Brize Breeze

10/08/2025

09/07/2025

So proud of everyone involved in raising this money and for our fabulous village residents for supporting a great event for worthy causes!
Well done everyone! 😊🥰

The big count up has been completed (thank you to Kate Grant… what a muddle that must have been!) We are thrilled to have raised £3168 from our stalls at the Village Bash and bar at the 150th celebration. Thank you to every single one of you who supported the school.

This total does not include our gin sales- let us know if you’d still like to make a purchase. We have a limited number of bottles left 🥳

08/07/2025

📰👷‍♂️ Read Jayne's Village Hall Update in the latest issue of Brize Breeze and hear all about the ongoing refurbishments to the Brize Norton village hall!

✨ From a meeting room to a bar, there’s loads of great work going on to add a breath of fresh air to our lovely village hall.

Read all about it, and more goings on in Brize Norton, by clicking this link ➡ https://bit.ly/Brize-Breeze-183

04/07/2025

👋 Meet Elvis, the Parma Wallaby Joey and his surrogate mum… Deputy Head of Mammals at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Jenni!

✍ Debbie Ryan writes about this incredible story in the latest issue of Brize Breeze.

Read all about Elvis and what's going on in Brize Norton here ➡ https://bit.ly/Brize-Breeze-183

03/07/2025

Congratulations (and thank you!) to Claire Colman, who won our gin naming competition! Your winning name looks great on our bottles. Thank you to all who sent suggestions- they were all fab!

As it’s far from traditional and a bit quirky, we thought we’d share a little about the back story behind our little side venture.

An article about a school PTA who had created a gin, as a fundraiser, was sent to us a while ago. After some research, we found out that we wouldn’t be the first (actually in the hundreds) to take such a crazy idea on board. With the 150th anniversary and uncertainty about the school building’s future, we wanted to create a commemorative bottle that would make some past (adult) pupils, village folk, and past and present staff smile. The building itself means so much, to many people. There are companies who do this regularly for PTAs, but we thought we’d approach Wood Brothers Distillery, in Black Bourton, to help us.

Whilst thinking about a name for our gin, we stumbled upon a story about a deadly bottle of gin that was shared amongst Brize Norton villagers in the Victorian times… Fitting for the 150th anniversary. No fear this time round though- Wood Brothers Distilling Co. know what they’re doing!

Felicity French Illustration spent some of her childhood in Brize Norton and her parents are still in the village. She has very kindly designed us a label with a beautiful new illustration of the building. Thank you, Felicity!

Bottles are £28 each. All profit raised will go to the school. Pre-order forms will be available soon and a limited number of bottles will be on sale at the Village Bash. If you’re interested, please send us a message ☺️

02/07/2025

🏃 Don't forget to check out Grant's incredible experience participating in the Marathon Des Sables - a six-day race across the Sahara Desert.

🏁 Find out about running through endless sand from sunrise and sleeping under the starts, to the comradery (despite language barriers!) that carried him to the finish line!

🙋 If you'd like to nominate someone from the village to be our next Villager's Voice, please email [email protected]

➡ Follow this link to read Grant's story and catch up on the latest from around the village: https://publuu.com/flip-book/406152/1971436

01/07/2025

🎧 Check out the new podcast series from RAF Brize Norton, BrizeCast!

✈ Expect all things aircraft, tech and meet some of the people behind the scenes at RAF Brize Norton.

👂To tune in, follow the QR code and read more in the latest issue of Brize Breeze!

➡ https://bit.ly/Brize-Breeze-183

27/06/2025

📰 Looking for opportunities to advertise in the Brize Norton community?

👋 From an entry in the Parish directory, to a half page advert, there's loads of options to help you spread the word about your business, service, or event!

📧 Download our brochure by following the link below, or contact us on:
[email protected]

➡https://brizenortonparishcouncil.co.uk/brize-breeze

25/06/2025

☀🌴 Looking for something to look forward to this summer? Don't worry - the Brize Norton Village Beach Bash is next weekend!

🎤 Live music, dancing, raffle, BBQ and more! 🕺

📅 Put Sunday 6th July in your diaries and come on down to The Recreation Ground, Brize Norton. We can't wait!

19/06/2025

💐 Come on down to Elder Bank Hall for tea, coffee and cake, and take a look around some of the most beautiful gardens in the area this Sunday for our Brize Norton Open Gardens charity event! 🥳

📅🕐 Sunday 22nd June, 1pm to 6pm. Adult admission is £7.50 (but kids go free!)

📰 For more information and to stay up to date on all things Brize Norton, check out the latest issue ➡ https://bit.ly/Brize-Breeze-183

18/06/2025