What's on in and around Faringdon
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Regular Events
Weekly Faringdon Community Larder
Every Tuesday 2:30pm to 4pm
Faringdon Corn Exchange
This community project is a great opportunity to reduce food waste and save money on your weekly shop. Surplus income from subscriptions is used to help young people get qualifications, training and work. See www.sofea.uk.com/young-people/
Town Council working in partnership with SOFEA.
For more information please click on the link
https://www.sofea.uk.com/purpose-projects/community-larder/
Contact Adele Vincent adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Faringdon Saturday Markets
Saturday markets held in the Market Place 10am to 1pm,
Join us at our weekly market to support local stall holders.
Stay in in town for a coffee and support our local businesses.
Please contact liz@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk to book a stall
Buskers return to the Market Square on Saturdays.
Live busking sessions return to the Market Place from 10 to 1pm
All helping to raise money for a local charity
Faringdon Welcomes Buskers aims to put on live music on a Saturday morning in the Market Place twice a month
Citizens Advice
Drop in Sessions
No appointment needed
Wednesday 10am to 12pm
Town Council Offices
Pump House 5 Market Place SN7 7HL
Faringdon Food Bank
Faringdon Food Bank works with referral agencies to issue food vouchers to those in need of food.
Open 10am to 12pm Monday and Wednesdays
Faringdon Town Council Offices
Pump House 5 Market Place SN7 7HL
Call 07548535855 (during opening hours)
Email faringdonfb@gmail.com
Weekly Faringdon Community Larder
Every Tuesday 2:30pm to 4pm
Faringdon Corn Exchange
This community project is a great opportunity to reduce food waste and save money on your weekly shop. Surplus income from subscriptions is used to help young people get qualifications, training and work. See www.sofea.uk.com/young-people/
Town Council working in partnership with SOFEA.
For more information please click on the link
https://www.sofea.uk.com/purpose-projects/community-larder/
Contact Adele Vincent adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Faringdon Saturday Markets
Saturday markets held in the Market Place 10am to 1pm,
Join us at our weekly market to support local stall holders.
Stay in in town for a coffee and support our local businesses.
Please contact liz@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk to book a stall
Buskers return to the Market Square on Saturdays.
Live busking sessions return to the Market Place from 10 to 1pm
All helping to raise money for a local charity
Faringdon Welcomes Buskers aims to put on live music on a Saturday morning in the Market Place twice a month
Citizens Advice
Drop in Sessions
No appointment needed
Wednesday 10am to 12pm
Town Council Offices
Pump House 5 Market Place SN7 7HL
Faringdon Food Bank
Faringdon Food Bank works with referral agencies to issue food vouchers to those in need of food.
Open 10am to 12pm Monday and Wednesdays
Faringdon Town Council Offices
Pump House 5 Market Place SN7 7HL
Call 07548535855 (during opening hours)
Email faringdonfb@gmail.com
One off events
September
Sept 3rd to October 1st
One plus Five sculptures
One Plus Five: Sculptures by Pat Elmore RBA & Paintings by Ruth Gerring, Bill Grant, David Morton, Yvonne Robinson and Seija Wentworth.
West Ox Arts are delighted to announce their forthcoming exhibition ‘One Plus Five’, presenting the work of six established local talents who will be exhibiting from Saturday 3rd September at the gallery located in the heart of Bampton, Oxfordshire.
West Ox Arts Gallery, Market Square, Bampton, OX18 2JH
Wednesday 21st September 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Monthly Meeting, Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM, All Welcome
Autumn Course in Cycling Safely
Booking is now open for the next Farcycles course, which is equivalent to Cycle Proficiency / Bikeability.
The course will be 10.30-12 noon Mon 24th - Fri 28th October based at the Faringdon Cycle Park.
Suitable for children aged 8-13.
For more details and booking:
https://farcycl.es/RideSafely
Any queries contact cycle@farcycles.org.uk
28th September
Faringdon Community Choir. New Term
Faringdon united Church.
Two options: 2-3.30 or 6-7.30. weekly
£4 per session, paid in advance by term or half term, trial session free.
No experience needed.
The two groups come together for performances.
See www.faringdoncommunitychoir.org.uk for more information.
Or email Rachel on info@Faringdoncommunitychoir.org.uk
Fri 30 Sept
Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG)
(2022 - Drama, Romance)
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager Countess's
newly inherited villa.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery
Film duration: 2 hr 4 mins plus 15 min interval
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
ADVANCE TICKETS £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
Sept 3rd to October 1st
One plus Five sculptures
One Plus Five: Sculptures by Pat Elmore RBA & Paintings by Ruth Gerring, Bill Grant, David Morton, Yvonne Robinson and Seija Wentworth.
West Ox Arts are delighted to announce their forthcoming exhibition ‘One Plus Five’, presenting the work of six established local talents who will be exhibiting from Saturday 3rd September at the gallery located in the heart of Bampton, Oxfordshire.
West Ox Arts Gallery, Market Square, Bampton, OX18 2JH
Wednesday 21st September 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Monthly Meeting, Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM, All Welcome
Autumn Course in Cycling Safely
Booking is now open for the next Farcycles course, which is equivalent to Cycle Proficiency / Bikeability.
The course will be 10.30-12 noon Mon 24th - Fri 28th October based at the Faringdon Cycle Park.
Suitable for children aged 8-13.
For more details and booking:
https://farcycl.es/RideSafely
Any queries contact cycle@farcycles.org.uk
28th September
Faringdon Community Choir. New Term
Faringdon united Church.
Two options: 2-3.30 or 6-7.30. weekly
£4 per session, paid in advance by term or half term, trial session free.
No experience needed.
The two groups come together for performances.
See www.faringdoncommunitychoir.org.uk for more information.
Or email Rachel on info@Faringdoncommunitychoir.org.uk
Fri 30 Sept
Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG)
(2022 - Drama, Romance)
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager Countess's
newly inherited villa.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery
Film duration: 2 hr 4 mins plus 15 min interval
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
ADVANCE TICKETS £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
For more info or to join the mailing list, please visit our website www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/regent-cinema-2
October
Sat October 1st
Faringdon’s Big Green Day
Faringdon's Big Green Day, a day to highlight green activities, green projects and green businesses in Faringdon.
Held in Corn Exchange from 10am to 1pm during nationwide Big Green Week
To book a free stall contact adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Weds 5 October
The Road Dance (15) (2021 - Drama)
A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WW1. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
Stars: Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher
Film duration: 1 hours 56 mins (no interval)
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm
Advance tickets: £4 from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
Matinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films
Fri 7 Oct
Sink or Swim (15) - Le grand bain (2018 - Comedy/Drama/Sport) (In FRENCH with English subtitles)
A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle-aged men
Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet
Film Duration: 2 hours 1 min plus 15-minute interval
French film @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
(in partnership with Faringdon Twinning Association)
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts 7.30pm
Advance Tickets £4 from Faringdon Info Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
Thursday,13th October 2022
Martin Lloyd will talk on Becoming a Famous Author in the Faringdon Corn Exchange at 2.30pm on 13th October. Martin has returned by popular demand – he is an accomplished speaker across the country, and has published more than 10 books on a variety of topics. In this talk he will step by step expose what he had to do to get his first book published. Prepare to be shocked, amazed and amused!
Refreshments are available after the talk. All members are welcome, but visitors are required to pay £1.50. Please be in good health but stay at home if you are uncertain.
15 October until 23 December,
A Christmas Cracker !
West Ox Arts are delighted to announce that the Autumn and Christmas Arts and Crafts Show - A Christmas Cracker! - starts on October 15th.
We welcome you to our Bampton Gallery to visit ‘A Christmas Cracker!' which runs from Saturday 15 October for ten weeks!
We have had an amazing show of interest with over 26 2D and 25 3D of our WOA members submitting their fantastic work.
Come prepared for a visual and tactile feast, from glass to jewellery, watercolour to oils, textile wall art to photography, knitted wonders to felting, sculpted creations to wire and wood craftsmanship.
The perfect opportunity to discover your local community of artists and artisans.
With such a wealth of choice there will be plenty of inspiration for your Christmas shopping.
Open from 15 October until 23 December,
Tuesday-Saturday 11.30am-4.30pm
Sunday 2-4pm
Closed Mondays
Sunday 16th October
Concert at St. Mary’s Church, Longcot on Sunday 16th October
A concert of chamber music for two clarinets, two horns and bassoons is being held at St. Mary’s Church, Longcot on Sunday 16th October at 6 pm.
The works being performed are Beethoven Sextet Op. 76, Matyas Seiber Serenade and Mozart Serenade K. 375. Admission is free with a retiring collection and reservations should be made in advance by email victorialmedcalf@gmail.com
All profits from donations will be used to support future community projects through the Longcot Village Trust.
The bar will be open from 5.30pm for drinks before the concert and also at the interval.
Wednesday 19th October 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Monthly Meeting, Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM,
All Welcome
Fri 21 October
Elvis (12A)
(2022 - Biography, Drama, Music)
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler
Film duration: 2 hr 39 mins plus 15 min interval
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
ADVANCE TICKETS £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
Fri 26 October
DC League of Super-Pets (PG)
(2022 - Animation, Action, Adventure)
Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.
Stars: Dwayne Johnson (voice) Kevin Hart (voice)
Film duration: 1 hour 45 min
Kids Cinema @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 1.30pm, film 2.00pm
Advance Tickets £3 U18s, £4 Adults, £10 Family
Tickets £1 more on the door!
Sat October 1st
Faringdon’s Big Green Day
Faringdon's Big Green Day, a day to highlight green activities, green projects and green businesses in Faringdon.
Held in Corn Exchange from 10am to 1pm during nationwide Big Green Week
To book a free stall contact adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Weds 5 October
The Road Dance (15) (2021 - Drama)
A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WW1. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
Stars: Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher
Film duration: 1 hours 56 mins (no interval)
Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm
Advance tickets: £4 from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
Matinee Club Membership - Just £24 for 12 films
Fri 7 Oct
Sink or Swim (15) - Le grand bain (2018 - Comedy/Drama/Sport) (In FRENCH with English subtitles)
A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle-aged men
Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet
Film Duration: 2 hours 1 min plus 15-minute interval
French film @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
(in partnership with Faringdon Twinning Association)
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts 7.30pm
Advance Tickets £4 from Faringdon Info Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
Thursday,13th October 2022
Martin Lloyd will talk on Becoming a Famous Author in the Faringdon Corn Exchange at 2.30pm on 13th October. Martin has returned by popular demand – he is an accomplished speaker across the country, and has published more than 10 books on a variety of topics. In this talk he will step by step expose what he had to do to get his first book published. Prepare to be shocked, amazed and amused!
Refreshments are available after the talk. All members are welcome, but visitors are required to pay £1.50. Please be in good health but stay at home if you are uncertain.
15 October until 23 December,
A Christmas Cracker !
West Ox Arts are delighted to announce that the Autumn and Christmas Arts and Crafts Show - A Christmas Cracker! - starts on October 15th.
We welcome you to our Bampton Gallery to visit ‘A Christmas Cracker!' which runs from Saturday 15 October for ten weeks!
We have had an amazing show of interest with over 26 2D and 25 3D of our WOA members submitting their fantastic work.
Come prepared for a visual and tactile feast, from glass to jewellery, watercolour to oils, textile wall art to photography, knitted wonders to felting, sculpted creations to wire and wood craftsmanship.
The perfect opportunity to discover your local community of artists and artisans.
With such a wealth of choice there will be plenty of inspiration for your Christmas shopping.
Open from 15 October until 23 December,
Tuesday-Saturday 11.30am-4.30pm
Sunday 2-4pm
Closed Mondays
Sunday 16th October
Concert at St. Mary’s Church, Longcot on Sunday 16th October
A concert of chamber music for two clarinets, two horns and bassoons is being held at St. Mary’s Church, Longcot on Sunday 16th October at 6 pm.
The works being performed are Beethoven Sextet Op. 76, Matyas Seiber Serenade and Mozart Serenade K. 375. Admission is free with a retiring collection and reservations should be made in advance by email victorialmedcalf@gmail.com
All profits from donations will be used to support future community projects through the Longcot Village Trust.
The bar will be open from 5.30pm for drinks before the concert and also at the interval.
Wednesday 19th October 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Monthly Meeting, Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM,
All Welcome
Fri 21 October
Elvis (12A)
(2022 - Biography, Drama, Music)
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler
Film duration: 2 hr 39 mins plus 15 min interval
Blockbuster @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm
ADVANCE TICKETS £3 U18s, £4 Adult, £10 Family from Faringdon Information Centre
Tickets on the door £1 more!
Fri 26 October
DC League of Super-Pets (PG)
(2022 - Animation, Action, Adventure)
Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.
Stars: Dwayne Johnson (voice) Kevin Hart (voice)
Film duration: 1 hour 45 min
Kids Cinema @ The Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon
Doors open 1.30pm, film 2.00pm
Advance Tickets £3 U18s, £4 Adults, £10 Family
Tickets £1 more on the door!
November 2022
11th,12th,13th November
War Memorial Trust Remembrance Exhibition
The War Memorial Trust and the Royal British Legion will be holding an exhibition of war time memorabilia in the Old Town Hall to reflect on the impact that wars have made on local families.
If you have any memorabilia, items, stories, photographs or any documents from World War I, World War II, or any other conflict that you would like to share, or if you would like to volunteer to man the exhibition, please email adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Any precious items that you may think to be too valuable to exhibit can be photocopied and the Trust will take care to return original items to their owners.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10:00 am until 3:00pm on:
Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November, and after the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday 13th until 1:00 pm.
Wednesday 16th November 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM,
All Welcome
Sat 19 November
Faringdon Record Fair
Old Town Hall 10am-2pm
Join us for another fabulous Record Fair in the beautiful Old Town Hall in the Market Square. Entry £1 per person.
Seller tables are available for £10 but availability is limited so please contact us early to reserve your space.
We already have some of our favourite sellers booked. Other independents and individuals are very welcome.
All proceeds go to support COGS and their great work for young people with mental health support and guidance.
Contact Al Cane or Martin Long
19 November
Faringdon Mind Body Spirit Show
The Corn Exchange, Faringdon SN7 7JA
Free entry
The Faringdon Mind Body Spirit Show is back at the Corn Exhange. Organised by Deer Spirit Events who also run the Oxford, Didcot and Cirencester Mind Body Spirit Shows and Witney Psychic & Wellbeing Fair
As always, we have a great selection of readers, holistic therapists, experts in self-help and spiritual/emotional wellbeing.
Our marketplace is once again full of fantastic retailers - selling handmade jewellery, crystals, lamps, healthy living products, salt lamps and much more.
11th,12th,13th November
War Memorial Trust Remembrance Exhibition
The War Memorial Trust and the Royal British Legion will be holding an exhibition of war time memorabilia in the Old Town Hall to reflect on the impact that wars have made on local families.
If you have any memorabilia, items, stories, photographs or any documents from World War I, World War II, or any other conflict that you would like to share, or if you would like to volunteer to man the exhibition, please email adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Any precious items that you may think to be too valuable to exhibit can be photocopied and the Trust will take care to return original items to their owners.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10:00 am until 3:00pm on:
Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November, and after the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday 13th until 1:00 pm.
Wednesday 16th November 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM,
All Welcome
Sat 19 November
Faringdon Record Fair
Old Town Hall 10am-2pm
Join us for another fabulous Record Fair in the beautiful Old Town Hall in the Market Square. Entry £1 per person.
Seller tables are available for £10 but availability is limited so please contact us early to reserve your space.
We already have some of our favourite sellers booked. Other independents and individuals are very welcome.
All proceeds go to support COGS and their great work for young people with mental health support and guidance.
Contact Al Cane or Martin Long
19 November
Faringdon Mind Body Spirit Show
The Corn Exchange, Faringdon SN7 7JA
Free entry
The Faringdon Mind Body Spirit Show is back at the Corn Exhange. Organised by Deer Spirit Events who also run the Oxford, Didcot and Cirencester Mind Body Spirit Shows and Witney Psychic & Wellbeing Fair
As always, we have a great selection of readers, holistic therapists, experts in self-help and spiritual/emotional wellbeing.
Our marketplace is once again full of fantastic retailers - selling handmade jewellery, crystals, lamps, healthy living products, salt lamps and much more.
December
Wednesday 21st December 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Monthly Meeting, Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM,
All Welcome
Wednesday 21st December 2022.
Faringdon & District Royal British Legion.
Monthly Meeting, Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk, 7.30 PM,
All Welcome