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Cloudy.
A week later than planned to fit in with other events.
Tea and coffee and …
A week later than planned to fit in with other events.
Tea and coffee and cakes available and a great selection of books to suit all tastes and ages.
All free -donations welcome!!
If you would like to come please contact Maureen Hicks on 780 259 or Isabel …
If you would like to come please contact Maureen Hicks on 780 259 or Isabel George on 07989 968 736
Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
A week later than planned to fit in with other events.
Tea and coffee and …read more
Read more about how to join the lottery.
The Sibford Men's Breakfast Club has returned ... as the Sibford Men's BRUNCH Club ... …read more
Leaving the village hall car park on foot or by car when the church clock …read more
The prestigious Women’s Tour cycling race will pass through Sibford Ferris on Main Street today, …read more
Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.
Thames Water will be working on a mains water connection in Pound Lane, which will …read more
Trove, a digital platform that allows customers to shop online from local independent food retailers, has launched in Chipping Norton and West Oxfordshire.
Trove is an online service that enables …read more
The minutes of the Sibford Ferris Parish Council meeting can be found below:
The Sibford Gower Parish Council (SGPC) nominated Bishops End (aka the Bishop Blaize public house) as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) in December 2015, and this nomination was approved …read more
1st prize - Issi George - £68
2nd prize - David Allen - £40.80
3rd prize - Amanda Ransom - £27.20
Draw made by Juliette Glazebrook with Mary and Norman …read more
Visit our Sibford Support Group page to read about how its volunteers are available to help and support neighbours who are self-isolating or are vulnerable to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) infection.
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The Town Estate Charity Sibford Gower and Burdrop (Registered Charity No 253440) has a remit to use surplus funds for three purposes:
We are blessed with great walking country around the Sibfords. Visit the Sibford Walkers webpage for maps of over 50 circular walks. Each map page includes a link to download …read more
The most reliable way to report problems with roads and local amenities, such as
Nextdoor is a social network designed specifically for local communities. Locally it runs with the Ferris and the Gower as separate neighbourhoods, but it does share information between them. It …read more
At the Open Village meeting held in the Village Hall on 11 April, the way in which the Sibfords and …
The Millennium
At the Open Village meeting held in the Village Hall on 11 April, the way in which the Sibfords and Burdrop wish to celebrate and mark the millennium was fully discussed.
Ideas and suggestions were received from the meeting and it was felt that in addition to any events, a permanent commemoration for the villages should be an objective. Ideas received included:- a piece of art work in the form of a sculpture, a children’s playground, a permanent site for the storage and access of village archive material and the provision of additional facilities at the Village Hall.
Chairman of the Sibfords Society, Barbara Crabtree, explained that as part of the Society’s programme, a group were researching the work of Frank Lascelles, with a view to producing a pageant in celebration of the millennium. Frank Lascelles had lived in Sibford and was pageant master to Queen Victoria.
David Ryall extended this idea by explaining that, with everyone’s support, our community could produce a performance for ourselves and a wider audience to portray the part the Sibfords have played in the life of our nation in the past 1000 years. Using the village as our stage, short scenes of village life could be re-enacted by villagers using music, light and sound.
The idea for such a pageant was well received and it was agreed to carry the idea forward. A millennium steering group was formed but it was recognised that many additional village people would be needed to utilise the many talents and skills necessary for such an undertaking. The opportunity to establish funding would be an early priority and much more research would be needed. The steering group would have to rely heavily on information and memories from the long-established village families. The support of the 2 parish councils and 2 schools would also be enlisted.
If you were unable to attend the meeting and can offer help or further suggestions please contact any member of the steering group:-
| David Ryall | Norman Nash |
| Peter Baseby | Monty Pearlman |
| Linda Garner | John Mulley |
| Vera Jones | David Soden |
| Mary Nash | Keith Hicks |
We have something special here in the Sibfords and we have four years to work together to produce a memorable event in the summer of 2000 which we hope will raise funds to provide a permanent commemoration of the millennium for the future.
Preached Harvest Thanksgiving at Balscote Church this evening. It was beautifully lighted and decorated and was filled with people. I …
Preached Harvest Thanksgiving at Balscote Church this evening. It was beautifully lighted and decorated and was filled with people. I afterwards took supper with Izatt, his wife and one or two ladies at the Orphanage at Balscote.
Single pink peony
15 Jun 2021
Single pink peony
15 Jun 2021