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The Parish of Bix & Assendon local organisations |
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If you live in the Parish, and would like to add the name of your local organisation or club to our website, please either contact your local Parish Councillor, or email your details to chris@bixandassendon.org.uk
Did you know that the Village Hall is available to hire, with catering facilities, for only £20.00 per session (£17.00 parishioners) in the morning, afternoon or evening, with plenty of parking? It is ideal for children's parties with Bix common outside, meetings or social events. Contact the Booking Secretary, Pam Williams, Tel: 01491 573082 for further details.
The Benefice of Nettlebed, Bix, Pishill, Highmoor and Rotherfield Greys. Sunday Service at St James 9.30am
Rector: Reverend Brendan Bailey, Tel: 01491 641575
The Great Tythe Barn at Bix Manor is available to hire for weddings, parties, etc. Capacity is up to 120 people in the Barn with additional space outside for marquees. Contact Gary Hall, Tel: 01491 579929 for further details.
The W.I. at Bix and Assendon is affiliated to the Oxfordshire Federation of W.I.s. We are a small but active group, meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in the village hall. A wide range of activities are available during the year.
This winter several members have attended the Heritage Lectures in Didcot, and a series on Musical Appreciation in Benson. Members have also visited the Met Office in Bracknell, been behind the scenes at the theatre in Stratford, and visited the Birmingham Art Gallery.
Monthly speakers have included Ann Arledge (Lower Assendon) on Glass, Tom Martin (Lower Assendon) on the making of a Double Bass, Joanne Migdal (Bix) on Designing and Making Sundials and Joyce Hynd (Middle Assendon) on Campanology.
For further information, phone Mrs Gill Verge, President Tel:01491 573850
The Royal British Legion is a charity, to help those in need from the Services and ex-Services community, and their dependents, and as such has both a membership and welfare role to play.
The Bix Branch of the Royal British Legion meets once a month, and has some 50 members from the Assendons, Stonor, Maidensgrove and Russells Water area.
Every August, the Bix Branch holds a fundraising Bring & Buy Sale at Bix Hall.
The Chairman of Bix Branch is Charles Shears, Tel: 01491 572232
The Rainbow Inn
has a very active crib team that plays in the local Brakspear Pub League over
the winter months on a Wednesday night. Over the same period on a Sunday night,
it also holds an in-house crib challenge called the Alvingham Shield, kindly
donated by Lord Alvingham, which in 2004 was won by Jean Chandler, landlady of
the Rainbow Inn (see picture).
So, if you like a sociable game of cards and a drink, for further details, please contact Chris Chantry, Tel: 01491 410261
Bix has a team in the South Oxfordshire Quiz League. Currently 10 other villages are involved. We play 5 home and 5 away matches between October and April. Each team should have six players, so a larger squad is needed. In addition, each team must find a scorer and a Question Master. Each Question Master tales 5 matches i.e. he or she sees all the other teams.
The League was set up to encourage people to use their village halls, and the trophy was provided by the Henley Standard.
There is also a Knock Out Competition with a slightly wider remit. The aim is to have 16 teams so the finalists play 4 times during the same winter season. This trophy was provided by Pettit's of Wallingford.
The Bix Captain is Robin Batchelor-Smith (Tel:01491 575490), Question Master is Gill Verge (Tel:01491 573850) and the Organiser is Duncan Thomas (Tel:01491 573751)