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Saturday 25 April 2026Partly cloudy with clear spells
Temperature in Sibford at 11.20am: 14°
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Holy Communion
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.
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Sibford Striders
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 9.30am sharp…read more
Film Night – The Choral
1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has …read more
Men’s Breakfast Club
We're just these guys, you know?
For further information, please visit our website page
Benefice Eucharist
Ladies Coffee Club
Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.
Sibford Strollers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10am sharp…read more
Christian Aid Week – Coffee Morning
Barbara Foster writes: Holy Trinity church will be supporting Christian Aid Week, 10 …read more
Artweeks – Nigel Fletcher
Local artist Nigel Fletcher's Spring Exhibition runs from 9th to 25th May this year, part …read more
Plant Sale
This is a wonderful opportunity to see the plants growing in situ and to benefit …read more
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News & Notices
Artweeks – Nigel Fletcher
Local artist Nigel Fletcher's Spring Exhibition runs from 9th to 25th May this year, part of Oxfordshire Artweeks.
Nigel writes: This year I've been experimenting from time to time …read more
Artweeks
Come and visit a beautiful eco studio located in a pretty, village garden which houses a jeweller, potter, a mixed media artist and a blacksmith who forges metal garden sculptures. …read more
Artweeks Festival Exhibition
Sibford Village Hall is Venue 255 and you will be welcomed by Ginny Bennett, Sue Levitch, Corina Titman and Judith Waywell. We are all local artists and will be …read more
Christian Aid Week
Barbara Foster writes: Holy Trinity church will be supporting Christian Aid Week, 10 - 16 May. Envelopes are to be delivered to homes in The Sibfords and Burdrop …read more
Horti Spring Show – Schedule
Here is the Schedule for the Horti Spring Show, with all you need to know to enter your produce, photos, handicrafts, cakes, etc. Entry night is Wednesday 13th May.…read more
Statements of Persons Nominated – Parish & District Councils
Please see below the Statement of Persons Nominated for the Parish and District Councils. Sibford Gower PC has filled all seats exactly, and Sibford Ferris PC will be looking to …read more
Sean Woodcock MP Monthly Update (March)
Please see below a summary from Sean Woodcock MP on his work through March 2026.
Cerys Upstone
Policy and Communications Officer for Sean Woodcock MP
Email: cerys.upstone
March has been …read more
Found – iPhone
Tony Skowronski writes: Found - an iPhone. If you have lost one, please ring me on 01295 780 490
The Great Wall of China Trek
This is a fund raising challenge for Katharine House Hospice - a week in China, walking sections of the wall.
I worked at Katharine House for about 8 years and …read more
International Space Station
ISS next visible over Sibford around Friday 8 May 2026.
Notes:
- The "up to" figure is a measure of the maximum height of the ISS in the sky, between 0° …read more
…earlier news
Voices from the past
23 years ago
the Sibford Scene in February 2003
Do You Want Broadband Internet?: High-speed broadband internet access at the Swalcliffe exchange could be nearer than we expect - if we say we want …
Do You Want Broadband Internet?
High-speed broadband internet access at the Swalcliffe exchange could be nearer than we expect – if we say we want it. The latest information we have from BT is that their target for upgrading the exchange to support high-speed broadband Internet access (ADSL) is a total 94 subscribers registering interest. 50 have already done this, so we’re more than halfway there. Since there are also 2 schools and the surgery on the exchange, BT may be even keener to get the upgrade done. If we want to avoid remaining the poor relations of town homes and businesses, let’s see if we can register enough demand with BT for this to happen sooner rather than later for once.
BT is encouraging potential subscribers to register, but via an Internet Service Provider (ISP) rather than directly with them. To do this, one nevertheless starts with BT: go to www.bt.com/broadband, choose the green Getting Broadband tab at the top of the page and then choose the Broadband Suppliers link in the second line of the page. There’s a Reistering interest section in the lower left, through which you can register via an ISP of your choice. (The BT page also has an Availability & Registration tab, but it’s a longer process if you follow this. First, you will be asked to enter your telephone number, then you’ll get a discouraging message saying “It is unlikely that there will be enough demand to cover the cost of upgrading your exchange”. However, if you then follow the subsequent links “See how many people have registered an interest in ADSL at your exchange”, “What to do next” and “Find out which Suppliers you can register with”, you’ll end up at the same Broadband Suppliers page.)
Most ISPs seem to be pricing broadband access at about £25 / month for unlimited, “always-on” access over normal telephone lines. The line can be used for both voice calls and internet access at the same time. This is much cheaper and more satisfactory, than the satellite broadband service that BT has recently been marketing through leaflets.
153 years ago
Reverend Stevens's diary for Tuesday 25 February 1873
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Sunrise from Bramley Close (Judy Abbott)
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