For Your Diary

Some web links with ideas for holiday activities for children and families (in alphabetical order).

Note: Some may still be restricted by Covid19.

Let me know if you know of any more or if any have stopped - please use the 'Feedback' tab on the left to get in-touch.

• 2Wild (click)
• Ashmolean Museum (click)
• Bate Collection of historical musical instruments (click)
• BBC Terrific Scientific (click)
• BBC Things to Do Nearby in the Next 7 days (click)
• Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (click)
• Blenheim Palace (click)
• Bright Sparks Science (click)
• Buscot Park (click)
• Chewits Sports Courses (Faringdon) (click)
• Cholsey and Wallingford Railway (click)
• Cliveden (click)
• Cogges Manor Farm (click)
• Cornerstone Arts Centre (click)
• Cotswold Country Park and Beach (click)
• Cotswold Forest School (click)
• Cotswold Water Park (click)
• Cotswold Wildlife Park (click)
• Crocodiles of the World (click)
• Didcot Railway Centre (click)
• Earth Trust Centre (click)
• Family Days Out (click)
• Farmer Gows activity farm (click)
• Get Out With the Kids (click)
• History of Science Museum (click)
• Jungle Parc adventure course (click)
• Kelmscott Manor (click)
• Living Rainforest (click)
• NetMums (click)
• Oxford Castle (click)
• Oxford Family Events Guide (click)
• Oxford's museums, libraries & gardens (click)
• Oxford University Museum of Natural History (click)
• Oxfordshire County Council family events landing page (click)
• Oxfordshire Museum (click)
• Pitt Rivers Museum (click)
• The Race Hut Oxford (click)
• Roves Farm (click)
• Science Oxford (click)
• Serious4Sport (Wantage) (click)
• South Cerney Outdoor (click)
• Sports England sport & fitness finder (click)
• Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway (click)
• The Story Museum (click)
• Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre (click)
• Vale & Downland Museum Wantage (click)
• Visit Oxfordshire (click)
• Wantage Leisure Centre (click)
• Wild Edge Archery & Adventures (click)
• Witney Pony Partners (click)

Newbury Showground - 13-15th August 2021

• Stages
  • Black Hangar - Rock n Roll stage
  • Spitfire Pavilion
  • Ricky Tick Stage
• Arena & Showground
• Air Displays
• Stalls
• Other Attractions
• Vehicles
• Camping
• Hair Salon
• Traders & Exhibitors

More information and tickets:-

• www.retrofestival.co.uk/newbury
• www.retrofestival.co.uk/tickets/newbury

Reconstruction work will start at White Hart roundabout in Swindon (A419/A420), from Monday, 16th August, resulting in a closure of the roundabout, with the exception that traffic will still be able to use the junction to leave the A419 southbound to join the A420 eastbound, or to leave the A420 westbound to join the A419 southbound only.

Access will be maintained for emergency services only and diversions will be in place for all other road users.

The work is expected to last for approximately 12 weeks.

Further information <here>.

Childrey & Sparsholt WI Meeting - Tuesday, 17th August 2021, Childrey village hall at 7.30pm

GenerousAPE (‘Animal People Environment’)  “You don’t have to sacrifice style to shop sustainably”.

An evening of conversation with founders of GenerousAPE, the online marketplace for style led sustainable brands, Hugo Empson and David Walker-Smith, ex board director of Selfridges.

More details on the Childrey & Sparsholt WI <here>.

For further information, please click the following link to the VoWHDC website:-

• www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/when-is-your-collection-day/waste-collections-calendar/

Meetings are usually 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.

Contact Pamela P to find out more:-

• www.uffington.net/clubs-asso-cns/garden-club (click)
• or email: [email protected]

WHITE HORSE GARDEN CLUB (Provisional) PROGRAMME 2021

• 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

SPARSHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

Agenda of the Parish Council meeting to be held on LOCAL: Parish Council Meeting - Wednesday, 8th September, 2021 at 7.30pm
at Griffin Memorial Hall, Sparsholt

All members of the public welcome

Open Forum, to include addresses from the public, District & County Councillors

1. TBC

Mrs D Lewis-Pryde, Parish Clerk

Tel: 751923

Depending on restrictions the 2021 show will be held on 25 September at Manor Farm, Hatford, Faringdon, Oxon SN7 8JH.

More details to follow as soon as we have them.

Find out more on the FFF&B website here:-

• www.ploughingmatch.co.uk