Cherington and Stourton Parish Council Meeting – Monday February 17th

The next meeting of the Cherington and Stourton Parish Council Meeting will be held at The Hall on Monday February 17th at 7.30 pm.

For agenda see below.

For previous minutes and agendas – click here

Get Tickets for Old Herbaceous This Saturday at The Coffee Shop

Tickets for Old Herbaceous will be on sale at The Coffee Shop at The Hall this Saturday morning February 8th between 10.00 -12:30

£15 each / £8 under-16’s

You can also obtain your tickets as below:

This professional theatre production, which is showing at The Hall on Saturday March 1st, is the first in a series of Pop Up Theatre nights during 2025.

This much-loved one man play tells the humorous love story of a single-minded yet gentle man with a passion for plants, from his potting shed!

See: https://youtu.be/X9mGzbpAL-4

Enjoy a proper evening out at the Theatre right on your doorstep at our fabulous Hall (See poster below for more details):

  • Full Bar available on the night
  • Pre-order bottles of wine or Prosecco, freshly ground coffee, tea and hot chocolate and snacks
  • Lobby Bar will open at 6:30pm
  • Theatre Doors open at 7pm
  • Performance at 7:30pm
  • Interval approx 25 mins
  • Performance finish 9.15

February Coffee Shop at The Hall this Saturday

Coffee Shop this Saturday February 8th from 10.30 – 12.00 at The Hall

Enjoy a sociable morning at the Hall where bacon baps, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes are all on offer.

There will also be a Bring and Buy in aid of playing field funds.

If anyone would like to join the rota to help out or go on a cake making rota please contact Christine Dudfield on ‭07866 127409‬.

Feldon Valley Military and Naval History Society Meeting at The Hall Wednesday Feb 19th

The Next Meeting of the Feldon Valley Military and Naval History Society is on Wednesday February 19th at The Hall at 7.30 pm

The subject of the meeting will be ‘Blenheim Palace and the first Churchills: the Threshold of Empire’.

All welcome.

For further information you can contact Peter here

Participate in the 2025 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch This Weekend

A message from Nick Homes on behalf of the Feldons Wildlife Club concerning the World’s Largest Garden Wildlife Survey this weekend 24 – 26 January:

‘Make a cup of tea, pull up a chair, enjoy one hour gazing into the garden this weekend, and help science at the same time by participating in the world’s largest citizen science project.

This weekend is the annual Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Big Garden Birdwatch. Last year, over 600,000 people made a list of all the birds they saw in their garden, for just one hour over the last weekend in January.

All you need to take part is the ability to tell a great tit from a blackbird, and a bluetit from a robin. Easy! Write down the maximum number of each type of bird that you see at any one time during the hour, then submit your results:

1. Online, via the RSPB website at https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch

2. Please also send your bird count by email to nickpholmes7@gmail.com. We will compile the results into the 2nd Annual Feldon’s Bird Survey.

For more information, check the RSPB website, which has handy bird-identifying and counting guides that you can download and print or view online. If you’re an experienced Watcher, you’ll just need a pen and paper.’

Nick Holmes

Take a Look at What’s Going on at The Cherington

There is so much going on at our lovely local over the next few weeks..

For a list of events and posters about what is coming up at our wonderful local pub see below:

  • Quiz Night (in conjunction with Burger Night) every first Monday of the month starting from Monday February 3rd
  • Meal Deal for January – Buy One Main Get Second Free on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtime
  • Burns Night Special added to the menu Friday 24th and Saturday 25th January featuring Haggis pie, Neeps and Tatties and a Cranachan cheesecake pud
  • Special Valentine’s Menu on 13th, 14th and 15th February
  • Mothers Day Sparkling Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday March 30th
  • 6 Nations Rugby Matches 2025 Jan 31st thru March 15th – watch them live. Happy Hour prices during the England games!

Booking is highly recommended for quiz and meal specials – see here

To keep in touch with what is going on follow The Cherington Facebook Page

Pop Up Theatre at The Hall in 2025

The Hall team are VERY excited to announce 4 dates for professional Theatre at The Hall in 2025!

The first play is Old Herbaceous, on Saturday 1st March 2025, presented by Giles Shenton Productions. See below for description of the play.

You can enjoy a proper evening out at the Theatre, right on your doorstep at our fabulous Hall:

  • Lobby Bar will open at 6:30pm
  • Theatre Doors open at 7pm
  • Performance at 7:30pm
  • Interval approx 25 mins
  • Performance finish 9.15
    Full Bar available on the night – Pre-Order bottles of wine or prosecco, plus freshly ground coffee, tea & hot chocolate, savoury & sweet snacks & nibbles and ice creams (see poster below for more details)

TICKETS ON SALE NOW – £15 each / £8 under-16’s

GSP Theatre Dates at The Hall in 2025:

  • Saturday 1st March 7:30pm: Old Herbaceous
  • Saturday 14th June 7:30pm: Into The Breach
  • Saturday 21st August 6:30pm: Three Men In A Boat
  • Saturday 22nd November 7:30pm: Dead On Cue

About Old Herbaceous:

Described as “Downton Abbey with gardening tips”, Old Herbaceous is the humorous love story of a single-minded yet gentle man with a passion for plants. An acute and sometimes hilarious observation of relationships between the classes in a simpler age, Old Herbaceous is sprinkled with witticisms and epithets.

As Old Herbaceous, renowned actor Giles Shenton truly lives the part of the legendary Head Gardener, Herbert Pinnegar, inviting you to feel included in a private chat from a bygone, comforting age. Keeping you engrossed, amused and emotionally engaged from start to finish, Old Herbaceous will leave you with a feeling that, perhaps, all’s right with the world.

First Coffee Shop of 2025 at The Hall this Saturday

Coffee Shop this Saturday January 11th from 10.30 – 12.00 at The Hall

Enjoy a sociable morning at the Hall where bacon baps, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes are all on offer.

There will also be a Bring and Buy in aid of playing field funds.

If anyone would like to join the rota to help out or go on a cake making rota please contact Christine Dudfield on ‭07866 127409‬.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at The Cherington

Enjoy New Year’s celebrations tomorrow night at our lovely local, The Cherington.

Complementary glass of fizz and free buffet on arrival.

  • Free entry from 7.30
  • Open Mic with the Cherry Jammers 20.00 – 22.30
  • Disco 22.30 – late

See poster below.

To keep in touch with what is going on follow The Cherington Facebook Page

Church Illuminations

Our beautiful church, St John the Baptist in Cherington, has been given a festive makeover and looks amazing – especially at night!

A BIG thanks to Kelly for offering to floodlight the church, to Gavin for doing it, and Tony Wells for the photography.

Sarah Scotter on behalf of the PCC.