August 2007

Series 32 No 4

Arts & Entertainment

HOOK NORTON SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB
Find details of EVENTS and OPENING TIMES on the NEW
SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB WEBSITE
Hi everyone ,
Firstly -Well Done to Dasher and Todd, winners of June's Bullseye darts tournament and to Val and Jeff for sponsoring this event through the Lee Stratford Community Trust. An enjoyable afternoon was had by all and the youth club were able to start their fund raising pot for our forthcoming theme park day out.
Thanks too to all who supported our recent Curry-Oke event. Thanks especially to Pete Joiner for making our yummy curries and to our wonderful vocalists who entertained us all night, especially crickets 1st team captain Paul Souch with his rendition of Rolf Harris’ 2 little boys ( x factor watch out !!) and the “ Birds “ for speedy Gonzalis complete with hand bags.
Despite the recent weather summer is well and truly here and by the time you read this, the kids will have broken up for their summer hols and if, like my lot, got fed up already - don’t despair - the youth club will be holding a holiday week again. Watch village notice boards for details & look out for our programme of events coming soon for the Autumn. We are reviving our search for a star talent competition in October. All ages of children are welcome so get practicing during the break, entry forms will go out on your return to school.
Things are also starting to happen around the club. Cricket now have fab new nets and work has started on the supporter’s area for football.
Details of opening times and events linked to fixtures throughout this newsletter.
Friday night is family night Bingo is back. Friday nights throughout August and every other Friday in September, doors open 7.30pm (eyes down 8pm), all ages welcome. Adults 50p entry to include raffle ticket. Kids free! Also new opening times for Saturdays and Sundays, see website for times.
Thank you also to all who supported our Youth club tent at M@C everyone was very well behaved and again money raised is going to our trip fund. Thanks to Pete and everyone at M@C for letting us invade the marquee and for a brilliant day.
Christmas ball tickets are now on sale priced at £49.00 each, tables of 10. To include 4 course Christmas dinner and music from the fabulous Blue Meanies. Only a few remaining !! Following this, on Sunday December 2nd the marquee will play host again this time to our Christmas bazaar - carol singers, mulled wine, Christmas grotto, gifts & craft stalls and much much more. Watch out in next newsletter for more details, raffle prizes on offer and contacts for stall hire.
Finally thanks to all who have supported HNSSC over the past few months and who have helped us keep the club going from strength to strength your support is very much appreciated, our affiliated sports clubs are thriving especially in the junior sections and the club is now ready for a new era, with your help we have managed to “put the social back into the sports and social club” so well done and see you all soon!
To book the club email colwarner@btinternet.com
Special rates for members ! Or For more info check out our new web site ( thnx Ray!) hooknortonsportsandsocialclub.co.uk

Colette, Social Secretary

HOOK NORTON SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB YOUTH CLUB
All the news, reviews, times and dates for the HNSS Youth Club can now be found here!

LEE STRATFORD COMMUNITY TRUST

Hook Norton Football Club Six a Side Tournament
This will take place on 4^th August 2007 at the Sports and Social Club. It is hoped that all the teams involved will have known Lee and that they can come together to make this a special day. Games wil start at 12 noon and it will be a full day with a BBQ and the bar will be open all day.
Spirit Award
The presentation of the Hook Norton Senior Spirit Award was held on 2^nd June. The winner this year was Joe Davies. Unfortunately, he was on holiday but one of this team mates was presented with an engraved glass football trophy on his behalf.
The Spirit Award is presented to players who, in the opinion of the management, have shown throughout the season, the qualities of Dedication, Camaraderie and Pure Spirit.
These three qualities define the passion that Lee had, not only for the game, but also for the Club and its members.
Hooky Duck Race Click the duck then follow the links:
This will again take place on 27^th August, Bank Holiday Monday, at the Pear Tree Pub from around midday to 5.00pm. We have just bought twenty designer ducks to compete in the races and this will make it easier for you to follow your duck in the race.
There will be other attractions including a bouncy castle, face painting and a skittles tournament. Entrance is FREE – just bring along family and friends..and the sunshine!!
We could do with a few helpers for this event please.
Rock Night
We are having a Rock Night at the Sports and Social Club on Friday 28^th September. Tickets are £5 from myself or Colette and Kerrie. Live music from the Cookie Monsters, a brilliant band who are sure to become a hit with all you rockers (young and old) out there.

Valerie Stratford,
valerie@stratford4496.fsnet.co.uk http://lsct.mysite.orange.co.uk

HOOKY PLAYERS

At a committee meeting of the above group on 12^th June 2007 it was agreed to postpone the September production of 'The Haunting of Hill House' to next June, when more people will be available for the play. There was so much interest in the play from the general public that we felt justified in holding it over until then. In the meantime it is hoped to arrange some play readings to which all will be welcome (existing members and, hopefully, new ones).
We have been waiting on the Yenworthy dates from the school before finalising the pantomime. These are now to hand and the performances of 'Beauty and the Beast' are booked for the 23 - 26 January at 7.30 p.m. with a matinee on 26 January at 2.30 p.m. as well, in the Memorial Hall, as usual.

Children's auditions, which will involve speaking parts, will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday 11^th September 2007 in the Memorial Hall. The teen and adult auditions are on Thursday 13^th September 2007 at 8 p.m. also in the Memorial Hall. If you have ever aspired to anything - in front or behind the scenes, this is your chance to come forward. No previous experience is necessary, so don't be shy! It's a fun thing to do.
The pantomime will be directed by Richard Wheelton, with Anna Bradshaw assisting and being responsible for the dancers. Cate Whitehead will be musical director and rehearsals will commence at the beginning of October. Nigel Whitehead will again be stage manager, with myself as producer. Kate Underwood will design the set, so expect some inspired effects.
At the time of going to press the Players have a need of young adults of both sexes (16 - 30 age group) and if you can sing or dance, so much the better.
You want to know more? Then ring me or Richard Wheelton.

Brian Rider

HOOK NORTON FILM SOCIETY 27^TH SEASON
Hook Norton Film Society starts its new season on September 22^nd with “Borat”, a controversial comedy that breaks all the conventions of political correctness while at the same time being extremely funny and we finish next May with “Babel”, a dramatic thriller in which a series of interlocking stories from four countries converge at the end to reveal a complex and tragic human story.
We are also showing “Volver” by the acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, “The Page Turner”, a French thriller about obsession, desire and revenge, and an award-winning Romanian film. This season’s silent movie “The Passion of Joan of Arc” is renowned for one of the greatest performances ever recorded on film. Long thought to have been lost to fire, the original version was miraculously found in perfect condition in Norway in 1981.
The full programme is in preparation and will be ready in August, when anyone interested in joining can pick up a copy and membership form in the village shop, post office or library.
For further details call Andrew Bowen or Gillian Rose.

Out Of This World! It's like nothing on Earth!
Science Oxford, St Clements, Oxford
Open 10am - 4pm, Monday – Friday, 2nd July - 31st August
Admission free
Go on a flight through the solar system, handle real spacerock, and cook up the ideal recipe for the Big Bang! Science Oxford's Summer Exhibition looks at everything to do with Outer Space. From the discovery of dark matter, to the signpost to the stars, we'll invite you to take a stroll around the galactic neighbourhood.

The Rough Guide to The Moon and Mars : KIDS IN SPACE
Science Oxford, Thursday 9 August, 10.30am, 12noon, 2pm
£3 per person or combine with a visit to Hands On for only £6.
Kids become crew members on a rocket ship in this interactive storytelling show.
Suitable for age 5-12.

ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR THE SPACE TRAVELLER
Science Oxford, Thursday 16 August, 7.30pm £3
Space tourism is an exciting prospect, but what health hazards should you should know about before planning a trip? Professor Mike Lockwood will explain what the medical issues are, and how future manned missions to the Moon and Mars might be able to overcome them.

Science Oxford Film Club – Star Wars
Wednesday 22 August, 7pm, Science Oxford, St Clements, Oxford , £3
Often imitated but never bettered, Star Wars (or "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope", as it is now officially entitled) marked a sea-change in the way that film-makers treated space and space travel. Watch George Lucas's 1977 masterpiece on the big screen, and recapture the excitement of a film which not only redefined special effects technology, but which altered the whole business of cinema itself.

THE SHADOW AT COMPTON VERNEY, WARWICKSHIRE;
Exhibition dates 30 June - 9 September 2007
The Shadow is the first extensive group show of its kind focusing on psychological and symbolic meaning attached to the shadow. The exhibition is organised by Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena and MAN, Nuoro, and has its only UK showing at Compton Verney.
The theme is explored through the medium of installation, video and photography. Artists include: Doug Aitken, Laurie Anderson, Carlo Benvenuto, Christian Boltanski, Fabrizio Corneli, Ceal Floyer, Mona Hatoum, Gary Hill, Nino Longobardi, Urs Lüthi, Ottonella Mocellin and Nicola Pellegrini, Tracey Moffatt, Margherita Morgantin, Marvin E. Newman, Annie Ratti, Rosanna Rossi, Anri Sala, Susanne Simonson, Fiona Tan, Andy Warhol, William Wegman and Francesca Woodman.
Shadows have been a constant source of inspiration from Egyptian tomb paintings to early Renaissance art, and the exhibition explores how the theme emerges in the work of modern and contemporary artists. Recurring fascination with this theme lies partly iin that the shadow as a scientific, but enigmatic phenomenon also has illusory connotations. Reassuring yet forbidding, shadows carry a range of associations, and this exhibition offers a series of atmospheric encounters which reflect the constructed superstitions of society as well as expressing individual psychological states.
The Shadow is curated by the Italian academic and critic Lea Vergine, and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
Contact: Ina Cole, Communications Manager, Compton Verney, Warwickshire,
CV35 9HZ, Tel: 01926 645540; Email: ina.cole@comptonverney.org.uk

ART EXHIBITION

Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
Memorial Hall, Hook Norton

Paintings and books
of the
novelist and artist Brian Rider.
Will include landscapes, wildlife and portraits
all at affordable prices
in both oils and acrylics.
15% of all sales to go to CLIC Leukaemia Fund.
Free Entry.

An "AUCTION of PROMISES"

A fundraising extravaganza in aid of the current building project, to provide a new Information and Technology Suite for Sibford Gower Primary School.

On
Saturday 6th October, 2007
in
Sibford Gower Village Hall

Tickets and Catalogues will be available in September:
- from School Office during School hours
- or by contacting Brian or Carolyn on 01295 780695
Please put this date in your diary!