Hill Court Gardens

NGS Open Days 2010

The National Gardens Scheme Open Days were held this year on Saturday 5th June and Sunday 6th June, 2010.

We were delighted to have 341 visitors enjoying the gardens at Hill Court during the weekend despite the huge and unrelenting downpour mid-afternoon on Sunday which caused the gardens to be deserted in a matter of minutes!

We were pleased to be able to send a cheque to the National Gardens Scheme for £866.63 which will go towards their charitable work nationwide.

A few local villagers came to sell their arts and crafts, plant sales were as usual a great success, and so was the music played on Sunday by the Pied Pipers (until it rained!). A small display of Chrissie’s Owls was also present in the marquee.

Delicious tea and cakes were provided by the Tackley Pre-School and St. Nicholas Church. The Church Tower was open on Saturday and thanks go to Bob Clow for arranging this. Unfortunately due to Health and Safety rules the number of helpers for Sunday could not be rounded up and the Tower was closed.

Thanks also go to the Tackley History Group for providing leaflets and books on the history of Tackley together with setting up the trail around the ponds and the lakes.

We are enormously grateful to all those who helped on the gate, especially Joan Sims and her family.   

The gardens were looking beautiful and our thanks go to Bob Sims and his part-time assistant, David Stevenson, for the superb display of flowers, clipped yew trees and the profusion of colour in the herbaceous border.

We look forward to opening the gardens again in 2011.

Mr & Mrs Andrew Peake

Tackley Notices

The Tackley Village website has started a simple notice circulation scheme whereby Tackley residents can sign up to join its mailing database, to receive notices of events and other items of village interest. Individuals, groups, clubs and village event organisers can submit notices, which are then circulated to those who have signed up to receive them.

The service is non-commercial, free of charge to senders and recipients and exclusive to Tackley residents. Only notices specific to Tackley residents, Tackley issues and Tackley events will be circulated.

Visit the Tackley Notices page for further information and to sign up.

Oxfordshire Theatre Company

Alice in Wonderland

by Neil Duffield

Sunday 5th December - 4:00pm, Tackley Village Hall

Long ago on a golden afternoon, in the city of dreaming spires, a boat set out along the Thames, on a trip to Wonderland…

A brand new musical version of this much loved magical adventure. From the tranquillity of a sunny Oxford riverbank, an inquisitive Alice will lead audiences down the rabbit hole into a mysterious wonderland of the imagination. Discover curious creatures, puzzling people and unravel marvellous mathematical mysteries as you join Alice on her quest to find out who really stole the Queen of Hearts jam tarts! In a world where nothing is quite as it seems, but everything is just as it is, you never know who'll pop up next on a trip to Wonderland...

Written by Neil Duffield, the 2006 winner of the Arts Council England Children's Award 'for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre', the new version of this intriguing Oxford-based tale, combines puppetry, song and dance.

Visit the Oxfordshire Theatre Company website for further details

10 YEARS ON FROM THE MILLENIUM
 

A SECOND VILLAGE PHOTOGRAPH

ON THE VILLAGE HALL PLAYING FIELD

25th SEPTEMBER 2010

AS PART OF TACKLEY GREEN STREETS OPEN ENERGY DAY

Many of you will remember that we had a village photo taken ten years ago to mark the millennium. It has just been cleaned and will be back in the village hall shortly.

It seemed timely to take another photo, ten years on, to mark the last decade and all the achievements we have made. As we are holding an Open Energy Day at the Village Hall on 25th September, as part of the Tackley Green Streets project, it gives us the opportunity to combine the two (fingers crossed for sunshine).

This is just to inform you about the event for your diary – details will follow nearer the time.

Saturday 4 September

Tackley Wheelers

Ride to Falklands Arms, Great Tew

Leave 10.30am from the Green

All welcome to join this scenic and social cycle ride from Tackley to the historic Falklands Arms pub in Great Tew (approx 10 miles each way).  Non-cycling supporters can also join the cyclists for lunch at the Falklands Arms for lunch - ETA 12 noon.  Estimated return into Tackley 3.30pm.