June 2016 - Woodcote

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Vol 27 No 6
June 2016
WOODCOTE ‘ROYAL’ SUMMER FESTIVAL 2016
Saturday the 10th of September,
from 12 – 5pm, at Woodcote Village
Hall.
We have exciting news about the Woodcote
Festival. This year’s event will be themed around
the Queen’s 90th Birthday. There will be ‘Royal’
inspired competitions and children are encouraged
to dress up for the Fancy Dress Parade in suitably
royal and regal attire.
The fun starts an hour
earlier this year at 12
noon.
We have Jan’s
Pitstop
providing
her
delicious burgers and
sausages
and
we
welcome the Fat Fox
Food
Company
from
Benson
with
their
selection of hot and cold
food and their interesting
‘bubble teas.’
Goring
Heath Scout Group will
once again be manning the tea, coffee and cake
stand.
Also new this year we are expanding the bar range
to include local craft beers from the West
Berkshire Brewery. Steph West will be running
the bar all day but will need some volunteers to
assist her, especially if it is as busy as last year! If
you are able to serve for an hour or two, please
contact her on 07873 258378.
We will also be printing a Programme of Events
which will be available on the day.
Several
thousand will be printed and there is some space
for advertisers at very reasonable rates.
would like your business publicised,
contact Edith on Edithhend@aol.com.
If you
please
We are trying to increase the number of children’s
activities at the Festival this year, based on last
year’s feedback. KiddieBeads are a local company
who will be running jewellery workshops. The
RSPB stand will help
children make bird feeders
and our village pre-schools
will
be
having
fun
activities too. We are also
looking
at
providing
bouncy castles for various
age ranges.
Do let us
know if you would like to
have a stall for children's
activities or for your own
charity
or
business.
Speak to Jo on 07880
330697.
Now is the time to
consider what competitions you will enter. You
will be able to collect entry forms at the end of
June from Londis, the Post Office, the Library or
the garden centre. Alternatively, you will be able
to print one from the Facebook page ‘WOODCOTE
FESTIVAL
INFORMATION
PAGE
South
Oxfordshire.’
The categories for fruit and
vegetables can be found inside this issue of the
Correspondent, so get planting! The remaining
categories will be printed in the July issue of The
Correspondent, where you will see lots of new
competitions and fun entries with a Queen theme!
SERVICES AT ST LEONARD’S IN JUNE
COMMENT FROM THE VICARAGE
This month will see the nation celebrating the official
birthday of the Queen as she marks her 90th year.
She is the longest reigning monarch in British
history and so we have much to celebrate. As you
can see from the adjoining column on this page, at
St. Leonard’s we will be dedicating our Sunday
worship on the 12th of June to a thanksgiving for the
Queen and in the afternoon we will enjoy royal fun
and games at Messy Church. We hope that many
people will want to come and join us. Even if you do
not count yourself as a regular church-goer you are
most welcome.
Recently, I listened to a radio programme from BBC
Radio Wales entitled ‘The Queen and her Faith’.
During the programme the Revd Dr. Leslie Griffiths,
Methodist Minister and Superintendent of Wesley’s
Chapel, said that he was struck by the fact that
although, for him, the idea of monarchy and all the
power and privilege that went with it was not
something that he particularly agreed with or
believed in, somehow he found himself having a great
respect and affection for the Queen. He recognised,
he said, that in some way she managed by virtue of
her personality, her presence and her faithfulness to
transcend what we might call the trappings of
royalty, and in so doing become, for us, a model of
inspiring and committed leadership; “It ought not to
work for me,” he said, “but it does.”
The programme went on to explore the ways in which
the Queen chooses to make very public her personal
and deeply held Christian faith, most notably in the
Christmas Day broadcasts, but also in how her faith
is lived out in her life of service and her
understanding of her role as that of a servant to the
people of this country and the Commonwealth. Her
reign was described by another contributor as
‘faithful in every sense’; faithful in commitment and
years but also sustained by her faith in the person of
Jesus Christ and in her desire to follow his example
in all that she does as Queen.
She is of course, the Supreme Governor of the
Church of England so it is only right that we should
honour her at this time of national celebration. I
hope that, in the midst of all the tributes on
television and radio, in the papers and in national
and local events, we will take heed of what has been
a constant and enduring theme for the Queen in all
that she has said and done in her long reign. With
grace and humility she has invited us all to take
seriously the love of God and the call of Christ. So
whether, in the words of Leslie Griffiths, the Queen
‘works for you’ or not, we can give thanks that she
consistently points us towards the things of faith and
wears her own position and privilege lightly.
This stance is exemplified in a forward that she wrote
for a recent publication about her life. She recalls a
poem read to the nation by her father, King George
VI, on Christmas Day 1939;
5th June (Trinity 2)
I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year,
‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the
unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness,
and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be
to you better than light, and safer than a known way.’
Mass times:
8.00 a.m.
9.45 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
Holy Communion
No service at St. Leonard’s
Team Service at Ipsden with
Bishop Colin
8.00 a.m.
9.45 a.m.
Holy Communion
Worshipping Together
(A Celebration and
Thanksgiving for the Queen.)
8.00 a.m.
9.45 a.m.
Holy Communion
The Open Door
8.00 a.m.
9.45 a.m.
Holy Communion
Parish Communion
Marriage
Oliver Milnes & Katie Ayres
5th May
Sunday June 12th
Messy Church celebrates the Queen’s
Birthday
2.30 – 4.30 pm in the Village Hall.
Everyone welcome.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST
THE KING
South Stoke Road, Woodcote
Priest: Father Antony Conlon.
Asst Priest: Father Jacob Lewis
Telephone: 01491 872181
Sunday at 11.30 am
Thursday at 12.00
Confession: The third Saturday of the month from
12.00-12.30
Blessings, Linda
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
PUBLISHER INFORMATION
Editor: Martin Fowmes, 3 Oakdene, Woodcote,
RG8 0RQ Tel: 07428 704254
Dear Readers
I hope everyone saw the wonderful
article on the front page of last month’s
Correspondent. Due to an unfortunate
oversight I forgot to rightfully credit
Jean-Paul Brouard with all the hard work of writing
it! Sorry Jean-Paul. If anyone would like to contact
Jean-Paul about his article or anything else the
conservation group get up to, please contact him via
the WCG or me at our usual email address, and I will
make sure they are passed on to him.
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The Correspondent did not receive the huge sackload
of cards the Queen is about to receive but we do have
a winner of our card competition. I would like to
congratulate Isla Millican (aged 5) for her lovely
card. You can see her card in our pictures section.
Isla, we will be in contact with your mummy shortly
to find out what art materials you would like.
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Given the lack of parking near the delivery office, and
the 60p each way charge, surely something needs to
be done?
LETTERS
Dear Sir,
Am I the only one in the area covered by
the Correspondent who is totally
brassed off with the Blood & Transplant
Service? Firstly, they stop using Woodcote Village
Hall with its ample car-parking space and move the
sessions to Goring Village Hall, which has no parking
space at all. Were we given prior warning and
reasons for the move? I certainly was not!
I call on our parish council to intervene on our behalf
and come to a sensible arrangement with the post
office.
Martin Fowmes
Dear Sir,
On Saturday the 14th of May our three horses bolted
from our stable due to a momentary lapse in
judgement, and ended up running along part of the
B4526 and up Long Toll. There were a number of
motorists and cyclists that were inconvenienced but
then helped us with both lifts and stopping them
from proceeding further into the village.
Being a public-spirited sort of guy, I swallowed my
pride and booked appointments in Goring. Then,
when I tried to make an appointment for last
September’s session they told me to ring nearer the
time, which I did and still did not get an
appointment. Later I was glad about that because I
heard it was cancelled and some people travelled
from Woodcote to give blood only to find a sign on the
door. The session was re-arranged for Sunday the
27th of December, yes two days after Christmas and I
still could not get an appointment, but guess what?
It was cancelled again and once again people
travelled from Woodcote to find a sign on the door.
The event truly scared the life out of me as they are
my partners horses not mine, and it has made me
extra cautious and just aware how quickly these
things can happen and escalate.
I would like to give a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ to
everyone who stopped and/or helped, especially to
the gentlemen in the red van and the white car, and
the lady who helped to stop them at the top of Long
Toll.
Dave Fisher
In the meantime I have received letters, emails and
texts telling me that, because of my blood group, it is
particularly important I should continue to give
blood. Scroll forward then to the next session,
yesterday – May the 11th. Once again I rang for an
appointment and was told there was nothing
available and to call again the day before the session.
I did that and there were still no appointments. I
explained about the letters I had received and it was
suggested I should turn up anyway and wait for an
opening. I duly turned-up and was turned away in
spite of explaining about the letters I have received.
Thames Valley Police is offering free Home
Security Assessment visits from one of your local
officers. This will involve the officer coming to visit
you at your property at a time that suits you, and
going around your house (inside and out) to assess
the security of your property. They will make
suggestions on how to improve security, if needed.
If you would like to take up this offer, please get in
contact with the email address below, and we will be
in
touch
to
set
a
date.
–
joshua.hall@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
I have written to Mike Stredder (Director of Blood
Donation) and received no reply. I emailed my
complaint yesterday – no reply. It seems I just cannot
give my blood away – maybe I should charge for it!!
Any suggestions?!
Sam Peates
Dear Sir,
Surely, I cannot be the only person living in
Woodcote who has missed a postal delivery that
needed a signature and then been obliged to make
the trip down to Pangbourne delivery office?
Taking Time to Care
Home based companionship care services in Berkshire and
Oxfordshire.
The last time it happened I asked the beleaguered
man behind the counter if there was a way to get it
delivered to Woodcote Post Office in future. First he
said I was the seventh person that day to ask this
question and then he told me I needed to fill in a
form online and they would transfer any nondelivered items to there for collection.
The service we offer is perfect for people who need support
after discharge from hospital, older people, both those living
alone and in couples, for family carer respite breaks and
anyone who is finding it harder to cope at home. We also
offer personal care when required.
For a no obligation one-to-one discussion about your needs
please contact Melanie Meads.
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Theale, Berkshire RG7 5BX
You can imagine my surprise then when the
situation happened again so I filled in the online
form, agreed to pay 70p for the privilege and got
another ‘failed to deliver’ note. It even mentioned that
this was the second attempt to deliver my parcel!
So, a trip down to Pangbourne delivery office was
needed yet again.
Q1Care Ltd is approved by the Care Quality Commission
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way for the public to gain wider knowledge of stag
beetles and for PTES to find out what their
populations look like, which will in turn aid our
wider conservation efforts.”
SPOTTED A STAG BEETLE?
Help save the UK’s largest land beetle by
recording your sightings
Like many British species, it is becoming
rare to catch a glimpse of the
formidable looking, but friendly, stag
beetle (Lucanus cervus). Sadly, their
numbers are dwindling across Europe due to loss of
habitat and predators including cats, magpies and
humans. In parts of Britain stag beetles are already
extinct, so help is needed to prevent further decline.
This spring, People’s Trust for Endangered Species
(PTES) is asking the public to record any sightings of
these iconic insects by taking part in their annual
Great Stag Hunt.
For more advice on how to identify a stag beetle, to
find out what to do if you find a stag beetle or dig up
stag beetle larva, visit: www.ptes.org/stagbeetles.
CHECKENDON PRE SCHOOL
Well, the term is flying by and we are
now planning our summer activities weather dependent of course (although
a bit of rain has proved to be great fun!)
We are looking forward to our annual Sports Day
which is always so enjoyable for everyone. The
children will begin practising soon, ready for Friday
the 1st of July. We aim to include all the children
and hold a variety of fun races which are also a bit
challenging. Following the races a traditional picnic
is shared, giveing the day a relaxed, informal
atmosphere enjoyed by all.
Stag beetles emerge from mid-May onwards, and live
in gardens, parks, woodland edges and traditional
orchards. Stag beetles are prevalent throughout
southern England and coastal areas of the south
west, while they are less common in the north of
England and the South Downs. PTES also wants to
hear from people living in areas that border the stag
beetles’ known range, such as Devon, Norfolk,
Worcestershire and Yorkshire.
Our cooking session - Little Chefs - is going from
strength to strength. A committee member joins us
weekly to provide the children with the opportunity
to develop kitchen skills whilst making some
delicious food.
Stag beetles can reach up to 75mm in size, which
makes them the second largest of all UK beetles after
the water beetle, and also easy to spot! For the
majority of their life cycle, stag beetles remain
underground as larvae, feeding on rotten wood. They
can remain as larvae for as long as 7 years and once
fully grown they build a large cocoon in the soil
where they pupate before finally metamorphosing
into their adult, more recognisable, form.
We thoroughly enjoyed the rainy weather and
celebrated it by racing snails! One of our children
brought a selection of snails to Pre-School so we
thought that we would make the most of them by
holding a mini snail Olympics! Each snail was
chosen and named by each child, a juicy leaf picked
as an incentive to race and then they were off! The
village hall car park was a riot of cheering and
support - a good practise for our own Sports Day!
Then we built an obstacle course and sent our snails
up and down balancing ramps. Great fun and a
super way to enjoy the rain!
Last year’s Great Stag Hunt saw 5,796 recorded stag
beetle sightings, including 901 sightings in
Hampshire alone. There are no set rules for the Great
Stag Hunt, just simply record any sightings of stag
beetles online at www.ptes.org/stagbeetles, which
will help PTES’ wider conservation strategy.
Laura Bower, Conservation Officer at PTES says:
“The Great Stag Hunt has involved thousands of
people over the last 20 years. Now is the right time of
year for people to record sightings of stag beetles, as
they emerge from mid-May onwards. Gardens in
particular are very important habitats, as stag
beetles rely on decaying wood in contact with soil to
feed on as larvae. Volunteers can help by retaining
dead tree stumps or building a log pile in their
gardens to ensure there is a good supply of dead
wood for female stag beetles to lay their eggs in. We
hope to see more volunteers joining this year’s Great
Stag Hunt to help reverse their population decline.”
We are getting close now to our big 2016 Fundraiser
- the Checkendon Pre-School Run. Our website has
all the details www.checkendonpreschool.co.uk and
there are posters advertising it all around the local
area. Please, please invite any family or friends to
join in – it is only £10 to run and the course is in a
local field in Checkendon - thanks to Bill for his
generosity and support. We are a wonderful group of
children who adore learning and professional,
experienced staff (all of whom have each been here at
least 10 years) who do give the very best and
stimulating care for your children aged 2-5yrs. We
are a friendly group and always happy to meet new
families and set your children on a positive, learning
path where play, activities, conversation and fun are
the name of the game.
To further raise the profile of beetles, PTES is
working with MG Leonard, author of the best-selling
children’s novel Beetle Boy. This heart-warming story
follows the adventure of a young boy and his friend
Baxter, who is in fact a beetle. Beetle Boy is the first
part of The Beetle Trilogy, and was published in
March 2016 by Chicken House.
For
information
please
visit
our
website
www.checkendonpreschool.co.uk or email me at
preschoolcheckendon@gmail.com.
We
are
also
contactable by phone 01491 682589 or simply pop in
to see us in Checkendon Village Hall. You can meet
the staff and children and see what a light, bright,
colourful environment the children call their own.
Laura concludes: “PTES and MG Leonard are keen to
show children and adults alike that beetles aren’t
something to be afraid of, and in fact are something
to be admired. PTES’ Great Stag Hunt is a fantastic
We are always happy to meet you.
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TREES
Trees are an ongoing problem, but we do our best to
minimise this by carrying out regular inspections
and tree maintenance work. We are grateful that we
have a couple of local tree experts who give us advice
when we need it.
CABIN PRE-SCHOOL
What a very busy, exciting term we
have had, with three new boys,
Matthew, Daniel and Stanley, and a
new team member Torri. Welcome
to all.
GREENS
The entrances have been treated with wood
chippings to keep them free from mud. This year it
was necessary to do it twice.
Our topic this term is mini beasts, which is
enormous fun. We have already read the story The
Very Hungry Caterpillar and made a lovely display.
Not content with just pictures, we have moved in ten
live caterpillars and they are living next to the baby
stick insects. The children adore looking after them
and watching them grow, but they are not as fond of
feeding them with nettles and thistles!
The Greens remain part of the Berinsfield contract
and have been mowed to a high standard over the
year bringing compliments from visiting sports teams
and the attendees of the September Woodcote
Festival.
Football Friday is well under way. Our first session
was a damp one but it did not dampen our spirits.
We simply popped on our wet clothes and got outside
and had fun.
The football pitch receives regular attention from
football club members and it is treated on a regular
basis for weeds and worm casts.
Obviously this term we found out where our bigger
children would be going next September and a lot of
work this term is put into getting those children
ready for the transition. PE is always fun to practice
for, sorry if anyone came home in the wrong socks!
SPORT & THE FESTIVAL
We congratulate the sports clubs on their success in
promoting football and cricket in the village and the
Village Hall Committee on another successful
Festival on our glorious Green.
Mondays are now all about singing as Mrs Critcher
joins us to lead a rhyme time session. The children
love it, and the days at Cabin are becoming really
lovely, fun and busy.
DOGS
We have had some success in reducing the problem
of dog-fouling, but we know we can never be
complacent about this.
Food wise, we have carried on our mini beast topic
and the children made fruit kebabs using the fruit
from the hungry caterpillar.
They chopped and
threaded the fruit then enjoyed eating it all up.
PRACTICE GOAL
Thanks to the availability of CIL funding we have
been able to replace the practice goal which
continues to be very popular with young people all
year round.
On a final note, we are really proud of our staff.
Lorna is working really hard to get her IT exam and
Anna is working at her maths. We wish them lots of
luck in their exams!
COMMITTEE
Once again, I want to express thanks to our
committee members for their hard work and
dedication which enables us to continue to have a
Village Green of which the whole village can be
proud.
Special thanks are due to Ken Ison
(Secretary) and Ken Groom (Treasurer) not just for
their admin duties but for the practical work in
which they participate regularly and to David Booth,
our link with the PC and who is also a regular work
squad member, as is our new committee member,
Doug Burton.
Enjoy the sunshine – we are!
WOODCOTE VILLAGE GREEN
COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2016
2015-16 has been a busy year for
the Village Green Committee. We
are grateful to the Parish Council for
the support they give to the
Committee every year and it is very useful to have a
Parish Councillor, David Booth, as an active member.
Thanks are also due to Andy Crockett, our littercollector, who continues to do a very good job.
THE FUTURE
Recently, we have been busy drawing-up a strategic
plan for the Green and Folly Field. We are keen to
provide leisure opportunities for all-ages, as and
when CIL funding is made available to us. So far, in
addition to the practice goal, we have secured
funding for an outdoor table-tennis table on the
Green and for the creation of a hard-standing area
on the Folly Field for basketball, 5-a-side football and
other activities. We have produced a draft site-plan
for new facilities and we have been canvassing views
on this.
PLAY
With the exception of minor maintenance work, the
Play Area has been remarkably trouble free. This is
thanks in no small part to the regular inspections
carried out by Ken Groom and his team of
volunteers, who identify minor problems quickly so
that remedial action can be taken before major
expense needs to be spent on repairs I would like to
take this opportunity to thank the team who do a
great job to keep the play area safe for the enjoyment
of all.
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‘STAY AND PLAY’ IN WOODCOTE
50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATIONS
There will be lots of fun activities
taking place at our Stay and Play
sessions in the Village Hall
throughout June on Tuesday mornings from 10 am
until 11.30 am.
FRIDAY 15TH JULY @
WOODCOTE PRE-SCHOOL
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Please note that the Mobile Play Bus will not be in
Medill Close on the 1st of June, but will be there from
1- 2.30pm each Wednesday from the 8th of June.
Are you involved in Woodcote Pre-School or have you
been in the last 50 years? We would appreciate any
old photos you may have so we can do a display
board of Pre-School over the last 50 years. Please
come and join us in our big celebration. There will
be a Hog Roast, live band, refreshments, games, a
bouncy castle, face painting, arts & crafts, raffle, a
fancy dress competition and much more. Watch this
space as the countdown begins, only 2 months to go!
Tickets will be on sale from the beginning of June. If
you would like a ticket please contact Wendy Powell
at Woodcote Pre-School, tickets must be bought to
secure your place.
Tue 7th
Drop-in ‘Stay and Play’ 10am-11.30am,
Woodcote Village Hall, including Health
Visitor Baby Clinic 10am-11am.
Wed 8th
Mobile Play Bus, 1pm-2.30pm, Medill
Close, Woodcote.
Tue 14th
We would like to welcome Ezmae, Wiktor, Amber and
their families who have joined us this term. We hope
you enjoy your time with Woodcote Pre-School. Also
we would like to say welcome to Sarah, our new
temporary member of staff who has joined us.
Visitor Baby Clinic 10am-11am. .
Wed 15th
Close, Woodcote.
Tue 21st
Visitor Baby Clinic 10am – 11am
Wed 22nd
Mobile Play Bus, 1pm–2.30 pm, Medill
Close, Woodcote
Tue 28th
Visitor Baby Clinic 10am–11am.
Wed 29th
Mobile Play Bus, 1pm–2.30 pm, Medill
Close, Woodcote
For any further information please call the Rainbow
Children’s Centre in Sonning Common on 01189 724
024.
The children are still enjoying their term learning all
about different continents. We have been making
igloos from cardboard boxes and sheets; investigating
with ice, shaving foam and paints; been on Safari;
camping, flying on an aeroplane, counting animals
and exploring different patterns. They have enjoyed
sampling some tapas, noodles, naan breads and
prawn crackers. With some of the beautiful weather
we had the children decided they wanted to sit and
lay in the tuff spot full of water.
The older children are preparing for their transition
to school. They have been practising changing into
their PE kits, trying on various different school
uniforms, playing schools, learning phonics and
writing their names and painting letters. We have
been visiting Woodcote Primary School for some
rhyming and singing sessions and will be going over
in June for their official transition visits. We have
lots of excited children who cannot wait to go to ‘Big
School’ and some who never want to leave us!
NETTLEBED ART & CRAFT SHOW
Paintings, Drawings & Craft by local Artists
Saturday 6th August 12 noon – 6pm
Sunday 7th August 10am – 5pm
at
Nettlebed School
We held a Skittles Night in May to raise funds for our
50th Anniversary Celebration and great fun was had
by all. We made an amazing £443 profit. The Coffee
Shop was also a great success and it made £210
profit for us. Thank you to everyone who attended,
supported or helped us at these events. A big thank
you to the Pre-School staff as none of this would be
possible without all your hard work!
Free Entry & Parking
Teas available all day
For visitor information or artist / craft entry forms
email: Nettlebedas@yahoo.co.uk
www.nettlebed.org.uk
We currently have a vacancy for a permanent parttime Level 2/3 Pre-School Assistant. If you might be
interested in this position please contact Wendy
Powell.
REGISTERED OSTEOPATH
For more information about Woodcote Pre-School
take a look at our website woodcotepreschool.co.uk.
We still have a few spaces left so if you would like
your child to start at Pre-School please contact
Wendy Powell on 01491 682300, email woodcote.preschool@hotmail.co.uk.
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01491 684060
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decorating, house & garden clearance.
We are a social enterprise (no shareholders), we
are Trading Standards Approved and we also cut
the grass for the Parish Council. Call for a quote
now on 01865 343715 or email
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01491 681286
Bathrooms refurbished
Rads, Cylinders & Cisterns
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Located in the village hall we offer a relaxed and
happy environment for playful and creative
learning for children aged 18months to 5 years.
As well as a varied curriculum of activities,
children will also benefit from:
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Large indoor area to learn and play
Flexible session times
Home cooked meals prepared on the premises
Holiday clubs in partnership with The Cabin Pre-School
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www.woodcotepreschool.co.uk
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THE ORATORY SCHOOL
7-11 LANGTREE HOLIDAY CLUB 2015
Appointment of New Headmaster
from September 2016 - Mr Joseph
Smith
Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June
Calling all 7 and 11-year-olds. The
Langtree Holiday Club takes place on
Thursday the 2nd and Friday the 3rd of
June from 10am to 3.30pm (registration from 9.45)
in Woodcote Village Hall. The Club, run by members
of local churches, is open to children who live, or go
to school, in the Langtree Team Ministry area.
The Governors of the Oratory Schools
Association
are
delighted
to
announce the appointment of Mr
Joseph Smith as Headmaster of The Oratory School
with effect from September 2016.
This year’s theme will be ‘Shopping for Life’ so come
and enjoy games, music, drama, art and craft and
cooking. Children must be 7 on or by the 2nd of June
2016 and we cannot accept responsibility for any
child who is not. Cost: - £5.00 each day per child (no
charge if parent on State Benefit).
Please send the children with their packed lunch.
Registration forms have been distributed by the
schools and are available from the churches, post
offices or contact Janet Casson (01491-681483). You
can also register children at the Holiday Club, but a
parental signature is required.
SUMMER WINDMILL SALE – 10TH JUNE
The next Windmill Sale is on Friday
the 19th of June, 8.00 a.m. to 12.00
noon. It is THE place to buy summer
clothes for the children as well as
games, books and outdoor equipment
and toys for the garden. If you have
outgrown or unwanted items (they
must be in good condition) and you
would like to sell them on whilst having the
opportunity to buy the next stage up, then please get
a list from Woodcote Post Office, H & R Stores, the
Library or email me for one to be sent to you. Goods
for sale should be brought to Woodcote Village Hall
on Thursday the 9th of June 8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.
The vendor gets 75% of the price you put on the item
and the other 25% goes back into Woodcote. This
year we shall be supporting both pre-school groups,
the Village Festival, the Community Centre and will
no doubt have other requests as the year progresses.
Mr Smith was invited to be Headmaster as a result of
his
outstanding
leadership
of
the
Oratory
Preparatory School (OPS) since 2010. He was
educated at the University of Liverpool, where he
took a First in English; he has a PGCE from Brunel
and a Masters in Educational Leadership from
Buckingham University. Before moving to the OPS,
Mr Smith was first Head of English and then
housemaster of a 13-18 boys’ boarding house at
Monkton Combe School in Bath, where he also ran
the Army section of the Combined Cadet Force and
coached sport. He is an inspector for the
Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Joe is married to Debbie, who is the Registrar at the
OPS, and they have three children: Sebastian – who
is in the 4th Form at The Oratory - Imogen and Tom,
who are in Years 8 and 4 respectively at the OPS.
Mr Smith said “I am delighted and very excited to
have been asked to lead The Oratory, a school with a
fine history and a great future. My sadness at leaving
the OPS after six years is tempered by my joy at
being able to stay with the Oratory Schools
Association – the Oratory “family” as we call it – and
to remain in this beautiful part of the world.”
Come and join us – either to sell or to buy.
Grandparents, buy those garden toys to keep the
little ones amused over the summer. You never have
to spend a fortune at the Windmill Sale, but I
guarantee you will find some superb bargains and
you will benefit Woodcote and the environment!
Barbara Penniall 01491 681449 –
Email: bpenniall@globalnet.co.uk
Joe Smith succeeds Mr Adrian Wyles who has
decided to step down from the position of Head
Master at the end of the Summer Term 2016.
LYME REGIS
The Oratory School is an HMC Catholic Independent
Boys’ Day and Boarding School for ages 11-18 which
welcomes boys from all backgrounds. Each boy is
challenged to excel and to develop his talents to the
full in a nurturing and caring environment.
The Jurassic Coast National Heritage Site
Beautiful beaches, walks, fossil hunting,
The Cobb and harbour. Loved by children and adults
Good restaurants, arty shops, cream teas
One bedroom flat for holidays and weekend breaks
In the old town 1 minute from the sea
Tel: 01491 681892 or penny_smith2@hotmail.com
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Oratory School—Confirmation. left to right: Fr. David Elliott, Confirmation
Candidates, Fr. Peter Gee the School Chaplain with Rt. Rev. Robert Byrne.
Cabin Pre-School—making fruit sticks.
Cabin pre-school— Write dance -mark making with
shaving foam to music.( very messy but fun)
Woodcote Pre-School
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Woodcote Pre-School
Our ‘Birthday Card for the Queen’
winner, drawn by Isla Millican (aged 5)
Trees being felled after malicious
damage in St Leonard’s churchyard
Woodcote v Mortimer at home
Woodcote v Cookham Dean away
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included a number of pupils who had been recently
baptised as Catholic. The bishop preached an
inspiring homily in which he reminded the pupils of
the joyous nature of this sacrament and that in being
confirmed they were both witnessing to their own
faith and taking on the responsibility of living by its
customs and laws. The solemnity of the occasion was
enhanced by the school choir and a soloist. The
excellent weather enabled a photograph to be taken
of the whole group with the bishop, commemorating
the event. We hope that the years ahead will see
these young men grow both in wisdom as well as
knowledge and good character. We are grateful to His
Lordship for his visit and having met with pupils and
their guests, the enjoyment of his presence at the
lunch which followed.
WOODCOTE RALLY 2016
~a charity fundraising event for local
organisations~
CALLING ALL MARSHALS –
YOUR RALLY NEEDS YOU
This year’s Rally is now only a few weeks away and
we still need more marshals to help us out. In
particular, we need help with car parking. This would
suit an organisation which can provide a team of
volunteers to work on a rota basis. The more the
merrier, to minimise the work each of us has to do.
In return for volunteering, you get free entry to the
Rally on the day(s) you work; free refreshments
during the day at the marshals’ tent and the
possibility of a working donation from the Rally’s
profits for your organisation.
PICNIC SUNDAY & ORATORY SCHOOL T10
TOURNAMENT
Our Picnic Sunday this year will be on Sunday the
19th of June. We encourage as many local people as
possible to come along with or without a picnic to
enjoy the cricket, play games themselves, or just
chill-out. We will be sellling barbecue food and icecreams.
Help from individuals not necessarily attached to an
organisation are always welcome.
If you can help, please contact Bruce Jones at
marshalls@woodcoterally.org.uk or phone him on
01491 680955 or any Rally Committee member.
On Sunday the 26th of June we will have a team in
the Oratory School T10 tournament at the Oratory
Cricket ground. It will feature teams from Woodcote,
Goring, Peppard and other local villages. It starts at
10.30 and there should be a good day’s cricket plus
a BBQ and bar.
DUST OFF THAT BIKE!
Is your bike gathering dust in a corner
of the shed or garage? Have you thought
about joining an organised cycle ride,
but wondered whether it would be too far or too fast
for you? Not sure that your gears and brakes are in
working order? Well, this CTC Wallingford event on
Sunday the 12th of June is for you!
GORING HEATH BOWLS CLUB
(ALMSHOUSES)
Get your bike checked out by our mechanic in
Wallingford Market Place between 11:00 and 13:00.
(The check is free, but you will have to pay for any
spares needed.) Then join us in the Market Place at
13:30 for a relaxed 10 mile ride. We will explore some
local lanes and celebrate our success in a local café
when we get back to town at around 15:00. Under
13’s must be accompanied by an adult. 13 to 17
year-olds can come independently, but must bring a
completed parental consent form, available from me.
The
Goring
Heath
Bowls
Club
(Almshouses) had their first match of the
season with the very friendly Goring
Bowls Club at their Green on Saturday
the 30th of April at 2.30pm. The weather was a
mixture of rain, dark clouds, bright sunshine and an
extremely cold wind. After twenty one ends and two
trial ends we unfortunately lost to Goring, but hope
to rectify the scores when we host them at our Home
Green on Saturday the 4th of June. There were lots of
smiles and laughter on the Green as usual making
our loss more bearable and it is always a great
pleasure to play against Goring for the Musketeers
Trophy.
We are planning another short (10-12 mile) bike ride
from Wallingford Market Place at 13:30 on Sunday
the 3rd of July. You do not need to be a member to
take part: come and try out a few routes with us
before you join.
For more information, contact Alison
(alisonjsmart@gmail.com or 01491 836086).
Smart
We have been working hard to get our Green in good
order and it is paying off with the help of our
wonderful members and the assistance of Mr Ian
Kendrick who has given us his time, wealth of
knowledge, applied treatments and his practical
procedures to improve the Green for the new season
and beyond.
THE ORATORY SCHOOL
This month included a very special
occasion
in
the
Oratory
School
calendar.
After
four
months
of
preparation 17 pupils, from numerous
countries, were confirmed by the Right
Reverend Robert Byrne, auxiliary bishop of
Birmingham, on the 8th of May with parents and
other members of their families among the
congregation which filled the Chapel. The ceremony
For the first time in the Goring Heath Bowls Club
(Almshouses) history we are playing in the Plomer
Cup as well as the usual friendlies, which has
increased our playing season. We are very lucky that
we have five new members to our Club which has
boosted our numbers and we wish them all a very
warm welcome.
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Helping separated families with
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Finance and property
Child maintenance agreements
Day and evening appointments
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or call 07591085389
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Henderson. Also, on Sunday the 1st of May we took
part in a special Memorial match at Stoke Row in
memory of local cricket legend, Les Clark, whose son
Jonny plays for Woodcote and is our Midweek
captain.
WOODCOTE/STOKE ROW
FOOTBALL CLUB
The curtain has come down on
another successful football season.
Pride of place has to go to our under16 youth team who have had two
successes in county competitions.
They finished runners-up to Clanfield in the County
Cup and runners-up to Harwell in the County
League. This is an amazing feat and we congratulate
manager, Andy Pilling and his squad of players.
The first home match of the season, on Saturday the
7th of May, featured Kidmore End 3rd XI who are
playing their home matches at Woodcote this year.
Their inaugural match resulted in a 6 wicket defeat
by Newbury 3rds. At the same time we were playing
West Reading away in the Premier Division of the
Berkshire League. This resulted in a defeat by 7
wickets. Star man for Woodcote was Jez Mayo with
86 not out, though two new players caught the eye;
Mick Molloy who scored 21 and Ghani Asif who took
2 for 57.
The senior first team has finished fourth in Thames
Valley League Premier Division, after briefly looking
as if they might make a title challenge. In April/May
they played 7 matches, winning four and losing
three. The wins came against Highmoor/Ibis by 4-1
(Jake Dillon 3 and Frank Dillon), Mortimer by 3-2
(Jake Dillon, Toby Nowell and Jonny Summers),
Marlow United by 2-1 (Jake Dillon and Frank Dillon)
and Woodley United by 3-2 (Jake Dillon, Toby Nowell
and Jonny Summers). Defeats were at the hands of
Mortimer by 1-0, Cookham Dean 2-1 (Jake Dillon),
and Reading YMCA 2-1 (Frank Dillon).
The next day the Sunday XI took on Sonning at home
and won by 96 runs. We scored 255 runs in our
innings with excellent batting displays by Mark
Robertson 62, Steve Henderson 53 and Mike Stroker
45 not out. Sonning were made to struggle for runs
and finished on 159 for 8 with Zaf Akram taking 3 for
19.
Saturday 4th
The Reserve team finished their season in fifth place
in Division 2, their highest ever finish in the League.
They played four matches in April, winning one,
drawing one and losing two. Their win by 1-0 (Will
Macdonald) came against champions Westwood
United, the draw was against Ashridge Park 2-2
(Adam Wheeler and Mark Pearson) and defeats were
by Imaan 5-2 (Tom Brownlow and Will Macdonald)
and Marlow United 2-1 (Will Macdonald).
Wednesday
Cold Ash 6.15pm (DL)
Saturday 11th
KE v Boyne Hill 1.00pm (TVL)
Sunday 12th
Britwell Salome 2.00
Wednesday 15th
Wantage 6.15 (DL)
Saturday
Pete McAlister has stepped down from the position of
First Team Manager after 16 years in the post. We
thank Pete for his leadership which has brought the
club phenomenal success with two victories in the
Senior Cup and two runners-up spots, one league
title and runners-up in the Senior Division for four
consecutive years. We are very excited to announce
that former Oxford United professional, Ross
Weatherstone, will be our new first team manager.
Ross has been with the club for a number of years
now, being a local village boy, and he will be
supported by two club stalwarts, Jim Hancock and
Any Bullett.
Welford Park 1.00pm (BCL)
8th
18th
Sulhamstead 1.00 (BCL)
Sunday 19th
Hurley 2.00 (Picnic Sunday)
Saturday 25th
KE v Yateley 1.00pm (TVL)
Sunday 26th
Oratory T10 Tournament (Oratory
School)
For all Berkshire Cricket League business please
respond to secretary@thebcl.org. For other emails use
sampeates@gmail.com
FOWPS (FRIENDS OF WOODCOTE
PRIMARY SCHOOL)
Also there will be a change in the Reserves with
Manager, Rob Lynch, standing down after ten years
in charge. Rob’s finest hour came last season when
he led his team to the Division 3 title. Like Pete, he
will be greatly missed and we hope to announce his
replacement shortly.
This year, Woodcote Primary School’s
summer fair is on the 17th of June.
With a sporting theme to celebrate
the Olympics, there will be lots of
activities to keep the children busy.
We will be holding our annual Dinner and
Presentation Evening on Friday the 24th of June at
the Caversham Heath Golf Club.
We are planning bouncy castles, human table
football, tennis, football goals, a netball hoops
challenge and other energetic things for you to do.
We will be providing a cash bar for drinks, a cake
and tea stall and a BBQ so you can feed the family.
WOODCOTE CRICKET CLUB
This should be a fabulous family event. So why not
come along and support your local primary school.
The Cricket season is underway and we
were blessed with glorious weather on
the first full weekend. Prior to that we
played a friendly against Peppard Stoke
Row on Sunday the 17th of April and
lost by 86 runs, with a top score of 42 by Steve
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BENSON: ANGLO-SAXON ESTATE TO
AIRFIELD
BYWAYS DENTAL
PRACTICE
Checkendon
Drawing on his recent work for the
Victoria
County
History,
Simon
Townley's talk to the Wallingford
Historical and Archaeological Society
(TWHAS) will review the evidence for
Benson as an Anglo-Saxon royal estate
centre and its impact on medieval settlement and
estate formation, before touching on a few more
recent developments including coaching and the
changes of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Flexible Payment Plans
Teeth whitening and cosmetics
NHS for children and students
Flexible hours, Ample free parking
Email: info@bywaysdental.co.uk
www.bywaysdental.co.uk Tel: 01491 680412
This talk will be held on Wednesday the 8th of June,
7.45 for 8pm, at St Mary’s Church, Wallingford.
Please note that TWHAS talks are now being held on
the second Wednesday of each month at St. Mary's
Church, Wallingford.
J & L LANDSCAPING
Visitors (£4) are most welcome.
FENCING, PATIOS and DRIVES, ROOF REPAIRS
www.twhas.org.uk
GENERAL BUILDING, TURFING. REPLACEMENT
OF FACIA BOARDS, SOFITS and GUTTERING
WALLINGFORD WALKS
There has been an excellent response
from volunteers from Wallingford and
surrounding villages to the recent
appeal to lead regular walks of local
interest in Wallingford.
PHONE: 01491-681367 or 07947-164997
Free Quotations
FAST and FRIENDLY
SERVICE
Training has been ongoing by Judy Dewey, from
Wallingford Museum, and it is intended to organise
both regular and ad-hoc walks from June onwards.
Every Saturday at 11am there will be a regular Town
Walk starting from the Town Hall in the Market
Place. The walk will last between 90 minutes and two
hours, and will cover a wide variety of interest areas
around the town.
TOMALIN & SON
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Monumental Mason
More specialist walks can be arranged for alternative
dates by enquiry at the Town Information Office, or
directly with Philip Burton (pburton6@talktalk.net).
An Independent Family Owned Funeral Service
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All prices are competitive / Pre-paid Funeral Plans
Call Bruce Jones or Claire Jones
Anderson House, 38 Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames
These additional guided walks could be of general
interest, or focus on specific locations such as
Wallingford Castle or specialist interests such as
Midsomer Murders or Agatha Christie.
Tel:
01491-573370
Philip Burton has kindly offered to co-ordinate this
new initiative, and it is hoped that it will appeal to
ADVANCED PEST CONTROL
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dealt with promptly
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Mobile: 07970 010214
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local residents and visitors alike. If you would like to
assist in this venture please contact Philip
(pburton6@talktalk.net)
that is on offer, some of which is unique to different
suppliers. This is an extremely popular service,
totalling almost 20,000 issues in one year. eBooks
are undoubtedly the busiest part of that service. We
regard this service as a complementary offer to the
service available in branches and fulfils an
expectation from many users in the community that
we have this type of offer.
There will be a charge of £5 per person as a donation
to Wallingford Museum.
WOODCOTE LIBRARY
We have recently received feedback from our eBook
suppliers that Oxfordshire Libraries is outperforming
many other library authorities in terms of choice,
issues and borrower, something to be proud of.
June is ‘National Crime Reading Month’, so
you can be sure that we have lots of crime
reading here on offer so you can become
your very own ‘super sleuth’!
If you do not want to register to use the full service,
you can still read or listen to a sample book online.
Call us on 01491 682323 or email us on
woodcote.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk if you want
more
information
or
go
online
to
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ebooks.
National Bookstart Week will take place
between the 6th and 12th of June this year. The
theme is ‘A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea’, based on
the book by Jessica Law. We are taking this to mean
all things about the sea and the creatures within the
ocean.
Look out in next month’s update (and in the Library)
for more information on this year’s Summer Reading
Scheme – The Big Friendly Read
In its usual slot of every term time Thursday at
10am, the session on 9th June will be themed to
match. Come along with your under 5 and a
favourite undersea toy for stories, rhymes, songs and
fun.
The next meeting of the adult book club is Monday
20th June at 6pm.
Saturday the 11th of June will also have a special
undersea theme, with crafts to match (between 10-12
only).
HENLEY PHILATELIC SOCIETY
June sees the society celebrating its 50th
Anniversary, a milestone in the history
of this active club, and we look forward
to many more years of interesting
collecting. It is also when meetings finish for the
summer break recommencing on September 14th,
when new and present members will be welcomed for
an interesting year of meetings on stamps and other
collectable postal items. Do put the date in your
diary
We now have a library app! It works on
iPads, iPhones and Android devices and can
be downloaded from the usual app stores by
searching on “Oxfordshire Libraries”.
It is a quick and convenient way for
customers to access library services while on
the move. Users can search the catalogue and
reserve items, check their loans and renew their
books. It will tell them where the nearest library is,
link to Reference Online resources and enable people
to access the Enquiry service. It also links to our
library social media pages. It is an easy way for
people to access our eBook services too. Links to the
app will be put on Arena and the library website.
Wednesday June 8th – Members of Southampton PS
visit us to show some of their collections
Wednesday June 22nd – President’s
celebrating our 50th Anniversary
evening
Meetings will re-commence on Wednesday September
14th with ‘Latest Acquisitions’ up to 9 pages from
members, at Bix Village Hall at 7.45 p.m. Visitors
and new members are welcome. Further details can
be obtained by phoning 01491 681739 or on our
website: - www.henleyphilatelic.org.uk
If you missed our drop in session on e-readers last
month, remember Oxfordshire Libraries supplies
eBooks and eAudio for free through 3 different
companies: OverDrive, BorrowBox and One Click
Digital. This ensures we benefit from the wide range
TEL. 01491 680 389 / 07956 966 089
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WOODCOTE WI NEWS
Ann Larden welcomed the members on her
first meeting as President and fulfilled her
ambition to ring the bell! Audrey Hawthorne
played the piano as we sang Jerusalem on a
warm spring day.
Birthday buttonholes were presented to Margaret
Carter and Isobel Lomax.
We had a lovely tea thanks to Jan Clegg, Kathy
Brewer, Dot Tyler and Sylvia Atkinson.
The lunch group are meeting at the Pack Horse this
month and the Homes and Gardens trip will be going
to Portsmouth. Our group meeting is being held in
Woodcote and we will hear the history of Pinewood
Studios by speaker Mike Payne.
J Roxborough Services
Our speakers this month were Diane and Geoff
Hayes who told us the story of the Poppy Appeal with
moving stories and poems.
Providing Commercial & Residential Maintenance Services
All building maintenance & small building works undertaken
 Full property renovations
 All aspects of plastering & rendering undertaken
 Floor & wall tiling
 Painting & decorating
 Brickwork repointing
 Flat roof renewal & roof repairs
 Bathroom & kitchen installations
 Fascia & gutter replacement
Free quotes, fully insured, recommendations freely available
Competition for a poppy themed item was won by
Shirley Bryant and the bloom of the month was won
by Carole Shelley–Allen.
New members very welcome. We meet on the 3rd
Wednesday of the month in the village hall and
would love new members to join us.
WOODCOTE SUMMER FESTIVAL 2016
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
Tel: 07909 931601 or 01491 682955
Flower Arrangement
FA1
'Open' floral display
FA2
Tea party for the Queen
FA3
3 Dahlia stems
FA4
1 Specimen Flower
FA5
Miniature – Not to exceed 4inches (10cm)
overall
FA6
House Plant
Home Grown
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VG1
3 Onions under 250g - single variety
VG2
5 Potatoes – any white variety
VG3
5 Potatoes – any coloured variety
VG4
3 Carrots – single variety
VG5
6 Runner Beans with stalks – single
variety
VG6
Longest Runner Bean with stalk – any
variety
VG7
6 French Beans with stalks – single
variety
VG8
5 Tomatoes – single variety
VG9
3 Beetroot – single variety
VG10
2 Marrows – single variety
VG11
Heaviest Marrow
VG12
3 Courgettes maximum 15cm – single
variety
VG13
1 Cucumber – any variety
VG14
VG15
VG16
VG17
VG19
VG20
HG1
HG2
HG3
filled with potting compost. Give them a light position
with shade from strong sunlight.
3 Leeks
3 Parsnips
Heaviest Pumpkin
4 Different Vegetables as gathered
(unwashed and untrimmed) in a basket
2 Pumpkins/Squash – any variety
Heaviest Onion – any variety
A Bunch of herbs – 3 Different varieties
Longest Nettle
3 Eggs – one breed of Hen or Duck
Cut the seed pods from lupins and delphiniums as
soon as the flowers fade. This encourages them to
give a second display in July or August.
A place should be found in every garden for some
winter-flowering pansies and violas. Their cheery
flowers are welcome at that time of year. Sow the
seed in trays and put these in a cold frame. When
the resulting seedlings are large enough to handle,
prick them out into boxes of potting compost. When
we1l established in the boxes they can be planted out
in tubs or baskets.
Fruit
FR1
FR2
FR3
FR4
3 Apples – single variety
5 Plums – single variety
3 Pears – single variety
Mixture of any soft fruits
Keep a good look out for side shoots on your
chrysanthemums. These should be removed, leaving
one bud for each stem to produce a good sized
bloom. However, do not remove side shoots from
spray varieties.
Amusing Shaped Fruit or Vegetable
FV1
Any amusingly shaped Vegetable or Fruit
The tall bearded irises have now finished flowering,
and where the rhizomes are crowded together they
should be lifted, divided and re-planted.
GARDENING IN JUNE
Keep the hoe going now we have some drier weather.
This not only keeps the weeds at bay but also aids
plant growth in aerated soil. If lawns are fed now
with a good lawn fertiliser, the grass should keep a
good colour for the rest of the summer and autumn.
Continuing the series of articles on gardening, month
by month, that were written by the late Cyril Baldwin
and appeared in the Correspondent over a period of
several years under the name B Troot.
Fruit
Melons should be stopped by pinching out the tips of
the shoots one or two leaves beyond the point where
the young melon fruits are forming. Secondary
growths which arise should be stopped beyond the
second leaf.
Thanks go to Cyril’s family for allowing us to
reproduce these articles.
Flowers
Deadhead roses except for species like rugosa and
moyesii, which produce decorative hips in the
autumn.
As the young shoots of blackberries and loganberries
grow, keep them tied to the supporting wires. They
are easily broken if not supported.
A number of early-flowering shrubs like weigela,
deutzia and philadelphus flower on the previous
year’s growth. After flowering, cut out the old
flowering wood and any weak growth to allow new
growth to ripen for next year. Do not prune berrybearing shrubs like cotoneaster and berberis after
flowering in order to preserve the brightly coloured
berries.
Vegetables
Marrows and courgettes can be planted out. Sweet
corn sown in pots in April can be planted out now.
Early broad beans can be stopped to encourage pods
to form by pinching out the growing tip. This will also
help to prevent blackfly damage, as this pest likes
young shoots to feed on.
Canes should now be put in position for gladioli. If
this is done now, the flower spikes can be tied to the
canes with garden string as they develop.
If some of your tomatoes are showing signs of
greenback (the symptom is hard green skin around
the top of the fruit), water the plants with a solution
of 1 oz. of sulphate of potash in a gallon of water, for
this complaint is connected with a shortage of
potash.
Tuberous begonias need careful attention to staking,
and it may be necessary to provide support for the
large flowers. Feed them each week to keep the
plants growing sturdily.
Achimenes will also need supporting, and twiggy
sticks are best. Insert the sticks around the edge of
the pots.
To keep onions growing sturdily, water when the soil
is dry and give the plants a weekly feed of general
fertiliser, applied at the rate of 1oz. to each yard of
row.
Sow cyclamen seed in boxes or pots filled with seed
compost and provide them with a temperature of
160C (600F).
ENGLISH TUITION AT HOME
Arum lilies may now be stood out of doors to give
them a rest. The pots can be laid on their sides
against a wall. Remember that mesembryanthemums
must be in a sunny position or the flowers will not
open.
Quality tuition delivered by a qualified, experienced
teacher.
All key stages taught from basic literacy to ‘A’ level.
AQA & OCR Specifications.
QTS & CRB BA Honours
Contact: 01491 680 985
Cineraria and large-flowered calceolaria seedlings
should be pricked out as soon as possible into boxes
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Suitable for all ages, come and have a giggle,
singalong and shed a tear, at this unique screening,
which will even include a blooper reel and interviews
with cast and crew. 6.30pm
WHAT’S ON AT THE CORN EXCHANGE,
WALLINGFORD IN JUNE
CINEMA (performances start at
7.30pm unless otherwise stated)
COMING UP
Wednesday 1st: The Jungle Book (PG) at 2.30pm
July 13-16. Sinodun Players present The Chalk
Garden by Enid Bagnold. Set in an English country
house in the mid-1950s at a time when the Empire
and English aristocracy are in decline. Features a
child on the cusp of womanhood, her estranged
mother and formidable grandmother. Out of the blue
arrives the governess from Heaven – or is she?
Tickets on sale soon.
Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd: Captain America:
Civil War (12A)
Friday 3rd: Robinson Crusoe (PG)
Saturday 4th: Robinson Crusoe (PG) at 10.30am
Saturday 4th: Hard Tide (15)
Sunday 5th: Robinson Crusoe (PG)
July 23rd: Andre Rieu Maastrict Concert 2016. The
King of Waltz screened live from his home town. 7pm.
£15, concessions £12.50. Booking now.
Monday 6th, Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th: Florence
Foster Jenkins (PG)
Thursday 9th: NT Live Encore The Audience (12A)
7pm
Tickets and more programme information, including
films booked after
going to press, from
www.cornexchange.org.uk or box office 01491
825000. Please note that as from May 3rd, prices for
general release films increased by £1, to £7 adult and
£5 for under-15s.
Sunday 19th: Miles Ahead (15)
Monday 20th: Demolition (15)
Tuesday 21st: Glyndebourne Live, Il Barbiere di
Siviglia. 6.30pm
Saturday 25th: The Angry Birds Movie (PG) at
10.30am and 2.30pm
MAKE TRACKS FOR TOWN’S MODEL
RAILWAY SHOW
LIVE
June 13-17. The 29th Wallingford Corn Exchange
Drama Festival 2016. Amateur drama groups from
all over the area and beyond compete in an
adjudicated competition for a variety of awards. In
addition to an entertaining evening of diverse drama
from both youth and adult drama groups, it’s a great
opportunity to learn about all aspects of stagecraft
from the adjudicator’s comments. This year’s
adjudicator is Colin Dolley. Tickets are £5 per night
or £20 for the omnibus ticket which entitles you to
vote for the winner of the Punter’s Prize. 7.30pm
June 24th. Charlie Baker Comedy Night SOLD OUT
June 29th: Encore Showcase Sinodun Players’ very
own Encore Youth Theatre's exciting new film
venture, which includes a music video, adverts and
even a complete short-story film called "Care".
Wallingford will host its second annual model railway
exhibition on Sunday the 19th of June. The event is
being held at the Wallingford School, St George's Rd,
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8HH.
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More than 12 model railway layouts, along with a
number of trade stands, will be on show in a variety
of scales from tiny Z gauge to garden sized G scale.
is usually over £100. Often more is raised, if a raffle
or tombola is organised.
We aim to keep the Coffee Shop open for fifty weeks
of the year, closing only for Christmas and New Year.
The exhibition is being well supported by clubs and
modellers from around Oxfordshire, Berkshire,
Buckinghamshire and Hampshire and many of the
layouts are new to the exhibition circuit.
If you are not already a regular user and would like
to book a session for next year, please contact
Jacqueline
Lawrence
on
680058
or
email
JacquelineLawrence58@gmail.com and indicate your
interest in booking a space.
Of particular interest is Clara-Zetkin-Stadt, a layout
behind the iron curtain of East Germany. You will
see a Great Western branch line in Much Muckle,
very similar to the Cholsey to Wallingford branch
line, and Novion 1940, a French town scene during
the Second World War.
If you would like further information about how the
Coffee Shop is run, please contact Barbara Penniall
on 681449 or email: bpenniall@globalnet.co.uk
It is down the road from Wallingford station, which is
running Father’s Day steam specials on the day from
Cholsey to Wallingford so why not travel by train to
the exhibition. Free parking onsite at the school.
COMMUNITY CENTRE BOOKINGS
The exhibition will be open from 10am – 4.30pm.
Admission is £5 for adults, £2.00 for children and
families £12.
OPEN GARDENS IN NORTH STOKE
The Community Centre in the
Old School House, Reading
Road, is administered as a
village facility by a team of
volunteers.
There are two
rooms
available
for
hire.
Upstairs, there is the Rally
Room, which can seat up to
sixteen around a conferencemeetings, training sessions, or
Sunday
26th
June
2016
2.00pm to 6.00pm
If you are looking to spend a
relaxing afternoon in a pretty
Thames-side village then come
and join us in North Stoke on Sunday the 26th of
June. Eight residents have kindly offered to open
their gardens. Two are particularly large gardens
with river frontages and others are small and
interesting with particular delights to discover.
style table, for
workshops.
There will be an opportunity to meet the garden
owners, to ask questions about plants, wildlife and
the village, before relaxing with a Strawberry Cream
Tea in the Village Hall. There will be home-made
cakes and plant sales in conjunction with a local
Nursery. The starting point will be the Village Hall
(OX10 6BL) where tickets can be purchased £5 per
adult (children free) – sorry no dogs! Special parking
arrangements have been made for the day. If time
permits a visit to our historic village church may be
an added interest. The church is the only one on the
entire length of the Ridgeway Long Distance Path.
The Chancel was built in 1230-1240.
For more information on the Coffee Shop or
bookings,
please
email
mail@enquirieswoodcotecc.org.uk
or
call
into
Woodcote Garden Centre to collect a booking form.
Downstairs for meetings and larger gatherings is the
Lions’ Den with an adjoining kitchen. The Lions’ Den
is also ideal for parties, talks, AGMs and similar
events. Both rooms can be booked for a nominal fee.
On Saturday mornings, the downstairs room is used
by local charitable groups and fundraisers as a coffee
shop, for fifty weeks of the year.
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All proceeds towards a new kitchen for North Stoke
Village Hall.
SATURDAY COFFEE SHOP AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTRE
As you know, every Saturday from
10am until 12.30pm a Coffee Shop is
held at the Community Centre, next to
the Library.
Each session is run by a different
organisation.
The coffee is provided by the
Community Centre and is reimbursed at the
wholesale cost price. The group running the morning
supplies the cakes and keeps the profits made, which
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WOODCOTE VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS
Mornings:
Afternoons:
09.00 – 13.00
WOODCOTE VOLUNTEERS
We provide volunteers to drive those in
need to medical appointments, day
centres, or to local shops in Woodcote,
Goring and Pangbourne.
or
£
14.00 – 18.00
Main Hall with stage & kitchen (max 100
persons)
28
Pavilion with kitchen (max 50 persons)
24
Main Hall & Pavilion
50
Committee Room (max 25 persons)
20
Function Room (max 40 persons)
22
Function Room with Bar & Kitchenette
24
Changing Facilities & Showers per room
20
Our area includes Woodcote, Goring
Heath, Whitchurch Hill, Checkendon and Ipsden.
We are not a taxi or a bus service but if you have a
genuine need we will always do our best to help.
There is a constant need for more volunteer drivers.
If you would like to help please ring the office on
681171 between 9.30am and 11am on weekdays.
The more volunteers we have the more the work can
be spread.
Evenings only: 18.00 – 24.00
Main Hall with stage & kitchen (max 100
persons)
65
Pavilion with kitchen (50 persons)
40
Main Hall + Pavilion
100
Committee Room (max 20 persons)
30
Function Room (max 40 persons)
35
Function Room with Bar and kitchenette
40
KNIT AND NATTER GROUP
Why not join the thriving Knit and Natter Group for
good company and to make new friends?
It meets every Tuesday between 2.30pm and 4pm at
Mowforth House and is a great opportunity to get to
know fellow villagers and to strengthen bonds in the
community.
For more information please ring
Barbara Penniall on 01491 681449.
FRIENDS OF ST. LEONARD’S
Weddings/discos/dances
WE NEED YOU!
= Main Hall, Pavilion, Function Room & Bar
Full Day/Evening Hire:
09.00 -24.00
210
Afternoon/Evening:
1400 – 24.00
190
Evening Hire:
18.00 -24.00
135
Afternoon/Evening Hire:
14.00 -24.00
155
Evening Hire:
18.00 -24.00
120
The Friends of St. Leonard’s (FOSLS) was set up
several years ago to help support the fabric of our
lovely village church – a central point of our
community.
The Friends raise money through
annual subscriptions, donations and at the
community coffee shops to help keep it warm,
welcoming and well maintained for the regular
congregation and all visitors from Woodcote and
elsewhere who join us for major festivals and family
occasions.
Discos/Dances
= Main Hall, Pavilion only
To set up during the previous evening,
subject to hall availability.
Just imagine Woodcote without our Church?
Donations are used solely to maintain the fabric of
the building and churchyard and not to fund
religious services. For example, our members have
helped us maintain the garden of remembrance, tidy
the church yard, pay for decorating, professional
repairs, specialist cleaning, improve access/safety
and enhance the children’s area. The Friends also
reserve money each year to support new, potentially
very costly work for example improved heating.
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WiFi is now available throughout the hall.
Cinema screen and exhibition boards also for hire
with the hall.
Cash Deposit required to obtain keys on day of
booking:


We would warmly welcome new Friends and people
to join our committee. You do not need to be a
church-goer or of a particular faith to join us –
what we seek are people with a sense of
community and new ideas. We only meet bimonthly for about an hour and the more people
we have the less work there is to do for everyone!
Weddings/discos/dances/evening parties - £200
For all other bookings - £50
We do not charge VAT.
regular users.
Discounts are given to
For more information and online booking form visit
www.woodcote-online.co.uk/villagehall
If you are interested in joining Friends of St.
Leonard’s (FOSLS) please contact either: Marcia
Spiers – 07776 298754 or Julie Turner 07980
520039
Details of availability can be obtained from the
Booking Clerk on 01491 681861 or by email at
pc@woodcote-online.co.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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determine that the tree had been damaged sometime
after August 2014.
DISTRICT COUNCIL
South
Oxfordshire
District
Council to launch new phone
numbers on Friday 20 May
After being presented with this evidence Mr
Bradshaw declined to be interviewed under caution
so South Oxfordshire District Council was left with
little choice but to take the case to court.
Anybody who needs to contact South Oxfordshire
District Council by phone will soon need to use new
phone numbers.
In court magistrates’ found that, having prepared
detailed evidence and with extensive experience, the
council’s tree officer was a credible witness. They
agreed with his assessment that the tree had been
tampered with and as a result had been extensively
damaged. As Mr Bradshaw had provided no
explanation as to what had happened he therefore
was deemed responsible.
From Friday the 20th of May the main switchboard
number will be: 01235 422422 and the emergency
helpline will change to: 01235 422410
The emergency helpline is available after office hours
for anyone at immediate risk of being made
homeless, or to report a noise nuisance, stray dog,
dangerous structure, flooding or a dead animal on
the highway.
John Bradshaw was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay
£3,796.96 costs along with a £100 victim surcharge.
On Thursday the 19th of May, while the council's
phone numbers are being switched over, some
individual department numbers may be out of action
during the day. However, the council's main
switchboard numbers will continue to be available.
Cllr Elizabeth Gillespie, Cabinet Member for
Development, Building Control and Housing at South
Oxfordshire District Council, said: “Anyone living in a
property which is in a conservation area may need
special permission if they wish to carry out certain
works on their land, including any on trees.
For details of the new numbers for the council's main
departments
please
visit
our
website
here
www.southoxon.gov.uk/newnumbers.
“This tree is over 80 years old but has now been
severely and deliberately damaged which is a real
shame for the area. There’s plenty of information
available on our website, and our planning officers
are always on hand to offer advice, so there really
was no excuse in this case.”
The two councils are only changing phone numbers,
all email addresses will remain the same and their
postal address will continue to be 135 Eastern
Avenue, Milton Park.
Severe damage to conservation area tree results
in hefty fee
PARISH COUNCIL
A Warborough resident has been ordered to pay
almost £4,900 after being found guilty of causing
extensive damage to a prominent 80 year old tree.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS GRANTED BY
SODC
P16/S0638/HH Application proposal,
including any amendments:
John Bradshaw, of The Green South, Warborough,
appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 22
April when he was convicted of one charge of
breaching the Country Planning Act 1990 after
causing or permitting wilful damage to a copper
beech tree at his property.
Two storey front and rear extensions Site Location:
Greenhills Shirvells Hill Goring Heath RG8 7SP
P16/S0538/HH Application proposal, including any
amendments:
The tree, which is in a conservation area and visible
from the main road running through Warborough,
first caught the attention of a South Oxfordshire
District Council tree officer who was carrying out a
routine inspection at a nearby property in June
2015. The officer noticed that the majority of the leaf
canopy was dead and that brown foliage was covering
the normally green area.
Garage extension and minor internal alterations.
Site Location: Woodend South Stoke Road Woodcote
RG8 0PL
Appeal
Ref:
APP/Q3115/W/15/3139328
/
P15/S1919/FUL Appeal Granted. Little Acre, Beech
Lane, Woodcote, Reading, Berkshire RG8 0PY.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS REFUSED BY SODC
P15/S3857/FUL Erection of 2 dwellings (as amended
to re-position the proposed dwellings)
Two months later the council received a ‘Notice of
Intent’ to remove the tree from a specialist company
acting on behalf of property owner Mr Bradshaw,
citing ‘extensive crown die back’ as the reason for the
removal.
Site Location: The
Woodcote RG8 0SA
Dell
60
Whitehouse
Road
Woodcote Allotments
We currently have two vacant plots, interested in
renting a plot? Reasonable annual rates.
In late August, in response to the notice, the
council’s tree officer made an inspection visit,
recording that its condition had further deteriorated
since he first encountered the tree in June. He also
found evidence that the tree had been tampered with,
including copper nails which had been hammered
into its base and evidence of drilling which had also
taken place. Using aerial footage he was able to
Contact the Parish Clerk.
Parish Clerk, Woodcote Parish Council, Parish
Office, Village Hall, Reading Road, Woodcote, RG8
0QY Tel: 0141 681861 pc@woodcote-online.co.uk
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DIARY JUNE
Wed 1st
Thurs 2nd
*
*
Fri 3rd
*
Sat 4th
*
*
Tues 7th
*
Wed 8th
*
Thurs 9th
*
Correspondent AGM, Woodcote
Community Centre, 7.30pm
*
Items for Windmill Sale to Village
Hall between 8-10pm
Windmill Sale. Village Hall 8am12noon
Coffee Shop, in aid of Goring Heath
Guides,
Woodcote
Community
Centre, 10am-12.30pm.
Flint House Open Afternoon, see
article. Advance tickets only.
Woodcote Volunteers Quiz at the Red
Lion, 8.pm for 8.30pm start.
Woodcote W.I.. Village Hall, 2.30pm.
P.C. Meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
The Gap Festival in Goring &
Streatley: www.thegapfestival.org
Coffee
Shop in aid of Cabin Pre
School, 10am-12.30pm.
Checkendon Pre-School Run.
Woodcote
Conservation
Group
Working Party.
Langtree Production of Little Shop of
Horrors.
Fri 10th
*
Sat 11th
*
Sun 12th
*
14th
Tues
*
Wed 15th
*
*
*
15th-19th
Sat 18th
*
*
Mon 20th
–
Wed 22nd
Sat 25th
*
*
*
SMALL ADS
P.C. Meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
Langtree Holiday Club for ages 7-11.
Village Hall 10am-3.30pm.
Langtree Holiday Club for ages 7-11.
Village Hall 10am-3.30pm.
Coffee Shop in aid of Woodcote PreSchool,
Woodcote
Community
Centre, 10am-12.30pm.
Woodcote
Conservation
Group
Woodcock Walk. 8.30pm Greenmore
Ponds.
Drop-in ‘Stay and Play’ 10am11.30am, Village Hall. (See article for
dates throughout the month).
Close, Woodcote.
LOCAL HANDYMAN :: No job too small. DIY jobs
in and around the home. Kitchen & bathroom renovations undertaken. Call James 07961 882281.
PIANO LESSONS :: Learning for pleasure or
ABRSM exams -contact Linda Waller MA ALCM
phone 01491 281 877 or lindagwaller@hotmail.com
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT :: Admin, secretarial or PA
assistance locally & beyond. No job too small.
Email: claire@clairejury.co.uk or call: 07799766463
HAVE A PROBLEM?
If so, there is a Citizens’ Advice Bureau
on Fridays, from 10am until 1pm. It is
held in the Community Centre (Old
School House), Woodcote.
Clients
wishing to make an appointment
should ring 01491 578267 and ask for
one in Woodcote. Appointments can be made for
11am and 12 noon. No appointment is necessary,
between 10am and 11am.
LIBRARY TIMES
Tuesday
2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Thurs/Friday/Saturday
p.m.
9.30
a.m.
–12.30
Please ring
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS
Please contact Jenny on 01491 681861 up to 6pm.
Or please email pc@woodcote-online.co.uk.
Booking request forms can be found
www.woodcote-online.co.uk/villagehall
Coffee Shop in aid of Stoke Row W.I.,
Woodcote Community Centre, 10am12.30pm.
Woodcote
Conservation
Group
Summer Bird Walk. 10am RC
Church.
*
*
*
2.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.
Books may be renewed by telephone.
682323.
here;
Copies are kept in St Leonard’s Church, the Health
Centre and Woodcote Library or you can contact me
on 01491 681449, email bpenniall@globalnet.co.uk
Barbara Penniall, 150 Wayside Green
Forthcoming Dates:July 9-10th
July 16th
Sept 10th
Monday
WOODCOTE WELCOME PACK
Woodcote Rally
Goring & Streatley Regatta
Woodcote Festival 12-5pm
Have you recently moved into the Village? Would
you like to know more about Woodcote in the past
and what’s going on now, such as where to find a
babysitter, useful important telephone numbers,
details of the Coffee Shop, the Windmill Sales,
Citizen’s Advice Bureau, the local dentist, Lions’
Club, Volunteers, St Leonard’s Church and more?
Diary entries for July by 12th June to Jan Coleman
by ‘phone on 01491 682955 or by e-mail at
jancoleman1@hotmail.com
‘Welcome to Woodcote’ is a free information pack and
has been organised by members of St Leonard’s
Church for those moving into the Village. We think
Woodcote is a wonderful, friendly place to live and
would like to offer newcomers the opportunity to find
out what is going on and provide useful information
in a handy format.
THIS MONTH’S CLOSING THOUGHT
Isn't it great to live in the 21st century? Where
deleting history has become more important
than making it.
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June 2016 - Woodcote

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