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February - March 2003

Editorial
The new team says thank you to those who provided comments on their first effort at production.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Snippets
Rev’d Wendy Callan has been appointed to the post of vicar of the benefice.  Building work on the co-op in Milton is progressing well.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
The Fight Must Go On
Langston House is threatened with closure, being deemed too small to be viable.  Local people are keeping the pressure on to keep it open.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Taking Leave after 50 Years
Roger Hopkins tells of family life for 50 years in Shipton when his father moved here to work at Early’s.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Christmas in the Wychwoods
Christine Halliday thanks all those who make Christmas so special: donating the tree, putting up decorations, preparing food etc.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Christmas Revue at New Beaconsfield Hall
No pantomime this year, but a good evening’s entertainment of song and dance, poetry readings, guitar recital, and a mini panto.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Esther Parsons
Esther Parsons remembers walking to school on the very road that she now drives when taking her children to school.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Shop Talk
Costcutters was originally built by Mr Dee and was called Dee’s Stores.  It then became Hathaways, a veritable Aladdin’s cave.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Ring Out Wild Bells
Meeting the 6 ladies and 3 men who make up the Shipton Bell Ringers led by John MacVicar.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
The Harm We Cause Without Thinking
Jan Harvey  finds 17 drink cans, 8 cigarette packets, and sundry other bits of rubbish on the Ascott road, and worries about the dangers to wildlife.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
The Missing Plate
John Rawlins looks at the origins of milestones, and wonders where the original metal plate is from the milestone on the A361 near Matthew’s Mill.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Milton Allotments and Gardens Association - Making Decorations
Edna Naish on how to make simple  Christmas decorations, and talked about how to make plants last for the holiday period.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
The St John Ambulance
A brief history of the Wychwood Division of St John Ambulance Brigade which was formed soon after the end of the second world war.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Feedback
Memories of the old cinema from John Hartley, Jack Wilkinson and Philip Souch, and Mr Carpenter gives information about Costcutters.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Les and Pauline Knightson
Highlighting Les and Pauline who moved to Shipton in 1992, and who do the lighting for the Wychwood Players.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Richard Briers
Dicky Briers bought Woodchat Cottage on Fiddler’s Hill in 1977 and lived there for 6 years.  He talked to Liz Clarke-Watson.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Wychwood Tennis Club – Some Light on a Dark Subject
In order to make maximum use of its 3 new courts, the tennis club applied for planning permission for lighting, but it was refused.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Updating News from the Wychwoods Area
Poppy Appeal raised £1802, The Bowls Club had a good season, Bowerham thanks the community, and Wychwood House raises £1132 for charity.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
The Great Wooden Floor Swindle
Louise Woods describes how she lost £1300 for a wooden floor that never appeared, and gives advice on how to learn from her mistakes.  Feb/Mar 2003.
Village Matters
What is the essence of ‘villageness’?  It’s all about community, diversity and a rural setting.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
News from Fifield
Bob and Ron Curtis led the carol singing, and people gave generously for the Wychwood Day Centre.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Country Pie
The first signs of spring in the garden and woods, the declining railway system, Percy the rooster has passed on, but there are some new pullets.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Wychwood Noticeboard
Information about The Mother’s Union, and volunteers re needed as drivers for the Wychwood Surgery.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
News from the Library
Usage figures, book donations, winners of the Halloween Colouring Competition, and a visit by the Wychwood School.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
The Morris Minor Man
Richard Plant restored his first Morris Minor in 1972 and has supplied restored cars all over Europe since then.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Getting to Know the Neighbours
Leafield School reports on flooding, Harvest Festival, sports, and coming 4th out of 200 schools in the Primary School Performance Tables.  Feb/Mar 2003.  
Ready for a Musical Challenge
The Friars Court Singers based in Clanfield are looking for a new choir master and a pianist. Feb/Mar 2003 Artx
Beryl’s Long Service is Recognised
Librarian Beryl Brown was presented with an engraved crystal vase to commemorate 25 years service to Oxfordshire County Council.  Feb/Mar 2003.