4 Shires Swimming Club Harry Flint achieves success at the swimming club and keeps fit and active. Aug/Sept 2008 Max, Fundraiser Extraordinaire! Max Harvey decided to support the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and has so far run three very successful fund raiser events. Aug/Sept 2008 Operation Canute The Peregrine family thank their friends and neighbours as yet again the flood waters threaten to inundate The Heath in Milton. Aug/Sept 2008 The Great British Summer and Cornbury The Edwards family have a great time at the Cornbury festival despite the wet weather. Aug/Sept 2008 Artx Burford School will see you in Court! Maddie Harris and the team from Burford school take on the schools of Oxfordshire in a court room drama. Burford came second overall and Maddie achieved a cup. Aug/Sept 2008 Milton WI 90th celebrations Milton WI celebrate their 90th birthday with a glass of Pimms, a buffet and a cake. Aug/Sept 2008 A Lifetime Dream comes true for Fiona Fiona Walthall is off to Everest Base Camp on her latest fund raising trek. There she will support the Periche hospital. Aug/Sept 2008 The Beauty Spot Heather Edwards shares her beautician skills with hints about skin care and make-up. Aug/Sept 2008 Kitchen Works A new kitchen causes chaos for Jan Harvey and family but its slowly taking shape. Aug/Sept 2008 Hillevi Orvokki Mikkola 1928 to 2008 Mikki was born in Finland and after a childhood in Switzerland moved to England. She worked at Langston House until her retirement and will be remembered by many in the villages. Aug/Sept 2008 Liquorice June Gorton has opened Liquorice at the Breakspeare site in Milton offering gifts special and ideas. Aug/Sept 2008 Operation Wildhorn Jeanie Harrod and her family travelled to Poland to remember Ted Harrod and his daring flying operation in 1944. Aug/Sept 2008 Jeanie reports on the Monaco Grand Prix A first hand account of the Monaco Grand Prix and the success of Lewis Hamilton. Aug/Sept 2008 The Day we went to Windsor The Shipton WI attended the Order of the Garter Procession at Windsor Castle where Prince William was made the 1000th Knight of the Garter. Aug/Sept 2008 Bring on the Clowns! The Milton under Wychwood fete in pictures. Aug/Sept 2008 The Ascott under Wychwood Fete A picture roundup of this years fete. Aug/Sept 2008 A Mystery Surprise Jack Prew was taken on a mystery tour with 95 others for a trip to Cheltenham Race Course. There, Jack celebrated his 80th birthday. Aug/Sept 2008 Daphne Viola Rose Edginton 1921 to 2008 Daphne was born in Churchill and moved to Crow’s Castle near Milton when she married. After a very active life farming Daphne worked tirelessly in the community and was awarded the MBE. Aug/Sept 2008 , Dilly’s Diary Great growing weather and now the fruits of my labour. Sugar snap peas are ready fro picking. Aug/Sept 2008 Lee Wyatt-Buchan Lee has taken over from Alice Burns as the administrator at the New Beaconsfield Hall. He introduces himself. Aug/Sept 2008 , Shipton under Wychwood WI A busy season with a talk on PAT dogs, the Shipton open day and the Glyme Valley Walk. Aug/Sept 2008 Wychwood (C.E.) School News A healthy living week and walk to school week both proved popular. The theme continued with the Oxfordshire School Meal Competition. Aug/Sept 2008 Milton under Wychwood Allotments Association Now’s the time to draw breath in the allotment season and enjoy the results. Aug/Sept 2008 News from Burford School The new leadership team has been elected for the coming year. The Design and Technology Department held an open day. Aug/Sept 2008 Library News Donations to the Milton fete stall, Jazz CDs and the Summer Reading Scheme. A new book is Hotter than Potter. Aug/Sept 2008 2008 Wychwood Forest Fair This year’s fair will be bigger and better with 180 stalls. Aug/Sept 2008 The Day we went to Gloucester The Historical Society outing to the cathedral and docks. Aug/Sept 2008 Save our Dispensary New proposals by the government threaten the existence of our dispensary service at the surgery. Aug/Sept 2008 Greener Computing or Old PCs never die Karl Walde shows how to make more of your old PC and avoid it going to landfill. Aug/Sept 2008