CALA Homes withdraw

The Parish Council has been advised that CALA Homes will not be taking the matter any further with regards to the housing in Stonesfield. Parish Clerk

Owls in St James’ Centre

Stonefield Garden Club meeting, on October 14th, was a real treat. The turnout was pretty good in spite of the dire weather forecast although, as frequently happens, reality was not nearly as bad. Stonefield Garden Club members and a few visitors (always welcome)...

Stonesfield Common

Now that the summer is over and the wild flowers have set their seeds it’s time to graze the common. Unfortunately the shepherd who has let his sheep graze the common the last few years isn’t prepared to put them on the common because of the number of uncontrolled...

Speedwatch checks continue

SAFER have continued the programme of speed checks on Laughton Hill, Woodstock Road and other main Stonesfield roads during the summer. The presence of high-viz jacketed SAFER team appeared to have a calming effect on drivers as, to date, very few vehicles have been...

Entertaining evening

Wednesday 4th September heralded another great evening of music, song and poetry at the White Horse. Judith and Nick led the proceedings as Stonesfield locals gather to entertained or be entertained. Next Folk Evening is 2nd October.

Sun shines on Stonesfield ducks

From 5pm on Saturday 20th July adults and children from Stonesfield, and around, gathered by the Evenlode in the early evening sunshine. The bar was open, burgers and hotdogs were on the grill and a range of cakes were on offer. At the same time duck tickets were...

Community Speed Watch

Now that Oxfordshire County Council have completed their traffic survey (see separate article for details) SAFER started the Community Speed Watch (CSW) traffic recording using the Traffic Technology radar purchased by Stonesfield Parish Council. This is the equipment...

OCC traffic volume / speed survey

On 19th June, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) installed four speed / volume measuring devices at locations requested by SAFER. Each location was at least 50m within the 30mph zone . The devices recorded traffic volume and speed, in each direction, on a 24hour basis....

Community Transport Newsletter – Summer 2019

Oxfordshire County Council supports the development of a strong and sustainable community transport sector. This newsletter will be published regularly to highlight any news from Oxfordshire or Nationwide regarding community transport updates. COMMUNITY TRANSPORT...

Successful Open Gardens

Sunday June 30th arrived and so did the sun. It was a glorious day for Stonefield Open Gardens, sunny but without the baking heat of the day before. Over 200 people took advantage of the summer weather and explored the selection of eleven gardens that were open for...

Farewell Tony

At The White Horse this evening there was a short presentation to Tony, our retiring milkman. A lot of residents turned out to say thank you to Tony for his services to the village and present him with the results of their collection. Tony’s family were there to see...

Counting Meadow Clary

Tuesday evening saw a group of volunteers out on the common, counting Meadow Clary. Stonesfield Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and it is the Meadow Clary that contribute to its SSSI status. For more about Meadow Clary click...

A vacancy exists for a Parish Councillor

Have you thought of becoming a Parish Councillor? In May 2019 elections were held for Stonesfield Parish Council. Following the election we still have a vacancy for a Parish Councillor and are able to co-opt a suitable volunteer until the next elections. Parish...

CALA appeal dismissed

Stephen Normington, the Inspector appointed by The Secretary of State, has dismissed Cala Homes appeal against refusal of their planning application for land north of Woodstock Road. Amongst the many reasons for judgement, he decided “that it would cause significant...