Residents are advised that there will be a number of changes to parking arrangements across South Oxfordshire from next month.
Following a public consultation, South Oxfordshire District Council has amended the district’s parking policy, including changes to charging periods to ensure towns are treated equally, and measures designed to encourage the use of electric vehicles in order help tackle the climate Continue reading
Emma Newman of the Pump Track Project Team writes …
As you have probably heard and perhaps even seen, the Pump Track is truly getting off the ground. We have the funds we need and material has already been delivered to site, in readiness for our ‘Build Weekends’ on Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th and Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th June.
We are, however, in need of more volunteers and I am hoping, if you haven’t already Continue reading
A new administration has been formed at Oxfordshire County Council following the elections on 6th May.
The final shape of the council is: Conservative 22 seats; Liberal Democrats 21; Labour 15; Greens 3; Henley Residents Group 1; independent 1.
A total of 32 of the 63 seats are required to form a majority and no one individual party Continue reading
Residents who are signed up for brown bin collections can put out twice as much garden waste on Thursday 20th May.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is giving those who are part of the paid-for service the opportunity to put out the equivalent of one extra bin’s worth of garden waste (around three large bin bags).
Residents should leave their extra garden waste out in cardboard boxes or old compost Continue reading
The second meeting of the residents sounding board for the Didcot Garden Town (DGT) project will take place on Monday 24th May, from 6.30pm to 8pm via video conferencing.
This sounding board is open to the public and offers an opportunity to receive: Continue reading
The 20mph Zone Working Group met last week to discuss draft proposals put forward by Colin Davis, the county council’s consultant, for the implementation of the Zone in the village.
It is hoped that these proposals can be published soon so that residents can review them and have their say.
Please read the following announcement from Earth Trust:
The wildflower meadow at Neptune Wood is carpeted in yellow Cowslips at the moment, a welcome sign of Spring! Cowslips are one of many wildflower species once common in hay meadows which have declined due to habitat loss and changes in how the land is managed.
We manage this meadow using a mix of traditional methods. One year in three we cut the Continue reading
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Sally Jarman writes …
Thank you to everyone who has brought me their used blister packs for recycling this month. In case you missed it, I’ve offered to be a collecting point in Long Wittenham for a new recycling scheme by Superdrug and others.
This bag of blister packs (below) shows how quickly these small items build up into large Continue reading
The chairman of the Parish Council, Gordon Rogers, has been re-elected. At last week’s annual Parish Council meeting Cllr Rogers was returned unopposed. But he told the meeting that next year he will have completed five years in the role and will not stand again.
He said that he enjoys leading the council with the help of councillors and support of officers but next year a new person would be needed to lead the community through what he called “challenging times”. Continue reading
