For Your Diary

For those who may like to join in, Leonora and Andrea hold a communion service each Sunday at 10.00am via Zoom, followed by coffee together online.

If you would like to join them, please contact Revd Andrea Colbrook for details of the Zoom link and passwords, as well as a copy of the service.

• [email protected] or
• telephone 07749-865052

Finally, both Leonora (760112) and Andrea (07749865052) are at the other end of the phone for anyone who would like a chat.

The next 'meeting' of the book club will be on Monday, 7th December at 8pm.

The book this month is 'The Greengage Summer' by Rumer Godden available from Hive (click link to visit).

Just a reminder that the Book Club is currently meeting via Zoom.  So if anyone fancies joining in with our reading and discussions over the winter,  they are welcome to do so.  However, once the Pandemic is over and we can again meet in our houses, we will have to restrict membership to 12.  Please call (number below) if you are interested.

To join the group, get in touch with Barbara.

Contact Barbara W for further information:-

Submitted by Barbara W.

96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood - don't leave it to someone else. If you’re generally healthy and aged between 17 and 65, you can probably donate.

The next donation session will be at The Beacon, Wantage and is on Thursday, 17th December between 13.15 & 19.15.

Here is the advice re donating during COVID19 lock-down:-

• www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/coronavirus-covid-19-updates

For your trouble, you'll enjoy a complimentary cup of tea and selection of biscuits, alongside the satisfaction of knowing that you're actively helping others.

Can you give blood?

Most people can give blood, but before the NHS can accept your blood they need to ensure there's no risk of harming you or the patients who will receive it. Use the below links to the Give Blood website to see if you are eligible to give blood:-

The Church of the Holy Rood Christmas carol service is an opportunity for the Sparsholt & Westcot community to celebrate Christmas together.

This year, there's a carol service on Tuesday, 22nd December at 7.30pm at the Church of the Holy Rood, Sparsholt, as the usual Christmas Day family carol service can't happen this year.

More details about this and other services in the Ridgeway can be found <here>.

NOTE: If you would like to come to a service, you need to reserve a seat.

Please email [email protected] (click) or if you would prefer, please phone Mary on 01235 769257 stating
the time date and place of the Carol Service you wish to attend in the subject of the message.

You will need to say how many seats you wish to reserve but this should only be people from your own family/bubble.

If you know someone who is not on the internet but would like a seat then this should be sent on a separate email, clearly stating who the ticket is for, so that we make sure the reservations fit the numbers of available seats in the church.

This is a small friendly garden club based in Letcombe Regis. It caters for all levels of gardener.

Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in Letcombe Regis Village Hall (click) September through to April (apart from December).

• 20th January
• Subject: A Club Evening and brief AGM.
• Wine and nibbles will be served.

• 17th February
• Subject:  ‘Scent in the Garden’
• Talk by Anthony Powell

• 17th March
• Subject:  ‘A Talk on Asters’
• Talk by Helen Picton

• 24th April
• Subject: The Plant Market!
• The main source of funds for this society

Evening visits to be arranged in May and June.

Meetings in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RA

Meetings held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

Membership £10 per year. Visitors £2.50 per meeting.

Find out more:-

• www.uffington.net/clubs-ass-ns/garden-club/ (click)

WHITE HORSE GARDEN CLUB (Provisional) PROGRAMME 2021

• Thursday 4th February
  • ‘The Winter Garden at Spring Cottage’ by Val Bourne.
  • www.valbourne.co.uk
• Thursday 4th March
  • ‘Trees – under the canopy’
  • By Ben Jones, Curator of Oxford Botanic Garden Arboretum
• Thursday 1st April
  • ‘Peonies – how to plant, grow and propagate’
  • By Alec White from Primrose Hall Peonies
• Thursday 6th May
  • ‘Hydrangeas’
  • By Sally Gregson from Mill Cottage Plants.
  • Plants for sale. www.millcottageplants.co.uk
• Saturday 15th May – Plant sale
• Thursday 3rd June
  • DAY VISIT TO Bramdean & Maverleys TBC
• Thursday 24th June 6pm
  • VISIT to Buckland Gardens
  • Visitors £2.50
• Thursday 1st July
  • VISIT OXFORD ARBORETUM TBC
• Wednesday 14th July 2pm
  • VISIT to Englefield House & Gardens, Theale, Reading RG7 5EN. £7.50 includes tour.
  • Teas available in from Estate Café.
  • Plants for sale in estate garden centre. TBC
• AUGUST – free
• Thursday 2nd September
  • ‘The Care and Pruning of Fruit Trees and Bushes’
  • By Chris Lanczak from Waterperry Gardens, Oxford.
• Thursday 7th October
  • ‘Where did your Garden Grow – a fascinating history of our familiar garden plants’. www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk
  • By Christine Skelmersdale
• Thursday 4th November
  • ‘In the not so Bleak Winter’ by Timothy Walker. www.timothywalker.org.uk.
• Thursday 2nd December
  • AGM &Talk by Woodchester Valley Vineyard from Stroud. www.woodchestervalleyvineyard.co.uk
  • Seasonal refreshments and wines to sample/purchase