The Badbury Churches Pet Service will be held in the Granary at Coleshill on Sunday July 12th at 5.00 pm. It will be a service of about 20 to 25 minutes, with a short talk, some prayers, a couple of hymns and a blessing of the animals. Everyone with pets is welcome.
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A public consultation is being held over the next 12 weeks about a possible change to the subsidised bus and Dial-A-Ride services in Oxfordshire. The County Council would like to get your views so that they can fully understand all opinions and potential impacts of any proposed change. Further details about the proposals and an opportunity to respond can be found at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/stconsultation
Five public events are to be held across Oxfordshire. These have been set up so that you get an opportunity to hear the proposals first hand and feed back into the consultation’s findings. On-going cuts in central government funding mean Oxfordshire County Council has to make savings. The council is currently in the process of making approximately £290 million of savings. Those savings began in 2010 and run until 2018. On top of those savings, the council currently believes it may need to save a further £60 million. As part of the council's budget setting process in February 2015, councillors reduced the overall supported transport budget by a fifth (£6.3 million). As far as possible, we are trying to make the savings in supported transport by running services more efficiently. We have identified that we can achieve nearly £3.7 million in savings by bringing together all the supported transport services we operate and fund. However, this is not enough. The council needs to find a minimum of £2.6 million in additional savings and this means looking at supported transport services which the council is not required to provide by law. This will inevitably impact some people in the county. Please visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/stconsultation and let the County Council know what you think of their proposal for the Dial a Ride service, and in relation to subsidised bus services including withdrawing bus subsidies altogether, reducing funding to subsidised bus services or adopting the principle of prioritising, where possible, services most likely to be used by the elderly and disabled. Ending direct funding of the Dial-a-Ride service is under consideration, which could be achieved by encouraging community transport groups across the county to deliver a replacement service. You can read a copy of the consultation document online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/stconsultation or pick up a copy at an Oxfordshire County Council library. The County Council is organising five ‘Subsidised Bus and Dial-a-Ride public consultation’ events at venues across Oxfordshire to explain the proposals and to get feedback. Meetings are open to everyone and are being held on: § Mon 6 July in Banbury Town Hall, Banbury - 10.30am-12.00pm§ Mon 6 July in Didcot Civic Hall, Didcot - 16.00pm-17.30pm§ Tues 7 July in Witney Methodist Church, Witney - 10.30am-12.00pm§ Weds 8 July in Abingdon Guildhall, Abingdon - 16.00pm-17.30pm§ Weds 8 July in OCC County Hall, Oxford - 19.00pm-20.30pm Oxfordshire County Council have asked that the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC), a not for profit, community development organisation are the independent facilitator during the consultation. If you need support in commenting on the county council’s proposals or are interested in attending one of our events, please get in touch with the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council on 01865 883488 or email [email protected]. Thank you for taking the time to read this message and please don’t hesitate to contact my team at [email protected] if you have any further queries. July 4th - Vicarage Garden Party 2.30-5pm at the Vicarage, Great Coxwell.
July 4th - Peace Fete at the Clock House, Coleshill from 2pm. July 12th - Badbury Churches Pet Service, The Granary at Coleshill, 5pm. July 14th - WI meeting. August 4th - WI Garden Party. August 12th - Bats at Great Coxwell, Great Barn, 8 - 9.30pm - An evening of discovery with a National Trust bat expert. Adults £5, info - 01793 762209. October 11th - Harvest lunch, more information nearer the time. This year is the centenary year of the WI. To celebrate there was a WI garden party at Buckingham Palace and we were represented by Daphne Denee . She said the tea and cakes were excellent and she also managed to meet our speaker from May, a Yeoman of the Guard.
Our WI are celebrating with a garden party on 4th August and we would like any previous members to come along as well. There will be cake. If you are no longer a member but would like to come to the garden party, please 'telephone Pam or Mary for details. Our next meeting is on 14th July when Anne Fisher will tell us about the history of scarves and how to tie them. Please bring along one square and one long scarf. Please note that there will be no village teas in July.
There is a petition to protect Wicklesham Quarry: "Faringdon Town Council, The Vale of White Horse District Council, and Secretary of State, Greg Clark: PROTECT WICKLESHAM QUARRY FROM DEVELOPMENT" and your help is requested to get it off the ground. Here is the link if you would like to sign the petition:
http://www.change.org/p/faringdon-town-council-the-vale-of-white-horse-district-council-and-secretary-of-state-greg-clark-protect-wicklesham-quarry-from-development June 13th - Live at the Tithe at the Great Barn
June 14th - TEAS in the Reading Room 2.30 - 5pm July 4th - Vicarage Garden Party July 12th - Badbury Churches Pet Service. The Granary at Coleshill 5pm August 12th - Bats at Great Coxwell, Great Barn, 8 - 9.30pm An evening of discovery with a National Trust bat expert, Adults £5 October 11th - Harvest lunch, more info nearer the time. Caramel and Macadamia Cheesecake, Chocolate Roulade, Lemon and Seed Madeira Cake, Spicy Ginger Cake, Lime and Coconut Cake and lots more, some gluten-free.
There was an aggravated burglary near Wantage at around 11am on Thursday 11th June. 2 people knocked on the door of a house in Letcombe Bassett and asked the lady if her husband was in. Once they realised she was alone they threatened her with a knife, took her car, a blue Audi A3, cash and jewellery. The victim was not injured.
Thames Valley Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner, Anthony Stansfeld, are supporting the launch of a new, comprehensive survey launched by the National Rural Crime Network. The aim is for the National Rural Crime Network is to use the results of the survey to improve awareness of crime in rural areas and encourage crime prevention, inform government policy and help ensure funding is not disproportionately lost from rural areas across the country. The results from the survey will inform the police and our partners in our work, helping to ensure the right services and resources are available to the rural communities of the Thames Valley. Start the survey The 10-15 minute survey, which can be completed anonymously, will make a difference to policing, crime and community safety across our region. The National Rural Crime Network would like to hear from as wide a group of people as possible and we encourage everyone to take this chance to have their say. The survey will be open until Wednesday 24 June. To complete the survey, visit http://www.nationalruralcrimenetwork.net/survey?member=TVP Lastly please click on the relevant link below to view the latest neighbourhood update for your area.http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-tvp-pol-area/yournh-tvp-pol-area-soxon-vowh/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n378.htm Live at the Tithe is taking place at The Great Barn on Saturday 13th June. Entry to the events during the day is free and there will be a continuous programme of music and dancing. There will be story telling for children led by the well-known local children's author Neil Griffiths and a range of "hands-on" craft activities for children and adults. There will, of course, be a range of stalls and the usual food and drink outlets .
The evening concert features the world renowned Martyn Joseph as the headline act. Martyn is a really dynamic and passionate performer who is sure to provide a fitting climax to the day. He will be supported by Dave Ellis and Boo Howard, an accomplished duo from London. Tickets are £15 each. We do hope that Great Coxwell village folk will support this venture as they have in previous years. Chris & Derrick Beer Ray & Jay Mathews |
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