The following documents have been added to the website:

Parish Council Meeting Minutes - July 3rd 2023
Reading Room Meeting Minutes - July 3rd 2023
District Councillors' Report
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Oxfordshire County Council wants to make our built environments safer and more attractive places to walk and cycle. To enable this, 20mph speed restrictions are being used to help promote alternative modes of transport for local travel. Further details on how the council is considering making 20mph the new 30mph for Oxfordshire communities can be found here.
 
We're therefore asking for your views on the proposal to introduce a 20mph speed limit throughout Great Coxwell, replacing the existing 30mph speed limit in its entirety in the process. The proposals are being put forward following road safety concerns raised by the parish, and form part of a countywide programme of works that seeks to deliver ‘a safer place with a safer pace’ for the residents of Oxfordshire. In light of this, please find the following consultation documents (see the link below):

• Public Notice, 
• Statement of Reasons, 
• Consultation Plan(s), and
• Draft Traffic Regulation Order.

 
The proposed Traffic Regulation Order is scheduled to be advertised in the Oxford Times newspaper today; Thursday 06th July 2023, and details are also available to view on the Councils consultation portal at the address below:
 
https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/greatcoxwell_20mph2023
 
As stated on the notice, any objections or other representations on the proposal should be submitted by Friday 28th July 2023.

​The following documents have been added to the website:

Parish Council Meeting Agenda - July 3rd 2023
Reading Room Meeting Agenda - July 3rd 2023
County Councillor's Report
District Councillors' Report
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There is a vacancy for a Parish Councillor - details can be found here.

​​The following documents have been added to the website:

Annual Parish Meeting Minutes- May 15th 2023
Parish Council AGM Minutes- May 15th 2023
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There is a vacancy for a Parish Councillor - details can be found here.

​​The following documents have been added to the website:

Annual Parish Meeting Agenda - May 15th 2023
Parish Council AGM Agenda - May 15th 2023
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​The following documents have been added to the website:

Great Coxwell Parish Council Meeting Minutes - April 17th 2023
Reading Room Meeting Minutes - April 17th 2023
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The following documents have been added to the website:

Great Coxwell Parish Council Meeting Agenda- April 17th 2023
Reading Room Meeting Agenda - April 17th 2023

A couple of news items from OCC:

I recall there was some thought of closing the centre at Stanford in the Vale so if you use it then the survey below could be of interest.

DIY waste charges to increaseThe cost of getting rid of non-household (DIY) waste at our recycling centres will be changing from Saturday 1 April.

Residents can find all the price information on our website.

Residents' views on how we manage our household waste sitesOur household waste recycling centre strategy sets out our vision for how we manage the infrastructure and services offered at the council's household waste sites.

We'd love residents to share their thoughts on our proposals using our survey.

On Monday (19 March), the Cabinet Office launched a new system that will give the government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobile phones when there is a risk to life.

The Emergency Alerts system will allow the government to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90 percent of mobile phones in a defined area. The system is now ready to be tested across the country following successful tests in East Suffolk and Reading.

The alerts will only ever come from the government or emergency services, and they will issue a warning, the details of the area impacted, and instructions about how best to respond.

Emergency Alerts will be used very rarely – only being sent where there is an immediate risk to people’s lives – so people may not receive an alert for months, or even years.

Emergency Alerts will be used across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and their initial use will focus on the most serious severe weather-related incidents, including severe flooding in England.

By broadcasting from cell towers in the vicinity of an emergency, the alerts are secure, free to receive, and one-way. They do not reveal anyone’s location or collect personal data.

Some vulnerable groups may want to opt out of the emergency alerts system. However, the government strongly recommends that people do not opt out of the service, as it is intended to warn people when lives are in danger.

The government has produced a toolkit to help councils communicate key messages as part of the Emergency Alerts campaign.

A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of 23 April which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones.

Announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/launch-of-life-saving-public-emergency-alerts 

More information:
https://www.gov.uk/alerts

FAQ:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1143765/Frequently_asked_questions_about_Emergency_Alerts.pdf
 
 
Many thanks,

Emergency Planning Officer
Oxfordshire County Council