Friday, November 3:

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

Benefits Agency Desk: District Council Offices, Abingdon, 9.30am-11.45am.

Advice and information session: Oxford Dyslexia Association, Sainsbury's Kidlington, from 10am7pm. Part of Dyslexia Awareness Week.

Touch for Health: drop in clinic at The Asian Cultural Centre, Inner Bookshop, 111 Magdalen Road, Oxford, 10am. 01865 246190.

Tiny tunes: music club for under fives, Witney Congregational Church, every Friday during term-time, 10am. To book a place, tel 01993 773500.

Drop-in session: for first-time parents (with babies under one year), every Friday during term-time at the Dovecote, Blackbird Leys, 10.3am-noon. Organised by Home-Start Oxford, tel 01865 779991.

Bridge session: experienced Acol players only please, Ferry Centre, Summertown, 2pm.

Hallowe'en weekend ghost tour: meet Carfax, Oxford, 8pm, duration 90 minutes. Adults 4, children 2.

Learn rollerskating with Thames Valley Roller Skating Club: Old Gaol, Abingdon, 6-7pm. Every Friday. 01235 835626.

Ladies' running sessions: four to five miles every Friday, meet at Wantage Leisure Centre, 6.45pm. 01235 223304. St John Ambulance Cadets: meet every Friday 7-9pm, for first aid and fun, open to ten-16 year-olds. Naldertown, Wantage. Contact Rodney Clarkson tel 01235 224427.

Basketball Club: Juniors 7-8pm, followed by Seniors (16+) 9-10pm, The Abbey Sports Centre, Berinsfield. 01865 341035.

Abingdon Squadron Air Training Corps: meet Tuesdays and Fridays 7.15pm, Wootton Road, Abingdon. 01865 433368.

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: When Did Life Start on Earth? by Prof Stephen Morpath, University Club, Halifax House, 6 South Parks Road, Oxford, 8pm.

Ladies self-defence class: Thame Sports and Arts Centre, Oxford Road, Thame, 8pm. 01844 215607. 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 4:

Antiques and Collectors Fair: Oxford Sports Research, Templars Square Shopping Centre, Cowley, 9am-5.30pm.

Table top and car boot sale: 8th Abingdon Scout Group, Steventon Village Hall, 9am-noon. 01235 831283.

Car boot sale: Kidlington ATC, High Street, next to market, 9am-1pm. 01865 511770.

Oxford Magistrates' Court Open Day: The Court House, Speedwell Street, Oxford, 10am-noon.

Table top sale: Church Cowley St James School, Bartholomew Road, 10am-noon. 01865 778484.

Model railway exhibition: High Street Methodist Church, Witney, 10am-5pm. Refreshments.

Table top sale: Recreation Hall, Witney Road, Long Hanborough, 10am.

Christmas craft market: Designer Craft Federation at George Hotel, Dorchester, 10am-5pm, Sat and Sun. Craft fair: Corn Exchange, Witney, 10am-3.30pm

Russian bazaar: icons, gifts, coffee, Greek food, Wesley Memorial Church Hall, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, 10am-2.30pm.

10th open house and woodcraft sale: 11 Orchard Close, Combe, 10am-9pm. Ideal for Christmas presents, continues Nov 6 to 11 (closed Sunday). All proceeds to National Children's Home, Action For Children appeal.

Nearly new sale: Harwell's Fun Club at Harwell Village Hall, 10am-noon. 01235 821254.

Jumble sale: Scout HQ, Fairlie Road, Littlemore, 10.30am.

Bring , sell, and buy book sale: for Rose Hill Neighbourhood Watch, PRIME and Children's Hope Foundation at 71 Rose Hill, Oxford, with refreshments, 11am-3pm. 01865 777317.

Autumn fair: Magdalen College School, Oxford, 12-4pm. Many attractions!

Jumble sale: Hanney Playgroup at East Hanney Royal British Legion, 1pm. 01235 868912.

CTC Wantage Section cycle ride: meet Millbrook Square, Grove, 1pm. 01235 764257.

Christmas sale, People's Dispensary for Sick Animals: Summertown Church Hall, Portland Road, Oxford, 1.15-4pm. Christmas cards and gifts, bric-a-brac, books, clothes, records, toys, raffle, refreshments. Jumble sale: Appleton Mission, 2pm. 01235 868304.

Jumble sale: St Gregory and St Augustine's Church Hall, 322 Woodstock Road, Oxford, 2pm.

Jumble sale: Temple Cowley United Reformed Church, 3pm.

Grand sale of jumble and bric-a-brac: Wootton Village Hall (near Woodstock), 3pm. Refreshments available. Proceeds to Wootton Primary School.

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

Children's workshops: games and arts and crafts, organised by Rainbow International Kindergarten. Every Saturday. For further details tel 01869 369149.

Christmas fair and coffee morning: Wallingford Town Hall, 10am-1pm. Admission 1 to include coffee. For Wallingford Community Hospital.

Jumble sale: Dunmore Junior School, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, 10am.

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.

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

Khon-Ha Kickboxing: Community Centre, Hadland Road, Abingdon, 11am, Mayoshindo Karate/Judo noon-1.30pm. Jumble sale: Goring Village Hall, 2pm, with refreshments and cake stall. For Streatley School.

Roller-skating sessions: Regal Centre, Wallingford, 3pm and 3.30pm.

Jumble sale: Temple Cowley United Reformed Church, 3pm.

Jumble sale: Wootton Village Hall (near Woodstock), 3pm. Refreshments available.

Fireworks display: Standlake Playing Field, 6.30pm. Admission 3, children 1.50.

Fireworks display: with bonfire and traditional fairground attractions, Faringdon House, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, 7pm, gates open 6pm. 01367 242635.

Ballroom and sequence dancing: featuring Chris Powell playing the Compton Theatre Organ. Abbey Hall, Abingdon, 7.45pm. Admission 4.

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Sunday, November 5:

Rambling club walk: Burford, Swinbrook and Asthall, 9 miles. Meet Cripley Road near Oxford Rail Station, 9.30am. Antique and collectors' fair: Brill Memorial Hall, 10.30am-4.30pm.

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

Fireworks display: Stadhampton Green, 6pm, bonfire lit at 5pm.

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.

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Monday, November 6:

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.

Jigsaw library: 36 Stonebridge Road, Steventon, 11.30am-4pm and 6.30-8pm. New members always welcome. Usually weekly. Tel to check dates. For more information tel 01235 834778. Talk and book signing: Terry Waite, CBE, and Travels with a Primate, St Ebbe's Centre, Oxford, 12.30pm. Admission 2, in advance from St Andrew's Bookshop, St Ebbe's, or tel 01865 247567 and at the door. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Toybox Charity, helping the street children of Guatamala.

Oxford Health Service Retirement Fellowship talk: speaker Mr Hugh Granger. The Origins of Manners and Customs. Talks, outings, monthly meetings, for all retired NHS staff. Academic Block, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, 1.30pm. For further details please tel 01869 343559.

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.

Strawberry Fayre Majorettes practice night: Parish Hall, Between Towns Road, Cowley, 7-9pm, every Monday. For more details telephone 01865 717781.

Ballroom and latin dance classes: every Monday, Crowmarsh Village Hall, 7.30pm. 01235 524134.

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.

Witney Camera Club: A4 Print Competition, Corn Exchange, 7.30pm.

Scottish Country Dancing: Henry Box School, Witney, 7.45pm. 01993 702339.

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

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 7:

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

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

Support group: every Tuesday afternoon 2.30-4.30pm, Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, finding out more about our training and support groups, for Living with Dying. Tel 01865- 316200 for further information.

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.

Graduate Students' Colloquia: Alexander Lingas speaks on Popularising Art Song in Modern Greece. Denis Arnold Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford, 5.15pm. Free healing: Oxford Spiritual Healing Centre, 43 St Giles, Oxford, 6.30pm. 01865 716371.

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

Wantage Camera Club: visiting lecturer, Colin Harrison. Introcution to Single projector AV. Methodist Church Hall, Newbury Street, Wantage, 7.30pm. Visitors welcome.

Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture: Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, 8pm, 1 non-members. Information 762951. Alzheimer's Society meeting: with talk by Hugh Series What Should the NHS Do for People with Dementia? Witts Lecture Theatre, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford, 8pm. Car parking at rear through gate seven in Woodstock Road. 01865 556469.

Oxford 18 Plus Group: meets every Tuesday from 8.45pm. Tel 01235 810361 for further details.

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Wednesday, November 8:

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

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.

Dialability Mobile Information Unit: Market Square, Abingdon, 10.30am-3.30pm.

Eynsham Road Runners meet: every Wednesday at Sports Pavilion, Eynsham, 6.30pm. 01865 862077. Friends of the Earth: Why Vegetarianism? Friends Meeting House, 43 St Giles, Oxford, 7.30pm. Admission Free.

Wallingford Flower Club: floral demonstation by Pam Messenger and Pat Trunkfield. Sales table, raffle, refreshments. Centre 70, Wallingford, 7.45pm. 01491 651467.

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

David Patterson Lecture Series: Luke Holland, film-maker and director, shows the film I Was a Slave Labourer. Yarnton Manor, 8.15pm, coffee from 8pm, Mini-bus from Oxford Playhouse 7.45pm, returning at 9.45pm.

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

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

Short mat bowling: Village Hall, Yarnton, 7.30pm. Also Monday mornings. 01865 376552.

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Thursday, November 9:

Coffee morning: for senior citizens, Gladiator Club, 263 Iffley Road, Oxford, 10am-noon. Meetings every Thursday.

Dialability Mobile Information Unit: Spendlove Centre, Charlbury, 10.30am-3.30pm. Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture: Protestantism and the Poetic Imagination in Modern Scotland, 5pm, Regent's Park College, Oxford.

Book signing: Philip Pullman with The Amber Spyglass, part three of Dark Materials trilogy, Waterstone's, Broad Street, Oxford, 12 noon1pm.

Coffee and tea shop: with home-made cakes, WI Hall, Brize Norton Road, Carterton, 9.30am-12.30pm. Every Thursday.

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

Rubber bridge: Wallingford Bridge Club, Bullcroft, 2.30pm. Partners not necessary. Every Thursday. Tel 01491 612652 for information.

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

White Horse Harriers AC meet: Wantage Leisure Centre, 6.45pm, every Thursday, all abilities welcome. 01235 223304.

Fencing session: Thame Duellist Fencing Club 6.45pm, equipment provided, all abilities welcome. 01993 702755.

Scrabble session: Small friendly group welcomes players of all abilities. Guildhall, Abingdon, 7pm. 01235 529607.

Abingdon Amblers Athletic Club: New members of all standards welcome, Tilsley Park, Abingdon, 7pm. Seniors 01235 550688. Juniors 01235 535780.

Grove Table Tennis Club: All levels and abilities welcome to this friendly club, Village Hall, Grove, 7.30pm. 01235 765856. Icknield Badminton Club: Watlington club and league: Four courts, 7.30-10pm. Further details 01491 836049.

Meeting of Wantage Townswomen's Guild: St John Vianney Church Hall, Wantage, 7.30pm. Meetings on second Thursday every month. 01235 762439.

Line dance classes: Regal Centre, Wallingford, beginners 7.30pm, advanced, 8.30pm. For more information call 01491 825910.

Oxon Woodturners Club meet: New members always welcome, Village Hall, Littlemore, 7.30pm. 01865 764760.

North Oxford Folk Dance Group: Beginners and experienced dancers welcome, The Bowls Pavilion, Cutteslowe Park, Oxford, at 7.45pm. 01865 559065/779417.

Ladies karate and self-defence class: Kingfisher Barn, Rye Farm, Abingdon, 7.45pm. 01235 202507.

Headington Quarry Folk Dance Club: Methodist Church Hall, Quarry High Street, 8pm. Meetings during term-time only. Dancing to live music.

Round dancing: Beginners class (featured rhythm waltz), Kennington Methodist Church, Upper Road, Kennington. 8.15pm. 01865 453744. Alternate Thursdays, please telephone to confirm dates.