Jul 20, 2020 | Stonesfield news
The White Horse Womblers are a group collecting and selling items to raise funds to help the White Horse Pub rescue mission. We will be on the hunt for items to sell over the next few months. Watch out for our requests for donations on Facebook and Nextdoor. All...
Jul 15, 2020 | Stonesfield news
West Oxfordshire District Council gives notice that it has received a notification from the owner of an intention to dispose of The White Horse, Stonesfield, listed by the District Council as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011. The District...
Jul 10, 2020 | Parish Council news, Stonesfield news
It is now apparent that, once again, a buyer is sought for The White Horse and if this does not happen the site may eventually be developed for housing and an important hub and meeting place will be lost. We will become a village with no watering-hole, apart from the...
Jul 9, 2020 | Stonesfield news
We are introducing a range of measures to support people getting back to work, school, shopping and leisure as lockdown restrictions gradually ease. £600,000 is being invested in a series of measures to help make journeys easier by bike and on foot. Temporary and...
Jul 5, 2020 | Parish Council news, Stonesfield news
The Parish Council has installed new signs on the gates of the Common. They are made of wood, weatherproofed with Danish oil. These signs remind users of the Common’s status as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the rules for using the Common.
Jul 3, 2020 | Parish Council news, Stonesfield news
Bill Bachelor will be doing some fencing work on the Common, possibly in week commencing 6th July. This should enable cattle to be grazed on the common during the summer. This will help maintain the common and ensure it retain its status as a Site of Special...
Jul 1, 2020 | Stonesfield news
Stagecoach has announced a further uplift to some services from Sunday 28th June 2020. In continuation of the phased step up in bus services in Oxfordshire, additional increases are being made to S3 & 7 services from Sunday 28th June. Revised timetables are...
Jun 17, 2020 | Stonesfield news
This month’s contents Neil Clennell: Introduction Toby Swift: A day in the life Why are wetlands important? Wychwood Bird Aid doubles farmland bird feeding sites Meadow Clary at Wigwell and Stonesfield Common Toby Swift: Roadside verges Lower Windrush Valley...
Jun 12, 2020 | Stonesfield news
Stonesfield Allotments Association There is a plot available on the Woodstock Road site. If you think you may be interested in taking it on, please contact me and we’ll show you around. Jon Gordon Stonesfield Allotments Association Chair 898803 07770 575...
Jun 9, 2020 | Stonesfield news
Having completed the consultation process, Oxfordshire County Council have now instated a 20mph speed limit in parts of Charlbury. The new 20mph speed limit will cover all the minor roads between Park Street (starting south of the Pre-School), Hixet Wood, Dancers...
May 28, 2020 | Stonesfield news
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has found Oxford City Council’s local plan sound, subject to a number of main modifications. A full council meeting has been scheduled for 8 June where, if approved, it can be adopted. The plan will underpin all planning applications...
May 27, 2020 | Stonesfield news
Please can residents and your guests please remember to pick up mess left by your dogs. Farley Lane, Stocky Bottom, the track to the scout hut are particularly bad but it has also been increasing around the village. It is sometimes in bags and left. Please remember...
May 22, 2020 | Stonesfield news
We are looking for more stories to print in the Slate over the coming months. The writers of stories printed will receive a book token as a thank you. There are three categories. Up to Year 2: 200 word limit Year 3-6: 500 word limit Years 7-13: 500 word limit The...
May 4, 2020 | Stonesfield news
The NHS is looking to boost its teams in dedicated Covid-19 clinics across the country. Anyone not already working in an Oxfordshire practice but interested in helping care for patients during the pandemic, please complete this quick availability survey and they will...
Apr 27, 2020 | Stonesfield news
I ask for your help to publicise SOFEA, a scheme that will help families in the village. SOFEA is a scheme that works with food producers to take surplus of food that would otherwise be destined for food waste and distribute it through a membership scheme. Members...