All done for another year

1250 people came, enjoyed the fair, just by looking or bought from us to take home and appreciate later, enjoyed food from the cafe provided by Chilli and Chive, Green Eats and Green Community Shop and Centre and bought little handmade creations from the junior Oxton Artists, appreciated the music from Eight or from Lotzie Weaver, listened to the Wirral Alliance of Poets and Eleanor Rees, drew and created for the art prize or created a hat with Daisy Dawes.

Oxton Art Fair needs young people aged 14 to 16

Oxton Art Fair needs young people aged 14 to 16 to enter Ken Peacock’s art prize at the Williamson from 10 to 2pm tomorrow.The art prize is open to children who produce an artwork in the gallery. Paper, pencils & inspiration provided. Categories are 5-8, 9 -13 & 14-16. At the moment, loads of contenders for the younger categories but none for the older ones.Prize for the one judged in each category to be the best.3 independent judges and prize ceremony will be at 3.30pm.

Please pass this on to anyone with teenagers and we hope to see you at the show...we had about 500 in today and 350 at the opening last night.

Tomorrow there will also be a workshop for under fives with Daisy Dawes, local author and former modelmaker (she worked on the first Harry Potter) 10.30 to 11.30, poetry reading from Eleanor Rees at 2pm, Music from 2.45 til 3.30 and then the prize ceremony, with the preceedings ending at 4pm.

There will be cafe from Green Eats and The Green Community shop and centre will be doing teas and coffees and chocolate, advent calendars...

Alison

Oxton Society Guided walk as part of the Oxton Art Fair

A GUIDED WALK AROUND OXTON
Sat 20th of Nov 11am until noon

During Victoria’s reign, Oxton changed from being a small collection of agricultural cottages to a growing and prosperous community of businessmen, merchants, farmers, shopkeepers and tradesmen. In the process, Oxton Village developed its own distinctive features and a culture that is still alive today.

Much of what Oxton has to offer is clearly visible. But it has many more secretive parts and stories, that are best explored slowly in the company of an Oxton Society Guide.

As part of the Oxton Art Fair, the Oxton Society are offering you a special walk around Oxton led by one of the Guides on Saturday 20th November. The walk will last about an hour starting in the centre of Oxton Village at 11 am, next to the post box, by the Oxton Society notice board and ending at the Oxton Art Fair at the Williamson Art Gallery.