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The Harry Blackler Admiration Society put on an excellent production of Harvey in the Village Hall on February 21st. Those who attended experienced a real treat. The performers gave a truly professional performance and our thanks go to them for coming. Thanks also to Marjorie Harris who arranged an excellent evening.



Post Office

It is with great reluctance that Mr & Mrs Absolom announce the closure of the Village Post Office and Stores. It now means villagers having to go out of the village to get their Post Office requirements. Most people will be probably encouraged to go to the more obvious Post Offices in Littlemore and Rose Hill, however, I would like to remind them of a more personal service they could obtain just as close. By going just down the road to Nuneham Courtenay there is an excellent Post Office Stores run by Mr N.R. Tredwell and his wife. Telephone Nuneham Courtenay 201. The Post Office is open Mon Fri 9.00 am - 5.30 pm and on a Saturday 9.00 am - 12.30 pm. The shop is open Mon - Sat 7.00 am - 6.30 pm and on Sundays from 9.00 am - 6.30 pm. Apart from the shop being crammed with provisions there is also an off licence with the usual selection of wines and spirits.



Village Hall

The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall Committee takes place on Monday, March 16th at 8.pm in the Village Hall. All villagers are welcome to attend.



Village Directory

After the forthcoming elections in May I propose to publish a new Village Directory. If you have anything you wish to have included with regard to your Club/Association, please let me know in April.



Parish Council

Notes from the Parish Council Meeting on 16th February 1987.

particular matters which were discussed on February 16th included a report that the problem with the water collecting under the bridge over the underpass has been satisfactorily resolved. It was necessary for a seal on the road itself to be repaired and it is hoped that there will be no further trouble. The precept for the rates had been agreed at the previous meeting but South Oxfordshire district Council provided for additional money to be raised on the rates (about £500.00) to cover the costs of the local elections in May. Voting then will not only be for parish Councillors
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At Clifton Hampden Village Hall on Saturday 21st March at 2.00 p.m. Viewing in the morning. Part proceeds for the John Masefield Cheshire Home in Burcot. It you have any Bric-a-brac, White Elephant, Household goods, Furniture, or any other items you wish to sell, please contact NIKKI KING. Clifton Hampden 7762, as soon as possible, as they can be collected in advance of the sale. Your help and participation would be greatly appreciated.



St. Andrew's Church

A Spring Bazaar will be held in the Village Hall on 4th April 1987, starting at 2.30 p.m. Raffle - Cakes - Jumble Old & New Articles Teas. Come and bring your friends.



Village Hall Interior Decoration

It is intended to redecorate the interior of the hall very shortly. If you feel you would like to help you will be very welcome even if only for a short period. Many hands make light work:



January Meat Draw Winners

1)	Mr Robinson	19 the Crescent	(Chicken)	4763
2)	Mr Cotton	Church Road	(Braising Steak)	4052
3)	Mrs Sellwood	51 The Crescent	(Topside Beef)	4854
4)	Mrs Langsbury	99 Henley Road	(Pork Slices)	4229
5)	Mrs Wallis	Kiln Park	(Leg of Pork)	4792
6)	Mr King	Henley Road	(Liver & Bacon)	4341
7)	Mr Hutton	Kiln Park	(Bacon Joint)	4494
8)	Mrs Wheelan	4 River View	(Lamb Chops)	3936
9)	Mr Hartree	20 The Crescent	(Leg of Lamb)	4785
10)	Mrs Wise	Henley Road	(Bacon Sausage etc)	4306
11)	Mr Culley	Kiln Close	(Chicken)	4563
12)	Mr Sprinks	Church Road	(Mincemeat)	4063
13)	Mr Less	C/O J.Shepherd	(Shoulder of Pork)	4551
14)		99 Mill House	(Sausages)	3724
15)	Mr Webb	14 The Crescent	(Beef Joint)	4760
16)	R.F.Lafle		(Chicken Portions)	4396
17)	Mr E Short	Kiln Park	(Bacon Joint)	4452
18)	Mr Dale	89 Mill Houses	(Sausages)	3921

Thank you again for your wonderful Support. All Over 60's were given a basket of fruit with proceeds.

SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Toilets for the Disabled:

Cattle Market Car Park, Wood Street, Wallingford
Station Road Car park, Didcot
Station Road Car Park, Henley on Thames
London bound carriageway of the A40, Forest Hill, Oxford (1 mile east of Oxford)
Oxford bound carriageway of the A40, Shotover, Oxford (1 mile east of Oxford)
Shotover Plain (Public Open Space), Near Headington, Oxford
Opposite the White Hart, High Street, Wheatley
Riverside Park off High Street, Crowmarsh, Wallingford
Mill Meadows, Meadow Road, Henley on Thames (National Key Scheme)

Sports Facilities:

Henley and District Indoor Sports Centre - The swimming pool at the Centre is reserved for Senior Citizens (OAPS) and handicapped people of any age for an hour at midday on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the year. Special access steps into the shallow end of the pool (where the water is 1m in depth) are in position during these special hours. There are changing rooms with WCs for disabled people.

Didcot Leisure Centre The Centre has extensive facilities for the disabled, including lift, showers and toilets.

Peers Sports & Arts Centre, Littlemore - Swimming for Senior Citizens on Monday afternoons and Wednesday lunchtimes.

Dwellings and Home Improvements for the Disabled:

In certain circumstances the Council has provided new built accommodation for disabled people and its own houses have been adapted so that handicapped people in wheelchairs can be provided with accommodation. It is the Council's present policy, when carrying Out new building schemes, to provide at least one house with adaptations for ease of access etc., for a wheelchair user. The Council can also approve grants for adaptations to private houses for wheelchair users.

Concessionary Fares:

The Council's Concessionary Fares Scheme is available to all men over the age of 65 and women over 60 years of age, blind or disabled persons, the mentally handicapped, people who are deaf or dumb, people who are partially sighted, etc., and, in certain circumstances, specified companions.

The Council is participating in a central emergency call system for Oxfordshire which will be available for the elderly in both public and private sector housing within the District. It is hoped that Town and Parish Councils together with local voluntary groups will be involved in the establishment of community support for the scheme.

Car Parking

Free parking is allowed in all the Council's car parks for users of the Orange Badge Scheme.

For further information concerning any of the foregoing please contact South Oxfordshire District Council, Telephone No. Wallingford 35351.


CLUBS AND VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES

Berinsfield

Berinsfield Teatime Club for the Mentally Handicapped Organiser Mrs P Mabbutt, Social Worker, Social Services Department, Bullingdon Area Office, Wheatley Centre, Littleworth Road, Wheatley, Oxon, OX9 1LY. The Berinsfield Teatime Club is for the mentally handicapped from 9 to 30 years which meets weekly at the Berinsfield Youth Club. The Group undertakes swimming, table tennis, badminton, football, basketball and rounders etc.

Chinnor

Chinnor Concern for Handicapped People (CCHP) Honorary Secretary Mrs J Dawe, Karibu, 13 Rectory Meadow, Chinnor, Oxon. The CCHP is essentially an Access Group which works towards improving access and other essential services for handicapped people living in the community. Journals and other information leaflets on up-to-date information on disability related subjects is supplied to the Chinnor Library.

Darby and Joan Club Organiser Mrs Roderick, Dragons, Church Road, Chinnor. The Darby and Joan Club meets on alternate Mondays in the Reading Room, Chinnor from 2 pm to 4 pm. Transport is provided for members who live on the outskirts of the village. Members can borrow large print books and pay into Christmas or holiday savings clubs, some foods are sold at reasonable prices and a varied programme of events is arranged by the Committee.

Old Folks Fellowship - Organiser Mrs Stroud, 19 Icknield Way, Chinnor. The Old Folks Fellowship meets on the third Tuesday of each month in the Reading Room, Chinnor at 2 pm.

Whist Club Organiser Mrs Tappin, 28 Elderdene, Chinnor. The Whist Club meets every Tuesday evening in the Reading Room, Chinnor and is Open to all.

Didcot

Toy Library for Disabled Children Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot - Telephone Didcot 814411. The Toy Library operates from a caravan in the car park at the Health Centre on Saturday mornings from 9 am to 12 noon.

Helping Hands Service Contact Citizens Advice Bureau, Didcot - Telephone Didcot 813632. The Helping Hands Service organises voluntary help for people in need.

The Red Cross Hand of Friendship Club - Secretary Mrs E W Tappin, 5 Laburnum Grove, Didcot. The Hand of Friendship Club is a club for disabled people and it holds monthly meetings.

Oxfordshire Association for the Blind - Handicraft class for the visually handicapped at the Ciris School, Didcot Contact Mrs Aithea Rolley, 35 Portway, Didcot - Telephone Didcot 813010.

Henley on Thames

Community Help 57A Market Place, Henley on Thames (provides volunteers for various tasks). Toy Lending Library for Handicapped Children - Health Clinic, York Road, Henley on Thames. Organiser Mrs N Pitts, 28 Nicholas Road, Henley. The Library is open on Saturday mornings from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm.

Oxfordshire Association for the Blind - Henley Handicraft Class Telephone Mrs D Sharp, Henley 574887.

Day Centre for the Elderly - Market Place, Henley on Thames - Telephone: 574718. Littlemore

Littlemore Visually Handicapped Society - Contact Miss P Dell - Telephone Oxford 61099. A handicraft class for the visually handicapped Is organised by Miss P Dell at the Further Education Block, Peers School, Littlemore.

Sonning Common

FISH Volunteer Centre, Village Hall, Sinning Common, Reading Telephone Kidmore End 723986. Co-ordinator Mrs J Arch. Facilities provided by the Centre include transport to health centre, hospitals, opticians etc, shopping for the elderly and particularly disabled, befriending and outings which are organised with the Sonning Common Old Peoples Enterprise (SCOPE) Minibus.

Sonning Common and District

Arthritic Fellowship - Contact Mrs R V C Monbiot, Peppard House, Peppard Common, Henley on Thames, RG9 5JE - Telephone No. Rotherfield Greys 424. The Fellowship provides outings and tea parties for people suffering from arthritis.

Thame

Thame Access Committee - Thame Town Council, Thame, Oxon - Telephone Thame 2833. This Committee deals with the improvement of facilities for the disabled in Thame.

Wallingford

Wallingford Old People's Welfare Committee - Mrs B Ayres, 58 Sinodun Road, Wallingford.

Wallingford Day Centre for the Elderly - High Street, Wallingford - Telephone 36467.

Wallingford Work Centre for the Elderly and Disabled - Flint House, High Street, Wallingford. Secretary - Mr R Lawton, 2 St Peter's Street, Wallingford - Telephone 37898. The Work Centre is open five days a week from 9am to 4 pm.

Oxford and District

Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oxford and District Branch - Hon Secretary Mrs E Gray, 3 The Mint, High Street, Wallingford, Oxon, OX1O OXB. Meetings are held in Oxford and the Society arranges social events and outings for its members.


OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Social Services Department of Oxfordshire County Council provide services and facilities for disabled persons. The Divisional Director for South Oxfordshire is based at the Wheatley Centre. Local Offices of the Social Services are at:

Didcot Health Centre Britwell Road Didcot Tel: 814411

Henley on Thames Easby House Northfield End Henley on Thames Tel: 576464

Wheatley Health Centre Littleworth Road Wheatley Tel: 3651

LOCAL BOOKS, etc

Directory of Oxfordshire Organisations - published in 1986 by the Oxfordshire Council for Voluntary Organisations, Pratten Building, New Road, Oxford price £3.45 inc. postage. A comprehensive directory that gives details of the statutory and voluntary caring organisations within the District.

HELP for the Handicapped in Berkshire - published in 1985. Available from the West Berkshire Community Health Council, 10 Gun Street, Reading, RG1 2JR at no charge.

ACCESS IN READING revised in 1985. Available from Reading Borough Council, Civic Centre, Reading, Telephone 55911. This guide aims to encourage people with any and every kind of handicap to get out and about.

ACCESS Guides to Jersey, Paris, The Loire Valley, Norway, Brittany and Israel are available from Mr C Couch, 68B Castlebar Road, Ealing, London, W5.

A comprehensive Publication List is available from RADAR, 25 Mortimer Street, London, WiN 8AB. Telephone 01 637 5400.

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but for District Councillors as well.

A letter was received from Mr & Mrs Absolom who own the shop and Post Office in the village. They will be closing the shop and Post Office on April 27th. A great service has been given to the village by Mr & Mrs Absolom and the Parish Council expressed their gratitude to them.

If anyone in the village would like to run the Post Office from his or her home and this could be on a very part-time basis then enquiries are to be directed to the Head Postmaster at St. Aldates, Oxford, or discussed with the Clerk to the Parish Council, Mrs Heery on Oxford 771176. Applications must be made immediately.

There is to be a Litter Blitz Weekend on Saturday 4th ending Sunday 5th April. Free bags in which to collect the litter are available from Mrs Heery and the filled bags will be removed by the District Council. Although the Parish Council did not agree on a particular time to collect litter, it is hoped anyone who would like to participate will collect bags and make this contribution to the tidiness of the village.

Letters were received about the distribution of the E.E.C. butter. There is to be a meeting to decide on how the distribution will take place and full details will be given thereafter.

The next meeting is the Annual Parish Meeting which will be at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall on Monday 23rd March. The Annual Meeting reviews the matters dealt with by the Parish Council during the previous year and the finances of the Parish Council during the past year are also considered. Mrs King the District Councillor will give her support and a report and it is hoped that our County Councillor also will be present. There is an opportunity for the people in the village to raise matters with or Councillors and to give suggestions as to plans for the forthcoming year. The monthly Parish Council meeting will commence at 7.30 pm on 23rd March in the hope that the business will be concluded by 8.00 pm. Both the Parish Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting are open to everyone.

Can I remind you again that elections are in May. Please contact Mrs Heery to find out when you should collect nomination papers and what procedure you have to follow to complete them.



Sandford and Littlemore Beat

Only a short article this month. Just enough to inform you that I will be stamping some more bikes this month at my Surgeries at the Community Centre. Giles Road, Littlemore. The times are at the end of this article. Last month I spent three days at Lawn Upton Middle School, taking part in their Crime Week. I was accompanied by PC Khan and PC Franklin from the Community Liaison Dept at Oxford. During the three days we covered many aspects of Police work involving the children as much as possible. I would personally like to congratulate the parents of the very many children who took part that week and on their childrens' manners and behaviour. It was excellent. Thank you and well done. If you want help or advise on any problem which might involve the police, please contact me on Oxford 249881 Ext 2514 and leave a message. Thankyou Until next month, take care.

Surgeries for March:
FRIDAY 6th 4pm - 5pm Bike Stamping
FRIDAY 20th 4pm 5pm Bike Stamping