Friends of Flora Thompson

 

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Coffee Morning

A coffee morning will take place in the church at Cottisford on Shrove Tuesday, February 5th 2008 starting at 10am.  Funds raised will go towards financing a Flower and Art Festival later in the year.

A cookery demonstration by the “Pampered Chef” will take place at 10:30am.  Stalls to include pancakes, home cooked products, gifts, Phoenix Cards and a raffle.  Entrance including coffee and biscuits £1.

 

Fête

A village fête will take place at the Playing Field in Juniper Hill, on Sunday July 6th 2008 at 2:30pm.

 

Flower and Art Festival

A Flower Festival will take place in the church at Cottisford during the weekend of September 13th and 14th 2008, in aid of Church funds and the charity The Friends of Cottisford Church.

 

Guided Tours

If you are planning to visit Juniper Hill (Lark Rise) and Cottisford (Fordlow) we should be pleased to arrange for a local Flora Thompson enthusiast to give you a guided tour, pointing out many of the places that she mentioned in her books. Although farming methods have been dramatically mechanised since the times she described, the area remains a quiet, largely arable, backwater of rural Oxfordshire. The unique layout of Juniper Hill and the adjacent allotments remains virtually unchanged since the original Enclosure Award of 1854, and many of the local features she mentioned can still be identified.

We are happy to provide this service voluntarily, but please give us plenty of notice and also let us know (A) how many of you there will be and (B) how long you wish to take over the tour.  On average the tour takes about 2 hours, and an exhibition of local photographs and maps can be arranged if you wish.

 

We suggest that your tour starts at Juniper Hill, which is easily reached from the A43, and concludes in Cottisford. Detailed arrangements can be adapted to suit your numbers and the time you have available.

 

We hope you enjoy your visit here. You can contact us via email at: mailto:enquiries@florathompson.co.uk