Jun09Newsletter

Cllr. Stuart McGill presented the Chairman’s Report that embraced the key activities and achievements of the Council during the past year. An edited version of his statement will be included in the Annual Report that is distributed to all village households.

The Clerk presented the key aspects of the Council finances for the year ended 31st March 2008 and a summary of the financial statement will be included in the Annual Report. A copy of the Council’s finances was provided to all in attendance. There were no questions from the floor.

Mr John Nowell Smith reported that the main business of SODC during the past year had been the Joint Responsibilities Agreement with the Vale of White Horse. It is anticipated that the benefits will be reflected in operational efficiencies. He also commented upon the new waste collection system and the change of management of the Council’s leisure facilities. He highlighted the change to First Choice Lettings within the Housing Department. The Chairman thanked Mr John Nowell-Smith for his support of the Council.

Mr David Turner reported to the meeting his work on the Oxfordshire County Council. It covered key services including the Budget, education, bus services, road maintenance, future temporary closure of the A329 at Milton Common, housing, pedestrianisation of Queen Street in Oxford, older people’s homes, Youth Service and Neighbourhood Action Groups.

Mr David Ponting, Chairman of the Village Hall, gave a report on a number of aspects of the Village Hall including hall bookings, finance and he thanked all the committee members who have contributed to another successful year.

The Chairman expressed the Council’s thanks for the work done by the Village Hall Committee under the Chairmanship of David Ponting.

A report from the Governing Body of Little Milton School was read out by Cllr Alison Shelton. The report covered the recent successful Ofsted inspection. It also highlighted the newly completed outdoor area that provides another classroom in the form of a gazebo, raised beds for planting and a greater area for activities. Gold Street continues to be an area of concern with cars parked along the length of the road although efforts are being made to encourage car sharing as well as to encourage parents to walk their children to school. Unfortunately the introduction of a minibus to transport children from surrounding villages did not materialise. The report concluded that “the governors continue to focus on the future vision for the school and thanks for all the help and support that we receive from Little Milton.”

Mrs Leslie McCaig, Chair of the Orchard, gave a report on Orchard and highlighted a number of challenges that the Orchard has faced since the last Parish meeting. The impact of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) resulted in the loss of twenty children in September 2008. This not only creates a loss of income but also of parents who are essential for serving on various committees. The Orchard has responded by offering morning sessions for two year olds and addressing the staffing issues associated with this group. The Orchard has plans to invest in their outdoor space with a new playhouse and resurfacing the mole-infested all-weather play area. Leslie ended her report by welcoming visitors at any time, particularly those able to bring their life-skills into the pre-school and those able to use a paintbrush.

Mr Raymond Fergusson gave a brief report on St James’ Church and stated attendance numbers were constant and it was encouraging to see the strong school links. He also referred the strong community links through the fete as well as the number of church members involved in other village organisations and therefore playing a full role within the village. He expressed the gratitude of the Church for all those who maintain the churchyard and keep the church in such good order.

The Council meeting held on Wednesday 13th May was attended by all Councillors, the Clerk, the District Councillor and the County Councillor . The following are extracts from the minutes that the Council need to approve at the June meeting.

Cllr. Stuart McGill chaired the meeting until a new chairperson was elected by the Council.

Cllr. Tim Robinson proposed Cllr. Stuart McGill as Chairman and this was seconded by Cllr. Alison Shelton . There were no other nominations for chairperson. Cllr. Stuart McGill was elected as chairman until the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Cllr. Stuart McGill proposed Mr Barry Coward as vice-chairman and this was seconded by Cllr. David Wakeling. Cllr. Barry Coward was elected as vice chairman until the 2010 Annual Meeting.

The Clerk reported that he had an onsite meeting with Malcolm Wills, the Crime Prevention and Reduction Advisor of Thames Valley Police for Didcot/Thame, and that he had produced a report that recommended an improvement to the existing fencing in order to improve the security. The report is being considered by SOHA who are investigating the implied costs. The Council will be advised of their proposed actions in due course.

The Clerk informed the meeting that Thames Water had carried out a CCTV survey on part of the sewers adjacent to the school. Although there was a 45% blockage in one section that has now been cleared. Thames Water considered that the flooding in February was due to a combination of rainfall, groundwater and snowmelt at the time.

The Clerk stated that he had responded on behalf of the Council to the Core Strategy Consultation highlighting the inconsistent approach by SODC to the Green Belt Policy as a result of the proposal to develop existing parts of the Green Belt in Wheatley and Berinsfield

The Council reviewed the paper issued by the Clerk on the impact of VAT on the charges levied for the hire charges of the Multi-Use Games facility. It RESOLVED to increase the charges to reflect the VAT. However the regular users should be able to maintain their charges if they sign the necessary agreement to allow their hire to be exempt from VAT. The hourly hire rates will now be: Tennis Court £6; Carpeted Court £12 and Lights £3. The Council RESOLVED not to reduce the hire charges to village residents as the incidence of hire is very low and that there was already free use of the facilities subject to availability.

P09/W0313: 16 Old Field: Demolition of existing garage and construction of new lean to garage

The Council RESOLVED that this application should be recommended for approval by South Oxfordshire District Council.

The Council noted the change in legislation for householder planning applications in respect of the inability to comment further at the appeal stage.

Certificates from the NALC were issued to five Council members and the Clerk following their attendance of a training seminar on the use of the Wellbeing Power. As part of the criteria for a Council to achieve the Power of Wellbeing it requires 80% of Council members being trained in the use of the Wellbeing power.

The Council RESOLVED to adopt the Statement of Intent on Community Engagement prepared by the Clerk.

The Parish Council will meet on Wednesday 10th June 2009 at 8.00 p.m. in The Pine Lodge Little Milton unless there is a need to convene any planning or other meetings.

Please note that the complete minutes of the Council are now included on the Council website www.littlemilton.org.uk after they have been approved by the Council.

The Freedom on Information Act 2000 (FOIA) provides rights of public access to information held by Public Authorities. The Parish Council adopted a new publication scheme on 1st January 2009. A version of the Publication Scheme will be available on the Council Website www.littlemilton.org.uk

Residents can see the records of the policies and practices of the Parish Council

including minutes, financial information and responses to planning consultations, on request from the Parish Clerk.

For a charge of £68 residents can arrange for their unwanted vehicle to be collected from within the District and a charge of £20 for up to three bulky item e.g. fridge furniture etc. and a further £6.35 for each additional item. To arrange this service residents can call the Public Amenities Team on 01491 823416 or print a copy of the form from the Council’s website www.southoxon.gov.uk .

The Oxfordshire County Council Waste Recycling Centres at Redbridge, Drayton (near Abingdon) are open Monday to Saturday 8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. and Sunday 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.

Please note the new schedule for Community Waste Collection has been greatly reduced in line with the reduced demand.

God gives us all gifts, one way or another, and in due time, in the right place, at the right moment those hidden gifts-as we might call them- will be released.

Often over the years I’ve had to sit or speak with people, and I don’t know what to say or to do, and I’ve come away feeling inadequate, and not really useful nor helpful. But often, sometimes much later, I might get a letter, a phone call or a visit from them to tell me just how helpful I’ve been. I’ve come to know that it’s often when we feel most ineffective, we are most effective.

But there’s something else I would want to say. Where would we be without our friends! Friends see in us things that we often don’t see ourselves. I’m grateful for those who along the way have encouraged me, and helped me. They have somehow allowed what gifts I have to be released and used in some small way, I hope, to bring the more abundant life to others.

These last weeks, I’ve had a number of Baptisms and each one has caused me to think. Baptism has many facets. On one of these occasions, there was a very large gathering of friends and family, all coming together to see a little girl baptised, and the whole crowd of us gathered around the font, and as I poured water over the little child’s head. I thought of the Holy Spirit pouring gifts over us all. I saw all the family and friends huddled together, close to one another, reminding me how we need each other to release the gifts of each other. A special child, special to God, special to us. Then we lit the candle, and shared the light. Reminding us all of the special light of the love of God which is to be shared, and how the gifts which God gives us all are to be shared with love to bring life, the more abundant.

“You have not chosen me, I have chosen you”, says Jesus, and then he would go on to say, “to bring the more abundant life nearer, and do it using the gifts I give you in that new love which holds you all together with me and each other”.

It is with great sadness that we record the death of Joyce at the age of 83 on the 27^th April. Mrs. Whales was a very kind, gentle lady who captured all our hearts in Little Milton. She was born and brought up in Beedon, and on leaving school worked at Boots in Newbury. In 1948 she married Albert and settled at Lockinge. In due time the family moved to little Haseley where Albert worked on the farm. For many years she was a care worker in the area. On retirement she and Albert moved to Little Milton, and she was a familiar figure around the village. The enduring memory that we all have is one of kindness, cheerfulness, determination, seen particularly in her walking around the village even though her arthritis was so very painful. Please do remember all her beloved family in your prayers at this time.

Keith died in Sobell House on the 30^th April at the age of 69. We all knew him for his zest for life, which he enjoyed to the full. He loved all things mechanical, spending his working life in the motor trade at a garage or at Unipart. At the centre of his life though was undoubtedly his family, and it was indeed comforting for them all to be with him when he died. We shall all be grateful for his humour, and remember him by his love of the music of The Shadows. Our Church was full for his funeral, a mark of the respect in which he was held by us all. We shall miss him because we loved him. Our prayers are with Judy, Andy, Tracy and Amanda, and all of their families as they all mourn the loss of Keith.

Elsewhere you will see the full details of our Church Fete which will be held in the grounds of Little Milton Manor on the 20^th June, to be opened by M. Raymond Blanc at 2.00p.m.. This is always a lovely community event when we all come together simply to enjoy ourselves in beautiful surroundings. I know a lot of hard work and planning has been going on under the gentle guidance of Sarah Jones, and we are assured of a wonderful afternoon. Please remember the date, and we look forward to seeing you all there. All proceeds are in aid of the church.

SHEILA DUNN

Sheila sadly passed away on Saturday 16^th of May at her home in Old Field. Sheila was born in Finchley to a large family and worked for the City of London Police a job she loved. Her passion was for horses, dogs, watching the birds and vintage cars.

Sheila lived in the village for several years and many will remember her walking with her old dog Bonnie on the surrounding paths though poor health in recent years had sadly restricted her to her home.

This always takes place on the second Monday in the month in the Common Room at Fullers Field, Great Milton at 6.00 p.m. and lasts about 35 minutes. The service is a simple one of hymns, readings and prayers. If you are available then do come along and a warm welcome will always await you. There will be a service on Monday 8th June in the Common Room at Fullers Field.

The people of Little Milton have been so kind and supporting to me at this sad time, I cannot express my thanks enough.

The prize wining numbers were drawn by the Little Milton School Children at their Good Work Assembly and were as follows:

May has been a particularly busy month for us – what with fitting SATS in between a Science Week and a Dragon Arts week, and rehearsals for our Ascension Day Service!

Science Week was a great success – Volcanoes erupted, powered by bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, balloons were inflated with the same ingredients, and working lighthouses were constructed using circuits, crocodile clips and batteries. Huge quantities of slime were produced, from water, pva glue, borax and food colouring. We have some wonderful photographs of the children “interacting” with a wide range of creepy crawly insects, (tarantulas and cockroaches included!) snakes, lizards and the more fluffy offerings of rabbits and guinea pigs! The sun dome allowed the children to experience a planetarium – viewing the planets moving across the sky of the dome.

This year’s Arts Week features Dragons! Assembly has begun with that old favourite “When a Knight Won his Spurs” to put us all in the mood. There are green masks aplenty; clay modelling, papier mache, and more physical activities have included street dancing sessions and drumming workshops! The children have also enjoyed listening to a visiting poet.

You may have noticed our beautiful outdoor learning centre when you have passed down the A329. a huge amount of work was carried out during the Easter holidays, and the dank and weedy area behind the wooden classroom has been transformed! The gazebo is almost complete, new trees and shrubs have been planted, and the raised beds are being planted up by the children as I write. Thank you to the Friends of the School and all the generous people from the village who have supported our fund raising efforts to enable this wonderful new facility to be built.

We are all hoping for good weather for our Ascension Day walk to the Rectory at Great Milton, and we are very grateful to Mr Story for his kind hospitality. Let’s hope that the sun shines for half term!

A date for your diaries……. Our Maypole Evening will be held on Friday 3^rd July, at 6.00 pm. Please note our new venue – The Pine Lodge.

The Friends of

Little Milton School

would like to invite you to their annual

Maypole Evening and Pig Roast

on Friday 3rd July, 6pm at The Pine Lodge

Come along and listen to the live band, watch the children dancing,

Sup at the licensed bar and enjoy a supper with friends.

Tickets are available from LM Post Office or through the school:

£6.00 adult; £3.00 child; £3.00 seniors.

Free for under 5’s and children attending the school.

Please support the stalls listed above by ringing the stall-holder with an offer of support. A lot of hard work has gone into the fete and it is all set for another splendid day. It is not too late to offer your help on the day, setting up, tidying up at the end, helping to give the stall-holder a break during the afternoon. There are lots of things that you can do….get involved!! We look forward to welcoming you on the 20th June

Sarah Jones & Raymond Fergusson

Sunday 14th. Walk. Meet at the car park at the rear of the King & Queen PH in Wheatley at 10am for a leisurely 6 mile walk via Cuddesdon, Denton and Horspath. 01865 874300.

Thursday 25^th. Walk. Meet at Brill Windmill at 10:00am for a 10 mile walk to Dorton and Wotton Underwood and visit Rushbeds Wood (BBOWT). Picnic lunch. Sorry, no dogs allowed. 01865 358905.

The level of demand for the service is relatively low in Little Milton but to those who need support it is vital and very much appreciated. Please give it some thought and ring me to find out more information if you are interested in helping or require transport to the surgery or hospital.

I would like to invite everyone along to the Village Hall Annual General Meeting on Thursday 18th June at 7-30. The Village Hall Management Committee is always keen to hear people’s views on the various activities at the Pine Lodge, so any ideas or feedback would be welcome: Little Milton Village Hall is a charity which exists to improve the life of the village. Or give me a ring and I’ll report your thoughts to the meeting. Over the last year hirers from outside the village have again taken about a fifth of the bookings, but have provided about two-thirds of the revenues to keep the hall maintained, and we have recently been able to effectively reduce charges to hirers from the village by including electricity costs. The Village Hall Mangement Committee runs events such as the quiz nights, fireworks evening and the pantomime around Christmas – if there are other ideas whch people would be keen on, and which won’t lose too much money, please say. Everyone is welcome to the AGM, there will be drinks and nibbles, and the Committee hopes to improve on last year’s audience of one person.

Next Meeting: At our June meeting Carol Turner will give a talk entitled ‘Wild Frontiers –

Tibet

’. Visitors are very welcome to join us at 7:45 pm on Thursday 11^th June at The Pine Lodge, Little Milton.

On 23rd May 11 members of our group went to a Land Army themed evening hosted by Watlington WI . Eve Diett gave a very entertaining talk about her life in the WW2 Girls’ Land Army, when she started at 16 and a half years old earning just 12s/6d a week.. She landed in many a tricky situation, planting cabbages the wrong way up, driving a tractor precariously, riding a horse that bolted and even getting a farmer to build an outside toilet with the notice ‘Ladies Only’! Eve has written a book, ‘Here Come the Land Girls’, and sold a lot of copies after her talk.

At our May meeting Joy Hawes gave a talk about ‘Painting for Pleasure’. She teaches mainly water colour painting over the whole of the Home Counties and also in 9 nursing homes. Her eldest pupil is 100 years old! She showed us many examples of her work and stressed the importance of perspective (vanishing points), light source, tone, and shape of the object to be painted. She advised us to paint always from real life and that the whole experience is 80% observation and 20% doing. Joy then drew gasps of admiration when she painted a scene showing a blue sky with white clouds, trees in the distance, water, grass in the foreground and a swan paddling serenely on the water. There were several useful tips to achieve this final effect. If you are interested in Joy’s classes or workshops you can ring her on 01844 261022.

The moles are now under control and the recreation ground is looking neat and tidy.

Sadly some morons have taken a saw to one of the side bumper boundaries on the MUGA and cut it in half. This is very frustrating and I urge everyone who witnesses anyone damaging the village facilities to report it to the police.

A young orphan rises above his roots in poverty to win both the ultimate prize on India 's 'Who wants to be a millionaire' and the heart of a former love.

Many families with teenage children in the village will know that the Parish Council recently undertook a Teenager Survey to see what, if anything, we were lacking in terms of provision for the young people of our village. Please see below the results of the survey, which were re-assuring in many ways. We are currently investigating the possibility of a Teenage Cinema Club.

QUESTIONS

SHOP & POST OFFICE PROJECT-UPDATE

SOS

Shirley has told me that she is hanging up her Post Office hat on 30^th June. If by then no one has come forward to help, your Post Office will become a part time

office. This would be a great shame since we would most certainly expect an increase in footfall in the new premises. SO if you have been thinking about offering

to help by being trained please contact me ASAP

Will those of you who were kind enough to offer your time or expertise to help the new shop, please call into see me or telephone me on 279001 in the next two

weeks. This is needed to allow us to compile a staffing schedule. I am sure that we can never have too much help so anyone new to the village or those who did

not express an interest before but would like to be involved………WE NEED YOU NOW

Annie Rogers

Baby is now recovering from laminitis, but Bella has also been put into the enclosure as a precaution. Please do not feed them either of them while they are in quarantine. Some of the sheep have been escaping from the fields by getting under gates and jumping the fences! If anybody spots an escapee please contact Phil and Sarah on 278 120.

The next work party is planned for the 14th June from 10.30am until 1pm. Jobs planned include: nettle pulling around the gates, mowing the paths with the new mower, and possibly butterfly survey if the weather is good enough, so the more helpers the better..

On June 7th we plan to have a BBQ weather permitting from Noon until about 3pm. The BBQ and charcoal will be provided and anyone from the village is welcome to join us, but please bring your own food!

As I mentioned last month, the well on the allotment site is finished and needs a name. We plan to name it at the BBQ and a number of suggestions have already been proposed, including "All's Well" and " Old Faithful ". If you have any other suggestions please email me at paulj201@hotmail.com.

Finally, there are still raised beds available on the allotment for anyone who would like to grow their own veg, but cannot handle a full plot, require disabled access or car parking for easy access. Please contact me if you are interested.

I have now seen a swallow and swift, also heard the cuckoo the other day, so we can safely say summer is on its way. The sad thing is though by the time you read this we will have already had the third of our early summer bank holidays and none now until the end of the summer. Only our barmy government could dream up such a crackpot arrangement as we have now. We cannot alter a religious holiday but to impose one between 2 such holidays beggars belief. In about a fortnight’s time most of the glorious spring colours will be over and we can then look forward to the results of all this flowering as plants begin to produce their fruit. This means of course that we will loose the wonderful freshness that goes with spring and things will now tend to go off a little.

Thank goodness we had that downpour of rain on the 14/15^th May, I measured over an inch, and just what the doctor ordered as it was getting desperately dry. I had held off planting a small area of a wild bird seed mix that I plant every year until rain was forecast and for once said forecast was “bang on” so the seed was planted almost perfectly, into a dry seedbed followed by a good rain. The only thing is that it having been so dry some small weeds may not have germinated meaning my cultivations, although killed a lot of creeping plants, may not have had much effect on seedling plants, “that’s farming!”

I have mentioned before that the powers that be are beginning to see more and more the value of agriculture, and was heartened to read the other day the following paragraph in a daily headed “Feeding The Future”. Farming will have to play a key role in tackling climate change and feeding the population. Jane Kennedy, the farming minister, said “the potential impact of climate change has pushed food security up the agenda at an increasing rate and highlighted the need to identify sustainable ways to produce, distribute and enjoy what we eat.” It is very reassuring for farmers to finally get this recognition for something that they have been trying to make the government aware of for a very long time.

I know that some people are getting worried about the chemicals we are using on crops nowadays. I am a little out of touch to comment, but I do know that every precaution possible is taken. Sprayers have to have an “M.O.T.” every year, operators have to pass various courses and risk assessments have to be done on a regular basis. Add to this the chemicals we use today are far more benign than when I was a boy. There is a suggestion that a farmer should notify all their neighbours prior to spraying, this would be fine if there were one or two but is it really practical when land, as many farms do, borders a village or town especially when decisions to spray may only be made on the spot depending on weather conditions.

It is at this time of year that all the imperfections become apparent, by some taller weeds/plants beginning to show over the crops. It appears to be worse this year which could be because of the recent EU directive banning certain chemicals that may have controlled these weeds. Unfortunately from our perspective this is more than cosmetic, in that the hitherto crops looking green and lush, now have lost their uniform appearance, and will lead to a loss of potential yield.

I think I have said in these columns before that when the cereal plant first shows its ear there is approximately 8 weeks to harvest. Well I saw barley in ear in the last week of April, so this would mean that harvest would start late June early July. Although everything is getting earlier all the time, up to now this has been what we would term a late year, so the thought of harvest starting in June does seem a little far fetched, we will see. Whatever, before we know where we are the Combines will be rolling and another cycle completed.

Our outing on the 13th May was to Longleat in Wiltshire, which this year celebrates its 60th year of opening to the public, the first stately home to do so. Our passport ticket enabled us to see all the attractions including the safari park, the house with its Elizabethan architecture, fine ceilings, paintings and furniture, Lord Bath's murals etc. plus a railway and boat trips. At our meeting on the 14th May we were entertained by the Kidlington Music Makers, seven ladies and their pianist. They were superb and we all enjoyed them immensely and hope they will return on another occasion. At our next meeting on the 28th May Mr Bob Foster will be telling us the storey of the Mary Rose.

Wed 17th - Outing to St Albans + Royal National Rose Society's Gardens of the Rose.

There is a list of events that can be viewed on www.oxtrust.org.uk or you can ring 01865 728953

PUDDING & WINE EVENING

FRIDAY, 14TH AUGUST

Spring & Well Cottage, Haseley Road

from 7.30 pm

Proceeds to Sobell House Charity

(Tickets available from the Post Office from 1 August)

With all the wind and rain of the last month, there will be lots of weeding to do, also continue staking and tying up herbaceous plants. Cut early flowering perennials back to nearly ground level after flowering, this promotes new growth and hopefully you will get another burst of flowering later in the summer. Lift and store bulbs, for planting out in the autumn, or foliar feed and leave in the ground. Keep an eye on Dahlia shoots, Hostas and Delphiniums that they are not being attacked by slugs. Go out at night with a torch after rain, and collect up slugs and snails, and dispose of them. Keep checking roses for black spot and feed with something like Multirose to promote good healthy growth.

In the vegetable garden continue to hoe the weeds on a dry sunny day. Earth up potatoes, and plant out Brassicas, sprouts, cabbages and broccoli, and it will be warm enough now to plant out tomato plants, courgettes, marrows and squashes, and continue sowing carrots, radishes, beans and salad crops In the greenhouse, pinch out the side shoots of tomatoes, and tie in, water regularly. Pots and hanging baskets should be planted up by now and watered and fed often, dead head flower heads as they start to fade and pinch out growing tips to encourage branching.

The Annual Show will be held in Chiselhampton House, Chiselhampton on Saturday 29^th August 2009. Please make a note in your diary NOW

Advice line 01844 214827 Appointment Line 01844 217186 thamecab@cabnet.org.uk for more information and advice on consumer rights go to www.adviceguide.org.uk or contact your local CA

Oxford DFAS is being launched in October 2009. It will offer 8 lectures a year on the decorative and fine arts to members of the society, starting on October 14th and normally on the second Wednesday of the month at 11 am in the Magdalen College Auditorium. The first lecture will be by David Battie, the expert many people know from the Antiques Road show, and other lectures will cover a wide range of topics designed to entertain and inform a general audience. Once the society is established we plan to organise visits as well as lectures. Anyone interested in joining should contact the membership secretary, Kate Lack email candalack@btinternet.com or phone her on 01865 511326

If you want advice or general information call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. This is a 24 hour service staffed by nurses who can give confidential advice and information on what to do if you are unwell, have any health concerns and give contact details or self help or support organisations. You can also visit their website at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

If you need to visit a GP or health professional outside of normal working hours you can call our service on 0845 345 8995. We will then arrange for you to see the right health professional in the right place. This service runs from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 a.m. weekdays and 24 hours over weekends and bank holidays.

JOHN HOWELL: Member of Parliament

John Howell holds regular surgeries around his constituency. You do not have to wait for a surgery to come to your area before booking an appointment. If you would like to book a fifteen minute appointment please ring the 01491 614393. The surgery in May will be held in

CHAMPAGNE & STRAWBERRIES

AT HASELEY COURT

LITTLE HASELEY

ON 4 JULY 2009

A unique opportunity to view these Historic Gardens

By kind invitation of Mr & Mrs Desmond Heyward

From 5.30 pm

Tickets £5.00 at the Gate, Children Free

In aid of St Peter’s Church

FARMER’S MARKET

GREAT HASELEY VILLAGE HALL

Sunday, 14th June 10am -1.00 p.m.

(2nd Sunday of every month)

Many different tables selling; eggs, fruit, vegetables, meat, cakes, wine, cheese, bread, flowers, plants etc. Easter raffle! Easter bonnet competition

Why not have a bacon butty with a cup of tea or coffee whilst reading a Sunday newspaper!

Deirdre Mann 279334; Will Meadon 0771621619

Dr A Harnden and Partners

Morland House Surgery, London Road , Wheatley , OX33 1YJ

Telephone: 01865 872448

The Surgery and Dispensary is open

Surgery appointments times:

Monday to Friday: 8.30am – 11.00am and 3.30pm – 5.50pm

Saturday: 8.30am – 11.20am

On Saturday mornings we have a limited number of pre-bookable appointments and emergency ‘walk-ins’ until 11.00am on the day.

Please telephone 01865 872448, call at the reception if you wish to book an appointment, make an enquiry or register with the practice. Alternatively, visit our website www.morland-house.co.uk for further information on appointments and the full range of facilities and services that we offer.

The surgery is situated on London Road (just off the roundabout at the top of Holloway Road ). Car parking available.

The surgery is currently accepting new patients from the local area.

NEARLY NEW SALE

GREAT MILTON

SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2009 10 am

THE PAVILION, GREAT MILTON RECREATION GROUND

Quality Children’s Clothing, Toys & Baby Items

at Sensible Prices

To sell your Nearly New Items

Tel: 01844 279948 or Email: mirandacook07@btinternet.com

Little Owls is supporting the ‘Great Milton Pavilion Project’

in raising funds to extend the existing pavilion

DEADLINE REMINDER – Please note that unless articles are in the hands of the Editor by the 20th of the month (unless otherwise stated), such articles will miss the scheduled Newsletter. The views expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Parish Council. All material for inclusion in the July 2009 Newsletter should be with the Editor at 27 Chiltern View, Little Milton, by 8.00 p.m. on 20th June 2009. The Editor reserves the right not to print items submitted for publication and to edit those items, which are published.

Councillor Stuart McGill ( Chairman)	01844 279092
Councillor Barry Coward (Vice Chair)	01844 278970
Councillor Mabel Wood	01844 279670
Councillor Alison Shelton	01844 278144
Councillor David Wakeling	01844 278014
Councillor Tim Robinson	01844 278343
Parish Clerk Raymond Fergusson	01844 279150 fergie.milton1@btinternet.com

	Green	Non Recycle	Recycle	Food
9 June	No	Yes	No	Yes
16 June	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
23 June	No	Yes	No	Yes
30 June	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
7 July	No	Yes	No	Yes

Friday 26th June	Chalgrove	08.00 – 11.00
Sat 27th June	Wheatley Primary School	08.00 – 12.00

7th	10.30 a.m.	Christchurch , Thame
14th	9.30 a.m.	Morning Service led by Me Peter Honeyball
21st	11.00 a.m.	Morning Service led by Mr Colin Watts
28th	11.00 a.m.	Circuit Worship Group

Stall	Contact	Items Required
Bottle Tombola	Jo & Chris Preston 279837	Bottles ranging from ketchup to champagne!
Plants	Joyce Inge 279538	Plants- indoor or outdoor.
Bric-a-Brac	Mary Davies 279471	Good quality items.
Tombola	Sarah Wakeling 278014	Unwanted presents, toiletries, etc.
Cakes	Jane Willis 279468	Cakes, pickles, jam…anything edible!
Home Entertainment	Jeremy Quested 278922	CD’s, DVD’s, Computer Games.
Books	Leslie McCaig 278244	Good quality books.
Children’s Tombola	Melissa Simms 279692	New or good quality toys.
Raffle	Sarah Jones 278120	Any prizes towards main raffle or golf raffle.
Refreshments	Theresa Quested 278922	Cakes and savoury bakes.

Monday Morning Monday Afternoon	10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. 1.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.	Open Door No appointment needed Appointments and phone advice
Tuesday Morning	10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.	Appointments and phone advice
Wednesday & Thursday	Closed
Friday	10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.	Appointments and phone advice

Mon	1st	10.30 a.m.	Fitness/Yoga – Pine Lodge
Wed	3rd	9.45 a.m.	Babies and Toddlers Music Group
Thurs	4th	10.15 a.m.	Great Haseley Baby and Toddler Group in Gt. Haseley Village Hall
Sun	7th	9.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m	Holy Communion CW – St James’ Sunday School Brunch meeting
Mon	8th	10.30 a.m.	Fitness/Yoga – Pine Lodge
Wed	10th	9.45 a.m. 8.00 p.m.	Babies and Toddlers Music Group Parish Council: Pine Lodge
Thurs	11th	10.15 a.m. 7.45 p.m. 2.35 -3.00 pm. 3.05– 3.15 pm	Great Haseley Baby and Toddler Group in Gt. Haseley Village Hall WI Meeting in the Pine Lodge Mobile Library – Village Hall Mobile Library – Old Field
Sun	14th	11.00a.m.	Family Service – St James’
Mon	15th	10.30 a.m.	Fitness/Yoga – Pine Lodge
Tues	16th	7.30 p.m.	Bell Ringing Practice – St James’
Wed	17th	9.45 a.m.	Babies and Toddlers Music Group
Thurs	18th	10.15 a.m.	Great Haseley Baby and Toddler Group in Gt. Haseley Village Hall
Sat	20th	2.00 p.m.	Village Fete at the Manor
Sun	21st	8.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m.	Holy Communion – St James’ Sunday School in St James’
Mon	22nd	10.30 a.m.	Fitness/Yoga – Pine Lodge
Tues	23rd	7.30 p.m.	Bell Ringing Practice – St James’
Wed	24th	9.45 a.m.	Babies and Toddlers Music Group
Thurs	25th	10.15 a.m. 2.35 -3.00 pm. 3.05– 3.15 pm 8.00 p.m	Great Haseley Baby and Toddler Group in Gt. Haseley Village Hall Mobile Library – Village Hall Mobile Library – Old Field Cinema Club – ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Sun	28th	10.00 a.m.	Benefice Communion – St Peter’s
Mon	29th	10.30 a.m.	Fitness/Yoga – Pine Lodge
Tues	30th	7.30 p.m.	Bell Ringing Practice – St James’

SHEILA DUNN

LITTLE MILTON

GREAT HASELEY

Sarah Jones & Raymond Fergusson

QUESTIONS

JOHN HOWELL: Member of Parliament

John Howell holds regular surgeries around his constituency. You do not have to wait for a surgery to come to your area before booking an appointment. If you would like to book a fifteen minute appointment please ring the 01491 614393. The surgery in May will be held in