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I am leading a walk for the Chiltern Conservation Board Walking Festival.
It will be on Sunday 28 May at 10.00 from Frieth Church, RG9 6PR. It is 3.8 miles and will be leisurely on good paths with some good views across the Hambleden Valley.
Book direct through the board on its website: Chilterns Walking Festival – Chilterns AONB | Chilterns AONB
Peter Hetherington
LITTER PICKER – VACANCY
Are you keen to keep our community looking it’s best, while earning some pocket money?
Aston Rowant Parish Council are once again seeking a litter picker to help keep our parish clean and tidy. This would be for a maximum of 4 hours per month in and around the parish, excluding the B4009, Kington Stert Road and Kingston Hill.
Rate of pay £6.50 per hour
(National minimum wage for under 17’s is currently £5.28 p/h)
Please send a letter of application to:
Tracy Lambourne, Parish Clerk, The Cottage, High Street, Kingston Blount, Oxon, OX39 4SJ
After a false start due to the rain and sleet that normally accompanies the start of cricket the season will (weather permitting) begin this weekend – 22 April.
While there aren’t any matches, Friday night junior training will start on the 21st. It’s a chance to renew membership and have a drink with friends as the bar reopens.
Can we remind everyone to keep up to date with the club events via our web site – astonrowantcc.com – and also remind members whether they be junior, playing or social that membership renewals are now due. Please use the web site and follow the links.
There will be a UK-wide test for the new mobile phone Emergency Alert system in the early evening of Sunday 23 April 2023. You can expect an alert and a test message on your mobile phone, even if it is on silent.
The charity Refuge has advice on how people experiencing domestic abuse can manage the emergency alerts on their phone to stay safe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2MBcHwmiy8
Find out more on the Government’s Emergency alerts web page.
Bank holiday binsWith a few bank holidays coming up, SODC will be emptying your bins on a different day to usual from 1 to 13 May and again during the week commencing 29 May. For details, visit: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/wastecalendar or see attached. |
People who have moved house or turned 18 since last summer should check they are registered to vote in the upcoming local elections. These elections are your chance to help influence future decisions on important local issues. Don’t miss this opportunity, make sure you are registered at your current address before it’s too late.
To vote in the local elections you need to be registered at your current address by midnight on Monday 17 April – register now at gov.uk/registertovote.
Other key things you need to know in the run up to the elections are:
southoxon.gov.uk/localelections2023
Key dates for this election
For more information about the 2023 local elections, visit: southoxon.gov.uk/localelections2023
The election for the parish council was uncontested as there were four candidates for the seven seats available. Therefore the following persons are duly elected as parish councillors and will take up their posts from 10 May 2023.
Bernstein Adam Neil. Old Stocks, The Green, Aston Rowant, OX49 5ST.
Clark-Hodgson Jason Michael. (address in South Oxfordshire).
Day Matthew. Apsley Cottage, The Green, Kingston Blount, OX39 4SE.
Hunt Joanne. (address in South Oxfordshire).
See the attached document.
The cost of getting rid of non-household (DIY) waste at our recycling centres will be changing from Saturday 1 April.
Residents can find all the price information on the OCC website
This Easter the holidays are going to be jam-packed full of activities for children in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse.
There’s something for everyone whether your child loves being outdoors, is interested in theatre or likes to get stuck into a bit of craft. South Oxfordshire District Councils’ Active Communities teams have a range of free and low-cost activities for children and their families to enjoy.
The popular orienteering Xplorer activity, where children and their families follow a map to hunt for different themed markers around a park, returns at the following locations:
Cholsey: Monday 3 April at the Recreation Ground
Faringdon: Monday 3 April at the Folly Sports Park
Kingston Bagpuize: Tuesday 4 April at Millennium Green – the morning will also include multisport activities.
Chinnor: Tuesday 4 April at Whites Field
Harcourt Arboretum: Wednesday 5 April at 10.30am-12.30pm, anyone attending will need to book online before they arrive.
Henley: Tuesday 11 April, Makins Recreation Ground
Unless otherwise stated all Xplorer activities take place from 10am-midday, and children under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult. Families can turn up on the day or book via the online booking form.
Sporty kids will love multisports in Sonning Common from 3-13 April in partnership with Active Leaders. Children aged 7-12 years old can play a variety of sports including netball, cricket and rounders.
Booking is limited to 3 sessions per child. To book a place please email amanda@activeleaders.co.uk.
There’s also the chance to book a place on our free beginners skateboarding and scooting sessions on the 11 April in Cholsey and Sutton Courtenay with Team Rubicon, and families can take part in family Yoga in Didcot on Friday 14 April at Fleet Meadow Community Hall, YouMove card holders can book using their membership details.
There’s more information about times, dates, booking details and other activities on the South Oxfordshire school activities webpage and the Vale of White Horse District Council holiday activities webpage.
The council’s Better Leisure centres will also have a timetable packed with Easter activities. The sessions will vary from centre to centre but include the Kids Swim for a Quid scheme, tennis camps, toddler world, inflatable pool sessions and toddler world.
There are more details about these activities and others available for children and families at the Better UK centres, on their website.
For those into the theatre and crafts the districts arts centres, The Beacon in Wantage and Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot have a great line up too.
The Beacon For children who love science the Easter holidays start with a great show the whole family can enjoy on Saturday 1 April, with Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science.
Morgan and West are magicians, time travellers who also have a secret past, they are also qualified scientists! Expect captivating chemistry, phenomenal physics, and bonkers biology in this fun for all the family science extravaganza! Tickets are £12 and £10 those under 16.
Tickets can be booked through The Beacon’s Box Office or via The Beacon website
Cornerstone Arts Centre Cinderella is reimagined as a magical new ballet for the whole family with the Let’s All Dance Company on Wednesday 5 April. There are two performances combining stunning dancing, storytelling, and beautiful costumes designed to enchant and dazzle young and old. Prices are £11.50, £10.35 concessions and £44 for a family ticket of four.
On Thursday 6 April book your tickets to see Bossy – a hip hop children’s show celebrating both black and deaf culture. The Multi-award-winning Zoo Co presents this show to a Caribbean soundtrack, and it’s performed both in BSL and English so both hearing and deaf audiences can enjoy. Tickets are £9.50 and £8.55 concessions.
Youngsters can get their craft on with “Decorate Your Own Flowerpot” on Wednesday 12 April. A one-off workshop for school years 1 to 6. Children will get a chance to design and paint their own hanging flowerpots in time for spring! All materials are provided for this simple arty session to let your inner gardener grow. Price for this session is £10.
And to end the Easter Holiday activities The Munch Mission comes to Cornerstone on Saturday 15 April. A quirky family comedy from the award-winning theatre company Brave Bold Drama. Help Agents Kahli and Dali find the missing piece of art as they decipher clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive mystery show. Tickets are £12.50, £11.25 concessions.
More details about these shows and workshops including booking information can be found on the Cornerstone website.
Communications South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils
01235 422400
www.southoxon.gov.uk | @southoxon
A message from Oxfordshire County Council:
On 19 March, the Cabinet Office launched a new system that will give the government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobile phones when there is a risk to life.
The Emergency Alerts system will allow the government to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90 percent of mobile phones in a defined area. The system is now ready to be tested across the country following successful tests in East Suffolk and Reading.
The alerts will only ever come from the government or emergency services, and they will issue a warning, the details of the area impacted, and instructions about how best to respond.
Emergency Alerts will be used very rarely – only being sent where there is an immediate risk to people’s lives – so people may not receive an alert for months, or even years.
Emergency Alerts will be used across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and their initial use will focus on the most serious severe weather-related incidents, including severe flooding in England.
By broadcasting from cell towers in the vicinity of an emergency, the alerts are secure, free to receive, and one-way. They do not reveal anyone’s location or collect personal data.
Some vulnerable groups may want to opt out of the emergency alerts system. However, the government strongly recommends that people do not opt out of the service, as it is intended to warn people when lives are in danger.
The government has produced a toolkit to help councils communicate key messages as part of the Emergency Alerts campaign.
A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of 23 April which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones.
Announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/launch-of-life-saving-public-emergency-alerts
More information:
https://www.gov.uk/alerts