Category: Events

Faringdon Road closure

  Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Road Closure and “No Waiting” Restriction – at Watchfield, Faringdon Road   A request has been received for a temporary road closure and “No Waiting” restriction to apply to a section of Faringdon Road whilst carriageway maintenance works are carried out.   […]

Queen’s birthday celebration

Join the village to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday at Watchfield Village Hall on Saturday, June 18th, between 2.30 and 4.30pm. All Watchfield residents are welcome to this FREE event. There will be FREE tea and coffee, FREE sandwiches, FREE bouncy castle for the children. We hope to see you there

Watchfield Village Fete 2016

This year’s fete will be held on Saturday June 4th 2016 between 12 noon and 5pm on the Recreation Ground, accessible via Major’s Road or High Street (on foot). There will be a fun fair, live music, arena acts, animal attractions, dog show, BBQs, bar, bottle tombola, cake stall, Pimms, coconut shy, barrow of booze, […]

Cinema – The Danish Girl

Friday 27th May – “The Danish Girl” (15) (Biography/Drama/Romance) Based on the book by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne [The Theory of Everything] and Alicia Vikander [Ex Machina]), and directed by Academy Award […]

Walking Football in Watchfield

Watchfield Walking Football 26 May Health and wellbeing for the over 60s. Fitness and fun at your own pace. Click on the above link for the official poster. Begins on Thursday, May 26th, 2016, at Watchfield Recreation Ground between 11am and 12 noon. To book, contact Luke Horton on 07717 346351, luke.Horton@southandvale.gov.uk

Watchfield Annual Village Assembly

The Watchfield Annual Village Assembly will take place on Thursday May 12th, 2016, at 7.30pm, Watchfield Village Hall. All residents are welcome to attend for an update on the local activities. Those invited to attend include: County Councillor, District Councillors, Parish Council, Watchfield Primary School, Defence Academy, Neighbourhood Policing Team, Watchfield Community Plan and others.

Cinema – The Lady in the Van

Wednesday 4th May – “The Lady In The Van” (12A) (Biography/Comedy/Drama) This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. Director: Nicholas Hytner Writer: Alan […]

Community Plan Environment Group

Environment Group – we are planning to assist the parish council in clearing and replanting the bank between the new ditch and new fence along the footpath at the church end of the recreation ground. Once the bramble debris is clear the snowdrop patches can be divided and replanted, along side native bluebells, primroses and […]