Sibford Gower Primary School has called on village-based artists to help out at its ninth annual art exhibition and craft fair.

The event will raise money for school funds and Adderbury's Katharine House Hospice.

About 230 pictures by nationally and locally renowned painters will be on show at the school on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20, alongside a selection of stalls selling local crafts and produce.

The exhibition will be open from 10.30am to 4.30pm on both days.

Sculptor Alison Bell, an associate of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, who recently moved to Sibford, has agreed to take part in the exhibition.

Fellow Sibford artist Hugh Dunford-Wood will make a return and produce on-the-spot portraits of visitors to the exhibition.

All the schools pupils will be exhibiting and selling their own framed pictures and entrance to the exhibition is free.

The craft fair will comprise a dozen stalls, every one selling high quality, often home made, products.

Refreshments will be available on both days.

The event will open with an exclusive preview night on Friday March 18 at 7.30pm.

This will give potential purchasers the opportunity to browse and buy before the crowds arrive.

Admittance to the preview night is by ticket only which includes drinks and refreshments. Tickets are available for £5 from 01295 780832.