The Friends of Quarry

Over the last month, Friends of Quarry have organised two community activities:

• A Cheese and Wine evening took place on 24 February in the Village Hall. 42 people attended. The feedback was very positive. We will aim to organise further similar activities in the future – if you have any ideas or suggestions, or want to get involved, please contact us
• The annual OxClean event took place on 4 March. 13 people spent 2 hours picking up litter around the Quarry as part of a larger, Oxford-wide, event. The feedback was that the Quarry was cleaner than in previous years, but even so, a reasonable amount of rubbish was collected. We will be organising this again on the first weekend of March 2018

Many thanks to those who were able to join us for these activities

This was confirmed by Historic England on 9th February 2017.

The war memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Trinity Road.

The Oxford Fiddle Group will be performing a concert at the Headington Quarry Village Hall on Friday 20 January 2017.  Money raised from the concert will go to the Headington Quarry Village Hall refurbishment fund.

The 12 fiddles plus backing of the Oxford Fiddle Group will play tunes and songs from the UK, Ireland and the USA ranging from foot tapping jigs and reels to beautiful airs and laments.

A licensed bar will be open from 1930 and the concert will start at 2000.

Ticket prices: £8 for advanced purchases and £10 on the door.

Tickets are available from Mayte Siswick on 07974 353069 or bookings@headingtonquarryhall.org.uk

Please join the Village Hall team and Friends of Quarry for an informal Christmas get together with Christmas carols, mulled wine and, of course mince pies, in Quarry Village hall.

It is a free event, but a small donation towards funds for hall improvements would be welcome.

There will be a Christmas Crafts Evening in the Village Hall on Friday 9 December from 1700 onwards.

You are invited to come along and enjoy some festive shopping with a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine.

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The presentation from the 2016 AGM held on 9 November is attached.

The minutes will be uploaded after they are approved by the Committee.

Many thanks.

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Parents and teachers at Headington Quarry School are fundraising to replace the
much-loved wooden climbing frame at the school which children have enjoyed for
over 10 years. The safety certificate for the current four-tower climbing frame
expires in summer 2017.

To replace the climbing frame is going to cost in the region of £20,000, an enormous sum for our little school, but so important to keep the school’s rich outdoor environment for play and learning.

As children attend either the nursery or St Andrew’s reception for only a year or two we’re trying to reach as many former Quarry parents as we can.

If you had, have, or hope to have children at Quarry Foundation Stage School please donate
to our Climbing Frame Appeal through our Local Giving page.

https://localgiving.org/charity/HeadingtonQuarryPTA/

Right now, for a limited time all donations from £2 to £10 will be doubled by Local Giving! We can receive up to £1000 from Local Giving so this is a great opportunity for the appeal, please support us to make the most of it. Please follow the link to donate and share with anyone who you think may donate. If you would like to donate please do it as soon as you can, Local Giving’s funding to double donations is limited and likely to only last a few more days!

If you would like to give more than £10 please consider setting up a direct debit, Local Giving will match £10 for the first 3 months! Thank you!

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Quarry will be hald at 1930 on 
Wednesday 9 November 2016 at the Headington Quarry Village on Quarry Road.

The agenda for the meeting is:

- Receive the Annual Report
- Receive the Accounts
- Election of Committee
- Discussion on Quarry matters, including:
  - Update on Stansfeld Centre
  - Traffic survey
  - Residents’ concerns

The annual subscriptions for membership of the Friends of Quarry will be 
collected at the beginning of the meeting.

Tea and coffee will be provided