East Hagbourne Speedwatch Group(EHSG) were finally up and running yesterday afternoon (26^th Nov) along New Road. Whilst we were only up and running for an hour, it was pleasing to note that we only had two vehicles speeding excessively!

A big thank you to the speedwatch members that attended and to the other members unable to attend, but who have volunteered to help in future sessions.

In the coming weeks and months more sessions will be held at various locations and times around the village, and hopefully encouraging motorists to be aware of their speed and driving behaviour in our village.

Roger Bartlett

Speedwatch Coordinator

In addition to the events, the church is open daily from 10 to 5pm so please do come to enjoy the trees and vote for your favourite. Entrance is free. Refreshments always available.

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Saturday 7 Dec

12:00-2:00pm Soup Lunch

2:00-4:00pm Children’s Craft Activities “Present Corner” open noon onwards

From 3:30pm Official Festival Opening with Mulled Wine & Mince Pies & Christmas Sing Song with Hagbourne school choir

4:15pm Tree ‘Lighting Up’ with the Mayor of Didcot

Sunday 8 Dec

10:30am Parish Eucharist

3:30pm Kate Gooday Piano Student’s Concert

Monday 9 Dec

6:00pm Hagbourne School Carol Service

Tuesday 10 Dec

11:00am Pre-school visit to the Trees

Thursday 12 Dec

11:00am Ukulele strum-along

Friday 13 Dec

6.30pm Carols in the Close with Blewbury Brass Band

Saturday 14 Dec

12 noon Soup Lunch

“Present Corner” open noon to 3pm

12:30pm The Nightingale Singers

2:00pm Hagbourne Community Choir

Sunday 15 Dec

10:30am Parish Eucharist

5:00pm Festival of nine lessons and carols

Friday 20 Dec

7:00pm The Big Wassail

Favourite Tree Announced

Raffle prize winners announced

Festival Ends

EVERYDAY 10:00am to 5.00pm Tree viewing and Festival Café open

Tickets are available at the Festival Café for the Festival Raffle with many fantastic prizes and an opportunity to win a beautiful homemade Christmas cake by correctly guessing its weight

New scheme offers a ‘Safe Place’ for vulnerable residents in Didcot

Drivers in South Oxfordshire can benefit from free parking in district council car parks on certain days in December. This annual free parking tradition is designed to encourage people to shop locally for their Christmas presents. The free parking days allocated to each area are agreed with the individual town councils depending on which day would best suit local traders.

Free Christmas parking days also means people don’t have to pay to park if they wish to catch up with friends and family in the pubs, cafés and restaurants during the festive period.

Drivers will be able to park without paying for a ticket in local car parks on the following days next month:

· Wallingford -Thursdays (5, 12,19 December)

· Didcot – Mondays (9, 16, 23 December)

· Goring – Saturdays (7, 14, 21 December)

· Henley – Tuesdays (3, 10, 17 December)

In Vale of White Horse:

· Abingdon – Saturdays (7, 14, 21 December)

· Faringdon – Saturdays (7, 14, 21 December)

· Wantage – Saturdays (7, 14, 21 December)

On the above days there’s no need to display a ticket.