May 2013 Advertiser

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May 2013

Advertiser Essential shops & services with everything you need all wonderfully local!

Inside this month: Healthy tips Book review A Little Nibble Talk to the Vet Oxfordshire Art Weeks RV’s New Fishing Tackle Old Berks Countryside Day - 19th May Promoting local business, trade and services.

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Anna Marlow

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Tel: 01367 243944 Faringdon Golf Course, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LU www.faringdongolfcourse.co.uk www.facebook.com/pages/Faringdon-Golf-Course/329807310380423

lives in Oxfordshire, with her husband, two young children, a nutty Cocker Spaniel called Domino and a rather independent black cat.

She discovered Flickr in 2007 and soon became completely obsessed with photography.

She still considers herself to be very much an amateur but has learned a lot from the wonderful people of Flickr.

Anna says “When I'm not pointing my camera at my two (longsuffering!) children, I spend rather too much time pointing it at water drops and flowers. I am well and truly addicted ….. Long may it continue!”

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WHO’S NEXT?

Call Trish: 01367 820060 Cowleaze Farm, Woolstone, Oxon SN7 7QS Email: thedogstudio@live.co.uk

Business Update The Faringdon Chamber of Commerce held its Annual General Meeting in April, the guest speakers Gary Taylor and Stephen Osborn-Brown from SGR (Faringdon) Ltd answered questions regarding their proposed development at Fernham Fields, which is due to go to the VOWHDC’s planning committee in late May or early June. This looks as if it will be the first major planning application for housing to be determined in what looks to be a crucial period in Faringdon’s development.

Those present then looked at all of the various planning applications for similar developments in and around Faringdon.

Welbeck Land, Bloor Homes and SGR (Faringdon) Limited all provided statements and plans describing their proposals.

Notwithstanding the individual merits of these applications and the proposals put forward by Gladman Developments for “Humpty Hill”, the Chamber is looking beyond the applications themselves to see what benefits might be secured for the town, should consent be granted, by way of Section 106 monies or more direct assistance from developers in terms of the economic prosperity of the town. The meeting resolved to explore the possibilities of bringing forward a sustainable economic development strategy for the town, which might also help with the marketing of Faringdon to potential occupiers in the future.

Next month the Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at 6.30pm on the 13th May in the Bell Hotel.

If you are interested in learning more about the Faringdon Chamber of Commerce and how it can help your business, then please call Sarah Allen-Stevens on 01367 244794 or if e-mail is your preference, e-mail Paul Brame at paul.brame@morgan-cole.com

Faringdon Business Breakfast Club There was plenty of “speed networking” taking place at the April meeting of the Faringdon Business Breakfast Club (FBBC).

Every four months, the meeting takes on a slightly different format and instead of a speaker, each and every person attending has the opportunity for three back-to-back mini-meetings with other members to try and dig a little deeper than the normal networking permits.

There were four new members this month representing such diverse areas as events organisation, human resources, osteopathy and mental health. Add to that the usual sprinkling of accountants, IT consultants and our resident legal bard and it made for a very lively start to the day. However, Jonathan Russell of Rees Russell accountants managed to upstage everyone with a very impressive piece of prose which he had concocted over his eggs and bacon. After everyone present had introduced themselves, it was time to break out into small groups for those one-to-one meetings, each lasting ten minutes. It is always surprising just how short that time seems when you are trying to get your message across as well as listening to what the other person has to say. That said, plenty of good connections were made and opportunities are bound to follow from this morning’s meeting.

Next month’s presentation from John Kirk from Home Instead Senior Care who will be taking us through the minefield that faces us when looking at the choices for loved ones needing care, from stay-at-home to residential. Due to the bank holiday that will take place on 13th May. The club meets on every first working Monday of the month at 7.30am at the Sudbury House Hotel. If you are interested in attending, please visit http://www.fbbc-networking.co.uk You can bring as many business cards and flyers as you want and the only cost is the cost of your breakfast - £10. To reserve your place, please call 0845 003 1340 or e-mail paul.brame@morgan-cole.com

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Asparagus tips!

I really love eating foods that are bang on in season. They taste far superior to forced or imported produce and so when it's possible to buy seasonal treats then I do try to make the most of them.

The spring, moving in to the summer, brings quite a few things that I love to eat. But none of them more so than asparagus. This beautiful, almost bewitching vegetable is part of the lily family. It is labour intensive to grow and if you are growing it yourself, you must save yourself for 2 years before harvesting from your plot. The elegant stems poke through the soil, breaking the monotony of the brown earth. English asparagus has a uniquely fresh, savoury flavour and is far superior to any imported from the depths of South America and can only be bought for the shortest of moments!

From the end of April until June, look out for this green treasure, take it home and then ponder on its beauty for a moment before plunging it in to some boiling salted water for 4-5 minutes. Serve with melted butter or even some vinaigrette. Make your own in a clean jar with a tight fitting lid by spooning in 3 heaped tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 75ml oil, 2 tbsp water and a good amount of seasoning. Shake vigorously!

But for the little more adventurous, why not try a beurre blanc. Just a French name for a butter sauce but utterly delicious. In fact you can serve it with all sorts like fish or grilled meats. Peel and finely chop a shallot. Place in a small pan with 50ml white wine vinegar then simmer until the shallot is soft and the vinegar has reduced to about a tablespoon. Add cubes of butter, around 75g, swirling the pan, as opposed to stirring, until it has all melted. Season with salt and white pepper. Drench the asparagus with the sauce and serve with nothing more than your fingers and a good pile of napkins!

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Be Heatstroke aware

Talk to the Vet !

As I write this rumours abound of a heat wave in May. Now this may be just the wishful thinking of a population that has seen quite enough rain, snow and cold winds in the last year so don't, please, blame me if you are reading this article with the heating still on!

So I thought I'd give a timely reminder that our pets are not as well equipped to enjoy the hot weather as we are. Here are a few tips to help your pets when the weather gets hot.

“Dogs die in hot cars” has been a regular campaign statement from the RSPCA for many summers with good reason. On a hot sunny day a dog can die inside a car in as little as 6 minutes.The temperature inside a car on a hot day can easily rise to 60 degrees Celsius.

Leaving windows open a small amount makes a negligible difference and may just prolong the dog's distress.

Even left in the shade, a car on a hot day can heat up like an oven. If you are in the upsetting position of seeing a dog that appears to be distressed and shut in a parked car on a warm day, contact the RSPCA or police immediately.

Heatstroke doesn't just occur in dog's that have been shut in cars. A dog that has access to a small room with little ventilation is at risk. Exercising dogs in the heat of the day is to be avoided. Your dog will happily walk early or late and snooze contentedly through the heat of the day.

First aid includes contacting your vet, placing the dog in a cool shaded area, offering water in small amounts and placing cool, wet towels over the back and shoulders.

Also our pets do not tan and white cats, rabbits and dogs are particularly at risk of damage from UV light from the sun. You can apply high factor sun cream or block to exposed areas of skin, particularly ears and nose. Make sure it is rubbed in well and if you are putting it on an area where a cat may be able to lick it off, use either a sun cream for babies or specialist animal cream. If you notice dry, crusty, red or swollen skin, lumps or bumps or unusual pigmentation contact your vet for advice. Just a couple of incidents of sunburn can lead to skin cancer which will need rapid treatment by your vet.

So, be heatstroke aware and enjoy the warm, sunny days with you furry friends, assuming they do arrive.

Graham Pursey 01367 242 777

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The Scottish islands are beautiful but the one feature they share is an almost constant breeze that can vary from light to gale force! This makes transport to and from the islands rather erratic so getting supplies to whisky distilleries, and then shipping the finished product away, can be problematic. However, this hasn’t prevented a number of hardy souls setting up distilleries in locations as diverse as the Inner Hebrides, the Outer Hebrides and the Orkneys. There are many gems to be found in these far flung places and in the next few articles we’ll explore some of these island whiskies.

Highland Park on the Orkney Islands is the most northerly Scottish distillery. A percentage of the barley that goes into its whisky is malted using peat from the local Hobbister Moor, and the heather that is one of the peats constituents is said to give the whisky its characteristic honey sweetness. This, along with a subtle smokiness and use of mainly sherry casks for maturation, produces a rich, well rounded whisky that is one of my all time favourites. The 18 year old is a fabulous dram (twice named Best Spirit in the World) and the special edition 15 year old Loki is very intriguing as, like the shape shifting Norse god it is named after, the whisky changes from the initial nose, through the taste to the finish. The variety of independent bottlings we have available are also worth exploring.

Orkney’s only other single malt is produced at Scapa distillery.

Situated in a stunning location overlooking Scapa Flow, it has several unusual features as it has an extremely long fermentation period (160 hours), uses a Lomond still for distilling the wash and all of its spirit becomes single malt rather than some going into blends. It is a wonderfully smooth and fruity whisky that is dangerously drinkable but is sadly in short supply as over the years the distillery had long periods of closure. The 16 year old is a dram that always proves popular and we also have an excellent independent bottling from Gordon & MacPhail.

Orkney is a beautiful place – if you’re not able to visit then at least get a taste of the islands by trying some of the delicious malts they produce.

Fran Thomas Arkwrights Whisky and Wines

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If I exercise I can eat what I like – Really?

You cannot out-train a poor diet. It is not only about calories but about the quality of nutrition taken into the body that is important. It is better not to eat that piece of cake than try to burn off the effects after eating it. You are what you consume!

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Doing abdominal exercises will get rid of belly fat. No! You can tone the muscles but you are not likely to see them if you they have a covering of fat. Eating healthily and reducing stressors to the body and reducing excesses of the hormone cortisol can reduce belly size. Also reducing inflammation in the gut by taking a good probiotic to improve your gut health will reduce bloating and help to flatten the tummy.

Low intensity exercise in the “fat burn zone” is the best way to burn fat.

Actually it is about total calories burned during the activity. Intensity is the key - the faster you walk or cycle, the more calories you use per minute. Although you will be burning fewer “fat calories”, you will be burning more total calories and, in turn, will lose more weight. The harder you work out – the more you challenge your body – the better and quicker the results. However make the exercise appropriate to you. Otherwise injury and ill health may result – get good advice!

If you're not working up a sweat, you're not working hard enough. Sweating is not necessarily an indicator of exertion. Sweating is your body’s way of cooling itself. It's possible to burn a significant number of calories without breaking a sweat.

You must stretch before working out to prevent injury. Stretching after exercise can be far more beneficial. Stretching before exercise when your body is cold can lead to pulls and strains and doesn’t necessarily increase your range of motion. It is good to do some gentle warm-up exercises first to get your blood flowing, warming the muscles and getting synovial fluid into the joints to lubricate them. It may then be beneficial to dynamically stretch a particularly tight muscle before working it but it is better to stretch after exercise when you are still warm and the muscles are malleable. Holding each stretch for 30 seconds is the best use of your time. More than that and it’s no more effective, any less and you haven’t given the muscle time to properly relax off.

Red Lion Faringdon is pleased to announce the arrival of the New Spring Menu.

Come and try our delicious bar snacks or if you are looking for something more substantial why not try one of our hearty main courses.

Coffees and teas served throughout the day.

Food is served from 12 - 2.30pm and 5pm - 9pm daily And 12pm -5pm on Sunday.

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No pain, no gain! Exercise should not be painful! Pain is your body’s way of telling you that you’re doing something wrong. Listen to your body. If it’s painful stop. Muscle fatigue i.e. feeling “the burn” is quite different from muscle/joint pain i.e. sharp and uncomfortable pain during movement.

Feeling some discomfort is ok, it can show you that you are working hard.

Pain is a warning sign. Generally experts do not advice "working through the pain."

Women should not do weight training. Lifting weights will not make you look bulky. When it comes to increasing muscle size, testosterone is the key. Men have lots more testosterone than women, which is why it is easier for them to bulk up. Women need not worry about doing resistance training with weights – in fact it will help you tone up, lose weight faster and maintain weight loss long term.

You can do exercises to target weight loss in certain body areas. “Spot training” as it is called unfortunately cannot target where you burn fat.

When you lose weight though exercise, you cannot affect the area in which the fat reduction will occur. Your body predetermines which fat stores it will use. As we said earlier, doing sit-ups will strengthen your abs but will not take the fat off of your stomach and an activity like running burns fat all over your body, not just your legs. In fact in conjunction with a calorie controlled diet running can encourage your body to store more fat in your legs, nearer to where it is needed for energy. However, resolving hormonal issues with lifestyle changes, diet and vitamin supplementation can affect fat stored in different parts of your body.

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Lets talk about books !

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Eloise Judy Finnigan Published October 2012

Cathy’s best friend Eloise has died after a long battle with breast cancer. Cathy is distraught and starts to become increasingly haunted by her. Her husband Chris, who is a psychiatrist, becomes convinced that her depression is recurring. Cathy visits Juliana, Eloise’s mother, and learns that she is convinced that her daughter may have died suspiciously and not from breast cancer at all. Cathy dreams of Eloise nearly every night – scary dreams that cause her to agree with Juliana’s assessment of the situation. To Chris’s frustration Cathy begins to try and carry out the commands she receives in her dreams from the grave, and their marriage starts to deteriorate.

The story unfolds reasonably quickly - amid wonderful descriptions of Cornwall and rather prolonged details of depression – rather too many depressive details than necessary, in my opinion, at the start of the story.

However things liven up a lot and the plot becomes exciting and intriguing. It is a mixture of love stories, a ghost story and a murder story – Oh yes with an exorcism thrown in for good measure. The complexities of the story line are unravelled and we have a nice happy ending.

Judy Finnigan is an English television presenter, author and columnist. She has usually co-presented with her husband Richard Madeley, and the two are collectively known, informally, as Richard and Judy. The couple together launched the very successful ‘Richard and Judy Book Club’ featuring literature by new and unknown writers. They co-wrote their autobiography in 2008. I went to their book signing for this and met them in Truro – it was really good, they spoke to me as if I was an old friend and I left feeling glad I had queued !!

This is her first novel and I have read that she drew from her own experiences of depression - having had post natal depression after the birth of her daughter. Judy has had a home in Cornwall since 1998 and her love of the county comes through loud and clear. The story of Eloise’s illness is loosely based around the death of her close friend Caron – in her own words: ‘The book owes a huge amount to my dear friend Caron Keating. Her family and mine shared many tender and lovely moments in Cornwall, where we both had homes. Caron died tragically young from breast cancer in 2004. Eloise is inspired by her deep passion for motherhood, which I share. And I am grateful for her husband and her mothers forbearance in the writing of this story, which of course is a work of fiction and has no bearing on reality’ (taken from the acknowledgement at the end of the book) Eloise is Judy’s first novel. It is well and simply written – an easy read and entertaining. It will be enjoyed by lovers of Cornwall and fans of Richard and Judy and hopefully many others. She is now writing her second novel and I look forward to reading that one too.

I would recommend it as a super holiday read.

Pat Evans

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Oxfordshire Art Weeks From May 4th until 27th Oxfordshire artists and craftspeople will open their studios to the public for the county’s most important arts festival.

More than 500 free exhibitions and events across the whole of the county enable visitors to view spectacular art in a variety of different locations, from barns and halls in Cotswold villages, to city studios, galleries, open spaces, schools, homes and even a castle. For three weeks, you will be able to visit open studios in towns and venues across Oxfordshire for free. The second week of the festival is centred on beautiful South Oxfordshire, with exhibitions along the Thames from Faringdon to Henley and the Ridgeway from Wantage to Thame.

Pat Elmore RBA is a well known sculptor who lives in the village of Longcot. She is self taught and has immense talent, producing fabulous wood carvings, stone carvings and paintings. Pat started carving in 1980 and enjoyed it so much she just kept going. Her favourite subject matter is her 4 handsome sons, 2 beautiful daughters and one husband, plus various animals and the rolling landscape of the Vale of the White Horse. I was lucky enough to visit her recently and she showed me round the permanent exhibition she has in her home and garden. I was wowed!! Her sculptures have been purchased by collectors all over the world and she has exhibited in Paris, London, Jersey and Monaco and has had numerous one man shows all over England.

Pat believes that art is good for your soul and that we all have a creative part in our brains, however many of us don’t use it. She holds classes at her home every Tuesday from 10am until 2pm throughout the year. When the weather is good her students take a packed lunch and sit out by the pond – Pat provides a very nice cake.

Many of her students carry on sculpting after completing their course.

Pat is a staunch supporter of the Oxfordshire Art Weeks and her exhibition will be open to the public 11th – 27th May from 12 – 7pm daily. I urge you to give it a visit – you will love it.

You could in fact visit three exhibitions within the small village of Longcot as two of Pat’s students are also exhibiting during art weeks.

Emma Ablitt is an ex-student of Pat’s and is exhibiting with Helen Pakeman and Shelagh Baxter from May 11th – 19th, 12 -6 pm. A welcoming and varied exhibition, indoors and outdoors, with artists working onsite.

Sharon Rich is a present student and is exhibiting a delightful garden display of hand carved stone sculptures from 11th to 19th May, Weekends 12 – 7pm, weekdays 1 – 5pm.

To contact Pat about her classes, sculptures or the Art Weeks exhibition please phone her 01793 782258 or email pat@patelmore.co.uk. Her website is www.patelmore.co.uk To contact Emma phone 01793 780421 and Sharon phone 01793 782382 For more details about Oxfordshire Art weeks visit www.artweeks.org

Wantage artist Stuart Roper is taking part in Oxfordshire Artweeks and will be exhibiting a selection of new work in the Vale and Downland Museum. Wantage.

“The newly refurbished gallery area is ideal for this years show” says Stuart, “and the excellent facilities in the museum mean that visitors can enjoy a refreshing drink in the coffee shop below the gallery” His recent paintings highlight his fascination with the light and landscape near his home in Southern Oxfordshire. These jewellike paintings, bursting with colour and light, are executed in gouache and acrylic have become increasingly simplified in an attempt to convey the essence of the scene in pure colour.

Michele Wallington Now showing @ The Portwell Angel Monday 6th May - 2nd June www.michelewallington.co.uk

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Putting the Sparkle into Shiraz As ‘summer’ is around the corner, my thoughts turn to the task of injecting my cellar with the appropriate tipple that will suit the warmer weather and longer days. (Yes, I am an optimist!).

Memories of the long summers that I experienced when living in my native home of Australia lead to a ‘light bulb’ moment. I am transported back to the days when we all convened around the Barbie; (Aussie term for the cooking apparatus as opposed to the ‘perfectly’ proportioned plastic doll) like the Highways Department; (sorry, no offence meant personally towards these upstanding pillars of our community) where the ‘chosen one’ single handedly manned the task at hand (be it sacrificially cremating the meat products to varying shades of black), whilst the remaining members of the crew stood by offering advice and constructive criticism more often than not, with a glass in hand.

The type of wine in said glass varied from the fruity New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to buttery Chardonnay and on occasion, sparkling Shiraz.

Yes – here’s a concept for you – sparkling Shiraz! Some bright spark developed this style in South Australia in the late 1800’s. It is well renowned in its adoptive ‘home’ at Great Western in Victoria, where it was mastered during 1930's – 1950’s.

Commonly known in Australia as ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ (or affectionately referred to as ‘sparkling Burgs’), appalling the French! A stop was enforced to this terminology and ‘Australian Sparkling Shiraz’ came into its own.

Its origin was born from necessity – from a land with lengthy summers, producing such vast quantities of Shiraz.

Consumption of red wine in the heat of the summer manifested great Aussie ingenuity in the form of a fizzy red that you ‘can chuck in the fridge’ and drink cold!

Peter Lehman Black Queen Sparkling Shiraz 2007 Barossa Valley, South Australia Peter Lehman’s Chief Winemaker, Andrew Wigan has made sparkling Shiraz since 1980’s and ‘fine tuned’ his technique during the 90’s. The base wine is fermented on skins for 7-10 days, pressed, clarified and matured for 12 months in French hogsheads. It goes through the traditional method of sparkling wine production as Champagne, is bottle fermented and aged on its lees for 2 years.

The colour is opaque black, with a persistent, fine bead. The aroma is reminiscent of dark cherry and chocolate, with deep, rich, exotic fruits on the palate. The length is long, with a spritzy mouthfeel.

A great accompaniment with Sunday roast, or as an aperitif or work well with a cheese platter!

Available from Den Boer Wines £17.99

Donna

01367 241169 / 07919 241881 Email: donnarogers@denboerwines.com www.denboerwines.com

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16 Real Ales 6 Ciders Barbecue if weather permitting!………

There is a very famous children's book called 'The Hungry Caterpillar' and I am not a fan of it.

I admit its a great visual story but it’s incredibly incorrect. I know it's fiction, but the amount of young children I talk to who are convinced caterpillars eat chocolate cake and lollipops, is staggering!

The other reason I do not like it is because everyone is confused about cocoons as soon as I mention pupae. Insects actually go through two types of growth stages. One is called incomplete metamorphosis. This is when the insect undergoes little, or no difference, as it matures into an adult.

Grasshoppers are a good example. The young (nymphs) look identical to the adults except at the very last exoskeleton moult (instar). They then develop a usable set of wings. Some stick insect species never experience any change other than size as they mature, but a few do produce wings (sometimes these are only vestigial ). Insects are unable to shed their wings and grow new ones which is why they only produce wings in their final moult. Then we have my favourite, complete metamorphosis. This is the really amazing one! The embryo becomes a larva then pupates into the adult (imago).

The pupa is where all the body change is going on and I like to think of it as a mould, as it usually shows all the features of the adult yet to emerge. In the Lepidoptera order (butterflies and moths), the pupa is referred to as a chrysalis. The duration inside the pupa depends on the species and the climate. The cocoon is the casing around the pupa that some, but not all, species choose to make. Some beetle species make a cocoon out of the substrate around themselves.

Some moth species spin the most incredible silk cocoons.

Whatever they look like, the cocoons are simply made to help protect and camouflage the pupa. Just fantastic!

Sally-Ann Spence Email:minibeastmayhem@gmail.com Web: www.minibeastmayhem.com Twitter:@minibeastmayhem

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Out and About Date

Event

Venue

Time

Contact

Charge/info

Thur - Sat 2nd - 4th

The Pajama Game

King Alfred's Academy Wantage, OX12 9BY

7pm

www.wegottickets.com/AmEgos

£10 (£8 Saturday Matinee 2pm)

Sat 4th

May Ball

Sudbury House hotel, Faringdon.

7pm 12am

Tickets in advance from pamelajsmith01@gmail.com

£25 per person

Sun 5th

Faringdon Community Bus Trip to Street and Wells

Depart Market Place, Faringdon

9am

Tickets from Tourist Information Centre

£12 per person

Sun 5th

Folly Tower Open

Folly Tower, Faringdon

11am 5pm

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk/

Adults £2, 11-16 50p, U11s free

Sun 5th

Coleshill Springtime Stroll

Coleshill Estate

1pm

Call 01793 762209 to book your place.

Adults £3, children £1.50

Sun 5th Mon 6th

Chalking of the White Horse

Uffington

10am 4pm

Call 01793 762209 to book a slot.

Thur 9th

North India’s Dangerous Roads

by Motorcycle - Talk

Corn Exchange, Faringdon

2:30pm

Sylvia Bowley 01367 241296 www.faringdonu3a.org.uk

Thur 9th

Faringon Rounders Group

Faringdon Leisure Centre Field

5:30 6:30pm

ashley.chapman@southandvale.gov.uk

Fri 10th

An Evening of Magic and Intrigue

Sudbury House Hotel, Faringdon

Pm

www.bw-sudburyhouse.co.uk/

£24 Adult, £12 children 5-12 years. U5s free

Sat 11th

Big Soul and Ska Night.

Corn Exchange, Faringdon

8pm

All proceeds in aid of FollyFest.

£2 on the door

Sat 11th

SOOP Theatre presents “Scallywags”

The Granary, Coleshill

7:30pm 9:30pm

For more information please call 01793 762209

Sun 12th

Coleshill Mill Open Day

Coleshill Estate

2pm 5pm

Enquiries 01793 762209

Sun 12th

Root & Branch Spring Plant Sale

Westmill Farm

1pm 4pm

01793 780380 rootandbranch@btconnect.com www.rootandbranch.info

Tue 14th

Faringdon Community Bus Trip to Cotswold Woollen Weavers, Filkins

Depart Market Place, Faringdon

13:15pm

Tickets from Tourist Information Centre

£4 per person

Fri 17th

Fundraising night for Buckland School

Night out at the Greyhound track at Blunsdon, Swindon

7pm

pamelajsmith01@gmail.com for more information

Tickets £4 per person Children welcome

Fri 17th

Faringdon preschool fundraising shopping evening

Catholic hall behind Budgens, Faringdon

7:30pm 9pm

01367 242801

Sat 18th

Uffington Primary School Grand Summer Fete

At the School

12:00 4:00

Mrs Gemma Roche. 01367 820698

Sun 19th

Folly Tower Open

Folly Tower, Faringdon

11am 5pm

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk/

Adults £2, 11-16 50p, U11s free

Thur 23rd

Barn Dance for Christian Aid Week

Faringdon Corn Exchange

6:30pm 11pm

Julia Burn01367 240670 or Julie Campbell 01367 242589

Adults £10.00 Children 7 – 16 £5.00 Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £25.00

Ashley Chapman,

Runs thru Spring/summer - £2

Adults £2.50, Children £1.25

June Sun 2nd

Faringdon Community Bus Trip to Reading

Depart Market Place

9am

Tickets from Tourist Information Centre

£10 per person

Sun 2nd

Folly Tower Open

Folly Tower, Faringdon

11am 5pm

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk/

Adults £2, 11-16 50p, U11s free

Sat 8th

FollyFest Candlelit Gospel Music Concert

All Saints Church, Faringdon

7:30pm

Enquiries to 07974 938 265

Tickets £10 incl. Glass of wine and canapes

Wed 12th Sat 15th

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Faringdon Dramatic Society

Grounds of Sudbury House Hotel Faringdon

Matinee and Eve

webmaster@faringdondramatic.org.uk

Sat 15th

Live at the Tithe

Great Barn, Gt Coxwell

Free

www.liveatthetithe.co.uk

Sat 29th

Live at the Park

Tucker Park, Faringdon

12:30 11pm

Fiona Merrick

Adults £10.00, Children £5.00 Celebration of local folk art, dance and music

www.facebook.com/liveattheparkfaringdon Live music, stalls, tug of war, Bar & Food

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Local Events Date

Event

Venue

Time

Contact

Charge/info

Faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Free

Regular Events Every Mon, Tue & Wed

Free One to One IT Help

Faringdon Library

2:30pm 4:30pm

Every Mon

Singing group by Mums for Mums

Corn Exchange, Faringdon

9:30am 11am

Every Mon

Lunch Box Singing

Faringdon Library

1pm 2pm

Sheena 01367 240311

First taster session. Free.

Open to all

3rd Mon

Faringdon WI

Corn Exchange,

2pm

Audrey Jefferies 01367 240464

£33 per year membership

1st Tue

Farmers Market

Market Place, Faringdon

Until 1pm

01367 710445

1st Tue

Coffee Morning

Faringdon Library

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Faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Quizzzz

Portwell Angel

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£1 per person per game Winner takes proceeds

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The Prince of Wales, Shrivenham

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www.powshrivenham.com

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Cash prizes

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Buckland WI - Speaker and meeting each month

The Memorial Hall, Buckland

7pm

Libby Calvert 01367 870803

Non members £4 incl. refreshment

1st Wed

Open Mic Night

Horse and Jockey, Stanford in the Vale

19:00

www.horseandjockey.org/

2nd & last Wed

Knitting Group

Horse and Jockey, Stanford in the Vale

2nd Wed

Follies Dollies WI

The Old Town Hall

7:30pm

Becka 07841 431219

Every Wed

Open House - Coffee

Great Coxwell Reading Room

10:30am 11:30am

01367 241179

Coffee and Conversation Everyone welcome

1st & 3rd Wed

Faringdon Youth Project Drop-in Sessions

Faringdon Library

4pm 5:30pm

faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Free

Every Thur

Women’s Drop In

United Church Faringdon

12:30 2:30pm

Term time only faringdon.womensdropin@gmail.com

Coffee/tea, cake and a chat Free - donations welcome

Every Thur

Quiz Night

Horse and Jockey, Stanford in the Vale

19:00

www.horseandjockey.org/

£2 per family

www.horseandjockey.org/

To have your event here call:Lou on 07894 54551 or 01367 244975 or email lou@theadvertisermagazine.net Every Fri

Farmers Country Market

Corn Exchange

9:1511.00

Every Fri

Rhymetime

Faringdon Library

10:30am 11am

Every Sat

Faringdon Farcycle cycle ride

Leave from Market Place

9am

1st Sun

Great Coxwell Teas

The Reading Room, Great Coxwell

2:30pm 5pm

1st & 3rd Sun

Folly Tower Open

Folly Tower, Faringon

11am 5pm

Last Sun

Messy Church

United Church, Faringdon

4pm 5:30pm

kendawes4@hotmail.com Free 01367 241142

11-12miles or 25-35 miles Tea, Coffee and delicious cakes available

0845 4758386 www.faringdonfolly.org.uk

Adults £2 11-16s 50p U11s free Free

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Emma Hudson DO Osteopathy & Sports Massage 20 Years Experience

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Experts - local services Counselling Maureen Hunt MBACP Diploma in psychodynamic practise

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Ofsted Registered Childminder GOOD grading Has full time and part time places available, flexible hours, Drops off and pickup up from Faringdon Junior and Infant school.

Please call Hayley O'Leary on 07585226285 or email hayleyo_leary2005@hotmail.co.uk ASTON PINE STRIPPING Caustic and non-caustic stripping of all woods & metals.

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Oxford Architectural Antiques Large stock of period fireplaces, doors, panelling, sanitary ware & garden items.

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Tel: 01367 242268

Coxwell Cars (Faringdon)

Private Hire Any distance - all UK airports and ports, day trips

John Farrow

07772 971 780 Fully licensed and insured, CRB approved

Watchfield

Open Monday - Saturday From 9am evening appointments available‌ Michelle on 07828790662 01793 780200

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Experts - local services Jane

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The Cheap Way to Add Space www.storage4all.co.uk

01367 240880

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SERVICES Nash Motor Vehicle Services LTD

Michael Nash 01367 240082 07889 197046

5 Burford St Lechlade GL7 3AP Also - O.P.I Gel Lacquer Nail Polish

Independent All makes of car servicing & MOT testing

nmvs72@gmail.com Park Road Faringdon SN7 7BP

Call Jane on 07788156438 Tel: 01367 252374

Ohm Electrix

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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.

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Den Boer Wines

D.G. Joinery

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City & Guilds qualified carpenter and joiner.

www.denboerwines.com Tel 01367 241169 Mobile 07919 241881 Email: donnarogers @denboerwines.com

Your local electricians Domestic-Commercial-Industrial Faringdon

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All Carpentry work undertaken Specialist in fitted wardrobes • Kitchen installations Bookcases • Bespoke joinery - including stairs All exterior carpentry including decking, sheds etc.

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Free Quotations Telephone: 07831 680440

MTS FENCING Domestic & Commercial Specialising in Closeboard Quality workmanship and reliability at a fair price

For a free Quotation Contact Matthew 07866 792222/ 01993 845669 15 Year Guarantee on Closeboard Fencing

6 Cornmarket, Faringdon Entrance behind “The Barbers Shop”

Hermon: 07955499467 01367241127 info@theitvan.com

Chickens & Poultry Feed All at unbeatable prices Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Open Mon-Sat 8am-12 noon Closed bank holidays Tel: 01865 821537 or 07759551946 www.mjhodgkins.co.uk New Barn Farm, Longworth, OX13 5ED

07920260841 Stanford-in-the-Vale FAB now ICC & Vale licensed Established in 2000.

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Veterinary Care provided by adjacent Robert Elliott Veterinary Surgery e-mail: enquiries@vets-surgery.com www.vets-surgery.com

01367-710595 Enquiries 0830-1800 M-F & Sat AMs to 1PM.

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