Residents will be pleased to hear that a bridleway bridge and footpath bridge in the village have recently been repaired by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC), thanks to prompting by the village’s footpath warden, David Corney.
The bridleway bridge across Moor Ditch had been sagging under the weight of horses and is now as good as new. Continue reading
The Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Ruth McCreight will take place on Friday 26th August at 11:30am at St Mary’s Church. Everyone is invited.
Her family is hosting a lunch at The Old Farmhouse afterwards so please do come to celebrate her life. Continue reading
Parish Councillors acknowledged the service of former chairman Gordon Rogers at a short ceremony held at the Westfield Road play area recently.
Three trees have been planted, one of which marks the service Mr Rogers has given to the council. He was chairman for five years until May this year and in total had served on the council for eleven years. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is asking people to share their views on how it can make it easier for people with different needs to access its services, support and information.
In doing so, residents can help to create a new Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. Its purpose is to lay out how the council will go further than just its legal requirements to help people access its services in the best way possible for Continue reading
Residents will be aware that the Met Office has issued extreme heat warnings for today (11th) through to Sunday (14th).
There is lots of useful advice on the Oxfordshire County Council news website.
The Parish Council has been advised by the Network Management Team at Oxfordshire County Council that the closure of the B4016 Ladygrove, to repair an emergency gas escape by SGN, is expected to last until 16th August.
Any new information received will be posted here. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has advised that the hot weather this week might slow the waste collection crews down, and on particularly hot days, they might be unable to complete their rounds.
If your bins are not emptied on the normal day this week, please leave them out for two days after the scheduled collection (including the weekend) and the Continue reading
Residents who have been following the long saga of Mr Simon Courtney-Worthy and his illegal development of land next to the river off Ward’s Field, will be interested to hear that he appeared in court recently for failing to comply with planning enforcement orders issued by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC).
He was fined £13,000 and ordered to pay more than £5,000 in costs. He now has three months to comply with the enforcement notices or face another prosecution. Continue reading
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Every year, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (OHCT) organises the Ride and Stride event to raise money to keep our wonderful historic churches maintained and cared for. Both St Mary’s and St Peter’s have benefitted from grants given by OHCT.
Individuals or groups are sponsored to travel by foot, bicycle or horse to as many churches in Oxfordshire as they can. Participating churches provide a welcome Continue reading
