3rd December 2023
DROXFORD – BEST SMALL VILLAGE 2023 in HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGH Droxford has been awarded Best Small Village 2023 and Runner Up in Best Open Spaces by the Hampshire Association of Local Councils. Below is part of the citation that was entered. Droxford […]
24th November 2023
How Our Strategy Plan Evolved In March 2022 FODC invited main stakeholder groups to attend an open forum to discuss their vision […]
24th November 2023
Thank you for supporting FODC last Saturday at Droxford’s Christmas Fair. We sold all the poinsettias, donated by a trustee, as well as 70 raffle tickets […]
11th August 2022
A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday 17th August at 5.30 pm in Droxford Church. DEANERY PROPOSALS Approximately 60 parishioners from Droxford, Meonstoke and Exton assembled to make our voices heard regarding the future mission, ministry and finance of our Deanery. The Agenda, Deanery Proposals, and Notes from the meeting are available below. Bishop Jonathan […]
25th March 2022
Friends Of Droxford Church Community Stakeholder Event Saturday 26th March 2022 10 – 11.30 am in Droxford Church Agenda 1. FODC and its role in the future of Droxford Church and Community Hub -Tony Hoile, Chair of FODC 2. Update on Stakeholder meeting February 19th. Explanation of the process and agreement of the groups’ shared […]
9th October 2014
Churchill’s Historic Visit to Droxford Station in June 1944 – preparing for D-Day The D-Day 70 Exhibition organised by the Friends of Droxford Church has now closed, but the principal exhibits – five panels describing the historic visit to Droxford of Britain’s wartime leader Winston Churchill – are still on display in the North Chapel. Please […]
13th August 2014
Did you miss the Droxford D-Day 70 talks earlier this summer? Now you have a second chance… Ben Stoneham has kindly agreed to give his talk on Churchill’s visit to Droxford on Sunday 21st September. Churchill lived in his special train in the days leading up to D-Day in June 1944, and conducted important correspondence and […]
25th June 2014
The highly praised exhibition of D-Day activities and Churchill’s visit to Droxford Station in June 1944, has been extended until 12th September. The exhibition includes a video recording of 26 eyewitness reports of preparations for D-Day in the Meon Valley. Visit the D-Day 70 Exhibition in Droxford Church and see photographs of the troops camped […]
5th June 2014
The Red Arrows set course up the old Meon Valley Railway line and passed above Droxford at precisely 14.26 on Thursday 5th June. Watch again here shortly. They performed their precision aerobatics over Southsea and The Solent on June 5 in honour of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, but when they learned about the Hampshire […]