Friday, November 10:

Restore, plants, crafts and card shop: Restore, Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford, open weekdays from 9am-4pm.

Woodcraft sale and open house: 11 Orchard Close, Combe, 10am-9pm. Ideal for Christmas presents. All proceeds for the National Children's Home Action for Children appeal. Also Saturday.

Oxford Charity Arts and Crafts Fair: Templars Square, Cowley, 9am-5.30pm.

Drop-in session: for first-time parents (with babies under one year), every Friday during term-time at the Dovecote, Blackbird Leys, 10.30am-noon. Organised by Home-Start Oxford, tel 01865 779991.

Book signing: The Amber Spyglass, part three of Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman. Waterstone's, Broad Street, Oxford, 12 noon1pm. Bridge session: Experienced Acol players only please, Ferry Centre, Summertown, 2pm.

Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society meeting: with talk by Paul Booth (OAU) on Roman Oxfordshire. Wallingford Town Hall, 7.45pm. 01491 838159.

Wildlife talk: Red Kites. Speaker: Nigel Snell. Followed by BBOWT Upper Thames Region Annual General Meeting. Admission free, 2 donation welcome. Baptist Church, Ock Street, Abingdon, 7.30pm.

Dancing session: Old Time Dancing at United Reformed Church Hall, Collinwood Road, Risinghurst, 7.30pm.

Charity bingo session: Littlemore Village Hall, 7.30pm.

Sequence dancing: Every Friday at 7.30pm, Old Headington Parish Hall, Dunstan Road, Headington, 01869 601131.

Fencing session: Oxford Scorpions Fencing Club, 7.30pm, equipment provided, all abilities welcome. 01993 702755.

Society for Graduates talk: Agroforestry and Developments in Northern Senegal, by Dr Lufti Radwan, arid zones geographer, University Club, Halifax House, 6 South Parks Road, Oxford, 8pm. Meetings weekly during term time.

Ladies self-defence class: Thame Sports and Arts Centre, Oxford Road, Thame, 8pm. 01844 215607.

Live music: Bobby Worth Quartet play modern jazz at Goring Village Hall, 8pm. 01491 874492. Social evening: Oxford Open Circle 50+ Club for the unattached. Foxcombe Lodge Hotel, Boars Hill, Oxford, 8.30pm. Every Friday. 01865 750245 or 01235 528685.

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Saturday, November 11:

Learn Rollerskating with Thames Valley Roller Skating Club: Old Gaol, Abingdon, 8.30am. Saturday mornings. 01235 835626.

Christmas show and sale: A New Art Group at the Electric Showroom, 33 West St Helen Street, Abingdon, 10am-4pm, Monday to Saturday until November 25. Includes work by Faye Bailey, Linda Bareham-Stanley, Catriona Broadribb and Julie Ross.

Armistice Day commemoration: two minutes silence in The Square, Botley, 11am. Organised by North Hinksey Parish Council.

One World Fair: official opening by Andrew Smith, MP, Dr Evan Harris, MP, Caroline Lucas, MEP, and the Lord Mayor of Oxford, at 11am, Oxford Town Hall, doors open 10am-4pm.

Jazz workshops: Weekly at Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, Oxford. For young people aged 13 plus , no experience needed, just bring a bottle of water, Saturdays 10.30am-noon.

Charity stall: Blewbury Antiques, London Road, Blewbury, 10am-noon, details, 01235 850366. Proceeds go towards cost of converting a listed building into a meeting house with toilets. Junior judo class: The Net, Stratton Way, Abingdon, 10.30am-noon. All abilities welcome. Followed by karate session for adults. 01235 202507.

Rambling club walk: Boars Hill and Radley, 9 miles. Meet Cripley Road near Oxford Rail Station, 9.30am.

Otmoor Christmas travelling market: Arts, crafts and home produce. Islip Village Hall, 10am-3.30pm. Local handmade goods and produce, ideal for unusual Christmas presents. Entrance free.

Needlework exhibition: The Embroiderer's Casket, Sulgrave Manor, near Banbury.10.30am-4.30pm. Also Sunday. 01295 760205.

Craft fair: Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, 10am-4pm. Contact 01993 830227.

Jumble sale: for Third Abingdon Scouts at Christchurch Hall, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, 10am.

Xmas Bazaar: SS Mary & John Church, Cowley Road, 11.30am-2.00pm. Admission 10p.

Craft and Mineral Show: Oxford Mineral and Lapidary Club, St Peters and Paul Church Hall, West Way, Botley, 10am-4.00pm. 01235 851532.

Combined Charities Christmas Card Sale: Corner House, Charlbury, 10am-noon.

Coffee morning and bazaar: Farmoor Village Hall, 10.30am-noon. Proceeds to St Mary's Church, Farmoor. Craft fair: Exeter Hall, Kidlington, 10.30am-4.30pm, in aid of The Friends of St Thomas More School. Free admission and parking.

Mixed ability Astanga Yoga class: 44b Princes Street, Oxford, 11am. 01865 776759.

Table top sale: Milton Heights Community Centre, noon. 01235 832246.

Table top sale: refreshments available. Stanton Harcourt Village Hall, 2pm.

First Oxford Peace Festival: with drama, singing, art display, Community Centre, The Oval, Rose Hill, Oxford, 2-4pm. Organised by Oxford Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and United Nations Association.

Table top sale: Ducklington Village Hall, Ducklington, 2.00pm start. Free entry. 01993 771378.

Roller-skating sessions: Regal Centre, Wallingford, 3pm and 3.34pm.

Red Cross bazaar: Sinodun Hills Centre, Brightwell Village Hall, 2.30pm.

Fireworks display: Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, 7.30pm, gates open 6pm. Transport from gate area by the Stagecoach Bus Company. Refreshments. Freddie the Fox. Tickets, 10 per car or 2 per pedestrian, from Abingdon Tourist Information Office, Bath Street, or by telephoning in the evening 01235 529929. Tickets will also be available at the gate on the night. Prize bingo: St John Ambulance HQ, Caldecott Road, Abingdon, 7.30pm.

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Sunday, November 12:

Craft fair: John Mason School, Abingdon, 10am-4pm.

Craft fair: Exeter Hall, Kidlington, 10.30am-4.30pm, in aid of The Friends of St Thomas More school. Free admission and parking.

Service of Remembrance: Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, 10.50am. Address by Mrs Renata Calverley.

Car boot sale: Wolvercote First School, First Turn, Wolvercote. 1pm-3pm. Booking 01865 552124

Thames Valley Rollerskating Club: Old Gaol, Abingdon, 5.30-7pm. 01235 816383.

Dance Classes: Beginners Argentine Tango Class 5pm, Beginners Latin American Class 6pm and Beginners Ballroom Class, 7pm, Upstairs, Cowley Community Centre, Barns Road, Cowley, 5pm. 01865 747144.

Charity quiz night: The Oxfordshire Yeoman, Freeland, near Eynsham, in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Teams of Four. 5 per team. 8.00pm. Winning team to visit Arrows Grand Prix F1 team.

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Monday, November 13:

Kaleidoscope weekly creche: Formerly Kidlington Family Centre, Oxford Road, Kidlington, creche for pre-school children Monday and Wednesday 9am-noon, Fri 1-3pm, 1.50 per hour. Booking essential. Organised by Oxfordshire County Council. For further information and booking please tel 01865 372591.

50 plus badminton: East Oxford Games Hall, Collins Street, Oxford, 10am-noon, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 01865 242486.

Finstock Parent and Toddler Group: Meets all year round every Monday, Finstock Village Hall, 10am-11.30am. Parents and carers of babies up to three-year-olds welcome. First session free. Inquiries, tel 01993 868937.

Weekly Tai Chi session: Suitable for all ages, increases flexibility, delays ageing, painless exercise. First two sessions free. Summertown Church Hall, Portland Road, Oxford, 1.30-3pm.

Safety talk: John Rutter on An Introduction to Training. Cricket Road Centre, Cricket Road, Cowley, 2.30pm. Organised by Oxford and District Health and Safety Group. Strawberry Fayre Majorettes practice night: Parish Hall, Between Towns Road, Cowley, 7-9pm, every Monday. For more details telephone 01865 717781.

Oxsrad Singers meet: New singers always welcome, Oxsrad Sport and Leisure Centre, Marsh Lane, Marston, 7.30pm (01865 741336).

Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir meeting: New members welcome, Small Hall, Cowley Community Centre, Barns Road, 7.30pm. 01865 761038.

Family history group: talk by Mark Lawrence Research at the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies. Berkshire Family History Society meets monthly on the second Monday, Tomkins Room, Baptist Church, Ock Street, Abingdon, 7.30pm.

Keep fit classes: every Monday 7.30-8.30pm, Caldecott Infants School, Abingdon (second entrance), also every Thursday at Abingdon Baptist Church Hall, Ock Street, 9.45-10.45am. 01491 825910.

Book signing: Nancy Cartwright the voice of Bart Simpson, at Borders Bookshop, Magdalen Street, Oxford, 7pm. Simpsons quiz at 8pm, in the caf, with free doughnut.

Kidlington Folk Dance Club: every Monday during school terms. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. 7.30pm. Term Time. 6th Form Block, Gosford Hill School, Kidlington. 01865 372085.

Bingo session: Wootton and Dry Sandford Community Centre, 7.30pm. For Sunningwell Cricket Club.

Didcot Detachment, Army Cadet Force: meets every Monday from 7.30-9.30pm, at Newlands Avenue, Didcot, for further information please tel 01865 407802. Scottish Country Dancing: Henry Box School, Witney, 7.45pm. 01993 702339.

Abingdon Astronomical Society meeting: Methodist Church Hall, Dorchester Crescent, Abingdon, 8pm. 01865 725094.

Public talk: Peter Lucas on Sails for Cruising, 8 pm. The White Horse Cruising Club, Farmoor Reservoir, Cumnor, Oxford, 8pm.

Scottish Country Dancing: Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, 8pm. 01235 530169.

Abingdon 18 Plus Group: meets Mondays at the Flowing Well, Sunningwell, 8.30pm. 01865 765356.

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Tuesday, November 14:

Carers coffee morning: Carers Centre, 174a Cowley Road, Oxford, 01865 205192. Every Tuesday.

Dialability Mobile Information Unit: Wallingford Market Place, 10.30am-3.30pm.

Water aerobics: Blackbird Leys Pool, noon-1pm, every Tuesday. 01865 779843.

Drop-in Centre: regular drop-in centre for people with life-threatening illness, carers and friends; potential volunteers welcome. St Barnabas Community Centre, 33a Canal Street, Jericho, 2-4pm. 01865 316200.

Ladies' running sessions: Four to five miles every Tuesday, meet at Wantage Leisure Centre, 6.45pm. 01235 223304.

Book signing: Nick Bateman, of Channel 4's Big Brother fame, with Nasty Nick's Guide to Being a Complete Bastard. Borders Bookshop, Magdalen Street, Oxford, 7pm. Book reading and signing: Philip Pullman with The Amber Spyglass at University Museum Lecture Theatre, Parks Road, Oxford, 7pm. Tickets: 2, Blackwell's Too, tel 01865 333696.

Fencing session: Burford Blades Fencing Club, 7pm, equipment provided, all abilities welcome. 01993 702755.

Bingo session: Oxsrad Sports Centre, Marsh Lane, Marston, 7.30pm.

Wantage Camera Club: Chairman's Choice, members submit their print or slide of the Millennium for judging. Methodist Church Hall, Newbury Street, Wantage, 7.30pm. 01235 762439.

Oxford Speakers Club: The Boardroom, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford, 7.30pm. 01865 224299.

Wallingford Rotaract Social Club meeting: open to everyone aged 18-30, Hithercroft Sports Club, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, 8pm.

Illustrated talk: 1,400 Years of St Paul's Cathedral, by Gordon Marsh. St Mary's Church, Wallingford, 8pm.

Oxford 18 Plus Group: meets every Tuesday from 8.45pm. Tel 01235 810361 for further details. Practice night: Ducklington Morris Dancers, Ducklington Village Hall, 8pm. Men and women welcome, including beginners. 01869 601451.

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Wednesday, November 15:

The Pathway Workshop: Handmade garden furniture and other items. Made by disabled people at Dunnock Way, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, open daily 9am-4pm.

Dialability Mobile Information Unit: Market Place, Witney, 10.30am-3.30pm.

Wednesday Welcome: The Archway Foundation group invites anyone needing company to join them for chat over coffee and cake, or to play card games or dominoes or relax and read a newspaper at St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street, Oxford, 10.30am-noon. Meetings on the first Wednesday every month. Wheelchair access at rear of building. 01865 790552.

Refreshments on sale: Church Centre, St Michael at the Northgate Church, Cornmarket Street, Oxford, 12-2pm.

Dyslexia Drop-In Centre: Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, noon-2pm. Every Wednesday.

Cherwell U3A Oxford meeting: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street, off High Street, Oxford, 2pm. Weekly meetings, tel 01865 242885 for details.

Eynsham Road Runners meet: every Wednesday at Sports Pavilion, Eynsham, 6.30pm. 01865 862077. Book signing: Titania Hardie at Borders Bookshop, Magdalen Street, Oxford, 7pm.

Modern Sequence Dancing: With professional tuition. SS Peter and Paul Church Hall, West Way, Botley, Oxford, 7.15pm. 01993 773506.

Royal Green Jackets: Oxfordshire Royal Green Jackets Battalion Berinsfield Detachment ACF, open to boys and girls aged 13-18 at Tower Road, Berinsfield, 7.30-10pm every Wednesday. 01865 778844.

Cajun and Zydeco dance classes: Lake Street Community Centre, south Oxford, 7.30pm. 01865 510066.

Conservation talk: Fencing and Grazing Common Land. Highmoor Village Hall, near Nettlebed, 7.30pm. 01491 578633.

Weekly whist drive: King Alfred Drive Community Centre, Didcot, 7.30pm. Every Wednesday. 01235 816745.

Ridgeway Speakers Club: visitors welcome, The Guildhall, Abingdon, 7.30pm, 01235 850366. Meetings on first and third Wednesday every month.

Stonesfield Folk Dance Group: Village Hall, Stonesfield, 8pm. 01608 810184. Every Wed.

Oxford International Folk Dance Group: meets Wednesdays in St Giles Church Hall, Woodstock Road, 8.15pm. No partner needed. 01865 310216.

Trumps Social Club: For 20-45 year olds, Linton Lodge Hotel, Linton Road, Oxford, 9pm. 01865 776864. Short mat bowling: Village Hall, Yarnton, 7.30pm. Also Monday mornings. For details please telephone 01865 376552.

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Thursday, November 16:

Over 50s Club: talk by D. Grundy Indian Cruise. Cheney Community Hall, Gipsy Lane, Headington, 2.30pm. Weekly meetings.

Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture: Religious Poetry: Its scope and content, 5pm, Regent's Park College, Pusey Street, Oxford.

Natural healing: for you and your pets, Old Magistrates' Room, Abbey House, Abingdon, 6.30pm.