Following a recent incident in which a ewe in the field next to Fieldside was attacked and badly injured by a dog, owners are reminded that the Countryside Code requires that dogs are kept under effective control and not allowed to stray off public rights of way, and that it is always good practice (and a legal requirement on ‘open access’ land) to keep dogs on a lead around farm animals and horses, for your own safety and for the welfare of the animals.
As good neighbours, let’s all follow the Countryside Code and help protect the animals in the village.
Please note that some changes have been made to the service pattern for the churches that make up the Bridge Group starting in March.
The Parish Council has received this information from UK Power Networks (the distribution network operator covering London, the South East and the East of England) which residents may find useful:
It was expected that Kler’s planning application for up to 36 houses on the field at the corner of Fieldside and the Didcot Road would come up before the South Oxfordshire District Council’s Planning Committee in March, but Kler have now lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate on the grounds of ‘non-determination’, i.e. SODC has failed to make a decision on the application in a reasonable time.
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s bi-monthly digital newsletter “South News” may like to read the February edition which is available 
The Parish Council will have its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (23rd February) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
Oxfordshire County Council have begun a second round of public consultation on the sand and gravel quarry between Clifton Hampden and Culham. The planning decision will depend on this consultation response.
Residents will be pleased to hear that planning permission has recently been granted for much needed new facilities at St Mary’s Church including an extension to the north aisle to provide a WC with wheelchair access.
Generation Games is Age UK Oxfordshire’s physical activity service whose aim is to help the ‘not so young’ to get moving and enjoy life to the full.
Pendon Museum opens its doors for the 2017 season on Saturday 11th February and will be open at weekends throughout the Spring and Summer.