Please note that the Chistmas trees left at Bodkins have now been collected by South Oxfordshire District Council, so please do not leave any more trees there.
If you still have a tree that needs to be recycled you can leave it with your garden waste bin for collection on Saturday 10th January.
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The Keep Britain Tidy campaign has asked the Parish Council to promote Buy Nothing New Month.
The month-long campaign is all about protecting the planet by reducing waste, and at a time when many are worried about the rising cost of living, it’s also about saving money.
People are encouraged to cherish the stuff they already have, repair things rather thanthrowing them away, and find ways to re-home items that are no longer needed.
There is more information at keepbritaintidy.org/buy-nothing-new-month.
As in previous years, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has arranged for Christmas trees to be collected from the grass verge next to the entrance to Bodkin’s Recreation Ground.
Leave trees there by Friday 9th January – they will be collected on Saturday 10th January.
Please do not leave trees inside the gate as they will not be collected. See the flyer below. Continue reading
The South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) has asked the Parish Council to promote its Stop Smoking, Feel Happier campaign.
People who stop smoking are happier and it can start within just a few weeks. Nicotine tricks your brain into thinking smoking reduces stress, but really, it steals your happiness.
When you quit, your amazing brain starts producing dopamine, your natural happy Continue reading
As usual, waste and recycling collections change over the festive period.
Brown bin collections (garden waste) are suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas.
For details of the changes, see below. There is more information on the South Oxfordshire Continue reading
Healthwatch Oxfordshire would like your views on which areas of health and social care it should focus its work on in 2026-27.
The county’s independent health and care watchdog would also like feedback on how you think it is doing.
You can share your views by completing a short, anonymous survey here:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/priorities26-27
Your feedback will be used by Healthwatch Oxfordshire to help inform its plans for the year and to ensure it gives the best possible service to people in Oxfordshire.
The survey will close on Monday 2nd February 2026.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is introducing a new booking system at its Household Waste Recycling Centres to make visits quicker and easier.
From Wednesday 14th January 2026 everyone will need to book a time slot to visit one of the sites. People can book 30 minutes before their visit (subject to availability) or up to two weeks in advance. Continue reading
The Parish Council has had a new swing set installed at Bodkins Playground. The previous set, which was over twenty years old, was removed in August following a RoSPA safety report which advised that it was unsafe.
The new swing set includes a parent and child ‘Tango Seat’ which was funded by a grant Continue reading
In September, Inspectors examining the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Joint Local Plan said it had failed on the “Duty to Co-operate”, suggesting the councils might need to withdraw the plan from the examination process as a result.
Following a statement from Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, the government has indicated that it intends to remove the Continue reading
