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Friday 9 October 2026Partly cloudy with rain
Temperature in Sibford at 9.20pm: 11°
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Sibford Striders
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 9.30am sharp…read more
Horti meeting – A garden for all seasons
Speaker: Diane Clement. Diane has a flower in bloom every day of the year in …read more
SHS – The First Duke of Marlborough
Speaker: Gillian White
We can expect an engaging, dramatically styled lecture from one of our …read more
People’s Emergency Briefing
Hook Norton Low Carbon, along with the Hook Norton Flood Resilience Group, will be hosting …read more
Book Swap Café
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection …read more
Sibford Strollers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10am sharp…read more
Benefice Bring and Share Celebratory Lunch
All welcome. Please let Rev Emily know if you intend to come, at rev.emily
Sibford Striders
Film Night – Sentimental Value
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, Gustav, a once renowned director who …read more
Sibford Strollers
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News & Notices
Notice of Vacancy – Sibford Ferris Parish Council
Due to the resignation of Cllr David Abecassis there is a vacancy for a councillor in the parish of Sibford Ferris. The full Notice of Vacancy can be found here: …read more
Acre Ditch resurfacing
Long awaited, Oxfordshire CC will be resurfacing Acre Ditch from Monday 26 October onwards. The work is expected to finish by Wednesday 4 November at the latest.
The work will …read more
Macmillan coffee morning
Thank you so much to everyone who supported the Macmillan Fundraising day last Friday (25 September). It was again a great day. Donations are still coming in but we have …read more
New Trustee Opportunity: The Town Estate Charity
The Town Estate Charity is rooted in Sibford Gower and Burdrop, but its impact reaches across the entire valley. By backing our local primary school and the Village Hall, the …read more
Screening of The Great 14th
About 40 people attended the screening on Saturday (19 September) of The Great 14th, the award-winning oral autobiography, made by Frame of Mind Films, featuring Tenzin Gyatso as …read more
Old Mission Hall Studios for rent
Old Mission Hall Studios (OMHS)
Artist/Creative Space to Rent
Temple Mill Road, Sibford Gower, OX15 5RX
For details about the space and to view please contact Sibford
International Space Station
ISS next visible over Sibford around Tuesday 17 November 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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The Town Estate Charity
A Helping Hand for Sibford Gower and Burdrop Residents
The Town Estate Charity (Sibford Gower and Burdrop) has been part of our community since around 1560. It was set up …read more
Walks near Sibford
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
…earlier news
Voices from the past
46 years ago
the Sibford Scene in October 1980
Fire at The Wykham Arms: Scene had already gone to press last month before the sound of fire engines chilled the summer calm. However, news …
Fire at The Wykham Arms
Scene had already gone to press last month before the sound of fire engines chilled the summer calm. However, news like that needs no help in spreading. Joe and Olive Coleman hope that rebuilding will soon be under way so that they can open their new dining room before the Autumn is out. They have already booked their thatchers from Somerset, but haven’t as yet found accommodation for them. Can anyone offer Bed and Breakfast for two, for a period of four or five weeks, Monday to Friday?
Olive Coleman writes:
Can we take this opportunity to thank all the people of Sibford who gave us so much support on August 28th. For us it was a most heartbreaking day, but the untiring help and good wishes from the village people have given us great comfort. A very special thank you must go to Sue Sabin for her quick thinking.
We only hope now that the powers that be will get the paperwork together, the builders back to work and business as usual at the Wykham Arms.
Thank you all.
Joe, Olive and Marie
153 years ago
Reverend Stevens's diary for Saturday 20 December 1873
Local picture of the day

1/90 "The Home Premises" Ancestral home of Lamb family. Copy of painting done in 1856. The children on the doorstep are Joseph and Sarah Lamb and the man on horseback is the butcher's messenger.

1/90 "The Home Premises" Ancestral home of Lamb family. Copy of painting done in 1856. The children on the doorstep are Joseph and Sarah Lamb and the man on horseback is the butcher's messenger.