Longcot Village

• If you are attending John Forster’s funeral, please remember to let the Funeral Directors know – 01793 764664
• There is a Parish Council meeting on Thursday 8^th at 7pm – in the Church.
• Huzzah – Lupin the cat was found.

The King & Queen will not be serving food during lunchtime on Tuesday 6th September.

The pub will be open for drinks and loo facilities from 1pm prior to the funeral and afterwards for the wake. Mark and Sally apologise for any inconvenience, but they will both be attending the funeral and cannot therefore provide a lunch service beforehand.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a MEETING of LONGCOT PARISH COUNCIL
to be held in the ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH, LONGCOT
on THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2016
commencing at 7.00pm
The Press and Public are welcome to attend this meeting and can participate during the public participation session.

The Agenda for this meeting and of course the Minutes from the last, are now available and can be found on the link above

It will be finished in time for the exhibition!

Sharon Rich would like to remind everyone that she is taking part in the Swindon Open Studios 2016 event on the 3rd and 4th & 10th and 11th September between 11:00am and 5:00pm.

A warm welcome awaits you at Henleaze Farm where you can discover a diverse collection of hand-carved stone and fire-clay sculpture displayed in Sharon’s pretty garden and delightful studio.

Afterwards stay for tea and homemade cakes and enjoy the view of the Uffington White Horse Hill in a beautiful and tranquil setting. It’s free entry and there is parking and more importantly – she will be delighted to see you supporting local artists and their efforts.

Sharon’s website and further contact details can be found HERE

ALSO

Pat Elmore will also be taking part in Swindon Open Studios 2016 at Knutford Lodge, next to The King & Queen. Visitors will see over 100 sculptures in stone, wood, ceramic and resin stone casts set within an acre of landscaped gardens and in her gallery.

Pat’s website is HERE

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By now many of you will have heard the terribly sad news about John losing his brave battle against cancer last Saturday morning.

His extraordinary energy, sense of humour, and passion for our village will be hugely missed and the family wants to thank everyone for the lovely comments on John’s FB page from which they are drawing such comfort at this sad time.

They also want to make sure everyone knows about his funeral which will take place at 1.45pm on Tuesday 6th September 2016 at St Mary’s Church in Longcot. It will be followed by a private cremation at Kingsdown Crematorium.

There will be a reception after at John’s local: The King and Queen.

The family have asked: “Wear what you like, but it would be rather lovely if people wore hats. Old or new, cap or topper, John prized them all.

Thwe family have also asked for No Flowers – but instead for donations in John’s memory to St Mary’s Church Longcot. John was involved in fundraising for the church and was keen that it remain at the heart of the community where it has stood for 800 years.

As John knew many, many people – it would be enormously helpful if you could let the Funeral Directors know if you will be attending so that the family and they have some idea of numbers.

Please contact: The Co-operative Funeral Directors, Cardinal House, Brewery Street, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7NJ. Tel: 01793 764664.

I am reminded that the Bank Holiday approaches – and with it that best of all traditional summer events, The Uffington White Horse Show. The Car Parks open at 9:00am if you want to be fast out of the traps, and the gates open at 10:00 am.

All the usual fun plus this year, a spectacular display on the Sunday of some nine vintage WWI aircraft, dog fighting and performing acrobatics over the showground. On Bank Holiday Monday, time moves on and there is a display of Hurricanes and Spitfires and throughout it all the main arena will be displaying other great feats of dexterity and many unusual and exciting skills, with dog agility, geese-herding, The Royal Signals Motorbike Display team and so much more.

But to really get a feel for the programme why not have a look at the organisers informative website HERE 

The Elm Tree surgery will be holding a Flu Vaccination Clinic FOR REGISTERED PATIENTS ONLY on Wednesday 5th October between 2:00pm and 6:00pm. Vaccination for people over 65 and those aged 18 or over who have a range conditions. The full conditions can be found HERE.

The surgery team do advise coming later in the afternoon to avoid the initial rush.

Don’t forget that our neighbours will be holding their village fete on Saturday 27th August from 1:00pm at The Recreation Ground. Their leaflets suggest a huge range of activities and this correspondent will definitely be attending.

Savage Skills; Punch & Judy; Fancy Dress Competition; Fund Dog show, many stalls; tons of food and drink from various stalls and bars, plus of course all the usual home-made goodies that make the Fete such fun. I’m also looking forward to seeing the Classic Cars, but I suspect that Go-Karts might not come in a larger size!

The Shrivenham Village fete website can be found HERE