Trick or treat?
Halloween is almost upon us and not everyone feels comfortable with ‘trick or treaters’ at the front door. Thames Valley Police has produced a printable document to politely inform ‘visitors’ that they’re a little less than welcome. See here.
School admissions
As part of the application process for reception entry to infant and primary school, OCC is advertising the need for parents and carers of children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 to apply for a school place. Those parents or carers with questions should visit the primary application web page which has […]
Local repair café
As part of a big drive to rethink waste, residents are encouraged to check out the range of repair cafés, libraries of things, community larders, clothes swaps and other great reuse initiatives happening in their local area. With reduce and reuse top of the agenda, last weekend, representatives from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White […]
Street trading and plastic waste
Have your say: Councils propose updates to boost street trading and cut plastic waste South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are reviewing their joint Street Trading Policy for the first time in over a decade and they want your input! Street trading has thrived in recent years and, with the current policy […]
Extra brown bin collection
Residents who are subscribed to the district council brown bin garden waste service in South Oxfordshire or the Vale of White Horse can have extra garden waste collected for free, on their normal collection day only, between 28 October and 8 November. You can put out a maximum of up to four additional sacks of garden […]
Council Tax: Have your say
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a public survey on proposals to reduce the minimum timeframe to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty properties. Currently, the councils allow a maximum duration of up to two years for a domestic property to remain unoccupied and substantially unfurnished before an […]
Halloween fun this October half-term
Children and their families can enjoy free and low-cost entertainment and Halloween themed activities during the upcoming half-term holiday, from 27 October to 1 November. Get out and about with the Halloween Xplorer navigation challenge in Benson and Wantage or get active indoors with pickleball in Abingdon and Born to Move fitness classes and Family […]
Bad weather and unscrupulous traders
A note from Oxfordshire County Council: “Residents are being warned to be wary of cold callers or leaflets offering to do work on roofs after the recent heavy rain that has led to flooding in Oxfordshire and elsewhere. Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team is warning people that rogue traders will see it as the […]
Kingston Blount play area renovation update
An update on the Kingston Blount play area renovation is here.