Look Local Magazine

10/12/2025

This Saturday….

🎄✨ Indoor Christmas Market – December 13th, 16:00–19:00 ✨🎄

Join us at the Chinnor Community Pavilion for our Indoor Christmas Market!
Celebrate local talent with small businesses, handmade gifts, and festive treats — all in time for Christmas. 🎁💚

It’s the perfect chance to shop local, support our community, and find those special presents you won’t see anywhere else.

We can’t wait to see you there!

19/11/2025

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠! 👇🏼

13/11/2025

🗓️ 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 - 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿 🗓️

Thursday 13th November 10.30-11.30am Climate cafe at Chinnor Village centre

Saturday 15th November 10am-3pm Christmas Green living fayre at Thame Town Hall

Saturday 15th November 7pm Village Centres Barry’s Big Night Out at the Village Hall

Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th November 10am - 3.30pm Archaeology at Donkey Lane Community Orchard

Saturday 22nd November 7pm Charity Quiz at Chinnor Pavilion supporting Florence Nightingale Hospice and Haematology cancer care

Wednesday 26th November 7-9pm Mill Lane community garden AGM and social

13/11/2025

Christmas is coming to Chalgrove 🎄🎅🏼👇🏼

Our Christmas market is fast approaching!!
Join us for an afternoon of crafts and gifts, including chilli jams, chopping boards, candles, clothes, Christmas sweet treats, kids items, handmade wreaths, decorations, handmade cards, jewellery and much much more!!

We still have space for a couple more stallholders if anyone would like to get involved

13/11/2025

A Warrior In The Making: Harris’s Journey With Chondrosarcoma….

Please read the following article and consider donating to the fundraising event that Harris’ Dad Paul is taking part in throughout November, to help raise funds for bonecancerresearch

When Harris’ parents first noticed that his hips appeared misaligned in August 2022, they could never have imagined the dramatic journey that lay ahead. Harris was just ten years old when a referral to the John Radcliffe Hospital led to an X-ray, which revealed a large tumour in his hip joint. Aft...

12/11/2025

📮 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 - 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 📮

This would be to start immediately for the current November issue. Please commment below and send me a DM if interested in more details. Also, please do share this status.

TIA
Emma 🙂

05/11/2025

Hello Readers,

Welcome to the November 2025 issue of Look Local Magazine.

As the evenings draw in and the scent of bonfires fill the air, this month brings with it a real sense of change. The leaves have turned, the clocks have gone back, and we find ourselves slowing down, lighting the fire, and looking ahead to the festive season just around the corner.

This month I want to draw your attention to the article on Page 14 which is very close to my heart. It features my nephew, Harris, and his courageous journey with Chondrosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Harris’ story is one of strength, hope, and resilience, and I know many of you will be deeply moved by it. My brother, Paul Bradley, is taking part in a fundraiser to raise money for bone cancer research, and every donation – no matter how small – helps support vital research and families affected by this disease. Please take a moment to read their story and, if you can, show your support by scanning the QR Code (or click this link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Paul1759276236130?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL)

November is also fireworks season, and there are plenty of chances to get out and enjoy an evening under the stars. In particular, the Thame Fireworks Display returns this year at Chinnor RFC (Kingsey Road, Thame), on Saturday 8th November (gates open in the afternoon, with the fireworks display around 6.30pm) - a lovely family-friendly fundraising event that’s become a real local highlight. Whether you’re heading to Thame or to a smaller village bonfire, it’s always a joy to see neighbours come together.

And while we’re not quite ready to put the tinsel up yet, many of our local businesses and community groups are already planning Christmas fairs, markets, and festive shopping events. These are wonderful occasions to find unique gifts, enjoy seasonal treats, and support the independent shops and makers who help make our area so special.

As ever, Look Local is here to shine a light on the people, places, and businesses that make our villages thrive. I’d like to thank all our advertisers and contributors for continuing to support the magazine – and you, our readers, for picking up a copy each month.

So, until next month, wrap up warm, and enjoy this months edition.

Love Emma x

Read online here:https://look-localmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nov25_Issue156_28pg_WEB.pdf

16/10/2025

🎃 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻 🎃

Princes Risborough Town Council are frightfully excited to announce the return of their 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 from 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝗽𝗺 on 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁.

Children, accompanied by an adult, are invited to join the trail, which will take them along the High Street in search of hidden letters in participating retailers' windows. The goal is for participants to find all the letters displayed on cauldrons or potion bottles in retailers windows and write the letters on their trail form to complete Prince the Black Cat’s Halloween spell, which will grant them a spooky treat!

Entry forms can be collected from the Haunted House inside Princes Risborough Library's meeting room from 10am. All children returning their completed form to the Haunted House (inside Princes Risborough Library) before 1pm will receive a free treat bag.

Attendees are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes, and guardians are reminded to bring a pen or pencil for each child participating in the trail.

For the latest information, please go to www.princesrisboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk or search ‘Risborough Town Council’ on Facebook.

29/09/2025

Hello Readers

Welcome to the October 2025 issue of Look Local Magazine.

Autumn is here in Chinnor and our surrounding villages. With schools off for half-term (27th - 31st) and Halloween around the corner, the area is buzzing with seasonal events. As the evenings grow crisp and leaves turn golden, communities are planning all kinds of spooky and festive fun.

Halloween Half-term highlights

Chinnor Christian Aid Autumn Barn Dance - Live music and dancing at Chinnor Village Hall on Friday 3rd. It’s a fun evening for all ages (bring your dancing shoes and refreshments).

Chinnor Tennis Club Monster Smash – A Halloween-themed morning of tennis for kids (5–11 yrs) on Sunday 27th. Fancy dress is encouraged and it’s completely free!

Millets Farm Centre - A Wizard of Oz family show runs 24th - 31st, plus a Spooktacular Disco (28th - 30th). Their pumpkin patch is open, with plenty of plump pumpkins and Halloween props for fun photos.

Ridgeway Adventures (near Didcot/Goring) - Pumpkin-picking and a Scavenger Hunt Trail all October.

Blenheim Palace Halloween Trail (Woodstock) - 23rd Oct - 2nd Nov. Walk through a spooky, dusk-lit trail with fire shows and ghostly surprises (watch for the headless horseman!).

Whether it’s carving pumpkins or picking apples with the family, there’s plenty on offer. We hope you make the most of these local activities around Chinnor, Watlington and our neighbouring villages this October. And don’t forget to look ahead to Bonfire Night (5th November) – we’ll be featuring local firework displays in our next issue.

Wishing all our readers a fun and safe Halloween!

Until next month,

Love Emma

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READ ONLINE:https://look-localmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Oct25_Issue155_28pg_ONLINE.pdf

22/09/2025

AND THE WINNERS OF OUR Thame Food Festival COMPETITION ARE:

🌟Danielle Brooks, Samuel Page, Lily Hazelton, Rosie Brooks, Jodie Grandi 🌟

Well done and enjoy 🍎

04/09/2025

Hello Readers,

Welcome to the 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 issue of Look Local Magazine — our 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Just like that, the summer holidays have come to an end and it’s time for the kids to head back to school. As the mornings get crisper and the evenings draw in, September always feels like a gentle reset - a chance to enjoy the last of the warm days while starting new routines.

This month we’re celebrating locally - and there’s lots on to keep you busy. First up: Thame Food Festival returns to the 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 and 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵. It’s a brilliant weekend of street food, artisan stalls, live cookery demonstrations and family entertainment - a perfect way to spend a late-September day. And for your chance to 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 (usable on either day) we’re running a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 on 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟰. So enter for a chance to sample the best food and drink the region has to offer.

Closer to home in Chinnor there’s plenty to enjoy: 𝗦𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 will be holding its 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 on 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 - 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, with harvest teas and a service — a lovely community tradition and a great opportunity to support local food banks. The library continues with its regular story-times, rhyme sessions and coffee mornings throughout the month - ideal for families and anyone looking to meet neighbours.

For something a little different, the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway has special events through September (including Day Rover and afternoon tea train dates), perfect for a family outing or visiting friends. Sports fans can catch Chinnor RFC’s pre-season fixtures, too -there’s a big friendly against Ealing on 12th September.

Inside this issue we also have a timely feature on the 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗶𝗿-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 as we head into autumn -a great read if you’re thinking about efficient ways to keep warm without relying solely on traditional heating. You’ll find that article on 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟵.

Thank you to everyone who’s supported Look Local over the last 13 years -from advertisers and contributors to our loyal readers. We’re proud to be part of this community and excited for another year in business.

Until next month,

Love Emma

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝟬𝟳𝟳𝟬𝟳 𝟯𝟴𝟲𝟬𝟯𝟰
𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘:https://look-localmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sept25_Issue154_28pg_WEB.pdf