We are a small village primary school with a big dream: to transform an unused outdoor space into a beautiful sensory garden for our children.

This special area would provide a calm, engaging environment to  support learning, wellbeing, and play for all pupils, including those with additional needs. Our PTA has begun exploring plans and gathering quotes, but the cost of professional work – particularly for preparing the ground – has proven to be much higher than we can manage. As a first step, we are hoping to make the area safe and usable by flattening and resurfacing the ground. We are reaching out to our wonderful local community to ask: could anyone lend a hand?

Whether you have experience in landscaping, access to equipment,  or simply time and willingness to help, your support would make a  huge difference. Even advice or recommendations would be greatly  appreciated. Together, we can create something truly special for our children. If you’re able to help in any way, please get in touch with  the school office: office.3248@blewbury.oxon.sch.uk or the PTA:  pta@blewbury.oxon.sch.uk

Congratulations and thank you to all who joined in the Great Litter Pick on 7th March.

Twenty-three people came, including one child, and collected 26 sacks of litter. Most of it was food and drink containers although there were also two golf balls, two vapes, a wood saw and a steel bar! Bessels Way ditches didn’t seem as bad as last year but we tackled Boham’s Road, where six sacksful were collected. Quite amazing given the few houses on this no-through road. One volunteer wondered how we can tackle the problem of litter being thrown? It seems unsurmountable but I do know that we can all become ‘litter-wombles’ and pick it up when we see it. Thanks again, and to Mary for providing the tea and biscuits.

Wednesday 4th March marked the fifth anniversary of Annabel and John taking over the Red Lion, and saw Elphin Lloyd-Jones guide Revd Canon Jason St. John Nicolle through their pub’s second “Fireside Chat”.

The son of a teacher (though his father moved into the clergy later in life), Father Jason grew up in Leicestershire, before moving to Dorset and then doing his History degree “in this area”. That led to an initial career in law, working in London, including at a Law Centre helping people with debt or gambling problems. Enjoying the pastoral side of that work, he felt a calling to become a parish priest.

Ordained in 2004, his first such role was as a curate in Kidlington, before he moved here in 2008 with his wife Maranda. Father Jason revealed the pleasure he now gets from writing organ music and performing recitals, as well as spending time with his family; and also from the opportunities he gets to teach, or just to “be there” for others. At Elphin’s prompting, we learned his views on a wide range of topics; from the decline of church attendances, to reflections on human nature, the subjectivity of knowledge, and the violence we see in the world today.

The whole conversation can now be watched at https://vimeo.com/1171387641?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci (with thanks to Alastair Laidlaw for his video-recording). Father Jason’s next Organ Recital is at St. Andrew’s Hagbourne, at 5pm on Easter Sunday (5th April).

Expanded to Photographers and Artists

To celebrate this imaginative piece of public art, made by Blewbury’s own David Harber, the BPC are calling on the artists and writers of the village to take one or more of the words on the sphere, or the artwork itself, and write a poem, take an artistic photo, or produce another artwork -sketch etc.

These can be sent to the Parish Clerk before 10th March 2026. We will then hold a celebration of the poets and the sphere on 20th March – the equinox. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in the categories: under 11, 11 to 18, and adult. Everyone (not just entrants) is welcome to the celebration on the Play Close, Friday 20th March (spring equinox) at 7pm to toast the new artwork.

If you’re looking for some spring-like exercise that doesn’t depend on the rain stopping, look no further than the Table Tennis Club.

We are a small friendly club with players ranging from 12 to 70+.
We have four tables, spare bats and balls. Meeting on Tuesday evenings in the Village Hall from 5.30pm to 7pm. We operate as pay and play, no membership fees. Under 18s and full- time students
pay £1, adults pay £3 per session. We welcome new players with a free first session.

Blewbury Village Hall, Saturday 28th March, 2pm to 4pm.

Karen, Andrew and Sarah are holding a farewell party for Dave the postie, at Blewbury Village Hall, Saturday 28th March, 2pm to 4pm, everyone is welcome to come and say farewell, we will hand over all the donations and cards that have been handed in to the post office, and you will of course be able to give him any more on the day. There
will be tea and coffee, and hopefully cake (please bring some cake if you are able to). He would like to be able to say goodbye to us all properly!