Mon 1 Back to School . Ballet Classes . Village Hall, 9:30-10:20 a.m. Dancercise Class . Village Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Exercise Class . Methodist Schoolroom, 2-3 p.m. Yoga Class . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Tue 2 Babies & Toddlers . 9:30-11 a.m. Line Dancing . Village Hall. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Wed 3 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Parish Council Meeting . Village Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Thu 4 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Tap Classes . Village Hall, 1:45-6 p.m. Badminton . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Fri 5 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Bonfire and Fireworks Display . Opposite Tilbrook Farm, Banbury Rd, LB. 6:30 p.m. (see Notices).
Sat 6
Sun 7 Methodist Church . Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Evening Service, 6 p.m. – Mrs M. Clarke. Parish Church . Family Service, 9:30 a.m.
Mon 8 Ballet Classes . Village Hall, 9:30-10:20 a.m. Dancercise Class . Village Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Exercise Class. Methodist Schoolroom, 2-3 p.m. Yoga Class. Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Tue 9 Babies & Toddlers . 9:30-11 a.m. Library calls. Knit and Knatter . Home of Jose Eyles, 33 Church Rd, UB. 2-3:30 p.m. New members welcome. Line Dancing . Village Hall. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Wed 10 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Boddington WI . Village Hall, 7:30 p.m. Belflair Chocolates – Chocolates for Tasting and Sale. Teas: J. Baxter and C. Deeley. Hostess: A. Lockwood
Thu 11 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Tap Classes . Village Hall, 1:45-6 p.m. Badminton . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Fri 12 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m.
Sat 13 Tasting Morning at the Shop. Sticky toffee pudding top of the list of things to try!
Sun 14 Methodist Church . Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Evening Service, 6 p.m. – Rev. Janet Jackson. Parish Church. Remembrance Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Christmas Gift Fair . Village Hall, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (see Notices).
Mon 15 B allet Classes . Village Hall, 9:30-10:20 a.m. Dancercise Class . Village Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Exercise Class. Methodist Schoolroom, 2-3 p.m. Yoga Class . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Tue 16 Babies & Toddlers . 9:30-11 a.m. Line Dancing . Village Hall. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Wed 17 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m.
Thu 18 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Tap Classes . Village Hall, 1:45-6 p.m. Badminton . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Fri 19 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m.
Sat 20 Coffee Morning . Methodist Church, 10-11:30 a.m. Cake stall and Bring & Buy. Proceeds to Church funds.
Sun 21 Methodist Church . Family Service, 10:30 a.m. – Rev. Janet Jackson. Parish Church . Family Service, Aston le Walls, 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion, Byfield, 11 a.m.
Mon 22 Ballet Classes . Village Hall, 9:30-10:20 a.m. Dancercise Class . Village Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Exercise Class. Methodist Schoolroom, 2-3 p.m. Yoga Class . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Tue 23 Babies & Toddlers . 9:30-11 a.m. Line Dancing . Village Hall. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Wed 24 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m.
Thu 25 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m. Tap Classes . Village Hall, 1:45-6 p.m. Badminton . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Fri 26 Boddington Playgroup . Village Hall, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with lunch club until 1 p.m.
Sat 27
Sun 28 Methodist Church . Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Evening Service, 6 p.m. – Rev. Dorothy Hewitson. Parish Church. Holy Communion, Byfield, 8:30 a.m.
Mon 29 Ballet Classes . Village Hall, 9:30-10:20 a.m. Dancercise Class . Village Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Exercise Class. Methodist Schoolroom, 2-3 p.m. Yoga Class . Village Hall, 7:30-9 p.m.
Tue 30 Babies & Toddlers . 9:30-11 a.m. Library calls. Festive Shopping Evening . 37 Townsend Le, UB, 7:30-9 p.m. (see Notices). Line Dancing . Village Hall. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Thank you to : All who attended the Boddington Ball and made it a great evening. Proceeds totaled £3000 which was equally divided among village organizations and SNAG.
Everyone who sponsored me for the Great North Run in September. I completed the race in 1 hour 56 minutes. So far I have collected almost £500 for leukaemia and lymphoma research and I hope to reach that total. Robert Baxter
Everyone who supported the Macmillan Coffee Morning which raised an excellent £427.32.
All who supported the Arts and Crafts Fair in October with special thanks to Juliet Babbs who organized the event and to her team of willing helpers. The Fair was a huge success and raised £616.50. That was enough to complete the repayment of the loan used to pay for repairs to the roof and gable end of the Methodist Church. After 14 months of hard fund raising, Church members are grateful for all the help given by friends in the village. David Simmons
Parish Church. Church Cleaning and Flowers. 7 and 14 Nov. – M. Knowles and J&P. Marsh; 21 and 28 Nov. – A. Dore and J. Baxter.
Parish Council. ‘Smart Water'. This is a method of marking possessions of any size with a unique code as advertised on TV. Packs are available through the Parish Council costing £15 +VAT+postage if we put in an order for a minimum of 10 packs. If you would like to buy a pack, please contact the Parish Clerk, Norma Woodward (264966). If we can get enough takers, £18 will be required in advance to pay for the packs. We would like to get an order in as soon as possible.
Boddington Book. Extra copies of the book are available at a cost of £1.50 from either the Parish Clerk or Margaret Thiel (264365). The address for the Boddington website is on age 18 of the book (and at the head of this newsletter!). There is one amendment: Llewellyn, Douglas and Bettie number should be 264633.
Neighbourhood Watch. It is hoped that parishioners will have spotted that the noticeboards on Church Road in UB and by the bus stop in LB are being used to pass on information relevant to the parish which is sent to the Neighbourhood Watch coordinators. Please spread the word as the notices are important for the safety and security of us all. If anyone has a notice, (public interest, not advertising) please contact the Neighbourhood Watch coordinators: Phil Sheppy in LB (261270) and Margaret Thiel in UB (264365).
PTA. Bonfire and Fireworks Display. Friday, 5 Nov., Tilbrook Farm. Make fireworks night go with a bang at the Village display. Huddle around a mug of mulled wine or some of our delicious snacks while you enjoy a great display of lighting up the night sky. Suitable footwear advised!
Christmas Gift Fair. Sunday, 14 Nov., Village Hall, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. We can offer you a range of gift opportunities which will cross grandparents, aunts and uncles off the Christmas list! Stalls include Memories by Nicky photography, pottery painting, cards, Dotty Hen jewellery, Paperfish crafts, Spotty Button decorative housewares, chocolate tombola and a children's Christmas craft centre where the children can make a few presents themselves whilst you enjoy a cup of tea and some of our delicious cakes!
Boddington Playgroup. Festive Shopping Evening. Tuesday, 30 Nov., 37 Townsend Le, UB, 7:30-9 p.m. Join us for a relaxing evening shopping. There will be plenty of stocking fillers, Dottyhen jewellery, gifts and accessories; Paperfish handmade crafts and decorations; Templespa luxury skin and body care and Shireling Toys. £1 entrance includes a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. For further details contact Lezanne New (263260).
Boddington WI. The WI nationally is growing fast – last year 118 new WIs were formed in workplaces, colleges and even a prison, with ages ranging from 20 to 80. Our image is of ‘jam and Jerusalem' and, yes, we are very good at jam; however we have also adapted to modern lifestyles. We are computer literate, use facebook and we ‘twitter'. We are a friendly, public-spirited and influential organization, involved in campaigns such as Violence Against Women and climate change. We took part in the Great Milk Debate. At Boddington WI we welcome women of all ages to join us once a month on the second Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the upper room of the Village Hall. Our programme of events include an interesting variety of speakers and local outings. Why not come along to our next meeting on Wednesday, 10 November, to give us a try and hear the speaker from Belflair Chocolates who will talk about the growing, harvesting and manufacturing of real chocolate. To arrange for someone to collect you or for further information, contact Madeline Knowles (260203) or Pauline Galvani (260871).
The Shop now sells honey made just a few miles away in Stockton. Anecdotal evidence suggests local honey is beneficial to hay fever sufferers, perhaps some of you can confirm whether that's true. It is delicious honey in any case and I'm pleased to support a local producer. The Fruit/Veg Box service is in its third month now and I'd like to thank all of you who regularly use the service. Boxes are priced at £11 for a small box (2 – 3 people), £15 for a medium box (3 – 4 people) and a large box is £17. Just introduced is a Mini Box at £5, suitable for one person. Boxes can include fruit and veg or if preferred just fruit or just veg. If you prefer to choose your own, pop into the Shop on a Friday morning to see the array of fresh produce that's come straight from the Wholesale Market just a couple of hours earlier. If you'd like to order a box you can either call into the Shop, telephone me (260245), email me at Boddingtonstores@hotmail.co.uk or send a text to 0771 414 0082. Please order by 5 p.m. on a Thursday at the latest.
Looking ahead to Christmas, I shall be going to the Wholesale Market on 23 rd December so would ask for orders to be in by 20 th December as I will need to pre - order from my suppliers that week. For Christmas you can also order Sausages/Chipolatas, Pork Pies and freshly cut Ham, all supplied by Marriotts. Bread, Baguettes, Pastries and Cheeses can also be ordered. And especially for Christmas I will stock goose fat as requested.