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Yet Another Artweeks Exhibition
Local artist Nigel Fletcher's Spring Exhibition runs from 4th to 19th May this year, part …
Local artist Nigel Fletcher's Spring Exhibition runs from 4th to 19th May this year, part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks
Nigel says that he wanted to explore Still Life as a subject this time, specifically Flowers, and has had a lot of fun doing so. Just as with his landscape work, he has enjoyed pushing gently towards a looser and more expressive way of painting. He hopes to see you at the show
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Sibfords History Society – Dad’s Underground Army
Bill King gave us a very informative talk last year about the wartime mystery of …
Bill King gave us a very informative talk last year about the wartime mystery of Glen Miller, and is back tonight for an informative, entertaining and gripping talk about Dad’s Underground Army, the Auxilliary Units. These were part of the precautions taken during WW2 if the German invasion had taken place. Bill has had a 35-year interest in this secret organisation. All members had been bound by the Official Secrets Act, and therefore never spoke about it.
Doors open at 7.15pm. Free to paid-up members, visitors £5. Refreshments follow the talk.
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Yet Another Artweeks Exhibition
Local artist Nigel Fletcher's Spring Exhibition runs from 4th to 19th May this year, part …
Local artist Nigel Fletcher's Spring Exhibition runs from 4th to 19th May this year, part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks
Nigel says that he wanted to explore Still Life as a subject this time, specifically Flowers, and has had a lot of fun doing so. Just as with his landscape work, he has enjoyed pushing gently towards a looser and more expressive way of painting. He hopes to see you at the show
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Sibfords History Society – Dad’s Underground Army
Bill King gave us a very informative talk last year about the wartime mystery of …read more
Village Hall
Horti Spring Show
Village Hall
Sibford Ferris Annual Parish Meeting
Please see below the agenda for the Annual Parish Meeting of Sibford Ferris.
Sibford School
Sibford Gower Parish Council Meeting
Village Hall (Small hall)
Film Night
Based on the true story of British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, the film alternates between …read more
Village Hall
Book Swap and Café
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection …read more
Village Hall (Small hall)
The name’s Bond, James Bond
A unique chance to see the film voted by Bond aficionados as the best Bond …read more
Village Hall
Sibford Walkers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10 am …read more
Village Hall car park
Ladies Coffee Club
Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.
Wykham Arms
D-Day 80th Anniversary
With the support of both our Parish Councils, plans are in place to celebrate this …read more
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News & Notices
Special showing of Bond movie Goldeneye
Sue Cook writes: Dear friends and neighbours - Ian (Sharp) has flatteringly been requested to give a talk at Sibford Village Hall to talk about the roller coaster fun and …read more
Sibford Ferris Parish Council Meeting
Please see below the agenda and associated documents for the next meeting of Sibford Ferris Parish Council.
Horti Spring Show – Entry night
The show is on Saturday, but you need to get your entries in TONIGHT!
Lost your entry form? Here it is
Sibford Ferris Annual Parish Meeting
Please see below the agenda for the Annual Parish Meeting of Sibford Ferris.
Sibford in the news
Bake-off comes to Sibford - Banbury Guardian (9 May 2024, 2:56 pm) Back by popular demand Oxford Active's, Active Chef holiday camp returns to Sibford School this May half-term, this …read more
A swift sign of summer
Tim Huckvale writes: Our first returning swift this year flew in at about 8.10pm this evening.
Rise & Fall of Civilisations reading list and video
Ivan Tyrell's stimulating talk on The Rise and Fall of Civilisations generated much discussion among Sibford folk in the days following. Here is a list of the books he mentioned, …read more
Parish Councillor Vacancy
Sibford Gower Parish Council currently has a vacancy for a parish councillor. If you are enthusiastic about your community and would like to work as part of team to maintain …read more
The Sibfords Newsletters
Our daily newsletters provide the local weather forecast and list upcoming village events, new planning applications, etc. Subscribe here!
The Town Estate Charity
The Town Estate Charity Sibford Gower and Burdrop (Registered Charity No 253440) has a remit to use surplus funds for three purposes:
- the general benefit of the parish,…read more
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Voices from the past
33 years ago
the Sibford Scene in October 1991
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School: Everyone remembered to return to school on the right day (even the teachers!) and arrived fired with plenty of enthusiasm …
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School
Everyone remembered to return to school on the right day (even the teachers!) and arrived fired with plenty of enthusiasm for this new term.
Year 5 and 6 were lucky enough to be invited to attend the opening of the Tithe Barn at Swalcliffe by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester on Tuesday, 10th September. Keys to this, the finest Oxfordshire barn, are to be kept at school for visiting educational establishments to collect. Our older children are to act as guides when required.
The juniors are studying the Tudor & Stuart period for topic work this term and are paying a visit to Stratford-on-Avon on Thursday, 19th September. They will be looking around Mary Arden’s house and Ann Hathaway’s cottage, and lunching in one of the gardens. We’ll tell you all about it in next month’s issue!
The whole school will be going to St. Anne’s Church, Epwell for their Harvest Festival on Wednesday, October 2nd.
130 years ago today
Reverend Stevens's diary for Wednesday 16 May 1894
Warm rain all day. Received note from Rev N R Ramsay, at present staying at Swalcliffe Park, saying he hoped …
Warm rain all day. Received note from Rev N R Ramsay, at present staying at Swalcliffe Park, saying he hoped to get into the Vicarage very soon and asking me to go and see him before the end of the week. I said I would go this afternoon if it were fine, but it rained.
Visited Miss Dix and attended meeting of “Horticultural Society” for settlement of schedules etc.
Sent my manuscript of “Stories and Sketches” ro R Bentley Son, 8 New Burlington Street W at their request for perusal. Sent Frank Dr Giles’s Xenophon Anabasis in two volumes.
On Monday last, May 14, I visited Mrs Child formerly housekeeper to a gentleman named Carroll at Bath and is now staying at the “Hospital” opposite the school at Sibford Ferris to be treated for dropsy by Dr Routh. She spoke with loving regret of Canon Payne and said “he always looked forward so much to my little visits”.
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Burdrop from the south-east
28 Jun 2005
Burdrop from the south-east
28 Jun 2005