The Three Parishes - Cherwell Valley Benefice
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The Three Parishes - Cherwell Valley Benefice
The Three Parishes August & September 2015 Your Local Newsletter for Ardley-with-Fewcott, Fritwell, Souldern and surrounding area THE SMALLPRINT Website: www.cherwellvalleybenefice.org.uk/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ThreeParishesNews Subscriptions: For subscription or delivery problems, and to arrange a new subscription please contact the editor: Vicky Hibberd. [email protected] Tel: 345830 / Mob: 07788 560174 Letters, comments, articles, drawings, pictures, contributions, opinions etc. are very welcome. Whilst the editors do not necessarily agree with the content of contributions and reserve the right to edit for space, all are considered equally. There is a 400 word limit on all contributions please. If your item is not time-sensitive, it will not necessarily be included in the first issue after you submit it, but you will be informed when it will appear. All contributions by email will be acknowledged. For contributions and subscriptions, e-mail is the best way to contact us: [email protected]. You can leave typed articles at any of the collection points below. Please include your name & contact details and deliver your article, or your £3 subscription money to: David Blunt, Gibbs Field House, Foxhills Lane, Souldern, Madeleine Gilpin, ‘Millwood’, Water Lane, Ardley G B Wrighton and Son, East Street, Fritwell BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS: Stephanie Hicks—Email: [email protected] Tel: 07833 383 563 RATES FOR 10 ISSUES (1 YEAR) Advertise from just £3.50 per issue: 1 /8 PAGE £35 / ¼PAGE £70 / ½ PAGE £140 / whole page £280 DEADLINES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS 2015/16 Issue Deadline for copy October (Halloween) 18th September November 16th October Dec/Jan 2016 (XMAS) 13th November February 2016 22nd January March 2016 19th February April 2016 18th March Mrs Audrey Westbury has been a Sunday School Teacher for 73 years! Full story p7 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY August 6 Aug Souldern show pre-meeting [p13] 11 Aug Forget-me-Nots River Cruise [p10] 14 Aug Deadline for St Olave’s land sale consultation [p11] 15 Aug Fritwell Flower Show [p10] Marie Curie Fundraiser “Shindig” [p3] 22 Aug Souldern Horticultural Show [p13] 31 Aug Fritwell Fete [p10] September 5 Sep Cats Protection League Bazaar Fritwell VH [p3] 6 Sep Souldern Car Boot Sale [p13] Fritwell Chapel Harvest Festival [p7] 7 Sep Fritwell Chapel Harvest Supper [p7] 12 Sep Ride & Stride event [p8] 15 Sep Forget-me-Nots visit to the Poppy Factory [p10] 19 Sep AwF Gardening Club visit [p9] 20 Sep Souldern Chapel Harvest Festival [p7] 28 Sep Fritwell Parish Council meeting [p11] Coming Up 1 Oct Souldern show post-meeting [p13] 14 Oct Viridor Liaison Meeting [p8] 16 Oct AwF Gardening Club Quiz Night [p9] REGULAR EVENTS Mon-Fri 10am-noon Bicester Pop-in over-60s [p2] Tuesdays 10.30am Ardley over-50s Community Café [p9] Wednesday every second week Mobile Library Fritwell 11am and Souldern 11.40am Wednesdays 9.15am Pilates Fritwell VH Wednesdays 10.15am Playbus Fritwell [p3] Wednesdays 4pm Kids’ Zumba Fritwell [pXIV] Wednesdays 5pm Tiny people’s ballet Fritwell [pXIV] Thursdays 8pm ‘Thirsty Thursdays’ + quiz Fritwell VH [p11] Fridays—monthly—Fritwell Cushion Club Movie VH [p11] Sundays 4pm Tae Kwon Do Fritwell [pVIII] 2nd Sundays Messy Church St Olav’s Fritwell 4pm Last Wednesday of the month 7pm BINGO Fritwell VH Fritwell Sprits Not Dampened. Full story p7 Summer Days at Fritwell School By the time you read this we will have broken up from school after another very enjoyable academic year and hopefully, will be enjoying the summer sunshine. The Pop In - Bicester The Pop-In is situated by the Bus Stops in Manorsfield Road, Bicester. We are open Monday-Friday 10am-12 noon for Tea, Coffee etc. for reasonable prices. Over 60s are very welcome to join us. It’s incredible what goes on behind the scenes in a school during the holidays. Walls have to be washed and new displays put up; classrooms have to be deep cleaned. Window cleaners have to be organised-and our windows are really high, fences have to be mended and painted, and the grounds have to be maintained. It takes a lot of forethought by Val in the office and Bill and Di Lake (our caretaker and cleaner) to organise all the people who might be visiting and to get everything done around the teachers’ holidays. Contact: [email protected] The teachers themselves will have to name books and drawers, put up displays (after the cleaning has been done), prepare lessons and swot up on their new class. I’m really lucky to have such a dedicated staff, who are always fully prepared for the beginning of the new term. Community Education at the Marlborough School, Woodstock The new brochure for 2015-16 is now available online: www.marlborough.oxon.sch.uk/community We finished our term with a Presentation Evening for our Year 6s. After enjoying their talents and the presentation of the cups, we shared a buffet with the children, parents and governors. It was a truly lovely evening and one that I hope we repeat next year. If you would like a free printed copy of our brochure please telephone 01993 813592 or email [email protected] Our winners this year were: R.E. Award Music Award Maths Award Writing Award Friendship Award Sports Awards Science Award Hall Craggs Endeavour Award Art Award Performing Arts Award Reading Award Mrs Jenny Bodinham, Coordinator Marlborough C of E School, Community Education Shipton Road, Woodstock OX20 1LP Tel: 01993 813592 Lily Fewster Matthew Carlisle Emily Lazenby Connor Duggan Lucy Palmer Matthew Cooper & Jessica Ellis Finlay Wood Imogen Wood Madeleine’s Country File Having just returned from a holiday in Cornwall I just had to mention the beauty of the hedgerows down there. We were near Lands End and of course the Spring flowers were at their very best. The variety and colours were breath-taking and it really made me think about the state of our Oxfordshire verges. Naturally the Cornish lanes have very high embankments on each side of their roads and these are full of bluebells, red, white and pink campion, even wild purple gladioli which is amazing. We presumed these tall embankments, often reinforced with beautiful stonework, were to protect from the savage prevailing westerly winds and it was extremely windy whilst we were there. These winds, unusually, were really cold, especially in the evenings which surprised us. Charlotte Ellis Millie Hughes Matthew Reeves As I’ve said before this cohort of children were great ambassadors for our school and if we could have given them all an award, we would have done. One day we were amazed to see 18 red kites circling in the sky over the headland which is most unusual apparently and made the local papers! Buzzards, of course, are frequently seen and heard. We did a lot of walking, cycling, cliff climbing and swimming – cliff climbing because to get to the beaches you had to get down the cliffs via the tracks and down the rocks. Naturally whilst there we kept hoping to see basking sharks (as we had done in the past), or dolphins, but alas no luck this year; however we did see several North Atlantic Grey Seals which was exciting and something to remember. Just one plea for next year! We are desperately looking for someone to help with our Cycling Proficiency Programme. If there’s anyone in the community who would be willing to give up an afternoon a week to help train our Year 5 children to use the roads safely, we’d love to hear from you. Have a lovely summer. Debbie McLeod Headteacher The size of the farmers' fields is something else. Most fields are much, much smaller than here in Oxfordshire with beautiful stone walls and hedges bounding them full of wild life. It seems a shame, somehow that our farmers are intent on enlarging our fields, removing our hedgerows or flailing them to death rather than preserving what will help to sustain our wildlife. Wasps If you have a wasps’ nest, you are welcome to borrow my “Wasp Lance”. It reaches 20ft or more and puffs wasp killing powder through a nozzle. Only one application is usually necessary. No charge, but a donation to the church would be welcome. Ring 345295 to check someone is in. Sandy Gray—Souldern House Now it is back to the old routine and getting into the swing of daily cycle rides and so on! And on a happier note, have you seen the beautiful blue, wild Sylvaticum geranium now appearing with Mallow, Rose Bay Willow Herb, glorious sky blue Scabious and that pretty little white, pink or pink and white striped Columbine at the road edges, not to mention the brilliant dark purple Knapweed? You'd pay a fortune for one of those in a Garden Centre! 2 Cherwell Cats Protection Fundraising bazaar Village Hall, Fritwell Saturday, September 5th 2pm-4pm. Stalls to include Tombola, Raffle, Bric a Brac, Toys/Books/Games, Jewellery, Jumble, Home made Cakes and Tea/ Coffee/Cake. All proceeds go directly towards our veterinary bills and cat care. Contact: [email protected] tel 07716 596212 Sizzlin’ Summer Shindig Saturday 15th Aug 2015 7.00pm Oxfordshire Yeoman Pub, Freeland Tickets £10 in advance Hog roast, veggie sausages and salads Bucks Fizz on arrival. The Revelators, a lively Blues and Boogie Band & The Headington Hillbillies play a blend of classic American music mixed with the spirit of English punk rock! It’ll be entertaining for sure! Our shindig will have a country theme—fancy dress (optional) [email protected] or call Nicky on 07754 271831 www.facebook.com/oxfordshirestars.gigsevents Charity Raffle All proceeds to Marie Curie 3 CHURCH NEWS Dear friends, As many of you will know by now we are holding a confirmation service on 25th October 2015 at St. James’ Somerton. Anyone who lives in the Benefice (Ardley, the Heyfords, Fritwell, Somerton, Souldern) is welcome to consider confirmation, and everyone is welcome to attend the service. You won’t find the service of confirmation in the bible (baptism is the mark of Christian faith in the bible), but over the centuries confirmation has developed as a way of marking maturity of faith for older children and adults. It is the natural companion of infant baptism, celebrating the point where the believer owns the faith that was pledged on their behalf by their parents and godparents. It’s not too late to consider being confirmed this year, or starting the journey of faith that may lead to confirmation in the future. Confirmation marks the point in the Christian journey at which you affirm for yourself the faith into which you have been baptized and your intention to live a life of committed discipleship. This affirmation is confirmed through prayer and the laying on of hands by the confirming bishop. The Church also asks God to give you power through the Holy Spirit to enable you to live in the way of Jesus. Your confirmation will be led by the bishop (The bishop of Dorchester, Colin Fletcher). There will be a rehearsal before the confirmation service so that you understand everything that happens in the service. We will make sure you know where to sit and when you need to move. Some parts of the service will be for the whole congregation to join in; some will be for just you and the other confirmation candidates to say. Most of the confirmation service will normally take place at the front of the church, but for the renewal of baptism promises, candidates will be asked by the bishop to gather around the font. The bishop will speak to every candidate by name saying: (name), God has called you by name and made you his own. He then lays his hand of the head of each saying: Confirm, O Lord, your servant with your Holy Spirit. The Church of England has two authorized confirmation services. One is taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and is in 17th century English. Most confirmations use a service in contemporary English, taken from Common Worship (2000). When you were baptized as a child, your parents and godparents were asked to declare publicly on your behalf that they believed in God and that they would bring you up to follow Jesus. They were asked to answer, on your behalf, that you had decided to turn away from everything which is evil or sinful and instead to turn towards Christ. At confirmation, you will renew these decisions and promises. The declarations made by you will be made in front of the church congregation; the local Christian community will promise to support you and pray for you. The bishop will make the sign of the cross on your forehead with oil. This is a sign of the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit. It is like an invisible badge to show that Christians are united with Christ and must not be ashamed to stand up for their faith in him. At Baptism, godparents stood alongside your parents to make the same promises on behalf of the child being baptized. As you prepare for confirmation you will be asked if you would like a sponsor to stand with you as a symbol of their journeying with you in faith. Usually this is someone who has previously been confirmed. It may be one of the people who has prepared you for confirmation or it may be a good friend, a fellow churchgoer, a relative, or a godparent. It is normal for Confirmation to be followed straight away by Holy Communion. This will be a very special occasion for those taking communion for the first time. Confirmation is not the end of the journey of faith. There is always more to learn as we walk with God and one another. In our Benefice we offer a variety of services, study groups and activities which provide space to grow. Please visit our website or pick up a pew sheet from church to see what is going on. The apostle Paul sums up the Christian life in these verses from Colossians (3:12-17): ‘Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.’ All are welcome to share in this journey of faith. Is God calling you? Yours in the service of Jesus Christ, Stephen 4 CHERWELL VALLEY SERVICES St Mary's ARDLEY St Olave's FRITWELL St Mary's LOWER HEYFORD & CAULCOTT St James SOMERTON 2Au g 8.30am 1662 HC 11:00 Family Worship 11:00 1662 Communion 6:00 Evensong 9Au g 16Au g 9:30 Family Communion 9:30 Morning Prayer 11:00 Family Worship 11:00 Morning Prayer 9:30 Sunday Club 09:30 Matins & HC 23Au g 9:30 Family Worship 11:00 Family Comunion 9.30 Family Communion 8.30am 1662 HC 11:00 Family Communion 6:00 Evensong 30Au g Ann to the BVM SOULDERN St Mary's UPPER HEYFORD 11:00 Said Morning Prayer 11:00 Sung Communion 9.30am Traditional Language Communion 9:30 Morning Prayer 9:30 Morning Prayer 8.30am 1662 HC 11:00 Said Morning Prayer The Chapel HEYFORD PARK 11am Contemporary Service 11:00 Contemporary Worship 11:00 Contemporary Worship 11am All Age Service 8.30am 1662 HC Benefice Communion Service 11am HPC + Jonathan's Baptism all welcome bring & share lunch after 6Se p 8.30am 1662 HC 13Se p 20Se p 9:30 Family Communion 9:30 Morning Prayer 27Se p 9:30 Family Worship 4Oct 08:30 1662 HC 11:00 Family Worship 11:00 1662 Communion 11:00 Family Worship 11:00 Morning Prayer 9:30 Sunday Club 09:30 Matins & HC 4:00 Evensong 11:00 Family Communion 9.30 Family Communion 11:00 Family Worship 11:00 1662 Communion 8.30am 1662 HC 11:00 Family Communion 11:00 Matins 11:00 Sung Communion 8.30am 1662 HC 11:00 Said Morning Prayer 11:00 Harvest Festival 9.30am Traditional Language 9:30 Morning Prayer 9:30 Morning Prayer 11am Communion 11:00 Contemporary Worship 11:00 Contemporary Worship 8.30am 1662 HC 11am All Age Service 9.30am Trad lang Communion 11am Communion The Cherwell Valley Benefice in the Diocese of Oxford www.cherwellvalleybenefice.org.uk Rev Stephen Griffiths 01869 222572 [email protected] Rev Geoff Price 01869 346262 [email protected] Mr. John Hine (LLM) 01869 278565 Benefice Office 01869 233687 [email protected] Create are plan n in g a ‘PLGRIM’ B E N E FICE T R AIL Will resume after the summer break on of exhibitions i n each of faith in the churches across the Cherwell Valle y September 10th 7:30pm at The Chapel, Heyford Park and will combine with the Confirmation group. If you are i nterested i n ta k i n g part i n an y wa y please contact me on 01869 34 5931 or barbara.a.mcgarr y @gmail.com for further i n formation If you would like to be confirmed Please speak to Rev Stephen Griffiths (222572), Rev Geoff Hope (346262) or contact the benefice office (233687) Email: [email protected] 5 CHERWELL VALLEY NEWS St MaRy’S ChuRCh, So u l d e r n Choir Would you like to join our choir? This year we are not only singing at church services but will also be putting on a concert as a memorial to Rodney Allan which will cover a diverse range of music. Currently some of our rehearsals are being taken by Judith Sheridan who is a classically trained soprano and vocal coach with over 25 year’s experience teaching and performing internationally. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity and join us (no matter whether you are new to singing or more experienced) please contact us. Ride & Stride Saturday 12th September Sponsorship forms from Barbara McGarry 345931 Bring & Share Harvest Supper 7:00pm Saturday 4th October In the Village Hall Choir Master The choir is also looking for a Choir Master. If you have relevant experience we would be happy to hear from you. Memorial Concert For Rodney Allan Organist 7:00pm Saturday 24th October If you could play for us we’d like to know! Souldern Church Choir will be performing a selection of Rodney’s favourites including Mozart and Gilbert & Sullivan Bell Ringers Souldern Church has six bells which have remained idle for some time. If you would be interested in joining a bell ringing group please contact us. C H EESE & W I N E A big thank you to everyone who worked so hard and donated so generously to make this year’s Cheese & Wine yet another great success, and especially to Alan an Alex who so kindly hosted the evening. What a lovely occasion it was, even the weather obliged. Contact: Clive Smith on mob: 07783 367258 home: 01869 346795 Email: [email protected] Notes from St Olave’s At St Olave’s we have been enjoying our usual rotation of different services, at which we have been delighted to welcome old friends and new. We have also continued to run Messy Church, every second Sunday of the month at 4-5.30 in St Olave’s – a time of craft, food and celebration. We have been amazed by the creativity of the children, who have produced some really stunning crafts! Everyone is welcome to this, and there is no need to book – please just come along. St Olave’s Fritwell invites you to nd 2 Souldern Church Needs You! Messy Church! Sunday of every month 4:00-5:30 9th August Theme: Prayer 13th September Theme: Our World Our Fathers’ Day service was a particularly special event for us, and we were delighted to welcome a special guest preacher, Rev. Gill Nichols, from the television series “An Island Parish”. We also listened in awe to a stunning poem from a talented young member of the congregation, about how much she loves her dad. We all enjoyed the lovely homemade cakes after the service – thanks to everyone who contributed. And the children enjoyed making beautiful personalised keyrings for their dads, (and mums, grandads, teachers etc). All ages are welcome for a time of craft, stories, celebration and food. Children need to bring an adult! We were pleased to welcome the school for a very special and beautiful service at the end of term. The leavers all received their gifts of Bibles, and we would like to wish them all the best in their new bright futures. St Olave’s Church, North Street, Fritwell The next exciting event we have planned is a Fete, which will take place on August Bank Holiday Monday – please look out for details, and do come along and join us for what promises to be a great day. Everyone welcome - just come along! (Admission Free – Donations Welcome) 6 CHAPEL NEWS Souldern Chapel 146th Anniversary Fritwell Wesleyan Reform Church st On Sunday 21 June, Souldern Chapel and Sunday School celebrated their 146th Anniversary with guest preacher Pastor Andy Wilcock from Sheffield. Last month we celebrated our Church Anniversary. Although it was a miserable wet day on the day of our sale, we were uplifted by the number of people who turned out to support us. We raised just over £1250 altogether. Most of the money was raised by Don who sells his plants, vegetables and flowers during the year. A big thank you to him, look out for his table outside his house at the end of North Street as he has already started raising funds for next year. May I say thank you to all who supported us over the weekend – giving things to sell, buying, helping on the stalls, and attending the service on the Sunday. We were privileged to welcome Rev Stephen Griffiths into our pulpit and it was good to share fellowship after the service over a cup of tea. In the afternoon the chapel was almost full as the Sunday School children celebrated with flowers, songs, recitations and musical solos. The eight pupils, Matthew Carlisle, Lydia Glennon, Scott Jones, Sophia Large, William and Sophie Noble, and Imogen and Ned Curry had worked hard to prepare and they gave an impressive performance. The Sunday School is led by Mrs Audrey Westbury who has been the teacher for the past 73 years (half of the total 146 years) and before that was a pupil herself for 10 years! She was thanked for her continued hard work and given flowers and a card by the children. We were sorry to hear that June was taken into hospital and our prayers are for her to make a speedy recovery and for her to be able to worship with us again. We are also thinking of Allan and Iris, following the death of Donna, and assure them of our prayers. The service was followed by a fantastic tea served in the school room and grateful thanks go to all those who contributed to the lovely spread of food. The flowers were taken to elderly and unwell people who were unable to attend the service. We are now looking forward to celebrating our Harvest Festival in September. The Chapel evening celebration, led by Pastor Wilcock was also well attended and followed by yet more food. In October all our services will be held at 10.30 am Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate this special day. We hope to see you again soon. Joan Harris The Sunday School takes place every Sunday at 10.30am. Contact Audrey Westbury (345324) or Joanna Carlisle (346358) for more details. Joanna Carlisle Preachers in August Preachers in September 2nd 6pm Rev. J. Goulder 9th 6pm Mrs D. Williams 16th 6pm Mr A. Peters 23rd 6pm Mr A. Giles 30th 6pm Mr D. Green 6th 6pm: Fritwell Harvest Festival 13th 6pm: Rev. J. Goulder S 20th 2.30pm/6pm Mr R. Adkin Harvest Festival 27th 6pm: Mr D. Sandy SOULDERN WESLEYAN CHAPEL HARVEST FESTIVAL 20th September 2015 2.30pm: Family Thanksgiving with the children taking part Followed by tea in the school room 6.00pm: Evening Worship and Thanksgiving Both services to be led by Mr R. Adkins Everyone very welcome 7 Preachers for August Preachers for September 2nd 10.30am Mrs W Manley 9th 6pm Mr M Hannant 16th 10.30am Mr & Mrs S Shepherd 23rd 6pm Mrs C Cond S 30th 10.30am Mr D Gardner 6th 6pm Mr D Green Harvest 13th 10.30am Mr I Timmis 20th Harvest Festival at Souldern 27th 10.30am Mr C Darby ARDLEY-WITH-FEWCOTT The Cats' Protection Open Day on Saturday 6 June in the garden of Sheila Mason was a great success raising an amazing £926. This is probably the best ever result. 49ERS CLUB As usual we are always on the look out for folk who are interested in joining the 49ers Club. Please call Madeleine (345269) or Ian Cato (Millen Cottage, Church Street). You could win £25 on a Saturday or Wednesday Bonus Ball Draw with the National Lottery. ERROR IN JULY'S ISSUE An error was made in the last issue of the 3Ps and I apologise if the entry under 'New Residents and Subscribers' has upset anyone. The Harris Family, in fact, left this Village many moons ago and were certainly not new residents at all. It was whilst searching my desk for copy to send to the Editor for July's issue that I came across a slip giving the Harris details and assumed, wrongly as it turned out, that this was a recent contribution for inclusion. It was, in fact, information I had failed to destroy having sent it off long ago. I do apologise for this mistake and hope that it has not caused anyone to be concerned or upset. Madeleine Gilpin PUMPKINS PLEASE get in touch with Louise Gardner about PUMPKINS because if no one offers their help it will be gone forever. It closed in July. What a terrible shame for all our up and coming teeny tinies. Surely someone, or some people if they want to share the help, can come to the rescue. Come on. Think of your little ones. Louise can tell you what is involved. (01869/346708) FAREWELL TO PENNY & STUART Readers of the 3Ps will remember Penny Cummins who was co-editor with Vicky Hibberd for several years. Penny and Stuart will shortly be leaving A-w-F. We wish them well in their new home with many, many thanks to Penny for her stalwart work on behalf of the 3Ps which has been much appreciated by us all. MOBILITY AIDS A-w-F Fuel Charity has two Village wheelchairs and one walker available for loan. These are held at Millwood, Water Lane (Tel: 345269). ANNUAL RIDE AND STRIDE EVENT: Yes it's that time of year already. This year the sponsored bike ride will take place on Saturday, 12th September, and soon folk will be coming round to ask you if you would kindly sponsor them. Please do help if you can as it is not easy to go round knocking on doors. Thank you for your consideration. Forms can be obtained from Denise Turner (345250) at Glenayre, Water Lane. BICESTER FOOD BANK are always delighted to receive anything at all such as cereals, eggs, biscuits, cans of soup/ vegetables/meat/fish, soft drinks, packets of rice/pasta/ couscous, long life milk, tea/sugar/coffee/chocolate and other non-perishable foods. They even have some perishable goods available. Contact Angela Chamberlain (345332), Madeleine Horn (346621) or Madeleine Gilpin (345269) and they will be able to tell you where you can leave your gifts in the Village, or you can leave items at any of: Barclays Bank 36 Market Square, Headmasters Hairdressers 19 Market Square, Lloyds Pharmacy 34 Sheep Street and Specsavers Opticians 25 Sheep Street, Sainsburys, Pioneer Square, Bicester . Vouchers for the Foodbank are available from your doctor, Social Services Department, Citizen's Advice Bureau or local Vicar. HARVEST SUPPER AND SERVICE St. Mary's A-w-F will be holding its Harvest Supper on Saturday, 3rd October with the Harvest Service on Sunday 4th October. Do keep your eyes open for information on where to obtain tickets for the Supper, which Jenni Carr and friends will be organising. VIRIDOR LIAISON MEETING: This was on 8/7/15. Attendees were 17. Tribute made to Hazel Watt for her stalwart work at meetings with condolences expressed. Matters covered were signage, on site contractors for Cells F1 and E5 at old Landfill Site, soil importation for restoration, negotiations with Bicester to use produced gases from incinerator, concerns raised over closure of amenity area for re-cycling facilities in 2017 and presentation of paper on waste strategy to Government Cabinet with decision brought back to us. Waste tonnage debated, visitor numbers to plant given, Viridor student training courses reported. Lorry fire in June with successful handling reported, also Duke of Gloucester's visit 11.6.15. Continued concerns over flying plastic litter from lorries and Viridor's monitoring of this reported. EAgency informed Meeting that details on 'real time' monitoring can be supplied. Rod Lerwell emphasised Plant very stable. External lighting changes and Viridor's intentions to investigate improving internal lighting, reported. A letter to local resident about this and also about raising land levels to conceal Development prior to tree planting to be sent. Light pollution trials to be undertaken with onset of darker nights. 30/6/15 old landfill site closed with restoration scheduled for 21 December 2019. Danger from bottom ash handling raised concerns especially with lorry movements of this to Dewars Farm. DEFRA stipulates lorries MUST be covered to avoid dust danger. Viridor stated this processed first at Plant. Standard Rules Permit obtained by Smiths for ash with risk assessment done there. Martin Brown of Smiths to attend next Liaison Meeting. Lorry early arrival at site covered. Meeting informed funding/grants still available for small projects. LCF Tax Credit scheme closing down in 3 years' time. Help from Viridor with form-filling offered on Project Applications. For site tours contact on line. Groups of 10 to 20 preferred. Tree planting by railway line to cover Bucknell's viewpoint reported, with land to be raised first. New website availabl e. Next Meeting 14/10/15, 5pm at Plant Site. MACMILLAN FUND RAISER on Saturday 6 June Renee Barber hosted another of her fabulous events in aid of Macmillan Nurses. As usual it was a most successful occasion and an amazing total of £1000 was raised. Two charming letters have been received from Macmillan in which they rightfully praise Renee for her amazing efforts on their behalf having raised £7,347.26 over the years. £1000 pays for a Macmillan nurse for 272 hours or a Macmillan Specialist Nurse for 40 hours. A wonderful achievement. The Charity supports sufferers and their families helping them to receive essential medical, practical and emotional care as they believe no one should face cancer alone. Renee remembers her sister and her dear friend Pat Gilbert Smith with these events. On this occasion her great grandson, Sebastian, had made fantastic Minion cakes for sale which were delicious. AFECT NEWS At the A-w-F Parish Council Meeting held on 19th May it was agreed that enquiries would be made into the Lease on the Quarry Field so that AFECT's suggestions about putting seating there, a cross path over the field for walkers, nest boxes in the Wood and finally communication with OCC about procedures with the Footpath from Fewcott to Fritwell were discussed. As it was also the AGM of the PC AFECT updated the Meeting on AFECT's year's activities. Mike Stokes has been monitoring the new plantation of trees which are coping with the dry conditions, at present, with only three failures so far, although some sleeves have once again been removed and replaced. Contact has been made with OCC about the Footpath with OCC agreeing the scheme in principle, allowing AFECT to seek contractors for the work. Once a reasonable specification is obtained OCC will be contacted again for formal approval, which is not guaranteed at the moment but providing a reasonable Report is made by AFECT a final decision will be made then. 8 ARDLEY-WITH-FEWCOTT Ardley with Fewcott Village Hall OBITUARY HAZEL WATT (1935-2015) Lo oki ng f or a Sp eci al V enu e f or a Pa rt y? It is with great sorrow we report Hazel’s death on June 21. Many of us will know Hazel from her fantastic work on behalf of this area on the incinerator protests, enquiries and demonstrations, together with her work for Bucknell, fighting Thames Water on the leachate leaking into their water system, and her work on the Viridor Liaison Committee. She was a very active Parish Councillor for Bucknell with her erudite and pithy, as well as humour-filled comments and advice. One of the last emails she sent read 'Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts!' Well that is certainly a great tribute to Hazel who was courageous to the end, even thinking of such small details as making sure things she had borrowed were returned to their owners, at a time when she was in the greatest pain. This year, why not book the hall for your party! The spacious hall gives them masses of room to run around and has a high roof that can easily accommodate a bouncy castle. There are fairy lights from the ceiling to help make it special, a well stocked kitchen and, of course, a fantastic play area outdoors. Returnable Damage Cleaning Deposit for all of the below is £30 Residents Per Hour Hall Meeting Room Hall & Meeting Room Kitchen Ovens Sessions during 9am to 4pm A celebration of her life took place on Friday July 10 at Lower Farm, Bucknell, attended by huge numbers of relations, friends and neighbours. Hazel had wished everyone to be dressed both informally and colourfully, and they certainly were. It was a beautiful sunny day and the celebration was full of laughter and memories, music and poetry. It was one to remember a lady who was a 'tough old bird who supported the underdog' as one eulogy pronounced. Hazel's working life began after she had won a scholarship to University in Montreal, Canada graduating as a geologist and taking up a post at Phillips, North Canada. Challenging times led to her teaching in Dudley, UK, a tough, deprived area of the Midlands, working at Brockmore Secondary Modern School. One anecdote mentioned a breakin where most of the school was severely vandalised EXCEPT Hazel's class, which puzzled the Head Teacher but which said a lot about Hazel's teaching (and must have provided a clue as to the perpetrators—Ed.) Hazel ended her career as Deputy Head of the 6th Form at Wheatley School where her insights made her invaluable to her pupils and the staff. £11 £ 5.50 £16.50 Day (24hrs) £110 £33 £133 £5.50 £27.50 £35 for 4 Hours. £11 for every extra Hour Non-Residents Per Hour £16.50 £8.25 £24.75 Day (24 hrs) £165.00 £55.00 £220.00 £5.50 £27.50 £45 for 4 Hours £16.50 for every extra Hour Evening Party Week Day Week End Week Day Week End Main Hall + Kitchen 4pm to Midnight (Includes clean up period to 10am the following day £66 + £60 Damage /cleaning Deposit £110 + £100 Damage / cleaning Deposit £88 + £80 Damage / cleaning Deposit £132 + £120 Damage /cleaning Deposit For more information visit www.ardleywithfewcottvillagehall.com or to arrange to view the hall, contact telephone Lynne 01869 346632 or email: [email protected] Ardley & Fewcott Gardening Club The Annual Membership of £5 is now due. At the recent AGM Maureen Hamilton and Jean McGarry were reelected and agreed to serve one more year on the committee as Chairman and Secretary. Eileen Binns was also re-elected. New committee elected are Ian Turner, Elaine Greenwood and Jean Bird. Many thanks to the retiring committee, Don Barker, Sue Howkins and Jenny Price for their help, contribution and time given over these past years. A friend summed up her character in a list of over 20 attributes which were the exact thoughts of us all as we remembered with great affection a loving, thoughtful brave and amusing Hazel. Our thoughts and sympathies go to her relations, friends and neighbours. Regrettably we have to cancel the autumn show this year, but we will be back! It is hoped that we will have a subcommittee in place for next year. If you would like to be part of the show committee please let it be known, we are looking into holding a spring show early April, watch this space! Any trophies won at last year’s show please return to Jean McGarry. STUDENTS: FEWCOTT FUEL ALLOTMENT TRUST IF you are about to go to university or are already on a course. IF you are in some form of job related training, or The Cheese & Wine bring and buy event was postponed for various reasons until Friday 17 July and enjoyed by all who attended. IF you attend other classes, say in the evening, to learn vocational skills, AND You are a resident of Fewcott or the surrounding area then FEWCOTT FUEL ALLOTMENT TRUST a small local charity may be able to assist you with a grant for books or other items or tools you require in connection with your studies. On Saturday 19 September we are planning to visit Coton Manor Northants. The visit is to include a lunch of sandwiches, cakes tea or coffee. Non-members are very welcome £25 *All bookings for this outing must be received by 12 September. The coach will depart from Buckingham Rd Bicester at 11am Bucknell Rd 11.10am, Ardley Bus Shelter 11.20am, Fritwell 11.25am, Souldern Top Rd 11.30am The Trust has helped a number of local residents needing to purchase books and art equipment in connection with university and college courses. Friday 16 October. 7.30pm Quiz Evening. The quiz master is to be TV and Radio personality Howard Drury from Kings Heath Birmingham and TV's Gardening Today. To take place at the Ardley & Fewcott Community Hall. Would you like to enter your own team of 6 persons? Team entry £10 the winners will go home with the quiz challenge trophy. Refreshment will be available and a raffle is also to take place. Please apply in writing with your contact details, what you need to buy, and why you think you should be considered for a grant to: Tikki Potter, 1 Ploughley Close (Tel.346709) or Nicki Lewis, Penlington, Fritwell Road (Tel. 345424),or Madeleine Horn, 19 Russet Road (Tel.346621) or Colin McGarry (Tel. 345581) Bookings are now being taken for the 2016 visit to Wales. Further details can be obtained from Jean. 9 Fritwell Forget Me Nots The trip on July 14th was to Cotswold Woollen Weavers, in the idyllic setting of the tranquil village of Filkins. Following an informative talk, members were free to browse the goods on display and walk around the village. The visit was completed with a cream tea. HUGE THANKS Geoff Keen, his wife and his daughter would like to say thank you to everyone who rushed to help recently when he had a fall whilst walking in Fritwell. After a visit to A&E to be checked out, he had his arm injury dressed, and he is OK. The trip on 11th August is a 2 hour river trip leaving and returning to Windsor. Members are advised to take a picnic. The boat is licensed and soft and hot drinks will be available to purchase. The cost of this trip for members is £14.50. Should there be any spare seats available the cost will be £19.50 for non members. The coach will leave Souldern at 11.00 a.m. and pick up as normal at designated stops. Thank you Stella Keen The trip on 15th September is the Poppy Factory in Richmond. The arrangement with the factory is that 42 people will attend. The 1.5 hour tour will start at 2.00p.m. The names and addresses of all those attending need to be submitted to the factory by August 15th. The coach will leave Souldern at 10.30. The price of this visit will include a two course meal: the first course will be cottage pie. There is no entrance fee but donations are welcome. If you would like further details on any of the trips and events please phone Vivienne on 01869 346771 or if you would like to find out more about the club please ring Denise on 01869345250. Best wishes Denise 2pm Mon d ay — 3 1 st A ugust 4pm F r i t w e l l F ête 10 FRITWELL VILLAGE HALL FLOWER SHOW Saturday 15th Aug 2pm - 4pm Doors open at 8.30am for setting up. All entries must be on display by 11am. The classes are Flowers, Vegetables, Domestic Skills, Photography and Crafts, Children's Entry Forms and Schedules available from the Post Office and Viv at 38 Forge Place. Completed Entry Forms to be returned to Viv by Wednesday 12th Aug. Show opens at 2pm. Tea, cakes and raffle tickets available. Everyone welcome to enter. Come along and see if you agree with the Judges’ decisions, have some tea and cake and a raffle ticket or two. 11 FRITWELL ST. OLAVE’S CHURCH IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FRITWELL PARISH COUNCIL A Parish Council Meeting was held on Monday 13 th July 2015 in the Village Hall. The PCC has been informed that the Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance proposes to sell part of the Fritwell Glebe Land that stretches from behind Town End Cottage (at the crossroads) to close to the motorway bridge on the Brackley Road. This follows from the advice to the Glebe and Buildings Department from its planning consultants to work with Cherwell District Council (CDC) with a view to selling the land. Cherwell Local Plan: District Councillor Mike Kerford-Byrnes gave an update on the Local Plan and issues related to planning over the next five years, explaining that most of the houses required to be built in Category A villages like Fritwell had already been approved and in some cases, built. A further 250 homes were still required in Category A villages in the Cherwell District, although additional developments could be considered sometime in the future. Election of Officers: Jeremy Rooth was elected Vice Chair. Other responsibilities for issues such as winter salt spreading, footpaths, the Emergency Plan and the Cemetery were shared between Parish Councillors. Verges in North Street: Following some very insightful communications from residents, it was agreed to approach Oxfordshire County Council to enquire about the feasibility of traffic calming measures. Village Gates: These have recently been repainted and now look splendid. Huge thanks to Bernie and Sue Girling for an excellent job. Pond: Negotiations are ongoing with a contractor and local farmers to arrange for silt to be dredged from the pond and spread on nearby farmland after harvest. Mobile Library: Please note the recent changes to the Mobile Library timetable. The van will now stop only in Mays Close on alternate Wednesdays between 11.00 – 11.30am., starting on 8th July 2015. Allotments: If any residents are interested in allotment rental, please notify a member of the Parish Council so that interest can be gauged. Parish Projects: The new Parish Council are keen to enhance a sense of community by seeking the ideas of residents for projects that would improve and enrich the lives of all those connected to Fritwell. If anyone has any suggestions, please pass them to one of the Councillors. Volunteer Register: The Parish Council would like to make a list of those who might be willing to use their skills and expertise for the benefit of other residents from time to time. Such skills might include helping with snow clearance, visiting housebound folk, minor repair jobs and generally being a good neighbour. If you are willing to volunteer in this way, please contact the Clerk. Thank you. Sewage works: We have just been informed by Anglian Water that they need to install a new processing plant at the sewage works on Raghouse Lane. This means that the sewage works will need to be emptied by tanker every couple of days for at least a month after the plant has been installed. Anglian Water have been asked to keep tanker journeys between the hours of 10 am - 2 pm, thus avoiding school times. It may be that CDC decline to grant planning permission in line with the Local Plan, in which case negotiations would cease. However, if CDC does grant permission, and if a developer can be found, it would mean houses being built on the land in the future (probably 8-10 years). This is unlikely to prevent development of already identified sites in the village but covenants can be placed on the land to ensure that normal council guidelines on proportions of affordable housing and first time buyer housing could be exceeded. Money raised from the sale of the land will go into an investment fund which pays for, among other things, the cost of the ministry in the Diocese. This is a matter that could affect (for good or bad) everyone in the village, so the PCC (which has the sole right to make any objections) wants to consult local opinion as widely as possible. It has therefore asked for the consultation period to be extended to the end of Aug, which will give everyone a chance to make their views known to the PCC. All representations will then be taken into account when commenting on the proposal to the Director of Glebe and Buildings. If you wish further information, or to make your opinions known, please contact Grace Williams (Church Warden and Chair of PCC) on [email protected] or Mike Dockrey (Church Warden) on 345178 or [email protected] by no later than Friday 14th Aug Helen Metcalfe, Secretary, Parochial Church Council Cushion Club Friday 7th Aug 8pm Next Meeting: Monday 28th September 2015 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Gill Simmonds Parish Clerk Address: East Stone Lodge, 5, East Street. Telephone 345930 email [email protected] Fritwell Village Hall Every Thursday is Thirsty Thursday in Fritwell Village Hall, from 8pm. A great quiz, with good company, beers and wines. We are a friendly lot, you will be made very welcome. The quiz is not compulsory, just have a drink with friends. 12 SOULDERN Souldern Parish Council Broadband: The chairman gave an update on the current position with both Gigaclear and BT Broadband, Gigaclear still being 25 households short in their sign-up campaign to make it viable for them to proceed in Souldern. Souldern Vision: The first draft of the questionnaire is Souldern Community Market Locally sourced, grown, produced or baked Meat (pork sausages & bacon), fresh vegetables, Jams & Chutneys and locally grown Plants, (subject to availability) FRESH CRUSTY BREAD , CHEESE AND HOME BAKED CAKES Breakfasts Sausage/ Bacon Baps (to eat in or take out) Come and enjoy a chat and a cup of tea/coffee with friends Hand crafted Gifts, Cards & Jewellery & Home Furnishings etc Autumn Dates (3rd Saturday of the Month) September 19th, October 17th 9:00-12:00 in the Village Hall Christmas Market November 21st (in the church) Tel: 01869 345931 or email: [email protected] for further information or to book a stall 13 now ready and after some fine tweaking will be passed to Alan Smith to produce a final document which will be distributed to all households. Souldern Solstice: Despite the weather this was a hugely successful event and the Council thanked Ian Gray and his team for all their hard work in organising the event. Potholes: The majority of these have now been filled Parking: This is still an issue. There has been no progress with the marking of a disabled space in the High Street. Cllr Fatemian to chase. Dog Litter Bins: There is now a 3rd bin insitu in Church Lane. Speeding: After some discussion It was felt that the main culprits are people from within the village and that it is mainly a question of attitude. it was agreed that the Council should speak to the Community Officer about the problem and Cllr Fatemian will chase up the provision of the black box that was promised last year. Playing Field Bins: These are not being emptied because they are often overflowing. Regulations as to whether a bin has to be supplied to be looked into. If not it will be removed and a sign put up asking that all rubbish should be taken home. Playground: The annual Rospa inspection will be on Friday 24th July and Tania Noble will attend. A new basketball net has been ordered and the next working party will be on 12th September. Nancy Bowles Wood: A new bench has now been installed and the original 2 benches and picnic table have been repainted. The pathway, especially round the entrance to the wood is very overgrown and responsibility for the upkeep of this (landowner or highways)is to be established so that regular cutting can be maintained. Football Club: The Chairman of the club, Colin Lester, was present at the meeting and gave an update on what is happening. The new season starts on 5th September and the club are very keen to find new players especially if they have a village connection. It is planned to do a leaflet drop round the village. They are also looking for sponsorship for a new team strip and a line marker. Planning Matters: Leycroft Barn still pending; Beech House tree works – No objections were raised; Cooption of New Councillor: As Dara Masterson-Jones is no longer moving it was resolved to co-opt her back on to the Council at the next meeting. Wall & Hedgerow running from Court House to the pond: Full repair works are now underway. Drivers are asked to please take particular care in this area. Playing Field Wall & Shed: The state of the wall along the south side of the playing field is now in a very precarious state in places and quotes are being sought for the repair work Next meeting: There next will be a planning meeting on Wednesday 12th August followed by an ordinary meeting on Thursday 17th September. Both meetings 7:30 in the village hall SOULDERN SOULDERN UNITED CHARITY CALLING ALL STUDENTS AND SCHOOL LEAVERS Are you: About to begin an apprenticeship or other job related training programme? Moving into higher or further education? Part way through your degree or other qualification? Attending evening classes to learn vocational or career skills? Sunday September 6th This local charitable trust supports local people who need financial help. In the recent past the Trust has helped Souldern residents who wish to learn new skills or carry out a trade in a number of ways: Helping with the purchase of books vital to a higher education course Helping a young school leaver planning to attend a college course in music Contributing towards tools needed for an apprenticeship. The charity aims to support Souldern residents but may also consider people who have a strong connection with the village. To find out more contact any of the trustees; Carol Couzens, Norma Jones, Jan Martin, David Blunt, Sue Medhurst and Chris Rothero. SOULDERN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY TO BOOK SOULDERN VILLAGE HALL http://souldernhorticulturalsociety.btck.co.uk Programme for 2015 6th Aug (Thurs) Pre Show Meeting. 7.30p.m. 21st Aug (Fri) Show Setting up day 2pm. 22nd Aug (Sat) Flower & Produce Show. 1st October (Thurs) Post Show meeting. 7.30p.m. November (Thurs) Speaker to be arranged. Please contact Dianne Hoodless 07881 782423 [email protected] HIRE CHARGES All events in the village hall unless stated otherwise. Diana Stephens (Secretary) (01869) 346692 Souldern Groups £7 per hour (up to 5 hrs.) £40 per day (more than 5 Hours) Deposit £50 SOULDERN PARISH COUNCIL WELCOME PACKS The pack includes a book giving details of all associations and other useful information, together with a map of Souldern, a map of footpaths, a booklet about Souldern Church, and four other useful leaflets about the library, bus services, the Health Centre, and details from Cherwell District Council about recycling. The Souldern Maps are available to all residents on request. Souldern residents £7 per hour (up to 5 hrs.) Deposit £60 £60 per day (more than 5 Hours) ions and n, a map our other h Centre, ling. The Prescott To receive your pack will they please contact either Ann Prescott on 345376 or Barbara McGarry on 345931. Non-Residents Hire Costs: £13 per hour (up to 5 hrs.) £120 per day (more than 5 Hours) includes cleaning charge Deposit £100 SOULDERN OUR VILLAGE IN OXFORDSHIRE. This history book of Souldern is still available from Ann Prescott at Applegarth, Bates Lane, Souldern by arrangement tel. no. 345376. The price is £10 and all proceeds are divided between Souldern Church, Souldern Chapel and Souldern Village Hall. 14 COMMUNITY MATTERS Thames Valley Police Update from PC Brown Councillor Calling Since June a van was broken into in Ardley and a quantity of tools stolen, a vehicle had its wing mirror removed and damaged whilst parked in North Street, Fritwell. A male was arrested for driving under the influence of drink/drugs on Somerton Road, Ardley. Number plates were stolen from a vehicle parked on The Crossway, Ardley. It’s been another Planning month. While I realise some get fed up with this topic, managing the surroundings in which we all live is perhaps the most important and certainly the most longlasting thing that Cherwell does. Epitomising this is the Local Plan, which aims to direct housing, employment and infrastructure until 2031 – it’s both hugely important and a dreary saga! We are seeing agricultural plant being stolen particularly on the Thames Valley Police border into Buckinghamshire. Two tractors were stolen just on the Oxon borders with Bucks in Thame and Watlington in April and June respectively. Please report any suspicious activity and be extra vigilant. When I was first elected, now an unbelievable thirteen years ago, Cherwell was in the throes of updating the 1996 Local Plan. Huge rows raged about Cherwell Heights (now being built as Longford Park on your right as you enter Banbury) and Bicester airfield (now not being built but conserved for uses compatible with its heritage), which slowed down decision making until it was overtaken by changes in Government policy. Out and about The team conducted joint visits to licensed premises to offer advice to landlords on how to combat drug use in the toilets. This was a result of drug swabbing that had taken place a couple of months previously. On 10th June members of the team assisted with a cross border operation with neighbouring areas by conducting Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) checks. Several stop checks took place and intelligence gathered. On 13th June the team attended Launton Church Fete and Candleford Beer Festival in Fringford to offer bike marking, crime reduction advice and give residents the opportunity to engage with us and raise any concerns they may have within the area. On 17th June the team attended a visit to Brownies at Steeple Aston to provide information and assistance in obtaining one of their badges. On the 20th and 21st June officers also attended the FlyWheel event at Bicester Heritage to give attendees an opportunity to engage with police and for local residents to raise any concerns they may have in the area that they live. First there had to be a County structure plan to coordinate development. Then this was binned for a South East Regional Plan, with greater housing numbers, which was then overruled by Secretary of State John Prescott to include even more building. Next the whole process was changed so we had to scrap all progress so far and start again. Then the South East Region was scrapped and policies were put into a National Planning Policy Framework while housing numbers had to be derived by councils (but not to be less than the – scrapped – Region’s) so we undertook a detailed Housing Needs Assessment. Alongside all this were repeated consultation exercises (which, naturally, wound up those adversely affected by potential development) and – at last! – a Local Plan with all boxes ticked, ready for the final hurdle of Inspection. But, no! Even as the Inspector started, another dramatic hike in housing numbers was imposed on us called the Strategic Housing Market Assessment “SHMA”. More ludicrous than even, this started from a notional number of jobs that might be created in a future Oxfordshire and then calculated how to house all the resultant notional workers – on such flimsy logic your environment is trashed – and the Inspection was suspended for the Plan to fit in thousands of extra houses. Somehow, our officers achieved this and the resulting Plan has been approved, with a bit of Inspectorial tinkering (depriving Bicester of one of its last green spaces, sadly) and will be approved by Council tomorrow. Speed checks The team have been out and about conducting speed checks last month, PC Sullivan carried out 2 checks in Fringford where 1 ticket was issued and 7 warnings given. WPC Brown and PCSO Kidd carried out a speed check in Blackthorn where 6 tickets were issued and 5 warnings given and also a further check in Middleton Stoney where 4 tickets and 6 warnings given. The recently set up community speedwatch group have been out and about and conducted 2 checks with nobody found to be speeding. We look forward to receiving updates from checks in the near future. Ghastly as you may think this all is, the alternative is worse! As the law now stands, a Council without an approved Local Plan and without a five year pipeline of houses (in Machiavellispeak, this actually means five years plus twenty percent, ie six years, including catching up any shortfall, measured against the new SHMA numbers which didn’t exist five years ago….) can be ridden over rough shod by developers. With its current 5.1 years supply and this Local Plan, Cherwell may be able to at least resist the worst ravages of developers, even though vast swathes of our Oxfordshire will still be concreted over. Summer crime prevention advice Following some basic crime prevention advice can reduce your chances of becoming a victim. Ensure that all windows and doors in your home are locked and secure – double lock UPVC doors using the keys. Remove keys from reach of the letterbox – they can be fished out and used to gain entry to your home. Property mark your valuables to help identify them if they are stolen. Don’t advertise your home to burglars - Use timer switches to make your home look occupied when you are out – a house left in darkness shows no one is home. Leaving windows and doors open in the warm weather gives thieves an opportunity to enter your property. It only takes a few seconds to grab your handbag through the kitchen door! If you are in your garden ensure windows and doors out of view are secure. Close windows even if you are just popping out for a few minutes. This was exemplified at this months Planning Appeal where I supported Kirtlington parish, who are fighting an application turned down by Cherwell for a housing estate of 95 units, increasing their village by a quarter at a stroke. Without a Local Plan and five year supply, any of our villages could face this threat so it’s better to have a Local Plan bloated by thousands of spuriously justified homes than no Plan and a chaotic free for all – such are the choices your local representatives have to make! You can contact the team by emailing: [email protected] or you can call us on 101 our non-emergency number. Please dial 999 in an emergency. James Macnamara 15 Mobile Library Bus route 81/81A The mobile library will visit Fritwell and Souldern on alternate WEDNESDAY MORNINGS instead of Thursday afternoons as before. 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