4pm on Sunday, 13th September

Tea and wine will be served.  Free entry, but all donations will go towards the artist’s fee, and will be highly appreciated.  Please email [email protected] to reserve seats (limited spaces are available).

Phoebe Rose has an exceptional talent and versatility for one so young, placing her firmly in a
tradition of female singer-­‐songwriters that ranges from legends like Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush to more contemporary artists such as Adele, Gabrielle Aplin, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys and Beyonce, with a little bit of Ella Fitzgerald sometimes thrown in for good measure!  She started singing as
soon as she could talk and has been writing songs since she was nine. Phoebe goes to Oxford High School and takes her GCSE’s next summer. She plans to stay on to do A levels in music, drama, history and maths and hopes to go on to study music at university. Her dream is for a life on the stage.

THERE HAS BEEN A BURGLARY AT FIVE ELMS, HOLLOW WAY, GREAT COXWELL. DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL?

On Thursday 3rd September, between noon and 3.30pm, burglars entered Five Elms in Hollow Way. They locked themselves in the house, ransacked every cupboard and drawer for jewellery, antiques and valuables, and let themselves out by the back French doors. When one of the owners returned at 3.30pm they were unable to enter by the front door and called the police. If you noticed anyone or anything unusual, either near Five Elms (house on left hand side leaving the village before Court House) or elsewhere in the village this afternoon, PLEASE HELP BY CALLING THE POLICE TO REPORT IT NOW (101).

Also - Between 5.15pm on Sunday (30/8) and 8.30am on Monday (31/8), The Church of St Mary in Buscot, was burgled. Offenders gained entry via a rear window and stole candle holders and candles. The candle holders were found and recovered outside the church. Between Friday (28/8) and Tuesday (1/9), the Church of All Saints in Coleshill, was burgled. Offenders smashed a rear window to gain entry. Items were moved around inside the church, but it is not known at this time if any property was stolen.


ST GILES, GREAT COXWELL

PLEASE TAKE CARE NEGOTIATING THE STILE FROM THE CHURCHYARD. IT IS BROKEN AND IS BEING REPLACED.

There is a completely new planning application for Steed's Farm. The site is back to 200 houses including social housing. This is up from the original application for 150 houses but less than the 250 recently proposed. The build area is Faringdon's side of the Steeds Farm track. However there is no mention of any roundabout least of all a second roundabout on the B4095 which would assure ready egress from the village, or of a commitment to keep the fields between Great Coxwell and the build area as our Green Buffer (a designation that has come from our village Neighbourhood Plan) or of planting protection in this area. We have until 17th September to comment. It would be good if we could all comment on this new application.... again. 

See our Planning Applications page for the links to this application, including the web form for your comments

WI next meeting Our next meeting is on Tuesday 8th September at 7.30pm in the Reading Room. We hope you can come as Richard Henderson is going to talk about The National Trust Estate at Coleshill.

Harvest Lunch Sunday 11th October, 12.00 in Reading Room (following St Giles Harvest Festival - starts 10.30) Ploughman’s lunch (cheese/pate etc) £7.50 includes glass of wine All welcome, tickets available from Sylvia Athawes (241179) [email protected], or contact Revd David Williams (2450655 ([email protected]

On Monday 19th October we shall hold an Open House Jewellery Party For Dan’s Fund for Burns.  This is the 13th Anniversary of the Bali Bombing.   The times are 10.30 – 12.00 and 7.00 – 9.30pm. Husbands and children are welcome At Foxley, Great Coxwell.  Please join us for coffee in the morning ….better still, join us for a glass of wine in the evening. Jane Holmes and Claire Thomes – Donations and Raffle.

Sat 24th October Autumn Puds & Quiz - fun evening In the Reading Room - 7 pm, £8 per head including glass of wine. For booking, please contact Pam, 240233.

There is a consultation taking place at County Council level regarding the Oxfordshire Waste Recycling centres. Full details are below. The Stanford tip is under review. Our District Councillors Elaine Ware and Simon Howell will be making representations to try to keep the Stanford tip open for residents in the Western Vale. If it is closed there is a concern about the impact to residents who would face a 40+ mile round trip to the nearest alternative site. We would ask you all to take part in the consultation process to make views clear for your Parish, and please could you copy Elaine and Simon on any responses so that they can include them in their representations. Their email addresses are [email protected] and [email protected]

We also hope there will be a Public Meeting in September to make residents aware and voice our concerns – details will be shared as soon as they are available. The announcement of the consultation is below:

Household waste recycling centre strategy for Oxfordshire As part of planned savings Oxfordshire County Council has reduced the overall household waste recycling centre (HWRC) budget by £350,000 from 2017/18. To meet this reduction our proposal is to reduce the number of HWRCs from seven to three, or to four and to change the opening hours of the remaining sites. Once agreed, these changes will be made over several years with plenty of notice given to local residents. There will be a consultation on these proposals running from 10 August (12 noon) to 5 October 2015. This consultation is open to all Oxfordshire householders to comment on. Understanding public views, opinions and preferences is key to our decision making process. The consultation documents will be available online from 10 August (12 noon) atwww.oxfordshire.gov.uk/waste and we encourage people to complete the online response questionnaire. If residents need support to take part in this consultation we recommend they contact the county council on 01865 816043 or [email protected]. Hard copies of the consultation materials for people to review are available at all libraries.

U3A are holding two events during October.

Tuesday 6th October – Faringdon Corn Exchange – 10.00 until 12.00. An Open Morning to discover what U3A has to offer to Faringdon and District residents. Talks, groups and many other social activities are all available for further information. Group leaders will be present as well as committee members. Do come along and bring a friend if you are free. Refreshments are provided. Further information is available on the web site – [email protected]

Thursday 8th October - “My Years with the Churchills”. Venue is the Faringdon Corn Exchange at 2.30pm. This is a fascinating talk by Heather White-Smith who worked at No 10 Downing Street during the time of Winston Churchill's premiership. At the age of 17 she was given the job of Private Secretary to Lady Churchill. Entrance as usual is free to U3A members but visitors are required to pay £1.50. Further information is available from the web-site - [email protected]