Pop along to the Children’s Playground this Saturday,
September 1, when their annual coffee morning will be taking place between
10.30am and 12 noon.
As well as coffee, tea and biscuits, there will be a bring-and-buy stall
plus the traditional Hornton raffle - and all in a good cause.
30th August '07 - Step It Out
If you fancy walking around our beautiful countryside and
raising money for a good cause, put Saturday week, September 8 in your
diary!
That’s the day for the annual Ride and Stride organised by the Oxfordshire
Historic Churches Trust, in which you raise sponsorship money by visiting as
many of our historic churches as possible.
Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed by now that, since the event’s called
Ride and Stride, it might not be necessary to walk to each of the churches.
It’s not, for you can ride your bike instead, though sneaking around in a
car is frowned on!
Half the money you raise will go to the trust and the rest to a church or
churches of your choice. In the past, a tidy sum has been raised for
Hornton’s Parish and Methodist Churches and if you’d like to take part this
year, please call Julie Stanley on 01295 670507 for a sponsorship form.
Lynn Corke is definitely doing the Ride and Stride and if you’d like to
sponsor her, please ring her on 01295 670673.
30th August '07 - Dance Like a Bee
You’ve seen the Morris Men - now meet the Morris Ladies!
The Nancy Butterfly Morris Ladies from Redditch are Dancing at the Dun Cow
on Sunday week, September 9, as part of their Cotswold tour.
Come down to feast your eyes on two of our finest traditions - a pint of
Hookey and a troupe of Morris dancers - between 1 and 1.45pm.
30th August '07 - Toddle Down to Horley
Hornton Toddlers is relocating temporarily to Horley
Cricket club from next Wednesday, September 5.
The generosity of the cricket club means that the group can continue to meet
as usual from 10.30am to midday every Wednesday. The toddlers have had to
move from Hornton Pavilion because Peachtree Pre-School needs the space
whilst building work is taking place at the village primary school.
“We will be moving back to the Pavilion once the works are completed,” said
Laura Short, who thanked the cricket club for taking in the toddlers
temporarily.
If you have a toddler and would like to come along to the group, please
contact Laura on 01295 670232 - or just turn up on any Wednesday.
30th August '07 - On the Menu
Please keep the evening of Saturday, September 29, free in
your diary for a culinary trip down memory lane.
That’s the day when you can pop along to the pavilion for a bygone taste of
school dinners in an entertaining evening organised by Peachtree Pre-School.
Plans are still being worked on but rumours that anyone who doesn’t turn up
will be given Six of the Best are being denied by the organisers.
30th August '07 - Still Making History
If you were away on holiday a couple of weeks ago,
you will have missed the news that Hornton will soon have a new society to
add to its ever-growing number of village activities - a history group to
record and research the village’s past history.
The idea came because there was so much interest in the Hornton May Day
Photograph Exhibition and Kevin Wain has kindly agreed to lead the meetings.
The meetings should begin on a monthly basis in October but Kevin and fellow
organiser Liz Jeffs would like to hear in the meantime from anyone who may
be interested in taking part. You can call Kevin on 01295 670716 and Liz on
01295 670529.
30th August '07 - You'd Be Nuts To Miss It
Caratinga are coming to Hornton!
Caratinga are an exciting ensemble who perform music from their native
Brazil on a variety of instruments, including the seven-string guitar,
mandolin, percussion, cavaquinho and violin - plus the voice of their
Brazilian vocalist, Leandra.
The music’s infectious, it’s live and it’s in the heart of our community.
So turn the telly off on Saturday, October 27, and come along to the
Methodist Chapel for a couple of hours of great entertainment.
Tickets prices are to be confirmed but they’ll be available from Julie
Stanley on 01295 670507. Since it’s all part of Cherwell’s Arts at Large
season, you’re already paying for part of those tickets through your council
tax, so pop along, get your money’s worth and have a great time!
30th August '07 - Rock On
Bright sunshine and big crowds quickly banished any fears that
there would be fewer people at this year’s Blues Cruise.
For the first time in its 24-year history, it was moved from Bank Holiday
Monday to the Saturday and the move was so successful that organiser Mark
Bowes said they would definitely stick with the change of date for next
year.
“From now on, it will definitely be a Saturday event,” said Mark. “None of
us are getting any younger and the Saturday gives some of the older rockers
a bit more time to recover, instead of having to go to work the next day.”
The Saturday scheduling was not the only innovation this year. The band
were kept dry - not that they needed to with the weekend weather - by three
new canopies, bought by the village and now available to anyone holding an
event. There were also new stalls and a fantastic array of Harley Davidson
motorbikes after Mark contacted all the HD clubs in the area.
The event was, effectively, a sell-out. £1800 was taken on the door and the
BBQ took another £480. That left more than £1600 was raised for village
causes after expenses. The Dun Cow also did a huge trade, with long queues
of thirsty customers stretching across both bars for the whole afternoon.
Apologies to Guardian readers for mistakenly saying in last week’s column
that the Blues Cruise was taking place on Bank Holiday Monday. The column
did make it clear later that the event was being held on Saturday.
30th August '07 - Every One A Winner
After the wettest Summer on record, you would be
forgiven for thinking that this year’s 3Hs Gardening Club show would have
been a damp and drab affair. But the three villages’ gardeners came up
trumps and here are the results:
WINNERS OF SECTION 1 - VEGETABLES (judged by Malcolm Brown of Adderbury).
CLASS 1 (6 runner beans) - Frank Jarrett; 2 (4 potatoes) - Danny Batchelor;
3 (4 onions, dressed) - Joy Hillman; 4 (4 onions, as grown) - D Batchelor; 5
(6 shallots, dressed) - J Hillman; 6 (4 tomatoes) - J Hillman; 7 (6 tomatoes
- Gardener's Delight or similar) - Edith Batchelor; 8 (4 carrots, less
foliage) - D Batchelor; 9 (3 beetroot, with foliage) - E Batchelor; 10 (4
pods of peas) - E Batchelor; 11 (pair of lettuce) - E Batchelor; 12 (pair of
courgettes) - D Batchelor; 13 (single cucumber) - Sheila Hillman; 14
(collection of vegetables) - D Batchelor; 15 (the heaviest marrow) - D
Batchelor; 16 (the longest bean) - D Batchelor; 17 (3 cooking apples) - D
Batchelor; 18 (3 dessert apples) - Eileen Lewis; 19 (4 plums) - D Batchelor;
20 (4 different varieties of herbs) - Hazel Bannister.
Winner of the Vegetable Cup - Danny Batchelor. Winner of the Reserve
Vegetable Cup - Edith Batchelor.
WINNERS OF SECTION 2 - FLOWERS (judged by Malcolm Brown of Adderbury).
CLASS 21 (3 antirrhinum spikes) - E Lewis; 22 (3 spray chrysanthemum) - H
Bannister; 23 (6 annual sweet peas) - J Hillman; 24 (6 pansies or violas) -
E Batchelor; 25 (3 dahlias)) - H Bannister; 26 (3 pom pom dahlias under 2")
- E Lewis; 27 (3 asters, single) - E Lewis; 28 (3 asters, double) - E Lewis;
29 (a container of pinks) - E Batchelor; 30 (1 spike gladiolus) - D
Batchelor; 31 (a single rose) - Joan Horsley; 32 (3 clematis heads)) - J
Hillman; 33 (3 perennials) - J Hillman; 34 (mixed annuals in a container of
your choice) - E Lewis; 35 (1 stem flowering shrub) - Rosemary Gilkes.
POT PLANTS AND FLOWER ARRANGING (judged by Gillian Hawtin of Kineton).
CLASS 36 (flowering pot plant) - Phyllis Miles; 37 (foliage or succulent pot
plant) - H Bannister; 38 (a foliage arrangement) - Sarah Walther; 39 An
arrangement in a Candlestick - S Walther; 40 A miniature arrangement in a
powder compact - Jean Burden; 41 A buttonhole (for men only) Phillip Brooks.
Winner of the Flower Cup - Eileen Lewis. Winner of the Reserve Flower Cup -
Hazel Bannister. Winner of the Silver Salver for Flower Arranging - Sarah
Walther.
WiINNERS OF SECTION 3 - COOKING - Cooking (judged by Rosemary Sheppey of
Lower Boddington). CLASS 42 (jar of lemon curd) - E Batchelor; 43 (jar of
jam) - E Batchelor; 44 (jar of marmalade) - Julie Stanley; 45 (jar of
chutney) - E Batchelor; 46 (jar of jelly) - E Batchelor; 47 (three sausage
rolls) - Virginia Britton; 48 (two apple turnovers) - Elisabeth Jeffs; 49
(Madeira cake) - E Batchelor; 50 (three gingerbread men) - E Batchelor.
Winner of the Cooking Cup - Edith Batchelor. Winner of the Reserve Cooking
Cup - Joy Hillman.
Winner of the President's Cup for the Best Plant Exhibit (presented by Lord
Tweedsmuir) - Joan Horsley for a rose.
Winner of the Shield for the exhibitor with most points - D Batchelor.
30th August '07 - One More Fun Friday
Tomorrow is the last Fun Friday up at Upton House.
There are all sorts of hands-on activities for children, so if your kids are
bored, pop up and find out all about it!
Next weekend, September 1 and 2, you can discover traditional building
crafts, have-a-go archaeology and all things brilliant about buildings in
Building Detectives.All the activities, demonstrations and tours will take
place between noon and 4pm.
And you can be guided by experts round Upton’s priceless collection of
pictures over the next few weeks if you come along to New Light on Old
Masters, a series of three talks starting on Thursday, September 13, at
10am.
The first two-hour tour covers religion and mythology and examines religious
art and classical mythology through Upton’s important collections, including
works by Hieronymus Bosch and El Greco.
On the following Thursday, September 20, the subject will be portraits and
works by Romney, Reynolds and Holbein will be featured. On September 27,
landscapes will come under the spotlight.
Each talk will cost £12 and you can get more details from Upton on 01295
670266 or by email on uptonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk. Bookings can be made
on 01295 671121.
30th August '07 - School's Back From Summer
Term 1 of Hornton Schools’ new years begins
next Wednesday, September 5.
30th August '07 - Open Book
The mobile library from Oxfordshire County Council will be on
the village green next Wednesday, September 5, from 10.40 to 11.20am.
30th August '07 - Church Services
Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at
8.30am in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist this Sunday, July 1. At
11am there will be a United Service of Holy Communion in the Methodist
Church.
And don’t forget that you can pop in for coffee, cake and a chat in the
Methodist Church every Friday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. There are
Phoenix greetings cards for sale plus a book and video swap - and, of
course, lots of good gossip! And Thursday Club meets every week after
school until 4.30pm in the Methodist Church School Room. All children are
welcome.
23rd August '07 - Saturday Night's Alrigt for Singing
For the first time in 24 years, the
renowned Hornton Summer Blues Cruise is taking place this Bank Holiday
Saturday, August 25, instead of the Monday.
And the show will go on even if it rains – in tru Glastonbury-style –
because the date’s not the only big change being introduced this year.
For the first time the musicians will be under cover.
Festival organiser Mark Bowes, of The Mighty Firebirds, said the main
reason for the change was to allow the bands to play for longer – from 2pm
to 7.30pm this year.
“It also gives festival bands and revellers chance to recover before their
return to work!” he added.
“This year once again promises to be a real cracker, as we will be
celebrating the life of Firebirds guitarist Ivor Shawyer who will have
been gone for 10years this year.
And for the first time ever we will no longer be” weather permitting” as
we will have a covered stage. All the fans need to do is to turn up and
bring appropriate clothing.
“As always, there will be fantastic real ales on hand plus a BBQ and ice
creams.”
Anyone wishing to run any other stalls will be welcome but they must book
with Mark in advance on 01295 670633 and make an agreed donation to
Hornton village funds.
Tickets for the event itself are just £5 each – with children under 12
free – and all profits will go to village funds.
Acts confirmed so far are The Mighty Firebirds, Deep Purple cover band
Taste of Purple, Caravan of Whores and Jake Jacobs.
23rd August '07 - Step it out with Two Feet
Monday Bank Holiday was due to be a bit quiet
this year, with the Blues Cruise moving to Saturday. So Jane and Simon
Perkin have “stepped in” and organised Walk Number One – from Hornton to
the National Herb Centre at Warmington.
Walkers should gather on the green at 9.50am on Monday for a 10 o’clock
start and everyone should arrive at the herb centre in time for a cup of
coffee or a light lunch.
Walk Number Two is on Saturday, September 8. That’s the day when you can
walk around our beautiful countryside and raise money for a good cause at
the same time!
The annual Ride and Stride is organised by the Oxfordshire Historic
Churches Trust and you raise sponsorship money by visiting as many of our
historic churches as possible.
Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed by now that, as the event’s called
Ride and Stride, it might not be necessary to walk to each of the
churches. It’s not, for you can ride your bike instead, though sneaking
around in a car is frowned on!
Half the money you raise will go to the trust and the rest to a church or
churches of your choice. In the past, a tidy sum has been raised for
Hornton’s Parish and Methodist Churches and if you’d like to take part
this year, please call Julie Stanley on 01295 670507 for a sponsorship
form.
23rd August '07 - Childs Play
Pop along to the Children’s Playground on Saturday week,
September 1, when the annual coffee morning will be taking place between
10.30am and 12 noon. As well as coffee, tea and biscuits, there will be a
bring and buy stall plus the traditional Hornton raffle –in a good cause.
23rd August '07 - Batchelor Boy
Last year Edith Batchelor won the shield for the most
points in the 3Hs Gardening Club annual flower and produce show. This
year it was the turn of other member of the husband and wife team, Danny,
to win out.
After such atrocious weather, everyone was delighted with the standard and
number of entries. Full details of all the prize-winners in nest week’s
Guardian.
The club’s next event is a talk given by Frank Hardy on Tuesday, September
11.
23rd August '07 - Pole Position
On Friday night, we were in a bit of a spot, to be honest.
There had been a magnificent response to the pavilion committee’s plea
for many hands to make light work of erecting the tent for Saturday’s barn
dance. But a sharp-eyed Ian Harris had spotted that a pole was missing
from the army surplus tent after he’d laid out all the parts were laid out
in the pavilion!
A mad dash down the M40 by Lyn and Ollie Fickling saved the day and the
tent was soon up, thanks to the help of around 20 volunteers. And the
tent made a superb venue for the barn dance, where a large and
enthusiastic crowd danced along to Shenlow Rakes.
About £200 was raised for the Hornton Pavilion refurbishment fund.
23rd August '07 - Fun on Fridays
If the kids are bored during the summer holidays, take
them up to Upton for Fun Fridays - every Friday in August from midday to
4pm. There'll be loads of hands-on activities for all ages.
You can discover traditional building crafts, have-a-go archaeology and
all things brilliant about buildings in Building Detectives on the weekend
of September 1 and 2. All the activities, demonstrations and tours take
place between noon and 4pm.
And now’s the time to sign up to the next of the very successful tours
round Upton’s priceless art collection. It takes place on September 13
and is called New Light on Old Masters: Religion & Mythology.
On this exclusive, expert-led art tour, participants will examine
religious art and classical mythology through Upton’s important
collections, including works by Hieronymus Bosch and El Greco. Tickets
are £12.00 each and the two-hour tour begins at 10am.
You can get more information on all these events from Upton on 01295
670266 or by email on uptonhouse (at) nationaltrust.org.uk. Bookings can be
made on 01295 671121.
23rd August '07 - Church Services
There will be an 11am service at Hornton Methodist
Church this Sunday. At there is a Benefice Eucharist in St Peter’s in
Hanwell at 10-30 am there will be no service in the parish church this
Sunday.
Don’t forget that you can pop in for coffee, cake and a chat in the
Methodist Church every Friday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. There are
Phoenix greetings cards for sale plus a book and video swap - and, of
course, lots of good gossip!
16th August '07 - Jam the Day after Tomorrow
It’s not just prize petunias and peas that you
can enter in this Saturday’s 3Hs Gardening Club show, you know. There are
awards for prize preserves as well!
So if you’ve got a gooseberry jam to grab ’em or a marmalade to make the
mouth water, pop along to the pavilion on Saturday morning, August 18,
between 9.15 and 11.15 am and enter it - along with all your favourite
vegetables, plants and flowers, of course.
There’s just one tiny catch - you’ve got to be in it to win it. But
there’s still just time to join the 3Hs if you ring Sally Tweedsmuir on
01295 670608 or Malcolm Cross on 01295 670562 before Saturday.
The show itself opens at 2.30pm and those sought-after certificates and
cups will be awarded around 4pm.
16th August '07 - On the Ropes
The Hornton Barn Dance takes place this Saturday - but there
won’t be a “barn” for dancing unless YOU can do your bit!
The “barn” in question is an old army tent but the organisers need at
least a dozen people to help erect it and take it down again.
Pavilion committee member Chris Woodcock said that they need volunteers to
help put it up at 6pm tomorrow, Friday, and take it down at noon on
Sunday.
“It is really a case of the more the merrier as it's big and heavy and
needs a person on every pole!” said Chris.
“We are hoping for a really good fund-raiser for Pavilion refurbishment
expenditure, so we also need as many people to come along as possible.
Sarah Walther has got tickets, so if we can sell some in advance that’ll
help.
“Please contact her on 01295 670627 or a committee member if you would
like to arrange for a group to come along. We will obviously also still
sell tickets on the door/flap for £5 if you’re over 11, half price for
children.”
And if you can help do a stint on the BBQ at some point, please contact
Chris on 01295 670795. As ever, prizes for the traditional Hornton raffle
would be most gratefully received.
“It’ll be a great evening,” added Chris. “We’ve live music from the
Shenlow Rakes, and a vintage WWII tent to dance the night away in - and
all for just a fiver!”
16th August '07 - Making History
Hornton will soon have a new club to add to the
ever-growing number of village activities - a history group to record and
research the village’s past history.
The idea arose from the huge amount of interest in the Hornton May Day
Photograph Exhibition and Kevin Wain, has kindly agreed to lead the
group’s meetings.
They should begin on a monthly basis in October but, in the meantime,
Kevin and fellow organiser Liz Jeffs would like to hear from anyone who
may be interested in taking part. You can call Kevin on 01295 670716 and
Liz on 01295 670529.
16th August '07 - See 'em on the Saturday
A great Hornton tradition has been broken - only
to be replaced by an even better one!
For the past 23 years, there’s only been one place to go on August Bank
Holiday Monday for every true Horntonian and that’s the renowned Summer
Blues Cruise at the Dun Cow.
But now it’s moving to Bank Holiday Saturday, August 25.
Festival organiser Mark Bowes, of The Mighty Firebirds, said the main
reason for the change was to allow the bands to play for longer - from 2pm
to 7.30pm this year.
“It also gives festival bands and revellers chance to recover before their
return to work!” he added.
“This year once again promises to be a real cracker, as we will be
celebrating the life of Firebirds’ guitarist Ivor Shawyer who will have
been gone for 10years this year.”
And that’s not the only new innovation at this year’s event, said Mark.
“For the first time ever we will no longer be “weather permitting” as we
will have a covered stage. All the fans need to do is to turn up and bring
appropriate clothing.
“As always, there will be fantastic real ales on hand plus a BBQ and ice
creams.”
Anyone wishing to run any other stalls will be welcome but they must book
with Mark in advance on 01295 670633 and make an agreed donation to
Hornton village funds.
Tickets for the event itself are just £5 each - with children under 12
free - and all profits will go to village funds.
Acts confirmed so far are The Mighty Firebirds, Deep Purple cover band
Taste of Purple, Caravan of Whores and Jake Jacobs.
16th August '07 - Step it Out
If you fancy walking around our beautiful countryside and
raising money for a good cause, put Saturday, September 8 in your diary!
That’s the day for the annual Ride and Stride organised by the Oxfordshire
Historic Churches Trust, in which you raise sponsorship money by visiting
as many of our historic churches as possible.
Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed by now that, as the event’s called
Ride and Stride, it might not be necessary to walk to each of the
churches. It’s not, for you can ride your bike instead, though sneaking
around in a car is frowned on!
Half the money you raise will go to the trust and the rest to a church or
churches of your choice. In the past, a tidy sum has been raised for
Hornton’s Parish and Methodist Churches and if you’d like to take part
this year, please call Julie Stanley on 01295 670507 for a sponsorship
form.
16th August '07 - Whatalottabottle
Keep your eyes on your pintas! Hornton Neighbourhood
Watch report that milk left by the milkman on doorsteps in Bell Street and
on The Green has gone missing that several times over the past two months.
16th August '07 - Roar up to Upton
Upton House is holding the next event in the House
Heydays season this Sunday, August 19, when the house will return to the
roaring 20s for a day of period fun.
There will be costumed characters, period games, family trails, vintage
cars, jazz bands and more from midday to 4pm.
And if the kids are bored during the Summer holidays, take them up to
Upton for Fun Fridays - every Friday in August from midday to 4pm.
There'll be loads of hands-on activities for all ages.
And you can discover traditional building crafts, have-a-go archaeology
and all things brilliant about buildings in Building Detectives on the
weekend of September 1 and 2. All the activities, demonstrations and tours
take place between noon and 4pm.
You can get more information on all these events from Upton on 01295
670266 or by email on uptonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk. Bookings can be
made on 01295 671121.
16th August '07 - Summer Leaves
The mobile library from Oxfordshire County Council will be
on the village green next Wednesday, August 22, from 10.40 to 11.20am.
16th August '07 - Church Services
Mattins will be celebrated at 10.30am in the Parish
Church of St John the Baptist this Sunday, August 19. Half an hour later
there will be a service at the Methodist Church.
And don’t forget that you can pop in for coffee, cake and a chat in the
Methodist Church every Friday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. There are
Phoenix greetings cards for sale plus a book and video swap - and, of
course, lots of good gossip!
9th August '07 - Onto the Drawing Board
Hopes of Hornton building affordable housing have moved a crucial step close with news that planning consultants are preparing detailed drawings for four homes on the
Pavilion Car Park area.
If the plans go ahead, a couple of two-bedroom homes will be built there plus two with one bedroom each.
But the Parish Council, at whose recent meeting the plans were confirmed, emphasised that villagers will have the opportunity to see the plans and ask questions at an
exhibition prior to a formal planning application.
And villagers will also be consulted about where the car park will be re-sited if the homes are built. It may be appropriate to consider car parking arrangements for late
evening functions which can be disturbing for local residents, councillors were told.
The meeting was also told that it now looks certain that the land on which Hornton’s allotments are located will have to be sold. It’s owned by the John Fox Charity but
the cost of insuring it is more than the charity receives each year in rent. Parish clerk Alan Cater will liaise with the Charity Commission to establish the feasibility
of selling the land.
Meanwhile, Cherwell District Council is again encouraging the use of blue recycling wheeled bins, costing just £20 each. The Parish Council will receive a commission of £5
per bin if five or more orders are placed through them.
Councillors expressed concern about the affect of the recent torrential rain, which caused flooding in Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir’s property and other adjoining properties
were threatened.
Prior to the flooding, representatives of the Environment Agency had undertaken a site visit and are due to present a report. The Parish Council is keen to support the
residents affected and the Clerk will write to the Environment Agency to try to establish some solution. He will also write to Oxon Highways for work to be done along
West End to direct rainwater to the drains rather than down the footpath. This work also needs to take away rainwater from the roof of the large garage alongside the
footpath.
The council chairman, Cllr David Miles, reported that the Fox family have donated a seat to the village. It was agreed that this should be placed on the Green near the
garages - opposite to where the Fox family used to live.
And appreciation was expressed to Cllr Paul Burden, Cllr Miles and the team of people who cleared the area along Tink-a-Tank between Millers Lane and the Churchyard.
9th August '07 - Baby Bats are in the Belfry
It’s official - we’ve got bats in the pavilion loft - and some of them are baby bats, because the common pipistrelle
is using the roof void as a place for breeding.
But there’s also evidence of rarer brown long-eared bats, according to the latest bat survey.
Bat expert Merryl Gelling, whose Mum and Dad run the Dun Cow, carried out the definitive survey at dusk on July 17 and there were bats galore!
“Fifty six common pipistrelles were counted,” says Merryl in her report to the Pavilion Committee. “One brown long-eared bat was recorded emerging from the south west
facing gable end. It is likely that more brown long-eared bats emerged earlier, but their quiet echo-location was masked by the high level of louder pipistrelle activity.”
The existence of bats in the building has big implications for extending the pavilion. The extension plans can still go ahead but the village will have to make sure
that the bats have somewhere to go during the building work - or that the work is completed out of the breeding season.
It also means that the pavilion plans will have to be altered. Brown long-eared bats in particular require a large area in which to fly and roost, so the refurbished
pavilion will have to provide a penthouse for our furry friends. This means that the original plan - to use the present loft as a storage facility - will almost certainly
have to be changed and it’s likely that we will need to build a bigger ground floor area instead.
Pavilion Committee chairman Ian Harris said that the village would be kept fully informed about the implications of the bat discovery. Various alternative designs would
be considered and the village would be consulted before one is chosen.
In the meantime, work on the new kitchen can begin because it doesn’t disturb the bats.
9th August '07 - Bloomin' Marvellous
It’s the highlight of the 3Hs Gardening Club calendar - the annual Flower and Vegetable Show - and it all happens on
Saturday week, August 18.
There’s still time for you to enter your prize blooms and beans but you’ve got to be in it to win it, so join the 3Hs today by ringing Treasurer Malcolm Cross now on
01295 670562.
9th August '07 - Get Roped In
The Hornton Barn Dance is on Saturday week, August 18, but it will only go with a swing if YOU do your bit!
The dance is going to be held in an old army tent but the organisers need at least a dozen people to help erect it and take it down again.
Pavilion committee member Chris Woodcock said that they need volunteers to help put it up at 6pm on Friday week and take it down at noon on the day after the dance,
August 19.
“It is really a case of the more the merrier as it's big and heavy and needs a person on every pole!” said Chris.
“We are hoping for a really good fund-raiser for Pavilion refurbishment expenditure, so we also need as many people to come along as possible. Sarah Walther is going
to produce tickets, so if we can sell some in advance that’ll help. Please contact here on 01295 670627 or an committee member if you would like to arrange for a group
to come along. We will obviously also still sell tickets on the door/flap for £5 if you’re over 11, half price for children.”
And if you can help do a stint on the BBQ at some point, please contact Chris on 01295 670795. As ever, prizes for the traditional Hornton raffle would be most
gratefully received.
“Hopefully it’ll be a great evening,” added Chris. “We’ve live music from the Shenlow Rakes, and a vintage WWII tent to dance the night away in - and all for just a
fiver!”
9th August '07 - We Won't Be Wet!
Glastonbury-style galoshes won’t be necessary at Hornton’s very own music festival this year because for the first time the
musicians will be under cover.
And that’s not the only change to the renowned Summer Blues Cruise because, for the first time in 24 years, it’s going to take place on the Saturday of the Summer Bank
Holiday - August 25 - instead of the Monday.
Festival organiser Mark Bowes, of The Mighty Firebirds, said the main reason for the change was to allow the bands to play for longer - from 2pm to 7.30pm this year.
“It also gives festival bands and revellers chance to recover before their return to work!” he added.
“This year once again promises to be a real cracker, as we will be celebrating the life of Firebirds guitarist Ivor Shawyer who will have been gone for 10years this
year. And for the first time ever we will no longer be” weather permitting” as we will have a covered stage. All the fans need to do is to turn up and bring appropriate
clothing.
“As always, there will be fantastic real ales on hand plus a BBQ and ice creams.”
Anyone wishing to run any other stalls will be welcome but they must book with Mark in advance on 01295 670633 and make an agreed donation to Hornton village funds.
Tickets for the event itself are just £5 each - with children under 12 free - and all profits will go to village funds.
Acts confirmed so far are The Mighty Firebirds, Deep Purple cover band Taste of Purple, Caravan of Whores and Jake Jacobs.
9th August '07 - Bank Holiday Fun-Day
Now that the Hornton Blues Festival has been moved to Saturday, August 25, Bank Holiday Monday looked a bit empty -
till Jane and Simon Perkin stepped in.
They’ve arranged a special Bank Holiday Walk which is starting from the village green at 10am and will go to the National Herb Centre at Warmington.
“People should meet on the green from 9.50am onwards,” said Simon. “The walk to the herb centre is really good and there are drinks, snack and light lunches available
when we get there, so there’s no need to take anything to eat and drink.
“We’re hoping that as many Horntonians as possible will take part and that the bank Holiday Walk will become a firm favourite in the Hornton calendar.”
19 ’N’ 20. On Sunday week, August 19, Upton House will return to the glory days of the roaring 20s for one of its House Heydays.
There will be a whole day of period events, with costumed characters, period games, family trails, vintage cars, jazz bands and more from midday to 4pm.
And if the kids are bored during the summer holidays, take them up to Upton for Fun Fridays - every Friday in August from midday to 4pm. There'll be loads of hands-on
activities for all ages.
You can get more information on all these events from Upton on 01295 670266 or by email on uptonhouse (at) nationaltrust.org.uk
Bookings can be made on 01295 671121.
9th August '07 - Church Services
There will be a United Service of Holy Communion at Hornton Methodist Church this Sunday, August 12, at 11am. At 6pm in the
Parish Church of St John the Baptist there is a special songs of Praise Service.
And don’t forget that you can pop in for coffee, cake and a chat in the Methodist Church every Friday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. There are Phoenix greetings
cards for sale plus a book and video swap - and, of course, lots of good gossip!
1st August '07 - A-Tent-Shun
Hornton needs YOU to make the village barn dance go with a swing - by helping to erect the old army tent in which it will be held.
The dance is taking place a fortnight on Saturday, August 18, but you also need to put the days before and after in your diaries if you possibly can, says pavilion committee member Chris Woodcock.
"The tent will give the dance a great atmosphere but it needs about a dozen people to erect it," she explained. "We need volunteers to help put it up at 6pm on Friday, August 17 and then take it down at noon on the Sunday.
"It is really a case of the more the merrier as it's big and heavy and needs a person on every pole!
"We are hoping for a really good fund-raiser for Pavilion refurbishment expenditure, so we also need as many people to come along as possible. Sarah Walther is going to produce tickets, so if we can sell some in advance that'll help. Please contact here on 01295 670627 or a committee member if you would like to arrange for a group to come along.
"We will obviously also still sell tickets on the door/flap for £5 if you're over 11, half price for children."
And if you can help do a stint on the BBQ at some point, please contact Chris on 01295 670795. As ever, prizes for the traditional Hornton raffle would be most gratefully received too.
"Hopefully it'll be a great evening," added Chris. "We've live music from the Shenlow Rakes, and a vintage WWII tent to dance the night away in - and all for just a fiver!"
1st August '07 - Fun on Fridays
If the kids are bored during the summer holidays, take them up to Upton House for Fun Fridays - starting tomorrow and every Friday in August from midday to 4pm. There'll be loads of hands-on activities for all ages.
This Saturday, August 4, you can Take Part in Art at Upton House. Be inspired by the house's history and collections and discover the artist within you in a series of family art activities including plate painting and shell box-making - plus free art tours in the house from midday till 4pm.
And the next House Heydays event is on Sunday, August 19, when Upton will return to the roaring 20s for a day of period events, including costumed characters, period games, family trails, vintage cars, jazz bands and more from midday to 4pm.
You can get more information on all these events from Upton on 01295 670266 or by email on uptonhouse (at) nationaltrust.org.uk. Bookings can be made on 01295 671121.
1st August '07 - Summer Leaves
The mobile library from Oxfordshire County Council will be on the village green next Wednesday, August 8, from 10.40 to 11.20am.
1st August '07 - Church Services
Holy Communion will be celebrated in a United Service at Hornton Methodist Church this Sunday, August 5, at 11am. There will be no service in the Parish Church.
Don't forget that you can pop in for coffee, cake and a chat in the Methodist Church every Friday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. There are Phoenix greetings cards for sale plus a book and video swap - and, of course, lots of good gossip!
