Category Archives: Events in and around Dorchester

Village newcomers information evening – 18th October

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New, and not-so-new residents – please join us for our biennial information evening.

Tuesday 18th October 2016 Village Hall, Queen Street 7pm to 9pm

Village Clubs, Societies and Voluntary Organisations – promote your activities, with table-top display space provided free of charge.

Villagers and visitors – everyone is welcome to attend, to talk to event organisers, collect leaflets and contact information and, most important of all, enjoy an informal village gathering.

There are more than 30 organisations in the village so everyone should find several things of interest.

More information from Geoff Russell, Parish Clerk – tel: text 07745 311434 and email parishclerk@dorchesteronthames.co.uk

Complementary Light Refreshments will be served

See the event details in our calendar

The Dorchester Flyer – New Minibus Service to Wallingford off to a flying start!

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The Parish’s new mini-bus service to Wallingford has got off to a flying start! More than 40 villagers have registered for the service, and it has been much appreciated by the first users.

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Timetable:
Every Friday
Departs Dorchester (Herringcote): 10.15 12.00
Departs Wallingford (Corn Exchange): 11.40 13.00

The bus will stop at any of the bus stops in the village on request

Fares:
£1.50 per single journey or £3.00 return if you buy a “Dorchester Flyer’ card giving 10 journeys for £15.00
(£4.00 return for one-off trips.)

Tickets must be purchased in advance; the bus drivers cannot take money.
Sorry, bus passes cannot be used.

Tickets are available from Lily’s

Lily’s Opening times are:
Monday–Saturday 9:00am–5:00pm
Sunday 10:30am–5:00pm
Closed Tuesdays
28 High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire OX10 7HN
Tel: 01865 340900

Cash or cheques only please!

 

Thanks to everyone who has used the service already.

And if you haven’t used it, do try it!

For information on this and other available transport, please do keep an eye on our travel page for updates.

Choose and deliver books to those who cannot get to a library

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Your county council has launched a new campaign appealing for home library service volunteers to help less able people in their community by choosing and delivering books to those who cannot get to a library.

Who benefits? Anyone who cannot get to a library, including the elderly and many disabled people across Oxfordshire who need a volunteer to bring library services to their door. They need a friendly face who can stop by once every three weeks to bring them some new books or CDs and stop for a little chat.

Is the home library service really so important? Yes – the home library service brings entertainment, pleasure and human contact to people, where they may otherwise have none.

Could you spare a little time? Schedules can work around you and you can organise the drop off times directly with the people you deliver to, meaning you can fit it around your busy life. Expenses are reimbursed and you can do as many or as few journeys as you wish.

Visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/homelibrary or contact your local library to find out about volunteering for the home library service and helping people near you.

I sat down and imagined how I’d feel if I was totally housebound. I know the importance of having literature and company in my life now I’m living alone, so I thought it’s important to reach out to others who may not have much contact with the outside world. […] It’s fulfilling and very rewarding. The ladies I deliver to are keen to chat and talk about the authors and the plots.

Gracie, 76, Faringdon – volunteer

The Home Library Service means a lot to me, it’s a real lifeline. Having reached this age of 88, I hadn’t realised how alone you are. […] It makes me appreciate the Home Library Service more than ever.

Edna, 88, Banbury – service user

Dorchester Autumn Flower show

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What a great show that was. As you would expect from a gathering including many gardeners, no-one was put off by the rain on the day and a good crowd turned up to view 280 entries from more than 60 entrants. The hall looked stunning, and the fruits of all this lovely autumn sunshine were very much in evidence. It was especially good to see more children entering the show, including many entries from St Birinus Primary School.

The committee would like to thank all those who entered and who helped to make the show such a success. Special thanks this year to our new committee member, Candy, and to Dan Duke for his publicity work.
The committee

PRIZEWINNERS

Children’s classes

Drawing of Mummy or Daddy, – Under 5s
1st Delilah Budd
A vegetable monster, 5 – 8 years
1st= Fern Andersson, Theo Beaman, Milo Budd, Alistair Mucklow, Cary Sadler, Florence Townson.
Design a book cover, 9 – 15 years
1st Judith Biju,
2nd Tabitha Gauden,
3rd Katie Newport.
Highly commended: Leona Shijo, Lilli Talbot, Charlie Talbot, Megan Sadler, Abbie Sullivan-Webb, Tom Smith, Amelie White.

Adult Trophy Winners

Runner Bean Plate – best runner beans.
John and Margot Metcalfe
Pat Cheese Potato Cup – best exhibit of potatoes.
Charles Dickerson
Vegetable Collection Plate – best collection of veg (Class 1).
Donna Watkin
R Belcher Onion Cup – best onion exhibit.
Roger Seabrook
Best Vegetable Award – best vegetable exhibit (not class 1).
Jenny Trinder
Fruit Plate – best exhibit of fruit.
Donna Watkin
Best Kept Allotment Tray – best allotment.
Mr and Mrs Ireson
Blackwell Photography Cup – best photo in show.
Richard Juniper
Jerry Nudds Fruit Cake Plate – Gents fruit cake.
Stuart Poole
Victoria Sandwich Award.
Vera Baker
Rose Plate – best rose in the show.
Steph Forman
H C Smith Dahlia Cup – best exhibit of dahlias.
Jenny Nudds
Floral Art Cup – best floral art exhibit.
Hayley Poole
Britain in Bloom Cup – most points in flower classes.
Janet Delaine
Amey Tankard – gentleman with most points in show.
Nick Forman
Amey Rose Bowl – lady with most points in the show excluding flower classes.
Donna Watkin

Visiting the flower show

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We have let you know how to enter, but what if you would like to attend out flower show, enter our raffle, be refreshed, buy a plant or two, or scope out the competition for future entries?  You are able to come in for viewing from 2.30pm on the 10th, so please do come down and join us.

 

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