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Films at the Regent cinema, concerts, regular activities, Citizen Advice+++
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October 2018
Weds 24th October Duck Duck Goose (PG) (2018 - Animation, Adventure, Comedy) Peng rejects the community of his tight-knit flock of geese in an attempt to live life on his own terms, but when he narrowly rescues two young ducklings from an eccentric but deadly cat, the two latch onto Peng like a parent. The makeshift trio embark on dangerous journey to reach their respective flocks Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya, Lance Lim Film duration: 1 hour 31 mins (plus 15 min interval) Tea/Coffee, popcorn, sweets, ice-creams all 50p - FREE squash Kids Cinema@ The Regent, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon Doors open 1.30pm, film starts at 2.00pm Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family FARINGDON ART SOCIETY 54th ANNUAL EXHIBITION 26-28th October Faringdon Art Society are holding their 54th Annual Exhibition in the Corn Exchange, Faringdon Fri 26th – Sunday 28th Oct. This varied and exciting display of original work by local artists includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, prints and cards with most for sale at very reasonable prices. Everyone welcome, free entry, refreshments available. Friday and Saturday, 10 - 6pm; Sunday 10 - 4pm. Further info contact Karen Spence 01367 240679 or visit www.faringdonartsociety.co.uk 31st October Halloween at the Folly 5pm-8pm. Last entry 7.45pm Climb the Tower at Night It will be Spooky. A scary character will be there to greet you Adults £3, 11-16 £1, under 11 50p |
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November 2018
Until February 2019
Exhibition ‘Hospital: Faringdon’s Pump House in WWI’
The Pump House, Faringdon, from August 17th, 2018 for 6 months
See details press_release_museum_2018.pdf
Thursday 1st November
Phillip Henry Tours Solo Album 'True North' at The Barber Rooms
The Barber Rooms, Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HW
Show 7.30pm
Tickets £12 advance
PHILLIP HENRY RELEASES MILESTONE SOLO ALBUM this October mapping out a decade of musicianship across the globe ..
Virtuoso is an overused word, glibly littered around as a description of ability. But when attributed to Lancashire-born, Devon-based musician Phillip Henry it’s spot on.
Henry has made his name as a spellbinding exponent of the slide guitar augmented with show-stopping beatbox harmonica.. don’t miss the chance to see him live on this tour..
Tel 07766 077115
www.wegottickets.com/event/438100
Saturday 3rd November 2018
FARINGDON FIREWORKS AND BONFIRE
Organised by Faringdon Rotary the Fireworks display and bonfire will be held in the grounds of Faringdon House on Saturday 3rd November. Tickets on sale in local shops during October. Gates open at 6.00pm – Display will begin at 7.00pm. It is recommended that you arrive early to avoid disappointment. The bonfire will be lit immediately after the firework display. We hope you will be joining in the fun this year and in doing so you will help us raise valuable funds for local charities. Traffic Road Signs will direct you from the A417 and the A420
Car Parking is available on site, although many people use the town’s car parks and walk the few hundred yards to the site. Please note: you are not allowed to bring your own fireworks.
We are indebted to Faringdon House Estate for allowing us the use of their land and ask everyone to respect this by placing ALL LITTER in the bins provided.
We look forward to seeing you.
Weds 7th November
Book Club (12A) (2018 - Comedy, Drama, Romance)
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
Film duration: 1 hour 44 mins (no interval)
Free tea/coffee and a biscuit
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pmTickets in advance £4 from Faringdon Information Centre / £5 on the door Matinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films (inc half price pre-booked Blockbuster evening cinema tickets)
Friday November 9th
Royal British Legion 8th Annual Festival of Remembrance
Corn Exchange @ 7.30pm.
Commemorating the end of the First World War with music and readings, Thames Valley Police Choir and Oxford City Singers Barbershop.
Tickets £6. from the T.I.C. office, Market Square.
8th-10th November
Faringdon Dramatic Society
would like to invite you to their forthcoming production of:
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery
A comedy by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr
Thursday 8 November 2018 - Saturday 10 November 2018
Faringdon Junior School, 26 Gloucester Street, Faringdon SN7 7HY
Directed by Jo Webster
Please visit our website for further details: www.faringdondramatic.org.uk
25th November - A Concert of Oxfordshire Carols
Oxford’s Christminster Singers return to All Saints Church for a lively Concert of Oxfordshire Carols in four-part harmony to get us in the mood for Christmas.
3.00 - 4.00, tickets are £10.
The concert will be followed by refreshments (included in ticket) in the Barber Rooms. Tickets are available from Mustard Seed, from Margaret Starr (tel: 240201) or online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/christminsters. They can also be bought on the door.
The concert is in aid of the WATSAN project to provide safe drinking water to villages in Uganda.
Friday 30th November
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG) (2018 - Comedy, Musical, Romance)
Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand re-opening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Film duration: 1 hrs 54 min (plus 15 min interval)
Licensed bar, refreshments, ice-creams and popcorn
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family
Thursday 8th November 2018
Speaker - Dr David Jones will talk on "How Tropical Rainforests Work". David works at the Natural History Museum In London; He is an entomologist specialising in rainforests and soil ecology. His talk will include the main ecological processes that keep rainforests functioning and the threats which surround their long-term survival. Refreshments are available after the talk. All members are welcome but visitors are required to pay £1.50.
For further information use our website on https://faringdondistrictu3a.com/ or contact Margaret Brown on 01367 615 385.
9th, 10th, 11th November
War Memorial Trust Remembrance Exhibition
Old Town Hall
The War Memorial Trust and the Royal British Legion will be holding its tenth exhibition of war time memorabilia in the Old Town Hall to reflect on the impact that wars have made on local families. This year marks the centenary of the end of the first World War, ‘the war to end all wars’ and the overlooked battles of 1918 that cost the lives of many local men.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th November, and after the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday 11th until 1:30 pm.
Volunteers who would like to help in manning the exhibition should contact the Faringdon Town Council Offices on 01367 240281.
Wednesday 21st November.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk Non Members welcome
Until February 2019
Exhibition ‘Hospital: Faringdon’s Pump House in WWI’
The Pump House, Faringdon, from August 17th, 2018 for 6 months
See details press_release_museum_2018.pdf
Thursday 1st November
Phillip Henry Tours Solo Album 'True North' at The Barber Rooms
The Barber Rooms, Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HW
Show 7.30pm
Tickets £12 advance
PHILLIP HENRY RELEASES MILESTONE SOLO ALBUM this October mapping out a decade of musicianship across the globe ..
Virtuoso is an overused word, glibly littered around as a description of ability. But when attributed to Lancashire-born, Devon-based musician Phillip Henry it’s spot on.
Henry has made his name as a spellbinding exponent of the slide guitar augmented with show-stopping beatbox harmonica.. don’t miss the chance to see him live on this tour..
Tel 07766 077115
www.wegottickets.com/event/438100
Saturday 3rd November 2018
FARINGDON FIREWORKS AND BONFIRE
Organised by Faringdon Rotary the Fireworks display and bonfire will be held in the grounds of Faringdon House on Saturday 3rd November. Tickets on sale in local shops during October. Gates open at 6.00pm – Display will begin at 7.00pm. It is recommended that you arrive early to avoid disappointment. The bonfire will be lit immediately after the firework display. We hope you will be joining in the fun this year and in doing so you will help us raise valuable funds for local charities. Traffic Road Signs will direct you from the A417 and the A420
Car Parking is available on site, although many people use the town’s car parks and walk the few hundred yards to the site. Please note: you are not allowed to bring your own fireworks.
We are indebted to Faringdon House Estate for allowing us the use of their land and ask everyone to respect this by placing ALL LITTER in the bins provided.
We look forward to seeing you.
Weds 7th November
Book Club (12A) (2018 - Comedy, Drama, Romance)
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
Film duration: 1 hour 44 mins (no interval)
Free tea/coffee and a biscuit
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pmTickets in advance £4 from Faringdon Information Centre / £5 on the door Matinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films (inc half price pre-booked Blockbuster evening cinema tickets)
Friday November 9th
Royal British Legion 8th Annual Festival of Remembrance
Corn Exchange @ 7.30pm.
Commemorating the end of the First World War with music and readings, Thames Valley Police Choir and Oxford City Singers Barbershop.
Tickets £6. from the T.I.C. office, Market Square.
8th-10th November
Faringdon Dramatic Society
would like to invite you to their forthcoming production of:
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery
A comedy by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr
Thursday 8 November 2018 - Saturday 10 November 2018
Faringdon Junior School, 26 Gloucester Street, Faringdon SN7 7HY
Directed by Jo Webster
Please visit our website for further details: www.faringdondramatic.org.uk
25th November - A Concert of Oxfordshire Carols
Oxford’s Christminster Singers return to All Saints Church for a lively Concert of Oxfordshire Carols in four-part harmony to get us in the mood for Christmas.
3.00 - 4.00, tickets are £10.
The concert will be followed by refreshments (included in ticket) in the Barber Rooms. Tickets are available from Mustard Seed, from Margaret Starr (tel: 240201) or online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/christminsters. They can also be bought on the door.
The concert is in aid of the WATSAN project to provide safe drinking water to villages in Uganda.
Friday 30th November
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG) (2018 - Comedy, Musical, Romance)
Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand re-opening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Film duration: 1 hrs 54 min (plus 15 min interval)
Licensed bar, refreshments, ice-creams and popcorn
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
Tickets in advance £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on door £4 U18s, £5 Adult, £11 Family
Thursday 8th November 2018
Speaker - Dr David Jones will talk on "How Tropical Rainforests Work". David works at the Natural History Museum In London; He is an entomologist specialising in rainforests and soil ecology. His talk will include the main ecological processes that keep rainforests functioning and the threats which surround their long-term survival. Refreshments are available after the talk. All members are welcome but visitors are required to pay £1.50.
For further information use our website on https://faringdondistrictu3a.com/ or contact Margaret Brown on 01367 615 385.
9th, 10th, 11th November
War Memorial Trust Remembrance Exhibition
Old Town Hall
The War Memorial Trust and the Royal British Legion will be holding its tenth exhibition of war time memorabilia in the Old Town Hall to reflect on the impact that wars have made on local families. This year marks the centenary of the end of the first World War, ‘the war to end all wars’ and the overlooked battles of 1918 that cost the lives of many local men.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th November, and after the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday 11th until 1:30 pm.
Volunteers who would like to help in manning the exhibition should contact the Faringdon Town Council Offices on 01367 240281.
Wednesday 21st November.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk Non Members welcome
December 2018
Saturday 1st December
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-ON - FESTIVE FARINGDON
Market Square from 2.00pm Santa arrival 2.30pm - Lights-On at 5.30pm
Father Christmas in his grotto, Thomas the Tank Engine, Wantage Silver Band, street entertainers, fairground rides, Punch & Judy, choir, craft stalls, Christmas Fayre in the Corn Exchange
For further information contact: festivefaringdon@emsoap.co.uk or mobile 0795 481 8658
The Rotary Club of Faringdon & District www.faringdonrotaryclub.org www.facebook.com/faringdon.rotary
7th December
Richard Durrant A Candlelit Christmas Guitar Concert
with special guests: Amy Kakoura – vocals and Nick Pynn – violin
St Nicholas Church, Baulking, SN7 7QE 8pm
Ticket Price £17
Contact : Tel. 01367 820282 or book online here https://richarddurrant.com/event/richard-durrant-candlelit-christmas-baulking/
Wednesday 19th December.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 pm. Christmas Evening.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk Non Members welcome
Saturday 1st December
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-ON - FESTIVE FARINGDON
Market Square from 2.00pm Santa arrival 2.30pm - Lights-On at 5.30pm
Father Christmas in his grotto, Thomas the Tank Engine, Wantage Silver Band, street entertainers, fairground rides, Punch & Judy, choir, craft stalls, Christmas Fayre in the Corn Exchange
For further information contact: festivefaringdon@emsoap.co.uk or mobile 0795 481 8658
The Rotary Club of Faringdon & District www.faringdonrotaryclub.org www.facebook.com/faringdon.rotary
7th December
Richard Durrant A Candlelit Christmas Guitar Concert
with special guests: Amy Kakoura – vocals and Nick Pynn – violin
St Nicholas Church, Baulking, SN7 7QE 8pm
Ticket Price £17
Contact : Tel. 01367 820282 or book online here https://richarddurrant.com/event/richard-durrant-candlelit-christmas-baulking/
Wednesday 19th December.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 pm. Christmas Evening.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk Non Members welcome