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March 2020 Canons Ashby Update
The weather is getting warmer and the flowers are popping up this March. There's plenty going on in the garden behind the scenes and in the visitor areas. The garden team will be planting potatoes, peas, carrots and other veg which will be used in the tea-room when they're ready, or available for a donation from the honesty bench.
Behind the scenes, our volunteers have been busy planting a new hedge... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 07:02 by Will Smith
New Houses in Middleton Cheney? Love 'em or Loathe 'em?
Middleton Cheney Neighbourhood Plan, get involved with the discussion:
7:30pm Tuesday 18th February 2020
Parish meeting room (Next to the village hall)
Posted: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:34 by Will Smith
Chenderit Job Opportunity
Chenderit School Cleaner
Required immediately for five sessions per week,
(Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 3.05pm to 5.35pm and Wednesday 2.45pm to 5.15pm)
For further information please contact
Jo Davies Headteacher's PA/Personnel Manager
jdavies@chenderit.northants.sch.uk
01295 711567 ext 216
Posted: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:24 by Will Smith
Middleton Cheney Scouts - look after the local feathered friends
Scouts have been working hard to make bird boxes and bat boxes for the feathered inhabitants of the village. They have used the RSPB designs to make bird boxes and bat boxes to earn parts of their scout badges and of course to help conserve wildlife.
The Scouts are now planning when they will place the boxes around the village and will be putting them up in the next few weeks in readiness for the nesting... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:21 by Will Smith
The All Saints roof repairs are now completed
During the 9 months of the works the contractor used the grass verge in Rectory Lane by the north churchyard wall to park vehicles and rubbish skips. Unsurprisingly, given the heavy rainfall, this activity has turned this patch of verge, maintained by the Parish Council, into a sea of mud. We are going to restore his patch by levelling the patch again and re-seeding it with tough lawn seed containing... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:18 by Will Smith
Banbury Choral Society’s concert
ST JOHN PASSION SATURDAY 4 APRIL 7.30pm St. Mary's Church, Banbury.
Banbury Choral Society will give a concert of JS Bach's masterpiece St John Passion on Saturday 4 April at 7.30pm. They will be accompanied by the well-known chamber orchestra, the Oxford Sinfonia, six young bright soloists, all under the baton of their inspiring conductor, Julian Harris.
Bach St John Passion is intensely dramatic with... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:24 by Will Smith
Heroes of Northamptonshire Video Recruitment Campaign
As part of Northamptonshire Police's major recruitment campaign, the Force has produced a series of videos to promote the job.
Heroes of Northamptonshire features eight officers who share their personal story about what inspired them to join the Force, and their experience of fighting crime and protecting people in the county.
One of the Heroes of Northamptonshire is PC Hannah Billing. As a girl she... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 07:24 by Will Smith
Save Money by Booking Holiday Activities Early
Parents and guardians will save 10 per cent if they book their children on to South Northamptonshire Council's (SNC) popular half-term activity sessions between Wednesday, 15 January and Sunday, 19 January.
Once again, the sessions will take place at Magdalen College School in Brackley and Towcester Centre for Leisure between Monday, 17 February and Friday, 21 February.
Half day sessions (8:45am to 3pm)... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:29 by Will Smith
Early spring at Canons Ashby
Canons Ashby reopens for a new season on 3 February, just in time for the early spring blooms. If you visit in February or March, watch out for little clusters of spring bulbs here and there splashing the ground with whites, purples and yellows. The spring bulbs have been improving year on year so we're hoping for even more Snowdrops in 2020, mostly situated on the main path between car park and house.... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 14:59 by Will Smith
Public Consultation
Proposed Residential Development and Public Open Space
Friday 10th January 2020 5.00pm – 7.00pm at the Village Hall, The Green, Middleton Cheney, OX17 2LT
A 7.2 acre site east of Waters Lane, Middleton Cheney with potential for approximately 60 homes, including a policy compliant percentage of affordable housing.
https://www.catesbyestates.co.uk/news/middleton-cheney-we-want-your-views
Posted: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:13 by Will Smith
