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​Films at the Regent cinema, concerts, regular activities, Citizen Advice+++
December 2019
DURING DECEMBER
Look out for Father Christmas with Thomas the Tank Engine
Faringdon & Villages (Start times: weekdays 5.30pm, Saturdays 4.30pm)

Wednesday 4 December - Faringdon (Orchard Hill, Westland Road, Highworth Road, The Pines)
Thursday 5 December - Watchfield (Majors Road., Barrington Ave. area)
Friday 6 December - Watchfield (old Watchfield)
Saturday 7 December - Faringdon (Bloor Estate, Park Road, Walnut Court, Wills Close, Bromsgrove)
Monday 9 December - Kingston Bagpuize (Oxford end)
Tuesday 10 December - Southmoor (Faringdon end)
Wednesday 11 December - Faringdon (Gloucester Street, Sudbury Court, Pulling Close, Haynes Close, London Street)
Thursday 12 December - Longcot & Watchfield (Shrivenham Hundred area etc.)
Friday 13 December - Southmoor (Blandy Avenue), Buckland, Littleworth
Saturday 14 December - Faringdon (Stanford Road, Nursery View, Tuckers Road, Berners Way, The Lees)
Monday/Tuesday 16/17 December - Stanford in the Vale
Wednesday 18 December - Faringdon (Century Close, Rawdon Way, Townend Road, Marines Drive, Marlborough Gardens, Folly View Road)
Thursday 19 December - Uffington
Friday 20 December - Clanfield
Saturday 21 December - Faringdon (Fernham Fields, Wearn Road, Coleshill Drive, Fernham Road, Leamington Drive, Carters Crescent, Fernham Gate, Coxwell Road estates)
Should any changes become necessary due to circumstances, they will be announced on: facebook.com/faringdon.rotary

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Wed December 4th
Sometimes Always Never (12A) (2018 - Comedy, Drama, Mystery)
Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son Peter and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.
Stars: Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe
Film duration:  1 hour 31 mins (no interval) 
Free tea/coffee and a biscuit
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon 
Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm 
Tickets 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)
​For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
Tickets can be bought in advance from Faringdon Information Centre, 5 Market Square, Faringdon SN7 7HL
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7th December 2019
Faringdon Christmas Market and Young Traders Market
Market Place 10 am to 2 pm
Support Faringdon's young entrepreneurs and local traders
For more information or to book a stall please contact marzia@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk


Saturday 7th December
Christmas Family xplorer event (orienteering event aimed at preschool and primary aged children)
Faringdon Folly Sports Ground  10am-12pm (last registration 11.30am)
Free - suggested donation £2 a family
Contact: Anna.clarke@southandvale.gov.uk for more information 


Thursday 12th December
 Sally-Ann Spence  a lecturer at Oxford Natural History Museum, will speak about "Dung Beetles".  
United Church Hall 2.30pm
ally is an informed and engaging science educator who has spent many years informing people about the wonders of invertebrates.  She is the founder of Minibeast Mayhem, a specialist teaching company, and takes delight in delivering lively material about this misunderstood and underrated section of Biology.  Refreshments will be available after the talk. 
All members are welcome to attend but visitors are required to pay £1.50.
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Friday 13th December
Late Night (15) (2019 - Comedy, Drama)
Legendary talk-show host Katherine Newbury is a pioneer in her field. The only woman ever to have a long-running program on late night, she keeps her writers’ room on a short leash - and all male. But when her ratings plummet and she is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” Katherine puts gender equality on her to-do list and impulsively hires Molly Patel, a chemical plant efficiency expert from suburban Pennsylvania, as the first and only female on her writing staff.
Stars: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling
Film duration: 1 hr 42 min plus 15 min interval
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, 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
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
Tickets can be bought in advance from Faringdon Information Centre, 5 Market Square, Faringdon SN7 7HL

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Wednesday 18th December 2019
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club 7.30 PM.  Christmas Meeting.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk    Non members welcome. 


Fri 20th December
The Grinch (U) (2018 - Animation, Family, Fantasy)
A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville
Stars: Benedict Cumberbach, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones
Film duration: 1 hour 25 mins (plus 15 min interval)
Kids Cinema @ The Regent Cinema, 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
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
Tickets can be bought in advance from Faringdon Information Centre, 5 Market Square, Faringdon SN7 7HL

​Tuesday December 31st
FARINGDON BOWLING CLUB
Gravel Walk, Faringdon, SN7 7JN
NEW YEAR’S EVE DISCO
on 31ST DECEMBER 2019  8.00 p.m. until late
Dancing to White Horse Disco
£15 per person to include ploughman’s Supper
Tickets will be on sale from 15th, November at the club every Friday night from 19:30 or at the Coffee Mornings between 10 & 11am on Tuesday 26/11, 10/12 or 24/12. 
Please note that due to demand, tickets cannot be reserved for later payment.
Strictly payment in advance. Thank you.
January 2020
​January 1st
​New Year fun at Farmer Gow's
Enjoy some 'hands on' farm fun at Farmer Gow's between Fernham and Longcot.
Open daily from 1 January, 10am - 5pm
Our farm animal workshops run every day at starting at 11am & 2pm.
Enjoy some family time playing in the giant Bale Climb. Try our pedal tractors or adventure in our playground.
The farm shop/cafe is warm and cosy for a cuppa or lunchtime snack. Our burgers and hot dogs are a delicious favourite.

Saturday 4th January
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
By Rotary Club of Faringdon & District
From 9am to 3pm - Bring your Christmas trees for recycling to:
  • Faringdon Market Square
  • Shrivenham High Street
  • (Also, at Clanfield from 0930am to 1230pm)
Our thanks to Ross Muir for his invaluable assistance
Donations please for Helen & Douglas House

7th January
Walking for Health
10-10.30. Free
Slow paced walk
From Medical Centre Volunteer way
See Poster


8th January 2020
Introduction to baby massage - suitable for babies from birth to crawling.
Blessed Hugh Church Hall Faringdon
See website for details
www.listeningtouchtherapies.co.uk 


Weds 8 January
Lion King (PG)(2019 - Animation, Adventure, Drama)
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery
Film duration:  1 hour 58 mins (no interval) 
Free tea/coffee and a biscuit
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon 
Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm 
Tickets 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)

​Wednesday 15th January 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club,7.30 PM, T.E. Speaker Bjorn Watson, T.E.Lawrence & Arab Revolt.
Contact= RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.

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Starting 15th January 2020
4-week Baby massage workshop (suitable for babies from 8 weeks to crawling)
Blessed Hugh Church Hall Faringdon
See website for details
www.listeningtouchtherapies.co.uk 

Fri 31 January
Blinded By The Light (12A) (2019 - Comedy, Drama, Music)
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Stars: Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kaira
Film duration: 1 hr 58 min plus 15 min interval
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, 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
February 2020
Thursday 6th February 7.30pm, Friday 7th February 7.30pm, Saturday 8th February 
A traditional Pantomime, suitable for all the family, presented by Stanford Drama Group. Cinders The True Story by David Tristram
CINDERELLA. (Flying Ducks Publications)
Stanford in the Vale Village Hall  2.30pm Matinee and 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm for evening performances and 2pm for the Matinee.
TICKETS: £8 and £6 for concessions. Tickets are available from Stanford Coffee Shop (next door to the Co-op). A Bar is available at all evening performances.
​For all enquiries please call 01367 710400. ​

Wednesday 19th February 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club,7.30 PM,  Speaker Terry Bracher, Horrible & Curious history of Wiltshire.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.
March 2020
​Wednesday 18th March 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM, Speaker  David Pigg,   Help for Heroes.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.
April 2020
​Wednesday 15th April 2020.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM, Speaker Mark & Stan Dibben,  Tales from the edge of two world Wars.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.
May 2020
Wednesday 20th May 2020.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM, Speaker Ian Lewis,  Sandakan and beyond.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.

23rd/24th/25th May 2020
6th Lechlade Annual Vintage Rally & Country Show.
Langley Lane, Clanfield, Bampton. OX18 2RZ
10.00am to 4.30pm all days.
£5.00 adults, £3.00 Seniors (Children free with paying adults)
Vintage cars,Motor cycles, Lorries, Tractors, Animals, Bouncy Castle, mini ring entertainment, Stalls, Craft & Model Tent. Refreshments raffle & tombola. Car Parking free.
Public Camper/Caravan overnight Parking. £10.00 per night. includes entry to the rally.
CONTACT 01993 843221 WWW:_Lechlade Collectors Club
June 2020
​Wednesday 17th June 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM, Speaker Dudley Wall, The role of the Rhodesian Armed Forces in the defence of the realm.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members welcome.
July 2020
Wednesday 15th July 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM, Speaker Karen English, Root & Branch Westmill Farm.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members welcome.
August 2020
Wednesday 19th August 2020.
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM,         Members Evening.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members welcome.
September 2020
Wednesday 16th September 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM,   Speaker from RAF, Brize Norton.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members welcome.
October 2020
Wednesday 21st October 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM,         Remembrance Service Planning.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.
November 2020  
Wednesday 18th November 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM,       Annual General Meeting  (A.G.M.)
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.
December 2020  
Wednesday 16th December 2020,
British Legion.
Faringdon Bowls Club, 7.30 PM,        Christmas Meeting.
Contact = RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
Non Members Welcome.