In the Sibfords today…
Saturday 25 May 2024Summary for SE England: Becoming cloudy with rain overnight. Thunderstorms on Sunday.
Book Swap and Café
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection …
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection of books and borrow any you like. No need to bring a book to swap. No charge. Donations welcome.
…and tomorrow
Holy Communion and Patronal Festival
Quaker Meeting
Please visit http://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/sibford for meeting and contact details.
Please visit http://banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk/sibford for meeting and contact details.
… and after that
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Book Swap and Café
Welcome to our monthly chance to have coffee/cake and a chat. Browse our large selection …read more
The name’s Bond, James Bond
A unique chance to see the film voted by Bond aficionados as the best Bond …read more
Sibford Walkers
We leave the Village Hall car park on foot or by car at 10 am …read more
Ladies Coffee Club
Ladies!! Come for coffee and a chat at the pub.
Celebrate D-Day 80th Anniversary
Sibford will celebrate this historic occasion along with the rest of the country.
7pm: …read more
Men’s Brunch Club
We're just these guys, you know? Having a late breakfast.
For further information, please visit …read more
Moths!
Andy Newbold will run a couple of moth traps overnight on Friday night in the …read more
…more events
News & Notices
General Election information
Deadlines for voters
- Tue 18 June - Register to vote. (If you are already on the electoral register you do not need to register again.)
- Wed 19 June - …read more
Sibford Ferris Parish Council Minutes
The minutes of the May meeting of Sibford Ferris Parish Council can be found below.
Notes of the Sibford Ferris Annual Parish Meeting
The notes of the Sibford Ferris Annual Parish Meeting can be found below:
Colony Road closure
Oxfordshire CC has given notice that Colony Road at Temple Mill will be closed to traffic for three days from Wednesday 12 June for work by Thames Water.
Special showing of Bond movie Goldeneye
Sue Cook writes: Dear friends and neighbours - Ian (Sharp) has flatteringly been requested to give a talk at Sibford Village Hall to talk about the roller coaster fun and …read more
Parish Councillor Vacancy
Sibford Gower Parish Council currently has a vacancy for a parish councillor. If you are enthusiastic about your community and would like to work as part of team to maintain …read more
The Sibfords Newsletters
Our daily newsletters provide the local weather forecast and list upcoming village events, new planning applications, etc. Subscribe here!
The Town Estate Charity
The Town Estate Charity Sibford Gower and Burdrop (Registered Charity No 253440) has a remit to use surplus funds for three purposes:
- the general benefit of the parish,…read more
Walks near Sibford
We are blessed with great walking country around the Sibfords. Visit the Sibford Walkers webpage for maps of over 50 circular walks. Each map page includes a link to download …read more
Fix My Street
The most reliable way to report problems with roads and local amenities, such as
- Abandoned vehicles
- Dog Fouling
- Drainage
- Flyposting or graffiti
- Flytipping or litter
- Pavements
- Streetcleaning
- Unlit lampposts
- Potholes…read more
…earlier news
Voices from the past
32 years ago
the Sibford Scene in May 1992
Sibford School: Much has happened since the School's last report to the Sibford Scene, culminating perhaps in the Meeting for Worship held …
Sibford School
Much has happened since the School’s last report to the Sibford Scene, culminating perhaps in the Meeting for Worship held at the Gower Meeting House on Saturday 29th March. This was an occasion to remember. Current scholars, old scholars, current and former pupils, Staff and Governors, joined the act of Worship and thanksgiving after which a tree was planted in the grounds of the Meeting House to mark the occasion: the School’s 150th Anniversary.
During the term three major musical events made this a Spring of particular distinction.
On Saturday 7th March, Bernard D’Ascoli gave a brilliant recital on the school’s new Yamaha concert grand piano to a large and enthusiastic audience. A week later the pinao was in use again this time for the finals of the Banbury Young Musician of the Year competition, revived for the first time for many years and held-most successfully at the school under the auspices of the Banbury Rotary Club.
On the 4th April choirs from all the other seven Quaker Schools in England joined Sibford’s Choral Society for a magnificent performance of Handel’s Israel in Egypt in Coventry Cathedral which also formed a special event in our 150th Anniversary programme.
There was also an outstanding exhibition of work by Sixth Form A Level Art Students, held in March. Further work will be on a display as part of Oxfordshire Art week, in the Music School at the Manor, 16th—23rd May.
In many other areas too, pupils and staff have put in great energy and initiative. The Fielding Day Care Scheme, run for elderly people in the village by members of the Sixth Form has started and there have been a number of visits away from school by pupils including a memorable trip to the Black Country Museum. Orchard Close added to its vigorous programme a series of puppet shows for string, glove and shadow puppets with performances held not only in school but also in the Jack in the Box Nursery School.
The Junior and Senior Drama groups produced most impressive productions: Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations by the younger pupils, and extracts from five more weighty plays by the Fifth Form Drama set.
At our Sunday Evening Meetings, we have heard about the lives of Friends in Bolivia, and the accessibility of Art, on two recent Sundays and next term’s programme of speakers will continue to cover a particular range of important themes.
Next term promises to be, as usual, a very full one again with a number of summer sports events and our Open Day on July 4th.
We hope that on that occasion and on others too, friends from the village will come to the events whenever possible, and we will look forward to seeing you.
130 years ago today
Reverend Stevens's diary for Friday 25 May 1894
Fine. Warmer. Visited School. Inspected Spinney at Heath Farm. An immense number of larch has been cut for mounding. Much …
Fine. Warmer. Visited School. Inspected Spinney at Heath Farm. An immense number of larch has been cut for mounding. Much brushwood there, not good enough to pay for cartage.
W Lamb’s chimney caught fire this evening and caused much smoke and excitement.