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The current parish church of St James the Great in Radley was consecrated in about 1300. It is a beautiful building with the original, and rare, wooden pillars still standing. The church does not have a north aisle and transept, giving a rather lop-sided feeling. There is a long-standing tradition …
The Church Room is situated next to the Church and consists of a furnished meeting room with adjoining kitchen. The building also has an entrance lobby, toilets and an ante-room/office. It is available for hire for non-church activities by contacting Gill Dean by email. Parking is available in the car park …
Next to the Village Hall in Gooseacre is the children’s play area. This was refurbished in 2004 and has colourful equipment suitable for children up to 12 years of age. The area is fenced off from its surroundings, but can be reached through gates from the playing field or the village hall car …
The playing field is next to the Village Hall in Gooseacre and shares its car park. The Summer Fete is held here in early July. The sports pavilion was built by the football clubs and the Parish Council and opened in 1999. Radley Youth Football Club has priority booking for the sports pavilion …
Radley Pre-School closed on 31 December 2008 when all staff and children joined Radley Primary School to form the Radley Foundation Stage Unit. This opened on 1 January 2009 and occupies a brand new, purpose-built extension at the school. An area of the school playing field adjacent to the building is fenced off for …
Tel 01235 520814 Email: office.3238@radley-pri.oxon.sch.uk Headteacher: Grace Slater Radley Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) School is a small, friendly village school with some 125 pupils aged 2.5 to 11 in six classes. In January 2009 Radley Pre-School joined Radley Primary School to form Radley Foundation Stage Unit, which is for children aged 2.5 to …
The extensive grounds of Radley College, the famous boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18, lie to the north-west of the village. The school has 690 pupils and was founded in 1847. The main school building is a Grade II listed building known as the Mansion House, which was built originally for Sir …
Radley Village Hall is used by many village groups. It also serves as a venue for public meetings and as a polling station on election days. Next to the Hall is a children’s play area and behind the hall is the playing field. The hall is run by a committee of …
The village has its own monthly newsletter that is available to purchase or can be delivered on subscription. Contents can include: what is on in Radley and around the area news items from various village groups, the church, Parish Council, etc. a contribution from the Vicar stories about Radley and its history profiles of interesting …
Radley News Special has been put together by a small group of volunteers with the support of the usual Radley News editors. In the current exceptional circumstances, the magazine has been produced and distributed with financial support from the parish council. It contains no advertising and benefits from a greater number of contributions. Editing and …
