Save our pub

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...

Active Travel in Oxfordshire

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...

New signs on the Common

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.

Fencing on the Common

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...

Change to bus times from 28 June

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...

Wychwood Forest Flyer – June 2020

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...

Allotment plot available

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...

Charbury 20mph limit now in force

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...

Oxford City Local Plan to be adopted

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...

Please bag it and BIN it!

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...

Slate writing challenge deadline extended to 15 June

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...

Calling all experienced practice nurses!

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...

Free food from SOFEA

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...