You can pedal for your pint this Sunday, June 27, when Hornton’s ever-popular annual Leisure Cycle Ride takes place, with a
lunchtime stop-out of focus at the Chandler’s Arms in Epwell.
Organiser Lynn Corke says that the emphasis is once again on leisure, with cyclists travelling on an easy circular
route.
“But you don’t have to be a cyclist to take part,” says Lynn. “We’d be delighted if walkers and motorists joined the cyclists
for lunch. And if you’d like to take part but haven’t got a bike, don’t despair. We can find one for you.”
You can just turn up on the morning - the cyclists are leaving at 11.15am from the green - but if you can confirm to Lynn
in advance that you will be coming, that would be appreciated. You can email her at lcorke (at) uwclub dot net or call her
on 07721 988977.
24th June 2010 - Fir and Feather
Hornton and District WI will visit the Fir Tree Falconry at Warmington next Thursday, July 1. Members should meet there at
7.30pm.
24th June 2010 - Bye Bye Pam
It will finally be time to say goodbye to the Rev Pamela Smith, our Associate Vicar for the last 16 years, when she retires
after the Benefice Service in Horley this Sunday, June 27. There will be refreshments after the service.
Pam has made a massive contribution - firstly as a Licensed Lay Minister and then as a vicar and chaplain to Katherine House
Hospice. She’ll be sorely missed.
Because of the Benefice service there is no service at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist and there’s no service at the
Methodist Church, either. Instead, there’s a circuit service at Malborough Road Church in Banbury but many Methodist members
are expected to be in Horley saying goodbye to Pam.
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! Thursday Club meets every week after
school until 4.30pm in the Methodist Church School Room. All children are welcome.
24th June 2010 - Sweet Seventeen
Saturday, July 17 is champing up to be an action-packed day in Hornton, so put it in your diaries now! First off is the
Family Fun Day on the pavilion field. There will be bouncy castles, tattoo art, loads of stalls for kids, football shooting
and a finale by Wade Gymnastics.
The fun runs from 11am to 3pm and all proceed will be invested in new Topic books for the School.
In the evening, it’s time for the ever-popular Hornton Six race. It starts at 7pm and there’s a BBQ afterwards. You can get
more details by going to the Cherwell Runners website www.cherwellrunners.co.uk
17th June 2010 - Go Green
It’s already a sell-out when Hornton’s green-fingered folk go to one of Britain’s most famous stately homes on Saturday week.
The 3Hs Gardening Club are off to Chatsworth in Derbyshire, home of the Duke of Devonshire and the location of one of
Britain’s most beautiful gardens.
The 3Hs are on the move a lot at the moment. Last week, they were off on their annual Mystery Tour and ended up eating a
delicious meal at the New Inn at Clifford Chambers. At their next meeting, on July 13, they are going to Fibrex Nurseries
near Stratford.
17th June 2010 - Power to your Elbow
Want to get fit for Summer? The why not pop off at 6.30pm this Tuesday and every Tuesday to Sun Power Yoga in the Chapel.
Sun Power Yoga incorporates special breathing exercises and Jo Bell, who runs the classes, says it’s designed to revitalise
your whole body. Please being a mat with you if you can and wear loose clothing.
17th June 2010 - Church Services
Mattins will be celebrated at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist this Sunday, June 20, at 10.30am. Half an hour later,
there will be a service at the Methodist Church led by Don Wain.
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.
17th June 2010 - Not just for Bookworms
Oxfordshire County Council’s mobile library will be on the village green next Wednesday, June 23, from 10.40am-11.20am. But
bookworms will still be welcome!
10th June 2010 - Sweet Sixteen
The Rev Pamela Smith, our Associate Vicar for the last 16 years, is retiring at the end of the month. Pam has done an
enormous amount - firstly as a Licensed Lay Minister and then as a vicar and chaplain to Katherine House Hospice. We’ll
finally say good-bye to Pam at the Benefice Service in Horley on June 27.
There will be a service of Holy Communion at 11am in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist this Sunday, June 13. As this
is a United Service, there will be no service in the Methodist Church.
But 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.
10th June 2010 - Cider with Gwyneth
Hornton’s famous Summer Beer Festival is being given a make-over this year. Instead of real ale, it’ll be real cider when the
very first Hornton Cider Celebration takes place at the dun Cow on the weekend of July 23. With so many things going on in a
Hornton Summer, landlady Gwyneth Gelling wants to make sure you get the event in your diaries now!
10th June 2010 - Take a Butchers
Fancy lunch at one of the area’s most renowned pubs with a bit of literary heritage thrown in? Then come along on Tuesday
week, June 22, to a special Hornton walk around the Flora Thompson Trail.
She wrote Larkrise to Candleford, which has now been turned into a TV series, and it was set at Fringford near Bicester.
Rosemarie Cater is organising the trip, which starts at 10.30am and takes about three hours - with lunch at the Butchers
Arms pub if you wish. The cost is just £5, so if you would like to come please contact Rosemarie on 01295 670530 or at r
dot cater (at) btinternet dot com as soon as you can.
10th June 2010 - Wool you be Generous?
Hornton’s Isabelle Harris is still knitting hats and gloves for the shoe boxes that are sent to deprived children throughout
the world and she would be really grateful for any donations of double knitting wool.
“The colour doesn’t matter, as I can mix and match,” says Isabelle.
You can pop the donations through the letter box of Isabelle’s house in Bell Street or call her on 01295 670541.
3rd June 2010 - Nightie Nightie
Sweet Dreams will give a talk to Hornton and District WI entitled Lingerie through the Ages tonight, Thursday, at 7.30pm in
the Methodist Chapel. The competition will be for a favourite kitchen implement.
3rd June 2010 - Magical Trip
The 3Hs Gardening Club go on their annual mystery tour next Tuesday, June 8. Please meet on Hornton village green at 6.15pm.
3rd June 2010 - Dig It
The land round Hornton’s football pitch will be dug up in the close season - but it’s all in a good cause.
That was the big news parish councillors heard at their annual general meeting.
The excavations will allow the newly refurbished pavilion to have an energy-saving heating system, extracting heat from under
the ground - and it will mean the end of those old and inefficient electric fires and a freezing pavilion in the depths of
winter!
The pavilion committee’s Julie Stanley said in a report that the floor in the pavilion will also have to be dug out and the
building will be closed for about one month while the work is done.
“We are in the process of applying for another grant towards the cost of this,” she said.
Meanwhile, Cllr David Miles was once again elected unanimously as chairman and Cllr John Offord as vice-chairman. It was
decided to allocate committee responsibilities once a new parish councillor has been co-opted.
In the meantime, action on the potholes which have appeared in Hornton’s roads due to the coldest winter in a generation is
going to be chased by the council.
3rd June 2010 - Rise Early
Hornton’s Rosemarie Cater is arranging a special walk round the Flora Thompson Trail at Fringford near Bicester, based on the
novel Larkrise to Candleford.
It’s taking place on June 22 but Rosemarie would like numbers as soon as possible. The tour starts at 10.30am and takes about
three hours - with a lunch break at the renowned Butchers Arms pub if you wish. The cost is just £5, so if you would like to
come please contact Rosemarie on 01295 670530 or at r dot cater (at) btinternet dot com as soon as you can.
3rd June 2010 - School's in for Summer
Hornton School starts its final term of the year this Monday, June 7.
3rd June 2010 - Church Services
There will be a United Service at Hornton Methodist Church this Sunday, June 6, at 11am, led by the Rev Dorothy Hewitson.
Everyone is welcome.
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!
Thursday Club meets every week after school until 4.30pm in the Methodist Church School Room during term time. All children
are welcome.
3rd June 2010 - Wiggle Along
Bookworms won’t want to miss the latest visit of the mobile library from Oxfordshire County Council, which will be on the
village green next Wednesday, June 9, from 10.40am-11.20am
