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Inside this month:Late Spring: New Support GroupThe Regent Cinema: Jurassic WorldRookery: New Woman's Health CafeThe Barrington Arms: Christmas MenuFestive Faringdon: Turn On The LightsGreat Coxwell Artweeks: Christmas GiftsThe Plough And The Five Alls: Staff requiredTom Browns School Museum: Fund Raiser Cooper BlackFaringdon Dramatic Society: Living Together 5th 6th 7th


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Kim HaskinHas been paintingfunny-looking animalssince childhood, butdidn't try doing it for aliving until 2009 after acouple of successfulexhibitions in the southeast of England. Sincethen her paintings havebeen published (by Washington Green andArt Marketing) and sold as originals aroundthe world.She paints a range of animals, especiallychickens, British birds, dogs and of coursecats. Also enjoys painting still life picturesthat feature jam (in particular half-eatendoughnuts and jam tarts).Kim’s paintings are available as originalsand prints, and welcomes discussions aboutcommissions.If you'd like to find out more, please contacther on:[email protected] www.kimhaskins.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/KimHaskinsArt


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Business UpdateOctober has been another busy month in Faringdon forbusinesses and there continues to be a noticeable rise infootfall reported by the town team.

We are still enjoying a very high occupation rate in our highstreet, with some businesses expanding and new onesstarting up. There is activity at the Nut Tree and the oldcoffee shop next door and we look forward to theseventures opening their doors soon. We also now have a bikeshop at the bottom of Coxwell Street.

The Chamber of Commerce hosted an event with NigelTipple, the Chief Executive of the Oxfordshire LocalEnterprise Partnership (OxLEP). This attracted people fromall over the county as well as many local businesses andTown Mayor. Clearly our concerns about housing and localinfrastructure are shared with our neighbours. But therewas plenty of food for thought; OxLEP exist to fund andpromote new initiatives such as pairing small businesseswith mentors to stimulate their growth. The presentationand links are available on the Chamber web sitewww.faringdonchamberofcommerce.co.uk

As well as grants available through OxLEP, the Vale of WhiteHourse District Council have announced that there is £1.5million available through the Oxfordshire LEADER program.Faringdon is in the qualifying area and eligible to apply forproject funding for those that meet the criteria. Again,information is available on the Chamber or the Vale web site.The town team are doing a great job working with the

Faringdon markets. The Saturday markets are still goingfrom strength to strength and the apple themed market inOctober was the most successful yet.

As a result of a joint initiative between the Vale of WhiteHorse District Council, Faringdon Town Council and theChamber of Commerce, a new management board has beenformed to co-ordinate the work of the Faringdon TownTeam. The aim of the project is to promote a vibranteconomy and continually enhance the retail offering withinthe town. Watch this space for news about the team’s plansfor the future in this column next month.

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major events. This year it takes place on Saturday, 28thNovember and there will be a fun packed program for thewhole day with market stalls, carol singing and even localfarm animals. Culminating with the switching on of theChristmas lights, we hope to see some snow and very muchhope that Santa Claus himself will make an appearance. Weare all looking forward to the festive lights around the townbrightening up the dark evenings on the run up to Christmas.


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Wednesday 4th NovemberSelma (12A)

A chronicle of Martin Luther King'scampaign to secure equal voting rights viaan epic march from Selma to Montgomery,

Alabama in 1965.(Biography/Drama/History)

Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, TheCorn Exchange, Faringdon. Doors open12.30pm, film starts 1pm. £4 Single Entry.

£24 Annual membership (min. 12 films).Free tea and coffee.

Friday 20th NovemberJurassic World (12A)

A new theme park is built on theoriginal site of Jurassic Park.

Everything is going well until thepark's newest attraction--a

genetically modified giant stealth killing machine--escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

(Action/Adventure/Sci-fi)Blockbuster Nights @ The Regent Cinema, TheCorn Exchange, Faringdon. Doors open 7pm, filmstarts 7.30pm. £4 Adult. £3 Under 18s. £10 Familyticket. For more information and tickets please

contact Faringdon Community and TouristInformation Centre on 01367 242191, email

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CHRISTMAS ARTWEEKS IN GREAT COXWELLSaturday 14th and Sunday 15th November.

11am. – 5pm. in the Reading Room.Come and buy beautiful handmade Christmas gifts,

decorations, cards, cakes and edible goodies.There will be jewellery, pottery, ceramics, stone carving,

hand carved and turned wood, cards and prints, handmadebooks, homemade hand cream and delicious Christmas

cakes, jams, sloe gin, puddings etc.Coffees, lunches and teas available all day including soup,

cakes, mulled wine and mince pies.Profits to the Reading Room, the Park and St. Giles Church.

More information from Annabelle: 01367-242768 orFacebook ‘Great Coxwell Teas’.


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It’s a little while since I’ve been able to get away to Scotlandvisiting distilleries so I was very happy to seize the chance afew weeks ago to do just that. I based myself near Kirriemuir(birthplace of Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie) and amongst thedistilleries I visited was a Highland gem called Glencadam.Situated on the outskirts of the cathedral city of Brechin ithas the most unusual location right next to a cemetery and,as David Wilson the distillery manager commented when hemet me, this distillery gives the Angel’s Share (the term forthe alcohol that evaporates from a cask) an added meaning!Although there is no visitor centre at the distillery privatetours are available and David very kindly gave up severalhours to take me around this extremely neat and wellpresented distillery. Established in 1825 it was nearly lost tothe mists of time when it was mothballed in 2000 but AngusDundee distillers came to the rescue and bought it in 2003and now Glencadam is very busy producing an excellentmalt and also being used as a site for blending whisky.

At first glance it is fairly traditional in its layout and the handson aspect was apparent when we came across the very jovialKevin emptying out by hand the last remnants of the drafffrom the mash tun so that it could be cleaned. However,although appearing traditional the distillery has severalquirks that are pretty unique. One is that the wash(fermented wort) is pre-heated externally in a heatexchanger before being forced through a diffuser into thewash still and this (along with a splash plate) results inmaximum copper contact. Additionally, the restricted spacein the still room means that the lye arms cannot be very longso they slope slightly upwards, which results in only thelighter spirit making it over the top into the condensers –which themselves have had to be situated outside becauseof lack of room. All of these factors contribute to themedium bodied, creamy, smooth and fruity style of this veryenjoyable Highland malt.

Because this is not a ‘household’ name whisky, I always lovethe delighted look on the face of customers who try asample for the first time, and although maturation of thespirit mainly takes place in bourbon casks there are alsosome expressions that have been finished in port or sherrycasks. All of the whiskies are unchillfiltered, and whether itis the delicate, floral yet spicy 10 year old, the well balancedbarley and port sweet, 12 year old Portwood finish, theelegant vanilla and sherry rich 14 year old Oloroso finish, orone of the other well made expressions, this is a Highlanddram that is sure to please more than just the angels!


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Robert Elliott 21-23 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, SN7 8LH 01367 710595

Welcome to another autumnal ramble.Those blackberries are still ripening as I write to you, soon after the dragon-red moon. At least the Moon stayed circular and wasn’trugby-ball shaped (no, not even after looking at it if celebrating The Win!). Such an amazing moon-shady night and luckily I was workingfrom home that day. I hope that you could share it with meBriefly now, at the time of the distressing loss of life at Makkah, I chanced across a short piece in the Islamic theology available to Hajjpilgrims before travel, all about the Prophet Muhammad’s kindness to animals.I would welcome other similar writings from you, dear Reader, regarding all the other religionsthat co-exist in our country.One example given was by the Messenger of Allah, who said: “While a man was walking on aroad he became very thirsty. He found a well, went into it and came out. Upon exiting he meta dog panting and eating soil out of thirst. The man said: “This dog has become stricken withthe same degree of thirst which had stricken me.” So, he went down into the well and filledhis shoe and climbed out again, holding the shoe in his mouth. He then gave the water to thedog to drink. Allah thanked him for his good deed. Abu Hurayrah fear Allah in your treatmentof animals – verily there is heavenly reward for every act of kindness done to a living animal.Kindness also relates to the tough decisions made regarding the choosing of euthanasia(a gentle death when translated from its origins). We always try to support owners withkindness when making such a difficult decision, if that decision is in the best interests for their pet. When we share a hug with distressedclients, even clients outwardly calm and internally brave and silently grieving, the client knows that they are not being judged for theirtough choice, that their decision was fully discussed and accepted, that we partnered them in choosing their pet’s best option – and anew level of mutual respect is earned.If it is for economic reasons, we try to help by offering to adopt and giving the client no further information once “signed over”. This iseffectively the same as our own adoptions through Labrador Rescue Trust – at least one of ours was re homed twice already, beforewe got her, due to inconvenient life-long medical problems, which I’ve willingly met head-on, to give her a secure and fulfilled life.Fortunately, we were able to extract her medical history from the two original practices.So is the nurturing and willing acceptance of the human-pet bond - and not medical science – could be called the true essence ofveterinary care. With that special, deep bond they have with an ailing pet, clients are communicating that this bond is breaking but alsothat they care and love their pet and should understand that we too care and love their pet enough to support them in their decisions.Do you consider that your perception of your practice’s veterinary care would change, if practices put more animals up for adoptionand people saw us as true animal advocates and partners, always providing non-judgemental, unconditional help for the patients thatwe have vowed to care for?An Autumn extract from one of my late Godfather’s 50 published books will follow next month, Dr. Burton was a great zoologist ofmany years-standing who captured my imagination when I watched his Jackdaws, using lighted matches to remove parasitic flies whenthey groomed, years and years ago.I hope that you’ve enjoyed our ramble together and that we get together again in December.


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Comfort Food!

In recent weeks, I have had the pleasure of cooking for theFolly Dollies WI group in Faringdon and the Great Coxwell WIgroup in, well, Great Coxwell!Both sessions were really great, lots of fun and hopefullydelicious for everyone. We had two very different themeschosen for the demonstrations, both of which I lovedcooking.Herbs were on the menu for Great Coxwell and the 1970'sfor the Folly Dollies. The latter one made me feel rather oldas I could remember the 70's rather well! With most of mytime spent bugging my father in his service kitchen when hewas trying to cook for customers! Tugging on his chefswhites whilst preparing a steak au poivre or lobsterThermidor. So with this theme in mind, I thought we'd lingera while and cook something rather retro.I don't particularly remember there being any thoughtpassed for seasonal eating then, but now we are so veryaware and I really think food tastes better when using foodwhich is available now.Comfort food is so very important, this dish really has all ofthe above.Baked mushroom and ham fondue. Remember?Take either 4 rolls or a white cob of some sort.Cut off the top, about 2 cm slice, I expect would be good.Scoop out the soft insides, trying to make sure not to makeany holes in the crust.Set the bread aside and prepare the filling.Heat a pan with around 50g butter until melted and then add50g plain flour, stir to make a roux and cook that for a fewminutes until it is sizzling, pour in, whilst whisking furiously,50ml white wine, 100ml stock and then 200ml cream, be itsingle or double, keep whisking and also make sure to goaround the edge of the pan with the wooden spoon tocollect any roux that may be caught.Season with lots of black pepper and a little salt. Make sureto bubble the sauce for a few minutes to really cook out thefloury taste.Add in 200g shredded ham, 150g sliced mushrooms and1 tbsp grainy mustard.Spoon the mixture in to the hollowed out bread. Place on toa baking tray and slide in to a preheated oven and bake untilcrunchy and bubbling.25 minutes for the rolls, 35 for the large loaf.Serve with a glass of cold cider.

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This is a friendly, informal group for women to talk abouthealth. We all know that prevention is better than cure. Thisgroup is about just that, finding ways, sharing tips and learningstrategies to stay healthy. The first topic will be about morningroutine and how making some small changes can help youhave more energy, focus and direction with your health andyour world.

This group is for you if:� You are a women.� You want to be healthier.� You know you need to be kinder to yourself.� You want to learn strategies to feel vibrant.� You like chatting, drinking tea and eating cake with other

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I want to share something with you. I am setting up this group,partly out of altruism and partly selfishness. I want to give backto the community by delivering some great free content,expertise, tea and cake. The selfish reason is because I amcraving a tribe: a tribe of women that connect and supporteach other on health issues.

I am perfectly placed to facilitate this group because I havebeen studying and working as a health therapist for almost adecade. I have focused postgraduate studies on women’shealth and over the years have helped hundreds of womenwith pain, fertility, pregnancy, menopause, stress, anxiety,sleep and weight loss. I use a combination of techniques tohelp women reach their goals, from acupuncture, nutrition,massage, coaching, exercise and mindfulness.

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Healthy Tips!Is the food we eat as nutritious as it used to be?Could the fresh food we are eating today have fewer vitaminsand minerals than it used to, and does it really matter?Research done in 1997 and subsequent re-analysis in 2005compared fruit and vegetables in the UK from the 1930s and1980s to more recent times. In some cases there was a sharpfall in the amount of calcium, iron, copper, magnesium andpotassium and other nutrients. The pressure to grow fruit andvegetables more rapidly means the crops do not absorbenough nutrients from the ground before they are harvested.Although accurate comparisons may be difficult to obtain,surely it is important that what we eat today is of a highnutritional standard?There have been improvements over the years. Carrots thesedays contain more vitamin A than 50 years ago, as we preferorange varieties, which have more of the pigment beta-carotene. Fluorescent lighting in supermarkets gives spinachhigher levels of vitamins C, E, K and folic acid!Does cost affect quality? You could argue that if the cost ofmass production leads the produce being cheaper in the shopswe are able to afford to eat more of it therefore balancing anynutritional deficiencies. But do we?Fresh food can be highly nutritious at source but once it hastravelled half way around the globe some of the benefits havegone, as the nutrients will have declined over time.Modern chilling and packaging methods have improved thequality of some of the foods we eat and have made a largervariety of food available all year round – so maybe there has tobe a trade off. Don’t discount frozen foods either, for example,frozen peas lose very little of their nutrients as they are frozenwithin two hours of picking and, once frozen, their nutritionalvalue does not decline over time in the same way as fresh veg.Leaving fruit and vegetables to grow for longer until they arefully ripe means they contain more nutrients, however a lot offood we buy is picked before it is fully ripe so it can be packedand transported more easily without being damaged orbruised.From a nutritional point of view is it better to have a non-organic vegetable from the local farmers market than anorganic one from the other side of the world that haspotentially lost some of its nutritional qualities?When we cook our food we lose nutrients too – over-cookingcan destroy their quality. But then our ability to digest thefood is another important factor to consider!I am sure there are valid points for both sides of the argument,I personally feel that buying your fruit and veg from a local,quality source and eating vegetables that are in season in thiscountry is the best way forward – or grow your own!The most important thing is to eat ‘real’ food, a diet rich in fruitand vegetables, and quality meat and fish (or quality meatalternatives if you are vegetarian) NOT processed foods thatmay be low in nutrients and high in additives, sugar and salt.Of course you could always look to boost your nutrition withvitamin, mineral and fibre supplements. Once again quality isimportant. I always research supplements to determine theirquality and safety and choose the best one that doesn’t breakthe bank! Remember that whilst a multivitamin is a goodbackup to proper nutrition, it is far less important for healththan choosing healthy foods and having a diet rich in fruits,vegetables, whole grains, nuts and healthy oils.I will leave you to make you own minds up as to the wayforward but at least you might now think about how you couldimprove your health and well-being through better nutrition.

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Parkrun!It is 9am on a Saturday morning, you are in a local park. Aflash mob of lycra wrapped people have congregated toreceive their weekly fix of 5 kilometre action. They come inall shapes and sizes; young, old, fast, slow, big and small.Some come with sons and daughter, some come to race,others come to chat, there are buggies and dogs. Welcometo the cult of the “parkrun”.The concept is wonderfully simple – a timed 5k rompthrough a park every week; the same place, the same time,52 weeks every year– and it is free. All you need to take partis a barcode. Yes, a barcode. You generate this when youregister for the first time on the parkrun websitewww.parkrun.co.uk This produces a unique identifier foryou which you need each time you finish. You come, you run,you’re done. The results will be posted by the time you gethome. Genius!There are over 200 parkruns nationwide and there are newones starting up all the time. There are plenty of local ones,five are within half an hours’ drive. By far the biggest, takestwo laps round Lydiard Park – nearly 500 turn out for thisone each week! If you prefer a river view, then head toAbingdon. There is a choice of two in Oxford – the parkrunat Harcourt Hill is closest as the crow flies and there isanother at Cutteslowe Park. The most recent addition is tobe found at Didcot.The great thing about parkruns is, they are what you wantthem to be – fiercely competitive at the sharp end, purelysocial towards the back. A sizeable proportion of theparticipants are under 18 – spurred on by the promise of afree parkrun T-shirt when they reach the milestone of 10runs (grown-ups must wait until their fiftieth for theirs!)First timers and “tourists” are made to feel very welcomeand everyone is invited to go for a coffee afterwards at alocal café. What’s not to like?! Want to find out more go towww.parkrun.co.uk?

If you are new to running and want to do the parkrun, theFar Runners are currently offering a beginners course everySaturday morning focused on working up to jogging 5K ineight weeks. The plan involves three runs per week, with aday of rest in between and a different schedule for eachweek gradually building up your fitness and stamina.For more information [email protected] all sessions arefree! Otherwise, the Far Runners depart from Faringdontown centre on Tuesday at 6.30pm, Thursday at 7pm and theLeisure Centre on Sunday at 9.30am.

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Battle of the senses - tasting by sight

Wine tasting utilises our sensory skills, primarily that of smell,which is then closely followed by taste. The visual aspect ofwine tasting is somewhat secondary but obvious and takenfor granted - well why shouldn't it be? No skill, it seems isnecessary when wine is either white, pink or red - or is it?Consider this; is white wine really white? No. It's varyingshades of yellow. But you'd feel like a right plonker askingyour dinner guests if they'd fancy a glass of yellow wine.Quite off putting, really.A big high five for etiquette, which it seems, has renamedyellow wine to white. Or perhaps it's the nature of the whitewine grape, which is referred to a white grape when inactual fact, it's green.… and so it goes on!But what of our visual perceptions? What does colour say tous about what we are about to taste? White wines that aregolden in colour can indicate sweetness such as the greatwines of Sauternes or oxidation such as sherry's flavourprofile or even oak maturation or both. At the other end ofthe spectrum, opaque red wines evoke the perception ofrich, full flavours of dark berry fruits followed by varyingdegrees of tannin.Colour certainly sways market demand for rosé wines,where paler pink shades outsell those that are a deeper pinkor leaning towards orange in the colourspectrum.So, it appears that the only way to remaintotally impartial to the wine is to taste it withoutseeing its colour at all. One could experiment bywearing a blindfold (without sounding too '50Shades of Grey') or equipping oneself with blackglasses, commonly used in wine competitions.Jan Konetzki, winner of the UK Sommelier Of TheYear 2012, claims that it's tricky because youlose a reliable sense, but at the same time youstrengthen your smell and taste.'Something to try at home!

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a specialist firm dealing with Private Client work including

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We are looking for happy, talented andpassionate professionals to join our teams at

The Five Alls in Filkins and our new pub,The Plough Inn at Kelmscott.

If you are looking for the opportunity to developand expand your career, be a part of a strong

and exciting company that you can be proud of?We are that company!

What we look for in our team:Honest & reliable

Punctual.Enthusiastic & of a happy disposition - we like to

smile... A lot!Excellent communication skills

with clients & colleagues.Adaptable Front of house experience ideally

- training available.Bar experience ideally - training available.

Positions Available: Full & Part-TimeFront of House: Bar & Restaurant, Management.Kitchen: Chef de Partie 16-18K at The Plough Inn.

Head House Keeper at The Five Alls.

Company Perks:Promotions available - depending on personal

development.50% off food when you dine at The Plough Inn

or The Five Alls.Meals provided when on duty.

Staff drinks at the end of peak services (Fri-Sun)And more…

Apply now for no regrets! Send your CV [email protected]

www.theploughinnkelmscott.com – 01367 253 543www.thefiveallsfilkins.co.uk – 01367 860 875

*Candidates must be eligible to liveand work in the UK

Staff Required!

CHICKENS, RABBITS,DUCKS

ANIMAL FEED & FEEDERSBEDDING & HOUSING

GARDEN PLANTS, SEEDSCOMPOST &

ACCESSORIES

ANIMAL FEEDING ANDPETTING AVAILABLE

GREAT FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY!OPENING HOURS:

MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SAT9AM - 5PM

THURSDAY CLOSEDSUNDAYS 10AM - 4PM

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5 BAGS OFCOMPOST

£10

Chickens @Seven Acres Nurseries

Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale, SN7 8NN

Seven Acres NurseriesBedding Plants, Annuals, All Now In Stock

Visit our BrandNew Marquee!

Filled withbeautiful shrubs.Put a smile on

your face.Your browsing

made morecomfortable.

Grass Cutting - Weed Spraying - HedgeCutting - Beds & Borders - Pruning - Turfing

Tree Work - Stump Removal - Planting ScarifyingGarden Clearances

MOD Maintenance - Fencing - DeckingSheds - Patios

Pressure Washing - Driveways - Ponds

M.GOUGH GARDEN SERVICE

Call Martin on 07974248409


Out and AboutDate Event Venue Time Contact Charge

Sun1st DJ 'Citizen' Al Cane - Ska &Reggae The Swan, Park Road 4pm Free

Mon 2nd Art Exhibition November The Portwell Angel, Faringdon 9am - late http://lawrenceward.weebly.com/

Tue 3rd Quiz Night with QuizmasterRay The Swan, Park Road 8.30pm Free

Wed 4th Women’s Health Cafe The Rookery 35 Marlborough St 7:30-8:30 07917 411552 Free

Wed 4th Selma Regent Cinema The Corn Exchange Faringdon 12:30 01367 242191 £4

Thu 5th Peacemaking & Personal Life,Past & Present

Friends Meeting House, LechladeRoad 7.30pm [email protected] Free

Thu 5th White Horse Garden Club:Garden Design

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall,Uffington 7.30pm "Pamela 01367-820251 £2.50

Thu 5th Folk Night The Swan, Park Road 8.30pm Free

Thu 5th -Sat 7th Living Together Faringdon Junior School 7.30pm "www.faringdondramatic.org.uk £8

Fri 6th Festival of Remembrance All Saints Church, Faringdon 7.30pm Tickets from Tourist office £5

Sat 7th Creative Writing Workshop Pump House, Faringdon 10am - 5pm www.artist.nildram.co.uk/StartWrite/index.htm

Sat 7th Bauget-Jouette ChampagneDinner Sudbury House, Faringdon 6.30pm - 11.30pm 01367 241272

Sat 7th Live Music - Built for Comfort The Swan, Park Road 9pm Free

Mon 9th Disco Tots Toddler Disco The Pump House Project, Faringdon 9am - 11am [email protected] £1 peradult

Tue 10th Music Quiz with QuizmasterJustin The Swan, Park Road 8.30pm Free

Thu 12th Things you didn't know youdidn’t know about Time Faringdon Corn Exchange 2.30pm Peter Smith 01367 241241 £1.50

Thu 12th Open Mic with host Phill Baker The Swan, Park Road 7.30pm Free

Thu 12th Ruth & Sarah's ShoppingEvening Corn Exchange Faringdon 7pm - 10pm £3

Sat 14th Cooper Black supported byRedwing

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall,Uffington 7.30pm Tickets: Uffington Village Stores £9

Sat 14th Young Rosie The Wheatsheaf, Faringdon 8:30 7815071958 free

Sat 14th Live Music - Dubwiser The Swan, Park Road 9pm Free

Sat 14th -Sun 15th Christmas Artweeks Reading Room, Great Coxwell 11am - 5pm Annabelle 01367 242786 Free

Sun 15th Craft Fayre Langford Village Hall 2pm - 4pm Chrissy 01367 860514

Tue 17th Christmas Fair The Kidson-Trigg Auction Rooms, Nr.Highworth 5pm www.countrysidechristmasfair.co.

uk £5

Wed 18th History Talk: Faringdon in the1st Civil War Old Town Hall, Faringdon 7.45pm £5

Wed 18th The Art of the Magician Stanford Village Hall 7.30pm 01367 718268

Wed 18th Felt Making Frolics The Rookery 7pm "[email protected] £15

Thu 19th Friends of the Ridgeway LocalGroup Meeting Old Town Hall, Faringdon 7.30pm "Joyce Gardner 01367 710743

Thu 19th French themed Folk Night The Swan, Park Road 8.30pm Free

Fri 20th Jurassic World Regent Cinema The Corn Exchange Faringdon 7:00 01367 242191 £4

Sat 21st Community Ball Sudbury House, Faringdon [email protected]

Sat 21st Live Music - Powertrain The Swan, Park Road 9pm Free

Sat 21st Coffee Morning and Bazaar Friars Court, Clanfield 10am - 1pm In aid of Macmillan CancerSupport

Sun 22nd Oxfordshire Carols Workshop Barber Rooms, Faringdon 2pm - 3.30pm Tickets from Mustard Seed £8

Sun 22nd Hark the Glad Sound! All Saints Church, Faringdon 4pm - 6pm Tickets from Mustard Seed £8

Tue 24th Quiz Night The Swan, Park Road 8.30pm Free

Thu 26th Shanty Night The Swan, Park Road 8.30pm Free

Fri 27th Bingo Langford Village Hall 7pm

Fri 28th Festive Faringdon & Lights on Faringdon Market Place Afternoon Free

Sun 29th Live Music by Al Jenkins The Swan, Park Road 5pm Free



Local EventsDate Event Venue Time Contact Charge/info

Every Day Faringdon Home LibraryService Books to your door! Sheena or Jane 01367 240311 Free

Every Sun Easy Cycling Under the Town Hall,Faringdon 11am Cycling at a gentle pace, Families

welcome. No on gets left behind Free

Every Mon,Tue & Wed Free One to One IT Help Faringdon Library 2:30pm -

4:[email protected] Free

Every Mon Button Bicycle Schhol OfSewing Rookery 7:00 [email protected]

Every Mon Lunch Box Singing Faringdon Library 1 - 2pm Sheena 01367 240311 Free Open to all

Every Mon Sing and Sign Classes Old Town Hall 9:30-10:30am www.singandsign.com Reserve place on website

Every Mon Bridge Club The Old Crown CoachingHouse

6.45pm -10.15pm

Françoise Stacey, Secretary of theClub: 01367 241813

£2 per personFree tea/coffee

3rd Mon Faringdon WI Corn Exchange, 2pm Denise [email protected]

1st Tue Junior Book Club Faringdon Library 3.45- 4.45pm Sheena 01367 240311 Ages 8-11 yrs

1st Tue Farmers Market Market Place, Faringdon Until 1pm 01367 710445

Every Tue Coffee Morning Faringdon Library 10 - 12am Sheena 01367 240311 Free

Every Tue Baby & Toddler Sensory The Pump House Project 10:30am -11.30am www.babysensory.com

Every Tue Whist Drive The Old Town Hall 7.30pm -9.30pm Sylvia 01367 242007 Just turn up

Every Tue Pub Quiz The Prince of Wales,Shrivenham 9pm www.powshrivenham.com £1 per person.

Cash prizesEvery Tue Ferndale Wives Choir Ferndale School 7pm Just turn up

Every Wed Open Coffee House Great Coxwell ReadingRoom 10:30-11:30am Sylvia Athawes 01367 241179 Everyone welcome

Every Wed Kelmscot Craft Fair Kelmscott Morris Hall 12-5pm 01367 253103 kelmscott.org.uk Free

Every Wed Community Coffee Morning The Pump House Project 9.30am -11.45am

[email protected]

Every Wed Slimming World United Reformed Church 7:30pm Louise 07717 681939 £4.95

Every Wed Walking for Health Leave from Old Town Hall 10:30am www.faringdon.org/walking-and-cycling.html

A slower or faster walkavailable

Every Wed Faringdon Shed Woodwork Classroom atF C College 7pm - 9pm 0845 4740142 Free

Every Wed Community Singing Group The Pump House Project 11.45am -12.45am

[email protected] £2 per person

1st Wed Open Mic Night Horse and Jockey,Stanford in the Vale 9pm [email protected] Free

1st Wed Buckland WI - Speaker andmeeting each month

The Memorial Hall,Buckland 7pm Libby Calvert 01367 870803 Non members £4 incl.

refreshment2nd Wed Follies Dollies WI The Old Town Hall 7:30pm Becka 07841 431219

Every Wedin term Maths Homework Club Faringdon Library 3pm - 4:30pm [email protected] Years 1 to 13

1st & 3rdWed

Faringdon Youth ProjectDrop-in Sessions Faringdon Library 4pm - 5:30pm [email protected] Free

1st & lastWed The Knitting Group Horse and Jockey,

Stanford in the Vale 7pm [email protected] Free

1st Fri Book Club Faringdon Library 6pm - 7pm All welcome

Every Fri Country Market Corn Exchange 9:15am11.00am

Jenny Howard-Jones01367710382

Tea & coffee availableGoods orders taken

Every Fri interm time Rhymetime Faringdon Library 10:30am - 11am Sheena 01367 240311 Free

Every Sat Family History Sessions Faringdon Library 01367 240311 Call to book a 1 to 1 slotEvery Sat Faringdon Farcycle cycle ride Leave from Market Place 9am 01367 241142 11-12miles or 25-35 miles

1st Sun 15 Minute Club Cellar Bar Faringdon, 8:30pm 0771 421 8825 Free

2nd Sun Great Coxwell Teas The Reading Room, GreatCoxwell 2:30pm - 5pm Tea, Coffee and delicious

cakes available

Last Sun Messy Church United Church, Faringdon 4pm - 5:30pm Free


Experts - local services

The Cheap Wayto Add Space

[email protected]

www.storage4all.co.uk01367 240880

Self Storage Rooms for Business and Home

Chickens & Poultry FeedAll at unbeatable prices

New Barn Farm, Longworth, OX13 5ED

� Open Mon-Sat 8am-12 noon� Closed bank holidays� Tel: 01865 821537 or 07759551946� www.mjhodgkins.co.uk

Court CatteryStanford-in-the-Vale

FAB now ICC & Vale licensedEstablished in 2000

Family run – Short or long stays;Medical management service available on enquiry.

Veterinary Care provided by the adjacent Robert Elliott Veterinary Surgery youare always welcome to arrange a first-time visit

E-mail: [email protected]

01367-711952

The Veterinary Surgery of Robert ElliottAs an independently run family practice, established in1994, we are able to combine traditional standards withmodern techniques and selected high-quality equipment.

We aim to provide high quality care in an especially warmand friendly environment.

E-mail: [email protected]

01367-710595

Tom WheelerComprehensive

Window Cleaning ServiceInside and Out!

Also: Patios, ConservatoriesGutters, Fascia Boards

Call Tom: 07762 380733

New Cleaning ServiceCOME HOME TO A JOB WELL

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YOU CAN TRUST

Faringdon Based

Ohm ElectrixElectrical services and Installations

Fully qualified and insured electrician.All types of domestic work undertaken, from small jobs to garden and garage power, to full rewires.Commercial and Solar PV work also catered for.Friendly, professional service from a local company.

Contact us to discuss your needs, and get a free, no obligation estimate and advice.

Phone: 07879 013359Mail: [email protected]

Registered with the NICEIC domestic installer “part P” SCHEME

JOE PEARCEPLASTERING

07709960598 - [email protected]

All internal plasterwork,Traditional lime plastering

External rendering & specialist finishes

01367705030 07955499467

Located

House and Animal Sitting

07890 539 877 [email protected]

If you need someone to help look after your animalsor home whilst you’re away. I’m happy to help out.I have a car and am happy to travel betweenFaringdon and Woodstock twice a day. If you’dprefer me to stay over, that could be arranged too.I charge £10.00 per visit or £40 per stay over.

Corded lengths of pine ideal for woodburners£30 collected or £40 delivered

Call now 01367 24305307767 241301

Seasoned cut & splitdelivered to your door £75 per load

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Call Sam 07766 [email protected]

Personal Training - Sports MassageCore Conditioning

Weight Management - Nutritional Advice

Tel:07990892575 or 01367 243956Email: [email protected]

Web: positive-energy.co.uk

Den Boer WinesQuality wines, tastings and events

www.denboerwines.com Tel 01367 241169

Mobile 07919 241881Email: [email protected]

Short/Long DistancesBusiness Accounts

Driver Hire4/7 Seaters

Corporate ServiceCourier ServiceExecutive CarsInsured Cars

[email protected]

www.faringdoncars.co.uk

Qualified gardener with over 20 years ofgarden/estate maintenance.

· All types of gardening - maintenance and somedesign

· Stone work - walls/repairs, pointing, concretingetc

· Winter - leaf collection, painting, someplumbing/building work

Fully insured and excellent references on requestTel Mike on 07957867951 or 01793 976709

email [email protected]

M.Y. Garden Services

ASTON PINE STRIPPINGCaustic and non-caustic stripping of all woods & metals.Established for over 15 years - Water Board Approved

ASTON PINE ANTIQUESStockist's of English and Continental pine furniture, as well as

many other antiques - 8,000+ sq.ft of showrooms

Oxford Architectural AntiquesLarge stock of period fireplaces, doors, panelling,

sanitary ware & garden items.Architectural salvage sourcing service available.

SERVICESIndependentAll makes ofcar servicing

& MOT [email protected]

Park Road Faringdon SN7 7BP

01367 24008207889 197046

Michael Nash

Nash Motor VehicleServices LTD

The Warehouse, Ferndale St, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7BETel: 01367 242268

We do all types of tree workincluding pruning, plantingand felling, as well as hedge

trimming and stump removal.

Call Gregg on 01865 430536 or 07823 [email protected] www.allseasonstrees.com

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Carswell Golf & Country Club SN7 8PU

M.J DOWELLLANDSCAPING & BUILDING SERVICES

EST. 18 YEARS� All types of driveways� Foundations & Brickwork� Shed Bases� Patios� Fencing-Turfing/Tree & Hedge cutting

01367 243053 or 07767 241301

[email protected]

Yogabear

Call Deborah 07875633923 or [email protected]

Adults classes Saturday from 8am - 9:45amChildrens classes 10am - 11am at the PumpHouse Project, swan lane, Faringdon.




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