As mild December gives way to a colder, frostier new year, Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale is encouraging people to analyse their home energy spending and take steps to cut down on fuel wastage. The charity has these tips:

1. Check your bills carefully and make sure you're on the cheapest tariff. Most energy suppliers offer fixed price tariffs, where the price of a unit of energy will remain the same for the length of the deal. Think about switching to a new supplier (for an energy prices comparison tool, go to https://energycompare.citizensadvice.org.uk). Citizens Advice has helped many people to switch successfully to a new energy supplier, so contact us to discuss your options.
2. Make your home energy-efficient. Insulate lofts and walls, double-glaze your windows and use thick curtains to keep heat in. Get your boiler serviced annually. Grants are available to help with insulation: call the Energy Saving Advice Service on 0300 123 1234, Monday to Friday 9 am to 8 pm.
3. Your central heating thermostat and your timer (or programmer) are your good friends and allies when it comes to saving money. Shave down the timings so that the boiler is only working when you need it. A thermostat temperature of 20 degrees is adequate for most homes.    
4. Try an online Home Energy Check at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/resources/tools-calculators  
5. For those who qualify, various grants and discounts are available to help with bills: the Warm Home Discount https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme and the Winter Fuel Payment https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment 
6. Sign on to the Priority Services Register if you're of pensionable age, disabled or chronically sick. The scheme gets you extra energy services free of charge. Visit https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk for further information.

For more help and support, contact Citizens Advice in person or on Adviceline (03 444 111444). For locations of offices and opening hours see www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/oxfordshire-south-vale

​Great Coxwell WI would like to invite you to come to our meetings. We are a small friendly group and meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room. We have different speakers every month as well as time for a drink, raffle and chat. 

We hope that you will be able to join us and enjoy the activities we arrange.

In February we have invited Denis Pope from the Faringdon Fundraising branch of the RNLI to come and talk to us about their vital work.  We will meet at the Reading Room on Tuesday 12th February at 7.30pm.  New and existing members, we hope to see you there.
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​Faringdon Regent Cinema is pleased to announce it will be showing the following films in February 2019:
 
Weds 6 February - King of Thieves (15)
(2018 - Crime, Drama)
A British crime caper, based on the Hatton Garden robbery in which a group of ageing criminals plan a multi-million pound jewellery heist
Stars: Michael Cain, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox
Film duration:  1 hour 48 mins (no interval)
Free tea/coffee and a biscuit
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pmTickets in advance £4 from Faringdon Information Centre / £5 on the doorMatinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films (inc half price pre-booked Blockbuster evening cinema tickets)
 
Friday 22 February - A Star is Born (15)
(2018 - Drama, Music, Romance) 
A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral
Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott
Film duration: 2hrs 16 min (plus 15 min interval)
Licensed bar, refreshments, ice-creams and popcorn
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family
 
Weds 20 February - Smallfoot (U)
(2018- Animation, Adventure, Comedy)
A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as "humans" really do exist 
Stars: James Corden, Channing Tatum, Zendaya
Film duration: 1 hour 36 mins (plus 15 min interval)
Refreshments, ice-creams, popcorn
Kids Cinema @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 1.30pm, films starts 2.00pm
Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family
 
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
 
Tickets can be bought in advance from Faringdon Information Centre, 5 Market Square, Faringdon SN7 7HL
 
Many thanks for helping to promote Faringdon's community cinema.
With kind regards
 
Billie Hayter
Faringdon Regent Cinema
Tel: 01367 240281
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Easy to use, only used once, large, wipeable and foldable playpen with door for sale. Can be used indoors or outdoors for babies or puppies. Also indoor and outdoor swing for sale. Only used a handful of times.

​Please contact Sally Tipple on sally.tipple@btinternet.com or phone 01367 244318. Paid £100 for both but will sell together for £50 or nearest offer. See photos of the same items below

​The February meeting will be on Thursday 14th February in the Faringdon Corn Exchange at 2.30pm.

The speaker will be Anthony Burdall, talking on Alycone Round Britain, his personal experience of sailing around Britain.  The talk is accompanied with amazing photographs, taken from the water.  Anthony will speak about the many “magic moments” resulting from the weather, places and people he met during this life-changing trip.

Refreshments are available after the talk.  All members are welcome but visitors are required to pay £1.50.  Further information available from the chairman Margaret Brown on 10367 615 385 or the web site   - https:/faringdondistrictu3a.com/ 

Friday 25th January - The Children Act (12A) (2017 - Drama ) 

As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principles

Stars: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin
Film duration: 1 hrs 45 min (plus 15 min interval)

Licensed bar, refreshments, ice-creams and popcorn

Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon

Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm

Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family
 
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
 
Tickets can be bought in advance from Faringdon Information Centre, 5 Market Square, Faringdon SN7 7HL
 
Many thanks for helping to promote Faringdon's community cinema.

With kind regards
 
Billie Hayter
Faringdon Regent Cinema
Tel: 01367 240281

Don’t let the sparks fly this winter
Nearly 50% of all chimney fires in Oxfordshire happen during January, February and March. If you enjoy cosying up in front of a log fire, make sure the sparks don't fly at home this winter.
Have a cosy home not a fire zone
• Get your chimney swept at least once a year, if you regularly have log fires get it swept more frequently
• If you have a 1st floor fireplace check that it is clear of debris
• Store logs away from the fireplace
 Find out more at: www.365alive.co.uk

Thursday 10th January 2019
January Japes  in the Faringdon Corn Exchange at 12.15 for 12.30.
The menu for our New Year celebration is in the Winter Newsletter.  The cost is £15.00 per person.  To book contact Rita Higazi on 01367 244 494.  The deadline is 31st December 2018. The meal is followed by a talk and photograph show by Tony and Rosemary Hadland in the Corn Exchange at 2.30pm.  They will talk about their visit and their exploits in the Falkland Islands.  The talk is open to everyone but visitors must pay £1.50.  Refreshments available after the talk.

Thursday 17th January 2019
An extra meeting – a Film Show about Britain on Film: Rural Life – an evocative exploration of the British countryside.    This show starts at 14.30 in the Corn Exchange
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