Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards is again offering is annual free electric blanket testing for residents during September.
You can either go to one of the testing sessions or arrange for a blanket to be collected from your home.
See the details on the flyer below. Continue reading
Some residents will have noticed that Neptune Wood meadow is closed.
Earth Trust has announced that it needs to allow the field to be grazed safely by its sheep and so the permissive footpath that runs between Sylva Foundation and Little Wittenham is temporarily closed for about six weeks whilst the livestock is on the site. Continue reading
Residents will be pleased to hear that a bridleway bridge and footpath bridge in the village have recently been repaired by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC), thanks to prompting by the village’s footpath warden, David Corney.
The bridleway bridge across Moor Ditch had been sagging under the weight of horses and is now as good as new. Continue reading
The Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Ruth McCreight will take place on Friday 26th August at 11:30am at St Mary’s Church. Everyone is invited.
Her family is hosting a lunch at The Old Farmhouse afterwards so please do come to celebrate her life. Continue reading
Parish Councillors acknowledged the service of former chairman Gordon Rogers at a short ceremony held at the Westfield Road play area recently.
Three trees have been planted, one of which marks the service Mr Rogers has given to the council. He was chairman for five years until May this year and in total had served on the council for eleven years. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is asking people to share their views on how it can make it easier for people with different needs to access its services, support and information.
In doing so, residents can help to create a new Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. Its purpose is to lay out how the council will go further than just its legal requirements to help people access its services in the best way possible for Continue reading
Residents will be aware that the Met Office has issued extreme heat warnings for today (11th) through to Sunday (14th).
There is lots of useful advice on the Oxfordshire County Council news website.
The Parish Council has been advised by the Network Management Team at Oxfordshire County Council that the closure of the B4016 Ladygrove, to repair an emergency gas escape by SGN, is expected to last until 16th August.
Any new information received will be posted here. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has advised that the hot weather this week might slow the waste collection crews down, and on particularly hot days, they might be unable to complete their rounds.
If your bins are not emptied on the normal day this week, please leave them out for two days after the scheduled collection (including the weekend) and the Continue reading
Residents who have been following the long saga of Mr Simon Courtney-Worthy and his illegal development of land next to the river off Ward’s Field, will be interested to hear that he appeared in court recently for failing to comply with planning enforcement orders issued by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC).
He was fined £13,000 and ordered to pay more than £5,000 in costs. He now has three months to comply with the enforcement notices or face another prosecution. Continue reading
