Saturday, 06 September 2025

Running reverend challenges villagers

A VICAR raced villagers around Bix Common on Saturday. The race, led by Rev Hugh Balfour, was part of the annual Bix and Assendon fete,...

 

Fun dog show

THE Bix and Assendon fete and fun dog show will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at Bix Common Field from 2pm to 4.15pm. The event will be ...

 

Fun run with fete

A 2KM fun run will be among the attractions at this year’s Bix and Assendon fete and fun dog show. The event will be led by part-time ...

 

THE Bix and Assendon summer fete will take place on June 14 from 2pm to 4.15pm. A myriad of activities will be on offer including a ...

 

bix plant sale

A PLANT sale will be held in Bix on Monday. The sale will be held outside Bix village hall in Rectory Lane from 10am to noon. It will ...

 

Jigsaw sale

A BOOK and jigsaw sale will be held at the community hub in St James’s Church, Bix, next Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Proceeds ...

 

Villages come together for fete (and try pulling apart)

BIX fete and dog raised £2,500. Residents of Bix, Lower Assendon and Middle Assendon gathered on Bix Common for the annual event. ...

 

Village fete

THE Bix and Assendon fete and fun dog show will take place at Bix Common Field on Saturday, July 20 from 2pm. Attractions will include ...

 

Tears but Ravi’s still a winner

A MAN from Bix has told of his disappointment and pride after just missing out on a spot the final of TV’s Britain’s Got Talent. Alfie ...

 

Walkers raise £1,500 for charity

WALKERS from across Oxfordshire took part in a five-mile sponsored hike in Bix on Saturday. The event was organised as part of ...

 

More power

OLD Bix Road in Lower Assendon will be closed for repairs and maintenance of power lines. Contractors for SSE will be working from ...

 

Hub coffees

A COFFEE morning will be held at the Bix community hub today (Friday) from 10am to noon. Volunteers are needed to help run it and ...

 

Plant sale

A PLANT sale will be held at Bix village hall next Saturday from 10am to noon. The annual bring and buy event is in aid of St James’s ...

 

Golden moment for granddad

A MAN from Bix was part of a choir that has qualified for the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Alfie Hay, 78, is the grandfather ...

 

Royal British Legion

AT a committee meeting of the Bix branch of the Royal British Legion held at the Rainbow Inn in Middle Assendon a plaque was presented ...

 

20mph limit proposal

A NEW 20mph speed limit could be introduced within Bix parish, including Lower and Middle Assendon. Oxfordshire County Council, the ...

 

Retiring manor owner to sell events barn as home

A BARN which has hosted more than 1,500 special events is to close and be sold as a home. The Old Tithe Barn at Bix Manor is shutting ...

 

Litter pick

A LITTER clean up event will take place on Sunday around Assendon and Bix, starting at 10am. Volunteers will also clean road signs. ...

 

Villagers clear disused water tank of overgrown scrub

VOLUNTEERS tidied up an old water tank in Bix. Residents of Broadplat Lane and Bix Common carried out the annual cutback of overgrown ...

 

Villagers gather for Christmas

MORE than 130 people from Bix and Assendon squeezed into the ancient barn of Gary Hall’s Bix Manor on Saturday for the traditional ...

 

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