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Fun activities and community days, family exercise, a museum of marvellous things and a cartoon circus are just some of the free and low-cost activities available for children and their families to enjoy during the Easter holidays.

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are providing activities and events at venues across the area from 29 March to 12 April.

The councils’ Active Communities team are providing family circuits, Boxfit for teens, music-based exercise sessions and Xplorer events for young children and an activity day. There’s also a series of community days in south Abingdon hosted by The Oxfordshire Play Association.

Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot will be packed with family entertainment.  From The Museum of Marvellous Things where the impossible can happen, Decorate Your Own Bug House and live action and puppetry with There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly to swashbuckling with Pirates at a pre-holiday performance on 24 March.

There’ll also be lots of circus themed fun at The Beacon in Wantage, with the laughter-packed stage show, Cartoon Circus Live, featuring some of Britain’s funniest clowns, traditional slapstick comedy and much more and a range of low-cost activities with a circus theme throughout the Easter break for children of all ages including arts and craft and Monkey Mayhem.

The activities are expected to be very popular so, where required, residents are encouraged to book now to avoid disappointment.

For details on what’s on and how to book, visit southandvale.gov.uk/holidayactivities. 

The Better Leisure Centres across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse, managed on behalf of the district councils by GLL, also have a range of family activities to get involved with this Easter.

They are launching their new Active Holiday Clubs at leisure centres in Abingdon, Didcot, Faringdon and Wantage. There are junior funded memberships as part of the Holiday, Activity and Food programme (HAF), plus family swims, roller skating and soft play. Details about what’s available at each centre can be found on the Better UK website and the leisure centre Facebook pages.

Another five historic images have been uploaded.

See https://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/historic-images/

Yet another five historic images have been posted to the website.

See https://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/historic-images/

It’s that time of the year again when the snowdrops are out… and so it’s time for the Duck Race and cream teas.

It’s being held this Sunday, 18 February, at Fiveways. Cream teas are being served at Aston Rowant Church from 2pm to 4pm.

Please wear boots or wellingtons as with the amount of rain we have had it will be muddy in parts.

Last year was fantastic with over 100 people down at Fiveways, let’s hope the weather is the same as last year. But if it is raining just enjoy the cream teas.

Event is organised by the Church and Aston Rowant Footpaths and Amenities Group.

Aston Rowant Cricket Club has launched a crowd funding appeal to help pay for phase one of the development of the club facilities. The pavilion for the bottom field is on order and we are looking for support to assist us not just on this project but the full development of the old pavilion on the top field. All the money donated to this development will be spent on the buildings rather than the day to day running of the club.

Clicking on the link leads to a video produced by our vice chair, Thad Cooper, and details on how to sign up. Please note that it would help if donors tick the Gift Aid box and that also, it’s possible to remove the additional amount paid to crowdfunding appeal by pressing “custom amount” and entering £0.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aston-rowant-cricket-club-new-pavilion

Steven Sowerby