​Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service

All it takes is one distraction

Did you know that 1 in 3 people rescued from house fires in Oxfordshire are rescued from cooking fires? Or that distraction is the main cause of cooking fires?
 
It's easy to get distracted - the phone rings, someone's at the door or a TV show catches your attention. If you need to leave your cooking, even for a couple of minutes:
 
• turn down the heat
• set the timer
• or ask someone to watch it for you
• Or could find that Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service firefighters join you for dinner!

Find out more at: www.365alive.co.uk/cooking

FARINGDON & DISTRICT U3A MEETING ON THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2018

Faringdon and district U3A will hold their December meeting in the Corn Exchange at 2.30pm.  The speaker will be Derek Gale, a Faringdon local photographer and trainer, who will talk about “How to take a better photograph”.  Derek is well-known to the photography group;  he will explain the art of improving our photographs and even give an insight into the technical aspects of this fascinating hobby.  Refreshments will be available after the talk.  All members are welcome, but visitors are required to contribute £1.50.

For further information please use the website on https://faringdondistrictu3a.com/ or contact the chairman Margaret Brown on 01367 615 385. 

​Beauty Spot Thefts

Please be vigilant around rural beauty spots - this area has had 8 thefts from vehicles last weekend alone.
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​Citizen’s Advice

People who have difficulty paying their energy bills might be able to take advantage of the Warm Home Discount, a new kind of grant offered by the government and energy suppliers. 

The Warm Home Discount is a scheme that provides people on low incomes with a single discount of £140 on their winter electricity bill. (You might be able to get the discount applied to your gas bill instead - contact your supplier to find out.) 

The discount will not affect your Cold Weather Payment or Winter Fuel Payment.

Not all energy suppliers are part of the scheme. You can contact your supplier to see if they offer the discount. (If the supplier doesn’t, you might want to switch to a supplier that does.)

Most people who are eligible will receive the discount automatically, without having to apply. This will be the case if, on 8 July 2018:
- They were with an energy supplier that is part of the scheme; and
- They were receiving the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit; and
- Their name (or their partner's name) was on the bill.

If you don't receive the discount automatically, you might be eligible if you have a low income and receive certain means-tested benefits. Bear in mind that energy suppliers could have different eligibility rules. Applications for the discount open at different times for each supplier and people who are not auto-enrolled need to apply as soon as possible to improve their chances.

Further details are available from https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme. Citizens Advice can help. Contact us in person during opening hours or on the telephone (Adviceline 03 444 111444). For locations of offices and opening hours see www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/oxfordshire-south-vale

In celebration of 100 years of votes for women : 

Saturday 17th November in the Corn Exchange 

Everyone is invited to a full day of celebration in the Corn Exchange - see back of Flyer for full details. 
Tickets are £3 (which includes a drink & a cake!) and everyone is welcome. 

There will be stalls & information & activities all day, including talks and taster sessions up at the Faringdon Clinic. 

In particular, there will be a brilliant discussion panel starting at 2.30 pm with speakers from a variety of backgrounds - have a look at the details. We look forward to seeing everyone there! For more information phone 01367 241452.
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Sunday November 11th 2018

12 noon at the Great Coxwell War Memorial
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​Faringdon Regent Cinema is pleased to announce it will be showing the following films in November 2018:
 
Weds 7th November - Book Club (12A)
(2018 - Comedy, Drama, Romance)
 
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
Film duration: 1 hour 44 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 door
Matinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films (inc half price pre-booked Blockbuster evening cinema tickets)
 
Friday 30th November - Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG)
(2018 - Comedy, Musical, Romance) 
 
Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand re-opening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Film duration: 1 hrs 54 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

​Calling all artists and craftspeople

Every year the village joins Oxfordshire Artweeks and opens various spaces though the village to exhibit our own work and that of selected creative friends. "Artweeks is the opportunity to see amazing art in wonderful places”. If you make things and would like to be part of the group please get in touch with Karen Vogt who is organising it this year - tel: 01367 241707 or email karen@vogt.org.uk , or the newsletter and I will forward it on to her. DATES are 11-12 and 18-19 MAY 2019. 

Artweeks website is https://www.artweeks.org

​In celebration of 100 years of votes for women : 

Saturday 17th November in the Corn Exchange 

Everyone is invited to a full day of celebration in the Corn Exchange - see back of Flyer for full details. 

Tickets are £3 (which includes a drink & a cake!) and everyone is welcome. 

There will be stalls & information & activities all day, including talks and taster sessions up at the Faringdon Clinic. 

In particular, there will be a brilliant discussion panel starting at 2.30 pm with speakers from a variety of backgrounds - have a look at the details, get your tickets from Stay Grounded, the Gifted Magpie or the Mustard Seed - we look forward to seeing everyone there! (There is even a free creche – see details for booking this). For more information phone 01367 241452.