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  “Unbroken Glory-Gathered Radiance” – Rupert Brooke

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  Dorchester Tennis Club Quiz night – Postponed Until March 2019

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Special Events

Here are a few special events happening in the village which may be of interest. If you wish to see more, please
click the events link at the bottom.

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September – November 2018 Sep – Nov 2018

September 26 (Wednesday)

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Historical Society: Nuneham Courtenay – the most beautiful landscape in the world

Sep 26 @ 7:30 pm

Professor Malcolm Airs will talk about: ‘Nuneham Courtenay – the most beautiful landscape in the world’ This talk will explore the chequered fortunes of the Nuneham estate from its creation in 1712 down to its[...]

September 27 (Thursday)

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Hempcroft allotments Annual General Meeting

Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

to be held at the Village Hall 27th September at 7pm

September 28 (Friday)

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Flower Festival ‘Footsteps – Journeys of the Soul’ (Public Days)

Sep 28 – Sep 30 all-day Dorchester Abbey

Flower Festival in Dorchester Abbey: 28-30 Sep 2018 A spectacular flower festival in Dorchester Abbey by the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Area of NAFAS. Entitled ‘Footsteps – Journeys of the Soul’ the festival will include[...]

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BIG Coffee Morning (Macmillan Cancer Support)

Sep 28 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Dorchester-on-thames Village Hall

BIG Coffee Morning Let’s change lives together Dorchester-on-thames Village Hall

October 24 (Wednesday)

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Historical Society: Great House of Wessex

Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm

We are very sorry to have to announce that the scheduled talk for October, by Lisa Walker, on ‘A history of women’s rowing in Oxford’, has had to be cancelled. However, we are delighted to[...]

November 3 (Saturday)

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Dorchester Fireworks

Nov 3 @ 5:30 pm Dorchester on thames Recreational Ground

Come and join us for a spectacular professional fireworks display and bonfire. From 5.30pm Food and drinks available, with locally sourced burgers and hot dogs and a full bar. Live folk music from Pure Fluke[...]

November 28 (Wednesday)

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Historical Society: The Oxfordshire Hussars at the end of the Great War 1918

Nov 28 @ 7:30 pm

Colonel John Bridgeman (retd) ‘The Oxfordshire Hussars at the end of the Great War 1918’. Dorchester Abbey Guest House, 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £3

September – November 2018 Sep – Nov 2018

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Downloadables

Dorchester News October 2018 [pdf]
Dorchester News – September 2018 [pdf]
County Councillors September Report [docx]
Parish Council Agenda – September 2018 [docx]
Parish Council Agenda August 2018 [docx]

Our charming, historic village sits at the confluence of the rivers Thame and Thames, just 9 miles south of Oxford. As well as being a marvellous place to live, it is also the ideal centre for exploring some of England's finest countryside, loveliest villages, stateliest of homes and oldest seats of learning. The Chilterns, Berkshire Downs, Blenheim, and Henley, as well as Oxford are all within easy reach.