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Morning Prayer

Wed 9th September, 9.00am

The church is normally open to visitors every day from 9am until dusk.

For current information about services, baptisms, weddings, burials, etc, please visit the church's page on A Church Near You

History

Although the King's Commissioners visited the Sibfords in 1547 and reported "an ancient church which had fallen …

Sibford Lunch Club

Wed 9th September, 12.30pm
Village Hall

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Meeting in the Village Hall, we provide lunch and social companionship for senior citizens every Wednesday except over the Christmas and New Year period. Regular events include weekly lunches, a summer outing and visiting entertainment. Any of our senior citizens in the Sibfords or surrounding villages are welcome.

Lunch is …

Community Café

Thu 10th September, 2.30pm
Village Hall (Small hall)

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.

Sibford Tots Playgroup

Fri 11th September, 9.30am
Village Hall (Small hall)

Baby & toddler group for under 5s

We have a good range of indoor & outdoor toys and books. We usually have a craft activity and a group story too!

All tots & their guardians are welcome!

Suitable from newborn upwards, we are here to help you and your tots …

Art class

Fri 11th September, 9.30am
Village Hall

OHCT Ride & Stride

Sat 12th September, 9.00am

The annual Ride and Stride event organised by Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust. Holy Trinity Church, Sibford has received Grants from the Trust, most recently towards making the alterations in church that improved access and installed a toilet.

There will be Welcomers in church during the day, offering refreshments - and …

Holy Communion (BCP)

Sun 13th September, 8.00am
Holy Trinity Church

Following the Book of Common Prayer

All Age Family Service

Sun 13th September, 9.30am
Holy Trinity Church

Lay led

Quaker Meeting

Sun 13th September, 10.30am
Friends' Meeting House

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Please visit http://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/sibford for meeting and contact details.

Singing Belles Choir

Mon 14th September, 7.30pm
Village Hall

Bridge Club

Tue 15th September, 7.00pm
Village Hall

Sibford Striders

Wed 16th September, 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 …

Pop-up Coffee Shop

Wed 16th September, 9.30am
Holy Trinity Church

 Do come and bring your friends

Open Gardens Evening

Wed 16th September, 6.00pm

We are an enthusiastic, friendly society, offering regular meetings, outings and plant sales. We meet on the second Wednesday of the month – see the programme below for details. The village hall will be open from 7.10pm and you can enjoy refreshments before the formal meeting begins at 7.30pm.

All …

SHS – The Canary Girls of Banbury

Thu 17th September, 7.30pm
Village Hall

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Speaker: Dale Johnston

Dale is Events and Exhibitions Manager at Banbury Museum. His talk is about the female munitions workers during the World Wars, who kept the allied front lines supplied with weapons and explosives. They earned their nickname because prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals like TNT turned their skins …

Book Swap Café

Sat 19th September, 10.00am
Village Hall (Small hall)

Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection of books and borrow any you like. No need to bring a book to swap. No charge. Donations welcome.

The Great 14th – Tenzin Gyatso

Sat 19th September, 2.30pm
Village Hall

Tickets now £5!

Something really special is coming to the Village Hall at 2.30pm on Saturday 19th September: a screening of The Great 14th - Tenzin Gyatso.

How does one capture the essence of one of the most legendary lives of our time? A boundless and heroic …

Holy Communion

Sun 20th September, 9.30am
Holy Trinity Church

The church is normally open to visitors every day from 9am until dusk.

For current information about services, baptisms, weddings, burials, etc, please visit the church's page on A Church Near You

History

Although the King's Commissioners visited the Sibfords in 1547 and reported "an ancient church which had fallen …

Yoga

Sun 20th September, 5.00pm
Village Hall

Juliette Glazebrook leads sessions of Yoga and Chair Yoga in the Village Hall. For more information, contact her at juliette53@btinternet.com or 07703 836 856

Model Railway Group

Tue 22nd September, 12.00pm
Village Hall

The 1895/6 Diary of a young Quaker woman from Sibford

Thu 24th September, 10.30am
Baptist Hall, Hook Norton

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Tim Huckvale's talk is part history, part detective story.

In 2025 Hook Norton Museum acquired the hand-written diary of a young Quaker woman living in Sibford in 1895. It contains fascinating insights into daily life in and around the area. But who was she? All will be revealed.

The talk …

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Fri 25th September, 10.30am
2 Barley Close

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Do come and join us again for this years Macmillan coffee morning.

This year it will be held on Friday September 25th and as usual you are welcome to pop in for a coffee/tea/cake any time from 10.30 onwards until about 4 in the afternoon at 2 Barley Close, …

Scarecrow Trail

Sat 26th September, 9.00am

To enter the competition, email joanneconnor@rocketmail.com

Our village Scarecrow theme for 2026 is Children’s Stories & Nursery Rhymes! Bring your favourite characters to life—from the Hungry Caterpillar and the Gruffalo to the BFG. Get creative, have fun and make your scarecrow one to remember this year. Get it out …

Holy Communion

Sun 27th September, 9.30am
Holy Trinity Church

The church is normally open to visitors every day from 9am until dusk.

For current information about services, baptisms, weddings, burials, etc, please visit the church's page on A Church Near You

History

Although the King's Commissioners visited the Sibfords in 1547 and reported "an ancient church which had fallen …

Harvest Festival

Sun 27th September, 11.00am
Holy Trinity Church

We welcome everyone to this service as to all services whatever faith or none.

Following the service there will be a bring and share lunch in the Village Hall to which we welcome everyone even if not attending the service to make this a real community event. Please bring a …

Bring and Share Lunch

Sun 27th September, 12.00pm
Village Hall

A bring and share lunch after the 11am Harvest Festival service in church.

All are welcome even if not attending the church service.

Please bring a plate of food to share - savoury or sweet. Tea & coffee will be provided.

Please also let one of us know if you …

Sibford Photography Club

Tue 29th September, 7.00pm
Village Hall (Small hall)

Film Night

Wed 30th September, 7.30pm
Village Hall

The Dish is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing Australian film in 2000. (Wikipedia)

Doors open at 7. Film …

Community Café

Thu 1st October, 2.00pm
Village Hall (Small hall)

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@googlemail.com for more information.

All welcome!

Men’s Breakfast Club

Fri 2nd October, 9.30am
The George at Brailes

A group of people sitting at a table

We're just these guys, you know?

For further information, please visit our website page

Please let us know if you plan to attend, by emailing webmaster@thesibfords.uk

Applefest

Fri 2nd October, 7.00pm
Village Hall

Applefest

Sat 3rd October, 2.00pm
Village Hall

Our popular village annual Apple Festival comes round again, celebrating all things apples and our village!

Apple Baking Competition

Get busy baking! Enter your favourite apple bake in the Big Applefest Bake-Off Competition. Free entry. Classes for adults and children under 6, 7-11 and 12 and above. Bring your entry …

Curious about the Quakers in Sibford?

Sun 4th October, 10.00am
Friends Meeting House

Have you lived in the village for years but know very little about the Quakers? Perhaps you have wondered what happens inside the Meeting House, what Quaker worship is like, or would simply like to learn more about the history of the Meeting House and its burial ground?

Join us …

Friendship Club

Tue 6th October, 2.00pm
Village Hall (Small hall)

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The Sibford Friendship Club has been going for about 40 years, with a membership from around the area. It is open to anyone over the age of 50.

We usually meet twice per month, once in the Village Hall on the first Tuesday, and again on the third Tuesday for …

Ladies Coffee Club

Wed 7th October, 11.00am
Wykham Arms

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

Horti meeting – A garden for all seasons

Wed 14th October, 7.30pm
Village Hall

A close up of a flower

Speaker: Diane Clement. Diane has a flower in bloom every day of the year in her shady Wolverhampton garden half of which only gets to see the sun for 6 months of the year. She does this through making full use of all areas of the garden and with an …

SHS – The First Duke of Marlborough

Thu 15th October, 7.30pm
Village Hall

Speaker: Gillian White

We can expect an engaging, dramatically styled lecture from one of our favourite speakers. The talk explores the military, personal and political life of one of Britain’s most successful generals.

Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start

Guests £5

Benefice Bring and Share Celebratory Lunch

Sat 24th October, 12.30pm
Village Hall

All welcome. Please let Rev Emily know if you intend to come, at rev.emily@wykehambenefice.org.uk

Film Night

Wed 28th October, 7.30pm
Village Hall

Doors open at 7. Film starts at 7.30. Admission £5 pp.

Tea and coffee available or bring your own bottle; glasses will be provided.

Friendship Club

Tue 3rd November, 2.00pm
Village Hall (Small hall)

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The Sibford Friendship Club has been going for about 40 years, with a membership from around the area. It is open to anyone over the age of 50.

We usually meet twice per month, once in the Village Hall on the first Tuesday, and again on the third Tuesday for …

Sibford Tots Playgroup

Fri 6th November, 9.30am
Village Hall (Small hall)

Baby & toddler group for under 5s

We have a good range of indoor & outdoor toys and books. We usually have a craft activity and a group story too!

All tots & their guardians are welcome!

Suitable from newborn upwards, we are here to help you and your tots …

Sibford Gower Parish Council Meeting

Tue 10th November, 7.00pm
Village Hall (Small hall)

A group of people sitting in front of a crowd

Agendas and related documents are posted about 3 days before the relevant meeting and may be found at https://sibfordgower-pc.gov.uk/meetings/

Horti meeting – English garden design

Wed 11th November, 7.30pm
Village Hall

A close up of a flower

Timothy Walker will speak on The subtle science and exact art of colour in English garden design

Always entertaining and informative, this is Timothy’s very personal and unique take on the plants that feature in the celebration of Christmas.

Doors open at 7pm for mulled wine and mince pies; talk …

SHS – Oxfordshire’s Secret Gardens

Thu 19th November, 6.30pm
Village Hall

A body of water surrounded by trees

Speaker: Stephen Wass

During the 17th century Oxfordshire was home to a series of impressive water gardens that had important links to the development of scientific thought at Oxford.. These gardens have become ‘lost’ and their true nature has only recently been revealed through a programme of archaeological and historical …