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CASSINGTON & WORTON NEWS
News and views from the parish of Cassington and Worton
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November 2014 (449)
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ContentsRoyal British Legion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Ladies’ Lunch Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Desert Island Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Cassington Christmas Sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Cassington WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Cassington Allotment Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Roy’s Ramblings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
‘We will remember them’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8St Peter’s Catholic Church news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11St Peter’s School news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Parish notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Yarnton Road affordable housing development . . . . . . . . . . 14St Peter’s Church of England news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16What’s on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Noticeboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
C-FACTOR 2014
A great night was once again had by all at the annual C-Factor competition in the Village Hall. Goin’ Loud, mentored by new judge Lisa Harvey (pictured with the band), were this year’s winners; Kizzy (aged 10) came second. All monies raised will go to Cassington Sports and Social Club.
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New Ladies’ Lunch Club
The Village Hall is opening its doors for a regular get-together for lunch and a chat . The first one will take place on Wednesday
12th November from 12 till 1 .30pm . Please come along with a packed lunch and £2 and we will
provide the venue and hot and cold beverages . All ladies from Cassington and surrounding villages, plus any children in tow, are most welcome . No
need to book just come along, and maybe bring a friend (we will vary the days for future months) . Any enquiries
contact Ruth Bakewell 01865 883512
The Royal British LegionPoppy appeal 2014This year Remembrance Sunday
falls on 9th November . The annual poppy appeal house
to house collection takes place during the period
running up to that day, during which time authorised collectors who are
well known to most of you will be calling .
Last year the appeal raised over £1000 in Cassington and Worton . May I on behalf of the Royal British Legion thank all of you who so generously supported the appeal last year and may we continue to rely on your generosity again this year .
Today the Legion is still being heavily called upon to give support to bereaved families, and to others who have been severely injured in wars and more recent conflicts . Costs to do this are continually escalating . The Royal British Legion does not advocate war or glorify it, but attempts to relieve the suffering caused by it .
Sunday 9th November The usual non-denominational Remembrance Service will be held at Cassington War Memorial commencing at 10 .45am . Everyone is invited to this short service, which follows immediately after the Service at St . Peter’s Church . Please do not leave cars near the memorial at this time .
Tuesday 11th November Remembrance Day, when a two-minutes silence will be observed nationwide at 11am .
Mike RandleHon . Secretary, R .B .L . Cassington
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Desert Island DiscsLast month’s castaway was church administrator and chair of school governors, Jan MacDonald . Castaways get to pick their eight favourite pieces of music (of any genre) along with a favourite book and a ‘luxury’ item . Here’s this month’s .1. You’re So Vain – Carly Simon . The lyrics make me laugh . ‘You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht!’ I mean, what was he wearing – a sailor’s hat, life jacket, espadrilles?! Makes me chuckle .2. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond . This always makes me think of singing along with good friends in the pub .3. Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams . Well just let me entertain you!
4. Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf . This is a karaoke classic . It’s possibly the best
karaoke song ever! I always manage to bully someone into singing it with me – usually some unsuspecting stranger – because by this point all my friends have scarpered!
5. Never Forget – Take That . This song still to this day makes me cry! I love, love, love Take
That . I have seen them live several times . 6. Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen . Because we make the rockin’ world go round . 7. Feed The Birds – The Sherman Brothers . Used in the film Mary Poppins . A special song for a special lady that is no longer with me . Emma was my inspiration: my bestie!8. YMCA – The Village People . I can perform this song – actions and all! I used to do it every night whilst working as a holiday rep .
The book I would take is The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay . This is the first in a series of 3 books . It is a great story of Australian convict immigration . It is also the real story of Fagin . Oliver Twist is sent to Oz .My luxury has to be sweets and chocolate . Can I have a chocolate factory pleeeeeease!Think you know who it is? Let us know
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Pub QuizFriday 7th November Red Lion
£2 per head to enter – any team size you wish!
Fundraising for iPads for St Peters School. 8.30pm onwards get your
quiz sheets, 9pm quiz starts! All welcome.
Fed up with buying hundreds of Christmas cards only for them to be recycled in the new year? Why not put
your festive message to all your village friends in CAWN and donate the cash saved to your favourite village
charity? Please send messages by 20th November to [email protected].
Low Carbon Hub community share offer
The Low Carbon Hub has launched its 2014 community share offer to raise £1 .5 million investment into its first wave of renewable energy schemes
for Oxfordshire . This will fund 1MW of solar PV installations on eighteen schools and a number of local businesses across the county . The sale of shares in local renewable energy projects will mean that they will be 100% community owned, putting local power in the hands of local people .
The Low Carbon Hub share offer is open to investments of £250 and upwards until the 28th November . Investors will receive an average return of 5% rising to up to 8 .2% for those eligible for tax relief via the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) . Investment in the Low Carbon Hub will bring renewable energy to Oxfordshire and create a greener, more sustainable future for us all .
The Low Carbon Hub is an Oxford-based social enterprise that has been shortlisted for several awards in recognition of its work in championing community energy: Observer Ethical Awards; 2degrees Champions Awards; and the UK Community Energy Award . The Hub works in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council .
To find out more and to invest, go to: www.lowcarbonhub.org/invest .
Young people urged to register to voteYoung people in West Oxfordshire are being urged to make sure their names are on the Electoral Register so that they can vote at next year’s local and national elections .
A national poll suggests that hundreds of thousands of 18 to 21 years olds in the UK are currently not registered and could lose their right to vote . Young people are encouraged to register from 16 years of age so their details are on record ready for when they turn 18 .
The registration process itself is extremely simple, asking for a name, address, date of birth and National Insurance Number . It only takes a few minutes and can be done online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote .
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Mozart ‘Requiem’ and Lauridsen ‘Lux Aeterna’A performance by the Burford Singers on Sunday 23rd November 2014 at 7 .30pm in The Church of St John the Baptist, Church Green, Burford, OX18 4RY .
Mozart’s Requiem remains one of the most popular works in the choral repertoire, while music from our own time – Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna – has quickly established a special place in the affection of singers and audiences alike, with its beautifully written message of eternal light in the human spirit .
Tickets (reserved) £20, £16, £12 .50, (unreserved) £10, students half price .
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We will be meeting outside the Red Lion pub at 6 .30pm on Friday 12th December for a candle-lit singing procession around the village, ending up at the village hall at 7 .30pm for mulled wine/soft drinks, mince pies and a good sing!
Tickets are £1 for adults, to include mulled wine/fruit punch and mince pies . Children 15yrs and under are free . Tickets available from Elspeth Ferriday (01865 880100) or Candida Rogers (01865 882275) .
Fifty Shades of RedFollowing in the wake of the recent blockbuster, Fifty Shades of Grey, the Eynsham Arts Group raises the stakes with the
title of its forthcoming exhibition, ‘Fifty Shades of Red’ . Arts Group members have been invited to interpret the title in their own individual style, so visitors can expect brushes of vermillion, magenta, scarlet and crimson at work in this colour scheme (unfortunately CAWN
is limited to shades of grey so to appreciate paintings like the one here you’ll need to visit the exhibition) . Original paintings, both framed and unframed, and an array of cards, will be available to buy at very affordable prices .
The output from this talented group of local artists can be seen from 11am until 4 .30pm on the following days in the Bartholomew Rooms, The Square, Eynsham:• Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November• Thursday 27th–Sunday 30th December
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Cassington WIAfter the business part of our meeting on Thursday October 16th, Brian Marshall came and gave us a Watercolour Workshop . He
demonstrated different ways of creating interesting skies, trees and people . Finally, he painted a snowy picture for us to raffle at our next meeting .
On Saturday we held our biannual Jumble Sale, where we also sold local produce and delicious home made jams, cakes and biscuits, for which the WI is well known . Teas and coffees were also sold while people met and chatted to friends .
Our next Meeting is on 20th November . It is an open meeting, so everyone is welcome, when Liam D’Arcy Brown will be telling us about Chuzan – The Opium Wars . Our Christmas Meeting on 18th December is an Old Time Music Hall, when we will also enjoy mince pies and mulled wine .
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Once BittenAdapted from Alfred Hennequin & Alfred Delacour’s
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Bartholomew Players presenta French farce
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Advertising ratesLocal ‘what’s on’ and fund-raising stuff is free. Simple local services, ‘for sales’ etc., are also free on noticeboard.
Suitable commercial businesses are invited to support our com-munity by buying advertising space at the following rates:
1/8 page, £6 (£60 per year)1/4 page, £10 (£100 per year)1/2 page, £15 (£150 per year)Full page, £25 (£250 per year)
Technical details for artwork are available on request. All material included at the discretion of CAWN. Profits will be passed to the Cassington Parochial Charities tosupport our community.
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Cassington Allotment AssociationWhat a wonderful summer we
have just had! And a bumper crop of vegetables . I don’t know how many of you have been up to the allotments recently and seen the transformation that has taken place since the association took over the administration of the site from the Blenheim Estate . Despite the lack of water on the site, all the plots have now been taken . A small contribution to offsetting the 77% of fruit and vegetables we eat in this country that are imported .
Cassington Allotment Association would therefore like to invite villagers, and especially those with families, to join our harvest celebration on Saturday November 1st in the garden of the Red Lion Pub . The Sports and Social Club will be providing a barbecue from 4pm onwards . There will be a pumpkin and fancy dress competition plus games and competitions for all ages . And if you stay on until 6 .30pm you can enjoy the Red Lion fireworks!
Helena Nielsen (880685)
Roy’s RamblingsYes, I am still alive, and poking my nose in where it is not wanted; I expect people will say that the old fool is against progress . I love progress, but not when it starts to destroy the past . I fought to get parking for the Village Hall and had no support, least of all from the Parish Council . No vibrant society came forward to help, only moved people who tried to park and use the village hall . I said the school must not take over the centre of the village . As I said, I am not against the school, it is superb .
Now they want to upgrade the Pavilion . Has nobody thought it out – the Pavilion has parking so, to be blunt, this will finish off the Village Hall . I said way back that I did not know which would go first, the Church or the Village Hall . People will still want to be baptised, married and buried so at the moment I think the church stands the better chance .
Has anybody considered the people up in Elms Road, with late night traffic among all the cars parked up there? The people are all getting older but maybe they won’t be miserable old so-and-sos like me . Is it a good idea? I don’t think the village can stand two buildings like it . It should be talked over . I am too old to take on this task; it will be interesting to see if anyone else steps forward . Don’t forget, once it is done you can’t go back . What will you do with the Village Hall? I suppose the precept paid through our rates will come to the rescue of the hall . With luck it may just survive but please think it over carefully .
Sorry I have not kept the green up to my usual standard . My mate who does the strimming has done well,trimming the trees out level underneath that I have not been able to cope with . Sorry British Legion, I don’t think I can make it another year, after 40 plus years . I first did it for nothing, then got the Parish Council to pay the Legion, so if I stop they will be a bit short of funds .
Roy Partridge
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‘We will remember them’This month we will again remember those who lost their lives in war serving in our armed forces and, because this is the centenary year of the outbreak of the First World War, the so called ‘war to end all wars’, there will be many special commemorations .
However, there is sometimes a danger that ‘commemorations’ can become ‘celebrations’ and a glorification of war . Films and TV programmes of the horrors of war are only
second-hand reminders . Something more personal is needed to strike the message home .
Sadly I have never been to the Menin Gate or any of the great war cemeteries in Europe although it has always been my intention, at some time, to go . Pictures of the rows of thousands of graves don’t, I think, have the same effect as being there – don’t bring home the enormity of the human loss – don’t bring the tragedy fully home .
I think that maybe we all need to visit the war graves, and encourage our children and grandchildren to do so as well, all of us need to read the inscriptions to young men – many just in their teens – who were killed or died of their injuries .
Readers may know that there is an immaculately kept war graves cemetery in Oxford in one area of Botley cemetery . The reason why there is a war cemetery in Oxford is because the university examination schools buildings, and even the town hall, were used as hospitals for servicemen, particularly airmen .
There are around 750 graves in the war cemetery at Botley, enough to get some personal feeling of the tragedy . The war graves are a peaceful place and well tended by the War Graves Commission . There is a small shelter and a stone altar and information boards about the graves .
Go and touch a grave stone and read the inscription and imagine each young man, and look up and see the row after row of other young men their bodies buried in the Oxfordshire soil .
Again today we are actively involved in a conflict in Iraq, this time against the fanatical, so called, ‘Islamic State’ . It seems that Jesus was right when he said (Mark 13:7), “When you hear of wars and rumours of wars do not be alarmed . Such things must happen but the end is yet to come” . Universal peace, this side of heaven, is, it seems, unachievable and the hope of any ‘war to end all wars’ is naive . Ironically sometimes we still do have to ‘fight for peace’, or fight to preserve peace, as the lesser of evils .
When we stand in silence by the memorial on Remembrance Sunday we mourn not just for those who died but for ourselves and the whole of humanity . Where, for our peace, God himself had to die on a cross . Our only, eternal hope now is in the risen ‘Prince of Peace’ – Jesus Christ – Thy Kingdom Come . Amen .
Rev’d Roger Aston
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Witney Music SocietyThe next concert organised by the Witney Music Society will be held on Friday 14th November at 7 .30pm at Wood Green School, Witney (please note change of venue from October) .
Anthony Brown (saxophone) with Leo Nicholson (piano) will present a varied programme that will include works by Ibert, Gershwin, Milhaud, Singelee, Paule Maurice and Pierre-Max Dubois .
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Community learningA full copy of the new 2014–15 brochure is available to download from the website at www.marlborough.oxon.sch.uk/community . For a free printed copy of the brochure or to book a place please telephone 01993 813592 or email [email protected] .
It is possible to join some of the weekly classes throughout the term, if there is still availability – please ring to check .
For up to date and comprehensive information about availability on courses please see the website; as courses become full they are listed for your information .
Two new classes starting in November•Flowerarrangingforbeginners,Mondays7–9pm,starts10th November . £41 + materials•Knittingforbeginners,Thursdays7–9pm,starts13thNovember . £41
Space is still available on the following weekly courses (at timeofwriting):YogaMondaymorning•PilatesMondaymorning•ZumbaGoldThursdayat5pm•TaiChi–newclass–5pm•Archery•BadmintonandTableTennis•Golf•IndianVegetarianCookerybeginnersandimprovers(names being taken for January)
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Serving the Hanboroughs, Freeland, Cassington, South Leigh, Stanton Harcourt, Sutton and Northmoor.
Many non-Catholics come to our Church or get help from our Priest . You are always welcome .
SUNDAY MASS is at 10am with a Children’s Liturgy during Mass (and SATURDAY for Sunday 7 .30pm)
Mass also Monday 10am (sometimes 7am), Tuesday 5 .30pm, Wednesday 9 .30am, Thursday 12 noon and Friday 7am .
THE PRIEST Fr . Martin Flatman is happy to receive enquiries by phone, email or text . Mobile 07719 646790;frmartinflatman@gmail .com
HIS WEEKLY TALK (Homily) can be sent to you by email . Just send your address . It can also be found on the Parish Website and on his blog, which is: frmartinflatman .wordpress .com . See his daily thoughts on FACEBOOK as Martin Flatman and on TWITTER @frmartinflatman
THE CHURCH is open for prayer every day (address below) .
THE HALL (The Tolkien Room) is available for hire . Tel: 07919 605544; c .barton0660@gmail .com .
WE REMEMBER ALL WHO HAVE DIED this month . Our Requiem Book is at the back of the Church . We have put the names of our loved ones in the book already but you could always add one later if you like . On Sunday 2nd November which is All Souls Day we shall pray for them all and, weather permitting, we end the Mass by going outside to bless the graves and pray for all those buried there and those who founded the ancient Abbey and our Church .
ALL SAINTS DAY will be celebrated on Saturday 1st November with Mass at 10am . This 10am Mass will be followed by a coffee morning for Aid to the Church in Need to support the Christian refugees in Northern Syria .
WE PRAY FOR THE DEAD as well as for the living at every Mass every day but especially in November when the Book of Requiem is placed on the Altar . But remember throughout the year anyone can ask for special prayers for their own loved ones on an appropriate day such as the day of their death or their birthday . This is called ‘offering a Mass’ . It is normal to give the priest a gift for doing this
ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 9TH NOVEMBER our Sunday Mass at 10am ends precisely at 11am with the two-minute silence as we pray for all who have died in war especially in the two world wars of the 20th Century .
A SING ALONG TEA PARTY will be held on Saturday 29th November from 3 til 5pm . This is a repeat of the very successful event last year, which is great fun for everyone from our little children to some of our oldest church members .
A COURSE ON CHRISTIAN BASICS is being held this autumn and winter until Christmas, but since most people do not get to such courses if they are given on a weekday evening, this will be given via the Sunday Homilies which, remember, can always be read afterwards and are permanently available on the Internet at frmartinflatman .wordpress .com .
ALL THE CATHOLIC PRIESTS of Oxford & West Oxfordshire and the Deacons will gather at St Peter’s on Tuesday 11th November for a Meeting and Lunch . A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at about 12 .15pm for all Priests and Deacons who have died and anyone is welcome to come to it .
SMALL CLEANING JOBS about three times a year – might be something you could do? Perhaps you would like to polish the brass candlesticks, or clean the window and surround to the left of the main entrance . Thanks to those who already clean the whole Church every week on a rota basis .
Abbey Street, Eynsham OX29 4HR Telephone 01865 881613Website: www .stpeterseynsham .org .uk
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EYNSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church telephone/answer phone: 01865 882203Church secretary, Denise Launchbury: 01865 881128
Hall bookings: 07900 066471
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICEwith Junior Church, 10 .30am
Songs of Praise usually the 2ND SUNDAY of the month, 3 .00pm
THURSDAY Reflective Service with Holy Communion,12 .00 noon
Bible Study Groups meet throughout the week, so please enquire.
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St Peter’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery
The Green, Cassington, Witney, Oxon, OX29 4DNHeadteacher Mrs Jeanette A. G. Millward MA(Ed)Tel. 01865 880443; Email: [email protected]; www.st-peters.oxon.sch.uk
NOVEMBERDaNcE DayOccasionally we dedicate a day to enhance the children’s learning experience in a different way than usual by using experts from outside the school. In September we invited a company to teach the children dances from around the world. They worked with each class to produce a dance which was then shared at the end of the day. These dances ranged from the Charleston through to Carnival, Lion King and Aboriginal. Every child took part, from the 2 year olds through to the 11 year olds, and all looked to be enjoying themselves.
Oak class DRaMaOak Class, our Year 1 and Year 2s, has been studying the ‘Great Fire of London’. As part of this topic they made reproduction miniature 17th Century houses from card and straw and the class teacher, Miss Sydney-Smith, then set fire to them in the playground. The children were enthralled and watched in wonder as the fire consumed their houses. Luckily it went out quickly and did not rage for the same amount of time that the real fire did! The risk assessments completed beforehand ensured that everyone was safe but it was good fun and a great learning experience!
HaRVEsT fEsTiValOur Harvest festival Service this year, held in St Peter’s Church, was on the theme of being thankful. The children generously brought in many gifts of food for the Porch project which supports the homeless and vulnerably housed in Oxford.
fOREsT scHOOl Forest School is an exciting outdoor learning opportunity and we have been busy launching Forest School at St Peter’s School. We are now very pleased to be offering weekly Forest School sessions for our Early Years children and an after school Forest School club for the older children. Our Forest School vision at St Peter’s school is: “We aim to foster the development of a relationship between the child and the natural world. We believe children should be given space, freedom and time to learn and develop through play and discovery in a natural and interesting outdoor environment.”
We base our Forest School sessions on the following six principles: * Principle 1: Forest School is a long-term process of frequent and regular sessions in a woodland or natural environment, rather than a one-off visit. Planning, adaptation, observations and reviewing are integral elements of Forest School. At St Peter’s School Forest School is a long-term process that happens throughout the year. Children have the opportunity to join in with Forest school every other week for a whole afternoon. The sessions have a child-centred rhythm and are planned based on children’s interests and needs. * Principle 2: Forest School takes place in a woodland or natural wooded environment to support the development of a relationship between the learner and the natural world. At St Peter’s School our Forest School sessions take advantage of our generous school grounds. Our Forest School is set up on the school site, by the Elder Tree. We also make use of the pond and swamp areas. * Principle 3: Forest School aims to promote the holistic development of all those involved, fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learners. At St Peter’s School we promote the Characteristics of Effective Learning throughout our Forest School sessions. All adults supporting a Forest School session should encourage children to be curious, to be independent, to ask questions, to persevere and, where possible, adults should allow children genuine choices over how to do an activity. * Principle 4: Forest School offers learners the opportunity to take supported risks appropriate to the environment and to themselves. At St Peter’s School careful ‘risk benefit’ assessments have been carried out before undertaking any potentially ‘risky’ activities. We talk to children about things that are ‘safe’ and ‘risky’ and we encourage children to be increasingly involved in the process of managing risks. The Forest School Leader and Forest School Assistant know the children well and provide appropriate support for activities based on children’s age and stage of development, giving them opportunities to stretch themselves while ensuring their safety. * 5. Forest School is run by qualified Forest School practitioners who continuously maintain and develop their professional (continued overleaf)
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Café Volunteers NeededOur monthly evening café is a lifeline for younger people
with dementia and their families in Oxfordshire .We offer:
• A regular fun social evening;• A tasty supper, live music and dancing .
We need volunteers to help us make this happen . Would you be willing to help out with a variety of café tasks,
none too arduous? If so, you are just the person we need .
The café is from 7 .30pm to 9 .30pm on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Village Hall, Cassington .
If you can help out please contact Sean Hodgson, Family Service Manager, YoungDementia UK by calling 01235
522382 or emailing seanhodgson@youngdementiauk .org .
www.youngdementiauk.org
Christmas FayreFriday 5th December 6 – 8pm.
Stalls • Hot Food • Mulled Wine
Art and Craft room
Great Raffle this year with the following prizes:
And an appearance by
Santa in his grotto!
Oxford United v Southend home game
(on January 15th 2015)
Entrance to Crocodiles of the World
Entrance to Beale Park
Entrance to Birdland
Free family ice skating at Oxford Ice Rink
Entrance to Oxford Bus Museum
Entrance to Sulgrave Manor
Entrance to Blenheim Palace
Entrance to Cotswold Wildlife Park
If you want any raffle tickets, please contact the school office.
(from page 12) practice. At St Peter’s School our Forest School sessions are run by a qualified Forest School Leader and supported by
adults skilled in observing and supporting young children. The Forest School Leader also has a paediatric first aid qualification, including outdoor elements. The Forest School Leader and Forest School Assistant aim to meet together regularly to share good practice. We look forward to our Forest School Assistant completing her Forest School qualification in the near future. * 6. Forest School uses a range of learner-centred processes to create a community for development and learning. At St Peter’s School the adults involved in Forest School sessions observe children to gain an insight into their interests and achievements. These insights support future planning. Adults create a positive climate for learning by noticing and praising children’s positive attitudes, ideas and efforts. Sessions always end as a group, encouraging children to reflect on what they’ve been doing throughout the session.
So far we have been busy exploring the swamp area, playing on a tree swing, climbing trees, finding minibeasts and making dens. We look forward to cooking our snack on a campfire and planting a living willow wigwam next term!
REMEMBRaNcE DayWe will be holding our annual school remembrance service at the War Memorial on Tuesday 11th November at 10.40am. Please join us if you can for a short ceremony and the two-minutes silence at 11 o’clock.
sTaRTiNg scHOOl 2015 Parents of children born between 01/09/2010 and 31/08/2011 must make an application for their child to start in Reception in September 2015. If you wish to use a paper form, please pick up an application form from the school office. The closing date for on-line Primary School applications is 15th January 2015. The Primary offer date for on-line applications is 16th April 2015. Please see our web site for our admissions policy.
sT PETER’s NuRsERyOur Nursery is open to all children between the ages of 2 and 4. We offer an exciting, stimulating environment with a fully trained and experienced staff. We run two sessions a day and have some places still free. You are warmly invited to view our provision and discuss your child’s requirements. To make an appointment please e-mail or phone the school office using the address on page 12.
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The council met on 16th October with 3 members of the public present .
MAIN ACTIONS FROM THE LAST MEETINGHighway matters: Highways have said they are not in favour of a mirror at the Yarnton Rd Bell Lane junction . Alternative safety measures are to be investigated .Grass cutting will take place on the A40 slip road verge at the end of October . The gullies at the A40 junction have been jetted to prevent the road from flooding . The damaged Cassington Road sign has been reported to Highways for action and also the blocked gully in the village hall car park .A letter has been sent to Bartholomew School asking if six formers would like to get involved with the village Community Plan . If any residents are interested in helping, please get in touch with Hugh Thomas (Chairman) Tel 01865 883377 .Cassington Landscapes will fill the hole in the footpath adjacent to Dr Hugh’s house on the village green . WODC have been contacted about dog fouling in the play area and village green . A dog warden is no longer available for patrols; however they have placed dog fouling notices around the green .No 18 bus serving Cassington . Cllr H Thomas said that he had noticed that the No 18 bus occasionally diverted through the village . Following discussion with some residents he proposed to ask the county council/ stagecoach to reroute the bus through the village on a permanent basis . Cllr Mathew (OCC) agreed to take up the request with county council .
CORRESPONDENCEMobile Library Service: The county council had written about proposed changes to this service . It was noted that the village not be affected by any changes .
REPORTS FROM COUNTY, DISTRICT AND PARISH COUNCILLORSCllr Mathew said he was arranging a meeting of all the parishes within his division to discuss adopting a combined area plan as an alternative to a neighbourhood plan . Cllr Thomas asked Cllr Mathew if the parish council could be kept informed of improvements to the proposed walking route to Bartholomew School . This was agreed .Cllr Martin reported on problems with dog fouling which had been reported to her . It was suggested that a new dog waste bin and dog nappy dispenser be provided in the village . The location and cost of installing bins will be considered at the next meeting .The Sports and Social Club’s survey of the village, suggesting improving facilities to the pavilion and playing field, had met with a very positive response . A grant application will be submitted shortly .
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLICA resident highlighted problems with the overgrown state of the River Evenlode and its channels that connect with the Thames . This was causing flooding to fields which in turn silt up the Evenlode and its channels . Cllr Mathew said he would ask the county council and WODC drainage engineers to look at the problem and take it up with the landowners who were responsible for maintaining the river banks adjacent to their land .
MAINTENANCEA quotation from Boward amounting to £600 for cutting back deadwood to trees on the village green was accepted .
TRAFFICUpdate on Campaign for a 40mph speed limit on Yarnton Rd: Worton Farm has written to say they are willing to meet part of the implementation cost of the speed limit subject to Jericho Farm Barns also contributing to the cost . Cllr Mathew suggested that Blenheim Estates be asked to contribute to the costs of getting the 30mph signage moved at the new housing development on Yarnton Rd .
PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTSNicole O’Donnell at ORCC has suggested that a trampoline, mini roundabout or balance equipment would be suitable in an extended play area . Cllr Martin will ask the preschool children for their preference before equipment suppliers are approached for quotations . Cllr Thomas said the next round of grant applications for improvements to the play area can be submitted to WODC in February 2015 .
FINANCEThe following payments were agreed:Grant to West Oxon Citizens Advice Bureau £50 .00Clerk Salary and expenses £591 .16 HMRC Tax payment £124 .83Cassington Landscapes – play area wood treatment £384 .00BDO Audit £120 .00 Clare Want repairs to play area £19 .43Hire of School Hall £25 .00Income: Redemption of Treasury Stock £4,850 plus interest of £121 .25 . The Treasury Stock will be held on deposit until interest rates improve so the money can be reinvested . Council auditors BDO have approved the accounts and notices to this effect are on notice boards .
PLANNING APPLICATIONSPlanning application ref 14/1361/P/FP Thornfield, The Green, Cassington – Erection of two storey side extension and conversion to create two dwellings . Resolved: no objectionWODC Approval: Planning ref no 14/1264/P/AC – Erection of various internally illuminated signs & non-illuminated signage together with five advertisement flagpoles (non-illuminated) . Rygor Commercials Ltd, Eynsham Rd, Cassington .
DATE OF NEXT MEETING7 .30pm Thursday 6th November in the village hall .
David Casey, Parish ClerkEmail: [email protected]
Yarnton Road – affordable housing developmentCassington’s new housing development will be completed by the beginning of March next year . West Oxfordshire District Council will shortly be allocating the houses to people on the housing register, who live, work or have a connection in Cassington . The houses will available on a rent or rent/part buy basis . If you are interested, please contact the council by calling 01993 86100 .
David Casey, Parish Clerk
parish notes
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Eynsham art trail – winning designsDesigns by a group of older people are among those to be carved into way-markers for a new Art Trail celebrating Eynsham’s centuries-old Wharf Stream .
Artists, schools and community groups from the Eynsham area were invited to submit designs to feature on the oak posts, which will be fitted at intervals along the newly-developed Wharf Stream Way trail .
The winning designs have been chosen and come from members of Eynsham Day Centre along with artist Jane Tomlinson . Both the day centre and Jane, who lives in Eynsham, will receive a ‘prize’ of £250 .
Work is now under way by Oxfordshire carver Rodas Irving to bring the images to life on the 5ft tall way-markers ready for them to be installed during autumn .
The markers are part of a joint art project between West Oxfordshire District Council and Eynsham Parish Council to create a mile-long Art Trail linking east Eynsham to the River Thames and highlighting the history of the Wharf Stream, which was used for more than 600 years for freight carrying .
Eynsham Day Centre produced drawings during their weekly meetings . They worked with local artist Alice Walker to develop their ideas, incorporating local wildlife and allotment inspired artwork, into simplified line drawings which could easily be carved into the wooden posts .
Brightly painted A1-size information panels designed by Jane and another local artist, Lorna Marrison, have also been
created and will soon be put in place at the start of the trail, in Swinford Green, and end, near the Wharf Stream . The panels depict not only the route and its fascinating history, but also some of the flora and fauna that can be seen along the way .
The project complements work by volunteers since 2006 to open up the Wharf Stream and has included gaining permissive rights for footpaths, installation of new entrance gates and a new bridge installed by Oxfordshire County Council, seating along the trail and owl boxes as part of work to support and encourage wildlife .
Recycle your used cooking oilWest Oxfordshire District Council is one of only a few local authorities to offer cooking oil recycling as part of household collections . Solid fat such as lard can be left to cool and, when hardened, scraped your food waste recycling bin . Leftover oil, when cooled, can be poured into a clear plastic bottle and put out next to your kerbside recycling boxes on collection days . As well as putting the waste to good use by turning it into green energy, the service will reduce the amount of leftover cooking fat and oil being poured into sinks and drains . When this happens the liquid fat solidifies and can create putrid fatty masses, known as ‘fatbergs’, which cause serious problems in sewer systems . In West Oxfordshire there have been almost 1,500 fatberg blockages in the last five years, resulting in over 300 homes and gardens being flooded with sewage .
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The church is open daily as a place of quiet and escape from everyday pressures.
NOVEMBER 2014
There is a service of Holy Communion on Tuesdays at 9 .30am, and prayers at 12 noon on Thursdays .The church bells will usually be rung between 9 .30 and 10am prior to the 10am service .
Practice night is on Thursdays between 7pm and 8pm .
Sunday 2nd November8am Holy Communion (BCP)10am St Peter’s Together – Revd Kath Cooke
9th November – Remembrance Sunday10am Holy Communion followed by 11am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial Revd Roger Aston (Preacher: Revd Kath Cooke)11 .30am Holy Communion at Longlands Nursing Home Revd Roger Aston
Sunday 16th November8am Holy Communion (BCP)10am Morning Worship Revd Roger Aston (Preacher: Revd Morey Andrews)
Sunday 23rd November10am Holy Communion Revd Kath Cooke (Preacher: Revd Hugh Atherstone)6pm Evening Prayer(BCP) Revd Kath Cooke (Preacher: Annette Wade)
Sunday 30th November8am Holy Communion10am Morning Worship Keith Jones (Preacher: Revd Roger Aston)
Children and young people at St Peter’s ChurchAlthough we do not have any Sunday School at present, children are very welcome at St Peter’s . We have an area available
where there are age-appropriate toys and books . There are various Youth Cell Groups held in Eynsham throughout the week . (Contact: Youth Worker – Olly Shaw 07885 914033 stleonardsyouth .blogspot .co .uk)
ST PETER’S TOGETHERSunday 2 November at 10am
St Peter’s Together is usually held monthly on Sunday mornings in the church at 10am . A celebration suitable for all ages, it is an opportunity for church congregations,
St Peter’s School and Cassington Community to gather together . Everyone is welcome .Next month’s St Peter’s Together: 7 December (Advent)
Cassington Tinies & ToddlersA parent/carer & toddler group in Cassington Village Hall 10–11 .30am on Mondays (school term time) .
10th, 17th and 24th OctoberToys, crafts, songs and refreshments for under-fives and their carers .
The group is being run by St Peter’s Church in partnership with local parents . For more information please contact Kath Cooke – revkathcooke@gmail .com
Vicar: Revd Morey Andrews, 45 Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxon OX29 4PF. Tel: 01865 881323. Email [email protected]: Revd Kath Cooke. Tel: 01865 881366. Email [email protected]. Associate Curate: Revd Roger Aston.
Youth Worker: Olly Shaw. Tel. 07885 914033. Email [email protected], including weddings, baptisms and funerals please contact
Church Administrator Jan Macdonald (Mon–Thur, 9am–1pm); Tel: 01865 883325; email: [email protected]
ST PETER’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND CASSINGTON The Church of St Peter’s is here as a fellowship to worship God,
build people up in Christ and share his love with others
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what’s on?
CASSINGTON WITHURSDAY 20TH NOVEMBER OPEN MEETING
CHUZAN – THE OPIUM WARSLIAM D’ARCY BROWN
Cassington BookwormsOur next meeting is on Monday 24th November we will be reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood .
At our meeting on 12th January 2015 we will be reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchet .
All welcome at the Old Manor, Cassington (tel . 880709)
cassiNgTON cafÉCASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Next Cafés Mondays 3rd November and 1st December, from 10am until noon
We look forward to seeing you all then!
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS
For information, and to book the Village Hall, contact:
Nicky Copelin, The New House, The Green, CassingtonTel: 01865 881813; Email: nickycopelin@aol .com
Don’t forget . . . When you book the Village Hall you can make use of our wireless broadband connection – ask
Nicky for details when you make your booking
cassingtonvillagehall.org.uk
On Friday 7th November the Cinema in Cassington at the Village Hall will be showing Belle, a film inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay.
Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle’s lineage affords her certain privileges, yet her status keeps her from the traditions of noble social standing. While her cousin Elizabeth
chases suitors for marriage, Belle is left on the sidelines wondering if she will ever find love. But Belle meets an idealistic young vicar’s son bent on changing society, and together they help shape Lord Mansfield’s role as Lord Chief Justice, to end slavery in England.
Tickets £4 from Nicky 01865 881813 or Ruth 01865 883512.Doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. Bar and refreshments.
Cassington Post OfficeEvery Monday and Thursday from 9.30–11.30am
in the Red Lion Public House
At the Village Hall this month ...• Monday 3rd, 12–noon, Cassington Café• Friday 7th, 7 .30pm, Cinema in Cassington, Belle (see
opposite)• Wednesday 12th, 12–1 .30pm, Ladies’ Lunch Club (see
page 2)• Thursday 20th, 7 .45pm, Chuzan – The Opium Wars
(WI)• Saturday 29th, 7 .30 for 8pm, Kel Elliott (see page 4)
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noticeboard
For local services, ‘for sale’ or similar notices, please send copy (by email ideally) to the usual address . Appropriate notices are FREE, and are placed at our discretion .
HATE IRONING?Then Take It To Elsie
@ 15, Elms Road, Cassington
Tel. 01865 882168 for further details
Do you know there is a free service to Cassington
residents that will take you to the doctors’ surgeries at Eynsham or Long Hanborough?
Run by volunteers, thisis available by phoning
Sheila Nelson on 880740 or Pat Vereker on 880693
Please give us as much notice as possible
Unfortunately we are now unable to offer transport to hospitals for routine outpatient appointments. For these please contact the patient transport number 0300 100 0015 or Volunteer Link Up 01993 776277 (there may be costs with this service).
Babysitting offered:Frances Butson (18) 881859, Connie Rogers (16) 881322,
Fern Hinton (16) 884458,
£5 per hour
Longlands Hair SalonProfessional hair dressing in our
own salon.
Longlands Nursing Home 881440
If you need questions answered on the pavilion/garage/playing field, in the first
instance please contact
Denise Cato: [email protected]; 07548 736258.
Calling all Cassington mums, dads and carers
We would like to invite you to join our friendly local group on Facebook. Search for Cassington mums’ group and send a request to join. It’s a great way to meet new people, keep up-to-date with what’s going on, and get involved in lots of fun social stuff
too – both with and without the kids!
If anyone is new to the village and would like a friendly chat to introduce themselves and their families, feel free to contact Vicky (07917 403976; [email protected]) or Jess (07852187079; lefevrejessica@
yahoo.com).
Dates for your diaryUnless shown, events are in the Village Hall
NovemberSaturday 1st, 6 .30pm, Red LionFireworks and barbecue
Monday 3rd, 10–noonCassington Café
Friday 7th, 8 .30 for 9, Red LionPub Quiz
Friday 7th, 7 .30pm (doors 7pm)Cinema in Cassington, Belle
Sunday 9th, 10 .45am, War MemorialRemembrance Service
Wednesday 12th, 12–1 .30pmLadies’ Lunch Club
Thursday 20th, 7 .45pmWI, ‘Chuzan – The Opium Wars’
Monday 24th, 8pm, The Old ManorBookworms, The Handmaid’s Tale
Saturday 29th, 8pmKel Elliott (Sassy Singer)
DecemberFriday 5th, 6–8pmSchool Christmas Fayre
Friday 12th, assemble 6 .30, Red LionCassington Christmas Sing
Tickets for films and shows from:
Ruth Bakewell (01865 883512)Nicky Copelin (01865 881813)
ODD JOBSNeed a hand in the garden
or around the house?Clearing • Mowing / Trimming• Planting • Lifting / Moving
• Painting • Car washing... and any other jobs you need doing.
Contact Johnny Horgan07863123983
Village Contact ListAllotments, Cassington, 01993 882590Bartholomew School, Eynsham, 01865 881430Church (Revd Morey Andrews), Cassington, 01865 881323Chemist, Eynsham, 01865 881283Dentist, Eynsham, 01865 880047Fire Station, Eynsham, 01865 881337Flooding, WODC, 01993 861000Gas Leaks, 0800 111999Library, Eynsham, 01865 880525Medical Centre, Eynsham, 01865 881206Pavilion bookings (Denise Cato), Cassington, 01865 883946Pest Control, WODC, 01993 861060Play Area Repairs, Parish Council, [email protected] Office (Julie Perrin), Cassington, 07599371930Red Lion (Jan’s Missing Husband Line), Cassington, 01865 881371St Peters School, Cassington, 01865 880443The Chequers, 01865 882620Waste Collection, WODC, 01993 861020Village Hall bookings (Nicky), Cassington, 01865 881813
GCSE homework help
A-level Maths + Science Student offering help with homework to kids
GCSE level and under.
£7 per hour. Contact Alba on 01865 883129, or by e-mail