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August - September 1997

Editorial
The building of Shipton Hall is to start at last, with particular thanks to Margaret Hartley as chairman of the fund-raising committee.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Police Notebook
Describing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which was set up in 1986 headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Calling all Parents and Toddlers
The group is temporarily closed due to lack of numbers, but new opening times next term may help.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Theatre Express Performing Arts Schools and Theatre Company
David Kerwick invites local children to train in the performing arts every weekend through the company that he founded.  Aug/Sep 1997.  , Artx
The Great Hip and Knee Walk in aid of the Wishbone Trust
Dulcie Arundell  describes the Trust and the walk on 1 Jun which raised £40,000.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
The New Beaconsfield Hall
The Committee thanks everyone who contributed to the project which should be finished by May 1998, 4 years from its launch.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Leafield CE Primary School
The playground has been resurfaced, and there have been trips to the Malvern Hills, Oxford, and Bekonscot Model Village.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
A Message to Friends at Shipton
Janet Wallace thanks everyone after Mrs Minnie Pratley presents her with a cheque at the Evergreens Meeting on her retirement.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
1st Wychwood Scout Group
The Cubs came second in the athletics day trophy, the teams did well in the District 6-a side football and the Scouts had a District Pioneering Day.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Shipton-under-Wychwood Evergreen Club
Mrs Lissaman's Coffee Morning raised £127.98 and Mrs D Arundell has volunteered to act as caretaker and form a new committee.  Aug/Sep 1997.
Wychwood Singers
A concert in Kingham Hill School featured songs by Mary Ross, Mary Wilson and Michael Broadway on piano, and Fleur Chandler doing recitations.  Aug/Sep 1997. Artx,  
Burford School Ugandan Conquest
Raising funds for 13 pupils to visit Uganda on a cultural exchange with Bishop Dunstan School in the Seese Islands, set up by Annie Paget in 1995.  Aug/Sep 1997.  ,  
From Hugo and Liz Pickering, Stonesfield House, Lyneham
Particular thanks to Vera Case, Clive Scott and Sam and Joan Izod for helping to raise £782.06 for the Harry Fund.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Shipton-under-Wychwood Cricket Club
Winning an Adkins Cherwell League Game moved the 1st XI to the top of the League, plus other successes.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Wychwood Primary School PTA News
Newspaper collections are going well, and fun at the balloon race and triathlon.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
A Scene from Shipton's Gardens Open
A photograph with very lifelike waxworks.  Aug/Sep 1997.  ,  
Milton Under Wychwood Allotments and Gardens Association
The AGM was held on 4 Jun 97 with thanks to Jane Lewis and Bet Insey for cheese and wine afterwards.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Milton-under-Wychwood Parish Council Multi-Surface Play Area
Official opening by Mr Montgomery, a former councillor. Aug/Sept 1997  
Our Committee
A poem by Jack W on the efforts to raise funds for the new village hall.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Marauding with The Beast
Bob Forster's life with dad's bike, aka The Beast, including the trauma of injury and subsequent operation – the bike's of course!  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Gardening
Tips on taking cuttings, thin out biennials, and consider planting pansies and bulbs.  Aug/Sep 1997.  
Country Pie
Featuring the cuckoo, bee eaters, a whitethroat, bluetits, and Percy the cockerel, plus the meadow cranesbill.  Aug/Sep 1997.