Enstone Village News
Music at the Crossroads '10
Friday, 13 November 2009 20:32
There are 33 weeks and 1 day until Music at the Crossroads 2010
The 14th annual Music at the Crossroads takes place in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire on Saturday 3rd July and runs from 1pm – 11pm.
Line-up
The headline act for 2010 is The Hamsters. More of the line-up will be announced soon.Entertainment
Over 2000 people are expected at Crossroads festival. This charitable event is a combination of great live music plus children's entertainment, arts and crafts, plate smashing stall, tattoos and face painting, bubbles, family picnic area, magician, catapult challenge, fairground ride, raffle , and more. Hook Norton Brewery beer tent plus food stalls, bouncy castle& inflatables, tea & cakes, stalls, pig roast etc.Tickets
Ticket prices have not yet been confirmed, and are not yet on sale.Camping
Camping is expected to be offered at the event again this year. The camp site will have toilets and rubbish receptacles.Friday
The event will have the Friday Night Special taking place at the venue on Friday 2nd July with live music, beer, and food.By: efestivals
Fund raising
In 2009 Music at the Crossroads raised a record £7000 for local and national charities.More information will be here when available.
Baguette excited by F1 test opportunity
Friday, 13 November 2009 20:29
Formula Renault 3.5 champion Bertrand Baguette admits he can’t wait to sample F1 machinery for the first time when he drives a Renault R29 at the Jerez young driver test.
The 23-year-old’s debut F1 test is a prize for winning the French manufacturer’s premier junior series, the young Belgian having dominated this year’s championship with five wins and 10 podium finishes.
He says he's delighted to been given the chance to take the next step on the motorsport ladder with Renault and expects driving its latest F1 car on December 1 to be an “unbelievable” experience.
“This will be a great first for me, it’s all my childhood dreams come true and, at the same time, it’s every racing driver's ultimate goal,” Baguette said.
“It’s thanks to Renault that I was able to get into single-seater racing, by winning a programme set up by Renault in Belgium to discover up-and-coming young talent from karting.
“Since then, I’ve driven every Renault single-seater, from Formula Renault 1.6 to Formula Renault 3.5 via Formula Renault 2.0.
“Driving the Renault F1 R29 kind of completes the set as far as I’m concerned!
“The first few laps in Formula 1 must be really unbelievable, with a lighter, more powerful car that has just phenomenal cornering speeds.
“I’ll have everything to learn, not just the car itself, but also a new environment, lots of new parameters, a different way of working. The only thing I will be familiar with will be the Jerez circuit!"
Baguette is currently carrying out a specific physical training programme in order to be ready for the gruelling F1 environment ahead of a briefing at Renault’s Enstone base.
He is aware that the quality of his feedback to the team’s race engineers will be one of the main areas in which his performance is assessed.
“The most important thing for me is not really driving the fastest possible lap,” the Belgian added.
“The aim of this day will be to work hard with the team and to carry out the test programme that Renault F1 Team is going to define seriously and professionally.
“Rather than my outright speed, it will be my ability to analyse the car’s handling and my communication with the members of the team that will be gauged.
“I can’t wait. I’m going to have to take things one step at a time and be cautious. It’s a terrific opportunity to be able to take part in testing with a team as prestigious as the Renault F1 Team."
New Renault F1 driver Robert Kubica made his test debut in the top flight with Renault in 2005 on the back of winning FR3.5.
By: ITV
GOLF: Frilford clinch KO crown
Thursday, 12 November 2009 13:17
Frilford Heath went one better than last year by winning the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League’s Knockout Cup.
The 2008 runners-up defeated Chipping Norton, who had already claimed the Section 2 title, 2-1 in the final on Mentmore’s Rothchild Course.
Chippy’s Matt Johnson and Stu Allen pipped John Summers and Joe Richardson by one hole in match one, but their side could not hold on.
Ashley Walton and Ben Paterson cruised to 5 up after 11 holes and then lost two in a row to give some hope to Chippy’s Shaun Kench and Chris Denton.
But a birdie at the 14th proved decisive and the match ended 4&3 at the 15th.
Paul Richardson, Joe’s dad, and Paul Dolton took an early lead over Tim Reynolds and Andy Johnson, then played steady golf to keep in front.
They eventually ran out 3&2 victors when the Chippy pair fired their tee shot out of bounds on the 16th hole.
SCORES
Chipping Norton 1, Frilford Heath 2 (Chipping Norton first): M Johnson & S Allen bt J Summers & J Richardson 1 hole, S Kench & C Denton lost to A Walton & B Paterson 4&3, T Reynolds & A Johnson lost to P Richardson & P Dolton 3&2.