Wednesday, 10th April: Community Land Trust meeting
Thursday, 11th April: Talk on Church Bells
Church Tower Captain Graham Clifton is giving an illustrated talk about the repair and hanging of bells. He says there will be a few pictures of the restoration of the Steeple Aston bells in 1986.
The talk will be on Thursday, 11th April in the church starting at 7.00 pm. Refreshments will be provided.
Entry is free, but donations to church funds would be appreciated.
Sunday, 14th April : Steeple Aston Spring Clean
The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign. Last year over 400,000 bags of litter were collected by volunteers around the country
This year, Steeple Aston’s Spring Clean litter pick will take place on Sunday 14th April.
Organiser Carl Tomlinson writes: “If you have a few hours to help keep our village looking beautiful, please join us in the Village Hall car park at 10. We’ll provide bags and gloves, and organise all the volunteers into teams.
More information from Carl Tomlinson (carltomlinson1967@gmail.com, 07796 698664).
SOLD OUT
Sunday, 14th April: SACS Spring Concert
Steeple Aston Choral Society’s next concert is called A Spring Evening at the Opera. It will be on Sunday, 14th April at 6.30 for 7.00pm in the Village Hall.
Secretary, Margaret Bulleyment writes:
Come and join us for a convivial evening of favourite opera choruses, arias and spring music.
Programme includes – ‘Easter Hymn’, from Cavalleria Rusticana; Drinking Song, from La Traviata; Bridal Chorus, from Lohengrin; Chorus of Hebrew Slaves, from Nabucco; ‘La Donna e Mobile,’ from Rigoletto,’ plus, Spring from The Seasons etc.
You will know them all and you may even get to join in. Dressing up is optional, but singing your socks off is not.
Table seating (eight to a table) Bar with wine, soft drinks and nibbles.
Tickets £12.00 (Children under 16 free) can be ordered from SACS members, or direct from Margaret Bulleyment 01869 347346 or mtheb749@gmail.com
SOLD OUT – NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR
Saturday, 4th May: Plant Sale & Open Garden
There will be a Plant Sale and Open Garden at Westcott in Middle Aston OX25 5PZ on Saturday, 4th May from 10.00am until 1.00pm.
There will be lots of locally grown plants for sale. Organiser Caroline Edwards says,” My greenhouse is groaning with – dahlias, cosmos, annual climbers, basil, sweetcorn and zinnias. I have some lovely unusual dianthus, verbascum, and some good border fillers – nepeta Walkers Low, gaura White Butterflies, and much more – and some great little tomato plants.
The sale is in aid of Medecins sans Frontieres, Yellow Submarine Oxford and Steeple Aston Church.
Refreshments available.
Saturday, 4th May – Sunday, 12th May: North Oxfordshire Artweeks
The Oxfordshire Artweeks festival will run from 4th-27th May with more than 400 venues to visit across the county. You can see them all on their website.
As part of the North Oxfordshire festival, local artists are exhibiting at The Red Lion pub and Middle Aston House. Details below.
Sue King writes: Three local artists, Ben Downing, Sue King and Ann Moreland will be taking part in Oxfordshire Artweeks for North Oxfordshire during the week 4th to 12th May and you are most welcome to visit their pop-up gallery and exhibition at the Red Lion Pub, Southside, Steeple Aston.
Ben Downing, having worked outdoors for many years, has always enjoyed what every day has had to offer and has been inspired by nature and its changing moods. Ben enjoys drawing, mixed media and painting.
Ann Moreland isa lapsed art student returning to art class after a very long absence. Ann is currently enjoying trying new mediums! She likes to study and try to express the colours of the sky, sea, landscape and flowers. This is her second Artweeks exhibition.
Sue King is interested in painting landscapes of New Zealand and experimenting with different media and tools – most recently with ‘Polyfilla’, bathroom sealant, rollers and packing materials for collage pieces, which is great fun, if a bit messy! Sue has turned many of her paintings into calendars and greeting cards, a selection of which will be available to purchase.
Sunday, 12th May: Opera Workshop for kids
Monday, 13th May: Village Hall AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Steeple Aston Village Hall Management Committee will take place on 13th May at 8.00pm in the Village Hall. . The AGM lasts approximately 15 minutes and is followed by the monthly committee meeting. Members of the public are very welcome to attend.
Saturday, 18th May: Young Farmers’ County Show
Sunday, 2nd June: NGS Open Gardens
The annual opening of village gardens under the National Garden Scheme will take place on Sunday, June 2nd from 2.00 to 6.00pm. The Church Allotments will also be open. Tea and cake will be served in the Village Hall.
The Village Hall Committee are once again organising refreshments for the Open Gardens. The money raised goes towards the Macmillan Nurses and other cancer charities.
If anyone would like to bake or supply a cake, help serve teas in the afternoon (for approximately one hour, for a time to suit you) please contact Barbara Brewer on 01869 340423.
Cakes can be brought to the hall after 10.00am on the Sunday morning or dropped off to Barbara before the event.
More details about the gardens can be found on the National Garden Scheme website.
Thursday, 6th June: Talk on the Royal Commission
Wednesday, 26th June: The Circus
