AMENITIES

Village Shop and Post Office

Opening Hours:

Shop:	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday	6.30 am to 6 pm
	Wednesday and Saturday	6.30 am to 1 pm
Post Office:	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday	9.00 am to 5.30 pm
	Wednesday and Saturday	9.00 am to 12.30 pm
	The village shop sells a wide variety of goods, cards and stationery. Bread and rolls are delivered daily. Postcards and notelets featuring Great Milton village can be purchased as well as green garden refuse sacks. The shop also provides a newspaper deliver service.

Proprietors: Pat and Christine Donnelly 279455

St Mary’s Church of England

Like many other old parish churches, St Mary’s has come down to us from different periods of building. Part of the Church was built not long after the Norman Conquest in 1066. We can see for ourselves the little bit that goes back to a distant age by the narrow window in the chancel.

It is our benefactors, the craftsmen and the people who have worshipped in a loving and caring way that has made our church so beautiful. The history of the Church is a living monument to the people who have used and loved this building. The families known, and the families unrecorded, from the village of Great Milton who have worshipped week by week: all those people at some time have wished to leave some historic record.

St Mary’s warmly welcomes you and, if you are new to Great Milton, please do make yourselves known to us.

Services are always published in the Parish Bulletin, but as a rule the times of our Services are:

1st Sunday of the month	8.00 am	Holy Communion
2nd Sunday	9.30 am	Sung Communion
3rd Sunday	11.00 am	Family Service
4th and 5th Sundays	10.00 am	Benefice Communion (this Benefice Service rotates around the three parishes in our united benefice)

The Rector	Victor Story	279498
Church Warden	Sheila Piper	279667

Methodist Church

Minister: Revd Andy Bryer 01491 613166

Services:

1st Sunday of the month	9.30 am	Family Service
Other Sundays	11.00 am

Great Milton CE Primary School

www.great-milton.oxon.sch.uk

School Secretary Rhona Biel 279388

Little Owls Nursery

Flexible day care for 2 to 5 year olds. We offer a caring and fun environment for children to learn. We are Ofsted approved. Situated next to and working in partnership with Great Milton Primary School, we are able to provide the perfect stepping-stone into “big school”.

Our day breaks down into:

Morning:	9.00 – 11.45	£5
Lunch:	11.45 – 12.30	£1
Afternoon:	12.30 – 3.15	£5

Any combination is possible depending on your child’s age.

To enrol or visit, contact Fiona Young 07808 236251

The Nursery is a registered charity and is located in Great Milton Recreation Ground.

The Bull Inn

The Bull was built in 1684 and is a 17th Century Traditional Country village pub. Warmed and lit by open fires, the feeling is warm and the atmosphere is just right for either a romantic candlelit dinner in the separate restaurant, or a get together with family or friends in the bar.

Traditional, home cooked food is served, with a wide selection of real ales and world wines on offer. Situated in a privileged location, within easy reach of London, Oxford and the rolling countryside of the Cotswolds. It is an ideal starting point for your exploration of this beautiful area of the country and all its treasurers.

The Bull has a thatched roof, oak beams, inglenook fireplace, large family garden with lots of play equipment for children, car parking and real ale.  Darts, Aunt Sally and Cribbage are played regularly.

Proprietor: Janet Smith 279726

Neighbours Hall

The Neighbours Hall was given by the Reverend and Mrs Percival Pott in 1924 for the recreational and social use by the villagers of Great Milton, Little Milton and The Haseleys – hence the name and location of the building.

The donors set up a Charitable Trust to be administered by the Church of St Mary’s of Great Milton and the day to day running is undertaken by a management committee.

In 1999 the hall underwent refurbishment with provision of a fully equipped kitchen and toilets incuding disabled facilities. Phase 2 of refurbishment which will include a new central heating system and general work on the roof is planned to be carried out in 2005/6.

The hall, which has a stage area and small dressing room is licensed to hold 100 people and there is a car park to the rear of the hall.

Secretary Ann Price

The Recreation Ground and Pavillion

The Recreation Ground was given to the people of Great Milton in 1931 and is a registered charity. As well as the playing field there is also a well equipped Pavillion and a children’s playground.

The facilities are home to the Little Owls Nursery, the Youth Club, Great Milton Cricket and Football Clubs and the Saturday Junior Sports. In addition the Rec and Pavillion host such diverse events as the Village Fete, the Fireworks Party, Parish Council meetings and numerous other events, meetings and private parties.

The Pavillion and Recreation Ground are available for private hire, principally to local people.
To find out more, click here http://greatmiltonrec.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

Contact: Andy Noble

Three Villages Car Service to Doctors / Hospitals

As public transport to the doctor’s surgery and hospitals in the villages of Great Milton, Little Milton and the Haseleys was very poor, several people joined together to set up a service.

The service is for any person, young or old, who has difficulty getting to surgery or hospitals. The Parish Council gives a grant for this service so cost to the passengers is kept as low as possible. All drivers are very generous as only the cost of petrol can be covered, however, it is reviewed each year.

Passengers to Wheatley Surgery pay £1.00 return and £3.00 return to hospitals in Thame and Oxford. Contact Thelma Blake as soon as appointment is arranged so plenty of notice can be give to driver.

Contact Thelma Blake 279567