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June - July 2002

Editorial
Rose Burson died at nearly 102, Win White retires as Shipton Parish Clerk, and Mr Padmore is retiring as Head of Primary School.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Shipton under Wychwood Parish Council
3 members retire, 6 new councillors are named, and a letter to Win White on her retirement after 47 years as clerk to Parish Council.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Wychwoods Councillors on West Oxfordshire District Council
Profiling Hilary Biles who was elected to the local district council, and has lived in the Wychwoods for 20 years. Jun/Jul 2002  
Milton under Wychwood Allotments and Gardens Association
The association hosted the BBC Radio 4 Gardener's Question Time in the New Beaconsfield Hall on 23 Apr, with 200 people attending.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
SeeSaw – support for bereaved children in Oxfordshire
Seesaw supports the 1500 bereaved children each year in Oxfordshire, and is totally dependent on donations for their work.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Adieu to Mr Padmore
Geoff Padmore retires at the end of the summer term after 13 years as Head of Wychwood Primary School.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
VETKA
News of the Goose Raising Cooperative set up in Svetilovichy which was badly affected by the fallout from Chernobyl.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Shipton Fete Saturday 29 Jun
Events due to take place include classic cars, fancy dress parade, dog show, gift fair, stalls, games and other entertainment.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Piano Success
Ten year old Camilla Harrison wins the cup for most outstanding student age 10 and under, and has a music scholarship to Headington School, Oxford.  Jun/Jul 2002. Artx,  
Funeral Address – Rose Burson – 10 May 2002, St Simon & St Jude's, Milton
Mike Williams pays tribute to Rose Burson who died just short of age 102, and who lived in Milton since the First World War.  Jun/Jul 2002.  ,  
Sock It To Me
BBC Tomorrow's World Presenter, Adam Hart-Davis, invites children aged 3-18 to design a sock to raise money for the Starlight Children's Foundation.  Jun/Jul 2002.  ,  
Wychwood Rounders
Where's the third base gone? – To play on the swings!  Jan Harvey tells of the inaugural Wychwood rounders game.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
The Wychwoods Local History Society
Martin Way spoke on Roses and Castles, and Margaret Ware gave a brief history of the first 10 years of the society's life.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Geta
Geta, a biology teacher and very fine painter, will be visiting from Romania, and will be available to paint commissions.  Jun/Jul 2002. Artx,  
In Loving Memory of Mrs Rose Burson
Gillian Conroy, Care Assistant from Langston House, tells of Rose's determination, sense of humour and happy childhood days Jun/Jul 2002.  
Wychwood Library
The new window displays have been much admired.  Visits from the Pipers Club, the Brownies, and the Playgroup.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Summer Daze
A poem by Ruth Andrews day-dreaming about a holiday for 'Emily and me'.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Yellow Peril – Beware the Killer Weed
Some useful information about Ragwort which has killed yet another pony in Oxfordshire.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Helping Hands for Helpless Horses
Lucy Graham has pledged to raise £2000 for the BHS Rescue Centre in Warwickshire, on a gruelling riding trek across Iceland.  Jun/Jul 2002.  
Country Pie
Results from the RSPB survey of garden birds, the collared dove has made amazing inroads, and the red kites have arrived.  Jun/Jul 2002.