After another weekend when all four senior teams won again we have another busy weekend. On Saturday, we have the first team at home to Finchampstead, starting at 11.30. Also the third team, on a roll after four consecutive wins, are at home to East Oxford, starting at 12.30.

The bar is open as usual from 1pm.

After that, we have the payday Saturday evening when there will be a barbecue and music from a DJ. This is the second payday event which will repeat on the first Saturday of the month until the end of the season.

Also, please remember next Saturday is the Rowachella music festival, tickets are selling quickly, but there are some left. Our website astonrowantcc.com has more details and tickets.

The church in Aston Rowant, in conjunction with a number of other organisations, is hosting a ‘bat walk’ in the vicinity, on Saturday 8 July, between 2130 and 2230hrs.

Book your place by calling Tim on 07802 787109.

Meet at 2100hrs for refreshments. Nothing is required other than suitable clothing and footwear.

See the attachment below for more information.

Unfortunately the walkway at Fiveways has partially collapsed and so is now unsafe; one of the joists that supports the cross planks has rotted away. We have put up notices and fenced off the walkway whilst we look at alternatives to curing the problem. We hope to have a quick solution but cannot promise this.

Thank you for your understanding.

Steven Sowerby, Chair Footpaths and Amenities Group.

Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have put together a new plan of action for the next four years to improve air quality and are asking residents to have their say on the proposals.

The current plans have been in place for eight to nine years and have been reviewed to ensure that the current pollutant levels are taken into account and that the right plans are in place to deal with the current obstacles. This has led to a new Joint Air Quality Action Plan for both districts, and the councils would like to hear what local organisations and residents think of it.

The councils say that over the last five years most places have seen a consistent reduction in one of the main pollutants which is measured, nitrogen dioxide. They say that this improvement can be attributed to a number of factors, including the work of previous air quality action plans, a change in behaviour with more people working from home and the use of cleaner vehicles such as electric vehicles.

Other proposals include promoting walking and cycling, the use of low emission vehicles, and increased use of public transport.

The survey

The councils would like residents’ views on the action plan and have devised a survey to collate opinions. The survey is available here and opened on 15 June and runs until 27 July.

What do you think of your local household waste and street cleaning services?  That’s what South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils want to know as they launch their new waste services survey.

The two councils are asking residents to share their views and experiences of waste services across the districts, including household waste, recycling and food waste collections, bulky waste collections, street cleaning services, customer services and the councils’ waste and recycling information.

The feedback from the survey will help to identify which aspects of these services people are happy with as well as the areas which could be improved.

Your opinion really does matter – take the survey now by visiting – southandvale.gov.uk/WasteSurvey  Comments are open until 11.59pm on Monday 10 July 2023.

If you have any questions or you require the survey in an alternative format (for example large print, Braille, audio, email, Easy Read and alternative languages) please email  or call 01235 422146.

This waste survey focuses on services provided by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils.  It does not cover any questions relating to Household Waste Recycling Centres as these services are owned and managed separately by Oxfordshire County Council.