Meetings – During September 2021, a meeting of the Parish Council was held on 14 September 2021. There was no meeting of the Environment Committee in September 2021.
Copies of agendas and minutes are available on the PC web site. www.adderburypc.co.uk
Adderbury Cine Club is re-opening. Our first film is Dark Waters which will be screened on Friday 15 October. Dark Waters is a true story that is both compelling and shocking. We have a new venue – we are trialling Church House aka Adderbury Library. Our timings will be the same – 7.30 pm doors open and 8.00 pm film starts. We will have also have a bar selling alcoholic and non alcoholic refreshments. Bookings in advance only are made on line at: https://bookwhen.com/adderburycineclub.
Payment by bank transfer or exact cash on the door. Casual members: £4.00 – Non members: £6.00 – Full members: Included in your membership fee. Cash on the door.
The Hundred? India Test Match? Surely nothing as exciting as the 26th annual needle match between Adderbury and Milton – but this time the usual engineered tense finish was missing. A new-look youthful Adderbury team put Milton’s flagging attack to the sword, with village newcomer Ed Browning and weekender Chris Beaumont-Dark each scoring 101 not out in a dazzling partnership of 189, ensuring a mammoth total of 286-5 off just 35 overs. Let’s hope this signals to everyone that cricket in Adderbury and Milton can keep going. Will you be there? Call me! Nick Fennell 811059
The village tennis and squash club is about to start a new tennis coaching term. The club called ‘Banbury Westend’ is located in the centre of Adderbury at the bottom of Chapel Lane. There is a full schedule of tennis and squash play, including league matches, coaching and friendly sessions as well as a licensed bar and a full schedule of social nights.
Fancy a game? – contact Nick Fennell now on 811059 or nick.fennell319@btinternet.com. Well you never know, we might get our cricket field back one day, but in the meantime we will have to make do with the 26th staging of the annual needle match against the boys from Milton. This year the big match will be on Sunday 5 September at Broughton & North Newington CC at 1.00 pm, when we will be fighting to retain our hold on the Millennium Trophy, inaugurated as part of the village celebrations in 1995.
The group have been practising all through the lockdown via Zoom. For a short while last summer, they were able to play together on the Green, keeping social distancing, but this was short lived when greater restrictions were introduced. They used the down-time to extend their library of popular songs. Mostly from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s, such as a medley of Drifters songs, Pussycat and Engelbert Humperdinck, but also a more modern Ronan Keating song.
With the easing of restrictions, the group have returned to the Adderbury Bowls Club on Monday evenings to play outside on the patio, where they practice the songs from their repertoire. They clearly have a good time strumming and singing and are looking forward to playing in front of audiences again.
Here are details of Pilates in the Lucy Plackett Activity Centre. Monday morning classes – 10.00 am to 11.00 am; Wednesday afternoon classes – 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm; and Wednesday evening classes – 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. The cost is £8.00 per class and first come, first served. These are fun and friendly adult mat Pilates classes, suitable for all abilities.