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Children’s centre cash
16/01/23
A CHILDREN’S centre in Watlington has received a £5,000 grant from the parish council. First Steps runs the centre at Watlington Primary School and a second one at Chalgrove Primary School. The council has provided an annual grant since 2016 when ...
Join arts session
06/12/21
A DRAWING and printmaking session will be held at the Methodist Church in Watlington on Wednesday at 6pm. The event is organised by the Watlington arts hub, which is based at the church in Shirburn Street. Tickets cost £2 and booking is ...
Cake sale for festival
10/10/22
CAKES are needed to raise funds for the Christmas tree festival in Watlington. The annual event will take place at St Leonard’s Church from December 10 to 21 and this year’s theme is “joy to the world”. From December 6 to 9, 35 trees ...
£3,000 grants
11/04/22
CHILDREN will benefit from donations to be made by Watlington Business Association. More than £3,000 was raised by the association at last year’s Christmas market in the town. The money will be divided between Watlington Primary ...
Library poster
08/11/21
TWO supporters of Watlington library have produced an illustrated poster and poem to raise money towards running costs. Dr John Rawstrom wrote the poem, Bobs and Me, which is about a teddy bear who goes on a trip to the seaside....
Open Day
21/11/22
WATLINGTON Hill Farm Sanctuary is to hold an open day and fete on August 29 from 11am to 3pm. It will be an opportunity to learn more about the sanctuary’s work as well as spending time in nature and there will be stalls ...
Kids’ cricket
16/05/22
WATLINGTON Cricket Club now accepts younger players. It is running sessions for children aged five to eight and nine and above. For more information, email watlingtoncricketclub@gmail.com
Floral walk...
WATLINGTON Environment Group will hold a “nature on your doorstep” walk focusing on flowers on May 28. For more information, email membership@ watlington-enviroment-group.org.uk
Tenancy deal to benefit refugees
23/05/22
WATLINGTON Parish Council has obtained the tenancy for an empty building which it intends to use to host a refugee family. The council agreed in October 2018 to become the sole trustee of the Charlotte Coxe Trust, which ...
Man charged with terrorism offences
08/06/22
AN 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with terrorism offences. Oliver Riley, of The Meadows, Watlington, was charged by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South-East on Tuesday. The alleged offences ...
HGV drivers won’t use new bypass, says councillor
27/06/22
HEAVY goods vehicles won’t use the proposed Watlington bypass, insists a councillor. Freddie van Mierlo was attempting to quash rumours that the “edge road”, which will connect the B4009, south-east of the town, and ...
Coffee cash
07/10/21
A TOTAL of £92 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Support at a coffee morning held at Castle Gardens, the Beechcroft retirement homes development off Shirburn Road, Watlington.
Woodland theme for arts trail
09/08/21
THIS year’s Watlington arts trail will have six “habitat stations” throughout the town from August 28 to 30. Art installations will be inspired by trees and woodland, ponds and chalk streams, meadows and road ...
Airfield homes plan scrapped...for now
31/05/21
PLANS to build 3,000 new homes near Watlington have been withdrawn while they are amended. Homes England, a government agency which owns Chalgrove Airfield, says its renewed application will take account of ...
Village sunset
18/01/21
Joyce Marriott, from Pyrton, near Watlington, took these pictures of sunsets in the village.
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