FTTP update
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about FTTP in the parish and that’s because that there’s nothing else to say at present and getting hold of my contact at Openreach is very difficult. I know work is going on behind the scenes: I’ve seen and quizzed engineers outside my home in Aston Rowant who […]
GP/health services experience survey
Chinnor Parish Council is running a short survey as part of its fight against a planning appeal relating to 150 houses between Chinnor and Sydenham. Aston Rowant Parish Council was not a statutory consultee to the application, but since many parishioners will use health services in Chinnor this is relevant. The survey is here.
Historic photos uploaded
Janet Atkins along with Di Eaton have supplied a number of photos from yesteryear that they collected when writing a book on the history of the parish some years ago. They’ll be uploaded in batches of five every week. Navigate to Community > History > Historic Images to see what’s new. New batches will be […]
ARCC this weekend
This is the last weekend of the league season and we have important games for all four teams. At home we have the second team needing to win to prevent the unlikely prospect of being relegated. They are playing Didcot, at home, starting at 12pm. On the bottom field we have the fourth team playing […]
ARCC this weekend
We are now at the end of the season with only two league games to go. This weekend the first team are at home to Datchet with the game starting at 11am. Whilst the first team cannot retain their title, they can still finish in their current second place. The game against Datchet – who […]
Historic audio recordings
Many years ago – in the mid-late 1980s – Di Eaton, who lives in Aston Rowant, and Jan Atkins, who lives in Kingston Blount, were researching for a book about the parish. As part of this they held and recorded interviews with selected residents. These recordings and transcripts are now on the website under Community […]
Mark LordAston Arms to reopen
The Aston Arms is to reopen on Saturday 9 September from 1800 to 2300hrs… for the Last Night of the Proms. Soft drinks, beers, cider, and wines at an affordable price – bring the family. See the attachment below for more information.
ARCC this weekend
The main event of next week is the consultation meeting on Thursday 24 August – see the separate post on this website. To the cricket itself. With three weekends of league cricket left all four senior teams have plenty to play for. Whilst the weather forecast for Friday is not good it is much better […]
Cricket Club pavilion consultation
Aston Rowant Cricket Club is holding an open consultancy meeting, in the clubhouse, on Thursday 24thAugust at 8.00pm. The meeting is open to all club members and members of the public. The meeting is to allow the club to explain the three-phase approach to the re-development of the club off-field facilities. These are very different […]