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PCSO: call the Wallingford Team on 101 or email: [email protected] Non-Urgent Police calls: 101 Crime Stoppers: 0800 555 111 NHS Non-Emergency Number: 111 Parish Clerk: Andrew Wise 01235 511427 Parish Council Chairman: Ros Templeman 07969 349 831 SODC Councillor: Jane Murphy OCC Councillor: Patrick Greene 07899 878 344 Parish Transport Representative: Ros Templeman 07969 349831 Village Hall Bookings Alison Sanders [email protected] 810880 Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator: Nora Haycock 812202 Concessionary Travel: 0845 310 1111 or www.oxfordshire.gov.uk Mobile Library: Wk 2 Wednesdays: Toddlercare, Haddon Hill 10.20 - 10.40 Bus Shelter 10.55 - 11.15 Postal Services: The Village Hall, Brightwell: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 12.30. 01491 834728 Astons Village Hall Tuesday 9.30 - 12.30 Citizens’ Advice Line: 08444 111 444 Consumer Helpline: 03454 04 05 06 www.adviceguide.org.uk Refuse & Recycling Collections: alternate Thursdays Garden Waste Collection: alternate Thursdays with recycling Black Bin dates: 4/18 June, 2/16/30 July, 13/27 August Green & Garden Bins: 11/25 June, 9/23 July, 6/20 August

Editor: Nora Haycock, Peckwater, North Moreton. Phone 01235 812202

Email: [email protected]

Printed by the Churn Benefice

Copy for the September issue should reach the Editor by 20th August

North Moreton News is published four times a year & can also be read on line at

www.North-Moreton.com

North Moreton News

Issue 109 June 2015

Good News!!

The Playground Action Group are extremely pleased to announce that the

grants requested by NMPC on PAG’s behalf have been confirmed. WREN

has contributed £25,000 and SODC £10,000 and we are very grateful to

both of them for their support.

PAG would also like to thank Cllr. Patrick Greene for the contribution from

his Communities Fund, North Moreton Charitable Trust, NMPC and the

Prescotts for their donations and, of course, everyone who supported our

fund-raising events. This money has enabled us to meet the match fund-

ing required by WREN and to provide some extra items for the Trim Trail.

An order has now been placed with Playline Design for the new equip-

ment and installation is due to commence on 14th September 2015. We

will hopefully have a splendid new playground in operation sometime in

early October.

Before that we still have a fundraising event in the diary, which we hope

will be well supported: the very popular Circus Berzercus will be return-

ing to the Barn at North Moreton House on Sunday 13th September with

‘Funny Business’, a second instalment of "comedy and chaos, fun for all

the family". Prices stay as last year, adults £10, children 3 and over £7

(includes tea after the show) and under 3s free of charge. Tickets are now

available through Nora at [email protected]. More infor-

mation to follow, but please book early as last year was a complete sell-

out.

David Powell PAG Chairman

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North Moreton Parish Council

Parish Council Elections At the election held on 7 May the following councillors were elected for a

four-year term: Veronica Gibbs, Sue Harrison, Ian Shipton, David Tebworth

and Ros Templeman. The councillors would like to thank parishioners for

their support and extend special thanks to Doreen and Amanda, the Return-

ing Officer and Poll Clerk, whose friendly and cheerful approach turned our

visits to the Polling Station from a duty to a pleasure.

Roger Haycock

After sixteen years on the Parish Council, nine of them as Chairman, Roger

Haycock retired in May. As most people in North Moreton will know, Rog-

er's contribution to village life over these years has been invaluable, not on-

ly in carrying out administrative duties but also in undertaking practical

tasks almost too numerous to mention – clearing ditches, emptying bins,

laying car-parking mesh, fixing broken signs, supplying sandbags, repairing

equipment, maintaining rights-of-way ... The list goes on.

His conscientious and courteous approach has steered the Council through

many challenging situations and resulted in numerous successes, the latest

of which is the award of substantial grants to the Playground Action Group

for complete refurbishment of the play area in the Rec. Although we offer

Roger our very best wishes for his "retirement", we do hope that it won't be

complete, and that in addition to the honorary positions listed below, he will

still act as our general interpreter of rules and regulations, and – as always –

the provider of wise advice.

Thank you, Roger!

Councillors’ responsibilities

At the council meeting on 11th May, Councillors‟ responsibilities were allo-

cated as follows:

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Dates for your Diary including Forthcoming Events

JUNE

1 Restricted access to All Saints‟ for 3 months 6 „Astonbury‟, Astons Recreation Ground 2pm - 11pm 10 W I Meeting, Village Hall 7.30pm 13 „Messy Church‟, South Moreton School 3.30pm

JULY

5 Pig Roast & Air Pageant ,Melhuish Farm 12noon - 4pm 6 NMPC Meeting ,Village Hall 8pm All welcome 8 WI Garden Meeting 23/26 Beer & Cricket Festival AUGUST

12 WI Meeting, Summer Outing TBC 20 Deadline for copy for September issue of North Moreton News SEPTEMBER

13 Circus Berzercus Part 2, North Moreton House Barn 3pm 14 Playground upgrade starts! 20 Harvest Festival and Blewbury Band Concert, All Saints‟ Church OCTOBER

23 & 24 Two Piano Concert at Melhuish Farm

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Wallingford & its History There are several amazing events in Wallingford during June, which should tempt you to make a way to Wallingford Museum to find out more about the Town's history.

On Saturday 13th June there will be a peal from the bells of St Mary's Church from 12.30 p.m. for about three hours, in commemoration of the signing of Magna Carta. This peal is an initiative which will be happening nationwide during that weekend. As well as listening to the peal, why not come along to the Museum that day to see the 'Magna Carta and All That!' display highlighting Wallingford's role in the events of 1215, and why it is only one of four towns mentioned in Magna Carta.

Then on Sunday 21st June there is the Town's inaugural 'Festival of Cy-cling' - a day celebrating many forms of cycling including community events as well as competitive cycling. It will be based around the tight streets of the Oxfordshire market town. One of the races will be the 'Agatha Christie Youth Girls' race! Use that as an opportunity to visit the Museum to see the exhibition 'At Home with the Queen of Crime' which presents Agatha Christie's life of 42 years residing in the town. There is also the 'Midsommer Murders' display, showing the Wallingford con-nections with this popular TV series.

The weekend of Saturday 27th / Sunday 28th June will bring many visi-tors to the town to experience Wallingford at the time of the Civil War and to witness a re-enactment battle by the English Civil War Society. What better occasion to learn about Wallingford Castle's role in the Civil War - part of the acclaimed new exhibition 'Wallingford's Royal Castle Revealed' which has fresh historical research into the life and importance of one of the greatest royal strongholds of Medieval England.

A £4 ticket will give adults (children free) unlimited access to the Museum for the whole 2015 season. Opening times are:

Tuesdays - Fridays: 2.00 - 5.00 p.m. Saturdays: 10.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Sundays (June - August only) & Bank Holidays 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

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Chairman, Transport, Flooding, Grass Cutting, PAG Liaison: Ros Tem-pleman ([email protected]) Vice-Chair, External Affairs, Cobbs Clay Club Liaison: David Tebworth ([email protected]) Finance: Sue Harrison ([email protected]) Recreation Ground, Website: Ian Shipton ([email protected]) Cricket Club Liaison, Earth Trust: Veronica Gibbs ([email protected]) Honorary Footpath Warden, PAG Liaison: Roger Haycock ([email protected]) Honorary Recreation Ground and Village Path Warden: Iain Craigie ([email protected]).

Ros Templeman, Chairman, NMPC

Moreton Cricket Club

The 2015 cricket season is well under way and the club is fielding sides on

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays as well as competitive matches for the

Ladies and the Juniors. The Sunday team has not had the best start to the

season having lost their first three matches, including a very close and excit-

ing finish against ISIS in the first round of the Friendly Cup - they finally

managed to beat us in the last over. Jonny Yaxley‟s Thursday team has had

a much better start to the season having won four matches with a fifth being

cancelled because of the weather conditions. The Ladies and Junior teams

have also played one match each and both managed well deserved victories.

Tim and Rowan have continued to coach at local schools, including South

Moreton and Blewbury, under the „Chance to Shine‟ scheme which has also

resulted in recruiting some future stars for the club.

If you fancy a game then contact Tim (07958962272) – coaching for ladies

is held every Tuesday evenings and juniors on Friday evenings – everybody

welcome!! Finally, don‟t forget the annual Cricket Festival.... 23rd to 26th

July. Trevor Denning, Chairman

http://www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

mailto:[email protected]


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Mobile Library Service

Following the County‟s consultation on Library Services, North Moreton

will continue to receive fortnightly visits from the Mobile Library. These

will take place on Week 2 Wednesdays - see the County Council website

for dates. Timings with effect from 6th July are:

Haddon Hill Toddlercare Car Park 10.20 - 10.40 a.m.

North Moreton Bus Shelter 10.55 - 11.15 a.m.

Lost & Found

The sunglasses reported lost at the Fete have now been found but another

pair of glasses were lost, this time in the Craft Tent. These are untinted

and have black frames with D&G logo and turquoise on the inside. If you

have them, please contact [email protected].

Also, ten of the green and white metal stakes used to support marking tape

etc. disappeared sometime prior to the Fete. If you have them, please con-

tact John at [email protected] as they are needed for the Air

Pageant.

Messy Church!

There will be another „Messy Church‟ session on 13th June, this time in

South Moreton School Hall starting at 3.30 p.m. Lots of exciting and fun

crafts for children from 1 to 12 years. For more information and to book

please contact Vickie Squires: [email protected] /

07770783468.

Bin Collections

Never miss your Bin Day again! Binfo is an app that tells you all you

need to know about when your bins will be collected, including any date

changes. If you own an iPhone or an Android smartphone you can down-

load and install the Binfo app for free. Go to www.southoxon.co.uk

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The Earth Trust

The Earth Trust are running many interesting courses and events during

the Summer.

Events include:

7th June: Summer Birds at Thrupp Lake - a morning stroll around the

lake learning about summer migrating birds and their habits.

7th June: Upcycling and Natural Creations - Make jewellery, wallets and

other useful items from „waste‟ and natural materials.

30th June & 3rd July: Heritage Skills Taster Workshops on Woolworks

and Grassland Plants.

I4th July: Introduction to Scything

5th July: Summer Fruit Tree Pruning

22nd July onwards: Children‟s Clubs and events

For details of these and other events call 01865 407792 or visit

www.earthtrust.org.uk to download an events brochure.

ASTONBURY 2015 Saturday 6th June 2 - 11 pm

Astons Recreation Ground Live Music Family Fun

Great Food / Beer/ Wine / Fizz /Cocktails Limited Parking so get there early!

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Time to Spare?

If you are a car owner/driver and have time to spare, the Wallingford Volun-

teer Centre would be delighted to hear from you. Although they provide

services such as shopping for the housebound, the main part of their work is

taking people who are unable to drive and find it difficult to use public

transport to the Wallingford surgery, local day centres and hospitals. Clients

pay the driver a small charge to cover petrol and running costs which ranges

from around £3 for a journey within Wallingford to £13 for a trip from

Wallingford to the Oxford or Reading hospitals - all charges include reason-

able waiting time.

You don‟t have to make a regular commitment - some volunteers do sever-

al jobs a week, others do one or two a month and you can advise the office

of periods when you are not available. Thanks to the cutbacks in hospital

transport their workload has increased by 50% over the past 12 months so

any time you can spare would be much appreciated!

To find out more, telephone 01491 836345 between 9.30 and 11.30 Monday

to Friday or email [email protected].

Astons online - Tea with Technology

Aston Online workshops aim to help people to be confident users of the In-

ternet and online services and take place in Astons Village Hall, Thorpe

Street, Aston Upthorpe on the third Tuesday of every month except April,

August and December. No need to book – just turn up. Please bring your

own laptop or tablet if you can but we do have some available in the village

hall if you can‟t.

The event is free-of-charge; tea, coffee, soft drinks, cakes and a post office

are also available. For further information call 07780 958 249 or email

[email protected] .

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North & South Moreton WI

At the AGM held in March, Liz Elliot was again elected President for the

next year. Mary Hodgson was also elected to the committee.

April was a busy month. Polly Vacher gave us a very interesting talk about

life with her donkeys, Muffin and Wizard. It gave us the chance to find out

just what is involved in caring for them. The meeting was held at the Bear

as the village hall was unavailable, which made a pleasant change. We also

hosted the Thames Valley Group meeting at Aston Tirrold Village Hall,

when the Centenary Baton was passed from Berkshire into Oxfordshire on

its journey throughout the country as part of our centenary celebrations.

Julie Summers was our speaker. She is the author of „Jambusters‟ which is

about the WI‟s contribution to the war effort and has been adapted into a

television series, which is currently being shown on ITV.

Our Resolutions Meeting was in May, when we debated the need for a re-

view of how care for those in need is delivered. We were fortunate to wel-

come Ann Lursey from Age UK, who guided us through the implications

of how care is assessed at present. Our decision, voting in favour of the

Resolution will be taken to the Centenary AGM at the Albert Hall by our

local delegate. As this is a special year, a live screening of the event will

be shown at the Corn Exchange in Wallingford.

The speaker at the June meeting is Clive Holmes, who will give a talk

“Pauper to Priest” and the Garden meeting is in July. We are at present

looking into options for the outing in August. A varied programme of

speakers and events has been planned for the rest of the year. We are al-

ways pleased to welcome visitors and new members to any of our meet-

ings. These are usually held at 7.30 on the second Wednesday of each

month, usually at North Moreton Village Hall. Please contact Liz Elliot on

812562 for details. Penny Busby


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All Saints, North Moreton Bad News - Temporary Disruption; Good News – Celebration Concert

This is a brief reminder that our church will have very restricted access for

the duration of the works to provide WC and kitchenette, plus a new vestry

underneath the proposed raised gallery for bell ringing.

Work begins on 1st June and is expected to last about 3 months. During

this time the church will be something of a building site and to maintain

safety, access to the church will be very restricted and it will be locked

overnight.

It is difficult to predict exactly when the bells will be available to ring, but

it is hoped that by the end of the summer this will be possible. As a fund

raising event and to celebrate the completion of the bells and associated

work, we will be holding a ploughman‟s supper and Blewbury Brass Band

concert to coincide with Harvest Festival on the evening of Sunday 20th

September. More details nearer the time.

The restored bells will be rung for this event and will give an opportunity

for other local bell ringers, who have provided continual support to our

project, to ring them as well. It will be wonderful to hear our ancient bells

ring out across the village once again.

Please support this harvest and bell celebration concert and mark the date

in your diaries now. Beryl Jones

Another Date for your Diary!

Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October: Two piano concert at

Melhuish Farm including „Carnival of the Animals‟ with instrumentation

and Heather McGregor as narrator.

Look out for details nearer the date!

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North Moreton Fete

What a wonderful day was had by all on a lovely sunny afternoon at the

Church Fete held on the 10th May and what a brilliant result too as it made

after expenses £3,672.24, for church funds, that is £234 more than last year.

We are so grateful to Vickie Squires for taking on the huge responsibility of

organising this event. In an email Vickie asked for this quote to be included

about the Fete as follows: „We had a huge team of volunteers who helped

make the Fete a fantastic success, however the following people helped in

both the planning and preparation stages: Jacquie and Chris Gibson, Nora

Haycock, Patrick and Mary Greene, John Jones, Gar Evans, Yvonne and

Jeremy Howland, Sue and John Harrison. Without their continuous support

over the last four months the Fete would have not gone so smoothly! The

fantastic number of volunteers who turned out early the Sunday made such

a difference to all the activities held and we applaud their efforts’. The

North Moreton Parochial Church Council wishes to convey their grateful

thanks to everyone who helped and to those who financially contributed to

the success of the Fete and for the funds raised to support our beautiful

church. Patrick Greene Church Warden

CIRCUS BERZERCUS

SUNDAY 13th SEPTEMBER

The Barn at North Moreton House 3pm sharp!

A fun-filled afternoon of Comedy & Chaos for all the family!!

Tickets from [email protected]

Adults: £10 Children: £7 (includes tea after show) Under 3s FOC

Licensed Bar Bangers & Burgers on sale

Proceeds in aid of new playground equipment


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