Latest ONL Events…
Sunday 29th June: Olney Cherry Fair: 12-4pm
Come and find us! We will be in our yellow gazebo, running a mixed tombola.
There are some excellent prizes for all ages!
7th June 2025: Summer Concert by Musica Charity Choir
On 7th June we were delighted to welcome Musica Charity Choir MK to St Peter and St Paul’s Church to entertain us with a fabulous concert. There were many compliments from the audience about the high standard of the choir, and there was quite a buzz afterwards. The selection of pieces was spot on, with, indeed, something for everyone! Although we’ve heard many arrangements of Amazing Grace here in Olney, their rendition was fresh and exciting, complete with ’bagpipes’ accompaniment by the incredible Ed Tomlinson on the organ. The good humour and engagement with the audience by conductor Ken Storry helped make the evening a fun and enjoyable evening.
As an added bonus, a complimentary glass of wine or juice and some nibbles were appreciated by all in the interval, as well as the obligatory raffle! We are grateful to Musica for their generosity in enabling us to raise a total of £1043 to support the Community Centre. Sally
20th May 2025 : AGM
Details of the meeting and the chair’s report can be found in our June newsletter.
Past Events…
Carol Singing around Olney on 23rd December 2024 
Dickens of A Christmas
The Annual Quiz in November 
The AGM – A Mercy Ship visiting Sierra Leone – May 2024 
Past years….
December 15th: Carol Singing
Thanks to those of you who came along for carol singing. There were about 18 of us altogether and we had a great evening, with no rain, snow, fog or ice – a first, I think! Altogether we raised £200 for ONL, so thank you everyone for your support.
December 3rd: Dickens of a Christmas
On our bottle tombola we made an incredible total of £1075, from which only £25 has to be deducted (for the stall fee). This was a fantastic achievement considering the weather!
A huge thank you to all who helped in any way – with donating bottles, setting up, manning the stall, providing cups of tea and mince pies and taking it all down afterwards. It was good to see some new faces, it is always great to have new helpers!
Having a go… 
and winning! 
December 2/3rd: Christmas Tree Display
We enjoyed decorating a Christmas Tree in St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church once again.
Our theme (obviously) was Sierra Leone so the decorations included bunting in the flag colours, bits and pieces from Africa and baubles in shades of blue and green.
November 3rd :The Quiz
A wonderful evening—challenging, fast paced and very good food!
Thanks to Cat, Rob and Malcolm and all the cooks and servers and washers up and everyone else who helped in any way.
We made £961 for the link which has been sent to Newton to help build the new Community Centre.
Congratulations to the winners, the Mad Hatters with a magnificent score of 124.
Tuesday 23rd May -the AGM
Speaker – Tom Jones : AG250 – Newton in Sierra Leone
Full report in the August newsletter ONL Newsletter – August 2023
Saturday 29th April – Concert by Bozeat Windmill Singers
This concert was a great success – thanks to the Bozeat Singers for supporting us and to all of you who came.
Soup Lunch
Friday March 17th saw members of the Events Committee and friends of the ONL gathered together for the soup lunch. It was busy for the cooks and waitresses!
A special thank you to those who made soup and cakes, or contributed in other ways. A big thank you to Anne and Rob who as well as helping allowed us to use their house. On an initial count we made £450.00, including the raffle! This is a great result. I think everyone had a good time and enjoyed being able to socialise!
Our ‘customers’ seemed to appreciate our efforts…
‘A note to thank you for a delicious lunch shared together with old friends and new friends. You all worked very hard and I hope the collection boxes were overflowing!’
‘Congratulations and thanks for a very enjoyable lunchtime. The company at table and chat in the lounge was a joy.’
Why not join us next year?