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Didcot Road 9th – 11th August
Thames Water has advised that it will be carrying out works on Didcot Road for a new water main connection between Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th August from 8am to 5pm. Residents’ water supplies will not be affected. Traffic controls … Continue reading
Citizens Advice Newsletter
Read the Summer edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale quarterly newsletter. It covers employee rights if you are working from home; provides a snapshot of how Citizens Advice has helped local residents access the Covid Winter grant; … Continue reading
Overweight Lorries Targetted
The Parish Council has been advised by our County Councillor, Dr Pete Sudbury, that on 20th July, officers from Trading Standards took part in joint enforcement work with Thames Valley Police’s Roads Policing Team, targetting the illegal use of the … Continue reading
Blandford Fly
A resident writes … Please advise anyone walking around Wards Field, or by the Thames, to wear shoes and long trousers. I was bitten on Thursday by a Blandford Fly. I had never heard of this insect before. The bite … Continue reading
Pump Track Update
The Pump Track Project Team writes … Having allowed the Pump Track a week to bed in, we would like to make some minor adjustments and do some planned maintenance to the track this coming weekend, and need some help. … Continue reading
Warning For Dog Walkers And Others
Ann Tomline writes … My grandson was walking his retriever, Jenga, in the field near Neptune Wood. Suddenly, a large Red Kite came down attacking the dog, breaking her leg and shoulder. She is at the vets and will be … Continue reading
Pump Track Update
We are pleased to announce that Phase 1 of the Pump Track at Acklings is completed. Catherine Harrison and Cllr Steve Brown were the brains behind the scheme and project managed the build, securing backing from the Parish Council and … Continue reading
Pump Track Update
The photographs below show the Pump Track at Acklings at the end of last weekend’s work, thanks to the efforts of a fantastic team of local volunteers. The majority of the materials have been donated by Vanderbilt Homes, with funds … Continue reading
Pump Track Update
Good progress was made on the Pump Track at Acklings yesterday (19th June). What started as three huge piles of soil is now looking decidedly like a pump track, thanks to the team of volunteers. People are signed up for … Continue reading
Landmark In Time – The World of Wittenham Clumps
A new book has been published this week based around Wittenham Clumps. The author is Peter Adamson, a resident of Brightwell-cum -Sotwell. The book consists of a series of essays on a variety of topics relating to people, historical events, … Continue reading