Oaksey
Linda Durno 
01249 750514
oaksey@mybtinternet.com  
 

  • THE Ash Wednesday service for the Braydon Brook Group is at Oaksey Church, 7.30pm on Wednesday.
  • OAKSEY Village Hall Trust annual general meeting is on March 2 at 7pm in the village hall and open to all. This is when the committee and officers are elected for the year, the past year is reviewed and plans for future events discussed. Martin Davies, the current treasurer, will step down and his replacement is sought. To find out more contact him on 01666 577835.

Kemble, Somerford Keynes & Poole Keynes
Pat Ayres
pat@ayrescares.orangehome.co.uk

  • TODAY, Thursday, all welcome to Kemble Village Hall when Katy Burke from Fly2help charity will be speaking to the Kemble and District Royal British Legion at 2.30pm.
  • TONIGHT, Thursday, the Kemble and Ewen Theatre group trip is to the Everyman in Cheltenham. If you are interested in having your name on the list to be alerted when the next trip is organised please contact Pat Ferris on 770756.
  • THIS Sunday, a Benefice service will be held in Frampton Mansell at 10am to which everyone from this parish is welcome. No other services will be held except an earlier one in Tarlton which is Holy Communion at 8am. 
  • TOM Barrow of Ewen is trying to get everyone behind The Great British Spring Clean as, after the success last year when Kemble and Ewen won the best litter clean via Cotswold District Council, Tom would like to repeat the process. If you would like to volunteer again and/or join the team this year and would like further details please contact Tom on Thomas@barrow2000.plus.com or ring 07798571081.
  • KEMBLE and Ewen Parish Council community grant application forms need to be with the clerk by the closing date of Friday, February 24. Liz Hall's details are kpcclerk@kemble.co.uk. You can find a form on the village website. 
  • THE national eating disorder week runs from February 27 until March 5 and the local group appreciates that both The Royal Agricultural University and Cirencester College have come on board to raise awareness. During a planned wellbeing week at the university on Tuesday, March 28 from 12.45-1.45pm, there will be BEAT Welly Wanging and later in the day, 6.30-8pm, there will be a film screening about BEAT the national organisation. Booking went live on February 17 at the RAU. On the same day at the college the students will be running a tombola stall for national support funds and giving out leaflets about the support available both locally and online. 
  • ALL are invited to the big pancake party in Poole Keynes Village Hall on Shrove Tuesday, February 28 at 6pm. All across this country there are families who struggle to put food on the table and some children go to school hungry and parents are skipping meals so that their kids can eat an evening meal. Margaret on 770889 and Liz on 770698 would like you to help them raise money for The Church Urban Fund so no one has to go hungry this Spring. 
  • THE next Thursday Club, in Kemble Village Hall, is on Thursday, March 2 at 2.30pm. Pam and her friends would like to meet you. A friendly gathering for those who are not so young but who just get together for a natter and a cuppa, sometimes with a visiting speaker, sometimes for a game of Bingo. Just pop in and see what is happening.