This is the official Filkins community website, maintained on behalf of the
Cotswold villages of Filkins and Broughton Poggs
by members of the St Filica Society, a local charity fundraising group
News in brief...
Forthcoming Village events
| February 2009 |
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St Filica AGM |
Five Alls |
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From WODC
Snow, icy conditions and council services -
update 11 January
Last week some of our services were disrupted because of the weather. As the forecast is set to improve we are hoping to return to a more normal service and start catching up this week. If you need to get in touch with us, details are on the Contact us webpage.
Waste and recycling collections
Today we will re-start our household waste collections, following the Christmas and New Year collection schedule.
This means our next scheduled collection will be on Wednesday 13th January.
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LOST DOG
Lost Border terrier - Tiberius. Aged 2 tagged and chipped. Not neutered. Missing since 15th November 2009. please call 07770 924427
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Village Hall Lottery
Updated: 30th September, 2009
This month’s lucky winner was
Nigel Hitchcock
Well done
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Shop Volunteers urgently needed - Please contact Hilary Skinner
Hilary Skinner: hairfilkins@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone number: 07887584367
Out of opening hours: 01367 810651
Due to lack of volunteers and darker evenings the shop will now close at 5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
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New webmaster
Emilie Dallyn is now the new webmaster for the Filkins website. Please be patient while I get to know my way around the site. All updates for the site should still be sent to webmaster@filkins.org.uk. Thank you to Paul Thompson who has looked after the site for the last few years and good luck with his move to Newbury. Sadly his move will also mean the end of the 'In the Sky' page as Paul will no longer be here to keep it up to date.
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Loose Dogs on the Road
Over the last week we have been visited by two large pale coloured dogs (please excuse my ignorance but I am unsure which breed!). They have been running around our garden and we have also seen them running about on the main round outside our house. They have no collars so we are unable to identify the owners. We are concerned that they may be injured or cause an accident (cars have been beeping at them on the road). Does anyone know who they belong to? If so could we have a telephone number to call if they come wandering again.
Very many thanks,
Jo Ashby
Foxfield House
Broughton Poggs
860253
ashby@peruvianconnection.co.uk
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Veteran Cycle Club Visits Filkins
Added: 10th August, 2009
Members of the Veteran Cycle Club of Great Britain visited Filkins recently.
Click here for more information.
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Please use our visiting mobile library!
Updated: 1st August, 2009
The County Library Service mobile library stops in Filkins every other Thursday from
12.20 to 12.30 outside St. Peter's Church. It has a selection of fiction, nonfiction
and childrens' books. You can also reserve books from the library service online
catalogue at ww.libcat.oxfordshire.gov.uk Currently only one person from our
village is using this facility so why not try it out. Dates for August are Thursday 6th
and Thursday 20th.
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Parish Benefice Website
Added: 27th July, 2009
The Shill Valley & Broadshire Benefice website is now live with all the service times for the benefice. More features will be added as time goes on.
Pay a visit at www.12churches.org.uk and let me know what you think (webmaster@filkins.org.uk)
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Filkins Museum's Buildings Survey
Added: 20th July, 2009
The Museum Trustees have been thinking for some time that a survey of the buildings in our villages; Broughton Poggs and Filkins, is very much needed to record the houses and their occupants. We have applied for a West Oxfordshire Heritage Grant to purchase a digital camera and are awaiting notification of our success.
Helen Blackett has agreed to embark on the photography
and we hope to photo the house and the occupants during
the summer. We will be contacting each household for
permission to do so but if you have strong objections
please do not hesitate to let me know. The village is changing quite quickly and we want
to capture these changes.
If it is not too onerous a repeat in, say, ten years would be good for comparison. We will
shortly be delivering a questionnaire and details and would appreciate your cooperation
in carrying this survey out.
Diane Blackett (Tel: 860504)
Filkins Revue 2009
Added: 27th June, 2009
The video of all the acts taken at the Filkins Revue 2009 is now available for download on the Theatre page.
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Filkins Classic car show 2009
Added: 24th June, 2009
Pictures from the this year's Classic Car Show are now available.
Click here to see them
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The Filkins ‘Our Village Shop’ Email Wine Offer
Added: 18th May, 2009
Many friends of Filkins will already be enjoying the benefits of the Email Wine Offer from ‘Our Village Shop’ in the village. For more details, visit the Village shop page.
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Fitness in Filkins
Added: 7th May, 2009
Wednesday Mornings
9.30 – 10.30am in Filkins Village Hall
£2.50 per session
It’s a fun and energetic hour. If you are over 50 and would like to keep your joints supple while
exercising in a small group with an expert teacher then come and try this one Wednesday morning.
The activities are adapted to the fitness level of the participants. You will be made welcome,
so why not come and join us or for more information, contact Gill Allison (01367 860787),
Chris Woodford (01367 860319) or me; Lucille Jones (01367 860282)
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Village Hall Lottery
Updated: 1st August, 2009
This month’s lucky winner was
Ticket 107
Well done to Roy Farmer
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St. Filica Newsletter
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