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Art in Action
Waterperry House, Waterperry, Near. Wheatley, OX33 1JZ
Tel: 020 7381 3192 Web: www.artinaction.org.uk

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Art in Action   Whats on in Oxford
Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th July: Inspired by the simple principle that people are fascinated when artists and craftsmen openly demonstrate their skills and discuss their work, Art in Action was born. In 1977, 51 artists and musicians took part and 14,000 visitors arrived. The event is now a showcase for over 250 demonstrators from a wide range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics and textiles, attracting over 22,000 visitors.
 

Battle Proms
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PX
Tel: 01432 355416 Web: www.battleproms.com

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Blenheim Palace Battle Proms Concert   Whats on in Oxford
Saturday 17th July: The UK’s premier classical picnic proms with Spitfire, cannons, cavalry and fireworks. An evening of exceptional, soul-stirring entertainment in a truly stunning setting. Gather the troops, pack up your picnic, and raise a glass to this unique flag-waving, breathtaking celebration that you will never forget; it’s the ultimate proms in the park!

Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot, Oxon OX11 7NJ. Tel: 01235 817200
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk


Day Out with Thomas & Father Christmas Steamday
with Thomas the Tank Engine & his friends
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Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th March: Days Out with Thomas with Thomas the Tank Engine & his friends. Rides behind “Thomas”. Meet The Fat Controller. Children’s entertainment and Radstock signalbox visits.
Didcot Railway Centre is open at weekends during March
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GWR 175 Easter Special Event
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th March: GWR 175 Easter Special Event, Broad gauge Fire Fly locomotive operating
Launch of new Broad gauge 2nd Class Coach and Coach 416, Railcar No. 22 running, Radstock signalbox visits (Sunday/Monday)

Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxon, OX20 1PX. Tel: 08700 60 20 80
www.blenheimpalace.com

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Garden of the Year Award   Whats on in Oxford
Until Sunday 28th March: Blenheim Palace is the proud winner of the Historic Houses Association/Christie’s Garden of the Year Award in 2008. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the award, HHA and Christie’s of London commissioned a professional photography competition and exhibition featuring images of the winning gardens of the last 25 years. Blenheim Palace will host this fabulous photographic exhibition for six weeks from the opening of the new season in 2010.

The exhibition will include images created by acclaimed landscape photographer Simon Norfolk. Norfolk captured Blenheim Palace's oak trees back-lit at night to represent soldiers on the battlefield at the Battle of Blenheim 1704.

The stunning Formal Gardens at Blenheim Palace include the majestic Water Terraces, the ornate Italian Garden, the secluded Secret Garden with winding streams and water features, the fragrant Rose Garden, Arboretum and the Pleasure Gardens which includes Europe’s largest symbolic hedge maze.

Guided tours of the Palace’s State Rooms are available daily (except Sundays and Bank Holidays) including the permanent exhibition on Winston Churchill, and the fascinating visitor experience ‘Blenheim Palace: The Untold Story’ where 300 years of enticing tales are revealed.
 
A Hare-Brained Easter Hunt!   Whats on in Oxford
Friday 2nd - Monday 5th April: If you are looking for a great day out this Easter Weekend why not come to Blenheim Palace and join in the eighth annual Easter Challenge in the Pleasure Gardens. This year the Easter challenge has a ‘Hare and the Tortoise’ theme, and while the hunters are busy finding clues the rest of the family can take in the beautiful views of the Park and Gardens which at this time of year will be brimming with daffodils.

Whether you like to dash about like a bunny or take your time like a tortoise, the Hare-brained Hunt will have you searching high and low in the Pleasure Gardens. Complete the hunt and you will receive an Easter treat!
 
Blenheim Palace Tree Trail   Whats on in Oxford
Friday 2nd - Friday 16th April: Did you know the oldest oak tree at Blenheim Palace is over 800 years old? Over the two-week Easter Holiday from 2nd – 16th April you can challenge the family to the Tree Trail to try to identify all the types of trees in the Park. The Tree Trail is available upon arrival at the Park or you can download the trail from our website. Please visit our website to download some of the many other trails also available for families at:
http://www.blenheimpalaceeducation.com/Trails.htm
 
Jousting Tournament   Whats on in Oxford
Saturday 1st - Monday 3rd May: Gallant Knights and their mighty steeds will meet at Blenheim Palace to battle for glory in a spectacular jousting tournament. The weekend will be packed with action and entertainment including falconry displays and knights charging in the traditional tilt and battling on foot with the mighty mace.
The Palace will provide a magnificent backdrop whilst you enjoy a host of costumed entertainment all day from 11am onwards including Birds of Prey displays and have a go at archery. Toys, swords, shields and souvenirs for little lords and ladies will be available from a special retail marquee throughout the weekend.
 

Millets Farm Centre

Kingston Road, Frilford, Nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5HB.
Tel: 01865 392200
www.milletsfarm.co.uk

 
Elegant Ball   Whats on in Oxford

Saturday 24th April: Elegance, sophistication and glamour – welcome to the ball of all balls! On Saturday 24 April 2010 Oxfordshire will be home to the most stunning and stylish ball the county has ever seen. Appropriately named the ‘Elegant Ball’, the event will take place in a beautiful marquee within the grounds of Millets Farm Centre. It will appeal to the more discerning party goer and is most certainly ‘the’ date for the diary... The event will mark the first of such balls, which will be held bi-annually. Tables of 10 will be priced at £1,000. The Elegant Ball will raise money for Oxfordshire’s charity SeeSaw, which helps children and their families both before and after a major bereavement.
Contact: Call Caroline on 01865 391888 for further details or for further information go to www.elegantball.com
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Buscot Park & The Faringdon Collection

Faringdon, Oxfordshire. SN7 8BU. Tel: 0845 345 3387 (Information Line)
Web: www.buscotpark.com. Open: 1 April – 30 September. House, Gardens & Tearoom Wed, Thu, Fri, and alternate week ends, 2.00 – 6.00 (last admission 5.00). Gardens only, Mon, Tue, 2.00 – 6.00
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One of Oxfordshire’s Best Kept Secrets!   Whats on in Oxford

Family home of Lord Faringdon, who looks after the property on behalf of the National Trust, together with the family collection of pictures, furniture, ceramics, and objets d’art, known as the Faringdon Collection. Includes Burne-Jones’s famous series, The Legend of the Briar Rose. The enchanting gardens contain the spectacular Water Garden designed by Harold Peto' - in 1904 for the first Lord Faringdon.
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The Oxfordshire Museum
Fletcher's House, Park Street, Woodstock.
Tel: 01993 811456.

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/the_oxfordshire_museum

 
The Ride of Life   Whats on in Oxford

Until Sunday 28th March: An automata portraying a satire on the1980’s British way of life in the form of the Adam and Eve public bar. The landlady and landlord are in their birthday suits. The landlord pulls pints and wipes the counter, the landlady smokes and drinks, waves and winks. A city gent has drunk too much, a biker plays the fruit machine. The whole scene throbs and pulses - fertility and creation!
*Exhibition is not suitable for children.

 
Winston Churchill Oxfordshire Hussar 1901 - 1965   Whats on in Oxford

Until September 2010: An exhibition of new material exploring Churchill as an "enthusiastic amateur", his relationship with the County and the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, his service as a Territorial Army officer, ministerial interest in two world wars, and the regiment's role in his state funeral.

 
Soldiers of Oxfordshire: part-time defenders   Whats on in Oxford

Until March 2010: An exhibition about the young people who give up their spare time to learn a soldier's trade and sometimes died for their country, to mark the Territorial Army's 100th anniversary.

Soldiers of Oxfordshire: part-time defenders
Until Summer 2009: An exhibition about the young people who give up their spare time to learn a soldier's trade and sometimes died for their country, to mark the Territorial Army's 100th anniversary


Sulgrave Manor
Manor Road, Sulgrave, Nr. Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2SD.
Tel: 01295 760205.

www.sulgravemanor.org.uk

Beyond the Tour - Lunch/Supper Talks   Whats on in Oxford

First Wednesday of each month: Held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6.30 from April until October and at 12.30 November to March, a chance to find out more about the Manor, its history and its contents with a different subject each month and a lovely light meal to boot!

Booking essential: £15 each, £60 for any five and £120 for the twelve booked at the same time. Price includes lunch or supper and coffee. Check the website or phone for details of monthly topics. Phone or email to book. Time: 12.30pm


 
 
 
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