December special events spotted so far
NORTHANTS CARERS CINEMA GROUP
Tuesday 1st December from 10:30am Brackley Care Home
Join Brackley Care Home for tea, coffee and cake followed by a screening of “Catch me if you can”
Arrive at 10.30am for tea, coffee and cake. The movie will start at 11am. Popcorn, sweets and refreshments will be served during the movie. This is a free event and all are welcome.
BRACKLEY COMMUNITY MEMORY CAFE
Wednesday 2nd December 2:00pm – 4:00pm Brackley Care Home
Arts and Crafts, Brain Games, Movement to Music and Singing. Refreshments will be served. This is a free event. All welcome.
BRACKLEY HISTORY SOCIETY
Wednesday 2nd December from 7:30pm Brackley Methodist Church
Brackley History Society’s regular meet is always fascinating. This month’s talk is from Jackie Hibbert - 20th Century Social History through the eyes of Joyce Grenfell (monologues). Come along to find out more!
Members Free, Visitors £3.
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP
Thursday 3rd December from 11:00am Brackley Care Home
Refreshments will be served. All welcome. This is a free event.
MONTHLY THEMED QUIZ – CHRISTMAS!
Thursday 3rd December from 7:30pm The Paisley Pear, Brackley
December's
monthly quiz theme brings Christmas!
This seasonal special is £5/person with some extra big christmas gift prizes.
Festive attire is highly encouraged
Usual time, usual
place. Book online or speak to the team
www.paisleypearpubbrackley.co.uk
HAPPY CHATTY CAFE
Friday 4th December 11:00am – 12:30pm Brackley Care Home
Brackley Care Home, Chatty Cafe and Happy Brackley are joining forces to provide a morning of community and companionship. Delicious homemade refreshments will be served. Free parking on site
CRAFTERNOON
Every Friday 2:00pm – 4:00pm Brackley Library
Join our weekly crafternoon group! Whether you want to do your own craft, continue with a previous week's project or just come along for some company - everyone is welcome.
Have a go project days 4th December – Christmas Diamond Art, 18th December Afternoon tea and 2027 planning
VETERAN’S BREAKFAST
Saturday 5th December from 9:00am The Paisley Pear, Brackley
Running the 1st Saturday of every month.
Come on down to the
Paisley Pear for Veteran’s Breakfast with a chat and coffee.
9-9.30am arrival. Breakfast can be ordered until 10am.
Then,
stay as long as you like!
BREAKFAST @ BETHLEHEM
Saturday 5th December, 9.30am – 11.30am Brackley Baptist Church
A morning of festive family fun for all, children’s crafts and free refreshments.
St Peter's Church
The Great Central Big Band are giving for the Mayor’s charities on December 5th.
In St. Peter’s church. 7.30 pm
Ticket info to follow shortly
CHRISTMAS TRACTOR RUN
Sunday 6th December TIMES!!!
This year marks the sixth Brackley Christmas Tractor Run, raising funds for the Farm Safety Foundation – Yellow Wellies. A firm favourite in the Brackley events calendar, the Tractor Run sees crowds gather along the route as a parade of tractors, adorned with Christmas lights and decorations, tours the streets on a wintry evening in the lead-up to Christmas.
SINGING WITH SINGALONG GWEN
Tuesday 8th December from 11:00am Brackley Care Home
Baby and toddler group – supporting speech through song. Book your place on the happity.co.uk/singalong-with-singing-gwen
BRACKLEY FORGET ME NOT COMMUNITY CAFE
Tuesday 8th December 2:00pm – 4:00pm Brackley Baptist Church
Join Forget Me Not Community Cafe for a friendly, informal afternoon. Plenty of tea/coffee, conversation and cake. Activities, music, singing and forming friendships. They meet every month.
A relaxed, safe place to come and meet others who live with Dementia and other linked memory problems, along with their caregivers.
ADMIRAL NURSE/DEMENTIA UK
Wednesday 9th December 1:00pm – 3:00pm Brackley Library
Visit an Admiral Nurse at the drop-in clinic at Brackley Library. Find out more about Dementia UK and carer support in the community.
BITE CLUB
Friday 11th December 5:00pm – 9:00pm Egerton Hall, Brackley
Bite Club pop up returns for its monthly visit of great street food, drinks and music. The deal is simple, come hungry, leave happy. (Bite Club is every second Friday of the month until the end of the year)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Friday 11th December doors open at 7:00pm, performance starts at 7:30pm Brackley Library
The brilliant James Hornsby returns to Brackley Library with a host of Charles Dickens' wonderful characters, including Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Mr and Mrs Fezziwig and of course, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. All brought to life in the 'inimitable' style of Dickens' own legendary public readings.
Tickets £12 per person please contact Trish tsavill.lib@gmail.com or 07984 797706
SANTA PAWS
Saturday 12th December 9:00am Starting from The Paisley Pear, Brackley
Join the team at the Paisley Pear for a community dog walk starting and finishing at The Paisley Pear, followed by breakfast. Santa will have gifts for all the good doggos. Booking preferred but not required – please speak to the team.
This event is raising money for Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service so £5 per dog is a suggested donation.
BRACKLEY COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Saturday 12th December 2:00pm – 5:00pm Brackley Care Home
A Christmas fayre in aid of SNYE. Local stalls, Punch and Judy, Santa’s Grotto plus mulled wine and mince pies. An afternoon for the whole family
Brackley Wind Orchestra's Christmas concert
Saturday 12th Dec, St Peter's Church, 7pm
Ticket information to follow
COMMUNI-TEA BINGO MORNING.
Wednesday 16th December from 11:00am Brackley Care Home
Join Brackley Care Home for a morning of Bingo (with prizes) and refreshments, companionship and fun. This is a free event, open to all.
BRACKLEY COMMUNITY MEMORY CAFE
Wednesday 16th December 2:00pm – 4:00pm Brackley Care Home
Join Brackley Care Home for a Christmas themed afternoon of companionship, games and Christmas songs. Refreshments will be served. This is a free event. All welcome.
HAPPY CHATTY CAFE
Friday 18th December 11:00am – 12:00 noon Brackley Care Home
Join Brackley Care Home for a morning of festive fun and come dressed in your best Christmas jumper. All welcome. Refreshments will be served.
BINGO NIGHT
Friday 18th December Doors open from 6:00pm, eyes down from 7:45pm The Venue, Brackley Town Football Club
Will you be the lucky winner tonight as there are two jackpots to play for? Tickets cost £15 for a book of 6 games plus 2 flyers. Raffle tickets £1 a strip plus a bonus flyer.
Cash payments are preferred. Hot food available.
MAD FRIDAY MUSIC
Friday 18th December 7:00pm – 9:00pm The Paisley Pear, Brackley
A great evening of live festive music with Hanley Webb. Free entry. Christmas attire highly encouraged.
CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY CAROL SERVICE
Sunday 20th December The Piazza
KIDS CHRISTMAS DISCO
Monday 21st December 10:00am – 12:00noon The Paisley Pear, Brackley
Bernie’s back with his annual Christmas kids disco raising money for B-Yourself charity. £5 per child. Please book in with a member of the Paisley Pear team.
BRACKLEY MORRIS DANCERS
Saturday 26th December?
BALEARIC HOUSE???
Saturday 26th December 9:00pm until late Pete’s Place
Raiders Radio and Pete’s Place bring you the vibes of summer every month with their Balearic House nights on the last Saturday of every month
WINTER CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Sunday 27th December
ACTION FOR HAPPINESS MORNING
Monday 28th December from 11:00am Brackley Care Home
Join Brackley Care Home for our monthly thought provoking reflection of the month gone by and our action for happiness for the month ahead. All welcome. Refreshments will be served.
