News

Notice from NHS Oxfordshire - changes to the way health records are managed

Click here to view the notice from NHS Oxfordshire about changes to NHS Care Records Service.

Volunteer assistants needed to help Lock Keepers

The Environment Agency is looking for volunteers to assist with the operation and maintenance of locks from Cricklade in Wiltshire to Teddington in Middlesex, through the busy summer months.

Click here to view the full details.

PLANNED EVENTS for 2012

Jubilee Celebrations: Picnic in the Park - Tuesday 5 June 2012

At Crowmarsh Recreation Ground.

Olympic Games Celebrations- Come and have a go day - 3pm - 10.30pm Friday 27 July 2012

At Crowmarsh Recreation Ground. Come and have a go at something new, for free... dance, singing, zumba, short mat bowls, football, cricket, team tug o' war, netball, games.... Then watch the opening ceremony on a big screen and picnic in the park.
Hosted by St Mary Magdalene Church.
For more information contact Sarah Nesbitt: nesbitt-training@btconnect.com

More details on both events to follow.

Crowmarsh on the Olympic torch route

Crowmarsh is on the route of the Olympic torch next summer (see the BBC website for full route details) passing through on 10 July on the way from Wallingford to Nettlebed.

New play train at the Recreation Ground

The new play train, a memorial to Allin Pratt, has now arrived at the children's play area in the Recreation Ground. The Parish Council held a small ceremony on Saturday 1 October. The train is particularly for the under 5's and has been well received by the children.

Macmillan Centenary Gala Concert

Sunday 30th October, 8pm

New Theatre, Oxford

Join Macmillan Cancer Support in celebrating our centenary year with a spectacle of music and singing hosted by Brian Kay, featuring performances from Dame Felicity Lott, Richard Wiegold, Commotio and 2011 Cardiff Singer of the World finalist Anna Leese.

The concert culminates in a performance of Faure’s Requiem sung by a scratch choir a 800 voices!

Come and watch or even be part of the spectacle! We are looking for singers of all abilities to come and sing in the choir. All you need is enthusiasm... and a pencil. Visit the website for more details on being involved.

Be a part of a truly memorable evening and help Macmillan improve the lives of those affected by cancer.

www.voicesofmacmillan.org.uk

Audience tickets: £15 (£10 concessions)
Singing tickets: £10 (£5 concessions)
Subject to booking / transaction fees
0844 871 3020 www.newtheatreoxford.org.uk
Tickets can also be bought from the Helen and Douglas House shop in Wallingford.

Crowmarsh Gifford new community tennis club

Local residents of the community will now benefit from a brand new community tennis club in Crowmarsh Gifford. The club has been established by Community Tennis Association in partnership with Crowmarsh Gifford Parish Council, after growing demand and with no tennis club in the village.
Click here to view the full press release.

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF)

Have you seen the 'heart roundel' of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) around Crowmarsh Gifford in the past few weeks? The RAFBF is the RAF's leading welfare charity, providing financial, practical and emotional support to past and present serving personnel, their partners and dependants. The charity is currently running a campaign to raise awareness of its work on and around RAF Benson. For more information on the RAFBF, or to make a donation, visit www.rafbf.org/heart

Waste collections during August Bank Holidays

Normal collection day- Tuesday 30 August. Revised collection day- Wednesday 31 August

For further information visit the SODC website or call 03000 610610.

Household waste recycling centre strategy for Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire CC is consulting on a revised Household Waste Recycling Centre Strategy. They are asking Oxfordshire residents and councils for their thoughts and views on a proposed new approach. This will help firm up the approach to providing a sustainable solution and feed into the wider review of the joint municipal waste management strategy for Oxfordshire later in the year.

For further details and to comment on the revised proposal please visit: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/waste.

The consultation will run from 7 March - 4 April 2011.

Thames Travel bus route disruptions – 23 February

On Wednesday 23 February 2011 for 5 days Wallingford High Street will be closed due to a collapsed sewer.

X39 / X40, 132, 130 and 125 services will not be able to serve Crowmarsh Gifford, The Street or Benson Lane. For X39/X40 services Oxford bound there is a temporary bus stop at Marsh Lane, A4074. All 132 services to/from RAF Benson will operate via Shillingford Bridge

Temporary road closure of Clack's Lane, Crowmarsh - 24 January 2011

Oxfordshire County Council has received a request from Aplant Lux Traffic Management for a temporary road closure to apply to Clack's Lane whilst essential telecommunication works are carried out.

A temporary order will be made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 24 January 2011. The estimated duration of the works is 5 days between 09:30 hours and 15:30 hours.

Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles, the works and those residents within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works.

Click here to see a copy drawing showing the extent of the temporary road closure and alternative routes for traffic.

Your chance to vote for high speed internet for this area

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are encouraging local people to vote to get their area high speed broadband in BT's race to infinity.

The five areas with the highest number of votes by 31 December 2010 will get BT infinity fibre optic cables installed in their area. Many parts of the districts have not got these cables and are not included in BT's five year plan to roll out fibre optic broadband.

Individuals can vote for their area to receive BT's highspeed broadband by visiting www.racetoinfinity.bt.com.

Unsuccessful areas will still be in with a chance to increase their internet speed as the councils will try to help areas with the worst connection. You can help by measuring your current broadband speeds, collating this information and returning it to South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. For information about how to measure broadband speed and how to send results to us, please email corporate.strategy@southoxon.gov.uk or call Emma Morris on 01491 823612.

More information can be found on the BT infinity website.

Have Your Say Event - 11 December 2010

The Neighbourhood teams at Wallingford Police Station have decided to hold one big Have Your Say Event on 11 December in Wallingford Market Place from 11am – 1pm. There will be members from each neighbourhood team present to answer any queries. This is a good occasion for members of the community to inform the neighbourhood Police of any issues or concerns that they are experiencing in their neighbourhood or even just to find out what the Police teams have been doing/will be doing in the local area. There will also be Crime Reduction advice, Neighbourhood Watch information, Country watch information and the chance to have a look around the Police neighbourhood van.

To view the event poster click here.

New van and trailer permits for Oakley Wood Recycling Centre

Householders that use a commercial-type vehicle, such as a van or trailer 1.8m to 3m in length, to take their household waste or recyclables to Waste Recycling Centres, will be required to apply for a free permit. Permits will be required from 1 November 2010 and can be applied for from 16 August 2010 onwards.

For full details see the Oxfordshire County Council website.

New waste and recycling collections calendar - starts 27 September 2010

Notice from SODC

From 27 September, we will be starting a new bin collection calendar due to joining up our collections with the Vale of the White Horse District Council.

The whole district will start the new calendar with grey bin collection the week commencing 27 September. In some cases, this will mean a grey bin collection the week commencing 20 September and again the following week.

If you have extra recycling, just put this out in clear or white plastic bags or boxes with your green bin the week commencing 4 October.

Everyone should receive the new calendar soon. However, if the propertyhas subscribed to no junk mail from the Royal Mail or it does not arrive by 27 September please call 03000 610610 or email admin.southoxford@verdant-group.co.uk and we will put one in the post.

The following areas will have a new collection day.

Towersey - Monday

Tetsworth - Monday

Sydenham - Monday

Postcombe - Monday

Emington- Monday

Culham - Friday

We can send you a free text message to let you know when to put your bins out during bank holidays and collection disruptions. Just text the word waste and your new collection day to 07797 870370.

We will make significant savings of around £434,000 each year by sharing our rubbish and recycling service.

The High Court has now ruled against Bloor Homes and Hallam Land Management

Bloor Homes and Hallam Land Management challenged the planning inspectors decision to refuse planning permission for 210 houses in Crowmarsh. The High Court has now ruled against them. For more information click here to read the report from The Wallingford Herrald.

Bloor Homes apply for a Judicial Review

Last year the District Council Planning Service refused permission for planning application P09/W0201/O - 210 dwellings to the land East of Benson Lane, Crowmarsh. The application was submitted by Bloor Homes and Hallam Land Management.

Bloor Homes and Hallam Land Management appealed against this planning decision and the Appeal was heard last November. The Inspector, Mr Grace, ruled against the Appeal.

Bloor Homes and Hallam Land Management have now applied for a Judicial Review in which a Judge will listen to their argument that the Inspector has come to the wrong decision. If the Judicial Review is not dismissed then another Inquiry will be held.

12 January - Waste Collections

Please click here to view the latest information on rubbish and recycling collections from South Oxfordshire District Council.

8 January - Notice from the SODC
Rubbish collections suspended over the weekend

Due to icy conditions on minor roads and housing estates we are unable to collect bins today and over the weekend. Crews are currently diverted to clearing snow in car parks, town centres and other key sites.

We are working on a recovery plan and collections will resume as soon as conditions improve, which will hopefully be next week.

Please check our website and local radio stations for updates on Monday morning. Or you can register for a free text alert when the collections resume. Just text the word: waste and then your normal (pre Christmas schedule) delivery day to 07797 870370. You can also contact our contractor's hotline on 03000 610610.

We will collect extra recycling in clear sacks and carrier bags and extra rubbish in black bin bags when collections resume. If your food bin is getting full and you're not sure what to do with your extra food waste you can put it in 100% biodegradable sack with your bin. Most supermarkets, co-ops, some local shops and post offices stock the sacks if you can get to them.

We have suspended bulky waste and garden waste collections until 18 January so vehicles can be used to help with rubbish collections when they restart.

If you have any questions or comments about rubbish collections please call Verdant on 03000 610 610 (local rate), email admin.southoxford@verdant-group.co.uk or visit www.southoxon.gov.uk.

Bloor Homes planning appeal dismissed

Following the inquiry in November into the planning appeal by Bloor Homes & Hallam Land Management for the erection of 210 dwellings off Benson Lane, a decision to dismiss the appeal has been made. The planning inspectors report was published on 2 December. To download the full report click here.

The Inquiry into the appeal by Bloor Homes begins on 3rd November

At the June District Council meeting a unanimous decision was made to refuse permission for planning application P09/W0201/O - 210 dwellings to the land East of Benson Lane, Crowmarsh. Bloor Homes & Hallam Land Management then submitted an appeal.

The inquiry into this appeal begins on Tuesday 3rd November at 10am and could last up to four days. It will be held in the SODC Council Chamber on Benson Lane and is open to the public.

Full details of this application can be found on the SODC website.

Oakley Wood Recycling Centre re-open

The centre is open Monday to Sunday 8am to 5pm. Thursday late night opening until 8pm, from 1 April to 30 September. For further details and information about other recycling centres in Oxfordshire, see the County Council website.

Crowmarsh Village Hall improvements

The Hall Committee is planning to provide a new ceiling in the main room of the Village Hall. Work will start on 27th July and will take 2 weeks.

Changes to waste collection

There will be changes to the waste collection service for South Oxfordshire from 8th June. Your green recycling bin will be replaced with a mixed recycling bin, non recyclables bin and lockable food waste bin. There will be a weekly collection of the food wast bin and fortnightly collection of the recycle bin and non recyclables bin.

Full details can be found on the SODC website.