Roger Phipps and Linda Benton are proud to announce that The Poet’s Trail in East Hagbourne celebrates its First Year.

To mark the occasion, we invite you to an afternoon of words, music, and refreshments at:

St Andrew’s Church, East Hagbourne

Sunday 23rd September 2018

2:30 to 4:30.

Donations for tea and cake will support Church funds.

For further details contact Linda Benton 01235 817891 Linda.Benton@live.co.uk

Neighbourhood Watch and our sponsor Co-op Insurance has just launched a nationwide search to find and celebrate some of the best and most considerate neighbours of 2018!

We’re urging people to nominate the most deserving good neighbours and there is also an opportunity to put forward your ‘Hero Next Door’ for a true act of heroism.

Neighbourhood Watch and Co-op Insurance are working together on these exciting awards and anyone can nominate their good neighbours today!

We’re talking about the local heroes in your street and community whose acts of kindness and neighbourliness really set them apart.

We want to recognise the people who are making such a vital contribution to community life and encourage others to follow in their footsteps.

You don’t need to be a Neighbourhood Watch member to nominate and the person you nominate doesn’t need to be a member either.

Click here to join in– before nominations close on September 5 – and you’ll be taken to the nomination form where you can share your stories of great neighbourly activities and acts of kindness.

You can also share the link to the nominations page by cutting and pasting it from below.

https://joinin.coop.co.uk/opportunities/159

So nominate your good neighbours today!

In the interests of public safety, it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close the road as detailed above to facilitate carriageway maintenance works.
A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 20 August 2018.
The anticipated completion date is 24 August 2018.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

In true British fashion we battled on in the rain with the duck race, thank you to those of you who braved the event!

The winners were:

1st: The Millars No. 142

2nd: Gordan Vaughan  No. 263

3rd: Pamela Hughes No.304

Thank you everyone for supporting this annual fun event.

20^th ANNUAL DUCK RACE

Parsonage Lane, East Hagbourne

Sunday 26^th August 2018 from12.30pm

In aid of St Andrews’ church

1^st prize £50 – 2^nd prize £25 – 3^rd prize £10

The July family service will be a pet service with blessing of animals. People are invited to bring their well-behaved pets (must be on leads or in secure carriers) or, if the heat or unfamiliar surroundings would make pets uncomfortable, they can bring a photo of the pet they want blessed.

Sustrans has arranged a number of interesting wildlife activities over the Summer :

Friday 29th and Saturday 30th June Moth, Bat and Butterfly event:

– Join us trapping moths and listening to bats on Friday 29th from 9pm until late (starts at Chapel furlong, Upton)

– or the following morning to see what we found and look for butterflies (starts end of Lake Road, East Hagbourne)

Wednesday evenings between 20th June and 18th July:

– evening butterfly walks (7-9pm) meeting at Hagbourne Village Hall in East Hagbourne.

Hedgehog survey

– we are looking for volunteers to help run a hedgehog survey on the Sustrans route. This involves putting our camera traps and baited footprint collecting tunnels.

If we get sufficient volunteers the survey will run for 10 days from 23rd July to 3rd August. Volunteering would involve a training session then committing to walking the route to replenish the bait and paper at least two evenings during the survey period.

For information on any of these activities please contact lydia.blake@sustrans.org.uk

Thank you to everyone for entering!

The total amount raised by you all was fantastic and will be summarised in the Parish Magazine. Well done to you all!

The final results are:-

1st:  

Perseus, Medusa and Pegasus by the Manor Farm Laners

2nd:

The Gruffalo by Paul, Nikki, Archie & Stevie Godding

Tied 3rd:

The Howlin Wolf by The Howlin Family

The Headless Horseman by The Lloyd Family

A Blessing of Unicorns by Rowan, Cecily & Theodora Smith

The Hagbourne Summer Fete – Saturday, 23rd June 1pm at Hagbourne Recreation Ground and Pavilion. Fun Dog Show and Fancy Dress Parade. Decorated stalls and Blewbury Brass Band. Theme: Myths and Legends. Grand Draw with Williams Formula 1 Amazing Prize.

NEW to the Village shop! East Hagbourne mugs are made of bone china & are  dishwasher safe.  A bargain at £6.50 each, or two for £12.00

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The 14th Annual East Hagbourne Scarecrow Trail is on!

It will take place from 26 May to 10 June. This year’s theme is Myths and Legends, and will feature 33 scarecrows.

Maps are available for £1 from the East Hagbourne Community Shop and The Fleur de Lys Pub. You can follow the trail around the village and vote for your favourite scarecrow.

Tea and cakes will be served in St Andrew’s Church on two Sundays: 27 May and 3 June, from 3 to 5 PM, with maps available. Money raised goes to St Anne’s Hospital, in Liuli, Tanzania, which our village has supported for many years. Do come along and enjoy the fun!

This year’s fun run was blessed with beautiful weather. Despite the heat runners (and walkers) achieved some very good times. Jack Shayler picked up first prize in the men’s race for an formidable third year on the row. Vicki Cronin (pictured) was the impressive winner of the women’s race.

See the main Fun Run and Walk page for full results.

There’s some snaps of the event on the Gallery Page.

Thanks to the event organisers for a great day.