Life in Brackley April 2016

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Welcome...

...to this edition of the new look April issue featuring lots of events in your area, a feature on Toddler Taming, Pets Corner and a Health, Beauty & Fashion special on Glamourious Greys......I continue to receive lots of lovely comments this months from customers and my readers and really appreciate your feedback, thanks. x

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Family Focus

Toddler taming

There’s so much talk in the news lately, about childhood obesity, poor nutrition and seemingly a new food-related health scare every week, so what should we be feeding our smallest children, to keep them happy and healthy?

Despite the chaos of conflicting advice, the reality is pretty simple. Under fives have small tummies, so they need to eat little and often. Three yummylooking, healthy meals a day and a nutritious snack or two will provide everything they need to grow at the super-fast rate that little ones do, whilst giving them energy to play, learn and have fun.

Make mealtimes a social occasion by eating alongside your child; talking about their day, demonstrating your enjoyment of a range of foods, and helping them learn to use cutlery with care and enjoy independent eating.

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Fruits and vegetables are very important for all of us, and choosing a selection of colours each day will ensure your child’s 4

five – or seven – portions provide plenty of vitamins and micronutrients.

Healthy is good, but don’t think low fat faddy diet when you’re feeding toddlers - they get important energy from healthy fats, and it’s far better for their calories to come from this source than from sugars.

Full-fat milk until they’re five is a good rule, and cubes of cheese or little pots of yogurt are always popular.

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Protein is also vital, to provide the fundamental ingredients needed for growing, and building bright brains and strong muscles.

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Calcium and Vitamin D help little bones grow, so eating and drinking dairy products, fortified bread and breakfast cereals and spending time playing outside are essential for building healthy toddlers.

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Cheese-topped baked beans on toast, chopped chicken breast on home made pizza with little chunks

of cucumber and tomato, or tuna and sweetcorn sandwiches are all good balanced lunches for little people, providing excellent sources of protein and are inexpensive to make.

• Drinks for little ones need to be

mainly milk or water, or very well-diluted squash or fruit juices – fizzy and sugary drinks will reduce their appetite for nutritious foods and cause tooth decay, so are best avoided or kept as a rare treat.

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What are the Legal Differences between Cohabiting and being Married?

The number of people getting married has reduced significantly over recent years with more people choosing to cohabit instead. But what are the legal differences?

Children “Parental Responsibility� is defined as all the rights and duties that you would expect a parent to have in respect of a child, concerning where they live, which school they attend, etc. Whether parents are married or not may have an impact on who has parental responsibility for a child.

Inheritance As a married couple, if one of you passes away without a Will, your spouse would normally inherit your estate. For an unmarried couple, your partner will not inherit your estate automatically.

Therefore, it is important for each of you to record your wishes in a Will.

Finances When a couple is married, which of them owns an asset may not be relevant; it is a matrimonial asset. This is not the case for unmarried couples.

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If you are unmarried, then there is no presumption of sharing and in the event of separation neither person can necessarily bring claim against the other for a share of their personal finances.

Our advice Deciding whether to get married or not is always a personal decision and not a legal one, however it is important to be aware of the differences so you can make an informed decision.

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Health, Beauty & Fashion

Glamorous greys...

The appearance of a few grey hairs used to cause panic, plucking or a dash for the dye, but not any more!

The very shade which caused such consternation is now glamorous and something to be proud of and it looks great!

The age at which we start to notice those few tell-tale silver hairs, often around the temples, can vary; but by our mid-forties, most of us have developed a little of the ‘salt & pepper’ look.

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Chiropractic may help many conditions including: • Acute and chronic back and neck pain • Some types of headaches and migraines • Joint aches and pains, including but not

limited to hip, knee, elbow and shoulder pains (including frozen shoulder) • Pain from osteoarthritis

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Health, Beauty & Fashion

Glamorous

With the advance of celebrities ditching the dye and showing off their silver styles with pride, more of us feel happy to be ourselves, and perhaps change our style, but keep the colour.

Nobody would deny that Richard Gere and Helen Mirren look completely fabulous, and so can you!

If you’re still not convinced, and feel that grey really isn’t your thing just now, there are the usual options of temporary and permanent hair dyes, to create a uniform shade and hide your ‘silver highlights’. Regular washing and root regrowth means that you will need a top-up or complete re-colour

Evening appointments available. To book an appointment or ask any questions telephone Located in Culworth 6 miles North East of Banbury OX17 2BB

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greys

every six weeks or so, depending on the

product.

An alternative, which may be a little pricier initially, is to speak to your

hairdresser about going ‘gently grey’ and soften your natural highlights, by blending with highlighted and lowlighted colours, which can last about six months before a repeat is needed. The shades, amount and way in which the colours are applied can be varied to suit you, enabling some of your greys to stay, as an asset to your style.

Whichever you choose – camouflage or coverage, silver or another shade – wear it with pride; choose a style to suit your face shape and hair type and enjoy looking fabulous!

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Foodies

Springtime dining

With the recent school holidays, lighter evenings and warmer weather, the barbecue has made an early appearance in my garden. Every time we cook alfresco, there are the usual burned-on-the-outside, raw-in-the-middle offerings, which has led me to compile a few top tips:

Get the BBQ out for a Spring clean, well before you want to use it; if it’s gas, fire it up, and give the whole thing a jolly good scrub - burn off any grotty bits from last year, and create a clean space to char things, 2016 style!

Buy a pair of long-handled BBQ tongs and a meat probe – possibly the best bits of kit you can invest in. Tongs prevent the burned fingers / dropped burger incidents, and a temperature probe will 22

ensure food is cooked through before you serve it to guests – the thickest part of burgers, chops and sausages must reach a minimum of 75°C; aim for 83°C for poultry.

Think about pre-cooking first – if you’re barbecuing chicken or thicker cuts of meat, why not cook it in the oven first, unless you have a gas BBQ with variable heat. Some meats can be dangerous if they’re done on the outside, but the middle is insufficiently cooked through, and you can still add that BBQ flavour with a few minutes on the barbie!

Avoid cross-contamination – keep raw meats and cooked food or salads separate, and wash hands (or use sanitising hand gels if that’s not possible) after handling raw meat

Be inventive with recipe ideas – foods which are more delicate can be barbecued if they’re wrapped in foil, so why not cook your fish and vegetables to perfection, outdoors.

Using common sense, good food hygiene and a meat probe in combination, ensures that nobody will get ill from eating barbecued food. These few simple checks become second nature, and mean that everyone will enjoy their meal and stay safe.

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Pets Corner

Compulsory Chipping – what it means for your dog

Many of us already have our pets microchipped, to ensure they can be returned to us if they stray or are stolen, but now it’s become compulsory for all dogs in England..

From 6th April, all dogs and puppies must be microchipped, and their details added to one of the approved databases, by the time they are 8 weeks old, or there will be large fines imposed for non-compliance.

The Government’s aim is to ensure responsible pet ownership, with all dogs easily identifiable, owners traceable when pets stray and instances of animal cruelty more easily prosecuted.

Puppies must be chipped and registered with their breeder’s details, before going to their 26

new homes, so that there will be full lifetime traceability for all dogs in England.

If your pet already has a microchip, but the registered details on the database may not be up to date - perhaps they’re in the name of the previous owner, or you’ve moved address recently – then this needs updating by 6th April.

If your dog doesn’t have a chip, and you are worried about the cost of this, then a number of animal charities are running schemes, chipping dogs free of charge for those on certain benefits.

If this doesn’t apply to your circumstances, then the cost of

After the 6th April a £500 fine can be issued chipping at your local vet’s is typically between £20 and £40, and this includes the paperwork necessary to register the chip number with your details and those of your pet, on one of the approved databases.

If your dog is found to be without a microchip after 6th April, a notice will be issued, requiring a chip to be implanted and registered within 21 days; failure to comply will result in a £500 fine.

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For Brackley Town 2015-16 has been a tough season.

Performances have improved but the results have been slow to follow so the team has been mired at the wrong end of the Vanarama National League North that sees Solihull Moors out in front by a long way and

Photographer John Maund

David Moyo stepping up in the absence of top scorer Steve Diggin who has broken his arm.

New signing Lee Ndlovu and Courtney Cameron have livened up the attack and at the back young keeper Sam Hornby has become a rock.

Now above the relegation zone, Brackley really do have their destiny in their own hands and a final run-in of matches that could be harder. The final game is at home against Tamworth on Saturday 30 April kick off 3pm.

We hope to be clear of relegation fears by then. But if survival rests on this result please try to get along to St James Park to support the team!

Keep an eye on the club website for all the news and fixture details.

looking good for automatic promotion. But Saints’ season is turning and points have begun to follow the performances especially away from home.

Excellent performances at Hednesford Town and Lowestoft Town brought back-to-back wins on the road with young striker www.brackleytownfc.com

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Gary Cooper's emotional journey to the London Marathon In 2003 I had a life changing accident at work which resulted in a spinal cord injury and permanent paralysis from the chest down. I spent the next 10 months in rehabilitation at Stoke Manadville Hospital before finally being able to go home and start to re-build my life. In 2007 my girlfriend and I (now my wife) started trying for a baby which took many years with my wife suffering a number of devastating misscarriages. In April 2013 we became the happiest parents in the world with the arrival of our son – Finlay who was born healthy and perfect. Life is very cruel though and he was taken from us just 28 hours later when he died during the night in hospital completely unexpectedly and without explanation. The coroner later ruled that he had died from Sudden Unexpected Neonatal Death which is a

form of Sudden Infant Death (SIDs or cot death). Our lives were once again shattered as we struggled to come to terms with his death, it is during this time that I decided that I wanted to do something positive in Finlay’s memory so decided to complete The London Marathon.

As a wheelchair user entering the London Marathon is not as straight forward as it is for able bodied participants, I firstly had to learn how to use a racing wheelchair as you can’t complete it in a normal wheelchair. I then had to get a qualifying time in a half marathon before I would even be considered for entry!

Training started off well

however I gained a wrist injury which meant I couldn’t train for 3 months and was followed by a broken leg in June 2014 while training which put a stop to everything again for 6 months.

I am now back on track and ready to complete The London Marathon 2016 raising money for SANDs and The Lullaby Trust. SANDS (Still Birth And Neonatal Death Society) have supported us since Finlay’s death and The Lullaby Trust support families and research into SIDs. Both these charities are close to my heart.

I am happy to say that in August 2015 my wife gave birth to a little girl called Daisy who is my biggest fan!

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GARDENING THIS MONTH...

Written by Chris Swallow Swallows Nursery

Winter of record breaking rainfall At last the dry weather is here after the winter of record-breaking rainfall, and almost no snow and only a couple of brief spells of frost, unless you live in Scotland where there has been quite a lot of snowfall, some proper winter frost and plenty of cold but sunny days (Spot the envy!).

At least the water table has been replenished and any new planting should now flourish.

Looking good!

So many to choose from this month, and I will kick off with a little cracker, the Lenten rose or Helleborus orientalis (see picture page 36).

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understandably so.

The pretty and elegant flowers appear late winter and early spring, in shades of white to purple , often double and always with striking marking on the petals. The dark shiny green leaves can be removed at flowering, particularly if diseased, and the flowers will stand out even more. There are hundreds of hybrids to choose from but if you plant the species you will get a variety of colour and form. They are best grown in moist soil and under dappled shade.

Chaenomeles or ‘Japonica’ are excellent wall shrubs,

trees have to take first prize when it comes to visual impact. Ornamental forms include Japanese Cherries that bear a profusion of

particularly on a north facing wall or fence. The cheerful blossom can be white to all shades of pink and also red. Chaenomeles ‘Apple Blossom’ (see pic right.) has pink edged flowers in profusion and looks great against a dark backdrop.

Talking of blossom, cherry

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fragrant blossoms in pink or white, and many have good autumn colour. Perhaps the most stunning are those varieties with spreading habits and stunning displays of white flowers, such as ‘Shirotae’ and ‘Shirofugen’. If planting these forms, do allow them plenty of width to develop their shape. A great all-rounder with more of a classic tree shape is Fragrant Cloud. This variety has unusually fragrant flowers and these make a stunning display of double white blooms fading to subtle pink tinges.

Sumptuous!

There is still time to get planting schemes underway, even trees, shrubs and climbers. In dry spells water any new plantings every few days. It is better to water sufficiently to thoroughly soak the soil, rather than just the surface.

Many grey-leaved or Mediterranean-type evergreen shrubs such as Lavenders, Rosemary, Sage, Cotton Lavender, can be trimmed by a few inches to keep them tidy and encourage bushiness. It is safer to do this now, when potentially damaging severe frosts are past, or at least, let’s hope so!

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Kitchen Garden

There are many exciting crops to sow this month in the kitchen garden. Leeks can be started on a spare piece of ground, then transplanted at 10cm high into deep holes.

Successional sowing will work with many vegetables such as lettuce, radishes, beetroot, peas, broad beans, onions and turnips. Sow some of the seed every couple of weeks to give you more continuity when it comes to harvesting.

Maincrop potatoes should be planted early April. Make trenches 60cm apart, and add well rotted manure if the soil hasn’t already been fed well. Place the tubers ‘eyes up’ around 40cm apart, and cover with soil, slightly mounded.

Early potatoes should now be ‘earthed up’ to increase the yield and to make sure any new potatoes are not exposed to light which will turn them green and poisonous!

Written by Chris Swallow Swallows Nursery

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TOWCESTER RACECOURSE in April 2016 Brackley’s Business Networking Group 7-9pm Every 1st Tuesday of the month www.BrackleyMeansBusiness. co.uk Building Business Connections

Thursday 28th April 2016 02.30 pm - 05:30 pm FREE ADMISSION

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Brackley WI

Lively group of ladies yrs ranging from 20yrs -90 of Meets the 2nd Monday the month 7.30pm WI Hall, Manor Road New members and Visitors welcome Contact Margaret 07850243737 www.brackleywi.btik.com

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What’s On day Every Mon sses, la C s id K Relax all, or Mem ial H Millennium ase le P n. 5-6pm Kings Sutto t ac cont ail.com t@googlem pattieeverit e or se kids ok.com/relax www.facebo ts an th southnor

Every Tuesday Every Tuesday from 7 p.m.

Banbury & District Model Railway Club Information on www.BDMRC.com or phone Secretary 01295-252931

Every Wed nesday (term Brackley W time only) ind Ensembl e is a lively group of who meet on wind players W ednesday evenings in cent We are look ral Brackley. players Gra ing for new de No auditions 5 standard.

For informatrequired. www.bwem ion visit usic.co.uk

Every Tu esday Dance S chool Ste pbystep Ballroom and Latin Dancing with And rzej Mialk owski CHILDR EN: 6pm - 6.5 0pm Beg inners ADULTS : 7.pm - 7 .50pm B eginn 8.pm - 9 pm Impro ers Waynefle v te Hall, M ers agdalen College School, Brackley

Every Tuesday during term time

arse in the Brackley Jubilee Choir rehe James, Chapel of St John & St Brackley on Magdalen College School, the High St between 7.30pm and 9pm. ir (SATB).

We are a mixed adult cho .

New members welcome Contact Karen Lesniak 01280 706692.

Every Wedne Mind in Brackle sday ym 10 – 3 at Brack eet from ley Health Centre, Halse Support for an Road. yone over 18 who experienc es anxiety, stress or depression.

Please contac t Jo Webb on 07889 181220 or just call in

lifeinbra ckley@g mail.com your eve nt and w e will list it (non pro for you. fit mak organisa tions/clu ing bs etc)

Every Wednesday Evening & Sunday Afternoon Mixed Club Sessions Brackley Tennis Club, Westminster Road, Bracke y.

John Leftwich 01280 705717 and Nigel Evans 01280 701740.

Every W e Brackle dnesday

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Every W eds/Th ursday (term ti me Sing and only) Sign Baby S babies 6 igning classes for weeks to Wed m spea Manor R ornings at WI Hking. o morning ad, Brackley, T all, h s Hall, Bo at Evenley Villa urs oking is ge contact essential 07906 0 Helen 55591

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The Brackley History Society

meets on the fi rst Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in th e Methodist Chur ch, Brackley.

Cost: Members - Free Visitors £3 and are alwa ys welcome.

Further inform ation: The Min utes Secretary, Tel: 01280 703166 or via Email: brackleyhistorys ociety@hotmail.c om

Brackley Rotary Club of ev meets ery ing.

Thursday even n from io at Further inform org.uk y. tar o www.brackleyr g.u k or ry. ota info@brackleyr

Every Saturday BRACKLEY DIPPERS 12 noon until 1.30p.m. We are a club for adults with physical problems that meets each Saturday to use Brackley Pool.

For information please ring Janine on 01295 712408"

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BRACKLEY & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY The next meeting of the Society will be on

Wednesday 6th April at 7.30pm.

Mo Muldowney will talk about Archaeological Excavations at the Brackley Sawmills Site.

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Methodist Church, High Street, Brackley Speaker: Andrew Jenkins, Recycling Officer for South Northants Council Talk: "Food Waste Recycling" To attend you must be semi-retired or retired.

Rotary Club of Brackle y meets every Thursday evening.

Further information fro m www.brackleyrotary.o rg.uk info@brackleyrotary.o rg. uk

BRACKLEY CRICKET CLUB

run 2 Saturday Teams and a Midweek Team as well as kwik circket and junior teams and are always looking for new players. We are currently running indoor nets at Winchester House School in Brackley on Thursday from 8pm Please feel free to come and intriduce yourself or call or email

Keith Cartwright for more information Tel - 01280 840192

E: keith@cartwrights-sports.co.uk

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APRIL What’s On 8th Brackley Wine Festival The 8th Brackley Wine Festival will provide the opportunity to taste and buy wine from a huge world-wide range and also support local charities. Plans are being finalised for the festival being held at Brackley Town Hall on Saturday 30 April between 12.00 noon and 6.00pm.

Stallholders will include Members of the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants and local independent suppliers. The festival gives the opportunity to taste new wines, guided by experts, where quality and flavour take precedence over brands and mass production.

The festival is organised by Brackley Rotary Club.

The event organiser, Rotarian Trevor Davies, said, “The festival is a tasting opportunity for wine

lovers to discover and buy new wines without the risk of the wine not being to their palate.”

“Proceeds from the entrance fee of £5 will benefit Rotary charities.

Further information can be found on the festival website:

www.brackleywinefestival.co.uk

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Brackley Morris Men are dancing on May Day morning, Sund ay 1s t M ay.

5.30am: Dancing the sun up at 5.3 0am on Brackley Market Place, followed by breakfast and music in the Red Lion.

10.00am: Attendin g the St Peters ch urch service 11.15am: Dancing after the service near the church 1.30pm: Dancing on the market sq uare at the Artisan Newcomers alway s Market regularly at the CE s welcome. We practice Junior School in Manor Road Brackley.

Many more detai ls about us on ou r website: www.thebracklym or

rismen.org.uk

Thursday April 7th 2PM-3PM - Geek Fest Part 1 – Draw Super Heroes / Manga.

For ages 5 plus.

Thursday A pril 7th 11AM-12 – Noon Reminiscence Group.

Friday April 8t h 2PM-3PM Geek Fest Part 2 – CSI Special. For ages 5 plus.

Saturda y April 9t h 10AM-3PM Crazy Golf - £2 Per person. All ages welcome.

Thu rs day April 21st 7PM for 7.30 PM - The Cinema Club showing of “Suffragette” - £5 per person.

S at urday April 23rd – 10AM-4PM Shakespeare Treasure Hunt around Brackley.

Sat urday A pril 23rd - 7PM for 7.30 PM The Cinema Club showing of “Much Ado About Nothing” - £5 per person.

Mond ay April 25th – 10.30AM – 12Noon Jewellery Making Session £6 per person.

Wednesday April 27t h – 7.30PM-9PM – Adult Colouring Club.

For all events please check Brackley Libraries’ Facebook page.

The popular Lark Rise Charity Bike Ride is back, with added interest!

After a two-year break, the Lark Rise Bike Ride returns on

Sunday May 22nd 2016 by popular demand.

Refuelled, revamped, and definitely packed, now starting and finishing at Mixbury Hall NN13 5RL and with food and drink being kindly provided by the fab team from gourmet pub The Muddy Duck!!

All sound too good to be true?

Well you have to earn your feast!

Either ride 12.5 miles (great for young families), 25 for occasional riders and 40 for those up for a serious challenge. And all on safe lanes, tracks and bridleways, with drink stops thrown in.

Join us and also raise money for the vital work that brainstrust does for those suffering brain cancer, both locally and nationally.

Check www.brainstrust .org.uk click events in left hand menu.

Or contact Chris Swallow

01280 847721/848611

Places limited to 200 , so book now!

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Magdalen College School 01280 846 300 Newbottle & Charlton Pre-School 01295 812909 NHS Direct 0845 46 47 Northampton General Hospital 01604 634700 Northants Fire Service 01604 797000 Police 03000 111 222 Post Office 01280 841676 Puddleducks Day Nursery 01869 811222 Reg. of Births, Deaths & Marriages 01327 350774 Snvb 01280 841250 Southfield Primary School 01280 709792 Springfield Surgery 01280 703431 / 01280 704122 St James Pre-school Playgroup 07976909005 Stepping Stones Pre-school 01280 706553 Sure Start 01280 841674 Syresham Playgroup 01280 850269 The House At Pooh Corner Ltd 01280 704422 Tiddlywinks Nursery School 01280 705244 Washington House Surgery 01280 702436 Waynflete Infant School 01280 702 270 Winchester House School 01280 702 483 Winchester House School Pre-prep 01280 703070

Beachborough School 01280 700 071 Boots the Chemist 01280 702213 Bracken Leas Primary School 01280 707050 Brackley C Of E Junior School 01280 707 060 Brackley Health Centre 01280 703460 Brackley Library 0300 126 1000 option 5 Brackley Leisure Centre 01280 701787 Brackley Swimming Pool 01280 704906 Brackley Town Council 01280 702441 Car Share 01280 841099 Connexions South Northants 0800 731319 Croughton All Saints Cofe Primary 01869 810727 Croughton Pre-school 01869 811968 Farthinghoe Primary School 01295 710406 Helmdons Acorns Pre-School 01295 768327 Helmdon Primary School 01295 768126 Horton A & E 01295 275500 Horton Treatment Centre 01295 755000 Job Centre 0845 6060234 John Radcliffe Hospital 01865 741166 Lakefield Nursery 01280 701587 Lark Rise Pharmacy 01280 700222 Little Fishes Pre-school 01280 705295 Little Oaks Pre-school 01280 840201

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