Tuesday 3rd October 2017 in the Faringdon Corn Exchange.
The Annual Open Day will be held between 10.00 and 12.00.  This event is both to attract new members and also to allow existing members to learn something about Groups with which they are not familiar, and which they might consider joining.  Do come along to browse among the many stands, to chat with group Leaders and to see if anything takes your fancy.  Encourage other friends to come along as well.  All are welcome.  Refreshments will be available.
Thursday 19th October     NB  change of week
In the Corn Exchange we are delighted to welcome Anne Roberts from the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society who will tells us about Kha the architect and his wife Merit.  This middle class couple lived in ancient Egypt in about 1500 BC.  Their unplundered tomb was discovered in 1906. Its entire contents provides a unique insight   into everyday life and death in ancient Egypt.  Come and join us at 2.30pm.  All members are welcome but visitors must contribute £1.50.  Refreshments are available.

The current scheme which has been running at their Household Waste Recycling Centres for 15 years allowed residents to deposit up to three DIY waste items for free before being charged a small fee of £1 for each additional item.

From the 1st October 2017 this changes to a small fixed fee per item of £1.50 for most non-household or DIY items. Residents can still deposit household waste for free at their local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

More information about the changes can be found online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/chargeablewaste

Oxfordshire South and Vale Citizens Advice says an increasing number of clients are contacting them to express concerns about high energy supply tariffs.    
Now Citizens Advice nationally has called for suppliers to follow the lead of the energy regulator Ofgem by identifying areas where lower electricity market costs can be passed on to consumers as price cuts.

Ofgem has announced that it will reduce the level of the prepayment meter cap from about £1,067 to £1,048 on average, for a dual fuel prepayment customer who uses a typical amount of energy. The reduction was prompted by lower forecast wholesale costs in supplying electricity to prepayment meter customers and also by lower than expected costs to consumers of the government’s Capacity Market auction for the coming winter.
A Citizens Advice spokesperson said that energy suppliers should consider following Ofgem’s lead by identifying other possibilities for lower costs to be turned into price cuts.
For further help on fuel costs or on other subjects covered by Citizens Advice, visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk or telephone 03 444 111 444 or drop in to your nearest Citizens Advice. For locations and opening hours see www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/oxfordshire-south-vale
 Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale is an independent charity that provides the local Citizens Advice service. Our 150 skilled volunteers work from five locations, are supported by 10 staff, and advise over 10,000 clients each year. All our income is raised locally.

On 12th/13th September an inflated tent in a friend’s garden blew away in the storm. It is grey with four inflated ribs, about 8 ft square and about the same height. Unfortunately they were not here to take it down before the storm hit. It will have flown away like a balloon.

If anyone sees it or hears of anyone who has can they please contact me, Pat Cook, (see village email for contact details). 

Many thanks, Pat

One of the ponies in the field next to the donkeys has had his feathers cut off (hair above his hooves) which is a sign that he is a target for theft. Those 3 ponies are now in one of the little paddocks beside Puddleduck Lane and combination padlocks are on both large and small gates into the yard from Puddleduck. Could you please spread the word and ask people to keep a lookout for torchlight /cars/ hoof sound/ neighing, anything untoward and to immediately alert the police and Adam (see village email for contact details).
Thank you.

The Fairer Sex  - Women and the Great Western Railway is the topic of the September talk given by Dr Rosa Matheson, a local author and well-known railway historian in Faringdon Corn Exchange at 2.30pm. The Great Western Railway struggled with this question for many years - as it believed that “the first aim of women’s existence is marriage” but women were the cheapest form of labour!  Refreshments available after the talk.  All members are welcome to attend but visitors are required to pay £1.50.  Further information is available from the chairman on 01367 241 241 or on the web site on faringgdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com.
Advance notice of the Autumn U3A Open Morning on Tuesday, 3rd October.

Friday 22nd Sept - Hidden Figures (PG)
(Biography/Drama/History - 2016) Film duration 2 hours 7 mins plus 15 min interval
A drama, based on true events, about a group of African-American women who were hired by NASA for their skills in mathematics to be a part of America's space programme in the 1960s
Director: Theodore Melfi
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Kostner
 
Blockbuster Nights @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon.

Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets in advance £4 Adults £3 Under 18s £10 Family (pay by phone 01367 240281)

TICKETS ON DOOR : £5 Adults, £4 U18s, £11 Family

For more info/ tickets contact Faringdon Info Centre on 01367 240281 or email regentcinema@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk or visit www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema

Can you help?

Hello, I am local (from Faringdon) and I am keen to get involved in a project that is trying to catalogue the remaining WW1 wooden cross grave markers. The project link is this:

http://thereturned.co.uk

If you know if there are any such wooden crosses kept locally please contact Susan Johnson

florencejohnson@hotmail.com

Ian & Karen Mason have recently revamped the book exchange and removed old, unloved, musty and dusty books and restocked a couple of shelves with new titles.  Please drop by and have a browse. 

Thanks to everyone for their book donations.  If you have any books to donate, it would be best to bring them to Ian & Karen’s house (Orchard End, house on the left just as the road forks up to the church) rather than putting them in the ‘phone box, please.   Sadly quite a few old treasured books had been put on the floor of the box and they just get damp and mouldy.  Which is such a shame.  The Masons can store them in the dry and use them as part of their regular restocking of the shelves.  Thanks!!!

See village email for contact details.

Saturday 25th November 
Puzzles, Gifts, Raffle
In aid of St Giles church