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KVoice Magazine 2025
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What's Up?

Kidlington's
Spitfire Girl

March 2025

Which day?

Wednesday 12th March 2025

Where?

Oxford Airport, Kidlington

Sounds good

What time?

6pm. The story of a pioneer WW2 pilot

For details, see Notable Dates for March 2025

Oh Dear

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*It's not about you selling to them. If they need to buy, it's about them buying from you.

New Year

OX5: your New Year's resolution? How about learning Classical Latin or any of the subjects available free in 2025 from the Open University. Take a look at what's on offer here:

Gift of Art

Pictures of Kidlington

January 2025: for this month only, buy one get one free!

Local artist and writer James Hamilton invites you to find that special painting at his Kidlington studio, by appointment. Click on the image below to see a sample of James's watercolour work as presented in his article published here in 2021: 'A Year Locked Down in Kidlington — Branson's Fields, Kidlington, Receding Floods, Feb 2021.'

Contact James by email:
james.h.hamilton @btinternet.com.

20% of all purchases will go to The Friends of St Mary's, Kidlington.

Headlines

TODAY'S HEADLINES

Friday
24 January 2025
at 7:13am

Oxford

Local author David Meara is due to speak about his new book 'Oxford - A Potted History' at Kidlington Library from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Thursday, 20th February 2025. Entrance tickets for this event held at the library are £2.00 and include a glass of wine or soft drink.

Click the cover above for David's introduction and a brief preview of the book. Contact Kidlington Library: 01865-373067.

Parish

Kidlington Parish Council Monthly Reports

The most recent report from Kidlington Parish Council is available to read from the Community Notice below this section. Or read the latest report directly from here.

Bottles

Giles Woodforde reports that milk bottles may be experiencing a revival among some residents in Kidlington.

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Volunteering

Are you considering Volunteering in 2025?

You'll get valuable advice about how to get involved with volunteering from the Oxfordshire Volunteers website here:

Stadium

And the Ox said ...

"Here's looking at you, Kid."
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Mensa

Curious about your IQ?

Did you know that Mensa was founded in Oxford in 1946? Just down the road. Have a go. Click here:

Spitfire Girl

Don't miss the talk due in March 2025 about this lady who flew missions during World War II out of Kidlington's local airport. But who was she?

Spitfire Girl

For details
scroll down to Notable Dates
March 2025
below

Award

Kidlington Kid

Kidlington Kid felt encouraged — but curiously surprised to have helped win an award so soon after joining the team as an apprentice.

Publishing Director, Alice says, "KK has always demonstrated interest in learning the ropes, when he's not actually chewing them. We fell for KK after he told us he became interested in words after discovering an old typewriter in the barn. He said he was intrigued by its clacking sounds and the mysterious marks it made on paper. You can click on his delightful face to read more about Kidlington Kid."

You can read more about Kidlington Kid in this one-page PDF here.

Your Article

NEW IN 2025

Do you live in Kidlington with a great local story to tell, but cannot easily find the words to tell it?

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Contact alice@kvoice.co.uk to have your article written and produced — and published here on Kidlington Voice for everyone to read.

Go on. Go for it. Let us know your story.

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Local Photograph — submit a photograph to KV to highlight a local scene or story. Scroll this page to see the latest photo submitted by a local reader. Please send your picture to alice@kvoice.co.uk. Thank you.

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Home School

EDUCATION

KV's 2025 support for home-schooled young scholars in OX5.

Are you a parent or guardian faced with the prospect of home-schooling your child, but you don't know where to begin?

In 2025, Kidlington Voice is sponsoring the Charity Education Otherwise and KV has pre-paid a number of membership fees for parents who are home-schooling a child resident in our OX5 postcode area.

Here's what to do. Don't write to KV. Make contact directly with Education Otherwise and tell them that you heard about this local support from Kidlington Voice and, importantly, let them know your postal address in OX5. Here at KV we don't need to know who you are, nor your circumstances. If you qualify for additional support from Education Otherwise, KV will help you get started by paying your full membership fee to cover 2025. So, over to you.

If you have a child learning from home, then ...

CLICK HERE:

UK Charity Reg No 1055120

Education Otherwise is a charitable organisation which has been supporting home education and home educating families for over forty years.

Jan 2025

Notable Dates
JANUARY 2025

31 Jan Fri Lunch Club at Lincroft — From 12-noon every Friday during January 2025 at Lincroft Meadow Care Home. Please contact us to attend. Details here.

30 Jan Thu Friendship Café at Lincroft — You are invited to join us at Lincroft Meadow Care Home between 2.00pm and 4.00pm on the last Thursday of every month. Join us for our friendly and informal café in association with Age UK Oxfordshire. We welcome you to meet in the company of friends. Whether it's a friendly chat, or you are looking for advice, support or guidance, our café is free to everyone wishing to join us. Details here.

29 Jan Wed Oxford United in Kidlington — 11.00am to 12.30pm at Kidlington Youth Football Club, Orchard Recreation Ground, Evans Lane OX5 2HX. A replay on TV screen of Oxford United Football Club's 'Manor Club Interviews'. Open to all and free to attend, with tea, coffee & refreshments. Learn more about 'Oxford United in the Community' here.

27 Jan Mon Scam Advice — 10.30am to 12.30pm at Kidlington Library. Meet an advisor from Oxfordshire's Age UK for support and advice on how to deal with and avoid scams. Visit the Age UK website here.

24 Jan Fri Lunch Club at Lincroft — From 12-noon every Friday during January 2025 at Lincroft Meadow Care Home. Please contact us to attend. Details here.

23 Jan Thu Stay Safe at Home — 11.00am to 12.00noon at Kidlington Library. 'Oxford Aunts' are at the library to give a talk on maintaining safety and wellbeing at home. Contact the library on 01865-373067.

17 Jan Fri Lunch Club at Lincroft — From 12-noon every Friday during January 2025 at Lincroft Meadow Care Home. Please contact us to attend. Details here.

16 Jan Thu Knit & Natter —

Third Thursday of the month at Kidlington Library. Get creative with some woolly fun. Take your own project, make new friends and let the chat and yarn flow!
Contact the library on 01865-373067.

15 Jan Wed Sixth Form Open Evening — 5.30pm to 7.30pm at Gosford Hill School. Explore the Sixth Form Centre and find out more about studying A-Levels at Gosford Hill School. Hear from the Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form, meet current students, and discover the benefits of a personalised education at GHS. You will also learn about our enrichment programme and how we prepare students for post-18 options.

12 Jan Sun Tea Talk – about Oxford University — 3.00pm at St. John's Hall Church, The Broadway, Kidlington OX5 1DD. "The accidental university – a short(ish) history of Oxford" by William Whyte. Professor Whyte is a Fellow of St John's College Oxford. He is an architectural historian, specialising in churches and universities. Tea will be served after the talk. Donations in aid of Church Funds.

11 Jan Sat In Kidlington: Witney Model Club — 2.00pm to 4.00pm at Lincroft Meadow Care Home a local exhibition by the Witney Model & Collectors Club hosted at Lincroft Meadow. Details, with your invitation here.

10 Jan Fri Lunch Club at Lincroft — From 12-noon every Friday during January 2025 at Lincroft Meadow Care Home. Please contact us to attend. Details here.

10 Jan Fri Little Ones at Lincroft — 10.30am to 12noon at Lincroft Meadow Care Home on the second Friday of every month. Come along for this intergenerational session where your little ones can enjoy stories, singing and plenty of playtime with our residents. All sessions are free to attend, and there will also be a variety of refreshments available. Details here.

4 Jan Sat Guide Dogs — 10.00am to 1.00pm at Kidlington Library. Discover how these intelligent assistance dogs enable independent living. Visit the website for Guide Dogs here.

3 Jan Fri Blue Light Breakfast at Lincroft — Members of our local emergency services are invited to join us at Lincroft Meadow Care Home between 8.00am and 10.00am for free tea, coffee, and bacon rolls on the first Friday of every month. Details here.

KK says, 'Please help support my sooper dooper brilliant animal friends, the guide dogs.'

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Local Photo

Christingle

Christmas Eve at St Mary's Kidlington.

Light of the World
Photo by KV

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alice@kvoice.co.uk

Rosie

Did you know?

Rosie the elephant helped Capra and Carmelita escape Kidlington's Zoo? What happened next?

Click to download the story, here:

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Rosie could perform magic tricks and make things disappear.

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Literature

Local Writers for Local Readers

The Tipping Point
by John Batchelor

John Batchelor considers how English Literature reflects the mood of an era.

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Parish Council

COMMUNITY NOTICE

Kidlington Parish Council
Monthly Reports

The series of monthly reports from Kidlington Parish Council is available to read from here.

Police
COMMUNITY NOTICE

Thames Valley Police

The local Police Force works closely with the Kidlington & District Community Forum to consider matters of common concern to our local area.

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Feb 2025

Notable Dates
FEBRUARY 2025

27 Feb Thu Friendship Café at Lincroft — You are invited to join us at Lincroft Meadow Care Home between 2.00pm and 4.00pm on the last Thursday of every month. Join us for our friendly and informal café in association with Age UK Oxfordshire. We welcome you to meet in the company of friends. Whether it's a friendly chat, or you are looking for advice, support or guidance, our café is free to everyone wishing to join us. Details here.

26 Feb Wed Oxford United in Kidlington — 11.00am to 12.30pm at Kidlington Youth Football Club, Orchard Recreation Ground, Evans Lane OX5 2HX. A replay on TV screen of Oxford United Football Club's 'Manor Club Interviews'. Open to all and free to attend, with tea, coffee & refreshments. Learn more about 'Oxford United in the Community' here.

20 Feb Thu Oxford - A Potted History — 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Kidlington Library. Local author David Meara is due to speak about his new book 'Oxford - A Potted History'. Ticket entrance at the library is £2.00 and includes a glass of wine or soft drink. Click here to read a preview of David's book.

14 Feb Fri Little Ones at Lincroft — 10.30am to 12noon at Lincroft Meadow Care Home on the second Friday of every month. Come along for this intergenerational session where your little ones can enjoy stories, singing and plenty of playtime with our residents. All sessions are free to attend, and there will also be a variety of refreshments available. Details here.

9 Feb Sun Tea Talk – "Chemistry for Tomorrow's World" — 3.00pm at St. John's Hall Church, The Broadway, Kidlington OX5 1DD. Talk by Professor Dermot O'Hare of Organometallic and Materials Chemistry at Oxford University. Tomorrow's Chemistry seeks to minimise environmental impact while maximising societal benefit. Professor O’Hare will explore the transformative potential of Chemistry in shaping a sustainable future. Tea will be served after the talk. Donations in aid of Church Funds.

7 Feb Fri Blue Light Breakfast at Lincroft — Members of our local emergency services are invited to join us at Lincroft Meadow Care Home between 8.00am and 10.00am for free tea, coffee, and bacon rolls on the first Friday of every month. Details here.

6 Feb Thu Webinar from Lincroft — from 12:30pm online webinar hosted by Lincroft Meadow Care Home on the subject of: 'Paying for Care'. Please join us online for a webinar with the Society of Later Life Advisers' funding specialist, Nicky Cave. Details, and to reserve your place here.

NOTABLE DATES
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KAOS

Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society

Providing a fun, friendly, inspiring environment in which people, regardless of age, gender or experience can learn and perform a wide variety of choral music.

Did you know that KAOS has been presenting concerts and musical shows in Kidlington for over 40 years? We usually put on three performances a year: a Spring Concert, a staged Autumn Production and a Christmas Charity Concert. In 2024, KAOS hosted two "Come & Sing" days: in June, '100 Years of Broadway', and in October 'Pirates of Penzance'. We hope to see you soon!

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Awards

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2023 SME Southern Enterprise Awards – KV awarded 'Most Innovative Local Journalism Platform.'

2022 Global Awards Corporate-Livewire – KV awarded 'Magazine Publication of the Year.'

2021 SME Midlands Enterprise Awards – KV awarded 'Most Popular Online Village Magazine.'

KV Visitor Statistics here .

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Mar 2025

Notable Dates
MARCH 2025

26 Mar Wed Oxford United in Kidlington — 11.00am to 12.30pm at Kidlington Youth Football Club, Orchard Recreation Ground, Evans Lane OX5 2HX. A replay on TV screen of Oxford United Football Club's 'Manor Club Interviews'. Open to all and free to attend, with tea, coffee & refreshments. Learn more about 'Oxford United in the Community' here.

12 Mar Wed The Friends of St Mary's Kidlington — the Friends present an exciting and unique evening at Oxford Airport entitled 'Spitfire Girl'.

We are thrilled to have Candida Adkins to talk about her mother Jackie Moggridge a spitfire pilot flying out of Oxford and surrounding airfields in World War II. The Spitfire Girls was an incredible group of women often forgotten, and it is wonderful to have their story now told at an airfield at which they so often landed. This memorable evening is not one to miss. Enquiries to Louise Walker, Email: prioryfieldhouse @gmail.com

1 Mar Sat The Friends of St Mary's Kidlington — the Friends offer: 'Seasons' — a celebration in words and music featuring many local talents. On this early spring evening, the company will provide a feast of readings and song exploring the seasons of the year, of life, of love, from the past to the present, from the serious to the happy-go-lucky. Entertainment and wine will be free, but the Friends of St Mary's invite donations on the night. Enquiries to Louise Walker, Email: prioryfieldhouse @gmail.com

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Ecology

COMMUNITY NOTICE

Kidlington Eco Group

A network of local groups working towards a greener world.

Retirement

Property in Kidlington
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Apr 2025

Notable Dates
APRIL 2025

30 Apr Wed Oxford United in Kidlington — 11.00am to 12.30pm at Kidlington Youth Football Club, Orchard Recreation Ground, Evans Lane OX5 2HX. A replay on TV screen of Oxford United Football Club's 'Manor Club Interviews'. Open to all and free to attend, with tea, coffee & refreshments. Learn more about 'Oxford United in the Community' here.

NOTABLE DATES
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