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Middleton Cheney Library Supporters’ Group Present the following events for your entertainment: Saturday 6 September at 11am & 2pm The Big Draw - Street Photography & Sketching Village Walk. Free. Thursday 11 September at 7.30pm. Film at the Library ‘Sunshine on Leith’ Adult £6 / Child £4, includes ice-cream. Friday 19 September at 7.30pm. Meet the Author Richard O. Smith ‘The Man with his Head in the Clouds’ Adult £5, includes wine & soft drinks. Sunday 28 September at 11am & 2pm The Big Draw – Street Photography & Sketching Village Walk. Free. Tickets and further information from the Library in Middleton Cheney or e-mail hdowning@northamptonshire.gov.uk and on www.middletoncheney.org An Award Winning Library Tickets and full details of these events from the Library in Middleton Cheney or e-mail hdowning@northamptonshire.gov or view www.middletoncheney.org and click Library Supporters.
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Banbury Market Place The Banbury Food Fair celebrates the wide range of high quality food and drink produced in the town and surrounding area. It explores the art of food and drink-making, and provides a wonderful opportunity for people to experience the friendly and sociable atmosphere that accompanies eating and drinking. Many of the exhibitors are small, independent producers who specialise in non-supermarket type food, beer, wine and cider – and visitors to the fair are able to view, sample and purchase some of England’s best and tastiest food and drink. Don’t worry about your Sunday lunch on this day, come down and treat yourself to some of the fabulous and delicious hot food, you won’t be disappointed ..... or hungry ! During the day you will pick up culinary hints and tips in the demonstration marquee. Demonstrations are held throughout the day, a great part of the day to pick up new skills or ask the demonstration chefs a question.
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Join us this summer and help us celebrate our 21st birthday with lots of family activities based around our new exhibition 21 Years, 21 Icons. Discover a different icon every week, with automotive sessions running Monday to Thursday throughout the six week. Get ‘hands on’ on Mondays, join in with ‘Lego Technic Tuesdays’, become an engineer on ‘Wheelie Lego Wednesdays’ and get creative with ‘Auto Crafty Thursdays’. Running every day we have our 21 Years, 21 Icons family activities, which you can pick up on arrival. As well helping Compton Verney go the extra mile to break the record for the world’s longest line of bunting, just come along and get creative with your bunting designs. Plus don’t miss out on our Junior Curator sessions and our all new Scooter Training workshops, click here for events listings for more details.
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Each Monday you will be able to drop-in and get up close to some of our collection. Whether it being an artefact or vehicle, come and explore the history of the British Motoring Industry in our interactive sessions.
LEGO TECHNIC TUESDAYS Each Tuesday drop in build and test your own Lego Technic machines based around our 21 icons. Race them along the ‘Heritage Test Track’ with the fastest car of the day winning the title ‘Champion builder’ as well as a prize.
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Quiz Night - Friday 5th September 2014 Doors open 7.30pm Banbury Town Hall - Don’t miss this fun night out Get those brain cells working and join Banbury Town Mayor’s team for our annual and popular Quiz Night. Cash bar available.
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What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease affects 1 person in every 500 and there are about 127,000 people in the UK with the condition at the moment. Most people who get Parkinson’s are aged 50 or over but one in 20 is under the age of 40. Parkinson’s is a disease affecting a part of the brain called the substantia nigra, leading to a loss of a chemical called dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is important in regulating movement which is why many of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are disorders of movement.
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