Editorial Fame at last from Cornwall or a wrong number? Anniversary celebrations locally and the death of Jack Abdela. June/July 1994 Police Notebook If you want to volunteer consider being a Special Constable. You'll make a real difference to the community. June/July 1994 Ascott Young Farmers The annual Country Show and Rally is held at Forest farm on the Swinbrook Road. June/July 1994 Shipton Village Hall The old Beaconsfield Hall has served the community well but as Trudy Yates says the community now needs a bigger facility. June/July 1994 The Wychwood School Geoff Padmore reflects on a busy summer term with a visit to Snowdonia, a visit by the police and film editing. June/July 1994 Harry Cook As Harry approaches his 80th birthday he remembers life in Ascott, being torpedoed during the war and regrets the closure of the local farms. June/July 1994 Diamond Wedding Celebrations Congratulations to John and May East of Milton. John worked at the Cowley Motor Works and May enjoys knitting. June/July 1994 Exhibition by Shipton Artist Dorothy Pavey has her first solo exhibition with watercolours of Garden Borders and Country Waysides. June/July 1994 , 1st Wychwood Scouts The scouts working for their Campers Badge almost lost a tent in the wind and had to decamp to Shipton. June/July 1994 Harold Kellett Harold celebrates his 90th birthday and looks back on a life of sport, travel and an interest in the financial markets. June/July 1994 Skittles Peter Burley from Shipton Court achieves success with his play Skittles. The work centres on the reading of a will. June/July 1994 RSPCA Almost £900 collected from the annual house to house. Joyce Whitehead is remembered for her work in Dog Training. June/July 1994 If Music be the Food of Love A long forgotten love of piano playing gets the Sod Jobber into trouble. His three defects are showing. June/July 1994 Tarry Not: Read what Barry's got Barry Groves is a sportsman, a computer expert and now a writer with a new book The Calorie Fallacy. June/July 1994 , Gardening Dates for the diary, advice on pruning clematis and you do need to spray to get scab-free apples and pears. June/July 1994 The Wychwoods Local History Society Margaret Gelling spoke about Place Names in the Wychwoods. June/July 1994 Shipton Cricket Club The new season was hampered by the weather but early indications are good for the Cherwell League. June/July 1994 Can Spring be far behind? Spring is late again and there's a shortage of early butterflies. A wren take sup residence and the verges are on TV. June/July 1994 Spring into Life Mr Motivator gets the children to exercise muscles they didn't know they had. June/July 1994 Wychwood Bowls Club The pre-season meeting saw thirty members turn up on a warm Sunday and a welcome by Captain Rodney Cambray. June/July 1994