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Thursday 13 August 2026Clear sky in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon
Temperature in Sibford at 4.10pm: 33°
…and tomorrow
Partly cloudy with rain
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Book Swap Café
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection …read more
Sibford Striders
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 9.30am sharp…read more
Horti Show – Entry night
Download the schedule and entry form: Horti Schedule Summer 2026
Copies may also be picked …read more
Sibford Strollers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10am sharp…read more
Garden Party
Horti Summer Show
Sibford Striders
Ladies Coffee Club
Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.
Men’s Breakfast Club
We're just these guys, you know?
For further information, please visit our website page
Sibford Striders
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News & Notices
Curious about the Quakers in Sibford?
Have you lived in the village for years but know very little about the Quakers? Perhaps you have wondered what happens inside the Meeting House, what Quaker worship is like, …read more
Sibford Gower Quaker Meeting House
A welcoming space for your celebrations, visitors and community.
Planning a birthday, anniversary or family gathering? Expecting a full house and need a little extra space when friends and family …read more
House sitter wanted
Can you help? I need a house sitter for four nights from Tuesday 27 October. There are two dogs to feed but they don't need walking as they have a …read more
Farewell swifts!
The swift season is over - the last swift departed our colony on 7th August.
It’s been a good season in general in Sibford, with many more swifts around than …read more
Sibford Gower Parish Council Minutes
The minutes of the recent meeting of Sibford Gower Parish Council can be found using the link below:
https://sibfordgower-pc.gov.uk/meetings/4th-august-2026/
Sibford Ferris Parish Council Minutes
The minutes of the July meeting of Sibford Ferris Parish Council can be found using the link below:
https://sibfordferris-pc.gov.uk/meetings/council-meeting-30th-july-2026/
Sibford in the news
Primary school near Banbury praised for its commitment to sports and physical activity
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School has been awarded the School Games Mark platinum award for its commitment …read more
Horti Summer Show – Schedule
Here is the Schedule for the Horti Summer Show, with all you need to know to enter your produce, photos, handicrafts, cakes, etc. Entry night is Wednesday 26th August, 7 …read more
International Space Station
ISS next visible over Sibford around Sunday 13 September 2026.
Notes:
- The "up to" figure is a measure of the maximum height of the ISS in the sky, between 0° …read more
The Sibfords Newsletters
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Voices from the past
48 years ago
the Sibford Scene in January 1978
Sibford's own astronaut: But we‘re only joking. We refer to Guy Woolfenden who, in that other local paper, said he was "over the …
Sibford's own astronaut
But we‘re only joking. We refer to Guy Woolfenden who, in that other local paper, said he was “over the moon” at winning his recent television award for the Musical of the Year. Some of us saw him receive his trophy.
May we, albeit belatedly, offer our congratulations too and to give good warning of his forthcoming talk to the Leo Club on his work as the Musical Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The talk will be on 27th February – and anyone will be welcome to hear him.
153 years ago
Reverend Stevens's diary for Saturday 4 October 1873
Rev J D Macray, Rector of Ducklington and one of my fellow chaplains called and asked me to take duty …
Rev J D Macray, Rector of Ducklington and one of my fellow chaplains called and asked me to take duty at New College for him tomorrow evening, as he was obliged to be at Ducklington. I told him I did not want to take my first service in Chapel on Sunday night as it would be crowded, but I would willingly drive on from Standlake to Ducklington and take his service there. He was very grateful.
Local picture of the day

1/1 Lewis Poulton senior with white beard and stick. Left of centre. Ewart Inns with moustache and large instrument. Bandsman third from right - William Dunkley. Rev Thomas Coles, Vicar during the 1920s. Richard and Joseph Payne holding the banner which is now in Sibford Church. Club day first Monday in June.

1/1 Lewis Poulton senior with white beard and stick. Left of centre. Ewart Inns with moustache and large instrument. Bandsman third from right - William Dunkley. Rev Thomas Coles, Vicar during the 1920s. Richard and Joseph Payne holding the banner which is now in Sibford Church. Club day first Monday in June.