Council launches Halloween reuse competition
South Oxfordshire district council has launched a reuse competition for children and adults to help make Halloween more environmentally-friendly. Ten winners will receive books on zero waste recipes and ideas. The council says: “With the right imagination, toilet roll cardboard inner tubes can become flying bats, empty plastic milk containers become ghosts or monsters and pine cones can be transformed […]
Traffic calming
Oxfordshire County Council has approved the parish council’s traffic calming applications – to lower the speed limit in Aston Rowant (excluding the B4009) to 20mph, and also for the chicane on the B4009 by the turn in Aston Rowant village.
New issue of Parish Notes
The latest issue of the Parish Notes is out and will also soon be through letterboxes. It’s available via Your Community > Parish Notes.
New civil parking enforcement from 1 November
Motorists beware. Oxfordshire County Council is, from 1 November, bringing in special enforcement areas in partnership with Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils. Parking offences in these areas are typically enforced by the police but will become the responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council. Parking violations will become civil offences; enforcement will apply […]
SODC garden waste update
A note from SODC: “Dear Garden Waste Customer Firstly, please accept our sincere apologies for the disruption to your garden waste service this summer. We are pleased to share the news that we have agreed a temporary arrangement with Biffa that will enable us to begin collecting garden waste again from 27 September. The well […]
ZEZ pilot to launch in February 2022
From Oxfordshire County Council: “Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) pilot is set to launch in Oxford in February 2022, with the registration system for exemptions and discounts going live in December 2021. Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have confirmed the new timeline after working together to resolve technical complexities in the bespoke […]
SODC meeting to discuss garden waste service
South Oxfordshire District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended. The meeting will take place on Friday 24 September at 2pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park. Anyone wishing to speak at the meeting will […]
ARCC End of Season Ball 2021
A note from Aston Rowant Cricket Club: “The ARCC Picnic Ball is back again this year! After such a strange and testing year or so we’re just looking forward to getting dressed up, kicking back and enjoying being ‘out out’ again with the ARCC family – so we are simplifying things somewhat this year. We […]
Mark LordUnited Parish Magazine September 2021
The lasted parish church magazine is now online. Navigate to Your Community > The Church.