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The South Moreton Harvest Festival Service will take place next Sunday (12th October) at 10.30 am.

Harvest gifts are more than welcome.  These can either be fruit of vegetables presented in a basket / box or alternatively non perishable food (at least six months before use by date).  Perishables will be auctioned, with any money raised to be given to the food bank along with the non perishables.

There will something for all ages (especially the children) with refreshments afterwards so do please come along as we would love to see as many of you as possible.

Hope to see you then and thank you so much to all those who came along and supported the Safari Supper last weekend.

Jo Gillington
South Moreton PCC

Parishioners are welcome to attend and may contribute to item 3

Agenda

1. To receive councillors’ declarations of interests
2. To record apologies from PC councillors
3. To receive comments from the public, and District and County Councillors
4. To approve the minutes of the 30th July SMPC meeting
5. To receive reports from clerk and councillors
6. To consider Recreation Ground matters
7. To consider Millennium Garden matters
8. To consider allotment matters
9. To consider public footpath and highways matters
10. To consider public transport matters
11. To consider traffic problems within South Moreton
12. To consider organisation of village summer event
13. To consider financial matters
    1. current financial summary
    2. approval of payments
    3. consideration of external audit report
    4. bank mandate
    5. clerk’s contract
14. To consider planning matters
    1. report on planning decisions
    2. consideration of outstanding applications
15. To assess risk and its management and consider insurance renewal
16. To consider Parish Boundary revision proposals
17. To respond to correspondence and discuss matters arising from item 6
18. To take AOB at Chairman’s discretion
19. To schedule the next meeting

We would love your help at on Saturday 1st November.  Please do come and help do jobs in the church and churchyard, and enjoy meeting others at the same time. There’s plenty to be done – taking ivy off walls, clearing drains and hoppers, indoor cleaning, taking flaky stuff off walls, getting windows to open, and more stuff we’ll think of before Nov 1st.

Bring secateurs, trowels, dusters, Jey cloths. Come for as short or long as you can manage. We’ll be very grateful for your help!

John Clarke

Friday 14^th November – A Musical Banquet 7.30pm in All Saints’ Church. See below for details.

 The critically acclaimed Musical Banquet is gracing All Saints’ church on the 14^th of November at 7:30 pm.  This group performs lively and contemporary presentations of Renaissance influenced vocal and instrumental music which is interspersed with humorous period readings and anecdotes. The music contains pieces by Purcell, Sanz and Krieger to name a few as well as a special tribute to Robert Burns.  This will be a truly magical evening set in our 13^th century church!  Tickets cost £10, £8 for concessions & £5 for children and include interval refreshments and a complementary drink. Contact Mary Greene on 01235 813396 or email maryclaregreene@btinternet.com as soon as possible.

Please support this fund raising event for All Saints’.

Any donations would be appreciated.  Thank you.

Payments can be made by cheque – Payable to: North Moreton PCC..

South Moreton School’s Nativity this year is on Wednesday 10^th December at 2pm and Thursday 11th at 6pm. Members of the local community are warmly invited to the afternoon performance.

For anyone in the community who knows Mrs Susan Gopall and wishes to join her for a farewell cup of tea and cake on Friday 12^th December at 2:30pm, you would be most welcome. Please contact the school office on 01235 813110 or office.2566@south-moreton.oxon.sch.uk and let them know, so we have an idea of numbers.

The Astons and Moretons Community Choir, accompanied by the South Moreton School choir, will be performing a selection of seasonal songs on Monday 15^th December in North Moreton Church at 6pm. This will be the choir’s last concert under the direction of their current musical director, Mark Stanley. All welcome. Donations will be collected in aid of local charities.

Live music from Andy Robbins