Nine mothers spent five months in 1986 sewing a giant tablecloth, which was to be the star prize at the village playgroup’s summer fair. Julie Surman, who suggested making the tablecloth, said: “Although it’s a patchwork, we’ve used only the finest cotton material. It’s definitely worth winning.”
Pupils at Peers School organised a tea dance for pensioners from across Oxford in 1989. Edward Kitching, 72, shows 14-year-old Nicola Watkinson how to dance – or perhaps it was the other way round.
A Darby and Joan Club opened in the village in 1962 and offered numerous activities, including billiards, table tennis, draughts, ludo and bingo. Among those at the opening were, left to right, Bessie Ledger, Capt J Hill, the Rev Stanley Martin and Mr C Roberts.
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