Community Spirit - Christmas Style Christine Halliday reviews the Christmas festivities including the carol singing, carols around the tree and the Christmas services. Feb/March 2008 A text Message Challenge for our readers Harriet Allcock sends a text message, luckily with the translation. Christmas holidays at last! Feb/March 2008 Treasure Island is a Wow Peggy Walmsley reviews the latest Wychwood Players production directed by Mandyrae Large. Feb/March 2008 Have You seen this Women? A mysterious women is suspected of dropping a curious assortment of litter on the Ascott Road. Feb/March 2008 Wychwood Guides face Herculean Challenges The local guides have completed six challenges for a special badge to mark 1000 years of Oxfordshire. Congratulaions to Rebekah Burman, Gemma Dore, Alice Green, Emily Nolan, Alice Rose, Louisa seers and Jojo Taylor. Feb/March 2008 Preserve the Palm Sunday Wychwood Walk. The special Palm Sunday walk maintains a long standing tradition of walking in the Wychwood to Wort's Well. Feb/March 2008 , Folk at Tiddy The 16th folk evening at Tiddy hall was a great success with Johnny Silvo as the main guest. Feb/March 2008 Bronson Ward CBE A talented swimmer who had her athletics career cut short by an accident, used her swimming skills to escape the worst of the floods. Feb/march 2008 Elephant at Large Mandyrae Large is a talented costume creator, now using this skill to run a party organising business. Feb/march 2008 OFTAT - They're back! The adventure overland to Kenya has been successfully completed. Gail Huntingford looks at the good and not so good of the journey. Feb/march 2008 The Dinner The local Youth Club cook a successful dinner for 30 guests. Emma Earl and Mary Cochrane conducted the training and all went to plan. Feb/March 2008 David Cameron reopens the Prebendal Dora Gurnett recalls the events of July and the work done to restore the Prebendal back to normal. Feb/March 2008 An Electrical James Herriot Jim Upton retires after 35 years keeping the electrical machinery of the Wychwoods running. Feb/March 2008 Gwen Morgan reaches 100 Gwen is probably the only native of Milton to have achieved 100 years. Feb/March 2008 So Get Down to Johnson's Garage now As local shops close Dave Johnson keeps the garage and shop alive, but only if it is well supported by the community. Feb/March 2008 , These We have Loved Elaine hunt writes her last article with a tribute to her favourite plants and shrubs. Feb/March 2008 Going, going...... Shipton House Stores aka as Costcutters is now no more. Liz Clarke-Watson looks back at the nearly 100 years of shops on this site. Feb/March 2008 , The future of Greenlands Sheltered Housing Stuart Edlington of Cottsway outlines the plans for sheltered housing in the area, covering Greenlands, Langston House and Bowerhams. Feb/March 2008 My Christmas Day Walk Horror. A local resident is dismayed at the dog fouling around local streets. She calls for action and a name and shame campaign. Feb/March 2008 News from Fifield Catherine Hitchens reviews the Christmas festivities around this small community. Many thanks to Lucy Maitland-Smith for the church flowers. Feb/March 2008 Wychwood CE School News Julie Hemming looks back at the nativity plays, well supported by all. School dinner take-up is doing well and a successful Ofsted report. Feb/March 2008 Chere Tante Bob Foster tries his best French to thank his Aunt for the Christmas presents. Feb/March 2008 , Wychwood Playgroup Niki Coombes reports on a successful Ofsted report, Christmas puddings and a bingo night. Feb/March 2008 News from Burford School Mary Alcock reports on a successful rugby team. Patrick Sanders leaves as Head teacher after 13 years. Feb/march 2008 Gunter and Henriette: A Milton Love Epic Graham Canning tells the story of the Haders, Gunter was a POW based in Milton, Henriette a local girl. Feb/March 2008 , More Teatime Memories Identification of lost friends from old photos. Bim Champness and Ron Dale meet for the first time in 70 years. Feb/March 2008 , A Warm Welcome to Ruth Ruth Gillingham is the new Wychwood library manager. A coffee morning is being started and the online services expanded. Feb/March 2008 Milton Allotments and Gardens Association Tony Lewis makes an early start in the allotment, but is pleased that nature likes untidiness. Feb/march 2008 Wychwood Day Centre works wonders Liz Watts reports on the success of the Day Centre and thanks the many helpers. More cooks are needed to keep up with demand. Feb/March 2008 Shipton Volunteers make a Flying Start The volunteers under Paul Chantry have already made a difference locally. More projects are planned. Feb/March 2008