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Thursday 8 October 2026Partly cloudy with rain
Temperature in Sibford at 9.40pm: 10°
Sibford Strollers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10am sharp…
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10am sharp to do a circuit of approximately one hour. You are advised, therefore, to get to the village hall by 9.55 am latest. Walk routes will not be announced beforehand but will be chosen according to the mud factor.
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.
For further information, contact Sue on sebannister
Community Café
Free to attend as kindly sponsored by the Town Estate Charity Refreshments available as well …
Free to attend as kindly sponsored by the Town Estate Charity
Refreshments available as well as games, crafts, books, puzzles.
Come and socialise and keep warm in the small hall.
Contact Ginny on 01295 780 373 or ginnybennett
All welcome!
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Sibford Tots Playgroup
Art class
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Sibford Strollers
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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
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
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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 September 1980
Best Kept Village: Sibford was unplaced in the competition this year, with the Judges commenting that they found “little evidence of positive efforts …
Best Kept Village
Sibford was unplaced in the competition this year, with the Judges commenting that they found “little evidence of positive efforts being made to enhance the old part of the village”. However, the Hall and its surroundings won their section and were highly praised for being in excellent condition. Congratulations and thanks to those who care for them.
153 years ago
Reverend Stevens's diary for Friday 19 December 1873
Harry returned from Rossall. Drove to Sandford with hansom cab on business concerning which Rev F A Wilson had appealed …
Harry returned from Rossall.
Drove to Sandford with hansom cab on business concerning which Rev F A Wilson had appealed to me. He accompanied me as far as Littlemore Church which he entered. I picked him up on my return.
Habuit ille in domo sua famulam cognomine Honey ex Sandfordis quae eum de falso crimine accusaverat. Ego ei persuasit ut declararet sua manu subscribens declarationem paratam, nullum veritatis in accusatione esse, sua matre praesente.
Took duty at New this evening for Leonard.
He had in his house a maidservant, surname Honey, from Sandford, who had falsely accused him of a crime. I persuaded her that she would, in a declaration prepared in her own hand, declare there to be no truth in the accusation, in her mother’s presence.
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