Churchill’s White House is saved by Bladon Community

The 17th Century White House and last remaining pub in the village has been saved by the community in Bladon. Reputed to be the pub where Winston Churchill “learnt to drink” during his time at Blenheim Palace, this historic pub is set to become the heart of the...

Save our pub website

The Community Group working to save The White Horse have started a website https://whitehorsestonesfield.com Please take a look and, at the same time, register your support. This is vital to the success of the campaign to save the pub. It also means you will receive...

Road Safety in Stonesfield

The attached report consolidates a number of local road safety initiatives to present the case for reducing speeding in Stonesfield and making the village safer. These initiatives form part of the overall high level ‘Road Safety Strategy for Stonesfield.’...

Speed sign moves to Laughton Hill

As part of the ongoing speed awareness campaign in Stonesfield the Speed Indicator Device (SID) has been relocated to Laughton Hill (from the war memorial). There are limited locations within the village where SAFER is permitted to locate the SID without being in...

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...