A note from SODC: There’s an array of free or low-cost activities this February half-term to keep the kids entertained across South Oxfordshire and the Vale. Active Totz Active Totz is a fun play session that is full of energy and excitement, with interactive games aimed at children from 18 months to 5 years old […]
Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Emergency Road Closure at Aston Rowant, The Green Oxfordshire County Council has been informed of a temporary emergency road closure on The Green whilst main clamp 0 to 6” cway works are carried out for public safety reasons. A temporary Emergency Notice is […]
The government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. This will apply for the first time at the local elections on Thursday 4 May 2023, so please spread the word to your friends and family. Accepted forms of photo ID will include, but […]
There’s an oil syndicate that serves the parish and surrounding area with the sole aim of saving members money on heating oil. The syndicate covers Aston Rowant, Chinnor Hill, Christmas Common, Crowell, Kingston Blount, Lewknor, Milton Common, Postcombe and Tetsworth – and further if there’s a need. It costs nothing to join or be a […]
There are numerous salt bins that the parish council has provided, with five more on the way. Each has, or should have, a shovel and gloves and is refilled once a year free of charge by Oxfordshire County Council and when necessary, by the parish council. It would help the parish council if residents could […]
The Household Support Fund scheme has opened again for people finding it hard to cope with the rising cost of food and energy bills. South Oxfordshire has reopened the scheme to help households meet the costs of life’s essentials. The fund is initially open for applications to help eligible households that have not received any […]
Residents may want to read about an application for 150 houses in Chinnor on the Thame Road. The detail is at https://data.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P22/S4643/O. SODC are taking comments until 2 February.
Parking fees will increase in South Oxfordshire from 1 April this year. Residents using car parks, run by South Oxfordshire District Council, in Didcot, Goring, Henley, Thame and Wallingford will see between 20p and 60p added to charges for users parking their vehicle depending on how long they park for. The rise to parking fees […]
New Year Circular Parish Walk on Sunday 8 January starting at 10.00 promptly from Kingston Blount Village Hall – 6.75 miles We will use the New Permissive Path to Crowell and after that the Ridgeway to reach Woodway Farm. Then Aston Rowant village, Church Lane, Fiveways and the Olde London Weye, before crossing fields to […]
Residents who pay for the garden waste service can put out Christmas trees for collection for composting with their brown bins. However all residents can drop off real Christmas trees at various locations. See here for more detail.