Chalgrove - Amenities

Amenities

The village has three public houses: The Lamb at the west end of the village, and The Red Lion and The Crown at the centre, on the High Street. The Red Lion is owned by St. Mary's church and is vested in the Trustees of the Church Estate, but is leased out. There is a post office and five other shops including two grocers, a florist, pharmacy, newsagent and a garage. The village has a General Practitioner's practice, The Brook Surgery.

The village has a primary school, with a Foundation Class for younger children. The local authority provides a bus service for older children to travel to local secondary schools.

Monument Park business park, opposite the airfield and away from the main village, supports a diverse range of businesses.

Chalgrove has a Women's Institute. Chalgrove Cricket Club plays in Oxfordshire Cricket Association League Division Five.

Chalgrove Cavaliers Football Club organises football for boys and girls between the ages of five and 16.

Chalgrove FC have recently signed a partnership agreement with the Chalgrove Cavaliers and will play in the Oxfordshire Senior League in the 2012/2013 season. Between the Cavaliers and Chalgrove FC the clubs offer football from the ages of 5 to adult for the people of Chalgrove.

Regular local events include the May Day Festival and the annual Chalgrove Live Music Festival, held every year since 1988. Chalgrove Midsummer Ball is held every alternate year in the grounds of Chalgrove Manor.

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