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Wednesday 2 September


OpenWeather forecast for Sibford at 5:10am

Partly cloudy with rain

6am: 14° broken clouds
9am: 15° overcast clouds
12pm: 17° overcast clouds

3pm: 18° overcast clouds; gentle breeze
6pm: 19° overcast clouds
9pm: 17° broken clouds

Minimum tonight: 16°



today: Morning Prayer

9.00am



today: Sibford Striders

9.30am, Village Hall car park

We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 9.30am sharp to do a circuit of approximately two hours. You are advised, therefore, to get to the village hall by 9.25am latest. We aim to be back at the Village Hall by noon.

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 …read more



today: Ladies Coffee Club

11.00am - 12.00pm, Wykham Arms

Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.



today: Sibford Lunch Club

12.30pm, Village Hall
A close up of a sign



tomorrow:

Partly cloudy with rain

6am: 16° overcast clouds
9am: 19° overcast clouds
12pm: 23° overcast clouds; gentle breeze

3pm: 25° overcast clouds; gentle breeze
6pm: 22° overcast clouds; gentle breeze
9pm: 17° broken clouds; gentle breeze



tomorrow: Community Café

2.30pm - 4.30pm, Village Hall (Small)

Free to attend as kindly sponsored by the Town Estate Charity

Refreshments available as well as games, crafts, books, puzzles.

Come and socialise in the small hall. All welcome!

Contact Ginny on 01295 780 373 or ginnybennett@googlemail.com for more information.



tomorrow: Private event

5.00pm - 6.00pm, Village Hall



tomorrow: Private event

7.30pm - 9.00pm, Village Hall



Friday 4 September: Men's Breakfast Club

9.30am, The George at Brailes



Sunday 6 September: Benefice Eucharist

10.30am, Holy Trinity Church



International Space Station

ISS next visible over Sibford around Sunday 13 September 2026.



47 years ago: the Sibford Scene in January 1979

Star over Sibford: The crib in Barley Close has been delighting passers-by again this Christmas. It was made by Keith Hicks some five years ago and, after the ravages of recent years' storms, now sports a new, brilliantly shining star and a re-thatched roof. It is seen at its best …read more



153 years ago: Reverend Stevens's diary for Mon 27 October 1873

Swift McNeill and Charles Gibson came to lunch.

Joannes et Traffordius ad opus non reverterunt ante nonam et dimidiam. Joannes dormiebat quum studere deberet donec undecimam horam posteaque.

I wrote to them both, telling them they must not be out at night at all, in accordance with my agreement with their parents.



Local picture of the day

A person walking in the snow

1/67 Arthur Haynes and his wife outside Little London, in the big snow of 1916. See About the Sibfords » Pictures » Old photos » Old photos – People

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