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cERIsTIlloIl It fes 6uch a thriU ta r,cfconc a1I th.6. eho cerc to gt. H.ty'6 cn thc aft.!n.o!.f Christnes Eyc. Sr 6eny caoc thet lt yeB trot poE€iblc to find s.et6 fcr cvoryoDc. I fiotaprlo6i6c for oi6JudSing thc nurbcr .f Chr.i6tin61c arg1n6c6 to b. pacprrel.. Earaycrr lhcchildrcn nRds rrcrythjng rorthyhil . and it wee r drl i8htful s.rvlcc"Doaetiod6 canc ta Ct29.I va6 thd ts scnd your donrt ion6 to Th6 Child! 'cE's Socicty clablin8 thc Sociaty to continrreechilg thc fiost vulncfablc chlldrclr &cro6s ihc eountry.I Hoxld likc to thanl eI1 thc6c rho h.lpcd j.n rny vayr rith r slccia1 roid of therlk! ta thc6in8er6 uir Bavc up thcir cv.ning! in front of the firc (but it ra. foo:i"r""."t I pto!!.

IJp! Rt DECISION oCC Csbiact put tbrouth (n. votc6 rgrinst) on Irtrday l2th Dcccnbcr th.iFlicaision on libralic6, Ihis hcctln8 follorcd r Scfirtiny Corndittcc et rhich 2 p.opb yot.tdagein6t. I t .ppears thet thc fulL Councll doc6 not gct & rotc on this.lo. Nclth Irith this noc ncalla only half of Sarehts sahry will b? fundcd. Iov.y.rr thi6vi.ll not happcn inriodi&l.ly - could bc a6 Lat. 16 201+. I'lce.ntinc yo\r h.e. to d€cidc rhcth.!you {ent to valutrtccr to coycr elnoGt cvcry t.sk rcquirad €f an a6sistrnt librrrirn fer th.t irEint ixlrra. Eorcvarr thc f irBt vol-uEtcry l iroup n.cdcd yould ba lcopl. hcrc { i I1hg t.6ct up t rccluitlcat proccs6 to dccj.alc vhet skifls erc nacd.d iB our particul.r librrtt |!{yhethcr anyonc vh. .ffe!6 16 auiteblc, to airangc the rote etcl tencr.lly b. rcaponsibk f.rth. proc.ss. In addit iont doncy rould nccd to b! faiscd to psy for crloinal r.cord chackro0R north Iti8h could dccidc to rals. thc nroncy, sbout t'rooo a y€sr, or 1c66 theD 217.10 f.r.ech houEcllofd - onc vrJ of findlnt the fionay could bc bt e lcvy oD thc Pari6h Prcccpt"At th? scrutin)r codlnittc., I chellcngcd John JFckbon, thc off lcer lcsdin8 oa thc conculteti . l tto aay rhlthc. thi6 fa6 el lov.d, et ld hc ssid eny Parlsh that {.nted to u6e th. prccclt hedcri,l-y tc approseh theo and it could bc sorted out, &c perish rn Vc6t Oron ha6 eIr.eedy ratcif . . thi6 optionr othcrE aroultd thc County drc considering lt . Judith Uerdl.

0ditor ial copy for the nc t l lorr l ryc l {cvs should bc rcc. ivcd by }{16. D. RobcrtslEof ic Closc, C.ccn Lenc by thc fol loyln8 d.tcar

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lVOR'LYE NEWS No. '61 JANUARY 2012

The monthly village newsletter selvlng

North Leigh, New Yatt and East End.

Forthcoming Events:

~tlt Library re-epening 12th Parish Council Meeting ? p.mo ~th Tea & Chat 2.15 - ~ p.lII. :OOTII CENTRE 7th Hi~t.ry Oroup Tim Perter The origins l"th Gardening Society joint !leeting

of the TudQrs 7.,0 p.m. Memerial Hall with W.I. lOth W.I.Members Night 7.,0 p.m. MeMorial ftall 18th Tea & Chat 2.15 - It p.ll. Memorial Hall 12tll Common Werking Party. Meet fr.1I 9.'0.. 2"th Gardening Society Quia ~ight

Off East End Read 70,0 p.m. Memerial Hall

CAROLS ROUND THE VILLAGE This year ve were able to ge eut and about on , evenings ana tke 8in~er& were in geod Teice. Thank you to the lan4lords who vele.med us in tram the ¢eld and thank you t. all vhe contributed £2010

CRRISTINGLE It was such a thrill te welcome all these ~o came t~ St. Mary's on the aft~rn.on .r Chri6t~as E~e. s. many came that it was not possible to find eeat8 f~r eYeryone o I ~.8t ap.lo~ise for misjudging the nu.ber .f Chri5tin~le .rgan~e6 to be preparea. H.w~Yer, the children made H erything wQrthwhile and it was a delightful 6er~iceo Donations cue t. £329. 4

I was gla4 to send your donations to The Children's Society enabling the S$ciety to contin •• reachin~ the most vulnerable children ~cro6B the country. 1 would like to thank all those who helped in any way, with a special war. of thanks t. the singers who gaye up their evenings in front of the fire (but it was fun!) Margaret Lupton.

LI~RlRt DECISION cec Cabinet put through (ne votes against) on Monday 12th Dece.ber the~ deo ision on libraries, This meeting followed a Scrutiny Committee at whieh 2 people vot~. against . It appears that the full Council does not get a YQte on this. For North Le~h thi5 now means enly half of Sarah's salary will be funde •• lowever, this will not happen immediA ~ely ~ could be as late as 20l~. Meantime you have to decide whether you want to velunteer to cever almost every task reQuired of an assistant librarian for the lIi.sing il i1 1..1re. However, the first 'Voluntar y grout' needeli. would be people here willing t. set up a recruitment process to decide what skills are needeli. in our particular library an. whether anyone who .ffers is suitable, to arrange the rota anm ~enerally be responsibls fer the process. In addition, money would need to be raised to pay fer eriminal record cheek. o OR North Leigh eould decide to raise the money, abBut £5,000 a year, or less than £7.,0 fer each hous~old - one way of findin~ the money could be by a levy on the Parish Preeepto A.t the Scrutiny Committee, I challenged John Jfl,ckson, the officer leadinl!l\: on the consultatiea, to say whether this was allowed, and he said any Parish that wanted tQ use the precept had only to approach thelll and. it could be sorted out'o One parish 1'1 \lest OXen has already y.te. for this option, others around the County are considpring it o Judith War"l.

Editorial copy for the next "or'~e News should be received by Mrs. D. Roberts, neme Close, Green Laoe by tbe follewing dates:

FE~RUARY N. L. N. Deadline ~id-day SU~~_, 22nd January Publication Day '1st January

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tr3thcr Cbii6tlr6 rith his 6eak af lrcEcnts vea 6Dc. mgrc a yc1c6!r. liGitor at thcDcccrber necting of North I€igh 9.I. tcfoic tha Eiftr vct 'c di.Gtributcd ncnb.radi6lfrJcd th.1r con6i.dcreblc artiGti€ tel,cnt6 by Bekin8 r lol1y robin Ch.i6tnr. crrarsidcd by Juli. gora eld ,Jrnnifcr !lacki.. l| dln. Brovflrr cer.d v.6 Jul8cd thc bcst.Je leichna'l and tfornr Buckitrthio rcr. thc ruonals up.Suc Stcv.a6 wo! th. bcst nomc-madr crackcr compotit ioD and 8i l .cn hcnch andguc Stcvc!6 6hrrad thc f ir6t placc in thc Florca of th. Xolth cor?cti t io4.llett 6onth i6 Icnbcrs ightt $hich rj.ll includc r si]ant euotloD. fhc Fcbr.ueryttctin4 i6 a Joint on. vith thc Oardcnin8 gocicty. Th. Hini Shov b Uarch hrs thcth.m! - Al icc ir gondrrhnd to 6ark thr be.k'e 150th rnnirereary.' !nis ionth i6 thc bcginniEg ef r ncs ycer for thc f. I . qctr! rnd Join u51

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A N61 IEAR: A NEU PNGIEC?

North Ligh ha6 rn opportunity to takc tha lcad in hclpint to discovcr rrt.t vcrka Iin vrt.r conacrvaticn ln r dircrsc rur.l con5unity. liht shouLd ra bothcr? lir'6tra6 thc Eirt ironmcEt Agcncy ha6 strtad clcef, l l ! tharcrB no doubt ebout f: i teinrr nraCt. rcducr conEuoption. Sccond deny r ' .eda!6 l , i lL havc had 6|!e1Lcr clcctr i .city bi l l6after takint pqrt in thc .ncr6y .ffici.ncy proJccts rnd thi6 i€ a chance to scc ifconscrving watcr c&r bc 6r.miler.1y rcrrrdin8, Iinally, if North Lcigh iB knavn tc bc. forrard lookint co[munity thcrc ls a bcttcr chancc of ett lactin6 priori ty ettcntiatrin clhcr aica6 such es fs6taa broadbaod i$tcrd.t rccc66.ItaL6 iiatcr (TU) arc eLrcady asacrsin8 icthods .f rai6j.nt rvar6nc66 and f.ailitetintcolr6clyatidr in urban ercaB and hava t clconcd forth laigh e6 thc rutal cofiponcEt afthl ir tork. For {at.r n.tcri !}g rcssong thi6 proJcct nust involve e1l rcsid.ntslBtr6jncsscsr f.m6 cto vithin thc tlorth Ligh Civl.l periGh end Ncr lett! ificludij}gthos. of l lai] .cy Civi l Par. l6ht yhich l ic aithin our VJetcr l{atering lrca"9. no, nccd a ssall projcct group of North Li6h rnd llcr tstt perticip.4ts to vorkrith tY to d.vc1o? and inplcn.nt thc proJcct- H.ctilcga ,i11 bc kcpt to e einitruloby uaint caail as !nu,:h e6 po6si.b1c. It , i l l uot bc a talkin8 6hop. It i thout auch a8r'oup l{orth kigh i l I have i isscd en opportunity. Pleasc considlr Joining .ndring rnc Gn 0199, 881494"

IJINDI T'EATIiES REMIIID'R

Dark end GtornJ nightE arc not tood tincs to call out lineEdcn to rcplacc blokcnp.rcr l ioco - not to D.ntio! thc poa6ibi l l ty of Epoil t Christ l i ta diDner6 or l lcl . lcerpert ics. S,:oti . i .ni . ,xd gouth.rn Enar8y havc edvlEcd thet i t is thc rcEponsibi l i ty .fo!,ncra t. raintain thc ainidua Natlonel Standerd clcsr.ncc of C"8a (2t6n) fo!'lron-c1i.rbrblc trle€r on pr'lvrl. prop.rty. ldvicc can be .btaincil by telcphonilgssD on 08oo 0481516 end thcy ni.lL alrengc s frc. i6oletion of thc poycr .t thcrcquc6t cf trc. 6ur6€ons. fol ir l i r . f fccting povcr LiDc6 on publlc Land i! SSErar:eg?onsibiLity.nd can bc rcportcd to thc tbcfe lruibcr.AE e comtnunity ec {ould be riac.n both public guad and lcgc1 8rounds t. kccp ourtrec6 lr iancd arxd out povcr 1inc6 clcar to pravcnt problaEa occurrinSo

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Sunday 8th Jan. I i ln Ihc lry ?.)O p.rn. Tickct6 ttFriday Jan. 2?th Livc Gia vith r looo }{ iL! l i ,ghv.yr & Fu6cd f ickets t8 8.15 p.r.Sunday 12th Fcbruart Fih 7.5O p.r!. Scnn. Tickct6 t5SuDdey l l th Uarch F116 ?.ra p.i ' - Janc oyrc t lckct6 C5

AII cvcnts hcld at Hcriorirl 9a11, Br.vtls Lenc, Charlbu!.y. Ber cpea 45 ninutc6b.forc etelt. thrth.r d6tetlB snd booking6 fr.n 01608 81917

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~OIlTH LEIGH W.I. RE-'P01lT

Father Christaas with hie 8a.k .t presents was Gnce mGre • welcome .isitor at the Dece~ber ~eeting of North Leigh W.I. ~efore the ~ifts were distribute4 members displayed their considerable artistie talents by making a jolly robin Christm •• car., aided by Julie Howe and Jennifer Mackie. Nadine ~rown'e card was juaged the best. J. Reich~an ana Norma ~uckin~ham were the runners up. Sue Stevens won the best mome-made craeker competition and Eileen French and Sue stevens shared the first place in the Flower of the M.ath competition. Next month i8 Members Ni~htt which will inelude a silent auotion. The rebruary meetin~ is a joint one with the Oardening Society. The Mini Show in March haa the theme - Alice in Wonderhnd to lIark the b •• k'lJ 150th anniTersary. "l'ftis f.lcmth i6 the beginning of • new year tor the W414 Cellie and joio usl

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A NEIl lEAR: A NEIl PRClJ.x:T

North Leigh has an opportunity to take the lead in helpin! to di6co~er 'what works' in water conservation in a diverse rural co~~unity. Why should we bother? First, as the EnYironment Agency has atated clea~l), there'S no soubt about ~~itain'e nee4 t. reduce consumption4 Second many readers will have had smaller electricity bills after takin! part in the ener!y efficiency projects and this ie a chance to see if conserving water CQn be similarly rewarding. Finally, if North Leigh is kn.wn to be • forward look in! community there is a better chance of attract in! priority attentien in ~ther areas such as faster broadband internet access. Tha.es Water (TV) are already aseessin! ~ethod8 of raiein! RwareneS8 and fa.ilitatin~ conseryati.n in urban areas ~nd have welcomed Korth Leigh as the rural component er their work4 For water metering reae&ns this project must involve all residents, ~usinesses, farms et~ Yithin the Korth Leigh Civil ~ari6h and New Tatt, including those of Hailey Civil Parish, which l i e within our Water Matering Area ~

We now need a small project group of North Lei~h and New Yatt participants to work with TW to develop and implesent the project. Meetings will be kept to a minimum by uein~ email as mu~h as possible. It Yill not be a t8lkin~ sh~po Without such a group Korth Leigh will have missed an opportunity. Please consider joining and ring me on 0199' 88,49'.

WI~Dl WEATHER REMINDER

Dark and stormy nights are not ~ood times to callout linesmen to replace broken peyer lines - not to mention the possibility of spoilt Christmas dinners or New Year parties. S~otti~h ~nd South ern Ener~y have advised that it is the responsibility .1 owers h Illaintein the minimum National Standard clearance of 008f!1 (Z ' 6U ) for 'non-cli~bable trees' on private property. Advice can be ebtained by telephoning SSE on 0800 0483516 and they will arrange a free isolation ef the power at the request er tree 6ur~eons4 Folia~e affecting power lines cn public land is SSE's responsibility and can be reported to the ah;;;'h hUMber. As a community we would be wise on both public goed and legal ~roundB te keep our trees trimmed and our power lines clear to prevent problems occurringo

" Geoff Feaeey

Charlbury's Own Cinema Events

Sunday 8th Jan. Fil. The Way 7.'0 p.m4 Tickets £, Friday Jan. 27th Live Gig with '1000 Mile Hi ghway' & Tuse. Tickets £8 Sunday 12th February Fil. 7.30 p4m. Senna Tickets £, Sunday 11th Harch ~ilm 7.30 p4m. Jane Eyre Tickets £5

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All events held at Memorial Hall. Br.wos Lane, Charlbury4 ~r open 45 minutes bef.re start. FUrther detalls and bookings frem 01608 81917

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Parish Administrator Suzanne Millar: 880013Turner Hall Enquiries Diana,Craig: 881084

Sunday 22'd January11 .ooa f i r ' Fa rewe l i t oAnd rewSweeney '

Joint service at Cogges ChurchNo morning setvice al Sl Mary's

6.00pm Holy Communion (BCP)

Sunday 29ih January10.00arn HolyCommunion+Children'sChurch6 00pm Evening Prayer ( lay led)

Sunday 5'" FebruaryB.00am Holy Comm!nion {BCP)10.00am Vrl lageService6 00pm Evening Pfayer (lay ed)

ruesoay / I-eotlrary1oam Cornmunity Coffee l\,4orning wilh

'Spring Songs from North LeighPrimafy School

St Mary's Church North Leigh

Associate Minister Miri Keen: 88A095

Sunday 1"tJanuary10am Holy Commun on

Friday 6" JahuaryEpiphany9.1sam Ep phany Event

ior Young Ch ldfen

Sunday 8th JanuaryBam Holy Communion (BCP)

New Year Prayer Brcakfastrn the Turner Ha IEvening Prayef (lay led)

Sunday 15'" January10.30am Covenant Service with Children's

Church at Nodh Leigh lvlethodistChurch

6.00pmNo marning service at St Mary'sEvening Pfayer (lay led)

Revd Miri Keen wfites...Life would be so much easier if I only had to do one thing at a time or to look after one personat a time. Sometimes twant to ask God to take care df eveMhing else for me so that I canconcentrate better and do one thing really well rather than doing lots of things in a muddle!I don'i think I'm the only one who feels like this because many of us are luggling'work andcaring responsibilit ies and some of us know that, as well as doing eveMhing else, we shouldbe fitting in more exercise, cooking healthler meals and saving the planet by using the car less.New Year's resolutions are all very well, but sometimes we feel so stretched by daily life thatthere's no way we can squeeze in even a tiny new good inten'tion. We feel that what we reallyneed is a bigger heart, a wiser head and never ending hope and there aren't any eveningclasses or diets that will help us to develop those! However, the good news doesn't end withChristmas. There is one person who offers to bless us with free gifts of love and wisdom andhope, and that's God. His love is complete and endless and he will answer our prayers for hishelp to hold together the contradictions and ease the tensions that trouble us.

Rubber Band BlessingGod give me the grace and spaceto hold things together -with a bit of bounce

Jan Sutch Pickard from A Baok of Blessingshy Ruth Burgess

New Year Prayer BreakfastOn 81h January from 1oam there will be a delicious breakfast served in the Turner Hall.Everyone is welcome to come and join us to eat and pray for God's blessing in the comingyear, and io ask for his guidance as we plan for the future.It's always a greai he{p to know'who would like what'in advance, but please come on theday, even if you haven't booked in advance! Menusare available in thechurch.

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St Mary's Church North Leigh

Associate Minister Miri Keen: 880095 Parish Administrator Suzanne Millar: 880013 Turner Hall Enquiries Diana Craig: 881084 ,

Sunday 1st January 108m Holy Communion

Friday 6th January Epiphany 9.15am Epiphany Event

for Young Children

Sunday 220d January 11.00am 'Fareweli to Andrew Sweeney'

Joint service at Cogges Church No morning service at SI Mary's

6.00pm Holy Communion (Bep)

Sunday 29th January 1 a.aDam Holy Communion+Children's Church

Sunday 8th January 8am Holy Communion (Bep) 10am New Year Prayer Breakfast

in the Turner Hall 6pm Evening Prayer (lay led)

Sunday 15th January 10.30am Covenant Service with Children's

Church at North Leigh Methodist Church

6.00pm No morning service at St Mary's Evening Prayer (lay led)

Revd Miri Keen writes ...

6.00pm Evening Prayer (lay led)

Sunday 5111 February a.QDam Holy Communion (Bep) 10.00am Village Service 6.00pm Evening Prayer (lay ied)

Tuesday i " February 10am Community Coffee Morning with

'Spring Songs' from North Leigh Primary School

Life would be so much easier if I only had to do one thing at a time or to look after one person at a time. Sometimes I want to ask God to take care of everything else for me so that I can concentrate better and do one thing really well rather than doing lots of things in a muddle' I don't think I'm the only one who feels like this because many of us are 'juggling' work and caring responsibilities and some of us know that, as well as doing everything else, we should be fitting in more exercise, cooking healthier meals and saving the planet by using the car less. New Year's resolutions are all very well , but sometimes we feel so stretched by daily life that there's no way we can squeeze in even a tiny new good intention. We feel that what we really need is a bigger heart, a wiser head and never ending hope and there aren't any evening classes or diets that will help us to develop those' However, the good news doesn't end with Christmas. There is one person who offers to bless us with free gifts of love and wisdom and hope, and that's God. His love is complete and endless and he will answer our prayers for his help to hold together the contradictions and ease the tensions that trouble us.

Rubber Band Blessing God give me the grace and space to hold things together-with a bit of bounce.

Jan Sutch Pickard from A Book of Blessings by Ruth Burgess

New Year Prayer Breakfast On 8th January from 10am there will be a delicious breakfast served in the Turner Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and join us to eat and pray for God's bleSSing in the coming year, and to ask for his guidance as we plan for the future. It's always a great help to know 'who would like what' in advance, but please come on the day, even if you haven't booked in advance! Menus are available in the church .

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-lhesc coriris wefe hekl e!er'\' lhred Nceks or so. and also dealt $ ilh cop!hold

laxl tMrrsiers. manrsing thc Open f ields, and seft l i | lg d]Wutes bett \ ,een individuals. such as. ur )g roonr c r Lr lanur! or f loughirg into i lno(hcf pcfson's slr ip. The qual i l ) of hread and ale were alsao\ cr\(dr. MaroJ .r .u| te \ \ e c l ike \ i l lage ntecl lngs. \y irh most \ ' i l laucrs uttct ldirrg. Wihcsscs \ \ crcr l rpol1irnl a|cl ihcre wlfc lhcs l i ) r ly ing. Nonri I l i r ted vi l lagef i aded as aj r) ond decided \rho wenlhc rrs. . \ hi ie nc\ axi \ . r 'cpr.s! | rrn! lhe lor{ ol lhe ntrnor. actcd i ts jLrdcc\. dccidir)g t l lc c lnjL 'nce lobc inroo\ci l L)sLra: i ! r t l r re.

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l , l / l ' \ / / t l r ! r , l ! / ! l l j | r ) l r ] \ \ i : . . 1 \ \ 1 | . ! o 1 n l r l | l . : ! t | d n L | t t n t o k c t ! ' c t l l n l lt )1 t t \ \ t6 i ! ) ( f ing in! F iSr pfcvents rhem diggi |g up ( )ots and l iJ i i r rg l . f , rcs and so ger ing o r l . .Ro' . ) t t l n t lk \ t ] . . r r i t \ l t i ! j ) i ! to \ tu . l r iD l l , t l r ln s ! \ 'c r i l t | to thr JnNaN,t i i thcn a L l th t : j tt r t ! t r t t \ . t ) t ne t . \ ld)

Ihe irIl] i\:.i.rr !i\.ri ii(lrn rhc cotrn roiij. is l coufl ols i\cd ti)f lhe bcrrct':t ot.rhc lord of rhc Inxn(tbul x l i ) lo f a l l lh . Ie r : r rs o l - l i r nrnnor

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fer i5ofa l ) l \ i lc r r .crar i . l . r \h oI h) th . iLrD and ot so ls ly b! t l re lord ot rhc r r r l rnois €pr t - 'senr i !e .

! . ]_qfug1ccs. \or1h Lei5lht l .oca1 go\'efnlrre!rt ' . ,1 l l i t tut\ of th(Cuut\of Ox/ixl: l 'dttnel2.t l . r t r au I l n t l r c t l rSa t r t l l ) h tL l t k l i tN lLDo ls to t , { ( t 990 ) .pp . t l 0 -2 j t UR l . :hl lnl \ \ \1.. bl i l ish-lr i(rn\. lrc.uk repo{-. l ip\ ' lcotnpid=l.. t l l Dtlc.t! !c\sed: l0 Dccentbcrlr)l |.:_\_Llill!r!t ltllllllt !.!igh:. Ilqlqrry!t-s_!_d,!1q NlqljrJqll'r_lllrrr. {1010) is orrlirEll!U)! \-iL!uc ll!!!!L. l.!!i,!r LL! \qtrlcllr ',tl!gq.)ir!.

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Thc fir6t sit r.ceks oI th. crfc vcrc v.ry 6uccc6sful rith .vcryonc cnJoJrint a6ood chat and homcnradc csk.s. {c s.Dt l2O to Chifdrcn In l{.cd vhich uas collcctcdat thc cafc on l9th Novcf iber. Duc to v. l ioua bookin86 in the Mcnoi iel l la l l J havabcen unablc to op.ll in Dcccnbcr end January but ril1 ba opcninli up eg.in onlrideyE froft f.bruar"y 10th fron 9 - L1.45 e.r'r,I Look forfard to sceihg you e1I a8ain. Pfca6. t .11 your fr ic[d6.Thrnk you ycry much for your suppott.

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Ilistlln.,,!!!p~I: "1('I1~lr (~!)!Im. '\(1\\ a(..b~ s Jlocisinm !'n III :nor offencl!!'i of la\\ .JIll! order aro! nwdl! b~ la~ Illagi~{ral.!:' appoinh . .'d ti\l!lI the local ..::onn11unil). \\ hi!..: mor.: "criolls otlcnc.:~ are heard b) a juJge and jury in Cro\~o CUUrI. A magistr.ul!s i~ a . Justice of the Peace' and cxen.:be!) a PO\\I,~f. gr:mte<] 1('1 them 6.:'0 ~ e;m; :lgO in 1 :161. to 'bind 0\ o,!r' uroru1) p~rsons t(I be of good nehaviour llnd I\ecp the ()ueen<;, pe;h':~ or be lined, the 'Qut'ens pence' since the so\'crcign has the dUly of ensuring p':<l.:e in Ihe re<llm. In the miJdle ages the responsihility ofmnintaining ll'!w and ordcr had" similar di, ision \\ ith serious criml!s <;uch a~ murder. tr.:a!)nn. mpc. burglar) and pom:hing game from foyal forcst~ "cre h.:ard b) Ihe Sheriff in Royal Couns. L~'Sser ch:lrges ofasslult. pelly theft. and' public drunl\enness wt're dealt "llh ill manor couns lc()un baron) \\hi.:h the m,mor'~ freeholders and ~'op~ holdcrs ilnended, Thc~l' cuurts were held every thre~ \\ ccks or so. mId also dealt with copyhold land transro:=rs, managing tht.! Oren fields, and settling djsput~s bel\\een indi\idUi\ls. such as, using 100 much manurl' or ploughing into another person 's strip, The quality Orbr~3d and al~ \\ere also o\rr"t'~n. \.1anor courl'i \\ ere like \ i 11age meetings, wi lh most villagers ,mcnding.. Witnesses wl.!rc impollilnt and Ihl'ft' \\l:I"t.! lint'~ I'm' lying. >Jomin,lIed \'ilJ:lgcr .•• lCted as n jury al\11 decided" hoJ won thl' ~'h"'. \\hile Sll'\\,lr~h, r~·pl ... ~enling the Illrd of the manor. act.:d a~judg.I.!". t1cciding.thc ~ent<.'!lce to he illljlihcd. usuall~ il fine,

Dcci'iion,> I\cre r~·t·or{k'l.l in lhe ('(lml rolls, a l'e\1 of wi lid I surviw in Ih~ Publ ic R~cord.:; Offkc. In the IIKII10l' courl hdc1 (In 2111h On I-ICJI) Margare! ~Inilh \\as tried <l~ a comrn(lll scold. "nil': hOIlW,\t1!

prt'.h'nIS Ihill \/01",'0.:01"0:1 S/IIilll i.\ cl crmllllon scold (I{ lIlt, ('!)/Uplaim of},!!r neighbOllrs: from 11011' VII ~hl!

iJ Iu ''''/I'"m tlll/h'l/ally '?/pIIMk disgru,'/:' II/JOllllli' pillol"v.. ind Ihal Ma/'gorel Smifllihe yOllngel' is lIl"(mlllll!J/ 1t'.I"~r Jo\t'1/ Of/i.'IIt''',1 1//1(/ i.\ il1l1lt!rn' (gill III'! ,.

In olher CX31l1pks of ,0 ~l'P1. 15:!S ·'AIi~!.' 1 WI,!!,}",",/. Ifldol!". lw' iliad,' 1/ w"(/:mm ... ~1 'fili1llm lie,'III·!.' (~I /ho: furd J/(/I/Idy Wllli,1I1I tll/d .\Jargurl!l He/hell, II'lw are 'WI o/gO()(/I"t'flll/t' .. \/rw,'<lIr"l i.1 a l~"Jld 1(1

ha llcigh"'olln It I,' Iii.' nllW!'\ ,h'~'I.\'ioll Ilwl lIn'!" \IImdd leul"!.' Ihe lelh.'ml!lI/ by ,I/(' .IeaSI 0./·1lI

S.rilll\ T C!li\J1h \\ en! g":ll<.'rally responsibll! lor the rep"ir of their ten":IllCllts "lI'illlfll/1 /Jao/d/' has (j

i'llil!lIlI.I 100nemeJII 1'0 be' /\'I'cril','d b,,/on! Ihe 1;"1181 ~llh(' .·!l11l1l11ciuliOIl 011 p(lill o/)01:/;'illlr.:.. Thall/a.\' fI,I'kmoll, ,\/t'hc,hll' ( 'OIl'P'!/" hm (' ruillulls lenemenl,I' To bl! repOired 01/ paill oj .to" The !e,!HlnlS werc ..:\p~ctcd \(1 pay to h:I\l! their C(lfII ground in the I ()rd"~ mill but "T!wmm Rete)'. 1'/Jomm 1I1!1fJl:lI.

/I·tI/hlll/ If, III l'\ (II1J Rflht,1'I ('lIrl!!.1 hal"c grmd\llll/t'\ clIlI.'d ljll<'I'IIS und o/io:n dn I/O! grilld mall lit turd"., mill

Other {riln~gre .. <;i(\n\ \\erl.'lhe :lun ringing of pigs; Ul the cour! baron 11th Jul~ 15:!7. "Ric.lmnl May 1111/11,1//1' r~'!"I/i/I\ h, ,I' Pi.~I. 1'/: /eoarl 1(1 .I;!.(/ 11I/1'lIIg('d ,mil III1\'okn/, (''·If/ll/'tIIT Iv 'he order (!{ IIII! COllrt.

illl111'nl'did! (ringing pi~" pr~vellh them digging up nlot~ ,md lining Ii:-!lees ilnd S{l g~l1l11g out), , Ro'l!<'1' ",/1/11:1'1 1','1"111;1,\ hi,1 ,II/g.\ III 'IIJlld.:r ill I'/Ild., ill s(,l'erallY 10 Ihe Jail/age. q}lhell1 ami Iheir kll4Jll/I. i,lll/en:I' (r.dl. ..

1 he imp'I!,)illn gh::11 thlm the cuun rui"', is a coun org .. ni~cd for the: henl.!fit of th<.' lord ofth..: 1I1:lI1or but 3"0 for all the lenant!! uf thl! milnor. The dec,:h.ioTl; in most cas.c" appear \0 !M\ c ocen reached in a rt"a~oni\bl> JI!!1locr(ltk f:'l .. hiotl b~ Ih~ j UI") and 110t ~ult:ly b~ Ihe lord of Ihe.: m.1110() repr\'!o.entalhc.

Rt:'fer~nC.1.!5. 'l\lorth Leigh: I.ocal gO\cl"lll1lent', ./ Nj,\/Un of (he COl/lilY of (h/uI"d: I 0111111<1 J 1: fblOl/(1I/ J iUlld,'':'' ,SOllf11l illdlJ(iillg Ilo(u/\'/o('k (1990). pp. 130':23 I , UR I.: 1m p:, 1\ \\ \\ bril ish·hi,)lor) .ae .1Il'report.asp, '!C(lillpiu'"' 1:.123 Dale fil,.c.;i:,>sed: 20 December ::!1)II.j 1-I;';;IOfl (If~~lrth J.J,:igIJ: . .Thc·1 ~nallls a.nd Ih~~lanor, John HUIlI, CO 10) is online 011 lJW \jllil!.!,C lli~I!~\~Ct~l.ill.' . ..r. '\01"111 Il.!i gh.\ illa!.!c ,>i.~;

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SARAH I S TEARC>C*t

The first six weeks of the cafe were very successful with everyone enjoyin~ a good chat and homemade cakes. We sent £20 tc Children In Need which was collected at the cafe on 19th November. Due to various bookings in the Memorial Hall I have been unable to ope~ in December and January but will be opening up again Gn Fridays from february 10th from 9 - 11.45 a.m. I look !erwBrd to seeing you all again. Please tell your friends. Thank you yery much for your support.

Sarah Widdicombe

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WIIIDN{II,I OOSPEI, EAI,T

*cckly Scrvicc6 for JenuaryguEdslr 9.q5 r.n. !rc.k!it of Br..d

U,15 a,n. gunday Schocl4,o0 p.o. frltily Sclvlo.

I.ndry 7.4, p.r,. Prey.r .nd Biblc studJrfucBdct 9.45 - 1I.15 s.r. loddl€rs

Ttddlcra dcct cach Tucsdey in school tcrn. Alsion or Nalinc cen bc contact.don ??6160 or 84029I. Conc eLclrg and Join usr thcrc i6 n6 char6.i t.e, coffcceqd juic. 6crvcd. Uc look for$srd to 6ceing you!

I'Rcncrlbc! thc for cr things of aldt for I ali O.d, end thcrc is nona cL6c; I aoOod, ald thcrc is notrc likc rc. Dlclqrln8 thc Grd fron th. bctinhilt, rndfro! .nciant tincs thc things that ..c donc 6syint, Xy counacl shrll 6tend, rnd IlJi11 do .1.1 ny plce6u.c.I l6aieh l+5v9&Lo.

16 vc Etand et the bcsindin8 of s uay yaar, rc toe rrc eblc to rcn6Eber thin8sthat havo oaculr.d in thc yctr thst he6 pssscd. Unl. ika Ood, yc do not kn@v thcfutur.r cr cvcn riat a day may hold for u6, but if our feith and trust ir in thctord J.6u6 Chri6t, the! rith the hy6n rritcr ur can 6ay -

I knoY rho ho1d6 thc futurc,lnd Acrl l guid. a. t{ i th hi6 head,Uith god thidgB don't Just hepp.n,bvcrythin6 by hin is pl.r.oncd'So a6 I fecc toEart'ot .Vith it6 problcns ler'Bc .nd Et'ell,I.-tl tru6t thc Ocd of_ rireclc6rGivc to l i ! dy al l .

tJishin8 cv.rJ' onc Clcdrs richeGt bb66in8 in 2Of2.

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lc apologi.6. for th. unsstl6fectoay 1cycl. of r.r'mth is thc hal-l over patt gfl{ovcobcr eld Dcc.rbcr. ll.vil8 rcccntly hrd thc sir 6aurcc hcat punlp fittld ycr6su!.d thet the probl.cm rrt in thiE rc8.!d rlrel sod. tihc rv.6 i in thc av.nt, rsstcdin checkin8 out thc coaniaoiodlng of this plccc of cquipncnt. lc lvcltuel l t dlscavclcdlthFt r valvc control l lng thc f loe of hot rator to the undcrf loor hc.t ing l | ' ra feul iy.Thj.a ha6 nov bccn repl.ccd and th. hcatj.n6 ia rorkiBt propcrly. Thc bsd neu6 is thrtthe nrrrufacturcrs rill only 6cI1 such a velvc togcth.r vlth en r66acirt.d pulF (yhichdj.d llot lccd r'cplecilrg)" Thc totrl cost of all this, includinEi labout', yr6 attcyc yetcri.dr t7l+5e

lccau .6tlc6 iD thc he11Iaat noflth \{e ralviEcd thet th. d.ci6ion had bceu takln to prooecd rl th thr iaatal lst i . !of r !'ublic eddrc66 systc& ln thc hrll. Do4ationr to help pey f6! thc co6t rrsrcqucatcd s.nd rr. arc ab8olutcly dcli8htad to rbnouncc thet a vcrt ganar.cuaanoayiouE donor hs! s.dt u6 aLl th. doncy rcquiacC. Ya uc!. cooplctaly bovlcd orcrby this ,rondcrful ncyc vhich only 6crvcs to confiin hoy |!sny grcat pcoplc thcrc ricin ou! co,loubityl

Yc ..c tror ettcmptint to inatall thc public rddress 6y6tetr r,ithout dcley rDd thi6 is6chcdulcd for carly in 2OI2"

Booking6 for the hrll erc t.krn by Alfi Dett6 (0199, 86199r).Plcasc try to phon. only fr.n 9.rO r. . t. 1.2 tr..!,

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WINDMILL GOSPEL HALL

Weekly fiervices for January

Sunday 9.45 a.m. !reaking of Bread 11.15 a.m. Sunday Schoel 4.00 p.mc ramily Servioe

Menday Tuesday

7.45 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study 9.45 - 11.15 a.m. Toddlers

T~ddlers meet each Tuesday in school term. Alsien or Maxine can be contacted on 776160 or 840291. Come 81ang and join us, there is no charse, tea, coffee and juice served. We look forward to seeing you!

URemember the fermer things of old; for I am Ged, and there is none else, I am God 9 and there is none like me. Decl~ring the end from the be~inniD!, and froc ancient timee the things that are done sayin!. My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.,t Isaiah 1t6v9&lO.

As we stand at the beginning of • ne~ year, we toe are able to remember things that have occurred in the year that has pa85ed~ Unlike God, we do not knQv the future, er even what a day may hold for us, but if our faith and trust ie in the Lord Jesus Christ, then with the hymn writer we can say -

I know who holds the future, And Hetll guide me with his hand, With God things don't just happen, Every thin! by him is planned. So as I face tom.rrow, With its problems large and small, I~ l l trust the Ged of .iracles,

" Give to Rim my all.

Wishing everyone Ged's richest blessing in 2012.

M~ORIAL HALL NEWS

~e apologise for the unsatisfactory level of warmth in the hall over part of November and December. Having re(ently had the air seurce heat pump fitte4 we assumed that the problem was in thi~ regard and some time W&5, in the event, wasted in checking out the eommi.eioning of this piece of equipment. We eventually disc.vere' thAt a valve controlling the flew of hot water to the undeefloor heating was faul ty . This has now been replaced and the heating is working properly. The bad news is that the manufacturers will only sell such 8. valve together with an asseeiated pump {whieh did not need replaeing) o The total cost of all this, including labour, was an eye watering £?45t

Acceu .stics in the hall Last month ~e advised that the decision had been taken to proceed with the install.tien of a publie address system in the ball. Donationa to help PQy fer the cost was requested and we are absolutely delighteq to announce that a Yery generous anonymous donor haa sent us all the money required. We were completely bowled eYer by this wonderful news which only serves to confirm how many great people there are in our communityl

We re now attemptin~ to install tbe public address syetem with&ut delay and this is scheduled for early in 20120

Bookings f or the hall are taken by Alsa ~atts (01993 881993). Please try to phone only frem 9.30 a.rn. t. 12 n •• n.

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Remembrance Dry atrd Rcmembrapce Sutrdav 201II should like to thank all those who look part in the Remenrbmnce Day Muster outside theMemorial t.lall on frriday November I tu. It was especially gratirying to see all the children.teachers and staffof the North Leigh Church Primary School, att€nding the rcading ofnamesofthose fallen liom our village in the two World Wars, and to know that the younlgergenerations realis€ the debt we all owe to our Forces ofthe C.own, and in a wider field to allthose who worked to support the forces at home and abroad, to supply them with thematerials needed. Thank you.

The Remembrance Sunday Service was very well aftended, and again our special thanks aredue to the Youth Clrganisations and their Leaders. The tum out was sma4 and the drill oftheStandard Bilarers, Esoorts and Ranks ofthe Youth Organisations was canied out to a highstandard, panicularly considering the singlg short rehearsal held. Our thanks also go to theWreath Bearers. representing the various village and area organisations ofour community. St.Mary's congregalion, lead by Rev. Miri Keen, had the Church beautifully decorated, and theService was pitched to be meaningful to all ages ofthe congregation. Another big thank you.

The Poppy Colleclion which is now organised by Rosema.y Brock, who took over tromMarjorie Locke lvho had to retirc after many years dedicatcd service in this rolc; rais€d thesum of!2462.82 for the Royal British l,egion. This includes the Church Collection of!261.47. Collecting Boxes were positioned at the St. Mary's Church, Mason's Arms TIreWoodman, Sadlers Arms, the Garden Centre, the Post Oflice, Nonh Leigh Primary School.Llynsham FIall and Bowens. and teams ofcollectors also visited the majority ol'hoines inNorth Leigh. New Yatt and East End; the thanks ofthe Royal Br;tish Legion, and the maoyrccipicnts who will bcnefit dudng the next y€ar, are your reward lbr the eflorts andgenerosity of all participants.

tiinally. my apologies tbr the late submitting ofthis report, kealiscd too late that I hadmissed the deadline for December. I hope lhat all our supporte$ havc had a v€ry Happy andPeacefirl Christmas. afld that 2012 sees the start ofa vear ofrccovdrv and srowlh for ourcountry ard people.

rF3 Y]NDHIIL PI. TERS

lrith christaaE rlrcrdy . di6trlt n.oory hor about aac 1a6t crack.r? thl.yeili. 6hor 16 r rcal crploeio! of fua. |nd leughtcr for rl.1 tha f.6iLy. Itis r pentoliric 6poof af the Frctrch rcvoLution ce1L6d thc Sc.rlat Punpcrnickclrnd ha6 eU your fs.vourit. ch8ractcroi rc hssc stavc ll.Bsi. .s our rfLtocratiadetncr thc v.iitebla Jridic tu.nting es thc bung]in8 rryor, thc .aarint Oraccf,arrison end U.6en [llkas a6 the lrincipal charactar! and sorc prcpcr brddLc6I rto arc bchinal your6ya src h.l.diD6 thrcc plrfanrs[cca i out opcnlat DiSht on fridsy rld fcbrurrtvif,h curtal! up at ?.r0 p.o. end thcn tvo shorrE oD Seturdey +thr a flatidcr &t2 p.o. .r.d our tr.nd f inal. rt ?.tO p.6.tlckct pria.6 src 48.oO lcr adufto and C6,5O for c.trcccsiotreoTlckct6 arc evailsblc froa thc P.6t Off lcc .r bt c.f l int Xikc .n 88fr55.

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Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday 2011 I should like to thank all those who took part in Ihe Remembrance Day Muster outside the Memorial Hall on Friday November II tho It was especially grdtif)Fi ng to see alilhe children. teachers and staff oflhe North Leigh Church Primary School, attending the reading of names ofihose fallen from our village in the two World Wars, and to know that the youn'gcr generations realise the debt we all owe to our Forces ohhe Crown, and in a wider field 10 all those who worked to support the forces at home and abroad, to supply them with the materials needed. Thank you.

The Remembrance Sunday Service was very well attended, and again our special thanks are due to the Youth Organisations and their Leaders. The tum out was smart, and the drill oflhe Standard Bearers, Escorts and Ranks of the Youth Organisations was carried out to a high standard. particularly considering the single, short rehearsal held. Our thanks also go to the Wreath Bearers, representing the various village and area organisations of our community. S1. Mary 's congregation, lead by Rev. Miri Keen, had the Church beautifully decorated, and the Service was pitched to be meaningful to all ages of the congregation. Another big thank you.

The Poppy Collection which is now organised by Rosemary Brock, who took over from Marjorie Locke who had to retire after many years dedicated service in this role; raised the sum of £2462.82 for Ihe Royal British Legion. This includes the Church Co llection of £261.47. Collecting Boxes were positioned at the St. Mary's Church. Mason's Anns. The Woodman, Sadlers Arms, the Garden Centre, the Post Office, North Leigh Primary School. Eynsham Hall and Bowens, and teams of collectors also visited the majority of homes in North Leigh. New Yatt and East End; the thanks of the Royal British Legion, and the many recipients who will benefit during the next year, are your reward for the cffons and generosity of all participants.

Finally. my apologies for the late submitting of this report, "realised too latc that I had missed the dead line for December. I hope that all our supporters have had a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas, and that 2012 sees the start ofa year of recovery and growth for our country and people.

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Thc n.tt 9orkitlg Party 6n thc cornd.n i6 sct for sltuRDll ?th JfNgABl tehlD el] hcl?l j i11 bc \dc1c.nc, Mcct .t thc cer pslk at 9.]O e.n. tJc vi l l bc Joiacd rSaio by atroup fro6 thc Cotavold Voluntart glrdelr! rho hrvc doDc oo nuch to h61p iilroycfacilitics around thc locallty in recent yearE, not Jn€t on the Conhan. Ar ihprcviou6 ycEr6 thcrc arc a numbcr of rra6s vhich raqui.. 6inr rirrintcnrncor.Thcsc inc]ldc 6omc pond pcr.idctcrE plu6 .thcr srcra rorkcd i.n Dr6t yea!6 but vhciarc-cncrorch.d hes occurrcd by lfsnt rnd Bcr_ub spccies that $c vould prcf.i net tehav6 in sach rbundsncc e6 they tcld to blot out thing6 that arc tnorc intcre6tin8ct{or! d.tai1€ f.o' l IaD Andcrson, t.L: 881758.

HIIIPIN? POTD I,ITE OII I'IMEN

hst Junc e numbcr .f looel rcFida[t6 took rdvalrtrtc of a visit by Epcchll6ts frotthc lstulel co!€arvation charitJr Pond Con6arvetion (PC) to lcara nlorc ebout nrna8iag:.lar,r {r!dcn !ond6. Thc f611er.1a6 crtr.ct fron tha latcst PC llcv6lcttcr yiU bc olfuthcr intcrcst. F.r rorc infolo.tion contact PC on Of86t 481114 orinf .Opondc.nscryrt ion.rrt.uk

Q If Ut Pond Fr.cree Ovcr.r ShouIC I l{akc [o1cs Itr Thc lcc?l Xoat pond rildlifc 'rill probebly bc finc u!d.a an icc corcr, 60 lont rs thc ponadocatr.t bccooc comllctc]-Jr de-.xygcnrtcd. f. ninj.|lisc this r:isk, it i6 iinpoltsnt tacnsur€ your porid phntr erc gctting som. l"iEht and ar€ thcrcforc abl. ta go cnphotoaJmth.6i3in6 alrd produci!8 oty8.n undcr the ice. I c6vcri[g of saoy on t.p aficc Yi1l Dakc thc pond cohpl.tcLy dark .nt prr?lnt oltgc! productio!. tndcr 6uahcooditionr it 16 6tron6ly .d?i6eblc tc .srcfuf)V arccp s{sy aa nuch ol th. Gloy .sycu otn. Forcrer, be carcful to cnsurc you knoy cxectly l{!"g:c__!E_-pon!!.jgg9-!g_enldo Dot v.ntur? ohto thc ic.t CLear' ine sno-, ei l l .L6o hcl. renind sl1y chi ldr.anpfeyiaS in your Sardcn to be errrc that thc pond i6 thcrcr and hclp al lcvieta thcr' i6k of thci l fel l ing throu8h thc lcc.Tc oftcn kce? Borc fish in sns11 pond6 tban cen strictly bc 6upported by thc tretureLI,.ccc6an6 of cxyt.Eatioa and t lntcr purif icati-on. thie ie f inc.s long c6you can kccp purya or fountain6 running. Ihe fect thet fi6h have r ouch lov€toiyEcn dcn3ed in cold rc.thrr hclps rcducc thc probhr of kccpint thca al iva.Eovcrar, i f c lond containlng f ish docs frccre ovcr, i t i6 p.obahly vo"thrhi lchaking a holc in thc ic. to aUor, f i6h end othcr oobilc crcrtuics 6uch a6 ncvta toDor. to thc eurfecc and brcathc r ir i f thcy nccd lo"

Q 16 ny pond Boj..Dg to frcerc solid?

lr In thi6 count.y i t i€ rarcly cold cnough for dorc than 2 or t lrchc6 of ioc toforrn on our gerd.n ponds, 60 only thc vcry shallo}'cst pond6, or 6n.11 conteinctpoEd6 can frccrc cobplctcly so]id. lB lonB rs your poai crcrturce hav. undcr8rortbt. ncstlc !n and a good otyg?a 6upp1y, they Ehould b. f inc.

Ien And€raon

GANDXNINO SOCI},'TI

l Happy Ncn lcar to a1l gardcnrrE in North Li.gh .aod n6y thc conibB sea6ens bc egrcat improvcf ic l t on our crpcr ic lcca of 1a6t yesr!lfter e br€B-k j.n Dcc.riber thc cycning 6eric6 of lrents of lcctures and social,8. th.r in86 rcGurcs 6n Tu.sday 24th January r t ?.)0 p.nr. v i th Quir ight.D. conc along and support thi6 v6ry i .nforhal cvcnlng, not r11 thr quc6t ion6 rrr8ardctr or ic l tetcd, and therc i r i l l bc rcfrashDcnt6 at thc i ,utcrvi l .Thc nctt fccturc r i l l b. on 14th Februery rhich is thc joint ocet inS ir i th th. tJ. I .but l1lor'. about that nett 6on!h.

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The ne~t Werking Party on the CGmmen is set rer SATURDAY 7th JANUARY when all help will be welc~~e. Meet at the car park at 9.,0 a.mo We will be jeined again by a ~roup from the C.tswo!d Voluntary Wardens who h •• e done 60 much to halp impr •• e facilities around the lecality in recent years , not just on the Commen. 18 in preTious yeers there are. number of areas which require same 'maintenance'. These inclade some pond perimeters plus ether are •• worked in past years but where re-encroached has oecurred by plant and scrub species that we would prefer nDt to haTe in each abundance as they tend to blot out things that are more interestingv More details from Ian Anderson, tel: 88'768 .

HEIPIN~ POIID LIn: OK WI~"TER

last June a number ar local residents tGok adyanta~e of a yisit by specialists from the natural Qonservation charity Pond Censervation (pc) to learn more about Managing t.b uI: ga::-den ponds. The fellawing extract froll the latest PC Newsletter will be of f~rther interes t. Tor more information contact PC on 01865 48'11~ or inf-!pondc.nseryationoer~.uk

Q If My Pond ~reeze8 OYer, Should I Make Holes In The Ice? A Host p~nd wildlife will probably be fine under an ice coyer, so leng as the pcn4 doesn't beco~e completely de-oxygenated. T. ~ini~ise this risk, it is important t. ensure your porid plants are getting some light and are therefore able t. go on photoeynthosi.ing and producing oxygen under the ice. A c~yering of snow on top .r ice will make the pond completely dark an_ pre.~nt exygen production. Onder eueh conditione it is stron~ly adTisable te carefully sweep away 8S much of th~ snow as y~u oan. Howe'rer, be careful to ensure you kno\ot' exactly where the poml edge ·:\'B anti do uot Tenture onto the ice! Clearing snow ~ill also help reMind any children playing in your garden to be aware that the pond is there, and help alleTiate the ri8k of them falling through the ice. We often keep more fieh in small ponds than can 5trietly be supported by the natural procesectl5 of oxygenation and v~ter purification. This i6 fine as long as you can keep pumps or fountains running. The fact that fish have a much l.wer oxy~en demMnd in cold weather helps reduce the problem of keeping them alive. HoweTer, if a pons containing fish does treep,e over, it is probably worthwhile making a hole in the ice to allcw fish and other mobile creatures such as newts to move to the surface and breathe air if they need t oo

Q Is my pond going to freece Bolii?

A: In this country it is rarely cold enough for more than 2 or 3 inches of ice t. form on our garden ponds, 60 only the Yery shalleweet ponds t or small container ponds can free?,e completely solid. As long as your pon4 creatures haTe undergrowth to nestle in and a good oxygen supply, they should be fine.

1&n Anderson

GARDENING SOCn"TT

A Happy New Tear to all gardeners in North Leigh .and mey the coming seaSQns be a great improve~ent on our experieaces of last year1 After a break in December the eTening series of e'rents of lectures and social gatherings resumes on Tuesday 24th January at 7.30 p.m. with Qui& Night. D. come along and support this Tery informal evening, not all the questions are garden orientate~, and there will be refreshments at the interval. The next lecture will be on 14th February which is the joint meeting with the W.I. but more about that next mon~h .

John Dawson

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Parish Council NotesA brief summary of the meetinB on 8 Deaernber 2011

formal PC Minutes are signed off at next month's meeting and wil be avallable at www.northleigh,org

Thames Valley PoliceMcmlxrs reported rn incidenr ovemighr on-J-4 December on rhe Common. The police rverecrrl lcd on rhlee occltsions, the f lrsr or . l rnt, undlr i lcd ro.rtrend Lrnri l l l . .)0 rm. i-hc PC rvi lJ rcquesr r

Planning DecisionsFouf appl icar ions hnd becn gnnrer l :. Wi lcote HoLrsc: insenion oftwo conselvrr ion r tni

l ighrs' 6 Cuckamrrs l-rne: ncw tirsr floor rvildorvr. Chilburn,

-fhe (lrcen, Easr Lnd: filsr floor andsingle-storey extcnsions

" ( i rcystones: instal lnr ion oisolrr prncls/ncrvr'eplircemenr windorv-.

No;tppl icat ions had l leen consrdcrct l bv rbc PlannineWoikinB C'o,rp sincc rhr prr" iLrtn me<rrn9.

Future of the Adventure PlaygrouncI 'he Chairrnan ourl incr l rhc hiqh onqoinq co\rsoJ mainrr inir lg rh. Advenrure l rhvqrorrnd, rn(1mcmLrrs discussecl rhe cosr lbcnci i rr ol tcmjnine ,r .! :olbu' ing lenerhv discrrssron, i r las rcsolvcr l :. r ! ' con.ul( wirrr r(s;dcnrr in r l re Ncrv Yr.r

rcgrrding rhe conrinLrrr ion ofdrc playeround rnd!o \ecl( volunteers io supporr i rs nr i inrenrnce

. rhrt rhe Cler l i Lcquesr VODC'ro rcducc rhe i inercollrerion servicc L)) 50d/i

. drar the Cierk :rrr;rnqc fir rhe morving/spr.rvinqscrvice ro be reduccd by 50irt)

. rhirr dre rr i r l r tni l rnLl , t i r l lo iv ins inr |ccr ion, orhcrrrcms Dc rearoved

. th.u thc Clrr l : rccc" r l re c.rrc [ur conrir l , r rr 'orr .

Open SpacesThere were no hreh-r ish i terrs rn thc I tOSI,A reporr.

l -hc Clerk hrd rcccived r quotrt iorr for c irhcrpruninq or lel l ing rhc rree ral<ing l iqhr r$, ly fromnLrnrbers 6.rnd 7 Lrdn{ell Closc. Ir wxs rerccd rhir.tor safiry reasons. dre tree drould be felled ar e cosrof 1275.Cemetery/Churchyard ReportsI lcp,r i rs to dry srone wrl l : the Clerk hnd rcceivcdr\',o lirrrher quores. ft rv:rs iqreed ro isk lton Dixro undcrtai<e rhe work ,rr i cosr ol l8 i0, ro becomr:renced btfbre rhe end ofrhe yerr.

Future of North Leigh Public Library' lhc

Chrirmrn oLrrl ine,.. l rhc proposrls Lrv rhc OCCOvcrview and ScrLuiny Comn:nrer. rvhich includ:

n:rrrial provirion fi:r Cornmuniry t.ibrrries, 1-heproposed provision, itrccepred, wilj require 50oloofl ibrary smff r irnc ro be met iry volunteers or tryt lnrnci:r l conuibLrt ion, or rhe l, ibrrry rvould beopcn ior onlv hrl l rbe current t ime.

' fhis wil l be a

rrirnsitioni :rrrilneemenr ovcr 3 years from April2012. Members :rgrecd ro consider f inanc,al supporrirr drt' Sudqer-scirine process.

FinanceA ietrer reqtrcsrinq a donarion l iom Volunr€er Link-Up rvrs received. Memben rererd i donrtion ofa50.

Budget Sening 2012l13:

Follos ing discuss on of (pcnd in 201 l. prorecrcdexpenclinrre ro Mrrch 20l2 and commirments f 'or rheiinhcominq l inucir l yeir, M.mbers confirmed rhebudeer for 2012/13 is t34..110.

Water Conservation Projectl : . , l low nedr, .rrssion, ' r w.r. . rgrucd rh:rr rhc prolcirwi l l be b:rse, l on rhc Thames Vrtcr meter ing aren andanv propc.rt ics ro be inclLrclecloutside rhis rrsr wj l l l . lespcci l ied srparrrclv-

Local Development Framework'fhe

Core Str:rtcg,v will be consiclcrcd by rlre \(ODCt-:r l , i rer in I chrrr :rry .rnJ . \cn by .r 'pecial meeringofrhc fLr l l Counci! . A decision is l ikely ro be mrdebeibre 2l M:rrcf .

- l he PC rvi l l nxrniror rhe proqrcss

oi rhe r''onh Vitncl proposils for devclop'ncnr,rvhich might h:rvc r signific:rnr rrrrf{ic impacr.

Emergency Plan/OCC Snow Guidancel r u, ls rqreed rhrr {unher rvol l< needs ro beLrrrdemken hr rhc Work;ng CmLrp belbre r l inr lVi lhqr I ' l in crn tx coni i rncd

Other businessOn l loodine:rr l i rsr l inc1, : r responsr h:rci i reenreccived f ion VODC rnd thr: PC wi l l look inro rhe

On proposed dcvclopmenr of the North LcighWindmil l lnd l . rnd rdjoinine, Mcmbers emphasiscdrherf conccnl rc protecr rhc opcn spaces .rndl lstcd Ljr j i ld ines in rhe vi lhgc, rncl conf irmed rhcirjnr€nrion ro rcserve xnv judqemcnr on rhis tnartcrunri l : r fonlr l planninq rpol icar ion is subnr; tred.' l

Ie qr ir binr:rr rhe rop : ,nd borrom of Vnire Hi l l ,U:rsr Encl h:rd rrill nor been fillrd by dre OCCFliqhwivs Dcprrrnenr. I -he Cler l< wi l l chrs. up.

Nt.rr z*erinq ! luo:t/d.y t2 lr,tuq 2012 nt 7 Pln.n rhe lLrth Ccnn', Menonal llall.

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Thames Valley Police

Members reponed an incident overni~h l on 3-4 Decem ber on the Common. The police were called on th ree occasions, rhe I1m:n 5 ~m, and

failed to ~Hrcnd umit X.10 :un. The PC will requt:"~T:t ~orm31 report.

Planning Decisions rour applications had been ~r:m(C:J'

• \'<'i!core House: inserrion of tWO con~('r\':Hion roor ligh ts

• 6 CLlckamlis Lane: new f1r~( l100r windows

• Chilburn. The Gr<'en. EaST End: first Ooor and sing1e-sron:yextensions

• Grcystones: insrall:Hion of sobr p:lIlds/new replacemenr window~

No applications had be,'n considered by tltt Plannmc. Working Group since tht' prt'viotl~ mt-tung. .

Future of the Adventure Playground The Chairman outlined the high ollgoin~ com of m:lint:li ning rhl' ArJ"enwre !'bv~ro\Jnd. :lnd members discussed rhe cosr/bt-ndj{~ of reTainin!?, II. Following lengrhy disclisSlon, jr W:l~ re"<llved:

• to consult with residenrs in rhe !'Jew Ye:lf

reguding rhe conri nu :uion of rhe play~round and to set:k volume-en ro ~uppOrt it~ mainren:mct'

• th :u rhe Clerk reque~t WODe [0 r~duce rhe IiI reI· wllt:ction service by 50%

• rhat rhe Clerk arrange for the mowjnj:1;/~pr;lyin~ ~ervlce to be reduced hy :;O(~O

• that rhe trim rrail and. ro!!owin~ in~pt'"(fion. otht'r items be r<.-moved

• that rhe Clerk access the !e:t.~e ror con~iderarion.

Open Spaces Thert' were no hIgh-risk itt'm~ In the ROSPA report.

The- Clerk had rCC('jvt"d:l 'lllor:l!iOll ror (·idler

pruning or felling rill' rret" raking lig.ht :lway from numl~rs 6 and 7 L'Idywell Closc-, It wa~ .Igrccd IhaL for safety reasons. rhe tree ~hould be fdled ar:1 COq of £275.

Cemetery/Churchyard Reports Rcpalrs to dry srone wal!· dl(' CI<'rk h:ld receivC'd rwo further qUQ[CS. II was :'Igree-d [0 :'Isk Ron Dix

10 undertake the work :It :I co~r of £850. [0 be­commenced bl'fon.'" rhe end of thl:' yi:"ar.

Future of North leigh Public library Tht' Ch:lirman outlined rhe propo~:tls by th~ oce Overview and Scrutiny Commirt~e. which indlld~

rarrial provj~ion for Community Lipraries. The

propost'd provision, if acct'ple<i. will require 50% of library sr:llT time to be mer by volunreers or by t1 n:lncl:t! contribution, or the Library would be op('n for only h:lJ( tilt' currenr time. This will be::l

transitiunal arrangement ove-r 1 years from April 2012. ,\1embcrot agreed to consider finanCIal support in rh~ budget-scrring process.

Finance r\ It'rrer r('que~rin~ :l dOIl:ltion from Volumeer link­Up w:ts received .. "lelllher~ :lgr('~d a don:ltion of £50.

Budgct Setting 2012/ 13:

Following discussion or ~pelld in 2011, projected expendiTUre [() M:trch 20! 2 :lnd commirments for rhe forthcoming (lnanci:11 year, Members confirmed the budgt't for 2012113 a~ £14.310.

Water Conservation Project r:ollowing discllssion, il was agreed th:lr rhe project will b~ b:lsed on the Thames \'(Iat('r metering :lren and

:lny prop{'rti{'~ ro be Included outside this area will be: ~pt't:dled wparafely.

local Development Framework The Core Smll{,gy will be considered by rhe WODe Cabiner in Fdlfllary and then by a special meet ing or the full Council. A decision is likely ro be m:lde bdort' 21 ,vl:trch. rh e PC will monitor the progress or tilt" :-Jorrh \"(Iimt'}' rropusals for dcvdopme:nr,

which mi~IH have a <ilgniflc:mr framc impact.

Emergency Plan/DCC Snow Guidance Ii W;l~ :lgreed that fllf[h~r work nt'"ed~ 10 be lIlJdt'"rtaken by til(' Working Group bcrore a !lnal Villa~e Plan can be.- confirmed

Other business On flooding at East End, a respons~ had bC{,11 received from WODe :lIld rhe PC will Jook into the marter further.

On propo~ed dt'vdopmell( of Ihe North Leigh

\Xfindniil! and I:lnd adjoining. Members emphasised thclr concern to protect the open ~p::lces and Ji~I<."d bllildin~~ in the village. :lnd confirmed their intention to re\erv(' :anv jud~emclH on this m:mcr

until a ramal planning :lpplicarion is slIbmirred.

The- grit bin~ at the- lOp and borrom ofWhire Hill . Ea~r End had still not h{-Cn filled by the ace "'1i~hw:lV~ Oep:lmnenr. The Clerk will ch:lse up.

Nt'XI m~nmg: TllIIy<dn..'1 I:! jl1l11ll1" lOIJ nt 7 pm. 111 rh~ 'iouth emr,.,.. Mn1J(mal Hall.

NEWS FROM TIIE WOODMAN

It's 2012 and may I, at the outset, wish all villagers, customers and friendsa veryhappy and hopefully prosperous New Year. 2012 will see the Olympic Gamer heldin this country for the first time ir| over 60 years so it should be a momentoussporting year but there are several more pressing challenges to savour at all levels.In the run up to Christmas our dominoes team recorded a rvhitewash agairst TheGcorge & Dragon and it's good to see them successfllly calculating their lives ardthrees orl a Tuesday evening. Another traditional pub game, cribbage, has seen adecline in recent time,! and The Woodman haven't fielded a team for a few yearc. InJan[ary, however, there will be a chance to dust off the peg$ when we hold a one offcrib night at which players old and new are welcome.The s€lection ofyooth and inexperience rvas blamed for the failure of bothManchester premier league clubs to qualify for the latter stages ofthe ChampionsLeague - a situation that displeased the landlord, Dot from auy fayouritsm, but forthe potential loss of viewers. Never mind we will just have to enjoy aloth€r SixNations rugby tournamentl Incidentally inexpcrience, though perhaps not youth'proved inconsequetrtial for our quiz team recording a group stage win at ChippingNorton and finishing overall sixth in the Oxfordshire Sports Quiz,Finally, as a pub, some beverage news. We will again be holding a customer poll toselect the real ales for our Winter Ale weekend at the end ofJaouary and the lagerd.inkers won't be left out with a three month promotion in the form of a weeklyseason ticket - which $eems to have brought us back to sport again.

Nlonday 91h January to Monday 25th iltarch - Fostels Lager Promotion - check at thepub for defailslVednesday 18'" January - Crib Night - try your hand at crib - sponsored evetrtFriday 27th - Sunday 29rh January - Winter Ale weekeud - voting forms from the pubSaturday 4rft February - Opening round of6 Nations Rugby (Scotland v England)

SADDI,ERS N6JB

Firstly rc yould likc tc th.nk eyerJb.dy f.r th.ir rrFtrr.rt in ouf first n.!th.fc hrd r Sa.itrstlc ghri6tnec Crrol Scrvice ehich cvcrybrat, rnjoycd cBorlouslr..ndr! aould likc to thelk thc cr!.l 6lngcr6 ff thci. ti,iro. lou aLl rei6lC tAOt farthc Ch lalrca.s S.cictyr thenk you slllA6 Jenuert rpp!..chc6 v. r!,prccj.atc thrt v. riIl r1l. bc rstchilt tbe pctrnic. sor.ith thi6 in liail s6 [il1 bc dolnt our ova Jsul|.rt SaLc. St&ating on the Znd Jsnuaryre 'rill. be effcrlng r 6eperata mcdu rhich vill be onc couasc fer 66.99 tyo eoErBc!lot &9.91 end thrcc courscE for t12.95. {tis ri1l bc ett yerk. $c riU 1160 bc doiarr_fr idey Diqht Bur8cr rnd a drink for II .OO .nd Srturd.y uight pie rEd e drink f.rf,,6"OO. yc ril.l of courGe be doing eui Sunday Dinncrs rtrictr riU lctrain thc Gstrc crtdh&vc prorcd ycrt pop|lIea vith crcrJrb.dy. food is oclrcd eU day grturds, anal Slrdal|fr.n 12 aoon - 9 p.fl. and TucsCay tc lyidsy 6 - 9 p.r!.15 I icntioD.d prcviou6lt vc ldol'ld lik€ to 6tert n!],f,sqt ,-ql.:./ tea, so if 9ou erclntcrcstcd in Joinin8 plccsc or11 oi tr)op i.n snd sce uc.lJe uoufd lij<e to vi6h you ell e ?c!y l ppl errt PROSPEROOS NEf IEAR and hoDc to !.cyou afI socn.tr'.r lcsrrvstians oi if you ri6h to Dut your rr.oc d.ia far Aunt Sal]"y pl.rsc c.Ilon 0199] 859109,

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!'(EWS FROM HIE WOODMA:\'

U's 2012 and m.IY 1, at the outset, wish all villagers, customers and friends a very happy and hOllefully prosperous New Year. 2012 will see the Olympic Games held in this country for the first time in over 60 years so it should be a momentous sporting year but there are several more pressing challenges to savour at all levels. In the run up to Ch ristmas our dominoes team recorded a whitewash against The George & Dragon and it's good to see them successfully calculating their fives and threes on a Tuesday evening. Another traditional pub game, cribbage, has seen a decline in recent times and The Woodman haven't fielded a team for a few years. In January, however, there will be:1 chance to dust off the prgs when we hold a onc off crib night at which play(~rs old and new are welcome. The selection of youth and inexperience was blamed for the failure of both Manchester I}remier league clubs to qualify for the latter stages of the. Champions League - a situation that displeased the landlord, not Crom any Cavouritsm. but for the potential lass afvicwers. Never mind we will just have to enjoy another Six: Nations rugby tournament! Incidentally inexperience, though perhups nat youth, proved inconsequential for our quiz team recording a group stage win at Chipping Norton and finishing overall sixth in the Oxfordshire Sports Quiz. Finally, as a pub, some beverage news. We will again be holding a customer poll to select the real ale.Ii for our \\'inter Ale weekend at the end of January and the lager drinkers won't be left out with a three month promotion in the form of a wcekJy season ticket - which seems to have brought us back to sport again.

Monday 91h January to Monday 251h "March - Fostcrs Lager Promotion· check at the pub for details \Vednesday ISlh January - Crib Night - try your hand at crib· sponsored event Friday 2th - Sunday 29th January· 'Vinter Alc weekend - voting forms from the pub Saturday 41h February - Opening round of 6 Nations Rugby (Scotland v Englund)

SADDLERS NEIlS

Firstly we would like te thank everybeiy rer their e.ppert in our first menth. We h •• a fantaetic Christmae Carol Service which e'feryb.":I--enjo"ed enorMously and we would like to thank the carel singere fer their tiNn~ You all raiee« £201 rer The Ch -laren's Seciety, thank you all! AS January approaehes we appreciate that we will .11 be watching the pennies 60 with this in ~iD4 we will be doin~ our own January Sale. Starting on the 2nd January we will be .ffering • separate menu which will be one couree rer £6.95 two eaursee for £9.9~ and three courses rer £12.95. "This will be all week. We will also be daios a Friday night aurser and a ~rink for £6.00 an~ Saturday night Pie and a drink rer £6000. We will of course be doing our Sunda" Dinners which will reMain the same and haYe prayed Yery pop~lar with eyerybedy_ Food is 8eryed all day Saturday and Sunday frem 12 noen ~ 9 p.m. and Tuesday te Friday 6 - 9 p.m. As I Mentioned preyieusly we would like to start .n ,~uat ~ll~ tea. 30 if you are interested in joining please call or pop in and see us. We would like to wish you all a Tery nAPPI and PROSPEROUS NEW TEAR and hope t. eee YGU all soen. rer reservati.ns or if you wish to put your name dewn rar Aunt Sally please c.ll on 0199' 869109.

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North Leigh first team travelled devn the M5 te plaY !ridgewater Town on the laat Saturday in November. In probably our best away perfermance to date we won by t~~ee ~Q.IB t. one with all three quality g •• Is coming in a fifteen ~inute spell of pressure ~idway through the first half. First E~liott Oeborne-Ricketts Bcored with a curling shot followed clIJse1y by • 25 1!'i_rde effort frem Mergan William8 en the left flank and finally a bullet header from Joe Barnell frem a Kieran Sanders cross. !ridgewater matte a fi r ht er it after the break 8e.rin~ once but we fully deserved all three pointe. In th~ Witney League games our fA' team were soundly beaten 5 - 0 away by Witney icyale ia their Premier Division match but our IS' team did much better vinnin! 4 - 1 at home to We~t Witney Reserves in Division Three. Tom RadburA, P"wel !r •• k, Tom Townsend and Justin Ti.ms bag~ed one apieee to earn the yist.ry. e. the following Tuesday 29th November ve were away to SoutherA Lea~e Premier Diyision title challen!ers and near neighbour. Oxford City in the Red Insure Lea~e Cttp. In a hard fought cuptie ve went dov.a to the only !~al er the ga~e score. by City in the ,Oth minute of a contest which unerlined our quality or football an. ability to match our opponents in all •• pect. of the !ame. Our first team entertained lovly Tate Town on the first S .. turday in December hopl.'DJ'; to return to winning ways. The visitors however had .ther ideas and vith north Leigh experiencin@: an off .ay ve went dawn to a 4 - ~ home defeat described by ~ill Rennells on Radio Oxford a6 not at all like the nermal football expected of us. y,te score4 twice in each half as we managed only a penalty converted by stewart Hol~ af~er half an hour. Playing away to Chipping Norten Town in the third round ef the OXferdshire Junior Shield our 'A' t~am lost by three ~oals to on~, with Lloyd Lewis scerin~ oYr g •• l. In Diyision Three the ,~, tea. won 4 - 2 avay to ATe Marlborou!h with the prolific Pawel ~ronk nmtchin! another three ~Gal. and Lewis Hathaway .ddin~ • fourth to help secure all three points. ,. ~lliott Osborne-Ricketts headed the firet team in front just after the interval e. our league yisit to Wimberne Town on Saturday lOth Decembera HaYing bossed the ~.me it looked like eDou~h to secure the win until the 86th minute when the heme side equalised with a contraversi.l goal from a free kick as North Leigh's appeals for .ff.ide went uThheard. Definitely two point. dropped here as we had to be oontent with the 1 - 1 draw. At Eynsham Park our 'A' tea. rattled up an impressive 4 - 2 home vi~.ry eyer DucklD~ten in a Witney Pre~ier League f ixture a Will Smalldon Bcored a hat trick ant Jason LMnsdale added our fourth as we stay third in the leatUe table. Pawel ~ronk sc.r~d another two !oals tor the '~I tea. to take us thro~!h t. the seai final. of the Jack ~usby Hemorial Trophy at the expense of Freeland '!' Becurin~ a 2 - 0 away victerya Pe.r finishing sent us craehin~ to another home defeat en Satur.ay 17th December when entert.in1n~ ~ishQPB CleeTe. In a ga.e littered with penaltieB we w.nt down 2 - 1. After goibg behind. h,, ~:}rd minute Stuart Hole equalised for U8 fro. the penalty spot before the break a Early in the second half CleeTe were awarded a penalty Quickly taken and scoring with N0rth Leigh claim in! our keeper was not readytl Despite numerous chances goigg be~!ing, we failed t. get back on terms deepite bein~ awarded a further penalty, this time Stuart Hele'$ effort ~oming back off the underside of the bar. Definitely a frustratin~ result in a match we should haTe yon comfortably. There is n. doubt Manager Mark Gee in the New Tear if we move back up A Tery happy New tear to you alIa

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