Dear All A few new important items this week and some reminders. But to start with I am putting out the newsletter earlier today to draw your attention to some announcements from the Red Lion which relate to this weekend. The pub is an important part of the village and it is much more than […] Read More

Celebrate the Bank Holiday Weekend in the Village! Have you been to the pub yet to say hello to the new manager Gus and his lovely partner Virginia? At the moment the pub will be open 5 days a week – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm – 11pm, and Saturday and Sunday, noon till […] Read More

Time to come out of the shadows? New Parish Councillors Wanted – Could this be You? We need new people on the Parish Council to broaden our demographics to reflect those of the community as a whole. Surely there must be one or two people, perhaps new in the village, who are willing to put […] Read More

View from the  Church Tower!   The Parish Council held its last official monthly meeting by Zoom this week. Virtual meetings are no longer legal, and face-to-face meetings are to be reintroduced. The first of these will be on July 7th in the church. The Annual meeting of the Parish will also be held on […] Read More

Polling Day is 6th May   Another packed newsletter with quite a lot of new information for this Bank Holiday weekend. A milesstone has been reached! This is the 60th edition of this newsletter, introduced to help keep everyone informed at the start of the Covid epidemic. It has been well received and the database […] Read More

Happy St Georges Day for Friday 23rd! A packed newsletter this week with five new announcements. Exclusive New FREE Bus Service for the village Delighted to confirm that the new Comet mini bus will now start running from this coming Tuesday 27th April and provide a free service to and from Bicester, two times a […] Read More

Only a couple of new announcements this week. Church Yard Spring Clean The spring clean of the church yard last Saturday was a great success with eight volunteers helping to trim branches and clearing brambles and other debris, plus a big special Thank You to Emma McCabe who kindly helped her father remove ivy from […] Read More

The Death of the Duke of Edinburgh It is with great sadness that we all received the news today of the passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The country has now entered a period of mourning which will continue until the day after the funeral which is set to be next Saturday 17th […] Read More

Church Services for Easter Sunday A message from Alice Goodall, Rector, Shelswell Benefice: We are delighted that we will be back open for our Easter Day service at 11.00 am in the village church- you would be very welcome – please book your place by phoning 01280 949192 or emailing admin@shelswellparishes.info From Easter Day the church […] Read More