Residents may be aware of the work going on to create an “Oxfordshire 2050 Plan”, the county-wide plan that the Oxfordshire authorities agreed to prepare as part of the Growth Deal.
The team working on the plan has launched a new website to help increase public engagement with the project.
The Oxfordshire Open Thought website – oxfordshireopenthought.org – asks people to give their thoughts, knowledge and expertise on three key areas: living and working, Continue reading
Subscribers to this website will be aware of the many messages of thanks that have been received following the Local NHS Heroes campaign in early May. This letter from the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), which received one hundred and fifty care packs, was received yesterday.
The organisers would like to say thank-you to everybody who supported this campaign. It has boosted the morale of many, many NHS workers!
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition here.
Residents will be excited to hear that the second volume of the Lockdown Mind Therapy puzzle magazine should be dropping through their letterboxes in the next day or two, courtesy of the Parish Council.
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought many local government issues to a halt, including work on Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs). The Parish Council had hoped that its re-drafted plan would be ready to go before the village electorate later this year but now the council is pinning its hopes on 2021; due to Coronavirus the government has stopped all referendums taking place until May 2021.
Last year the council was encouraged by progress on the NDP but then Historic England ordered an archaeological assessment of the Community Hub site, part of which was then Continue reading
Parking charges will be re-introduced in district council car parks across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse from Monday 8th June.
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have allowed people to park for free since 26th March to support key workers and those who need to shop for essential food or medical supplies during the Coronavirus pandemic after travel restrictions were put in place. Continue reading
The Oxfordshire Library Service has asked the Parish Council to share the following information:
Oxfordshire Libraries are still here and working hard to provide residents with a wide choice of digital library services from the comfort of people’s homes. We are working hard on plans to adjust our libraries for when we are able to welcome our customers back. Rest assured we will not open libraries until it is safe to do so based on the Government and Public Health England advice. Continue reading
With greater use expected to be made of cycleways and footpaths when the lock-down is eased, here is some timely news on the Oxfordshire County Council website:
A speed limit of 20mph through Long Wittenham and 30mph between the village and the Barley Mow are proposed as part of a package of suggestions sent to the County Council to help make roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
The Department for Transport has given the County Council £2.5m as part of a nationwide sum of £2b to implement a series of measures to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians when the lock-down is eased. The Parish Council has sent its Continue reading
A reminder that because of the Spring Bank Holiday, waste and recycling collections will change this week.
Grey bin and food collections will be a day later than usual on Friday.
More information on waste collections can be found on the South Oxfordshire District Council website:
