Final few tickets remaining for Saturday 27th August Helen and Douglas fundraiser at Clayton Villa. The weather looks great, bar is well stocked and the reviews for Sun and Moon’s production have been outstanding.

Tickets available online at

Much Ado About Nothing Tickets, Sat 27 Aug 2022 at 18:00 | Eventbrite

or call Ainslie (Danes Cottage) 07774459046.
 
Many thanks
Ainslie
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A celebration for the life of Bill Haine will take place on Wednesday 24th August at 2.30 at All Saints Church, Faringdon, and afterwards there will be refreshments at Sudbury House Hotel.

All are welcome.

I have received the following appeal from Olly Fox, who is the organist at Coleshill and Buscot, and has played here on many occasions and at the Barn Service at Christmas.  If you would like to help, please contact Olly direct on the email address included in the text.

Many thanks

Pat

Churchwarden, St Giles

Dear all,

As many of you know, I help to run a wildlife education and conservation project in The Gambia, West Africa, that has been studying the birdlife of the region including a large number of migratory species which spend their winters in Sub-Saharan Africa after the breeding season in Europe. Throughout this time we have built up a strong team of local conservationists and ornithologists who run the project all year round.

On the many trips I have made to the region since 2005 I have got to know several families in the villages where we work and often stay with them while travelling. Therefore, over the weekend, I was very shocked to hear from one of our team members about a younger member of their family, an 8-year-old boy, who, on Friday, had been involved in a serious accident where he was hit by a speeding car and had incurred a number of life-changing injuries. Unfortunately, the level of healthcare available in that part of Africa is still woefully poor and families have to cover all the treatment costs themselves.

The family cannot even begin to provide the rapidly rising amounts requested by the hospital and have reached out to me for help with the treatment costs. We would like to move the boy, Muhammed Gassama, to a better hospital in the capital Banjul, where they have more experience of orthopaedic surgery required to set the bones that have been fractured in the boy's legs and arms. Clearly, it's crucial that Muhammed receives the best care he can now otherwise there is a real risk that the rest of life will be heavily impacted by what has happened.

As a result of these worrying developments, I am hoping to carry out some fundraising locally so that we can help out my colleague's family with the increasing hospital costs for treating Muhammed. If anyone in our local congregations and church family feels able to donate a small amount then please let me know by email at [email protected]. I will coordinate the transfer of the money to the hospital and provide regular updates on the progress of Muhammed's recovery. 

Love and best wishes, 

Olly 
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Dr OJL Fox 
Kartong Bird Observatory 

For now, I will not be collecting for Asylum Welcome, thank you for your support. If you would like details of the above, please ring me on 244318.

Sally

Hello Great Coxwell,
 
I’ve started a gentle Yoga class at the Reading Room on Tuesday mornings at 9:30AM.
 
We are a small group starting to practice together and you are welcome to join.
 
It will be open to beginners and those who may have injuries/chronic pain or limited mobility/flexibility but are still interested in practicing. We will use the chair for support in seated and standing postures(if needed).
 
I hope it will be a nourishing activity for many in the community to enjoy. 😊
 
Cost:
I offer sliding scale pricing for class passes - 5 class pass(£50-75) but I’m also happy for you to pay whatever you can afford as it’s for this lovely community.
 
Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to join.
 
Rachel Wannerton
07928583879
[email protected]
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It is with great sorrow we have to report the death of Bill Haine of Restharrow, on Wednesday 27th July.

I am sending you all, a "big" thank you!! With your help I have managed to collect £5,836.49 a huge amount of monies which will be divided 50/50 between the Fire Fighters Charity and DEC Ukraine Appeal! Please see the poster below, that shows a "before" and an "after" picture! I am hugely grateful and humbled by your generosity - thank you everyone!

To all the winderful people in the village who contributed either by coming or donating to the charities I had named. We made over £2000 which will be equally divided