Council services over Christmas
A guide on SODC’s services over the festive period when offices are closed to the public: Abbey House – reception at Abbey House will close from 4pm (phone lines at 4.30pm) on Friday 23 December and will reopen on Tuesday 3 January. Waste collections – for all you need to know about waste collections over […]
FTTP – other providers
Some may have seen vans in the parish from broadband firms other than Openreach – Trooli, Airband and Gigaclear for example. Please be careful before signing up with them; if you’ve validated a government Gigabit voucher then you are obligated to use an Openreach linked supplier – a full list is here – within two months […]
Parish Notes
The latest issue of the Parish Notes is available on this website. Navigate to Your Community > Parish Notes.
Chinnor Village Centre on the BBC
The financial challenges facing Chinnor Village Centre were highlighted on BBC South this lunchtime (Tuesday 29 November). If you want to know more or understand how you can help click here for the programme – go to around 3 minutes 40 in. As some may know, the centre is running a crowd funding initiative to raise […]
Chinnor Village Centre news
A note from Chinnor Village Centre: “Dear Friends and Members of the Chinnor Village Centre. At our recent public meetings we have shared with you the difficult state of finances at the village centre as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns, inflation and the withdrawal of most support from local government. The Trustees are actively […]
School admissions information for reception applications
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 2018 and 31 August 2019 to apply for a school place. If any parents or carers have any questions, they should visit the primary application web […]
Put your Christmas recycling knowledge to the test and you could win…
Residents across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have the chance of winning a hamper worth £100 by putting their Christmas recycling knowledge to the test. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched a new quiz which aims to help encourage people to put the correct items into their domestic […]
Spotted woodpeckers at Fiveways
Spotted woodpeckers in the dead tree at Fiveways are a new sighting – they are shy but very noisy when woodworking. There is a video on this website – go to Your Community > Fiveways Corner.
Cost of living help
SODC has published detail on help available for those struggling with the cost of living. See the documents below.