​A pickup has been seen driving through the village looking like it’s checking out properties.

Please be vigilant and lock up sheds, garages etc. 

Saturday 3rd November 2018 
At Foxley (pink cottage at the bottom of the village)
Free entry, coffee & cake, raffle etc
Puzzles, Gifts, Chutney, Jewellery 
In aid of St Giles church
Please contact Jane Holmes 241367
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Faringdon Regent Cinema is pleased to announce it will be showing the following films in
October 2018: 

Weds 3rd October - The Leisure Seeker (15)
(2017- Adventure, Comedy, Drama)
 
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, travelling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West.  They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and suprise right up to the very end.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland
Film duration: 1 hour 52 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 12th October - Frantz (12A)
(2016 - Drama, History, Romance)
French/German language with English subtitles
 
In the aftermath of WW1, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé's grave to lay flowers.
Stars: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner
Film duration: 1 hr 53 mins (plus 15 min interval)
Licensed bar.  Tea/Coffee and snacks run by Faringdon Twinning Association
French film night @ The Regent Cinema, Faringdon Corn Exchange
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
 
Friday 19th October - Journey's End (12A)
(2017 - Drama, War) 
 Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer, Stanhope, as they await their fate.
Stars: Sam Clafflin, Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham
Film duration: 1 hrs 47 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 24th October - Duck Duck Goose (PG)
(2018 - Animation, Adventure, Comedy)
 
Peng rejects the community of his tight-knit flock of geese in an attempt to live life on his own terms, but when he narrowly rescues two young ducklings from an eccentric but deadly cat, the two latch onto Peng like a parent.  The makeshift trio embark on dangerous journey to reach their respective flocks
Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya, Lance Lim
Film duration: 1 hour 31 mins (plus 15 min interval)
Tea/Coffee, popcorn, sweets, ice-creams all 50p - FREE squash
Kids Cinema@ The Regent, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 1.30pm, film starts at 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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Are you interested in becoming a Community Governor? We are looking for a new Community Governor. If you think you might be interested, please read on.

Being a governor is rewarding and effective way of making a voluntary contribution to your community and to the lives of children. Community Governors are appointed by the Governing Body to represent community interests. They should live or work in the community served by the school and have a keen interest in the schools success. It is important to note that our new Community Governor must not have children currently, or in the near future attending Longcot and Fernham CE Primary. Ideally we would like our new Community Governor to have a keen interest in Health and Safety or Finance aspects of Governance but we will look at all applicants on an individual basis.

What do Governors do?
Governing Bodies are strategic leaders in schools. Governors meet approximately once per term and include parent, teachers and support staff at the school.
Have you got?
•      An interest in our children’s future
•      Time energy and enthusiasm
•      A desire to make a difference
•      Readiness to accept responsibility
•      An ability to work as a team
•      Are you happy to ask challenging questions?
Then you could have what it takes to join our governing body, working with others to get the best for our children.

If you are interested in becoming a Community Governor, please email an application of no more than 150 words, detailing why you want the position and what skills, attributes and experiences you have that will make you an ideal community governor at Longcot and Fernham CE Primary School. Please submit your written application to the School Office on the following email address: office.3232@longcot-and-fernham.oxon.sch.uk by Thursday 18th October 2018
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​Harmony InSpires, award-winning a capella ladies’ chorus, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an afternoon of music and entertainment on 13th October. As well as Harmon InSpires, there will be guest musicians from St Helen and St Katharine School, songs from Crescendo and an audience with Paul Mayhew-Archer, who has just returned from his successful appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The MC for the show will be former mayor of Abingdon, Duncan Bhaskaran Brown, The Civic Coach.

Tickets are on sale through the website, www.harmonyinspires.org, emailing tickets@harmonyinspires.org or call 07557 519481. Adults £10, Under 18s £5, Family (2 adults 2 children) £25.

There will be refreshments and a raffle.

The show is in the theatre at St Helen and St Katharine School, Abingdon, doors open at 2.30pm and the show starts at 3pm and will finish at 5pm.

http://www.harmonyinspires.org/Facebook/ WWW.HARMONYINSPIRES.ORG
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Sunday, 14th October 2018
 
10.30 Harvest Festival Service
 
Followed by
Ploughman’s Lunch 
in the Reading Room
(Donations for St Giles Church)
 
Cheese/pate ploughman’s and a drink

All Welcome
 
If you would like to reserve a place, please contact:
 
Sylvia Athawes (241179), 
 sylvia.athawes@btinternet.com
Or  Jane Holmes (241367)
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Drop in to the Reading Room for coffee and conversation, news and views

Everyone welcome, walkers, talkers and listeners.
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There can be few experiences as disheartening and utterly deflating as floating back to your car after some marvellously therapeutic shopping trip, laden with parcels and shopping bags, to find a black and yellow parking notification attached to your windscreen, like some enormous striped stinging hornet - and certainly having a stinging effect on your feelings too.
 
It could spoil anyone’s day - but don't let it! Don't panic, don’t curse and don't waste any time before getting to grips with the problem. 
 
The Citizens Advice website has a useful section which you should consult: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/parking-tickets/ 
 
If you think the ticket was justified (and let’s face it, some of them are), one option is to pay the fine right away, thus getting a substantial discount:
 
- 50% if you pay a Penalty Charge Notice or Excess Charge Notice within 14 days
- 40-60% if you pay a Parking Charge Notice within 14 days
 
If you think that you were parked correctly and within the rules, or there were mitigating circumstances, you can try an appeal (but don't pay a ticket issued by a parking company that isn't a member of the Accredited Trade Association - they can't force you to pay or take you to court).
 
If you appeal, you should explain that you didn't break any rules, and, if possible, send evidence to prove it.
 
Citizens Advice is frequently consulted about parking tickets. If you get one and aren't sure how to proceed, it's comforting to know that there are sympathetic people you can talk to. 
For more help, contact Citizens Advice on Adviceline 03 444 111444 or drop in to your nearest Citizens Advice. For locations and opening hours see www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/oxfordshire-south-vale
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Are there houses in the village who suffer from unacceptably low Water Pressure? And does anyone feel it has got worse as the new estates have been occupied?
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Thank you to all of you who came. It was really busy and we made £205 for the village park.

Thank you to Pam Smith, Jane Selby-Lowndes and Lauren Gale for running it.

If you would like to help as a server or baker we would love to have your help - thank you. Please email newsletter and get in touch.
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