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Plans for New Playground at Acklings

Parish Councillor Peter Rose writes … The Parish Council is working on plans to improve the playground at Acklings.  This will provide a larger playground at the west end of the village.  A playground company, Jupiter, has designed the site … Continue reading

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Improvements at Acklings

Residents will be pleased to hear that some improvements have been made at the Acklings playground. The Pump Track has been weeded and re-surfaced; the basketball court has been enlarged by 40%; and the area in front of the main … Continue reading

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Pump Track at Acklings

Plans are well in hand to build a ‘Pump Track’ at the Acklings play area.  A pump track is a circuit of bumps and banked turns for riding around on a bike. It is designed to accommodate all ages: older … Continue reading

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Acklings Lease Renewed

The Parish Council has renewed the lease with St John’s College, Oxford for the Acklings play area at the west end of the village.  The new eight-year lease runs until 2029. According to records in the Parish Council archive, the … Continue reading

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Acklings Rabbit Holes!

A rabbit burrow has been identified on the football pitch at Acklings Playground.  There are several holes in the pitch which could be dangerous to anyone playing there.  Rabbits have been seen grazing on the field which confirms that the … Continue reading

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Children Urged to Use Acklings

Parents are being urged to encourage their children to use Acklings Playground for ball games. The plea is from residents living in Saxons Heath who are concerned about children playing in the road, causing a nuisance and putting themselves and … Continue reading

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Playground Safeguarded

Acklings playground has been granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status by South Oxfordshire District Council.  The Parish Council nominated the playground which has been used by residents for many years. The land is owned by St John’s College to … Continue reading

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Ball games on Saxon’s Heath

Leaflets are to be delivered to homes surrounding the Green on Saxons Heath as part of a new drive to dissuade children from playing football and ball games on the open space. Some residents have raised concerns about disturbance, the … Continue reading

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Footie on the Green

Parents living in Saxons Heath are being urged to encourage their children to use the new playing field at Acklings or Bodkins to play football and ball games and not gather on the Green. It follows a letter from a … Continue reading

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Forest School

The village Pre-school wants to brighten up a corner of Acklings playing field and eventually turn it into a nature reserve. The group plans to clear brambles, plant saplings, erect a four-foot high fence and gate, create a pathway, build … Continue reading

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