BlueBell Walk or Cycle 2019 - 27th April 2019
Please join us for a second Peasemore community walk or cycle ride to enjoy our beautiful Downland scenery!
Improve your health and wellbeing. Meet your village friends. Parishioners will lead the walk and the mountain bike ride.
We especially welcome children and families
Consultation on an increase in council tax to help protect operational policing
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, has launched a survey seeking the public view on an increase in the police element of the council tax by £2 a month*
On Thursday 13th December the Home Secretary announced the provisional police funding settlement for 2019/20. In response to the exceptional operational demands on the police, particularly in areas such as Thames Valley, the Government is increasing the funding available to PCCs by up to £813 million. However, this is provided all PCCs increase the police portion of the council tax by £2 a month or £24 a year (equivalent for a Band D property), which, collectively, will raise £509 million of the £813 million increase in funding.
Fox Opening Hours - Christmas 2018
Christmas Eve - Bar Midday onwards, Food 12-3, 6-8:30
Christmas Day - Bar Midday-1:45pm
Boxing Day - Closed
Click Read-More for all the times and details over the rest of the season
Bin Collections and Christmas Tree Recycling 2018
To help West Berkshire residents to have a green Christmas and recycle even more, West Berkshire Council will collect real Christmas Trees from residents even if they do not subscribe to the garden waste collection service.
Real trees should simply be left with your recycling on your scheduled collection day up until Friday 18 January. Any decorations, lights and pots must be removed before recycling.
collection day Revised collection day
Christmas and New Year collection dates 2018/19
Mon 24 Dec as normal Mon 24 Dec
Tues 25 Dec will be collected on Thurs 27 Dec
Wed 26 Dec will be collected on Fri 28 Dec
Thurs 27 Dec will be collected on Sat 29 Dec
Fri 28 Dec will be collected on Mon 31 D ec
Mon 31 Dec will be collected on Wed 2 Jan
Tues 1 Jan will be collected on Thurs 3 Jan
Wed 2 Jan will be collected on Fri 4 Jan
Thurs 3 Jan will be collected on Sat 5 Jan
Fri 4 Jan will be collected on Mon 7 Jan
Christmas Services at St Barnabas' 2018
Christmas Carol Service (and after drinks)
Sunday 16th December - 6pm (following the Santa Parade and lantens)
This will be preceded by the lantern lit Santa parade as before (full details in the lantern packs sold door to door by the 'Friends' so please buy yours) which will end at the church in time for the service. We thought it would be nice this year if the younger children could wear Nativity costumes (there are some in the church if they don't have their own). The Benefice curate Rev'd William McDowell will be taking the service - some of you may have already met him at the Peasefest pet service in the Summer.
After the service refreshments will again be served in the barn at Peasemore Manor and all are welcome. There will be mulled wine, tea, coffee and nibbles for grownups and hot chocolate, squash and marshmallows (remembered this year!) to be toasted on the braziers for the children. A nice opportunity for everyone to stop and chat a while before the rush of the week before Christmas starts.
Midnight Mass at St Marys Chieveley - 11pm Christmas Eve
No Midnight Mass at St Barnabas' this year but there is one at St Marys in Chieveley
Christmas Day Service - 11am Family Communion
There will be a Family Communion service at St Barnabas' on Christmas Day
Carols in the Pub 2018
Tuesday 11th December 5:30-7:30pm
Carols in the Fox, thanks to Phil and Lauren for again kindly agreeing to host this informal family sing-along this year
Christmas Lantern Event 2018
Sunday 16th December 2018 at 17:15
The Friends of St Barnabas’ are delighted to announce that Father Christmas will be returning to Peasemore on Sunday 16th December.
All welcome to join his parade around the village prior to the family Carol Service at 6pm.
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