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Waste Collections Starting Earlier
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to inform residents that waste collections are starting an hour earlier this week due to the very hot weather.
This is so that the waste crews can avoid being out when the weather gets too hot. Residents are requested to put their bins out before 6am. As usual, you can put them out the night before if that is more convenient.
Monday and Wednesday Bus Service to Return
Going Forward Buses, which operates services between Long Wittenham and Didcot, hopes to start running a limited service on all routes but using only one bus from Monday 6th July.
There is an emergency timetable which will probably apply until September when the situation will be reviewed.
Government advice is not to use public transport unless it is absolutely essential. Instead people should walk, cycle or use cars. For health and safety, only a few passengers will be Continue reading
Please Recycle Responsibly
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is reminding residents to ensure that waste and recycling bins are used correctly.
Thousands of residents in South Oxfordshire find their recycling bins unemptied each week because they have put the wrong things in them.
Putting non-recyclable items in recycling can contaminate a whole truckload, which is then rejected at the recycling facility. This turns neighbours’ recycling into rubbish and Continue reading
Infrastructure Funding Agreed
There has been a warm welcome to the news that £218m of funding has finally been agreed for infrastructure projects in the Didcot Garden Town area. The government awarded the Housing Infrastructure Funding to support the significant growth in housing in the area.
Projects receiving a share of the funding include a new Didcot to Culham link road and bridge over the Thames between the A4130 and A415, running west of the Didcot to Oxford railway. Continue reading
Yellow Wagtail Project
Wild Oxfordshire has asked the Parish Council to share this link to a video about a local project to get Yellow Wagtails breeding in the fields next to the Thames.
Wild Oxfordshire is the networking charity for wildlife conservation in Oxfordshire, bringing together all relevant organisations and promoting a strategic and integrated approach to conservation in the county. It is a formal partner (together with the Earth Trust and Church Farm Partnership) in the Yellow Wagtail Project that has been set up by Continue reading
New Village Hall Committee
The village hall has a new management committee. At the Annual General Meeting last evening (18th June), using a video conferencing facility, Nick Caw was elected chairman, and Sue Tucker treasurer. Clare Owen takes over the role of booking clerk. Also joining the team are committee members Adam Crosskeyand Dan Brennan.
Nick Caw moved to the village with his family six years ago from Clifton Hampden. For three years he was the chairman of Burcot and Clifton Hampden Parish Council, standing Continue reading
SCAS Resources and Competitions
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) provides a number of resources which may be useful and valuable, particularly at this time of the Coronavirus crisis.
As well as general resources, it has also launched two competitions for children and young people. The service has asked the Parish Council to share the following links with residents: Continue reading
Coronavirus Testing Scams
Age UK Oxfordshire is warning of scammers who continue to try to take advantage of vulnerable people during the Coronavirus outbreak.
The latest scam tries to convince people that they have been in contact with someone who has been tested positive, pretending to be Track and Trace. They then either ask for money to send them a test, or try to get hold of their personal details. Everyone needs to be on their guard if they get a phone call or text. Continue reading
Pre-School Garden Revival
We all know how important outdoor space is for young children. This is why the LW Pre-School Trustees had hoped to hold a number of fundraising events during the Summer term to raise money to help improve and revitalise the garden.
Given the current situation they have had to rethink these plans. They are now calling on parents and the community to help by making a pledge of time, getting creative at home, or donating an item from their Amazon wish list. Here is how you can get involved: Continue reading