You are invited to join the WI Festive Scarecrow Trail, over the weekend of 19 and 20 December. Dress your scarecrow in festive gear and, for £3, enter the competition for the best dressed scarecrow. The prize is a hamper of goodies for all the family. All proceeds to be divided between Lake House and Let’s Play.
Anticipating our return in the autumn, please tell us how you feel about meeting up again. With the start of our 2020 / 2021 season upon us, the Adderbury Cine Club is really hoping to be able to restart showing films to the villagers. The committee had the pleasure of meeting recently to discuss our plan for reopening and we are looking at a range of options. First and foremost, we are awaiting news about when and how we can use The Institute safely and we are keeping an eye on the latest advice from Cinema For All and the government.
Did you know your everyday purchases could help Adderbury Library! You can now make FOCAL your favourite charity on AmazonSmile. Amazon will donate to your chosen charity every time you shop. at no extra cost to you. Here’s our helpful guide to get you started.
Your shopping experience stays the same, but every time you shop on AmazonSmile, Amazon donates to your chosen charity. How much does AmazonSmile donate? Amazon automatically donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to your chosen charity when you shop on smile.amazon.co.uk. The good news is shopping with AmazonSmile doesn’t cost you, or your chosen charity, any extra.
Log on to Amazon Smile and register “Friends Of The Community Of Adderbury Library.” As your chosen charity. All funds raised from our events go towards helping to keep the Library open
Welcome to the Focal 100 Club! It is a great way to support your local library while having a bit of a flutter! Here’s how it works.
You agree to pay £2.00 per month or £24.00 per anum. This buys you one membership number which is entered in the monthly draw. (of course you can always buy more membership numbers if you wish!) All participants must be over 16 years of age. The draw will take place on the last day of the month.
The prize money will be 25% of the membership fees received in that month. The remaining 75% goes to Focal to help keep our library open. The winner each month will be sent a cheque for their winnings.
Membership forms can be obtained from the Library or downloaded from our website – Adderburyfocal.org.uk.
The Home Library Service is available to people who are unable to visit the library themselves through frailty, short term illness, infirmity or a disability and have no other means of getting access to reading materials.
How it works
Contact us to discuss the kind of books, DVDs, audio books that you like to read or enjoy. We then arrange for a library volunteer to deliver these to you in your home.
To register for this service or for further information call the Home Library Service on 01865 810259 or Catherine Drake Adderbury Library Manager on 01295 810545 or email: homelibraryservice@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
A FOCAL Fun and Educational Experience for your Child.
Aimed at children from birth to 4 years old, we sing and act out Nursery Rhymes so mums, dads, grandparents, carers and their children can play and learn together in a stimulating environment with others of the same age. Following the singing, there is time to have a drink and chat together. We run every Thursday morning from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in term time only. Rhyme Time is run solely by volunteers on behalf of Focal.
We ask for a voluntary payment per session of £2 for an adult and child plus £1 for each additional child to cover overheads
We run special sessions throughout the year, including a Christmas party rhyme time and an Easter Bunny session.
We always welcome more volunteers either to run sessions or help set up or make tea and coffee. Please contact one of our joint organisers:
Chris Peacock on peacockabcchris@aol.com or 01295 811032 or Jan Robinson on j.robinson45@btinternet.com
or 01295 816990. No need to book, just come and enjoy
Do you work from home? Does it sometimes drive you mad? How do you cope with the lack of mates and support around you? Fancy meeting some more Adderbury homeworkers?
There are plenty of them at the Friday Club with an amazing cross-section of jobs and skill sets – but all with similar challenges and issues to yours.