Church Fete – Sunday 19th June 2016

Scarecrow Competition

Michael and Josh at the White Horse have kindly offered to judge our Scarecrow competition, so start putting your ideas together for creating that prize-winning scarecrow (scarecrow can be seated or standing!)

£2 to enter – prize will be a luxury hamper.

Full instructions will be given on the entry form. All scarecrows will be photographed and judging will take place in the few days before the fete.…

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Village Hall 100 club

Dear friends and neighbours in Duns Tew,

Please support the Duns Tew Village Hall 100 Club

I am writing to ask you please to give your support this year and in the future to the Duns Tew Village Hall by joining our 100 Club.

The 100 Club holds a monthly draw for all members, with prizes of £20, £15, £10, and £5 each month.…

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R.I.P. Cornerstones

Cornerstones has faded away!

It began in 1965 as Young Wives but changed its name to allow all Christian ladies to join.

It started by helping to organize rotas for: Church flower arranging; cleaning specific areas of the church weekly; Women’s World Day of Prayer on the first Friday in March; holding the Hrvest Lunch for Senior citizens in October and the carol singing round the village.…

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Happy New Year!

The Village Hall Committee would like to wish everyone a very happy 2016.

Thank you for all your help and support in keeping our vital village asset well used and funded. Please continue to contribute via the “100 Club”, subscription renewals are due now. 

A special note of gratitude to Duffle Simons and Sue Kipping, the maintenance “dream team”!

New committee members are still needed and VERY welcome.…

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Coffee Mornings – update

The charity coffee mornings got off to a realy good start last year donating to the Village Hall fund as well as macmillan cancer Care, Diabetes UK and the Alzheimers Society.

This year we have bookings for February, March and April for the following charities:

  • February 6: Veterans Aid, a charity for UK veterans in crisis, host Tim and Kate Eaton.
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Future of our local bus service

The Bartons need your help. Did you know there could be no public transport serving our community from 2016?

You may not need it now but the young and old need it now and in the future.

You are invited to a public meeting at Middle Barton Sports and Social club to share ideas and to listen to speakers who will talk about the way forward.…

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Oxfordshire County Council budget cuts

Details of Oxfordshire County Council’s budget savings consultation for 2016/17

As government reduces funding to local government, the county council has to continue to make budget savings. At the same time demand for our services is increasing, partly due to our ageing and growing population, and increasing demand for children’s social care services is going up.

The council has already saved – or has plans to save – a total of £292 million between 2010/11 and 2017/18.…

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Progressive Supper – update

A big THANK YOU to everyone for making the recent Progressive Supper such a great success – the hosts who opened their homes and provided stylish settings in which to entertain their guests, the helpers both behind the scenes and at the Village Hall as well as to all the guests – the ‘regulars’ and the newcomers who all contributed to such an enjoyable evening.…

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