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December 2014

Inside this month:Rachel's Weddings: RelocatingThe Woodman Inn: Food ReviewLamb & Flag: Festive Party NightsV.I.P Hair & Beauty: New Treatments and SunbedNatWest Venus Awards: Winner Catherine Blaxhall


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Has been painting for aslong as she can remember.After attending Leeds Art

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Christina uses paint to great effect to create thedepth of fleece found in many breeds of sheepwhilst the simplicity of a white or grey backgroundserves to emphasise the lonely, uncompromisingmoods of a Yorkshire winter.

She is represented at carefully selected galleries inthe north of England and was featured in theDales Diary television programme in 2008. Herwork has travelled as far as Australia, Canada,France, USA, Poland, Austria and even Japan aswell as being widely collected in the UK

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By the time you read this, Faringdon will be looking trulyfestive - the Christmas lights will be ready to be switchedon and Christmas trees will be adorning the facades ofmany of our shops. Please support our local retailers asmuch as you can – we are lucky to have so manywonderful specialist shops.6th December is “Small Business Saturday”, a nationwideevent promoting the best of British enterprise (bothretail and non-retail). Faringdon will be celebrating theevent with a Christmas - themed Saturday market, so ifyou are interested in manning a stall on the day, pleasecontact the Faringdon Town Team for more information.Make sure you bring along your energy, drive andenthusiasm - plus the products you intend to sell!On Monday 15th December, the Chamber of Commerce ishosting a Christmas drinks reception for all businesses atThe Cellar Bar in the Market Place, Faringdon. There willbe a special happy hour from 6:30pm and everyone willreceive a free mince pie! Do please come and have a chat.If 2014 was a great year in business for you, why not enterthe local business awards, run by the Fairford andLechlade Business Club. Entries are now open and closeon New Year’s Eve. Contact [email protected] for moredetails.

Finally we would like to wish all readers of“The Advertiser” a very Happy Christmas.

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Fran Thomas Arkwrights Whisky and Wines

Hopefully, by now you’ll have got all the major Christmaspresent buying done and can concentrate on the type ofpresents I always enjoy looking for - the ‘fun’ extras that willgo into big kids stockings (after all, you’re never too old fora Christmas stocking…) You don’t have to spend a fortuneto bring a smile to a whisky lovers face so why not pop a littleextra in along with the Satsuma and the chocolate goldcoins?With so many whisky expressions available giving someonea tasting pack of 5cl miniatures can help them to narrowdown their choices for future purchases. It can alsodemonstrate how the age of a whisky and the cask it’smatured in can produce varying flavours and aromas, evenwithin whiskies from a single distillery. A great example ofthis is the Tomatin pack of three drams, as the whiskies notonly differ in age but also the 12 and 18 year old are finishedin Oloroso sherry casks whereas the 15 year old is solelymatured in American oak casks. They are all delightful buteach one is distinctly different. Or for a straight forwardcomparison of the influence of age, Arran Distilleries Gift Tincontains the 10, 12 and 14 year old versions of this, alwayspopular whisky but the joker in the pack is the 12 year old,which is a cask strength expression (53.9%) that gives thechance to experience the whisky exactly as it came from thecask.We also find that 20cl taster packs are getting increasinglypopular. Not only are the bottles big enough to share withfriends so you can compare notes, but they’re also a goodway of trying whiskies that are rather special, like the trio of19 year olds in the Glenfiddich Age Of Discovery Collectionthat are finished in either Madeira, Bourbon or Red Winecasks and are a celebration of three different journeys thatchanged the world. Slightly easier on the gift givers pursewould be the Glenfiddich Explorers Pack (which not onlyshowcases their 12, 15 and 18 year old but also includes anelegant tasting glass) or one of the excellent Bowmore,Springbank or Classic Malt selection packs.Or if the stocking you want to fill isn’t very big then there’s agrowing variety of single 20cl and 35cl bottles to suit alltastes - including some unusual single cask bottling's, aselection from both well known and more ‘boutique’distillers, plus a variety from not just Scotland but alsoEngland, Ireland, Wales and America. Again, these providemore than just a taste without the outlay of buying a full sizebottle.

Whichever dram you choose to raise over the festiveperiod, Ken and I wish you a very Happy Christmas and

New Year. Sláinte!

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It was a cold wet Wednesday evening to be venturing out in, but what a wonderful welcome, to walk into the Woodman atFernham and have a beautifully blazing log fire to warm up to!At 7:00pm the Woodman was busy and buzzing! People at the bar grabbing an early drink after work, negotiating the price ofhorses to buy at a bargain!... That is the nice thing about being in the country, the mix of trades all under one roof, horsedealers, accountants, lawyers, our wonderful farmers, vets , builders and painters, this particular evening included a bus full

of French servicemen and women, transported in from our local Shrivenham military base, by DavidBryant, the Woodsman's new owner, courtesy of the Woodsman bus service, free pick up and dropoff for over 8 people booking!... what a pleasure!..All coming together for a drink and good food inthis local establishment!Seated quickly by the efficient staff, we were given a brand new menu to peruse! On opening theChefs Specialities quickly struck me as the one to go for..... so Pan Fried Calamari and Chorizo it was.Served in a filo pastry case, with a mixed leaf salad and homemade mustard dressing, this was light,the calamari and chorizo cooked to perfection, and presented like a work of art. If that isn't to yourfancy, there are another eight mouth watering appetisers to select from, you’re guaranteed to findone there for you!With a bottle of Merlot to enjoy, and I must say the wine selection is very reasonably priced as well

as offering a great selection. We continued onto our main course. New on the menu and a must was the Beef Flat Ribs"Jacob's Ladder". This was a beautifully presented enormous rack of beef, mouth watering, served with large deep fried

gourmet chips, onion rings and fresh peas, topped with garlic butter. Divine for all us meat lovers, crave no more for a goodmeat meal, you will be amply satisfied!The menu has a very good selection, another new dish is the Moroccan Lamb Tagine which is slowcooked lamb, infused with deep spices and fruits, served in a traditional tagine and accompaniedwith fragrant rice. The ladies at the next table had this and it smelt and looked delicious.For our desert ( yes I could fit it in!) Chocolate Coronet Pavlova. A coronet of dark chocolate filledwith crunchy meringue and a dark chocolate ice cream, oozing with white chocolate sauce finishedwith a dusting of cocoa powder. My mouth is watering just writing about it now. The plate wasembarrassingly clean and I finished my meal with a very large smile!The Woodman was recently taken over by David Bryant, who is doing a splendid job, he hasintroduced a new menu and has maintained the warmth and welcome of a very well establishedpub!

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Robert Elliott 21-23 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, SN7 8LH 01367 710595

Hello again and welcomeTo the last of my ramblings for 2014. (Thank goodness, some of you say – I understand perfectly!!)So, December has quietly crept up on us, after a summer and autumn of extremes and new records.It’s been a busy year with its own issues that have come to a head, like the Ebola virus epidemic, and the year when HerMajesty’s forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan.Regarding the former, in the USA, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is developing an online resource tohelp veterinary surgeons advise their clients about Ebola virus and any implications it might have for companion animals. TheWorld Small Animal Veterinary Association calls for testing and quarantine rather than euthanasia for pets belonging topositive Ebola-infected owners.The AVMA “open” resource link for everyone interested is: www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Reference/Pages/Ebola-virus.aspxMay also I touch on the latter, especially as I’m writing with a background of the Tower of London and the sea of redcascading over a rampart and out of a window, to spread right round the Tower moat. Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.All made by the 888,246 red ceramic poppies that will help to raise much needed funds for the six service charities associatedwith servicemen and women, many of whose worries and injuries may take a life-time of care and support. I wrote a littleabout that in my last article but at close family-times such as Christmas and birthdays, when losses are felt more deeply, I writeagain as a tribute to every serviceman and woman this Christmas time.Listening to a BBC World Service programme this morning, discussing the evolution of emergency trauma care, being givento injured service personnel, often very critically injured, their experience and sheer professionalism and initiative, create newwork patterns and techniques “out in the field” that have saved more lives than ever before.These techniques and ways of managing patients have already come back into the UK and will be widely spread, to enhancemedical and surgical practices all over the country. A legacy that is very special.

Christmas time from a veterinary viewpoint, other than duty rota's and out of hours cover, brings its ownmedical and surgical challenges. We have already had eaten socks, balls of orange-flavoured chocolate, fruitcake, a whole bunch of grapes and chocolate-coated cocoa-flavoured biscuits. I can go on but will steer thisdiscussion on to another worrying trend – where pets are at risk from human medicines. A recent surveyof 100 veterinary surgeons by a well-known insurer Direct Line Pet Insurance, has found that the mostcommon types of drugs ingested were paracetamol, ibuprofen, medicines specific for particular medicalconditions, such as heart conditions and diabetes, contraceptive pills, sleeping tablets andantidepressants. At 28% of vets reporting deliberate dosing by owners, in the mistaken belief thatit would help their pets, this left 72% or 243 cases of accidental poisoning.

The warning “keep medicines out of the reach of children AND pets” is very appropriate. So too the Christmastree chocolates and the presents underneath, the fruit bowls, meat bones and all those yummy fruitcakes!The insurer understandably stresses that owners should assume that ALL human medications arepoisonous to pets and that owners should always seek advi ce for conditions fromtheir veterinary practice. Appointments are always possible, shouldmore than qualified, professional advice be needed.Please have a very safe and enjoyable Christmas; for those readers whom we have the pleasure of yourcustom, a sincere thank you from all of us here. For those professionals giving complementary services,such as hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, homeopathy and chiropractic, thank you for your time and skill.Thank you for your company.MERRY CHRISTMAS! With a Happy, safe and healthy New Year to follow.

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It's such a lovely time of year! The leaves are turning golden,the sun is low in the sky and the harvest has happened!Preserving is something that not many people seem to donowadays. There are plenty of different ways of preserving,from freezing, to drying to making jam. In past times,preserving was essential as there were no supermarketsflying produce from all corners of the world to service ourshopping trolley. So meats, vegetables, fruits and milkwere all preserved somehow. For instance, making cheeseor yogurt are ways of preserving milk.Christmas is fast approaching and actually, a little jar ofsomething is a perfect present. There are countless recipesfor chutney, jam and jellies and they are really pretty easy.Most chutneys start off the same way by cooking onion invinegar with some spices. Jams are the same weight offruit to sugar. So it's very easy to personalise a recipe.Trees have been laden with pears this year, unlike appleswhich have been less so. I thought we'd make something alittle bit different that families will love, and for the festiveseason, go rather well with cheese or meat.Pickled Pears are on the menu today.

1 litre white wine vinegar1 pinch saffron10-12 peppercorns3 sticks cinnamon300g soft brown sugar12 pears

In a large pan, warm the vinegar, saffron, peppercorns andcinnamon.Add the sugar and let it dissolve, simmer for a few minutes.Peel the pears, then consider your jar size, leave the pearswhole if you think they'll fit the jar or quarter them andcore.Add the pears to the vinegar and cook for a few minutes.Warm the jars in the oven, at about 100°C for 5 minutes.Pack the pears in to the jars and pour over the vinegar tototally cover.Screw on the lids well and tightly and leave for a month tomature.Serve with cold meats and cheeses.

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NatWest Venus Awards (Oxfordshire 2014)Faringdon resident Catherine Blaxhall, Head of CarersOxfordshire, lead for OXBEL and Flexible Care, was giventhe Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oxfordshire VenusAwards at their annual ceremony on Friday 14th November.Dubbed the ‘Working Women’s Oscars’, the awardscelebrate outstanding achievement and contribution acrossa range of categories. This is the first time the awards havecome to Oxfordshire and Catherine will now go in to theNational Final, in January 2015.Catherine has worked locally in social care for 25 years andhas worked for Action for Carers (Oxfordshire) and Age UKOxfordshire for the past three and half years.The evening was a magnificent success and the atmosphereelectric as the 17 Venus Awards winners were announced. “Ican’t remember a region embracing the Venus Awards aswarmly as Oxfordshire”, said Tara Howard, Founder of theVenus Awards. “It was a memorable night and after 16Awards ceremonies over 5 years, I think I can safely say thiswas absolutely one of the best ever. Also we raised over£1,500 for the local charity Headway, which was a VenusAwards fundraising record as well!”Thousands of nominations flooded in and attendanceproved an all-time high at the Venus Journey Events over thelast six months.The Awards Ceremony took place at the splendid OxfordBelfry Hotel.A delighted Catherine said ‘I feel incredibly proud to receivethis award for the work I do and which I love. It is veryhumbling to be honored in this way’Paul Cann CEO of Age UK Oxfordshire said ‘Nobody deservessuch an award more than Catherine. We have been luckyenough to witness her dedication and drive across many of ourservices. Above all, her warmth and humanity inspires us all.‘

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This year’s Christmas will be spent with Pedro Ximénez – notthe person, the Spanish white grape variety!Pedro Ximénez is made as a sweet, rich, dark dessertsherry by drying the grapes under the hot Spanish sunthat in turn concentrates the sweetness. Many maycringe at the word ‘sherry’, however this category ofwine has moved swiftly into the twenty first century,presenting us with some of the most versatile winesbursting with a dynamic range of flavour profiles –and you don’t even have to get a blue rinse to enjoythem!The soil where the Pedro Ximénez grapes are grownin the Jerez region (southern Spain) is high in silicaand calcic carbonate. It is deep and has good oxygencontent, and produces grapes with high sugar levels.When the Pedro Ximénez grapes are harvested, theyare left out in the sun to dry for at least two weeks.This concentrates the sugars through evaporation,turning them to raisins. A very sweet must is thenobtained through pressing, which is fermented andthen fortified to around 17%, using grape spirit of 96%. Thewine is then aged in a Solera system made up of oak casks.The Solera (meaning ‘on the ground’ in Spanish) is an ageingprocess whereby barrels are stacked on top of one anotherand younger ‘sherry’ is added to aged sherry via a method offractional blending. The top barrel is filled for each ageinginterval allowing the oldest container to be partly tapped of

its contents (the Solera level)producing a final product that is amixture of wine aged 100%oxidatively (having exposure tothe air). The last barrel that hasbeen partly emptied is thentopped up with the second oldestsherry and left to mature. Thisprocess continues along the line,

from one barrel to the next as no barrel is ever drained. Wineproduced from a solera does not have a vintage date as it isa blend of vintages from many years.As the Festive Holiday Season approaches and the dailyroutine winds down, the wait for Santa requires a ‘sippingtipple’ with substance…..

El CandadoPedro XiménexJerez De La Frontera, SpainAvailable from Den Boer Wines £8.99/375ml bottleDeep mahogany in colour, with intense aromas of driedfruits, raisins, figs, and subtle notes of chocolate, vanilla andcoffee. Rich, smooth and velvety on the palate, with greatlength and balance. A perfect match to mince pies or acheese platter!PS.. Love the padlock – keeps out any sherry thieves!!

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In the serene setting of what was originally a 17th centuryvicarage, you’ll benefit from the kind of considerateattention our dedicated staff are noted for. We cater to allspecialised needs and many of our rooms are en-suite.

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Marinated & Roasted Red Mullet withAubergine.

To Follow

Roast Turkey with all the Trimmings.Pan Roasted Sea Bass with Crushed New

Potatoes and a Lemon Caper Butter.8oz Graffton Rib Eye Steak, Jenga Chips,

Roasted Tomato, Onion Rings andDressed Baby Leaf Salad.

Butternut Squash & Fennel Terrine, Oliveand Tarragon Hash and Ricotta

Dumpling.

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Faringdon Business Breakfast Club

FBBC NovemberBrand value, corporate message and visual shortcuts werethe buzzwords at the November meeting of the FaringdonBusiness Breakfast Club. Local PR consultant CarolineScotter-Mainprize of CSM Communications opened our eyesto the dark arts of managing and promoting your brand. Shealso shattered a few common misconceptions such as thefact that many of the most recognisable brands in the worldhave never actually paid a penny on advertising. It was athoroughly interesting insight from an expert in their fieldand got everyone thinking about their own brand identity.

Our December meeting on 1st will have a slightly differentformat, but is still at the same venue – The Sudbury HouseHotel in London Street. Regular member, Jonathan Russell,will be setting us a Christmas themed quiz as well as theusual networking.FBBC is open to all and costs just £10 per meeting. If you areinterested in coming, please visit the club’s websitehttp://www.fbbc-networking.co.uk or reserve your place bycalling 0845 003 1340.

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Fat loss does not have to be difficult.It does however involve making new choices over the foodyou eat and changes to how you spend some of your sparetime. As it requires you to change some of the habits thatyou may have had for a while, it is best done as part of acommunity of people that will be able and willing to supportyou with your fat loss goals. Until you have decided that youare prepared to make those changes and commit to themwith no excuses you are going to find it difficult to lose fatand maintain fat loss in the long term.THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS TO LONG TERM FAT LOSS.One reason people do not get results is that they resistchange and focus on what they have to GIVE UP rather thanwhat they have to GAIN (or lose in the case of weight loss)There has to be commitment. Most people fail with fat lossdue to not committing themselves fully.So what changes will you need to make?

EAT REAL FOOD – The quality of the food you eat isextremely important. Think of it as fuel. It has to be the bestquality fuel you can afford to give your body the nutrients itneeds.

EAT PROTEIN - Base all your meals around lean proteinand non starchy vegetables that are high in natural fibre andnutrients.

DRINK WATER - You will need plenty of it to flush all ofthe toxins from the excess fat you are getting ready to lose.

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BE CONSISTENT – Do not expect miracles over night. Ifit has taken you many months or even years to becomeoverweight and out of shape, with a life time of bad habitsand fad diets, you’re not going to change shape over night.

MOVE YOUR BODY – This doesn’t have to be just whenyou are training in the gym. If you are a novice when itcomes to exercise just concentrate on moving more.

REDUCE STRESS – This might be trickier for somepeople depending on what the stressor is in their life. Theconnection between stress and obesity cannot beoverlooked - the stress chemical cortisol signals a metabolicshutdown that makes losing fat almost impossible.

FOLLOW A PLAN - Set a path for yourself and be patient.Keep to one thing and avoid being distracted by fads thatoffer quick results - you will only end up having to start allover again at some time in the future.

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Run in Red – A FarRunner’s First, by Matt BraggThere is not much to me in reality, running and the Military ispretty much my daily bread. Someone in the club once said to methat “your life is a training program”, which is understandablewhy those two worlds often meet.As I looked at my calendar for 9th November it left me feeling alittle deflated, as I thought I was going to have to miss the FarRunners Sunday run meet at 9:30am due to Church and the townRemembrance Parade. It got me thinking that actually peopleshould not have to make that decision and I hoped that if thatdecision had to be made they would always choose the latter.As I stood in the Market Square in the bursting sunshine and heardthe words “When you go home, tell them of us and say: for yourtomorrow we gave our today”, I thought back to the times ondeployments when running would often be a release from reality,a reality that faces many of our Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen.With the Far Runners being such a friendly and approachablebunch, I thought of a way of combining the act of Remembranceand the Sunday run, so for those like me who wanted to conductthe 2 minute silence we had enough time to remove medals anddon running trainers and conduct our customary Sunday runningritual. So ‘Run in Red’ was born. A simple concept of a 1 mile, 2 mileand a 4 mile run/walk for anyone that wanted to attend. It waspromoted that wearing something red would also be our FarRunners act of Remembrance as the run route visited the townWar Memorial at least 3 times (for all distances), and how fittingwith this being the 100 year anniversary of the start of the firstWorld War.I hope that "Run in Red" will stay with the Far Runners, even whenmy duties take me to pastures new. So if you remember seeingThe Far Runners in Faringdon town, wearing red, you now knowwhat it was all about.The Far Runners coined the concept “Run in Red”, we ran it herefirst!

If you are interested in joining the FarRunners, we would love to seeyou. We are a sociable bunch and cater for ALL ages and abilities.We meet at the Old Town Hall at 6:30pm on a Tuesday and 7pm on aThursday. We also meet at the Leisure Centre at 9:30am on Sundays.Our early morning group meets on a Thursday at 6am (again at theOld Town Hall).

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New Year’s Eve 2014 – Champagne andCanapés, Four Course Dinner and dance the

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Monday Quiz - Poker ThursdayYour Traditional Village Inn

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by Pat Thomas ButchersChildren and Dogs Welcome



Out and AboutDate Event Venue Time Contact Charge/info

Mon 1st New: Mission Fitness UK GroupFitness Class every Monday

Pump House Project,Swan Lane, Faringdon 7-8pm Graham or Hayley on 07427183364 /

07828267070 £5 per session

Tue 2nd VWHDC Local Plan. PublicMeeting Corn Exchange, Faringdon 6pm

Wed 3rd‘Ukraine-the New Balkans? Are

there parallels with 1914?’ ByKate Hudson

Friends’ Meeting House,Lechlade Road, Faringdon

SN7 8AQ7.30pm Jennie 01367 710308 or

Karen 01367 241707 Free

Wed 3rd It's a wonderful life (U) Regent Cinema, CornExchange, Faringdon 12pm www.visitfaringdon.info/cinema £4

Thu 4th The Vines & wines of BrightwellVineyard by Carol Nielson

Thomas Hughes MemorialHall, Uffington SN7 7RA 7.30pm Pamela 01367-820251 £2 Raffle: £1

Thu 4th New: Fit for Life Classes EveryThursday

Pump House Project,Swan Lane, Faringdon 9.45am Denise Nethercott 07909874186 £4

Mon 8th New: Mission Fitness UK GroupFitness Class every Monday


07828267070 £5 per session

Thu 11th U3A The Christmas lunch Corn Exchange, Faringdon 2.30pm Sylvia Bowley 01367 241296faringdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com

Sat 13th Faringdon Singers ChristmasConcert

St Mary’s Church,Longworth 7pm Meg Greenwood 01865 821503 or

Maureen Pendlebury 01793 783131 £10

Sun 14th Tea Dance The Pump House Project,Swan Lane

3pm -5.30pm

01367 [email protected] £6

Sun 14th Faringdon Singers ChristmasConcert

Blessed Hugh CatholicChurch, Marlborough St. 3pm Maureen Pendlebury 01793-783131, or

Karen Vogt 01367-241707 orFree

Donations welcome



07828267070 £5 per session

Fri 19th Saving Santa Regent Cinema, CornExchange, Faringdon 7pm www.visitfaringdon.info/cinema Adults £4, Children £3

Fri 19th Exclusive Christmas TastingDinner in Restaurant 56

Restaurant 56, SudburyHouse 01367 241272 £75

Sun 21st Christmas Sunday Lunch Sudbury House 01367 241272 Adults £21.50Children £10.75

Wed 24thChristmas Eve Carols

and Mince Pies children will bemaking Crispy Cakes for Santa

Crown Inn, Faringdon 8pm Heather or Richard Free

Thu 25th CelebrateChristmas Day in style Sudbury House 01367 241272 Adult £70

Children £35



07828267070 £5 per session

Wed 31st New Years Eve Gala Dinner inthe Brasserie. Sudbury House 01367 241272

Wed 31st

New Years Eve PartyJames Bond Shaken Not

StirredMiss Money Penny Bucks Fizz

Crown Inn Faringdon 8 till late Heather or Richard Free

Januray 2015

Thu 8th Folly Card Craft Jubilee Room at the PumpHouse 7.15pm R. Church 01367 240885 £5

Sat 10th Christmas Tree Recycling byRotary

Faringdon Market Square,Shrivenham High Street,

Co-op Watchfield,Clanfield

9am www.helenanddouglas.org.uk

Sun 18th Sunday Carvery Lunches Thomas Hughes MemorialHall, Uffington 12.30pm 01367 820668, 01367 820242

Carevery, Pudding &Coffee

£10

Wed 21st Evacuees during World Wartwo by Alan Nix

The Old Town Hall,Faringdon 7.45pm £5

Fri 30th &Sat 31st

The Snow Queen - A winter’stale Faringdon Junior School

7.30pmSat:

2.30pmTickets available from Nut Tree Adult £8

Children £6


Local EventsDate Event Venue Time Contact Charge/info

Regular Events

Every Day Faringdon Home LibraryService Books to your door! Sheena or Jane 01367 240311 Free

Every Mon,Tue & Wed Free One to One IT Help Faringdon Library 2:30pm -

4:[email protected] Free

Every Mon Faringdon Baby and ToddlerSinging

Corn Exchange, Faringdon(during term time)

9:30am -11am

faringdonbabyandtodd.wix.comfaringdonbabyandtoddlersinging@gmail.c

om£2 per family

Every Mon Sing and Sign Classes Old Town Hall 9:30-10:30am www.singandsign.com Reserve place on website

Every Mon Lunch Box Singing Faringdon Library 1pm -2pm Sheena 01367 240311 First taster session. Free.

Open to all

3rd Mon Faringdon WI Corn Exchange, 2pm Denise Monk 01367 240443 £33 per year [email protected]

1st Tue Farmers Market Market Place, Faringdon Until 1pm 01367 710445

1st Tue Coffee Morning Faringdon Library 10:30am -11:30am

[email protected] Free

Every Tue Quizzzz Portwell Angel 7:30pm 01367 [email protected]

£1 per person per gameWinner takes proceeds

1st Tue Junior Book Club Faringdon Library 3.45pm -4.45pm Ages 8-11 yrs

Every Tue Whist Drive The Old Town Hall 7.30pm -9.30pm Sylvia 01367 242007 Just turn up

Every Tue Tone-n-Tots The Pump House Project 11am -12pm www.tone-n-tots.com

Every Wed Walking for Health Leave from Old Town Hall 10:30am www.faringdon.org/walking-and-cycling.html

A slower or faster walkavailable

Every Wed Slimming World United Reformed Ghurch 7:30pm Louise 07717 681939 £4.95

1st Wed Buckland WI - Speaker andmeeting each month

The Memorial Hall,Buckland 7pm Libby Calvert 01367 870803 Non members £4 incl.

refreshment

2nd Wed Follies Dollies WI Catholic Church Hall 8 pm Becka 07841 431219 £34.70 annual membership

Every Wed Open House - Coffee Great Coxwell ReadingRoom

10:30am -11:30am 01367 241179 Coffee and Conversation

Everyone welcome

Every Wedin term Maths Homework Club Faringdon Library 3pm -

4:[email protected] Years 1 to 13

1st & 3rdWed

Faringdon Youth ProjectDrop-in Sessions Faringdon Library 4pm -

5:[email protected] Free

1st & 3rdThur Folk Night The Swan 7:30pm Facebook/the-swan-the-faringdon-

brewery

1st Fri Book Club Faringdon Library 6pm -7pm

All welcome

Every Fri Country Market Corn Exchange 9:15-11.00

Jenny Howard-Jones01367710382

Tea & coffee availableGoods orders taken

Every Fri interm time Rhymetime Faringdon Library 10:30am -

11am Free

Every 3rdFri Uffington Messy Church Thomas Hughes Memorial

Hall, Uffington3.30pm -5.30pm

Sue Jennings 01367 [email protected] Donation welcome.

Every Sat Family History Sessions Faringdon Library 01367 240311 Call to book a 1 to 1 slot

Every Sat Faringdon Farcycle cycle ride Leave from Market Place 9am 01367 241142 11-12miles or 25-35 miles

1st Sun Great Coxwell Teas The Reading Room, GreatCoxwell

2:30pm -5pm

Tea, Coffee and deliciouscakes available

1st Sun 15 Minute Club Cellar Bar Faringdon, 8:30 0771 421 8825 Free

Last Sun Messy Church United Church, Faringdon 4pm -5:30pm Free

Every Sun Slow Easy Cycle Ride Meet under Town Hall,Faringdon 11am About 10 miles will be covered All welcome



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The Cheap Wayto Add Space

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www.storage4all.co.uk01367 240880

Self Storage Rooms for Business and Home

Chickens & Poultry FeedAll at unbeatable prices

New Barn Farm, Longworth, OX13 5ED

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Ohm ElectrixElectrical services and Installations

Fully qualified and insured electrician.All types of domestic work undertaken, from small jobs to garden and garage power, to full rewires.Commercial and Solar PV work also catered for.Friendly, professional service from a local company.

Contact us to discuss your needs, and get a free, no obligation estimate and advice.

Phone: 07879 013359Mail: [email protected]

Registered with the NICEIC domestic installer “part P” SCHEME

JOE PEARCEPLASTERING

07709960598 - [email protected]

All internal plasterwork,Traditional lime plastering

External rendering & specialist finishes

(Faringdon Oxfordshire)

ANY DISTANCE - ALL UK AIRPORTS

PORTS AND DAY TRIPS

Fully licensed & insured, CRB approved

Stanford-in-the-ValeFAB now ICC & Vale licensed

Established in 2000Family run – Short or long stays;

Medical management service available on enquiry.Veterinary Care provided by the adjacent Robert Elliott Veterinary Surgery you

are always welcome to arrange a first-time visitE-mail: [email protected]

www.court-cattery.com01367-711952

The Veterinary Surgery of Robert ElliottAs an independently run family practice, established in1994, we are able to combine traditional standards withmodern techniques and selected high-quality equipment.

We aim to provide high quality care in an especially warmand friendly environment.

E-mail: [email protected]

01367-710595

EST.SINCE 2005

EXTENSIONS - GARDEN WALLS

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Est. 1986 GARDENSCAPEIndividual Design, Construction& Maintenance

To discuss your personalgarden requirements phone:01865 250372 or 07773333531

Roger Hutchence - BA (HONS) NCH(Landscape Construction)

[email protected]


Experts - local services

The Advertiser is produced by Lou Guthrie published by The Advertiser Magazine Ltd Tel: 07894 554551. All artwork designed by us is the copyright of The Advertiser Magazine Ltd and must not be used by or in any other publication, in whatsoever format, without our prior written consent. No part of this publication, whetheradvert, pictures or text, may be reproduced in any format whatsoever without the prior written consent of The Advertiser Magazine Ltd . The information published in the advertisements and other articles is supplied and approved by advertisers. The Advertiser Magazine Ltd does not verify or ratify any claims made in suchadvertisements or text, nor does it accept any claims or liability arising from contact with or use of services advertised. Every effort is made to ensure the accurate reproduction of information supplied by advertisers in their advertisements or other text submitted. Any inaccuracies must be notified to the publisher immediately

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For all enquiries & Appointments

Call Sam 07766 [email protected]

Personal Training - Sports MassageCore Conditioning

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Den Boer WinesQuality wines, tastings and events

www.denboerwines.com Tel 01367 241169

Mobile 07919 241881Email: [email protected]

Short/Long DistancesBusiness Accounts

Driver Hire4/7 Seaters

Corporate ServiceCourier ServiceExecutive CarsInsured Cars

01367 243838 / 07894 [email protected]

www.faringdoncars.co.uk

Qualified gardener with over 20 years ofgarden/estate maintenance.

· All types of gardening - maintenance and somedesign

· Stone work - walls/repairs, pointing, concretingetc

· Winter - leaf collection, painting, someplumbing/building work

Fully insured and excellent references on requestTel Mike on 07957867951 or 01793 976709

email [email protected]

M.Y. Garden Services

Dog walking, day care, pick up anddrop off service, home boarding

for walking or day care clients only.01367 30 20 12

[email protected]

Tom WheelerComprehensive

Window Cleaning ServiceInside and Out!

Also: Patios, ConservatoriesGutters, Fascia Boards

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ASTON PINE STRIPPINGCaustic and non-caustic stripping of all woods & metals.Established for over 15 years - Water Board Approved

ASTON PINE ANTIQUESStockist's of English and Continental pine furniture, as well as

many other antiques - 8,000+ sq.ft of showrooms

Oxford Architectural AntiquesLarge stock of period fireplaces, doors, panelling,

sanitary ware & garden items.Architectural salvage sourcing service available.

The Warehouse, Ferndale St, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7BETel: 01367 242268

SERVICESIndependentAll makes ofcar servicing

& MOT [email protected]

Park Road Faringdon SN7 7BP

01367 24008207889 197046

Michael Nash

Nash Motor VehicleServices LTD

Corded lengths of pine ideal for woodburners£30 collected or £40 delivered

Call now 01367 24305307767 241301

Seasoned cut & splitdelivered to your door £75 per load

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WEDNESDAY 10 - 4:30PMTHURSDAY 10 - 4:30PMFRIDAY 10 - 4:30PMSATURDAY 10 - 4:30PM

SUNDAY - TUESDAY CLOSED

WISHINGYOU ALL A

MERRYCHRISTMAS

I thought I would write to formalise the situation withRachel's Weddings. All my customers have now beennotified first out of courtesy before they see any advertising.Because the building where Rachel’s Weddings bridal shopis has been sold, the new owners have given me notice to

leave by 31st December to run their own bicycle repair shopso I will be relocating as soon as possible. As you will imagine,this could take a few months as I do not want to panic andlease another, unless it is absolutely right for the business,so I will be working from home and in order to continueserving my customers, have set up a mobile service, so I willbe coming to your own home for any appointments foralterations, dressmaking and dress cleaning. Once my workhas been carried out, I will contact you and deliver the itemback to you. Here is a copy of my business card for mymobile services so please keep this in a safe place and do nothesitate to contact me if you need to. I will also be operatinga wedding gown hire service. If you should hear anyoneneeding this or any other of my services please kindly givethem my details, as I would love to help them as I havehelped you. There is a wedding fayre in The Brunel Centre in

Swindon on 22nd January and I will be exhibiting upstairs –sale of gowns all at 50% off, so please spread the word. Lastly,I want to say thank you to all my past and present customersit has been an absolute pleasure to serve you all during thesepast 2 years. As you know my business has gone fromstrength to strength with a whopping 321 dresses sold! I amalso very proud to have built up a very good reputation notonly for my customer service and bridal sales but for myalteration and dressmaking services which is why I amcontinuing this in the meantime.

Kindest regards Rachel Illsley

Come and have a walk around our garden displaysto get ideas and inspiration

We have handcrafted paving produced on site and alsosandstone, travertine & limestone from all around the world

Open to trade & retail • Closed Sunday

Tel: 01367 240112www.rogersgardenstone.co.uk

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