This Saturday’s Summer Blues Cruise in Hornton is going to feature the biggest ever line-up of bands in tribute to Ivor Shawyer, in whose memory the event
is held and who would have been 60 this weekend.
Ivor died in 1997 but Johnny Come Lately, Nevermynd, The Sideshow Bobs, Chuckletruck and The Drunken Poets all want to remember him and will be entertaining fans at the Dun
Cow before The Firebirds - Ivor’s own group and led by Hornton’s Mark Bowes - bring the Cruise to a finale.
“Festival goers are encouraged to arrive by 12.30pm because, with this number of bands, we will start 1pm prompt with first act,” says Mark. “It costs just £5 to get in
and, as all the bands play for free, all the proceeds go to village charities.”
26th August 2010 - Feet Up
Hornton WI are holding a special open meeting when Jane Sheehan talks Foot Reading next Thursday, September 2. It’s at 7.30pm in the Methodist Chapel.
Jane has appeared on ITV’s This Morning and is an author of three books on the subject. For just £3 you can come and be amazed by her skills. The competition will be for a
fruit and vegetable monster.
26th August 2010 - Lights, Camera, Action
Now is the time to start making your movies because we now have a date for the fifth Hornton Film Festival and it’s not long away. Whether you’re a
film-maker or a film-watcher, put Saturday, October 9, in your diaries!
And you can expect all the usual glamour and glitz, so get out your glad rags! It will kick off with a Champagne reception in the pavilion - with bubbly courtesy of the
Guardian’s Hornton column. Then the battle for the most prestigious gongs in the film world – the Hornies – gets under way with the screening of this year’s entries.
Festival organiser Pete Whitehead asks anyone who is planning to enter to let him know by calling him on 01295 670320 or by email at tourneyhouse (at) btopenworld dot com.
“There’s now a wealth of experience in the village so, if you’d like to try, please don’t be put off because you’ve never made a movie before,” he said.
26th August 2010 - In Your Stride
You can raise money for Hornton’s two churches by taking part in the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride on Saturday, September 11. You get sponsored for
cycling or walking to as many churches as possible and half the money goes to the trust, with the rest going to your nominated church or churches.
Now is the time to get sponsorship forms from Julie Stanley and you can call her on 01295 670507.
That day is also special for the Parish Church for another reason – it’s the annual Gift Day. It costs around £200 a week just to keep the church running, so please pop
along if you can for a cup of tea and give as generously as possible.
At 11am this Sunday, August 29, Wally Lishman will be leading a service at Hornton Methodist Church. Half an hour earlier, there will be a Benefice Service at Hanwell so
there will be no service at the parish church.
26th August 2010 - Opening Chapter
The mobile library from Oxfordshire County Council will visit Hornton next Wednesday, September 1. It will be parked on the village green from
10.40am-11.20am.
17th August 2010 - Bloomin' Marvellous
The 3Hs Gardening Club’s annual flower and produce show was a triumph last Saturday, with a mouth-watering display of vegetable, plants and blooms. Here are the worthy
winners:
Section 1 – Vegetables.CLASS 1 (6 runner beans) - Frank Jarrett; 2 (4 potatoes) – Joy Hillman; 3 (4 onions, dressed) – Malcolm Cross; 4 (4 onions, as grown) – J.Hillman;
5 (6 shallots, dressed) – J.Hillman; 6 (4 tomatoes) – J. Hillman; 7 (6 tomatoes - Gardener's Delight or similar) – J. Hillman; 8 (4 carrots, less foliage) – Danny
Batchelor; 9 (3 beetroot, with foliage) – J. Hillman; 10 (4 pods of peas) – D. Batchelor; 11 (pair of lettuce) – J. Hillman; 12 (pair of courgettes) – D. Batchelor; 13
(single cucumber) – D. Batchelor; 14 (collection of vegetables) – J. Hillman; 15 (the heaviest marrow) – F. Jarrett; 16 (the longest bean) - C.Neville;17 (3 cooking
apples) – A.Owen; 18 (3 dessert apples) – M. Cross; 19 (4 plums) – M. Cross; 20 (4 different varieties of herbs) – E. Lewis. Winner of the Vegetable Cup – J. Hillman;
Winner of the Reserve Vegetable Cup – D. Batchelor
Section 2 – Flowers. CLASS 21 (3 antirrhinum spikes) – Linda Cross; 22 (3 spray chrysanthemum) – E. Lewis; 23 (6 annual sweet peas) – Sheila Hillman; 24 (6 pansies or
violas) – Phyllis Miles; 25 (3 dahlias)) – Edith Batchelor; 26 (3 pom pom dahlias under 2") – L.Cross; 27 (3 asters, single) – E. Batchelor; 28 (3 asters, double) - E.
Batchelor; 29 (a container of pinks) - E. Batchelor; 30 (1 spike gladiolus) – L. Cross; 31 (a single rose) – P.Miles; 32 (3 clematis heads)) – E. Lewis; 33 (3
perennials) – E. Batchelor; 34 (mixed annuals in a container of your choice) – L. Cross; 35 (1 stem flowering shrub) – Jean Burden.
Pot plants and flower arranging. 36 (flowering pot plant) – S. Hillman; 37 (foliage or succulent pot plant) – E. Batchelor; 38 (a foliage arrangement) – L. Cross; 39
(a patriotic arrangement) – J. Burden; 40 (an arrangement in a seashell) – J. Burden; 41 (an arrangement depicting the World Cup for men only) – F. Jarrett. Winner of
the Flower Cup – E. Batchelor. Winner of the Reserve Flower Cup – E. Lewis. Winner of the Silver Salver for Flower Arranging – J. Burden.
Section 3 - Cooking. CLASS 42 (jar of lemon curd) – J. Burden; 43 (jar of jam) - E. Batchelor; 44 (jar of marmalade) - J. Hillman; 45 (jar of chutney) - E. Batchelor;
46 (jar of jelly) - Maggie Higgins; 47 (Bakewell tart) – E. Batchelor; 48 (3 cup cakes) – J. Burden; 49 (ginger cake) – Elisabeth Jeffs; 50 (2 cheese and onion pasties) –
J. Burden. Winner of the Cooking Cup – J. Burden. Winner of the Reserve Cooking Cup – E. Batchelor.
Winner of the Shield for the exhibitor with most points – E. Batchelor.
17th August 2010 - Snowed Under
This year’s pantomime was such a success that producer was snowed under with demands for another one this year – and she’s agreed!
This time it’s going to be Snow White and the Seven Non-Specific Gendered Persons of Limited Stature and there will be an open evening at 7pm in the pavilion on Monday,
September 13, for anyone interested in joining in.
“If you are interested in joining in but can’t make it, please ring me on 01295 670337 so I can add you to the list,” said Anne. “This time we will need quite a few
adults as well as children, musicians and technicians.
“Everyone’s welcome, provided they can get to Hornton whatever the weather for the performance on February 24,25 and 26, 2011.”
17th August 2010 - Godhead to Godhead
Vera Hibberd will lead the 11am service at Hornton Methodist Church this Sunday, 22 August . At the same time, Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at the Parish Church of
St John the Baptist.
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 is a book, DVD 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.
12th August 2010 - Potty To Miss It
This Saturday, August 14, is the biggest day of the year for Hornton’s gardeners because the 3Hs Gardening Club hold their annual flower and produce show.
As the pavilion is still being refurbished, this year it’s going to be held in the Methodist Chapel but otherwise it will be business as usual. Entries will be accepted
from 9.15-11.15am and the show will re-open at 2.30pm to reveal the winners and present the prizes.
Don’t worry if you haven’t got any prize-winning blooms – you can still take part in the cooking competitions! If you haven’t got a schedule, please get in touch with
Malcolm Cross straight away on 01295 670562.
12th August 2010 - Under the Hammer
The portion of land next to the allotments which is being sold by the John Fox charity is going to be auctioned next month, with the proceeds being used by Hornton School.
The trustees wanted to sell the land locally in a private sale – as they did when they sold the allotments to the parish council – but the Charity Commission have insisted on a
public auction as the most effective and transparent way of disposing of it.
The auctioneers will be Fisher German on 01295 271555 and a prospectus is being prepared.
12th August 2010 - Sweet 60
It will be a sweet – or perhaps bittersweet – occasion when Hornton’s annual music festival takes places this year on Bank Holiday Saturday, August 28. The Firebirds once
again host the event at the Dun Cow in aid of village good causes and it takes place on what would have been the 60th birthday of band founder member Ivor Sawyer.
He died some years ago but the band say he would have been delighted that the event is still going strong. It’s a great afternoon out, so rock on down!
12th August 2010 - Walk Up
It’s the most patriotic night of the year and Hornton’s holding its very own version for the first time! On Saturday, September 11, Jamie and Zelinda Adam will be
projecting the Last Night of the Proms on a big screen in their garden and for just £15 for a single ticket and £27 for a double, you’ll get great food, a free drink and a
fantastic red, white and blue evening.
There will be songsheets and flags to make it a real Last Night occasion, a cash bar, a traditional Hornton raffle and a canopy to make sure that any bad weather doesn’t
spoil things.
Jamie and Zelinda will be kicking things off from 7.30pm on the night but please contact them as soon as possible on 01295 670868 to say you’re coming.
12th August 2010 - Green Leaves
The mobile library from Oxfordshire County Council will be on the village green next Wednesday, August 18, from 10.40am-11.20am.
12th August 2010 - Sing Along
There will be a very special service this Sunday, August 15, when Hornton Churches Together hold a Songs of Praise in the Methodist Chapel at 6pm. A special choir has been
formed for the occasion, led by Jean Puddle.
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 is a book, DVD and video
swap - and, of course, lots of good gossip!
5th August 2010 - In It to Win It
The biggest day of the gardening year takes place on Saturday week, August 14, when the 3Hs Gardening Club hold their annual flower and produce show.
There’s plenty of chances to win a coveted prize with categories for flowers, vegetables, flower arranging and cooking. But you’ve got to be in it to win it, so if you’re
not a 3Hs member, ring Malcom Cross on 01295 670562.
Entries will be accepted at the pavilion from 9.15-11.15am and the show will re-open at 2.30pm to reveal the winners and present the prizes.
Don’t worry if you haven’t got any prize-winning blooms – you can still take part in the cooking competitions!
5th August 2010 - Going for Gold
Richard Pratt won the ever-popular Golden Mile - held on July 25 to raise money for Jumpa - in five minutes 48 seconds. Alex Cox was the first you person home in six
minutes 14 and Jane Perkin the first lady in seven minutes six seconds.
5th August 2010 - Home Sweet Home
Planning permission has finally been granted for Hornton’s affordable housing. The scheme still needs funding to be confirmed but parish councillors were told at their
latest meeting, on July 26, that this should be through by the end of the month.
The plans for homes on the pavilion car park received overwhelming backing from villagers in a public consultation.
And the Parish council will soon be the proud owners of the allotments. A sale price has been agreed with the John Fox charity of £13,250 – a compromise between the two
valuations received.
Councillors unanimously agreed to subsidise three months usage of the Dial-a-Ride Service again this year, from August to October. And parish councillors heard that local
MP Tony Baldry has lobbied Oxfordshire to provide a Dial-a-Ride service from next year, when it takes it over from Cherwell.
But from November, car-less villagers should not need to use Dial-a-Ride to buy their groceries. Becci’s Mobile Shop will be visiting villages in Oxfordshire, selling local
goods as well as major brands. This will be run on a weekly schedule so that each village will have the same visiting hours of 30 to 45 minutes each week. The Parish
Council is asked to consider a suggested time and convenient site.
And the village should be less isolated in bad weather in future, thanks to an initiative by Oxfordshire. The council is encouraging villages to seek the help of local
farmers to clear at least one road through to a main A road when there is snow and ice and may provide salt/grit to be stored by a farmer for this use. Roy Tew has said
that he would be happy to help clear Quarry Road.
Meanwhile, councillors were told that noise from a rave being held at Fir Tree Farm in Warmington was so loud that Hornton residents heard it. complaints about noise
from raves being held at Fir Tree. The Clerk of Shotteswell Parish Council had asked Hornton to join them in complaining to Stratford District Council and an email has
been sent to Stratford DC accordingly.
5th August 2010 - Church Services
There will be a celebration of Holy Eucharist in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist this Sunday, August 8, at 11 am. As this is a United Service,
there will be no service in the Methodist Church.
