Morris dancers will be dancing traditional dances from ODDINGTON at the Horse and Groom Upper Oddington at 6pm on August 12th. This is a chance for Oddington villagers to see traditional dances which come from their own village.
Oddington celebrates the Coronation May 2023
Saturday 6 May - Coronation Bonfire at the Rugby Club from 8pm. Bar and food available.
Sunday 7 May - Church Service 11am followed by the Big Coronation Lunch from 12.30 around the Village Hall.
Remebrance Sunday 13 November 2022
There will be a short act of Remembrance at the Village War Memorial starting at 10.45 am on Sunday 13 November.
Oddington's Big Christmas Breakfast at the Village Hall. Saturday 3 December 2022. Click link below for details of menu and grand raffle.
Christmas Tree Lights
The Lights will be Switched on at 6pm on Saturday 3 December.
Jubilee Celebrations
A small selection of photos of the village Jubliee Celebrations June 2022
ODDINGTON JUBILEE WEEKEND 2 - 5 JUNE 2022
Thursday 2nd June
Jubilee Bonfire from 8pm at Stow Rugby Club. Pay bar. Bonfire to be lit at 9.30 pm. (Note: no fireworks)
Beer Festival at Horse and Groom runs from 2nd June to 5th June.
Saturday 4th June
Family service of Thanksgiving. 2pm at Holy Ascension Church
Afternoon tea at the Village Hall from 2.30 pm. Exhibition of Coronation Memorabilia.
£5 pp pay on the door. Children’s Crown competition.
Beer festival at Horse and Groom.
Sunday 5th June
Unveiling of plaque by commemorative tree. 3 pm Top green, Upper Oddington.
Village Party in the garden of the Horse and Groom from 3pm. Pay bar, bring your own picnic. Music and games for all ages. Baking compeition (Savoury or Sweet) on the theme of ‘Fit for a Queen’.
A Raffle will be run over all 4 days. Tickets available at all events.
Prizes include:
Racing for 4 with lunch at Windsor, meal for 2 at Horse and Groom and 2 tickets for a performance at Berrybank Amphitheatre. Grateful thanks to donors.
Draw will take place on afternoon of Sunday 5th June.
All proceeds to Air Ambulance and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
The Village Hall is reopened for business.
Coffee Mornings are held on the first Saturday monring of the month and Flix in the Stix on the third Tuesday evening. Details are in the Newsletter and on the notice boards.
Christmas Tree. The Lights will be switched on at 6pm on Friday 4 December. Mulled wine and Carols. Everyone is welcome.
Remembrance Sunday. Join us for a short service at the War Memorial at 10.45 am on Sunday 14 November 2021 and afterwards at the Village Hall for coffee.
Village Hall activities have resumed.
Coffee mornngs are held on the first Saturday of each month and the film night is on the third Tuesday.
The lock down book Club next meets on 30 November, 6 pm at the Hors and Groom.
Wednesday 4 August 7 pm at the Village Hall
A Village meeting to disuss parking in the Village
All residents are welcome.
March Activities
Thursday 4 March 8pm - the Oddington Quiz
Saturdy 13 March 8pm - Wine Tasting
Thursday 24 March 6pm - the Lockdown Book Club
Contact the Clerk for Zoom links for the above.
The Village Hall is closed until further notice.
Church services have resumed on some Sundays - more detais are on the Church page.
Remembrance Sunday 8 November. There will be a short act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 10.50 am on Sunday 8th November. Please observe social distancing and please provide contact details, for track and trace, when asked. Thank you.
SACA
It’s looking like it may be a long Winter with many people in the village having little or no social contact so we thought we should aim to do something about it.
Introducing Social Activities for the Covid Age – The Oddington Winter Programme. Starting from the beginning of November.
The aim of the programme is to create a mix of socialising opportunities, some virtual, some real (but always with an eye to guidelines and common sense). At the moment we have two virtual activities – Come Drink/Cook with Me and The Lock Down Quiz – which will be done on Zoom. And two “real” activities - the Monday Coffee Club and the Wednesday Walk. If you have an idea for other events – maybe a Virtual Book Club, a Film Night or something else just let us know.
Come Drink/Cook with Me – will feature a guest mixologist/cook from the village talking you through a cocktail making/meal over Zoom at 6 p.m. every 2nd Thursday of the Month. You will be provided with a list of ingredients beforehand and you will mix/cook along together and then share your thoughts about the results of your efforts.
The Lock Down Quiz – another Zoom experience, a pub quiz running for about 45 minutes from 8 p.m. every 4th Thursday of the Month.
Coffee Club – At the Horse and Groom every Monday from 11ish. Just a chance to meet up and share a coffee whilst maintaining all the social distancing rules.
The Wednesday Walk – Meet up at the Village Hall on a Wednesday at 10 a.m. Split into small groups – maybe for a longer walk (Carole Thin a Cotswold Walks Warden can advise on some great ones) or possibly just a little potter around the village. Dogs, of course, welcome.
For more details check Upper and Lower Oddington Facebook Page or contact Alan Betts – alanbetts107@gmail.com or Janet Eustace – janet.eustace@yahoo.co.uk
ODDINGTON PLAYGROUND
The Parish Council reopened the playground on 4 July. In order to comply with COVID-19 restrictions we have had to introduce a number of new rules:
We are grateful to parents for helping us enforce these restrictions which enable us to keep this very well used facility open.