welcome awaited all the family from 3 pm in the specially decorated Parish Church and no one was to be disappointed. The weather was fine and some 40 people sat down to a sumptuous afternoon feast, sipping tea from beautiful vintage crockery kindly supplied by Poundon House. A selection of speciality teas were supplied by Alex Smith, a resident of the village who owns The Tea House. Cream teas with scones and a multitude of cakes were consumed, all baked by local people and sandwiches were kindly provided by the Red Lion so grateful thanks to Lesley and Kevin who got up early to make them!
The sound system and an eclectic mix of music from vintage years gone by was put together by our very own multi-talented Mike Gore. To add to the fun a draw was held with some great prizes for the lucky winners and a prize went to the best dressed man and woman.
The event was held to raise money for the Church Porch Restoration Fund and a donation was also made to Sobell House. In all, the event raised £450 after expenses of just £25. Grateful thanks go to everyone who helped organise and generously support this event and in particular to Sarah Watkins and Anthony Flack for bringing it all together.
We are delighted to report that everyone managed to stagger out of the church after 5pm and we suspect that few people were planning to eat an evening meal.
Bicester Road Path Improvement
In the summer a number of residents asked for the narrow path leading out of the village up the Bicester Road to be cut back so those with prams or wheel chairs would be able to use it again rather than put themselves in danger by walking in the road.
The Parish Council asked the County Council who are responsible for roads, paths and verges to carry out repairs but ultimately, citing budgetary constraints, OCC advised that they could not authorise the work to be done in the current year.
The Parish Council decided to carry out the work themselves and local handyman Mike Gore was charged with the job of digging back the verge. Having done a great job, he was ably assisted in disposing of the waste by a some local faces. The waste was moved using John O’Neill’s quad bike and trailer to land belonging to him.
Well done to everyone who helped and we hope the path meets local needs better.
