Events

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 11

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

Touch for Health: Drop in clinic at The Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way, off Cowley 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.

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

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

Contemporary dance workshops: Weekly at Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, Oxford. Advanced Level for 16 years plus. Fridays 6.30-7.30pm, Sundays 5.30-6.30pm. 01865 722851.

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.

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, AUGUST 12

Jumble/Bric-a-Brac Sale: Market Square Abingdon. In aid of Michael Sobell House. 10am. If wet under County Hall.

Embroidery exhibition: Sulgrave Manor, near Banbury, Stars, Stripes and Stitches, Saturday 12th - Sunday 20 August, 10.30am -5.00pm (closed Wednesday 16th). Adult 4.50, child 2.25. Tel: 01295 760205.

St Laurence Church, South Hinksey: Flower Festival, 12-13 August. Evensong 6.30pm Sunday. Refreshments. Proceeds to Church Fabric Fund.

Annual sale: Watcombe Manor Farm, Watlington. Chiltern Guide Dog Appeal Annual Sale, 11am-3pm. Clothes, books, toys, cakes, refreshments. Admission 10p, children free.

Advice Centre: Kennington Village Hall. By Dr Evan Harris, Oxford West and Abingdon MP. Further information: 01865 245584.

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

Jazz workshops: Weekly at Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, Oxford. For young people aged 13 plus , no experience needed, just bring a bottle of water, Saturdays10.30am-noon.

Charity stall: Blewbury Antiques, London Road, Blewbury, 10am-12noon, details, 01235 850366. Proceeds go towards cost of converting a listed building into a meeting house with toilets. Second Saturday each month.

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.

Annual Flower Show and Fete: Witney Town Band. Plant and cake stalls. Bottle tombola. For local clubs and societies. North Hinksey Horticultural Society at the Fishes Inn, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, 1-4.30pm.

Toy weekend: Cogges Manor Farm Museum, noon-5.30pm. Also Sunday. Details 01993 772602.

Summer fete: games for children, crafts handmade by the residents, teas, Mayott House Home for the Elderly, Abingdon, 2.15pm.

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

Bingo session: 28th Oxford Scout Group HQ, Fairlie Road, off Mayfair Road, Cowley, Oxford, 7.30pm.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

Car boot sale: organised by Kennington Overseas Aid at Forest Side, Kennington, 2pm. 01865 730167.

Rambling Club Walk: Goring and Goring Heath, 13 miles. Meet Cripley Road near Oxford Rail Station, 9.00am.

Six-a-side competition: Oxford Mail versus an Oxford United team at Cutteslowe Park, Oxford, 11am-4pm. Pig roast and bar. In aid of Ward 5E at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Bicester in Bloom Awards Ceremony: Garth Park, Launton Road, 2.30-4.30pm. Entertainment by Bletchingdon Silver Band. Refreshments on sale by Bicester and District Twinning Association.

Oxford Conservation at Calvert Jubilee: BBOWT reserve centred around large lake. Transport from central Oxford. Details: Laurence 01235 532665 or www.ocv.rmplc.co.uk

Miniature railway rides: Cutteslowe Park, from 2-5.30pm, not today but on August 20 and 28 (bank hol), September 3 and 17, October 1, 15 and 29. September 10 in aid of Scope.

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.

Meet and Greet Club: singles night for over 30s, disco and bar, Sandford Village Hall, 8pm.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 14

Kaleidoscope weekly creche: Formerly Kidlington Family Cen tre, 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.

Holiday Roadshow: August 14-18 August, Eynsham Sports Pavilion, aged 8-13. 10am-4pm, cost 6. Details 01865 247427.

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

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.

Learn to open canoe without getting wet! Turn up at Falcon and Monday at 7pm. Donnington Bridge Road, Oxford, adults only. 01865 769142. Part of Oxford Riversports Campus Project.

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).

Cartophilic Society meeting: Holford Centre, Stanton St John, 7.30pm.

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

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.

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

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 15

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

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

ARP050 meeting: Association of the Retired and Persons Over 50 Banbury Branch, Cherwell County Club, Banbury, talk on Police Work by WPC Brooks, 11am.

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.

Free healing: Oxford Spiritual Healing Centre, 43 St Giles, Oxford, 6.30pm. 01865 716371.

Abingdon Amblers Athletic Club: New members of all standards welcome, Tilsley Park, Abingdon, 6.30pm. Seniors tel 01235 550688. Juniors tel 01235 535780.

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

Sequence dancing: Beginners tuition. Witney Sequence Club, Langdale Hall, Witney, 6.30pm. General session with further tuition, 7pm. 01865 722250.

Fitness sessions: Circuit training, 7pm, sweat and tone aerobics, 8pm, Headington Parish Hall, Dunstan Road, Headington, 7pm. 01865 777508 for details.

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

Aftma Kung Fu and kick-boxing: 7pm and 8pm respectively, Old Gaol Leisure Centre, Abingdon, 6pm. 0410 321648.

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

Cajun dancing session: South Oxford Community Centre, Lake Street, Oxford, 7.30pm. Every Tuesday. 01865 510066.

2410 Didcot Squadron Air Training Corps meetings: Tuesday and Thursday in Trenchard Hall, Newlands Avenue, Didcot, 7.30-9.30pm. For young persons aged between 13 and 18. 01235 555420.

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

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

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16

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

Children's Activities: Treacle Timers and Marble Mazes. Measure Time using bubble bath, glycerine and beads. Make a maze. For eight to 12-year-olds. Cost 5.50 per child. Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, 10am-12.30pm. Also Beat Time on Saturday Aug 19, Wed Aug 23, Summer Time, a guided walk through Woodstock Water Meadows. All at 10am-12.30pm. Tel 01993 814115 to book a place.

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

Finstock Parent and Toddler Group: Meets all year round every Wednesday, Finstock Village Hall, 10.30am-noon. Parents and carers of babies to three-year-olds welcome. First session free. Inquiries, tel 01993 868054.

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

Bucks British and Classic Motorcycle Club: Shiny Bike and Rock 'n Roll Night, Plough, Cadsden, near Princes Risborough, 8.00pm. Free entry. 01494 862841.

Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney: Cotswold Falconry Centre Display, 2.30pm. Tel 01993 772602 for details.

Didcot and Wallingford Group The Ramblers Association walk: Nettlebed, meet at kiln, 2pm. 7.5m to Warburg Reserve, Stonor, Middle Assenden, picnic tea. Leader Leslie 01491 872801.

Weekly Tai Chi session: Suitable for all ages, increases flexibility, delays ageing, painless exercise. First two sessions free. Summertown Church Hall, Portland Road, Oxford, 7.45pm. Also

Fridays.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17

Farmers' market: 26 local stalls with a variety of produce, including meat, poultry, fresh trout, fruit and vegetables, plants and shrubs, wine, free range eggs, organic goods and homebaked breads, honey and preserves. Church Green, Witney, 9am-2pm. Folk dancing at noon.

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

Dialibility Mobile Information Unit: Market Square, Bampton (am), Standlake (pm).