2008 Events:

AGM

AGM 2008: 28 June. The 2008 AGM will take place in the Methodist Church Hall, Oxford Street, Woodstock at 2.30pm. Further information

20:26 Vision – What Future for the Countryside?

16 May, 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. A half-day discussion held at The Key Learning, Castle Unlocked, Oxford. This is an invitation only event. To get a copy of ‘20:26 Vision - What Future for the Countryside’ or to join the debate visit the CPRE website: www.cpre.org.uk/debates

• For a copy of the CPRE Oxon Vision 20:26 presentation email: campaign@cpreoxon.org.uk
• A summary of the Vision 20:26 meeting will be available shortly.

Events for CPRE Members 2008

Although numbers for some events are limited, please bring any interested friends along. First come, first served.

Sunday May 18th, 2.30 p.m. Walk along a section of the newly created CPRE Oxford Green Belt Way. Guided by Gordon Garraway, we will be taking in Boars Hill and the famous views of the "dreaming spires". Meet at Redbridge Park and Ride at 2.30. Transport will be provided from the Park and Ride to the start point of the walk at Sunningwell at £3.00 per head. The walk will end back at the P and R. Max 16 in the bus.

Tuesday 3rd June, 2.00 p.m. A guided tour of the LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) Broadwell Manor Farm, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire, starting at 2p.m. and lasting 2-2½ hours. There will be some transport provided at the farm, but bring wellies. Parking is available at the farm. No charge for the visit. Tea may be available after the tour for which there will be no charge, but we will make a donation. Maximum 20. A light lunch is available at 'The Bell' in nearby Langford. Please let CPRE know if you are going to the pub so that we can let them know numbers in advance.

Saturday 2nd August, 2.00p.m. A guided tour of Rousham House, built 1635, near Steeple Aston, Bicester, starting at 2p.m., after which you will be free to wander round the gardens created by William Kent in 1735. There is no tearoom or shop but you are welcome to bring a picnic. Charge £8.

Wednesday September 17th, 2.30 p.m. Visit to RSPB reserve on Otmoor. This visit will last about 2hrs 30 min. and be led by Alan Parfitt of RSPB. There is no charge but we will have a collection on the day to make a donation to RSPB. Parking available.

Sunday 19th October. A walking tour of Abingdon concentrating on the town after the dissolution of the Abbey, led by local historian Janey Cumber. Meet under the Abbey Gateway at 2.30p.m. Charge £2.50. Maximum 20.

Contact Gill Salway, CPRE Secretary, for further details and to make a booking on: 01865 881934 or email: salwaypg@btinternet.com

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AGM

AGM 2008: 28 June. The 2008 AGM will take place in the Woodstock. Further details to follow.

 

2007 Events:

AGM

AGM 2007: 30 June. The 2007 AGM will take place in the Lecture Theatre, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford at 2.30pm. Further information

Oxford Green Belt Way

Green Belt Way: 13 July. The CPRE Oxford Green Belt Way will by opened by MP Boris Johnson at 2.30pm at Shotover Country Park. A reception at Horspath village hall will follow. Everyone is welcome.

Events for CPRE Members 2007

Tuesday 9 October. CPRE Henley and Mapledurham AGM, followed by the Lidiard Lecture at the Village Hall Woodcote. AGM: 6.30pm. Lidiard Lecture: 7.30pm. The subject of the lecture is "The Restoration of Greenmoor Ponds". These two ponds in Woodcote are of national importance, being recorded as in the top 15% of ponds in the country by Pond Conservation. The Lecture will be a joint presentation by Karen Woolley, Rod d'Ayla and Curt Lamberth. Further details from Judith Crocket: judith.crockett@btinternet.com.

Tuesday October 16th 10.30 am. Harcourt Arboretum. A guided visit to this magnificent arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay. Walk starts 10.45. Picnicking is allowed on site. Charge £5 pp including the parking fee at the arboretum. Access via A423 in Nuneham Courtenay village.

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Saturday 20 October between 9 am and 1 pm. West Oxfordshire District CPRE, Uplands Area, will be holding its ever popular Annual Autumn Plant Sale at The Farmhouse, Radford, near Enstone by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Peter McGee. High quality plants, morning coffee, ample parking. Admission free and everyone welcome. Further details from Holly McGee at mcgee@sibfordf.freeserve.co.uk or 01608 677230.

Quiz

• Fiendish quiz: a bit of fun and puzzlement