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HARBURY DIARY..............................CHURCH NEWS................................LADBROKE NEWS.............................HARBURY PARISH COUNCIL...........HARBURY SOCIETY.........................HARBURY WOMENS INSTITUTE......HARBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATIONHEREBURGH MORRIS......................HARBURY JUNIOR FOOTBALL.........HARBURY MINI & MIDI RUGBY.........HARBURY TENNIS CLUB.................WINDMILLS NURSERY.......................HARBURY PRE-SCHOOL.................HARBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL.........HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.............NATURE NOTES...............................VILLAGE HALL UPDATE.....................GENERAL SECTION.........................LETTERS TO THE EDITORS.............

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The views of contributors are not necessarily those of the Editorial Team The Editors reserve the right to amend articles as they see fit.

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Editorial

The Harbury Parish Council has decided to redesign its website, employing a company that has developed a number of neighbouring parish websites. The Parish Clerk, in an article, is inviting local village groups to have links to their own websites. The information that we can supply will help to make a website that Harbury can be proud of, so do please think about including your organisation on this site. Ladbroke’s website will soon be up and running.It is disturbing to read in the Parish Council reports that there have been a number of thefts in the locality. We would urge villagers to be vigilant, particularly to keep car keys well away from the front door.Finally we have two letters from Harbury residents’ complaining about dog faeces. We would implore all dog owners to act responsibly when walking their dogs by clearing up after them, making good use of the newly installed waste bins.

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FEBRUARYCoffee Morning in Tom Hauley Room in aid of ToddlersChildren’s Party 2.30pm in Tom Hauley RoomMusic & Dancing to 'Jazz Fiction’ in Village HallSUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENTSung Eucharist 9.00amFirst Light Service 10.30am in Tom Hauley RoomEvening Worship 6.00pm

Tues 5 SHROVE TUESDAYYouth Drop-In 7.00pm - 8.30pm in Village HallHoly Communion 7.30pmHorticultural Society 8.00pm in Tom Hauley RoomASH WEDNESDAYSchool Service in Church 9.45am with Imposition of Ashes Holy Communion 2.00pm with Imposition of Ashes Mothers’ Union Meeting 2.30pm in Tom Hauley RoomHoly Communion 9.45amThurs 7Art Group 10.00am - 4.00pm in Tom Hauley RoomMen’s Group 7.45pm at 23 Mill StreetFolk Club 8.30pm in Shakespeare Inn

3Fri 8 Short act of worship 12 noon in Church, followed by Lent

Lunch 12.30pm in Tom Hauley RoomCoffee Morning in Tom Hauley Room in aid of G.A.S.S.FIRST SUNDAY OF LENTHoly Communion 8.00amSung Eucharist 10.30amYouth Drop-In 7.00pm - 8.30pm in Village HallHoly Communion 7.30pFolk Concert in Village HallHoly Communion 9.45amW.l 7.45pm in Tom Hauley RoomRECYCLING & GREEN WASTE COLLECTIONShort act of worship 12 noon in Church, followed by LentLunch 12.30pm in Tom Hauley RoomADVERTISEMENTS TO 31 BINSWOOD END HARBURY BY5.30PMMen’s Prayer Breakfast 7.30am in Tom Hauley Room Coffee Morning in Tom Hauley Room in aid of Victim Support, WarwickshireLENT IIHoly Communion 8.00amFamily Communion Service 10.30amEvensong 6.00pmToddler Service 2.00pm in ChurchYouth Drop-In 7.00pm - 8.30pm in Village HallHoly Communion 7.30pmMothers’ Union meeting 8.00pm in Tom Hauley Room Senior Citizens Committee 8.00pm in Village Hall Tea 3.00pm - 4.00pm in Tom Hauley Room Holy Communion 9.45amARTICLES TO HARBURY PHARMACY, HIGH ST, HARBURY & EMAIL ARTICLE DEADLINE BY 5.30PM Short act of worship 12 noon in Church, followed by Lent Lunch 12.30pm in Tom Hauley Room Coffee Morning in Tom Hauley Room in aid of Men’s Group Julian Meeting Quiet DayMoving Pictures present ‘Ratatouille’ doors open 3.00pm film starts 3.30pm in Village HallPre-School Barn Dance in Village Hall 8.00pm - midnightLENT IIIHoly Communion 8.00am Sung Eucharist 10.30amHarbury Society Talk 8.00pm in Tom Hauley Room Youth Drop-In 7.00pm - 8.30pm in Village Hall Holy Communion 7.30pm No Julian Meeting

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Coffee Morning in Tom Hauley Room in aid of PCCMOTHERING SUNDAY LENT IVSung Eucharist 9.00amFirst Light Service 10.30am in churchEvening Worship 6.00pmPCC Meeting 7.30pm in Tom Hauley RoomYouth Drop-In 7.00pm - 8.30pm in Village HallHoly Communion 7.30pmHorticultural Society 8.00pm in Tom Hauley RoomHoly Communion 2.00pmMothers’ Union Meeting 2.30pm in Tom Hauley Room Holy Communion 9.45pmArt Group 10.00am - 4.00pm in Tom Hauley Room Folk Club 8.30pm in Shakespeare Inn Men’s Group 7.45pm in Tom Hauley Room RECYCLING & GREEN WASTE COLLECTION Short act of worship 12 noon in Church, followed by Lent Lunch 12.30pm in Tom Hauley Room Women’s World day of Prayer Service 2.00pm in Church Coffee Morning in Tom Hauley Room in aid of NSPCC Moving Pictures in Village Hall

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From the ChurchwardensTony & Fliss

In January’s Family Communion presentation that much loved character, Ronnie, was the star. Wishing to impress his teacher, Miss Pringle, he worked hard, ran errands, was quite extraordinarily good

he was drawn into company and escapades of which Miss Pringle would certainly not have approved. Engaged in a final dare, Ronnie was clipped by a car and who came to his aid? - Miss Pringle, closely followed by the Headmaster, who called her by her Christian name, Grace. “Well,” thought Ronnie, “Amazing Grace!”

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5John Stringer reminded us that that is what Jesus gives us. Often we fail Him, sometimes we follow Him, but however hard we try, we can earn nothing: we are simply blessed by the gift of His amazing grace.Lent is almost upon us. Please watch out for the many services which will lead us through our preparation for Easter. There are also simple Lent Lunches at 12.30pm each Friday in the Tom Hauley Room, beginning on February 8th. Proceeds go to a charity yet to be decided, but in recent years they have been voted overseas.As you know, the parishes of Harbury and Ladbroke have a new priest and we now have a date for the Reverend Craig’s licensing. It will take place at Pentecost, Sunday 11th May at 3.00pm in All Saints’ Harbury. We look forward with great excitement to this day of celebration. Meanwhile, please keep him, his wife, Su, and their children, Jessica and Elliot, in our prayers as they prepare to come among us.

Mothers’ UnionW) Gillian Hare

As usual, for us January was party month! The afternoon meeting welcomed three visitors from Ladbroke, enjoyed a quiz about sweets, poems read by Liz Bunting and a mouth watering tea. The evening party was attended by thirty five members and friends, who enjoyed another quiz - with a RED theme, music by Michael Hare, and a lavish supper. We do know how to enjoy ourselves. Thank you to everyone who supported our coffee morning on the 26th.

Future dates.Friday March 7th - Women’s World Day of Prayer, 2.00pm in church, all welcomeSunday March 9th - Wedding Fair at Stoneythorpe Hotel, at which the Mother’s Union will have a stall.Next afternoon meeting:Wednesday February 6th - Service in church at 2.00pm will include the Imposition of Ashes to mark Ash Wednesday at 2.30pm. Please bring a hat to the meeting and be ready to say something about it and the memories it arouses - only if you wish to, of course!Evening meeting - Tuesday February 19th, communion at 7.30pm. At 8.00pm Helen Robertson will talk about ‘Handbags’. All are welcome.

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kv Mothering Sunday BAlison Abbott

With Easter coming early this year, Mothering Sunday falls on March 2nd. To celebrate, there will be a service at 10.30am. This will be in church so there will be lots of room for any small people who aren’t too good at sitting still. Presented by the First Light team, the service will be short and informal and everyone is welcome.On Sunday 2nd February, First Light is titled ‘Flipping Pancakes’! This will be in he Tom Hauley room at 10.30am following coffee from 10.00am.

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The theme for our January service was the story of the miracle when Jesus restored sight to the blind beggar Bartimaeus.Mrs Marion Dickerson led our presentation and asked the children to guess what was in a wrapped Christmas present. They were asked to handle the present and feel the weight to help with their guesses. A box of biscuits was then revealed. Then Mrs Dickerson produced a large Christmas stocking filled with toys and requested that each child in turn dip into the stocking and guess which toy they had selected from the stocking, again just using their hands to feel the toy.Mrs Dickerson explained to the children how important our hands are when we cannot use our eyes.We sang the song, ‘He gave me eyes so I could see’, accompanied by Mr Michael Hare on his accordion, and after a thank you prayer for our eyes and hands, we drew a line around our hands on a piece of paper.We then had our refreshments and played for a while until it was time to go home.Please note the date of our next Toddlers Service is Tuesday 19th February, at 2.00pm in the church. All toddlers and babies accompanied by an adult are welcome to join us.

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Family Communion 10.30amTable tennis 8.00pm in Village HallAerobics 6.00pm in Village HallYoga 7.00pm in Village HallLent Lunch 12.30pm at 3 Ladbroke HallImposition of Ashes & Holy Communion 7.30pm in churchWhist Drive 7.45pm Village HallLENT IHoly Communion 9.00am Table Tennis 8.00pm Village Hall Aerobics 6.00pm in Village Hall Yoga 7.00pm in Village Hall Lent Lunch 12.30pm at Hall FarmADVERTISEMENTS TO 31 BINSWOOD END HARBURY BY 5.30PMWhist Drive 7.45pm Village HallLENT IIHoly Communion 9.00am BCP Table Tennis 8.00pm Village Hall Aerobics 6.00pm in Village Hall Yoga 7.00pm in Village Hall Lent Lunch 12.30pm at Chapel Ascote Farm Parish Council Meeting 7.45pm in Village Hall ARTICLES TO HARBURY PHARMACY, HIGH ST, HARBURY & EMAIL ARTICLE DEADLINE BY 5.30PM LENT IIIHoly Communion 9.00am Table Tennis 8.00pm Village Hall Aerobics 6.00pm in Village Hall Yoga 7.00pm in Village Hall Lent Lunch 12.30pm at Field Farm Women’s Institute 7.30pm in Village Hall Ladbroke millennium Green Leap Year Quiz 7.30pm

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Ladbroke Church NewsBetty Winkfield

Just in case you haven’t heard, our new Rector will be the Reverend Craig Groocock. We look forward to his induction on May 11th. We are hoping to have a “Welcoming Party” here in Ladbroke before then so that he can meet us all, more next month.

Meanwhile we keep our church alive with, firstly the Ash Wednesday service at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6th February, that is with the imposition of Ashes. On March 2nd we have the Mothering Sunday Service during the Family Communion at 10.30am. There will be a distribution of posies and refreshments after the service as usual.

Please note the Lent Lunch venues which are on Wednesday’s at 12.30pm for the six weeks of Lent.Wednesday 6th FebruaryWednesday 13th February - Betty Winkfield, Hall Farm Wednesday 20th February - Jenny Barrett, Chapel Ascote Farm Wednesday 27th February - Beryl Ross, Field Farm Wednesday 5th March Wednesday 12th March

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Ladbroke Parish CouncilBetty Winkfield

Matters Arising - Ladbroke Village Website will soon be up and running. Organisations in the village have been contacted so that their details can be put on the website. Two organisations have already responded.

Buses are no longer turning into Harbury Road from Deppers Bridge en route to Bishops Itchington. The Highways department are aware of the concrete blocks alongside Deppers Bridge Farm.

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Police Report - P.C Katrina Taylor reported that a trailer had been stolen in Ladbroke this week (14th January); also three dwellings have been raided in Long Itchington. The break-ins are mainly for car keys and Katrina was very concerned that householders were aware of this; anything else that was taken was just opportunist. The criminals are wearing High-Viz jackets so that they look as though they are about officially. Southam is talking about having alcohol free areas.P.C Taylor also stressed the organisation P.A.C.T (Police and Community Together) meetings are held quarterly in Southam and any member of the general public is welcome to attend if they have any concerns they wish to raise. The next meeting is in April (I will get the exact date for the next Harbury and Ladbroke News).Speed cameras have been checking the by-pass and it is intended they will be used again.Smartwater is a very good crime deterrent. The fact that it costs £15 to buy is putting people off. Ladbroke needs 20 people to use the Smartwater before we can put a sign up saying “Smartwater area”.Planning Applications - An extension to Newlands, Windmill Lane, has been granted, as has a three bay garage at Manor Farm. Permission has been granted to remove branches of a tree adjacent to power lines at the Sycamores, a Chestnut tree re pollarded at Rose Cottage and the thinning of Yew tree crowns at the Croft. Planning applications from Dovecote and Old Barn Farm have been withdrawn.Highways and Drainage - The drains along Banbury Road are silted up and need clearing. Flood Defence Officer, Dave Tilley, will be meeting with the contractors scheduled to carry out clearance of Lot Brook following letters sent to the reparian landowners.Parish Plan - This is nearing completion. The sticking point at the moment is the Flousing Survey. What are the needs for affordable housing? The Parish Council have to consider this too.Village Hall and Millennium Green - Both of these amenities have been granted £500 each from the Parish Funds. The Millennium Green has been awarded a grant of £10000 towards new playground equipment from Stratford District Council.

District Councillors Report - The Best Kept Village competition is to change. The villages will no longer be judged solely on how they look, but also on the community spirit and what organisations are active within the village.

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10The Council Tax will rise by 3.5% - which the Councillor said was no rise at all and that “cuts would have to be made”.The Warwickshire County Councillor sent in his report. Ufton Landfill site has withdrawn its application for use as an incineration plant centre. There have been too many objections.Deppers Bridge weight restriction could be permanent. There is talk of building a footbridge over the railway, so withdrawing the need for traffic lights.The heavy traffic using the Ladbroke to Bishops Itchington Road (Ladbroke Road or Folly) is to be assessed.The precept for 2008/9 will be £4600 up £100, the first rise for three years.The discussion on the size and use of the noticeboard will be continued.The Annual Village meeting is on Wednesday April 16th at 7.30pm.The next Parish Council meeting is on Wednesday February 19th at 7.45pm in the Village Hall.Our Parish Clerk, Colette Bell has handed in her resignation. She was thanked for all her efforts over the last 3 years. This was very sad news for all of the Parish Councillors.The meeting closed at 9.27pm!

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Official minutes can be viewed in the Library on the Parish Council website www.harbury-parish.co.uk or obtained from the Parish ClerkThe innovation of Public Participation at the start means that people can have their say and not sit through the whole proceedings. Mind you now that Chairman Tim Lockley makes meetings go with a swing, Councillors and audience could be in the pub by 9.30pm.Janet Thornley had the plans for the BMX track on display. The only comments by neighbours related to the boundary hedge which the PC intended to improve. Cllrs were pleased to see four lads attending to ask questions; like when will it be built? The answer is probably not until next year. Planning Permission, for which the PC will pay, has to be obtained; funding of at least £20,000 has to be raised. Only then, when ground conditions, are suitable can construction begin. Although the Parish Council supports the initiative, the cost will not fall on the parish. Funds must be raised and the lads suggested holding a sponsored bike race.Pc Hill reported that there had been a fracas at the Youth Club and that he had undertaken visits to the homes of those involved. Since the beginning of the year; a car had been stolen from Percival Drive; a person was arrested following a scuffle at the Crown and a window was broken at the Old Post Office. There had been a burglary in Neales Close before Christmas and four others in his area. Thefts from farms was a worrying trend but he was delighted with the success of the Community Support Officer dedicated to the Service Area and the PC agreed to send in a letter of appreciation for the appointment.Next our District and County Councillors had their say, Andrew Patrick (SDC) had taken up the complaint of Arthur Turner that the administration charge for grants to alter homes for disabled people had been increased. The ruling group however would not budge. He forced the Courier to print a correction to their piece about the Quarries Masterplan which suggested new planning applications had been agreed. Shop workers now park behind the Wight School to ease High St congestion.Bob Stevens (WCC) reassured Cllrs that there were many objections to the Ufton Tip proposals, and alerted them to the application for materials recycling at Island Farm. Leamington Polo Ground has to do

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more work on its Masterplan. There would be an evaluation of the experimental HGV ban at Deppers Railway Bridge. He urged the PC to respond to the A & B road Speed Review which they duly did - supporting most suggested changes.A number of small grant schemes had been set up by the County with £30,000 for public realm improvements, £7,000 for Eco-awareness Days, £20,000 for Village Welcome Packs or local information projects. The One Stop Shop being installed at Southam Library would mean six day opening.PLANNINGStratford Granted Permission for alterations to the School Staffroom; a porch at 1 High St; pruning the Yew at 2 Mill St; extensions at 6 Dickens Rd and 6 Constance Drive, changes, with conditions at 36 Binswood End and the rebuilding of the stable block at 8 Chapel St. They granted permission for the rebuilding of Harbury Croft.Harbury made no representation on an extension at 19 Manor Rd; a double garage at the Bungalow, Mill St and a smoking shelter at the Great Western Pub. They asked that the new building proposed at Stapenhall Farm should be for domestic use only and commented that the Crown Inn application was retrospective. They objected to Extension to the Ufton Landfill Site on a number of grounds including lorry movements, visual impact, noise, highways considerations, poor consultation and unproven need.Cllrs Thompson and Thornley had visited waste disposal and composting sites similar to that planned for Ufton and found them well managed. On this and other potential developments in the area there was real concern that the cumulative effect of traffic generation would have a huge impact on Harbury and other villages in the area. The PC wants to work with its neighbours to highlight this and seek solutions.PROPERTIESThe regular Play Area inspection means more maintenance work has been set in train. The new Car Park Bollards are installed and ancient notices will be removed. One says “No Golf Allowed”. It’s prohibited in the By-laws but who would think they could play golf there?The Community Support Officer would be asked to stay on later at the Carnival this year to ensure no recurrence of the "Rave” disturbances. Councillors decided against the installation of CCTV and several Cllrs said they wanted to spend money on positive improvements. District Cllr Patrick recommended Ladbroke’s planned Adventure Trail for older children.

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FINANCESAdditions to the budget - continuing care for parish trees; increased costs for lighting and grounds maintenance; support for the Village Hall; and money set aside for grants to village organisations resulted in a precept of £58,666, up 21/2%, or £1.30p a YEAR for Band D payers.The Council agreed the quote from Arrowscape Designs to improve their Website which will have links to SDC, WCC and village organisations, some of whom would be offered their own pages, making it much more of a community website than before.All your Councillors will be up for re-election in May and were informed that it is their own responsibility to ensure that their photos and profiles are handed into the Harbury News in time for the April issue.They agreed to challenge SDC’s estimate for the coming elections where we appear to be charged twice for the hire of the Hall, once for Harbury and again for Deppers Bridge!

Harbury Parish Council Quarterly ReportIn the past three months the Parish Council has:

• Installed bollards to prevent unauthorised vehicles driving on the playing fields

• Repaired the damaged tarmac under the swings

• Carefully monitored the impact of the weight restriction the station bridge at Deppers Bridge.

• Seen the final adoption of the masterplan for Bishops Bowl Lakes by SDC.

• Made representations about Biffa's plans to extend the Ufton landfill site.

Installed extra dog bins in the village

Has, with the help of County Cllr Bob Stevens, secured funding from WCC for a feasibility study on the need for traffic calming in the village.

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The Parish Council is currently in the process of having its website redesigned. The new website will have all the current information on the Council meetings, minutes etc plus lots of new items including information on local events, local groups and links to the District and County Councils. There will be the option for local voluntary groups, charities and local businesses to have a “link" from the website to your own site. The only criteria are that you must currently have a “web presence" - you must already have your own web site set up. This will be a free service to all local groups.

If your group or business would be interested in having a link please contact Nicola Thompson, Clerk to Harbury Parish Council on 01926- 614646 or e-mail harburypc@btinternet.com for more information.

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By the time you read this we should have had our fill of Haggis, Tatties and Neaps at the Burns Night at the Dog and learned the difference between Tipsy Laird and Crachen as well as playing silly games and struggling with John Hancock’s more academic questions on Scotland and Robbie Burns.So the next event for the Harbury Society will be a talk on Monday 25lh February (7.30 for 8pm) in the Tom Hauley Room. Our speaker on Local Market Towns is Bob Bearman the recently retired archivist for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

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The New Year started well with a visit to the Talisman Theatre at Kenilworth to see Aladdin. How well the company puts on pantomimes and needless to say we all joined in the banter. Thanks to Peggie and Ann for the organisation.

Gillian Hare has kindly offered flower arranging sessions at her home. This is obviously with the Horticultural and Flower Show in mind.

15At the Spring Council meeting at the Spa Centre on March 19th Professor Lord Robert Winston will be the speaker.The 90th W.l Anniversary Dinner on Thursday 7th February at the Tom Hauley room is at 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Please bring your own drink.Well what an enjoyable talk Mary Thompson and Lin Hayes gave on “Our Life in Teaching”. It was the only job Mary ever wanted to do. Lin, on the other hand wanted to be a ballet dancer but injury stopped that. They told us about the different schools they worked at and the good and bad experiences of teaching at different times. Mary worked at Primary schools and was at Napton, Harbury and finally Head Teacher at St James, Southam. Lin taught in Coventry and different parts of Warwickshire. St Pauls in Leamington was one and she was Head Teacher at Quinton.Over the past 25 years or so there have been great changes as people have noted. Mary and Lin had to go through all of these changes, lack of money, shortage of equipment, changes of teaching etc, but have survived. Pleased to note that things started to improve and they always found it rewarding to see scholars read and write.Their experiences were so interesting and thoroughly recommend the way they related them.February speaker: Dr John Hancock - General Practice in Harbury 1969.

m Harbury Twinning AssociationMoira Lamont

Fetes des Rois was celebrated on 6lh January at the home of Peter and Moira Rollason. This is an evening of games, songs and wine always enjoyed by everyone. Many thanks to Peter and Moira for hosting the evening and to Elaine for her super piano playing.The next big event is the Quiz Night on March 9th in the Village Club at 7.30pm. It costs £14 for a team of four. To enter a team please ring Margaret McDonald on 613730, Carol Bastin on 612003 or Ann Vincent on 614456. Cost will include refreshments.

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Hereburgh MorrisPete Johnson

Our annual Hangover Tour (on New Year's Day) of the sights of Harbury raised £75 this year. Thank you to all who contributed. The proceeds were donated to the International Red Cross. One or two of our newer members danced with us for the first time in public, so you may have been privileged to witness that.We have recently had an influx of new members, and if you are wondering about this method of getting some exercise in jovial company, then now is the time to join as you'll join a few other learners. We meet in the School Hall at 8.00 pm each Wednesday and usually retire to the Shakespeare at 10.00 pm.Some recent research was reported in the European Heart Journal. It concerned lifestyle and risk of heart disease. Significant among the findings was that people who don't take any exercise and who don't drink alcohol had the highest risk, 49% higher than people who exercised or drank or both. The lowest risk was for those who combined moderate alcohol consumption with regular exercise. Morris Dancers have been preaching the benefits of their lifestyle for decades, so it is good to hear it backed by research.You might catch us helping to entertain some German and Finnish visitors to the School on 26th January, or your next chance to see us perform locally will be at 5.00 am on May 1st at Chesterton Windmill for our traditional welcome to spring. But there's no need to wait till then... drop in one Wednesday.

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With both teams evenly matched, there were few clear-cut chances with both defences playing well. However Cropedy managed to scramble a goal late on in the match, and whilst Harbury continued to press for an equaliser, they could not break down the Cropedy defence.With defences dominating, Thomas Conway and Ted Easton battled well but man of the match went to William Rea for outstanding game in goal.

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Fixture Harbury v Broad Street - 9th December 2007In very wet conditions Harbury Mini & Midi’s put in some very good performances against Broad Street on Sunday.Under 7’s - Won their first match 35-25 with Alex Green the top tagger and also scoring a try. Other scorers were Dominic Priest (2) Hughk Cave, Katie Lewis and two for Peter Gee.Harbury also won their second encounter, 30-20 with two more trie* for Alex Green and one for Chloe Kempton, Dominic Priest, Katie Lewis and Tim Baldwin. Top taggers were Chloe and Alex.Under 8’s - Won their first game 25-20. Jamie Head scored the first 4 tries and Sam Clifton touched down for the winning score in the second half. Adam Jackson was top tagger.In the second game Harbury drew 30 each with Jim Owen, Ryan, James and Beth Mancell all tagging well and scoring tries.Under 9’s - In the first game Harbury ran out winners 15-0 with tries from Aidan, Saul and Bay Toner.In the second game Harbury lost 10-20 with the two tries coming from Nicholas Williams and Sam Britton.Under 10’s - Once again they were completely dominant in their first game winning 35-5. Henry Steele scored 3 tries to add to his impressive tally this season with Ben Taylor, Alex Marsden, Connor Gladwin and George McGowan getting the others.

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IThe Club welcomed 2008 with its traditional % New Year’s Day “Muffler Tournament". ^Organiser Caroline Morland ensured that

everyone was kept busy on court but still had time to sample the mulled wine and nibbles on offer! The winners (pictured) were Cindy Sabin and Jon Scothern.In the Banbury league the “A" team have a 100% record having won all 7 fixtures to date. The year started well with an emphatic 6-2 win at Byfield “B” which was followed by an 8-0 drubbing of Banbury “B” on a very

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windy morning. In this match Kate Young and Louise Street made quick work of the opposition ladies and Geoff Prince and Colin Mercer also had a comfortable win in the men’s doubles. The pattern was repeated in the mixed doubles giving Harbury maximum points. This strengthened the team’s position at the top of the league with 5 matches left to play.

The “B” team are having a more difficult time in Division 4 and have lost both matches this year. The start of the first, at home against Warwick “C” was delayed while the Harbury 4 (Caroline Morland, Sue Mercer, Steve Stark and Colin Mercer) energetically brushed a thick frost off the courts. This was obviously too much as they then suffered a 2-6 defeat! Steve and Colin halved their rubber and Steve also halved his mixed doubles with Caroline but unfortunately Warwick were too strong in the others. This was followed by another defeat away, this time 3-5 against Deddington, with Cindy Sabin and Keith Thompson replacing Colin and Sue who were on Villa Park duty!! The team are now one place above the relegation zone with 4 matches left to play.In the floodlit league Harbury are maintaining a mid table position in Division 3. The only match this month was against a strong Kings Sutton team at home. The team got off to a slow start and Caroline Morland and partner Eira Owen and Paul Crowton with Jonathan Smith losing their first sets without disturbing the scorer! It improved in the second set but not enough to stop the visitors having a commanding 4-0 lead at the interval. In the mixed doubles Caroline and Paul were well beaten but Eira and Jonathan salved some pride with a good 6-4, 6-2 win.The men’s doubles team is having a good

in Division 5 of the Stratford andseasonDistrict league and are currently in second place despite losing 0-4 in the top of the table clash at Alcester. However, it was very encouraging that youngsters Jonathan Guy and Adam Crossling nearly pulled off a surprise win in one of their rubbers, just losing the third set decider 5-7.

The Junior programme has re-started and we welcome a new LTA licensed coach to the Club, Godwin Abah who is taking 3 sessions on Mondays. This is in addition to the 9 sessions Linda Casement and Eira Owen and we now offer a total of 121/2

20hours a week. Some of the Minis from last term’s sessions are pictured. We are continuing to get more children involved in competitive play against other clubs with 7 teams entered into the Mini leagues for Under 10s this term.Angie Dean’s Monday evening and Friday morning coaching for adults continues so we’re still doing our best to cater for everyone! The Club welcomes players of all standards, for more details contact me on 613284.

Windmills Nursery School Staff & CommitteeNursery School

Windmills have had lots of new children joining them this term and it has been lovely to see them settle well and make friends with the other children. We have been discussing Winter as well as Fairy Tales and their morals promoting the concept of positive behaviour.The photo on the right shows Joshua reading the gingerbread man to Erin and Harry demonstrating his communication language and literacy skills.

James carefully placing the buttons on his gingerbread men practicing his numeracy skills.We read the story of the Elves and the Shoemaker and set up a role play shoe shop in the nursery complete with all types of shoes including ballet and tap shoes, flippers, motorbike boots and real wooden clogs.

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“You shall go to the ball Cinderella”The children enjoyed their usual visit to the toddler service, especially taking turns to ring the church bells.

Thank youA huge thank you to Erin’s dad Adam and family for constructing a fantastic storage unit in Windmills class room and for also cleaning the toys and clearing the leaves and cobwebs from our outdoor area. Thank you also to Amy Darlison for giving Windmills some of her toys for our winter display.Please note that Windmills closes for half-terrn at 12.45pm on Friday 8th February 2008 and re-opens on Monday 18th February at 9.05am.

Windmills Nursery School is situated in the grounds of Harbury Primary School if you would like to register a place for your child or require any information on Windmills Nursery you can email us at info@windmills-nursery.co.uk, log onto our web site at windmillsnursery.co.uk or call Nicola on 614564 or Tina and Marie on 07906 519148.

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The children returned to Pre-School ready for the new term and full of stories of Christmas and the New Year. We are very pleased to welcome to Martha and Charlie, who joined us in January and have already settled in with their new friends. Alice Best also joined us for a week on work experience and quickly became a firm friend of the children.

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been turned into a clothes shop with the children writing shopping lists and price tags and then taking turns at being customers and shop assistants.Much trying on took place, as well as using the telephones to check with friends that the right colours or sizes were being purchased.

23Tea Bag Splosh - The children had a great time experimenting with tea bags instead of paintbrushes, using very thin paint in a variety of "cold” colours. The result was a fabulous design on canvas, which is currently on display, but will probably be eventually sold to the highest bidder!Textures - After the ice in the water tray, first cellulose paste was used and then cornflour with water, to allow the children to investigate the different textures. The paste was described by Harry as: “It feels like soap”, while Hattie said: “It’s all squidgy and soft”. The children were fascinated when they found the very soft dry cornflour became quite hard when water was added, but then liquefied again when picked up - Ishbel: “It’s hard and soft at the same time”.

Planting Activityanticipation of Mothers’ Day, the children have been planting bulbs and learning how to care for them so they will have a wonderful plant to take home in March. Thanks to the Tawneys of Green Scheme for giving us the plant pots for this activity.

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Date for Your Diary - Our Annual Barn Dance will be held in the Village Hall on 23rd February, 8pm - 12 midnight. Tickets will be available from Lisa (614744) and Alison (614334) at £12.50 each to include a light supper. Entertainment will be provided by Harbury band Reel to Reel. Do come and join the fun - no previous barn dance experience necessary!If anyone would like further information about Harbury Pre-School, please contact Jacqui Quinney, Chair of the Pre-School Committee, on Harbury 613386.

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Welcome — A special welcome to Miss Woodcock, who joined the staff on a permanent basis at the beginning of this term. We wish her all the very best as she embarks on what we hope will be a very happy and successful time at Harbury School.

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24Mrs Smallwood also joined the staff at the beginning of this term. She will be working on a part-time basis teaching Music across the school. As well as leading the singing in both departments, Mrs Smallwood will be taking the School Orchestra. Again, we wish her all the very best during her time here at Harbury.Champions - What a start to what is certain to be a very busy term in the sporting field! Congratulations to the Indoor Athletics team, made up of most of Year 6, who won the Southam Area Sportshall Athletics competition with some superb performances. We now go through to the Southern Warwickshire finals in February. Well done, everyone.Green Box Collection - Many thanks to Mrs Darlison for organising the Green Box collection of items such as old watches and jewellery - yesterday she presented me with a cheque for £295 from the collection for school fund. Many thanks, Libby. If you do have any such unwanted items, the Green Box is still open in the entrance hall.Year 6 - Mr.Chapman asked me to write this article for the Harbury News and of course I said yes.My "allotment” isn’t the biggest but considering it’s round the back of my dad’s garage I still think its WONDERFULL.I was growing broad beans, runner beans, sweet baby carrots, strawberries, sweetcorn, red peppers and cabbages. YUM YUM YUM.In the future I would like to grow mint, onions, spring onions, broccoli and rosemary for Mum’s lamb chops.My mum cooks a lot so I help her while she teaches me. I would love to cook the vegetables I grow one day.Last year my Grandad and I planted it up with broad beans and runner beans but something ate them. We think slugs.People have given suggestions to stop them eating my veg:Coarse Sand?Empty Grapefruit skin?Beer?????I’ll ask grandad about that one!

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Horticultural SocietyJudy Morrall

Another full room for our January speaker. Fiona Hopes gave us a most interesting talk accompanied by marvellous slides about working as a Garden Designer.

She first of all gave a brief resume of her career. She has been a designer for the last 23 years but prior to that she gained a degree in Science, then worked for 8 years in Local Government but then decided to have a radical career change. She began working in a 46 acre garden under the guidance of an ex National Trust Head Gardener, he then retired after she had only been there for 10 months so she was rather thrown in at the deep end. Eventually the gardens were sold to Simon Hornby who became chair of the RHS. Having gained an RHS diploma in garden design, at this juncture she decided to set up her own business. Her approach is, as she said herself, not just a quick fix but a long term project for her clients. She very much gardens with nature and the surroundings of the various sites. Her environmentally friendly approach offers her clients sustainable and low maintenance gardens. After measuring the garden to get a feel of the land and to take on board her client’s wishes, ensuring that sheds and greenhouses are not too far away for ease of access, she is then able to proceed with the design.

Her design principles are scale and proportion, then movement and flexibility, contrast with repetition of planting, and elements of surprise with maybe a focal point. Her plants replicate nature and she ensures that there is all year round interest too. Her motto of 'right plant right place’ makes perfect sense. Also there are complementary plants to tempt the bees and various beneficial insects, again a replication of nature. Her enthusiasm was obvious and this was reflected in her choice of slides, with ideas for planting. Her designs too were not too complicated with something in each of them that we could all take on board. In addition she has found time to write four books, two of which she brought along with her, one was about pruning, a subject close to her heart, and the other was about bonsai. The other two are being published this year. As she lives in Malvern she finished her slides with the most fantastic views of the Malvern Hills from her garden to demonstrate that nature is all around us. With views like these no wonder she is inspired.

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The next meeting on February 5th when Michael Ecob will be talking about Rutland, one of England’s lesser known counties. I will be looking forward to this talk having visited Barnsdale Gardens and seeing what other delights there are to appreciate and visit.A brief mention about March meeting on 4th when the delightful Duncan Coombes from Pershore College will be talking about plant hunting with his students in South Western China. I am spoiling you all this season! The snowdrops will soon be putting in an appearance and one place to appreciate this spectacle is at Painswick Rococo Gardens which we visited about 3 years ago. It is a most amazing sight, do visit if you can. The gardens are open daily between 11.00am and 5.00pm. I’m hoping to book the services of Paul Moir who has been responsible for the transition of these very important gardens to give us a talk in 2008/9. Also for snowdrops I can recommend Dial Park at Chaddesley Corbett which is open from mid February. Judy Berrow showed us slides of this garden which is included in the Worcestershire open gardens in the famous Yellow Book. If you picked up a leaflet details are in that. If you haven't visited Whichford Pottery yet, another most interesting venue, you can see the pots being made and decorated. There is a chance to buy from the new Octagon shop and food is available at weekends. Well worth a trip out and not too far.

Day and evening trips will be announced at the February meeting so there is still so much yet to come. Look forward to seeing you all.

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Today, (Tuesday 15th January) is wet and windy but the temperature at noon was 12°C which is not very seasonal. I took a circuitous route on my bike to Daventry in order to look at Kentle Wood (as mentioned in last month’s article). To outflank the hills of Shuckburgh and Staverton and avoid the A425, I travelled along the A426 (the old turnpike road from Southam to Dunchurch) before turning right for Broadwell and Grandborough. At Broadwell, the black sheep were in their usual field. Mr. Deeming at Home Farm, whose wife tends the breed, told me they were Dutch and known as Zwartblef. Soon (on 1st March to be exact) they will start lambing and I strongly recommend a visit. Broadwell’s small church is dedicated to The Good Shepherd’ which seems appropriate. Near the hamlet of Sawbndge, I crossed the

27infant Learn, though it was widening by the hour. St Nicholas Church at Willoughby was locked, a pity as it was raining and I’d been looking forward to some shelter. I met a man out walking who said most of the local churches were locked due to an increase in thefts.Turning right on the A45, Braunston, with its transport links old and new, came into view. The road crosses the Oxford Canal and then the Grand Union in quick succession. Braunston was also close to two railway lines, now closed. One, the Great Central was the last big railway route, of the Victorian era, to open in this country. The date was 1890. It ran from London to Sheffield. Its direct approach, with many tunnels, embankments and cuttings, rather than a meandering course, would make it an ideal route for high speed trains if the route from the Continent is extended beyond St Pancras.I find Daventry a confusing place with its multiplicity of roundabouts and bypasses. Later, I reached Kentle Wood (Grid ref.555625 - OS sheet 152) and had a soggy stroll. The wood lies at the end of Browns Road adjacent to Fords’ vast depot. The 30 acre site is a joint venture between the Woodland Trust and Daventry District Council. It is one of many such woods begun to mark the Millennium. Kentle was planted by local children and lies at 160 metres (530ft) with views west into Warwickshire at Flecknoe and south to the wooded heights of the appropriately named Big Hill (215 metres/690ft). This area is the watershed of central England. Within a few miles, streams commence their journeys to the North Sea (Nene), the Atlantic (Learn) and the Thames Estuary (Cherwell).Most Oaks were about 5ft in height and had kept a good number of their leaves which were now a crinkled brown. Ash, a quicker growing tree, were leafless and some 9ft in height. Field Maple, Hazel, Hawthorn, Silver Birch a few Beech and Willow will mature in time to bring a rich understory of plants and insects to the wood which will repay a visit in the spring. Already some Hazel catkins were open and the yellow pollen stood out amongst the greys and browns of winter. As I was leaving to begin the ride home, a pair of Green Woodpeckers flew across the scene with their typical roller-coaster flight and yaffle. The sun came out briefly and I saw one bird’s distinctive green, yellow and red plumage.The way home, again to avoid the rather bicycle unfriendly A425, was via Staverton with its impressive Jurassic Limestone church and narrow central street which was like entering a castle. Quiet, wet lanes took me through Catesby of Gunpowder Plot fame and Hellidon. I re­entered Warwickshire on the Welsh Road and glimpsed Boddington

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28Reservoir away to the south before plunging down into Priors Marston and on to Southam where surely the spire of St James’ Church must have been used as a marker by the old drovers.Geoff Thorpe came to tell me he had seen numbers of Golden Plovers mixed with a flock of Lapwings in a field towards Harewoods House. It’s said that 300,000 or 30% of the European population winter in Britain. Some visit coastal marshes but many move inland.Sharon and I had a lucky break recently. We had decided on a walk, and chose one of the best winter days so far. It was Saturday January 12th; cold, sunny and with no wind to speak of. We drove just over the county border into Gloucestershire and started our walk at Broad Campden. The hills were covered in snow whilst the field paths near home would have been heavy going after all the rain. A narrow valley took us up to the Cotswold plateau at 250metres/820ft. Pheasant and Partridge abounded (we were on the Northwick Park Estate). I found a fossil bivalve in a piece of Oolitic limestone. Later, we toasted ourselves before a fire in the Crown Inn, Blockley. There were some treacherous ice sheets in the village streets and hopeful children were out with sledges. Leaving the village up the path through the woods of the warren, we noticed Bluebell leaves some 2” high in sheltered spots and thought of the coming spring.More on the village Tawny Owls. Jim Chappie reports hearing them close to his house in Sutcliffe Drive.

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The start to the New Year has been and gone, but there will still be those who are making resolutions for the rest of the year. The Village Hall committee have pledged to continue making an effort to secure additional funding on behalf of the village, so that 2008 sees some improvements to some areas of the premises. The New Year’s dance raised some much needed funds to maintain the Hall, but far greater sums are required to modernise some of the facilities.The aim of the committee is to provide a building which serves all the community to the greatest advantage. In the past few months ‘Moving Pictures’ have been introduced into the calendar, as a means of offering film shows to those who may find it difficult to go to a cinema in a nearby town or who may find it too expensive to take several

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29members of a family. So far, attendance at the shows has been quite impressive and hopefully the word will get round that there is a good afternoon’s (or night’s) entertainment to be found in the village. For those who haven’t yet ventured out, it is worth mentioning that a very large screen is erected in the main Hall; recent films are shown and the sound quality is good. If this isn’t enough to tempt people to join the increasing audiences maybe the thought of a licensed bar, tea/ coffee and cakes and a raffle will add to the attraction of a village show.A considerable number of people have been involved in setting up this initiative and thanks are particularly due to Rob Darlison who attends each showing with a wide selection of alcoholic and soft drinks, which can be bought before the film starts, at the interval or at the end of the film session. It is hoped that next month, comments/observations will be given by members of the audience about the type of films which would provide interest, as well as any other needs which might add to the enjoyment of the experience. Stratford District Council, which secured funding to set up the Rural Cinema in the south of the County, are very anxious to receive feedback about the venture and the Village Hall committee will be hoping to provide some answers from those attending the next show. There are a number of ideas which have been put forward, including the one referred to in the information shown below, but all comments will be gratefully received.

maog) L®8sG f®sHarbury Village Hall’s Moving Pictures project is proving to be a huge success. Last month we had over seventy people coming to see our films Transformers’ and ‘Atonement’ - thank you so much for your support!This month’s screening date is Saturday 23rd February, and we are delighted to announce that the film will be ‘Ratatouille’ (a ‘U’ rated film suitable for all ages) for more information on the film please go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2QQ7/1Q/Q8/ratatouille 2007 review.shtml).We will be opening our doors at 3.00 — 3.30pm and the film will start at 3.30pm. Tickets cost £3.50 each and are payable on the door only. A licensed bar (courtesy of Cana Import), tuck shop, teas and coffees and a raffle will also be available.If you would like to receive email updates on our future films please ring: 01926 613311.

30Moving Pictures 'Birthday Package' special offerWondering what to do to celebrate your child's birthday?? Why not consider booking a 'Birthday Deal' at Harbury's Moving Pictures? The deal costs only £30.00 and includes: ten children's tickets, one adult ticket, reserved seating, and audience 'Happy Birthday' sing-a-long during the interval (optional!); further tickets can be purchased at £3.50 each. For further details please ring: 01926 613311.■ I

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! General Sectioni14- Bishops Bowl Lakes - Courier article of 11th January

Residents may have been alarmed by the article in the Courier entitled "Watersports plans are approved on former cement works site". The article gave the impression that dramatic new permissions were granted on December 17th, which in fact was the date when Stratford District Council's Executive considered the Masterplan.To reassure residents, NO planning applications were considered on December 17th. On the other hand, the Council did agree to adopt the revised Masterplan document as planning guidance for the site. The Masterplan does not in itself grant any permission for future development. What it does is to establish the framework - in respect of such matters as Ecology, Sustainability, Road Infrastructure, Local Economy and Leisure and Recreation - against which any future planning applications will have to be considered.

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Harbury Senior Citizens Committee UpdateThank you to all of those who helped at the Christmas Party. There was a full house (or should I say Village Hall) and from the comments and feedback we have had, all of the work was rewarded because everyone enjoyed themselves.We would also like to say a special thank you to Graham Shurvington for providing the entertainment despite him having his mind on far more important things at the time. His dedication and efforts were really appreciated.Now, to the events planned for this year. The summer outing will be to Weston Super Mare on Wednesday 18th June, an old favourite that we haven’t been to for a while. Other dates to be added to your diaries are the Summer Lunch on Saturday 9th August and the 2008 Christmas Party on Saturday 13th December. Further details will be provided nearer the dates.

Mike McBride, On behalf of the Harbury Senior Citizens BenefitAssociation

Village Christmas LightsWe have been pleased to receive a number of expressions of appreciation for the Christmas lights. We would like to thank The Dog Inn, Kath and Roger Ellis, The Gamecock, The Shakespeare, the Supermarket and the Library for allowing us to us to plug into their electricity, and the many householders who are happy to have the lights attached to their property. The Parish Council again found us some funding so that this year we complied with current electrical standards when Joe Griffin arranged for the equipment to be tested and made us a proper outdoor extension lead.

The Christmas Lights Team

♦Women’s World Day of PrayerThe Women's World Day of Prayer movement will celebrate the international annual Day of Prayer on Friday 7th March 2008. The title is "God’s Wisdom Provides New Understanding" and the service has been prepared by Christian Women of Guyana.Guyana is a country of exceptional beauty, perched on the north-east corner of South America. The name Guyana comes from an Amerindian word meaning Land of Many Waters. It is often described

f. 232as the Caribbean gateway to South America. Guyana gained political independence from the UK in 1966, and in 1970 was granted republican status. It remains within the Commonwealth, and is very much involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.Women, men, children and young people from many different backgrounds and in over 170 countries and islands will be joining in this Day of Prayer all round the world. We invite you to join in this lively and interesting service in Harbury Church on Friday 7th March at 2.00pm, followed by refreshments. Everyone is most welcome.

Anne Moorei

N.S.P.C.CHere is a list of our forthcoming events in 2008.March 8th - Coffee morningMarch 17th - Starters and puds evening in the Tom Hauley Room Golf Day or Ladies Lunch sometime in September - more details later in the year.Sale of Christmas cards at a coffee morning in October December 7th - Quiz night at the Village ClubThank you Harbury for your continued support and we look forward to seeing everyone at our future events.

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Soup Lunch for Water AidThere will be a homemade soup lunch on Saturday, 9th February 2008 in Offchurch Village Hall from 12 noon -2.00pm for Water Aid. This charity provides safe domestic water to the world's poorest regions, for example, Africa, India & Asia. Please come and enjoy a bowl of soup with bread with good company! Entrance fee of £5 per person on the door.

Jenny Daniell (01926) 336760

Blood DonorsThe Christmas session was quite successful, considering the amounts of illness around. Eighty one people attended, of whom seventy five were able to make a donation. Thank you to everyone who made the time during their festivities and especially to the six new donors, I hope they will go on to a long career of regular giving to replace those of us whose donation time is coming to an end.The next session will be just before Easter, on Thursday March 20th.

Gillian Hare

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Harbury CubsHarbury Cubs have places available for boys or girls aged 8-10 years. We meet at Harbury Scout Hut behind the Library on Wednesday evenings 6.45pm - 8.45pm.If you have a child who would like to join, please phone Ted Barrett on 01926 614730 or email tjbarrett@btinternet.com

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Harbury Carnival June 14th, 2008Please make a note of the date. As usual, it is the second Saturday in June. The wheelbarrow race will be held on the previous Sunday, June 8th (plenty of time to get into shape) and the usual team events will be held during the week commencing June 9th'This year’s selection process for the King and Queen will as usual be organised by Harbury School.By popular demand, we will again be having a Carnival Dance. It will be on Saturday, June 7th at the Village Hall, with music provided by the “Likely Lads”. Full details to follow in the coming months.We are looking for someone to run the teas in the Village Hall and any organisations interested should please contact me - first come, first served! This is a good money making opportunity.If you want to book a stall or space on the field for carnival day, please call Mike McBride on 612421. It is not too early to do this; it does not have to be left until the last minute!More news next month but, in the meantime, please remember, the Carnival is not only a lot of fun for everyone but brings lasting benefits to the village. So, with that in mind, I encourage you all to think about how you can contribute to its continued success. Feel free to contact me, John Broomfield, on 614258, if there is anything you would like to know.

John Broomfield, On behalf of the Carnival Committee

REMINDER ! REMINDER !Ballroom Dancing Class will re-start on February 20th 8.30 - 10.00 pm. Village Hall for 5 weeks. £20 per person payable on the first night. New members are always welcome.

Latin American and Jive will be included as well as revisiting Waltz, Tango, Social Foxtrot and Quickstep.

Jenny Patrick 614359

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Southam LionsYou very kindly covered our ‘Southam Lions Christmas Santa Float’ story over the Post Christmas period, and we are now able to advise you that we raised an amazing £3700! We are so grateful to the hundreds of people who so kindly and so generously donated money to our two causes this year. We also handed out getting on for 2000 bars of chocolate to the children of Southam and District and some of them, still believing in the magic of Christmas, were aged well over what you would normally expect to be the toddler-teenage years -80 years and one smashing lady from Southam was 91 years young and still wanted a Christmas kiss from Santa... Ken, Bill and especially Terry can’t wait for next year!!On Wednesday 6th February at one of our regular meeting nights at Galanos House, Southam, representatives from Warwick Hospital Children’s Unit and Acorns Children’s Hospice will each be presented with a cheque for £2000.

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Take Time Out -uftonA Leisure Time Project for the Community of Ufton and surrounding area.Woolly Workshop - Friday 29th February 10am - 12.30pm Ufton Village Hall

Gill Alexander of The Woolly Workshop in Towcester is bringing her 'shop' for us to delve into including 'sock' kits and many exclusive yarns from the US. We will knit a felted mini bag using novel and beautiful yarns and learn how to make handles. Each kit includes pattern, yarns, needles and decorations and costs £11.50.

Glass Painting - Thursday 13 March 10am - 12.30pm, Ufton VillageHallBy popular request Andrea Kennedy of the Chilvers Coton Craft Centre in Nuneaton is coming to Ufton to show us how to use glass paints on a variety of surfaces. Andrea specialises in fairytale figures and Celtic work and will bring with her a variety of examples of her work. Cost approx £6 to include materials.

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Dear EditorsThrough the Harbury and Ladbroke News, I would like to express my thanks for everyone who donated money to the Arthritis Research Campaign in memory of my wife Audrey, £120.94 was raised.

Ralph Lawson

Dear EditorsHarbury resident Mrs. Audrey West enjoyed a surprise 80th Birthday Party last month. Relatives travelled from Suffolk, Oxfordshire and London to join her local friends and family in the Tom Hauley Room. Everyone kept the secret completely, which was quite a feat in such a friendly village.

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To Audrey's astonishment, her elder daughter Linda and husband Nigel had flown from Canada especially to be there. Linda presented her with a handmade double quilt which incorporates the photographs of many family members printed onto cotton and worked into the design. The quilt is in the 'log cabin' style; it took about six months of daily hand-stitching and was signed on the reverse by everyone present. One of the photographs used is of the Knitwits, of which Audrey is a member. This had been printed in the Leamington Courier and had been sent to Linda by their photo department.We all had a great time, so thanks to everyone who came and made it such a memorable event, including Mike Hare whose music helped it go with a swing.The Jones family

Dear EditorsI would like to say a huge thank you to all friends and family who helped to make my 80th birthday celebrations (over 4 days) so successful. I am slowly sending out thank you letters.

Sincerely

Audrey West

37Dear EditorsIsobel and Helen Clarke would like to thank all their Harbury friends and family for all the Christmas gifts they received. They were all very much appreciated.

Special thanks to Steve and Maureen Darby for their hospitality on New Years Day.

Isobel and Helen Clarke

Dear EditorsI feel that dog fouling in Harbury must be mentioned again as it is getting worse. Why dogs are exercised in the village and allowed to foul the pavements one cannot understand. The mess can be cleared up by carrying bags when one is out. Why can’t owners pull dogs into the curb? No they do not and children especially are caked up.

I will certainly report anyone I see in future and advise people to do the same. Somebody must see them at times. I am a dog lover but not their owners.

Sincerely

Jeanne Beaumont

Dear EditorsMay I through the Harbury News remind the person who walks their dog round Sutcliffe Pastures that it is an offence to allow your dog to foul the pavement & liable to a fine of £100. I spent a good hour or so cleaning & scrubbing a section of pavement that looked like a "dog’s public loo". Imagine my horror when I woke the following morning to discover the culprit had deposited a pile on the pavement at the bottom of my drive. Oh yes, same dog!!

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