In the Sibfords today…
Sunday 15 September 2024Summary for SE England: Sunny morning. Turning cloudier, but most parts staying dry.
Quaker Meeting
Please visit http://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/sibford for meeting and contact details.
Please visit http://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/sibford for meeting and contact details.
…and tomorrow
Sibford Walkers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10 am …
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10 am sharp to do a circuit of approximately 2 hours. You are advised, therefore, to get to the village hall by 9.55 am latest.
Dogs are welcome provided that they are put on a lead when requested. Walking boots ( or wellies in wet weather) are recommended but not compulsory. Walking poles may also be beneficial. Some routes include stiles.
If you are leaving your car at the village hall to complete the walk, please park it on the road outside rather than in the car park.
Please don’t hesitate to ring Phil on 07961 161 358 or email hiltonphilip1
Chair Yoga
For more information, contact Juliette Glazebrook: juliette53@btinternet.com or 07703 836 856
For more information, contact Juliette Glazebrook: juliette53
Private event
Private event
… and after that
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Sibford Walkers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10 am …read more
Sibfords History Society – CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien
Alastair Lack studied History at University College, Oxford and worked for over 27 years for …read more
Book Swap and Café
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection …read more
Harvest Festival
Film Night
1976 is a Spanish-language political thriller film directed by Manuela Martelli about a wealthy woman …read more
Family Friendship Festival
Live Music, Poetry & Ceilidh Dancing
- Fantastic live Ceilidh band
- All ages and abilities welcome…read more
Sibford Walkers
Ladies Coffee Club
Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.
Sibford Players Drama Group
Macmillan Coffee Morning
It does not seem a year ago that we had a very successful coffee morning. …read more
…more events
News & Notices
Sibford Gower Parish Council Minutes
The draft minutes of the September meeting of Sibford Gower Parish Council can be found below.
Apple Festival
Make a note in your diary now for the annual Sibford Apple Fest on 6 October. All are very welcome and entry is free. More details coming soon; meanwhile please …read more
Criminal damage in Swalcliffe
Peter Hine of Neighbourhood Watch writes: Thames Valley Police has released this image of individuals that officers would like to speak to following a criminal damage incident in Swalcliffe. …read more
BOND may have the answer…
Oxfordshire Family History Society (OFHS) is ready to release its Big Oxfordshire Names Database (BOND) during the week commencing 9th September 2024.
BOND is a name rich data source of …read more
T’ai Chi Chih
Join & Enjoy T'ai Chi Chih (Moving Meditation) classes in Shenington Village Hall on Mondays 6 - 7pm and Wednesdays 9.30 - 10.30am, from 9th September onwards.
Beginners are always …read more
Bus timetable
The Sibford Scene editor writes: Please ignore the bus timetable on page 34 of the September Scene. We'll have the new timetable in the next edition.
Your webmaster …read more
The collapsing garden
Clive Warner writes: Work has now begun to shore up our collapsing garden and we apologise to anyone inconvenienced by the upheaval. Please take care while walking on the …read more
…and the winners are…
Results of the September draw:
Tempted? Read more about the Village Hall Lottery
Yoga classes
Scarecrow Trail
Don’t forget to create a scarecrow outside your home in the two weeks leading up to Sibford Applefest on Sunday 6th October. Let your imagination run riot to illustrate the …read more
…earlier news
Voices from the past
25 years ago
the Sibford Scene in July 1999
History Corner - a few pieces from the archives: Clap-netting "Sometimes we calls it sparrer-ketching. We goes at night with a dark lantern and opens it to dazzle 'em. …
History Corner – a few pieces from the archives
Clap-netting
“Sometimes we calls it sparrer-ketching. We goes at night with a dark lantern and opens it to dazzle ’em. Used to catch no end of sparrers, thrushes, blackbirds, sometimes a nice fat pigeon. You wouldn’t find that number nowadays, reckon it’s these pesticides.”
“Used to make pocket-money that way. Mr. Gaydon the farmer, he gives us I think it were three-‘apence a sparrer… Yes, 1s.6d. a dozen. We called it the sparrer club. And Dan’l Sabin at Woodway Farm, he’d got ivy a-growing up the walls and one night four or five on us, we shook it with our net and l can’t tell you how many comes a-fluttering out – leastways I can, because we counted and it were 99, and old Dan’l sez ‘Damn it, get yer century?’ so we had another go, and it were 104.”
Copy of an original letter to the Gower Post Office
Banbury
27 Nov 1896
Mrs Inns, Sibford Gower
On and from 1st Dec your bags will be conveyed by mail cart instead of by Rural Postman and the following changes will be made:- viz
- The mail cart will be due at your office at 7.15am
- The present allowance for delivery to Gallows Hill @ 2/- will cease
- The following duties will have to be provided for and allowances for some will commence
- Delivery at Burdrop, Sibford Ferris, The School, Dr Rouths, Sibford Elm, P.O. Hook Norton road, Woodway House, Temple Mills, The Colony and a collection at night from Sibford Ferris S.O. 4.55pm, Burdrop WB 5 pm due at your office 5.15pm. Wages 5/- (H Elley to be employed)
- Delivery Sibford Gower village (except the part on the way to Rye Hill beyond the Vicarage or Green) Handywater, Tyne Hill and Blenheim. Wages 3/-
- Delivery in Sibford Gower beyond Green and to Rye Hill and Coombeslade. Wages 1/6
- The sealed bag for Sibford Ferris will arrive at your office enclosed in your bag.
Despatches
Your box will be cleared at 5.15pm the Mail cart being due to arrive at 5.25pm. Endeavour to prevent delaying the cart on either journey. The letters collected by Elley from Burdrop box to be stamped and dealt with as if posted in your box.
The Sibford Ferris S.O. bag to be handed to the Mail driver loose, that is not enclosed in your bag.
Instructions for clearing the box are herewith. You will see that a tablet is brought in each day as evidence that the box has been duly cleared. Send them back on Monday and Tuesday. Small bag for that purpose on Monday. The key of the Burdrop Wall Box shall be sent to you on Monday night. Elley must always use a pouch when clearing the box and the key returned to you nightly. It would be well if Elley went with Barrett and saw the box cleared one night he would then understand the lock.
J Davenport
Postmaster
130 years ago today
Reverend Stevens's diary for Saturday 15 September 1894
Received kind note from Warden at New College inviting me to lunch with him and the Bishop of Reading on …
Received kind note from Warden at New College inviting me to lunch with him and the Bishop of Reading on Wednesday the 26th or with the Bishop of Oxford on Thursday the 27th inst at 1 o’clock, on occasion of the Diocesan Conference. I accepted his invitation for Thursday, to meet the Bishop of Oxford.
Bell and I drove to Swalcliffe this afternoon and called on Mr Ramsay. He has fixed Sept 30 for his Harvest Festival. I had mentioned to some one that I thought we should have ours on the 7th Oct as I thought Harry would be here to help me. But I find he will be here on Sept 29 and only till the Saturday following. I had four services last Harvest Festival Sunday, but Mr Trumper preached in the evening. I fear I shall not be able to get any one to help me on the 7th October, and I question whether I shall be able to take four services alone, as I do not at present feel “up to much.”
Inns called about the proposed School painting, new ventilators, etc, this evening.
Heard from Wingate, Deolali on Tuesday. His letter is dated August 21st.