East Hagbourne Parish Council is delighted to share an exciting new public art project for East Hagbourne, made possible through funding from Section 106 contributions linked to the recent housing development. This initiative will see the commissioning of sculptures and artistic features that will enhance key locations in our village.

The housing development and Windsor Crescent are locations for potentially two main sculptures and Parsonage Lane has been identified for a possible smaller sculpture. In addition, we have ambitions to create an artistic feature for the bus shelter and a decorative gateway for the recreation ground. We have developed three artistic briefs addressing sculptures, bus shelter and recreation ground gates.

To bring these ideas to life, we will be circulating the briefs widely to
local artists who may be interested in taking on these projects. We are keen to involve members of the parish in shaping the vision for the artworks and have this as a major item in the Annual Parish Meeting.

We look forward to seeing this exciting project take shape for the whole community to enjoy.

East Hagbourne Bus Stop brief V3

East Hagbourne Gates Brief V3

East Hagbourne Sculpture brief V3

April – parish magazine

The Annual Parish Meeting is being held at The Pavilion, Great Mead on Thursday 3rd April.

The full agenda can be found here

We look forward to seeing you there, thank you.

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About the Hagbourne Fun Run

The Hagbourne Fun Run and Walk is an annual family friendly event which takes place on the early May bank holiday Monday. The course is 4.5 mile / 7.1 km, multi-terrain starting and ending in East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire. Mainly on footpaths and bridleways it goes via West Hagbourne, Upton and Blewbury before returning to East Hagbourne. The route includes a number of stiles and kissing gates and can be muddy & uneven in parts.

The race is followed by hot food, delicious cakes and drinks & prize giving in East Hagbourne Village Hall. The event is open to all levels and ages of runners and walkers. Dogs are welcome with walkers but not with runners. Since 1990 this event has raised thousands of pounds for cancer charities and the Hagbourne Village Fund which supports local good causes and projects.

FULL DETAILS AND ENTRIES FOR 2025 FUN RUN AND WALK https://www.evententry.co.uk/hagbourne-fun-run-walk-2025

Sponsors:

We’d like to thank our kind sponsors who help make the event possible:

Headline Sponsor:  Solar Solutions Oxford

Other Sponsors: Tom Savage Roofing, Fleur de Lys Pub, Scotlands Ash Garage, Larkmead Vets & Tesco Didcot.

Scarecrow Trail in East Hagbourne :

Theme: “Fictional Characters from Books”

Saturday 24^th May until Sunday 8^thJune

Buy your maps for £1 from the Community Shop and The Fleur from Saturday 24^th May in order to follow and vote for your favourite scarecrow.

Entry forms are available in the Parish magazine, at the Community Shop, or you can print your own from HERE

Entry forms to be returned by Sunday 4^rd May.

Profits will be shared between Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue and WaterAid.

The Hagbourne Action Group are kindly doing teas in Church during the afternoons of Sunday 25^th May, Sunday 1st June and Sunday 8th June when maps will also be for sale.

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March 2025 Parish Magazine

After the success of  five previous Safari Suppers, the Hagbourne Action Group are organising another one in aid of Friends of St. Andrew’s, which raises funds towards the upkeep of the fabric of Hagbourne Church and Medecins Sans Frontieres, UK, who are part of an international humanitarian organisation providing vital medicine and care for the people who need it the most in more than 70 countries.

We hope that up to 100 villagers will enjoy a 3-course dinner by starting at  St. Andrew’s Church for canapes and drinks, then walking to different houses for the main course, followed by another venue for the dessert course.  We will gather together at the end of the evening for coffee and mints at the Fleur de Lys.

The price of the 3-course safari supper including the pre-dinner drinks and coffee and mints is £30 per person with reductions in price for those people who are willing to provide canapes in the Church or host a main or dessert course in their homes for 6, 8, 10 or more !

Please give consideration as to whether you would be willing to:

• provide canapes for about 15 people

or

• host a main course for 6, 8, 10 or more people

or

• host a dessert course for 6, 8, 10 or more people

or

• simply come along and safari around the village

More information can be found on this  sign-up form.  As you can imagine, this all takes a fair bit of organising, so please sign up by 22^nd April.

In the meantime, be sure to tell your neighbours as it is a great way to meet new people while enjoying an excellent supper!

The Hagbourne Action Group

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