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Welcome to the ON-LINE version of "The Chinnor Pump", the monthly parish magazine for the village of Chinnor in Oxfordshire.
The PAPER version of the Chinnor Pump continues as before and is delivered to all Chinnor residents at the beginning of the month.
The deadline for inclusion in the pump is the Penultimate Wednesday of the month.
The current PDF version of the pump can be viewed HERE.
You can view archive issues in PDF form HERE.
We're in the process of updating the website to display the current issue within the site window. Watch this space.
Chinnor Good Neighbour Scheme need a new Chairperson
The Chinnor Good Neighbour Scheme need a new Chairperson to work with a small committee. This involves the administration of the scheme and liaising with organisations such as Volunteer Link Up, The position needs to be filled by the 1st of May.
A full job description is available upon request. For further details. please contact Christine Bourne on 01844 351117.
Meet the Masons
Meet the Masons of Hampden Lodge.
Thame Masonic Hall
14 High Street
Thame
OX9 2BZ
email:
Spring Blossom Picnic
Saturday 25th April 2026 - 12-2pm
Come and see how the Orchard is coming along and check out the beautiful blossom.
Take the opportunity to find out about the social history and biodiversity of the site whilst enjoying some refreshments.
Bring a blanket, picnic and the kids!
Entrance is free although a donation would be welcome.
To find the orchard
Head up Keen's Lane, Chinnor, cross the railway crossing and the Orchard is directly on the right-hand side.
Chinnor Youth FC Quiz Night
Saturday 25th April 2026
Chinnor Village Hall
Hosted by Robin "Waistcoat" Clark and Chris "The Oracle" Jackson
Tables of up to EIGHT People, £5.00 per person
FRIENDS OF ST ANDREW’S CHURCH : LUNCHTIME CONCERT
FRIENDS OF ST ANDREW’S CHURCH : LUNCHTIME CONCERT : FRIDAY 1 MAY : 12:30-1:15PM
Wendlebury Winds, formed in 1990, is a group of talented players of wind instruments – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. Named after the Oxfordshire village where it originally met for rehearsals, it performs music written for various combinations of these instruments with a repertoire ranging from the 17th to the 21st century, including original works written specially for the group. Following its inaugural concert in 1992 more than 100 concerts have been given throughout Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties, as well as Birmingham, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Powys, Staffordshire, and the South of France. All the concerts have been in aid of charities. For the concert in Chinnor the group has chosen to support “Soundabout”, an organisation which uses music, sound and silence to help learning-disabled people with complex support needs to thrive.
Noises Off!
18th - 20th June 2026
Chinnor Players Present: Noises Off by Michael Frayn — a brilliantly fast-paced comedy that offers a hilarious glimpse behind the scenes of a struggling theatre company.
Find out more at chinnorplayers.com
Lee Miller: A Woman at War exhibition
Lee Miller: A Woman at War exhibition at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, 23 May to 13 September.
- Exhibition of war photographs by renowned photojournalist, photographer and surrealist, Lee Miller from 23 May – 13 September 2026.
- Follows a major exhibition of her photographs at London’s Tate Gallery.
- Includes photos taken of nurses at Churchill Hospital Oxford, her first wartime assignment for
- Alongside many iconic photographs taken in wartime Britain, Miller accompanied US troops into Europe, a correspondent on battles and the liberation of concentration camps.
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, the county’s military museum based in Woodstock, opens a new exhibition of Vogue model, surrealist photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller’s wartime work in Lee Miller: A Woman at War, from 23 May to 13 September 2026.
