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Garden Waste Collection from 27/9 in Faringdon - 21/9/21
This page shows the temporary garden waste timetable that is in place from 27 September 2021.
We will temporarily be collecting your garden waste every four weeks rather than every two weeks.
You will be able to leave twice as much garden waste out as usual.
The extra garden waste can be put out in cardboard boxes, old compost bags or bin bags (not the large trade waste bags please).
For more information on why we are doing this, please visit the garden waste page.
Do check your street is on the list
Circle Dancing
3rd Tuesday of the month
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic Church
from 21st September 2021 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon Price: £7 a session
Contact joancoo@outlook.com
Ukulele for beginners - 18/9/21
Weekly from: Monday 4 October 2021 Time: 7pm-8pm
Hinton Waldrist Village Hall
The options for your investment in 7 lessons are:
bonnrice18@gmail.com
Lack of joined up thinking.- 18/8/21
A section of our road which was potholed and worn out was resurfaced a few months ago, and a great job was carried out by the Council contractors undertaking the work. Today it is being dug up by Thames water to connect new houses that have been under construction since last year to the water main.
I am staggered at the lack of co-ordination and joined up thinking between the Utility Companies and the County Council. No wonder our Councils don't have enough money for the upkeep of the roads, if they get dug up shortly after thousands of pounds of tax payers money have been spent fixing them.
Regards from grumpy old man.
Try Out Pickleball- 9/9/21
Pump House Wednesdays 2-3pm
To register interest contact: Ashley Chapman 0771 771 4477
ashley.chapman@southandvale.gov.uk
See poster
Faringdon Community Larder Helping the community access surplus food. - 9/8/21
Faringdon Town Council would like to start a Community Larder in the heart of the Town.
We are looking for volunteers to help with this community-driven project. Can you spare between 1 and 4 hours a week?
Email adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk for more information.
Garden Waste service - 9/8/21
The Vale of White Horse District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 21 September at 7pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park.
Anyone wishing to speak at the meeting will need to register by 5pm on Monday 20 September. Details of how to do this will be available on the agenda which will be published on our website on Monday 13 September here.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting remotely via Microsoft Teams.
The meeting has been called following the temporary disruption of service to garden waste customers in the district.
VWHDC
Community Champions Course from Monday 4th October - 8/9/21
Free online six weeks course
Learn more about conflict resolution, mentoring, skills, teambuilding and problem solving. Run by Oxfordshire Adult Learning (Abingdon and Witney College) and Faringdon Town Council
Please contact adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk to book or for more information.
Stuff Found - 8/9/21
Good morning, a box of stuff has been found outside the Faringdon business centre.
It looks like it was stolen and dumped. Does this belong to you? If so please contact me.
Julie@mypavirtualservices.com
Every little helps. - 7/9/21
Great Barn Festival in the Great Coxwell Barn on the 18th and 19th of September aims to bring family theatre and music to the town that might normally involve a trip to one of our larger neighbours.
We have some of Oxford's favourite and highly regarded theatre companies and musicians as well as welcoming those on national tours. It even looks like this year the weather might hold for us and one final brilliant weekend of summer.
We would also like to give something back and as they say every little helps. If you would like to book tickets for any of the shows or a general grounds pass for the Festival and you email us directly at boxoffice@greatbarnfestival.co.uk we will donate £1 from every ticket sold to one of the local charities we are supporting this year. You can even select which you prefer from Rotakids, Root and Branch, Farcycles, or COGS at The Pump House Project.
Many of our bands and performers will also be supporting charities so there is lots to feel good about.
We hope to see you there. www.greatbarnfestival.com *tickets booked through Eventbright will not have the option to donate.
Please visit the boxoffice email to make your donation from your ticket purchase.
Oxfordshire County Council Bus Improvement consultation - 6/9/21
The survey can be found here: https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-bus-improvement-plan-2021 -
The closing date for responses for both the Town / Parish and the General Public engagement is at the end of Monday 13th September.
Saturday morning music centres - 3/9/21
Children aged six to 13 will soon be able to join in musical groups in a series of new sessions at venues across the county on Saturday mornings.
The music groups are aimed at children who have been playing an instrument for at least a term and up to grade 5 and who are looking to develop their skills and performance with other players of similar ages. They will offer a fun, safe supportive atmosphere where children can make new friends and improve their playing by performing with others.
See Saturday music sessions for children set to launch across Oxfordshire
Not in Faringdon!!
Council on street parking enforcement starts 1/11/21 - 2/9/21
Read all about it on https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/roads-and-transport/parking/new-parking-enforcement-areas#paragraph-10358
Mayor's Summer Fun Market Saturday 4th - 2/9/21
Faringdon Market Place
Join us for lots of summer Fun
From 10 am til afternoon
Please contact Liz@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk to book a stall
Faringdon Library - 2/9/21
Normal opening times next week
http://www.faringdon.org/faringdon-library.html
This page shows the temporary garden waste timetable that is in place from 27 September 2021.
We will temporarily be collecting your garden waste every four weeks rather than every two weeks.
You will be able to leave twice as much garden waste out as usual.
The extra garden waste can be put out in cardboard boxes, old compost bags or bin bags (not the large trade waste bags please).
For more information on why we are doing this, please visit the garden waste page.
Do check your street is on the list
Circle Dancing
3rd Tuesday of the month
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic Church
from 21st September 2021 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon Price: £7 a session
Contact joancoo@outlook.com
Ukulele for beginners - 18/9/21
Weekly from: Monday 4 October 2021 Time: 7pm-8pm
Hinton Waldrist Village Hall
The options for your investment in 7 lessons are:
- £60 - includes ukulele, tuition and songbook
- £50 - if you have your own ukulele
bonnrice18@gmail.com
Lack of joined up thinking.- 18/8/21
A section of our road which was potholed and worn out was resurfaced a few months ago, and a great job was carried out by the Council contractors undertaking the work. Today it is being dug up by Thames water to connect new houses that have been under construction since last year to the water main.
I am staggered at the lack of co-ordination and joined up thinking between the Utility Companies and the County Council. No wonder our Councils don't have enough money for the upkeep of the roads, if they get dug up shortly after thousands of pounds of tax payers money have been spent fixing them.
Regards from grumpy old man.
Try Out Pickleball- 9/9/21
Pump House Wednesdays 2-3pm
To register interest contact: Ashley Chapman 0771 771 4477
ashley.chapman@southandvale.gov.uk
See poster
Faringdon Community Larder Helping the community access surplus food. - 9/8/21
Faringdon Town Council would like to start a Community Larder in the heart of the Town.
We are looking for volunteers to help with this community-driven project. Can you spare between 1 and 4 hours a week?
Email adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk for more information.
Garden Waste service - 9/8/21
The Vale of White Horse District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 21 September at 7pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park.
Anyone wishing to speak at the meeting will need to register by 5pm on Monday 20 September. Details of how to do this will be available on the agenda which will be published on our website on Monday 13 September here.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting remotely via Microsoft Teams.
The meeting has been called following the temporary disruption of service to garden waste customers in the district.
VWHDC
Community Champions Course from Monday 4th October - 8/9/21
Free online six weeks course
Learn more about conflict resolution, mentoring, skills, teambuilding and problem solving. Run by Oxfordshire Adult Learning (Abingdon and Witney College) and Faringdon Town Council
Please contact adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk to book or for more information.
Stuff Found - 8/9/21
Good morning, a box of stuff has been found outside the Faringdon business centre.
It looks like it was stolen and dumped. Does this belong to you? If so please contact me.
Julie@mypavirtualservices.com
Every little helps. - 7/9/21
Great Barn Festival in the Great Coxwell Barn on the 18th and 19th of September aims to bring family theatre and music to the town that might normally involve a trip to one of our larger neighbours.
We have some of Oxford's favourite and highly regarded theatre companies and musicians as well as welcoming those on national tours. It even looks like this year the weather might hold for us and one final brilliant weekend of summer.
We would also like to give something back and as they say every little helps. If you would like to book tickets for any of the shows or a general grounds pass for the Festival and you email us directly at boxoffice@greatbarnfestival.co.uk we will donate £1 from every ticket sold to one of the local charities we are supporting this year. You can even select which you prefer from Rotakids, Root and Branch, Farcycles, or COGS at The Pump House Project.
Many of our bands and performers will also be supporting charities so there is lots to feel good about.
We hope to see you there. www.greatbarnfestival.com *tickets booked through Eventbright will not have the option to donate.
Please visit the boxoffice email to make your donation from your ticket purchase.
Oxfordshire County Council Bus Improvement consultation - 6/9/21
The survey can be found here: https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-bus-improvement-plan-2021 -
The closing date for responses for both the Town / Parish and the General Public engagement is at the end of Monday 13th September.
Saturday morning music centres - 3/9/21
Children aged six to 13 will soon be able to join in musical groups in a series of new sessions at venues across the county on Saturday mornings.
The music groups are aimed at children who have been playing an instrument for at least a term and up to grade 5 and who are looking to develop their skills and performance with other players of similar ages. They will offer a fun, safe supportive atmosphere where children can make new friends and improve their playing by performing with others.
See Saturday music sessions for children set to launch across Oxfordshire
Not in Faringdon!!
Council on street parking enforcement starts 1/11/21 - 2/9/21
Read all about it on https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/roads-and-transport/parking/new-parking-enforcement-areas#paragraph-10358
Mayor's Summer Fun Market Saturday 4th - 2/9/21
Faringdon Market Place
Join us for lots of summer Fun
From 10 am til afternoon
Please contact Liz@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk to book a stall
Faringdon Library - 2/9/21
Normal opening times next week
http://www.faringdon.org/faringdon-library.html
Lloyd's Mobile Bank - 27/8/21
Faringdon United Church (on the roundabout) Coxwell Street SN7 7HA
WEDNESDAYS 12.15pm - 1.15pm
Park Road - Temporary Closure - 26/8/21
Details on Temporary Road Closure at - Faringdon, Park Road - Faringdon Town Council
..... the temporary closure and will operate from 29/10/2021.
The anticipated completion date is 03/11/2021 (5 nights closure and each night from 20:00hrs to 06:0hrs).
I guess it's to finish the resurfacing work
Ed
Dali and Faringdon - 26/8/21
A super article about Lord Berners and Dali in englandspuzzle.com
Posted April 2019
White Band Day in Faringdon 2005- 26/8/21
I've just posted on the Photos and Maps page from White Band Day in 2005. Many people you'll recognise I'm sure as well as pics of the Folly
Thanks to Sjoerd for sending them to me and Al Cane for taking the photos on the day
Ed
Music for Mayor's Summer Market - 24/8/21
Your top three summer tunes As part of the Mayor's Summer Fun Market Day on Saturday 4 September in the Market Place I'm inviting anyone who wants to - to have a think about and choose their top three summer songs, from any era. On the day I'll be playing a selection and certainly a Top 10 from what is submitted. The day runs from 10 to 3pm and there'll be other entertainment too.
To submit your songs please send them as an email to me at alcitizencane@gmail.com before the end of 3 September.
Thank you. Al Cane
Application for funding for cyclists/pedestrians- 19/8/21
Oxfordshire makes ambitious new bid for active travel funding Cyclists, pedestrians and residents in Oxfordshire could benefit from anew government grant of up to £21 million to invest in infrastructure and support local economic recovery over the coming years.
The county council has just submitted a bold funding bid for a third round of the government's Active Travel Grant to help the county’s transport infrastructure recover from the pandemic and offer real quality of lifebenefits for active, healthy communities.
Oxfordshire makes ambitious new bid for active travel funding
Re. 95 more houses in Faringdon - A correction to what had been said. - 18/8/21
They promise things will be done before work starts then at the end they say they don’t have the funds due to the social housing they had to put into the site so they could get the planning approved. It’s a bit like listening to a MP in the House of Commons. Building Reconstruction Developer for the past thirty years.
Regards Tim Warm
Ed: OCC collected c £1.7m for the junction from the Coxwell Road Estates. OCC then said this was insufficient ££ and needed c£470k more. It looks as if OCC have agreed that the developer of the 95 houses delivers the junction controls ( with the funds already acquired )rather than pay the £470k. I was told by OCC they had done an outline design, but need to do a more detailed design. No idea whether the developer does the design and build, or whether OCC do the design and the developer does the work on the ground. or When it might happen
Re:95 more houses in Faringdon - 17/6/21
The roundabout may have been on a developers plans but it was not considered a viable option by OCC Highways, so was never planned by any council. The fancy outline plans shown to councils and the public are not necessarily agreed to by the relevant authorities.
Greenwitch
Re. 95 more houses in Faringdon - 16/8/21
A correction to what had been said. There was a planned roundabout on the Gt Coxwell/ A420 junction to allow safer access for vehicles on to and off the A420. I saw it on the plans that the developers showed me when they had their public consultation. We discussed the practicalities and necessity of it at some length.
A roundabout , albeit more expensive will allow traffic to flow much better than traffic lights. regards Mark
Folly Tower, Tolkien on Radio 4- 14/8/21
Broadcasting House - 15/08/2021 - BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000ysyk
Listen to Sjoerd speaking from 57 minutes in
9 more houses on Volunteer Way - 14/8/21
https://data.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/java/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P21/V0056/RM
Grants from Westmill Solar - 14/8/21
Westmill Solar Co-operative is pleased to announce that our 2021 Community Grant Scheme is officially open and we are accepting applications!
Non-profit community organisations in Oxfordshire or within 25 miles of the Westmill site can apply for grants between £500 and £5,000. We accept applications directly from any eligible organisation, and we encourage our members to help to focus our community funding in the right places by referring their favourite projects or organisations to the scheme.
westmillsolar.coop/2021/07/30/westmill-solar-launches-2021-community-grant-scheme/
Re. 95 more houses in Faringdon - 13/8/21
To address the second posting about this. Faringdon Town Council have opposed this plan from the first time it was suggested 15 years ago. The site is inappropriate for housing and we need to retain employment land. The new school is being built. The demise of the town centre is not the direct result of Tesco’s. The town needed a supermarket with competitive prices so that residents shopped here rather than outside of Faringdon. Other towns of similar size are having exactly the same problems. The banks are closing their branches due to commercial pressure. The last ATM was removed as banks and building societies can’t insure them when attached to empty premises.
I think you mean Coxwell St not Rd.
There were no plans for a roundabout at the Coxwell junction. It was mooted as a possibility but it would cost too much and wouldn’t solve the problem. “Smart” traffic lights are planned instead and should be installed by the developers of the new Steeds Farm estate as part of their contribution to the local infrastructure.
All this information is available on the VWHDC’s website, although it is a PITA trying to find it.
There is a Working Party for the regeneration of the town centre. You are welcome to join it. Please ask at the FTC offices in the Pump House. New ideas are always welcome and sought after.
Green witch
Air quality in Oxfordshire - 13/8/21
Residents across the county are being asked to help shape a new air quality community website, which will help to raise awareness and understanding of air pollution across Oxfordshire.
In March 2021, Oxford City Council was awarded £162,500 to develop an air quality community website to help raise awareness of air pollution across Oxfordshire.
The website – which is being created in partnership between Oxford City, Cherwell, West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, and Oxfordshire County Council – aims to integrate all relevant air quality related information from all district councils in Oxfordshire under one single platform.
Now, residents across Oxfordshire are encouraged to take part in the consultation and share their views on what information they want to see on the future website.
Help to shape the new Oxfordshire Air Quality website - Vale of White Horse District Council (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Comment 95 Houses- 13/8/21
When I read the posting by Name Supplied (95 more houses for Faringdon 12/8) I wondered. If Faringdon is such a dump (which it isn't), why is he or she living here? Dennis Haynes
95 More houses in Faringdon. - 12/8/21
Just what we need, more new houses. What does it take to make the councils realise, that Faringdon is full. The health centre is full, the schools are full and the new school will not be ready for years, if, in fact, it ever gets built.
The roads are disintegrating at a rapid rate, Park Road has continual road works with traffic lights, the pavements, not just in the town centre, but all over are a disgrace, and in many places, dangerous.
Thanks to Tesco there are no longer any proper shops in the centre, no bank, no cash machine, there is nowhere to work, in or around the town.
Canada Lane, Coxwell Road and London Street are no better than car parks. It’s virtually impossible to get onto the A420 at the Coxwell junction.
So much for the new developments funding a roundabout. We have a one way system in the centre that you can barely see around.
The town is a mess, and with all the new houses, and no regeneration for the town, things will only go from bad to worse.
Name supplied
Funding for cycling and walking - 11/8/21
Oxfordshire makes ambitious new bid for active travel funding Cyclists, pedestrians and residents in Oxfordshire could benefit from a new government grant of up to £21 million to invest in infrastructure and support local economic recovery over the coming years. The county council has just submitted a bold funding bid for a third round of the government's Active Travel Grant to help the county’s transport infrastructure recover from the pandemic and offer real quality of life benefits for active, healthy communities.
The council will be expected to develop plans for cycling and walking schemes a year, four years and ten years ahead. It will also include a plan for a GP prescribing pilot for individual exercise using the new, active travel areas as part of a health plan for residents.
The county council welcomes the opportunity to work with Oxfordshire’s active travel interest groups in further developing the future pipeline of active travel schemes and those successful schemes leading up to public engagement and consultation on schemes that could be funded by the bid submitted on 9 August. The government will require local authorities to spend the funding by March 2023.
For more information about this release contact the Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District Council communications team on 01865 323870 or email press.office@oxfordshire.gov.uk
95 More Houses in Faringdon - 11/8/21
Have your say to stop more houses being built in Faringdon. We need more employment land Not houses…
New residents already travel to work to Swindon or Oxford or Wantage,Newbury,Witney Where they used to live.
The Faringdon medical centre is full the schools are full and the A420 is full. Think Climate Change…
Letter from the Vale
John Murphy
Ed
This is land that is earmarked for business/commerce but the application is for 95 houses. VWHDC are holding a meeting to discuss this 18 Aug, 6pm.. Report on (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Planning Committee, 18/08/2021 18:00 (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Vale planners are recommending approval
Oxford Gives - 11/8/21
We are delighted to announce that Oxford Gives will take place online on Wednesday, 20th October 2021 from 6pm to 7.30pm, and is now open for applications! Oxford Gives is a live crowdfunding event which takes place annually in support of Oxfordshire charities.
Since 2007, it has raised over £300,000 at 13 events for 51 charities. This year the event, hosted by The Funding Network ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7H379-LUB5YT-4IV3SM-0/c.aspx ), is being held in partnership with Oxfordshire Community Foundation. ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7H379-LUB5YT-4IV3SN-0/c.aspx )
At the event, three local not-for-profits will each have five minutes to make their pitch and five minutes to answer questions from the audience. Once that's done, the audience has the opportunity to pledge donations to the three charities with the aim of raising £5,000 for each.
Apply to pitch at Oxford Gives 2021 >> ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7H379-LUB5YT-4IV3SO-0/c.aspx ) Details of eligibility, the role of the sponsor, and guidance on how to apply can be found on the application form. Note that you need to have an agreed sponsor before submitting your application - an individual willing to tell the audience why they support your charity, and kick off the pledging with £250. This can be a trustee, existing donor or other friend of your organisation.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 13th September. If you have any questions, please get in touch directly with Jennie at The Funding Network here ( jennie@thefundingnetwork.org.uk ).
Train video - 11/8/21
What a delightful video! Instructive for people like me who didn't know Faringdon in the fifties, and nostalgic for everyone else!
A rich seam for people like me who enjoy model railways!
Mary Beck
Faringdon Station - Charming video- 9/8/21
Faringdon - YouTube
Oxfordshire County Council - Have your say- 9/8/21
We've just launched a new site where you'll now be able to find all our surveys and consultations going forward.
Why not register so you can be kept bang up to date. Learn more
Tesco Community Grants - 5/8/21
Apply for a Tesco grant to help tackle food insecurity...
Coxwell Road Housing - 5/8/21
Are there any plans for tree planting alongside Coxwell Road housing developments? (P18/V0259/O) A row of London Plane trees would not only screen the developments from the road (and vice versa) but also act to absorb CO2.
Sheila Donavan
Ed:This may help Aboricultural assessment
White Hart roundabout closure.- 5/8/21
FYI. Many people who commute to Swindon may not be aware that the White Hart roundabout(Stratton) where the A420 meets the A419 (near Stratton, dunelm Mill, pets at home etc. ) is closing on August 16th for at least three months, due to subsidence.
It will make journeys to and from Swindon,Greenbridge, M4 etc. rather tricky. Highworth I expect will bear the brunt of traffic trying to circumnavigate the closure. Regards Mark
Garden Waste collection suspended - 2/8/21
We have taken the difficult decision to suspend our garden waste collections.
As you may already be aware, waste collection services right across the country have been suffering from disruption over the past few weeks. This has been the case in South Oxfordshire too.
The national and local disruption is due to the ongoing issues of a shortage of HGV drivers, as a result of the pandemic and Brexit, who are needed to drive our waste collection vehicles. We also have a number of waste collection staff who are required to self-isolate by the government’s Track and Trace system.
The situation does not look likely to improve in the next few weeks and so with a heavy heart we have decided to suspend the garden waste service for a month to allow the crews to prioritise food waste, recycling and general waste collections. This approach is in line with government guidelines on the prioritisation of waste collections.
We hope to be able to reinstate the service after a month and we will review the situation towards the end of August before providing an update.
We are confident that we can honour our commitment to provide a minimum of 20 collections a year for this paid for service. In normal years, we provide more collections than this partly thanks to our extra-large garden waste collections in the Spring and Autumn. We don’t envisage this year being any different, so nobody should be out of pocket.
We will let you know as soon as we are in a position to restart the service. We will keep you updated via these garden waste pages on our website and our social media sites.
If you would like to dispose of your garden waste you can take it to one of Oxfordshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres if you’re able – you can check the county council’s website for opening times. Or if you’d rather, you can wait until the garden waste service resumes and we’ll take it then.
Please note that we are not taking on any new garden waste customers at this time and we will review this again when the situation with the service changes. We will continue to deliver bins to households who have already signed so that you are able to start using the service once it is restarted.
We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience and we are working hard with Biffa to try and resolve these issues and reinstate the service as soon as is possible.
VWHDC
Faringdon United Church (on the roundabout) Coxwell Street SN7 7HA
WEDNESDAYS 12.15pm - 1.15pm
- 6 & 20 Sept
- 4 & 18 Oct
- 1, 15 & 29 Nov
- 13 & 27 Dec
Park Road - Temporary Closure - 26/8/21
Details on Temporary Road Closure at - Faringdon, Park Road - Faringdon Town Council
..... the temporary closure and will operate from 29/10/2021.
The anticipated completion date is 03/11/2021 (5 nights closure and each night from 20:00hrs to 06:0hrs).
I guess it's to finish the resurfacing work
Ed
Dali and Faringdon - 26/8/21
A super article about Lord Berners and Dali in englandspuzzle.com
Posted April 2019
White Band Day in Faringdon 2005- 26/8/21
I've just posted on the Photos and Maps page from White Band Day in 2005. Many people you'll recognise I'm sure as well as pics of the Folly
Thanks to Sjoerd for sending them to me and Al Cane for taking the photos on the day
Ed
Music for Mayor's Summer Market - 24/8/21
Your top three summer tunes As part of the Mayor's Summer Fun Market Day on Saturday 4 September in the Market Place I'm inviting anyone who wants to - to have a think about and choose their top three summer songs, from any era. On the day I'll be playing a selection and certainly a Top 10 from what is submitted. The day runs from 10 to 3pm and there'll be other entertainment too.
To submit your songs please send them as an email to me at alcitizencane@gmail.com before the end of 3 September.
Thank you. Al Cane
Application for funding for cyclists/pedestrians- 19/8/21
Oxfordshire makes ambitious new bid for active travel funding Cyclists, pedestrians and residents in Oxfordshire could benefit from anew government grant of up to £21 million to invest in infrastructure and support local economic recovery over the coming years.
The county council has just submitted a bold funding bid for a third round of the government's Active Travel Grant to help the county’s transport infrastructure recover from the pandemic and offer real quality of lifebenefits for active, healthy communities.
Oxfordshire makes ambitious new bid for active travel funding
Re. 95 more houses in Faringdon - A correction to what had been said. - 18/8/21
They promise things will be done before work starts then at the end they say they don’t have the funds due to the social housing they had to put into the site so they could get the planning approved. It’s a bit like listening to a MP in the House of Commons. Building Reconstruction Developer for the past thirty years.
Regards Tim Warm
Ed: OCC collected c £1.7m for the junction from the Coxwell Road Estates. OCC then said this was insufficient ££ and needed c£470k more. It looks as if OCC have agreed that the developer of the 95 houses delivers the junction controls ( with the funds already acquired )rather than pay the £470k. I was told by OCC they had done an outline design, but need to do a more detailed design. No idea whether the developer does the design and build, or whether OCC do the design and the developer does the work on the ground. or When it might happen
Re:95 more houses in Faringdon - 17/6/21
The roundabout may have been on a developers plans but it was not considered a viable option by OCC Highways, so was never planned by any council. The fancy outline plans shown to councils and the public are not necessarily agreed to by the relevant authorities.
Greenwitch
Re. 95 more houses in Faringdon - 16/8/21
A correction to what had been said. There was a planned roundabout on the Gt Coxwell/ A420 junction to allow safer access for vehicles on to and off the A420. I saw it on the plans that the developers showed me when they had their public consultation. We discussed the practicalities and necessity of it at some length.
A roundabout , albeit more expensive will allow traffic to flow much better than traffic lights. regards Mark
Folly Tower, Tolkien on Radio 4- 14/8/21
Broadcasting House - 15/08/2021 - BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000ysyk
Listen to Sjoerd speaking from 57 minutes in
9 more houses on Volunteer Way - 14/8/21
https://data.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/java/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P21/V0056/RM
Grants from Westmill Solar - 14/8/21
Westmill Solar Co-operative is pleased to announce that our 2021 Community Grant Scheme is officially open and we are accepting applications!
Non-profit community organisations in Oxfordshire or within 25 miles of the Westmill site can apply for grants between £500 and £5,000. We accept applications directly from any eligible organisation, and we encourage our members to help to focus our community funding in the right places by referring their favourite projects or organisations to the scheme.
westmillsolar.coop/2021/07/30/westmill-solar-launches-2021-community-grant-scheme/
Re. 95 more houses in Faringdon - 13/8/21
To address the second posting about this. Faringdon Town Council have opposed this plan from the first time it was suggested 15 years ago. The site is inappropriate for housing and we need to retain employment land. The new school is being built. The demise of the town centre is not the direct result of Tesco’s. The town needed a supermarket with competitive prices so that residents shopped here rather than outside of Faringdon. Other towns of similar size are having exactly the same problems. The banks are closing their branches due to commercial pressure. The last ATM was removed as banks and building societies can’t insure them when attached to empty premises.
I think you mean Coxwell St not Rd.
There were no plans for a roundabout at the Coxwell junction. It was mooted as a possibility but it would cost too much and wouldn’t solve the problem. “Smart” traffic lights are planned instead and should be installed by the developers of the new Steeds Farm estate as part of their contribution to the local infrastructure.
All this information is available on the VWHDC’s website, although it is a PITA trying to find it.
There is a Working Party for the regeneration of the town centre. You are welcome to join it. Please ask at the FTC offices in the Pump House. New ideas are always welcome and sought after.
Green witch
Air quality in Oxfordshire - 13/8/21
Residents across the county are being asked to help shape a new air quality community website, which will help to raise awareness and understanding of air pollution across Oxfordshire.
In March 2021, Oxford City Council was awarded £162,500 to develop an air quality community website to help raise awareness of air pollution across Oxfordshire.
The website – which is being created in partnership between Oxford City, Cherwell, West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, and Oxfordshire County Council – aims to integrate all relevant air quality related information from all district councils in Oxfordshire under one single platform.
Now, residents across Oxfordshire are encouraged to take part in the consultation and share their views on what information they want to see on the future website.
Help to shape the new Oxfordshire Air Quality website - Vale of White Horse District Council (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Comment 95 Houses- 13/8/21
When I read the posting by Name Supplied (95 more houses for Faringdon 12/8) I wondered. If Faringdon is such a dump (which it isn't), why is he or she living here? Dennis Haynes
95 More houses in Faringdon. - 12/8/21
Just what we need, more new houses. What does it take to make the councils realise, that Faringdon is full. The health centre is full, the schools are full and the new school will not be ready for years, if, in fact, it ever gets built.
The roads are disintegrating at a rapid rate, Park Road has continual road works with traffic lights, the pavements, not just in the town centre, but all over are a disgrace, and in many places, dangerous.
Thanks to Tesco there are no longer any proper shops in the centre, no bank, no cash machine, there is nowhere to work, in or around the town.
Canada Lane, Coxwell Road and London Street are no better than car parks. It’s virtually impossible to get onto the A420 at the Coxwell junction.
So much for the new developments funding a roundabout. We have a one way system in the centre that you can barely see around.
The town is a mess, and with all the new houses, and no regeneration for the town, things will only go from bad to worse.
Name supplied
Funding for cycling and walking - 11/8/21
Oxfordshire makes ambitious new bid for active travel funding Cyclists, pedestrians and residents in Oxfordshire could benefit from a new government grant of up to £21 million to invest in infrastructure and support local economic recovery over the coming years. The county council has just submitted a bold funding bid for a third round of the government's Active Travel Grant to help the county’s transport infrastructure recover from the pandemic and offer real quality of life benefits for active, healthy communities.
The council will be expected to develop plans for cycling and walking schemes a year, four years and ten years ahead. It will also include a plan for a GP prescribing pilot for individual exercise using the new, active travel areas as part of a health plan for residents.
The county council welcomes the opportunity to work with Oxfordshire’s active travel interest groups in further developing the future pipeline of active travel schemes and those successful schemes leading up to public engagement and consultation on schemes that could be funded by the bid submitted on 9 August. The government will require local authorities to spend the funding by March 2023.
For more information about this release contact the Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District Council communications team on 01865 323870 or email press.office@oxfordshire.gov.uk
95 More Houses in Faringdon - 11/8/21
Have your say to stop more houses being built in Faringdon. We need more employment land Not houses…
New residents already travel to work to Swindon or Oxford or Wantage,Newbury,Witney Where they used to live.
The Faringdon medical centre is full the schools are full and the A420 is full. Think Climate Change…
Letter from the Vale
John Murphy
Ed
This is land that is earmarked for business/commerce but the application is for 95 houses. VWHDC are holding a meeting to discuss this 18 Aug, 6pm.. Report on (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Planning Committee, 18/08/2021 18:00 (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Vale planners are recommending approval
Oxford Gives - 11/8/21
We are delighted to announce that Oxford Gives will take place online on Wednesday, 20th October 2021 from 6pm to 7.30pm, and is now open for applications! Oxford Gives is a live crowdfunding event which takes place annually in support of Oxfordshire charities.
Since 2007, it has raised over £300,000 at 13 events for 51 charities. This year the event, hosted by The Funding Network ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7H379-LUB5YT-4IV3SM-0/c.aspx ), is being held in partnership with Oxfordshire Community Foundation. ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7H379-LUB5YT-4IV3SN-0/c.aspx )
At the event, three local not-for-profits will each have five minutes to make their pitch and five minutes to answer questions from the audience. Once that's done, the audience has the opportunity to pledge donations to the three charities with the aim of raising £5,000 for each.
Apply to pitch at Oxford Gives 2021 >> ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7H379-LUB5YT-4IV3SO-0/c.aspx ) Details of eligibility, the role of the sponsor, and guidance on how to apply can be found on the application form. Note that you need to have an agreed sponsor before submitting your application - an individual willing to tell the audience why they support your charity, and kick off the pledging with £250. This can be a trustee, existing donor or other friend of your organisation.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 13th September. If you have any questions, please get in touch directly with Jennie at The Funding Network here ( jennie@thefundingnetwork.org.uk ).
Train video - 11/8/21
What a delightful video! Instructive for people like me who didn't know Faringdon in the fifties, and nostalgic for everyone else!
A rich seam for people like me who enjoy model railways!
Mary Beck
Faringdon Station - Charming video- 9/8/21
Faringdon - YouTube
Oxfordshire County Council - Have your say- 9/8/21
We've just launched a new site where you'll now be able to find all our surveys and consultations going forward.
Why not register so you can be kept bang up to date. Learn more
Tesco Community Grants - 5/8/21
Apply for a Tesco grant to help tackle food insecurity...
Coxwell Road Housing - 5/8/21
Are there any plans for tree planting alongside Coxwell Road housing developments? (P18/V0259/O) A row of London Plane trees would not only screen the developments from the road (and vice versa) but also act to absorb CO2.
Sheila Donavan
Ed:This may help Aboricultural assessment
White Hart roundabout closure.- 5/8/21
FYI. Many people who commute to Swindon may not be aware that the White Hart roundabout(Stratton) where the A420 meets the A419 (near Stratton, dunelm Mill, pets at home etc. ) is closing on August 16th for at least three months, due to subsidence.
It will make journeys to and from Swindon,Greenbridge, M4 etc. rather tricky. Highworth I expect will bear the brunt of traffic trying to circumnavigate the closure. Regards Mark
Garden Waste collection suspended - 2/8/21
We have taken the difficult decision to suspend our garden waste collections.
As you may already be aware, waste collection services right across the country have been suffering from disruption over the past few weeks. This has been the case in South Oxfordshire too.
The national and local disruption is due to the ongoing issues of a shortage of HGV drivers, as a result of the pandemic and Brexit, who are needed to drive our waste collection vehicles. We also have a number of waste collection staff who are required to self-isolate by the government’s Track and Trace system.
The situation does not look likely to improve in the next few weeks and so with a heavy heart we have decided to suspend the garden waste service for a month to allow the crews to prioritise food waste, recycling and general waste collections. This approach is in line with government guidelines on the prioritisation of waste collections.
We hope to be able to reinstate the service after a month and we will review the situation towards the end of August before providing an update.
We are confident that we can honour our commitment to provide a minimum of 20 collections a year for this paid for service. In normal years, we provide more collections than this partly thanks to our extra-large garden waste collections in the Spring and Autumn. We don’t envisage this year being any different, so nobody should be out of pocket.
We will let you know as soon as we are in a position to restart the service. We will keep you updated via these garden waste pages on our website and our social media sites.
If you would like to dispose of your garden waste you can take it to one of Oxfordshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres if you’re able – you can check the county council’s website for opening times. Or if you’d rather, you can wait until the garden waste service resumes and we’ll take it then.
Please note that we are not taking on any new garden waste customers at this time and we will review this again when the situation with the service changes. We will continue to deliver bins to households who have already signed so that you are able to start using the service once it is restarted.
We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience and we are working hard with Biffa to try and resolve these issues and reinstate the service as soon as is possible.
VWHDC
Covid Tests- 30/7/21
FREE rapid COVID-19 tests available at the library, Gloucester St.
Library opening times
Re Steeds South - 30/7/21
IT'S so sad that they plan to build more houses south of steeds farm. I think there is enough new houses in faringdon.
We don't give any thought to the wildlife.
Name supplied
Faringdon pavements - 30/7/21
When if ever are the pavements in this town going to be resurfaced. They are in a very dangerous state and have been for a number of years. Will our councillors take note and bring pressure to bear on the responsible authority for maintaining them in a safe state to walk on. I live in hope!!
Name Supplied.
Ed: The Market Sq pavements are being done in the Autumn I believe
Re- steeds farm 125 more houses - 30/7/21
More houses!- its getting beyond a joke. I guarantee that the people making these decisions don't have children attending our already ridiculously overcrowded schools.
More houses, little contributed back and promised infrastructure improvements like the A420 Gt Coxwell junction still not delivered.
enough is enough.
Mark
Ed: Copy of Facebook post from VWHDC councillor with details of infrastructure contributions
Police have your say Tue 3rd Aug 10am - 29/7/21
Faringdon Neighbourhood police team will be having a “Have Your Say” on Tuesday 3rd August at 10 am at Faringdon market place.
“A chance for the community to have your say and the opportunity to discuss any issues within the local community.”
Why not go along and meet the team!
Park Road resurfacing- 29/7/21
Extract from notification letter
I am writing to inform you that Oxfordshire County Council will be undertaking carriageway maintenance work on Park Road between the A420 roundabout and Marlborough Street.
The works are programmed to start on Monday 2nd August 2021 and are expected to last for up to 3 weeks, subject to any bad weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances arising during construction. The works will include replacing damaged road signs, traffic bollards and ironwork, resurfacing of the existing carriageway and the replacement of road markings.
Traffic Management
To enable these activities to be carried out safely the work will be done in the following phases:
Phase 1: Monday 2nd August to Wednesday 4th August, 20:00 to 06:00hrs – temporary traffic signals to enable preparation work to be carried out, including replacing damaged road signs, traffic bollards and ironwork.
Phase 2: Monday 9th August to Friday 20th August, 20:00 to 06:00hrs – full road closure to enable the resurfacing work to be carried out and replacement of road markings.
A signed diversion route will be put in place during this period. Park Road will be reopened to traffic when safe to do so outside of these periods.
Dog fouling letter from VWHDC- 29/7/21
Although there are many benefits that come with owning a dog (especially during lockdown), there are also responsibilities which include cleaning up after your dog. Please be aware that it is an offence to not clean up after your dog or leave used dog waste bags anywhere other than an appropriate bin.
Under the Dog Fouling of Land Act 1996, allowing your dog to foul can result in an on-the-spot fixed penalty notice of £50 and incorrect disposal of dog waste bags e.g. not putting them in the bin can result in an £80 fixed penalty notice. If fines are not paid, cases can be escalated to court resulting in fines of up to £1,000.
There are some council owned litter bins within your parish. These can be used for both litter and dog waste bags – you do not need to find a specialist dog waste bin. You can also put dog waste bags in your black general waste wheelie bin so if you cannot find a bin or bins are full, please take it home.
We know that most residents take a lot of pride in their local area and we encourage everybody to take extra steps in keeping your parish clean and tidy. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the waste team at waste.team@southandvale.gov.uk
Swindon Bus Service Changes - 28/7/21
We're making a few service changes from Monday 9th August.
Service S6 is unfortunately on diversion for the next few weeks due to roadworks at White Hart Roundabout in Swindon. From Oxford and Faringdon into Swindon, we’ll run via the A419 and Queens Drive, not Greenbridge. Leaving Swindon our buses will run as far as Oxford Road/Ermin Street as normal, before a diversion through Stratton to the Highworth/Honda junction of the A419. All buses will call at Stratton Park as normal, but please expect journey times up to 10 minutes longer than usual for the duration of the closure.
Revised timetable
South of Steeds 125 more houses. Appeal allowed- 27/7/21
The inspector has given permission, but now the application includes 35% social housing and some leisure money (no figures) No s106 money for Rugby and football. Highways improvements mentioned, but not Gt Coxwell junction specifically.
Reference: APP/V3120/W/20/3264500 (planninginspectorate.gov.uk)
Craft Workshops at the Pump House - 27/7/21
..... from talented tutors. Learn new techniques and have something decorative to show for it.
Bookings should be made before 8th September by emailing
crafty.crew@thepumphouseproject.org.uk
It's £5 per kit, this is the minimum donation, so if you feel you would like to give more, please do as everything goes back into helping the Crafty crew.
Rugby Club- planning application for flood lights- 27/7/21
Planning Application P21/V1686/FUL (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Consultation ends 17 Aug 21
Virtual Open Gardens Faringdon - 24/7/21
.....extended until the 10th of September, please send photos to adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Love Parks week- Faringdon - 16/7/21
Keep Britain Tidy plan to run the love parks weeks programme this year!
Our parks and open spaces have been extremely important during Covid and it would be great to be able to celebrate them!
The dates for the Love Parks weeks are Fri 23rd July until Sun 1st August.
We want to particularly promote areas like Tuckers Park, and the children play area as it is often the target of vandalism.
Help us to cut litter, end waste and improve places. Your support can change our green spaces for the better.
More info coming soon on the campaign in Faringdon!
FTC
Community Bus Trips - 15/7/21
Thursday 12th August depart Faringdon 13.15 to Cirencester £6 children £3
Saturday 21st August seaside special to Weston Super Mare depart Faringdon 9.30 £16 adults children £8
Please book from next Monday at the Tourist Centre.
Faringdon Business Centre Ltd - 14/7/21
......................................................is pleased to announce that the perch will be open for business on 19 July 2021. If you run a business and have been working from home and would like a change then try the Farigndon Business Centre.
We also have meeting rooms and offices available.
Julie@myPAvirtualservices.com
Chamber of Commerce- interested? - 14/7/21
If the Chamber of Commerce was re-instigated, would you join? Please contact me with your responses.
Julie Farmer
Julie@myPAvirtualservices.com
Free Mini Tennis - 12/7/21
See poster for contact information
Over 50s
11.15- 12 noon Tuesdays
Tesco Community Grants - 12/7/21
Tesco Bags of Help has changed to Tesco Community Grants.
Please visit the new tescocommunitygrants.org.uk website to find out more about what kinds of projects can be supported, to apply for a grant and to nominate local projects.
Tesco Community Grants is always open for applications from charities and community organisations to bid for up to £1,500. Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with projects changing every three months.
How to apply
Table Tennis at the Pump House - 10/7/21
2pm Monday 12th
2pm Thurs14th
Weekly
Contact Ashley.Chapman@southandvale.gov.uk if you're interested.
U3a Summer lunch - not this year- 10/7/21
After considerable debate the U3A committee with great reluctance and prudence has decided NOT to hold a summer party in August. The general feeling was that there would be some reluctance to attend any large social event this summer.. There will therefore be no U3A meeting in August but there are plans for a speaker in person at the Corn exchange in September with special refreshments.
20785 Vaccinations- Well done everyone - 7/7/21
We are delighted to announce that we have, as of the end of June, reached a total of 20,785 vaccinations since we started our Covid programme in early January of this year.
This fantastic achievement has been made possible by the tremendous commitment to our efforts by you the patients, both from Faringdon and the outlying villages of our catchment area. Our sincere thanks to all of you for being part of this and the kind words of support on local media.
We have of course also benefitted from the most amazing team of volunteers covering all areas of necessary support to our Clinic work for which we are incredibly grateful, under the primary coordination of Mr Callum Skeat. Thank you so much.
Our PPG (Patient Participation Group) have also played a supportive role behind the scenes, adding further to our efforts by spreading the message of patient inclusion. Thank you, PPG members. If you are interested in joining our PPG please speak to the Practice Manager, Angie Sammut on 01367 242388.
Our thanks as well to all who have supported us in other ways, such as our Landlords at the RAC building, the tenants on the RAC estate coping with our presence and those, especially the Snooty Mehmaan and Sams Cakes n’ Bakes amongst others, who have kept us fed and watered. It really is appreciated.
And finally, a big thank you as well to all the staff at WHMP. This has not been an easy time as we have kept the main practice open at Volunteer Way throughout the campaign, and it is not over yet. The WHMP Covid Team at the clinic led by Dr Rob Russ (GP Partner), Michelle Harfield (Senior Administrator) and Becky Eyre (Senior Nurse) have excelled themselves, but also those at Volunteer Way have stoically maintained the best patient service possible in these very difficult times.
David Owen-Smith, CEO WHMP, on behalf of the Partners, staff and the Covid Team: July 6th 2021
To highlight the result a few figures for consideration for those who like the statistics:
We have achieved a minimum of 86% cohort penetration of all those aged 50 or over, including adults aged 16-65 years in an at-risk health condition
For those at the first dose stage, from 18-40 years old we have achieved 77% cohort penetration
If you still need a vaccination (first or second dose), and are at 8 weeks for a second dose then please contact us today on 01367 242388 for second Doses or via the National Booking Service on 119 for first doses
*All figures stated are based upon known numbers on the 2nd July 2021
Faringdon Cinema Opening - 7/7/21
Faringdon Town Council are happy to announce that the Regent Cinema will open its doors again in September 2021.
It's great to be able to offer a community cinema once again for the residents of Faringdon and surrounding villages.
I will be in touch with dates and film choices for September by the beginning of August.
See poster
Faringdon Artistic Skating club - 1/7/21
We have places for beginners age 5 upwards Ideal for those that can skate and wish to learn new skills.
We can provided skates if required
Contact 07872955355 for further information
Public Access Defibrillator Locations in Faringdon- 1/7/21
I've just added some information about these. There's a pdf file you can download if you want a copy.
See Link on Home Page
Ed
Table Tennis at the Pump House - 1/7/21
To start 2pm on a Thursday 8th. Maybe another session on a Monday too
For 'mature' players
Contact Ashley.Chapman@southandvale.gov.uk if you're interested.
Garage Giveaway Sale - 1/7/21
Ferndale St
Moynes Court
Goddard Court
Westbrook
Willes Close
Park Road
The Pines
Highworth Road
Folly View Road
Corallian Drive
King Street
Jones Crescent
Please follow government social distancing regulations and have a great day!
See Map
Clubs and organisations information - 1/7/21
I have just reviewed and updated the information on this site about Clubs and organisations. I'd be very pleased if anyone involved with any of them would have a look and tell me if changes are needed. And of course, let me know if your club is missing.
The info about brownies, cubs etc is very out of date I believe
Thanks v much
Ed
Faringdon Writers Group - 1/7/21
Do you like to write...but never quite have the time?
Would you like to write….but don’t know where to begin?
Then come and find out for Faringdon Writers may well be the place for you.
We are a friendly bunch which meet on the third Tuesday of every month 7.30-9.30pm at the Faringdon Business Centre (when able to in person) or online via Zoom.
There are mini workshops, visiting speakers, a chance to write, chat and share your work all with good humour and a little friendly support and challenge.
Meetings are free and new members are always welcome.
For more details contact Val Hughes on faringdonwriters@gmail.com
FREE rapid COVID-19 tests available at the library, Gloucester St.
Library opening times
Re Steeds South - 30/7/21
IT'S so sad that they plan to build more houses south of steeds farm. I think there is enough new houses in faringdon.
We don't give any thought to the wildlife.
Name supplied
Faringdon pavements - 30/7/21
When if ever are the pavements in this town going to be resurfaced. They are in a very dangerous state and have been for a number of years. Will our councillors take note and bring pressure to bear on the responsible authority for maintaining them in a safe state to walk on. I live in hope!!
Name Supplied.
Ed: The Market Sq pavements are being done in the Autumn I believe
Re- steeds farm 125 more houses - 30/7/21
More houses!- its getting beyond a joke. I guarantee that the people making these decisions don't have children attending our already ridiculously overcrowded schools.
More houses, little contributed back and promised infrastructure improvements like the A420 Gt Coxwell junction still not delivered.
enough is enough.
Mark
Ed: Copy of Facebook post from VWHDC councillor with details of infrastructure contributions
Police have your say Tue 3rd Aug 10am - 29/7/21
Faringdon Neighbourhood police team will be having a “Have Your Say” on Tuesday 3rd August at 10 am at Faringdon market place.
“A chance for the community to have your say and the opportunity to discuss any issues within the local community.”
Why not go along and meet the team!
Park Road resurfacing- 29/7/21
Extract from notification letter
I am writing to inform you that Oxfordshire County Council will be undertaking carriageway maintenance work on Park Road between the A420 roundabout and Marlborough Street.
The works are programmed to start on Monday 2nd August 2021 and are expected to last for up to 3 weeks, subject to any bad weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances arising during construction. The works will include replacing damaged road signs, traffic bollards and ironwork, resurfacing of the existing carriageway and the replacement of road markings.
Traffic Management
To enable these activities to be carried out safely the work will be done in the following phases:
Phase 1: Monday 2nd August to Wednesday 4th August, 20:00 to 06:00hrs – temporary traffic signals to enable preparation work to be carried out, including replacing damaged road signs, traffic bollards and ironwork.
Phase 2: Monday 9th August to Friday 20th August, 20:00 to 06:00hrs – full road closure to enable the resurfacing work to be carried out and replacement of road markings.
A signed diversion route will be put in place during this period. Park Road will be reopened to traffic when safe to do so outside of these periods.
Dog fouling letter from VWHDC- 29/7/21
Although there are many benefits that come with owning a dog (especially during lockdown), there are also responsibilities which include cleaning up after your dog. Please be aware that it is an offence to not clean up after your dog or leave used dog waste bags anywhere other than an appropriate bin.
Under the Dog Fouling of Land Act 1996, allowing your dog to foul can result in an on-the-spot fixed penalty notice of £50 and incorrect disposal of dog waste bags e.g. not putting them in the bin can result in an £80 fixed penalty notice. If fines are not paid, cases can be escalated to court resulting in fines of up to £1,000.
There are some council owned litter bins within your parish. These can be used for both litter and dog waste bags – you do not need to find a specialist dog waste bin. You can also put dog waste bags in your black general waste wheelie bin so if you cannot find a bin or bins are full, please take it home.
We know that most residents take a lot of pride in their local area and we encourage everybody to take extra steps in keeping your parish clean and tidy. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the waste team at waste.team@southandvale.gov.uk
Swindon Bus Service Changes - 28/7/21
We're making a few service changes from Monday 9th August.
Service S6 is unfortunately on diversion for the next few weeks due to roadworks at White Hart Roundabout in Swindon. From Oxford and Faringdon into Swindon, we’ll run via the A419 and Queens Drive, not Greenbridge. Leaving Swindon our buses will run as far as Oxford Road/Ermin Street as normal, before a diversion through Stratton to the Highworth/Honda junction of the A419. All buses will call at Stratton Park as normal, but please expect journey times up to 10 minutes longer than usual for the duration of the closure.
Revised timetable
South of Steeds 125 more houses. Appeal allowed- 27/7/21
The inspector has given permission, but now the application includes 35% social housing and some leisure money (no figures) No s106 money for Rugby and football. Highways improvements mentioned, but not Gt Coxwell junction specifically.
Reference: APP/V3120/W/20/3264500 (planninginspectorate.gov.uk)
Craft Workshops at the Pump House - 27/7/21
..... from talented tutors. Learn new techniques and have something decorative to show for it.
Bookings should be made before 8th September by emailing
crafty.crew@thepumphouseproject.org.uk
It's £5 per kit, this is the minimum donation, so if you feel you would like to give more, please do as everything goes back into helping the Crafty crew.
Rugby Club- planning application for flood lights- 27/7/21
Planning Application P21/V1686/FUL (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Consultation ends 17 Aug 21
Virtual Open Gardens Faringdon - 24/7/21
.....extended until the 10th of September, please send photos to adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Love Parks week- Faringdon - 16/7/21
Keep Britain Tidy plan to run the love parks weeks programme this year!
Our parks and open spaces have been extremely important during Covid and it would be great to be able to celebrate them!
The dates for the Love Parks weeks are Fri 23rd July until Sun 1st August.
We want to particularly promote areas like Tuckers Park, and the children play area as it is often the target of vandalism.
Help us to cut litter, end waste and improve places. Your support can change our green spaces for the better.
More info coming soon on the campaign in Faringdon!
FTC
Community Bus Trips - 15/7/21
Thursday 12th August depart Faringdon 13.15 to Cirencester £6 children £3
Saturday 21st August seaside special to Weston Super Mare depart Faringdon 9.30 £16 adults children £8
Please book from next Monday at the Tourist Centre.
Faringdon Business Centre Ltd - 14/7/21
......................................................is pleased to announce that the perch will be open for business on 19 July 2021. If you run a business and have been working from home and would like a change then try the Farigndon Business Centre.
We also have meeting rooms and offices available.
Julie@myPAvirtualservices.com
Chamber of Commerce- interested? - 14/7/21
If the Chamber of Commerce was re-instigated, would you join? Please contact me with your responses.
Julie Farmer
Julie@myPAvirtualservices.com
Free Mini Tennis - 12/7/21
See poster for contact information
Over 50s
11.15- 12 noon Tuesdays
Tesco Community Grants - 12/7/21
Tesco Bags of Help has changed to Tesco Community Grants.
Please visit the new tescocommunitygrants.org.uk website to find out more about what kinds of projects can be supported, to apply for a grant and to nominate local projects.
Tesco Community Grants is always open for applications from charities and community organisations to bid for up to £1,500. Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with projects changing every three months.
How to apply
Table Tennis at the Pump House - 10/7/21
2pm Monday 12th
2pm Thurs14th
Weekly
Contact Ashley.Chapman@southandvale.gov.uk if you're interested.
U3a Summer lunch - not this year- 10/7/21
After considerable debate the U3A committee with great reluctance and prudence has decided NOT to hold a summer party in August. The general feeling was that there would be some reluctance to attend any large social event this summer.. There will therefore be no U3A meeting in August but there are plans for a speaker in person at the Corn exchange in September with special refreshments.
20785 Vaccinations- Well done everyone - 7/7/21
We are delighted to announce that we have, as of the end of June, reached a total of 20,785 vaccinations since we started our Covid programme in early January of this year.
This fantastic achievement has been made possible by the tremendous commitment to our efforts by you the patients, both from Faringdon and the outlying villages of our catchment area. Our sincere thanks to all of you for being part of this and the kind words of support on local media.
We have of course also benefitted from the most amazing team of volunteers covering all areas of necessary support to our Clinic work for which we are incredibly grateful, under the primary coordination of Mr Callum Skeat. Thank you so much.
Our PPG (Patient Participation Group) have also played a supportive role behind the scenes, adding further to our efforts by spreading the message of patient inclusion. Thank you, PPG members. If you are interested in joining our PPG please speak to the Practice Manager, Angie Sammut on 01367 242388.
Our thanks as well to all who have supported us in other ways, such as our Landlords at the RAC building, the tenants on the RAC estate coping with our presence and those, especially the Snooty Mehmaan and Sams Cakes n’ Bakes amongst others, who have kept us fed and watered. It really is appreciated.
And finally, a big thank you as well to all the staff at WHMP. This has not been an easy time as we have kept the main practice open at Volunteer Way throughout the campaign, and it is not over yet. The WHMP Covid Team at the clinic led by Dr Rob Russ (GP Partner), Michelle Harfield (Senior Administrator) and Becky Eyre (Senior Nurse) have excelled themselves, but also those at Volunteer Way have stoically maintained the best patient service possible in these very difficult times.
David Owen-Smith, CEO WHMP, on behalf of the Partners, staff and the Covid Team: July 6th 2021
To highlight the result a few figures for consideration for those who like the statistics:
- Almost 13,000 first Dose vaccinations
- Almost 8,000 second vaccinations*
We have achieved a minimum of 86% cohort penetration of all those aged 50 or over, including adults aged 16-65 years in an at-risk health condition
For those at the first dose stage, from 18-40 years old we have achieved 77% cohort penetration
If you still need a vaccination (first or second dose), and are at 8 weeks for a second dose then please contact us today on 01367 242388 for second Doses or via the National Booking Service on 119 for first doses
*All figures stated are based upon known numbers on the 2nd July 2021
Faringdon Cinema Opening - 7/7/21
Faringdon Town Council are happy to announce that the Regent Cinema will open its doors again in September 2021.
It's great to be able to offer a community cinema once again for the residents of Faringdon and surrounding villages.
I will be in touch with dates and film choices for September by the beginning of August.
See poster
Faringdon Artistic Skating club - 1/7/21
We have places for beginners age 5 upwards Ideal for those that can skate and wish to learn new skills.
We can provided skates if required
Contact 07872955355 for further information
Public Access Defibrillator Locations in Faringdon- 1/7/21
I've just added some information about these. There's a pdf file you can download if you want a copy.
See Link on Home Page
Ed
Table Tennis at the Pump House - 1/7/21
To start 2pm on a Thursday 8th. Maybe another session on a Monday too
For 'mature' players
Contact Ashley.Chapman@southandvale.gov.uk if you're interested.
Garage Giveaway Sale - 1/7/21
Ferndale St
Moynes Court
Goddard Court
Westbrook
Willes Close
Park Road
The Pines
Highworth Road
Folly View Road
Corallian Drive
King Street
Jones Crescent
Please follow government social distancing regulations and have a great day!
See Map
Clubs and organisations information - 1/7/21
I have just reviewed and updated the information on this site about Clubs and organisations. I'd be very pleased if anyone involved with any of them would have a look and tell me if changes are needed. And of course, let me know if your club is missing.
The info about brownies, cubs etc is very out of date I believe
Thanks v much
Ed
Faringdon Writers Group - 1/7/21
Do you like to write...but never quite have the time?
Would you like to write….but don’t know where to begin?
Then come and find out for Faringdon Writers may well be the place for you.
We are a friendly bunch which meet on the third Tuesday of every month 7.30-9.30pm at the Faringdon Business Centre (when able to in person) or online via Zoom.
There are mini workshops, visiting speakers, a chance to write, chat and share your work all with good humour and a little friendly support and challenge.
Meetings are free and new members are always welcome.
For more details contact Val Hughes on faringdonwriters@gmail.com
Healthy Walks in Faringdon - 28/6/21
Every Wednesday,
Meet under the Old Town Hall ready to leave at 10.30
We walk for about an hour. Two groups: 1 slower, 1 faster.
Coffee afterwards
Good exercise, good company.
No pre-booking is required - just come along.
Choreographer wanted - 28/6/21
Faringdon Artistic skaters looking for Choreographer to work on performing Saturday mornings
Contact: Dee England davina17@sky.com
Welcome Wall Park Road - 21/6/21
The original was removed as part of the Oriel Gardens development. It has been replaced- looks pretty similar . See picture
New grants: COVID recovery for children and families. Closes 1/7/21- 19/6/21
New round of grants has opened to help children and families recover from the impact of COVID-19.
Grants between £1,500 and £15,000 will be awarded from our Community Resilience Fund, set up at the start of the pandemic. The pandemic has affected children and families in three primary ways – mental health, income and education. As we come out of lockdown, many children and families are still afflicted in these areas.
Find out more and apply now. We will fund ongoing core costs, project or programme work, and ongoing running costs that will help children and families recover from these adverse consequences. More information about these and preferred beneficiaries is available on the grants application page.
Early applications are encouraged, as this grants round closes on Thursday 1st July.
Please do contact us ( ocf@oxfordshire.org ) if you have any questions.
If you have not already, you can also register for our next webinar, about the impact of lockdown on our youngest children, taking place on Wed 30th June at 2pm.
Find out more and register here ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7ESF2-LUB5YT-4H6A9S-0/c.aspx ).
You can also find information about other sources of funding ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7ESF2-LUB5YT-4H6A9T-0/c.aspx ) currently available on our main grants page. This includes a link to apply to Oxfordshire County Council to be a provider to the Holiday Activity and Food programme.
Coach Lane Cemetery - 17/6/21
We have just been up to Coach Lane cemetery to attend a grave and clean it up and place some fresh flowers.
We are disgusted with the state of the cemetery. The grass is over grown and difficult to easily locate the grave. A few people have mowed the grass around their loved ones but the general appearance was disgusting.
Who is responsible for the upkeep of the cemetery? They have enforced 'silly rules' but can't maintain it to a reasonable standard.
Roger Watts
VWHDC Lottery Information - 17/5/21
Read how it works and watch the launch presentation
White Horse Community Lottery - Vale of White Horse District Council (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Longcot Village Green concerts 25/7/21 - 14/6/21
.......on the village green at 2.30pm and 5pm. Admission free.
Bring your own rugs, chairs and refreshments and come and enjoy some socially distanced live music for clarinet sextet in the Clarinet Collective’s second pair of concerts on the green! In the programme for this year are classics by Mozart, Beethoven and Gounod, also popular favourites including Runaway Rocking Horse and the Dambusters March.
Each performance will last approximately 50 minutes and will be played without an interval. ADMISSION FREE with a collection in aid of the renovation of the St. Mary’s bell tower roof, which is in urgent need of repair. In line with current government requirements places are limited and must be booked in advance.
Please email victorialmedcalf@gmail.com to make your reservation. Email contact details will be required on booking.
Faringdon Virtual Gardens Open - 14/6/21
First launched last year, Faringdon Virtual Open Gardens returns for 2021, giving Faringdon residents the chance to share images of their green spaces.
Spread the joy of gardening, send in photos of your garden so we can compile them to make a virtual tour of Faringdon’s gardens.
Small or large garden, a single bloom, window box or allotment, we would love to see what you are growing!
Get the whole family involved, it would be great to see photos from Faringdon’s Junior Gardeners, it could be cress grown in a tub, a growing sunflower, a picture made from flowers and leaves or even a mud pie!
Send your photos to adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk by the 31st of July 2021
Faringdon Virtual Open Gardens 2021 - Faringdon Town Council
Faringdon Community Bus Schedule - 3/6/21
See www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/timetable61.htm
Walking and cycling guides- 3/6/21
I've just seen the walking and cycling guides in the Budgens car park. Very nice!
Mary Beck
Queens award for Voluntary Services - 2/6/21
We are extremely humbled and proud to announce that the Farcycles team has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services 2021!!
This award also includes a special designation for 2021 for organisations who have provided impactful support to the community in response to the pandemic last year.
South Oxfordshire MP, David Johnston said “I visited Farcycles last year and was very impressed with their innovative model. I am absolutely delighted that they have received a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services.The Queen’s Awards are very prestigious awards and this is welcome recognition for a local community asset that people in Faringdon very much value and something we need more of across Oxfordshire and beyond.”
We wish to give special thanks to all our Farcycles friends and to everyone involved with supporting Farcycles since its inception. We have undertaken some great projects over the last few years and have help developed a strong community of cyclists of all ages within, and around the Faringdon area.
Thank you, everyone!
Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (dcms.gov.uk)
OCF is seeking to award grants, between £5,000 and £25,000 - 30/5/21
Tackling the causes of homelessness or to support move-on housing. These will be funded from our Community Resilience Fund, set up during the pandemic. Rough sleepers were brought into emergency accommodation during the last year’s various lockdowns.
As this provision comes to an end, OCF is keen to support work that prevents a return to the streets and encourage grant applications that give longer-term support, rather than immediate relief.
Find out more and apply now>> ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7DVV9-LUB5YT-4G91HN-0/c.aspx )
We will fund ongoing core costs, project or programme work, and ongoing running costs that provide a demonstrable contribution towards tackling the causes of homelessness or the provision of move on housing or support. We may allocate a grant of up to £75,000 for a collaborative bid.
More information about these priorities and preferred outcomes and beneficiaries is available on the grants application page. Early applications are encouraged. Please do contact us ( ocf@oxfordshire.org ) if you have any questions.
Litter Pick Mon 31st- 29/5/21
Just a thought, but I've heard that the litter in the area behind the car park for Folly Park is building up. It was flagged by the town council, but perhaps we could have a quick litter pick there and tidy it up in the meantime.
I was going to suggest this Monday, meeting at 10.30 in the car park, I'm hoping that if we there are a few of us, we should get it done in an hour. It would be our first 'organised' pick but everyone would still be doing it at their own risk. Bring suitable clothing, footwear and equipment and have a read of the safety guidelines before coming along.
RSVP Bethia.Thomas@whitehorsedc.gov.uk we still need to be in a group of under 30 meeting outdoors.
THE COTSWOLD CHALLENGE ONLY 3 DAYS TO GO - 29/5/21
Are you a budding artist; a clever designer; a closet writer; an innovative inventor or a young entrepreneur in the making?
Then why not enter THE COTSWOLD CHALLENGE?
Categories to enter are: Art & Design; Creative Writing: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking.
It’s FREE to enter and there are big cash prizes to win as well as a few extra goodies thrown in.
Top prize is £500!
What would you do with a cool £500? A new mobile phone or some new clothes? Or put it towards something you’ve always wanted, but couldn’t afford?
Who can enter? Any student who is in Year 11, 12 or 13 and attends a school or college in the Cotswolds or Swindon.
The celebrity judges this year are: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen; Arron Crascall; Adam Henson and Dom Joly.
Closing date is: 9pm on Tuesday 6th July.
Winners will be notified on 27th July.
To enter from Tuesday 1st June, go to: www.thecotswoldchallenge.com.
Watch this informative video made by Kay Ransom Photography to find out more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw0xRRKJcuc.
Chowle Farm Auction – disappointing news - 26/5/21
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for your support for the project.
The auction just closed and the land was sold for £116,000, so we were outbid by a huge margin.
We're so sad about the result but so glad that you were so amazing in your response. Raising £59,000 in just a few days was truly spectacular.
It's certainly heartening to know that there are so many people who care so much for wildlife that they're willing to help a little community, sometimes from the other side of the world! We'll do what we can to work with the new owners to protect the site.
We will close the crowdfunder in a moment and your fantastic pledges will be refunded. The crowdfunder site says that refunds should be processed within 5 working days, so please keep an eye out.
Thanks again for your support. It's made us all the more determined to do what we can to make our little patch of the world greener.
Best wishes,
"Greener Great Coxwell"
Plant Sale Sat 29th, Sun 30th- 25/5/21
Saturday 10.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Sunday 12.00-4.00 p.m
Usual mix of fruit, veg and flowers
My charity is “Help for Heroes”
Fernham Rd. Almost opposite entrance to F.C.C.
Val Hudspeth
Midsummer Trash and Treasure Giveaway 19th June - 25/5/21
Outside houses in Faringdon.
Clear out your loft and take part,
and/or come and take away something useful free.
No clothes please
REUSE AND RECYCLE
Details on https://fb.me/e/1riXEqyKj
Email trashandtreasure@btinternet.com to be included on the map. No charge for this
ART UNLOCKED!- 25/5/21
Faringdon Art Society is embracing release from lockdowns with a series of workshops designed to encourage aspiring artists and re-ignite existing artists’ enthusiasm.
Basic drawing techniques, learning the secrets of 3D perspective and discovering the vitality of impressionistic watercolour are themes being explored.
Art tutor George Boyter will be in the picturesque village of Little Coxwell on 10 July 2021 to guide both beginners and those who need to pick up their drawing tools again.
Sheila Isabel Irigoyen Zozaya - artist, architect and urban designer - will lead a workshop in September covering the pesky issue of managing 3D perspective. At a location of interest yet to be revealed, participants will have the opportunity to produce a village scene that ‘looks right’!
Vibrant cascading watercolour techniques will be shared by Catherine Beale in early October. Catherine has exhibited with the Royal Watercolour Society, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and is a member of Society of Women Artists. This should be a fun and colorful day for all involved!
Everyone is welcome but numbers are limited – http://www.faringdonartsociety.co.uk/upcoming-workshops.html
Scam Phone calls - 25/5/21
Scam phone calls about disconnecting internet are happening again. If you receive a call like this, hang up. If they haven’t withheld their number, you may want to contact your provider to get the number blocked. You can report scam calls to Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre through their website (https://www.actionfraud.police.uk), or give them a call on 0300 123 2040. Deaf or hard of hearing callers can use the textphone number 0300 123 2050. Name supplied
Update - greener Gt Coxwell - 22/5/21
Dear friends, Thank you so much for your generous support for Greener Great Coxwell.
We're excited and daunted about the project, and we're humbled and heartened by the wonderful generosity you've shown.
It looks like the auction is going ahead on Wednesday, so we're speeding away with preparations. If we're not successful your pledges will be automatically returned. We're about to head down to the ancient woodland adjacent to the site to keep drumming up support and, with offline pledges, we're over half way there now.
If you're able to keep sharing and spreading the word, we'd be grateful!
With thanks and best wishes to all, Greener Great Coxwell
For more details see: https://www.greatcoxwell.com/.../4394.../great_coxwell_1.pdf.
To pledge support go to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/greener-great-coxwell
Greener Great Coxwell Appeal - 21/5/21
Help Greener Great Coxwell (the Great Coxwell sustainability group) save part of the Chowle Farm (Faringdon Business Park on the A420) as a green space for conservation and wildlife.
We are raising £60k to purchase the site and turn it into a haven for nature and protect it forever.
For more details see: https://www.greatcoxwell.com/.../4394.../great_coxwell_1.pdf.
To pledge support go to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/greener-great-coxwell
£400k + Community Infrastructure Levy for Faringdon - 21/5/21
Faringdon will receive some funding called CIL from the new developments coming to the town. The funds are set to be in excess of £400,000
Please get in touch if you have any ideas or comments.
You can email or call the Town Clerk: sally@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk 07711 424484
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - Faringdon Town Council
Help for Families - 21/5/21
I am reaching out to you today to tell you about the Covid Support Grant that is available to offer financial support to families in need as we ease out of lockdown. The past year has been difficult for everyone and we know that there are many families and households who are struggling to afford food and to pay their household fuel bills.
If you are aware of any families in your communities that are struggling, please ask them to contact the Community Hub. We can refer them into one of our advice centres who can offer support in the form of advice, supermarket vouchers and direct payment of utility bills.
Our contact details are: • Tel: 01235 422600 or • Email: communityconnectors@southandvale.gov.uk
They can also get in touch with advice centres direct, their contact details are:
• Citizens Advice (South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse) – 0808 278 7907
• Vale Community Impact (Vale of White Horse) – 01235 765348
Emily Knight
Re bus stops. - 21/5/21
Coxwell St has no junction with Park Road, the Fire Station stop is in Station Road.
I suspect that the Fire Station and other emergency services, not to mention other large vehicles having objections to buses staying for longer than the time it takes to drop and pickup passengers in Coxwell St. The road is very narrow there and the bus would block the road.
Greenwitch
New Town Mayor - 21/5/21
After serving many years as town mayor, Mike Wise stood down. The new Mayor is Kiera Bentley and the deputy is Liz Swallow.
`The rest of the meeting was largely about finding members and chair for the various committees, outside organisations ( eg Community Bus and Twinning ++)
Various policy documents - standing orders, complaints procedure, freedom of information ++ were confirmed as needing no amendments.
One councillor has stood down so there is now a vacancy
Ed
Bus stops when Market Place is closed- 20/5/21
Closure of Faringdon Market Place 22nd June until 1st August 2021 (24/7)
Faringdon Market Place will not be accessible between 22nd June and 1st August 2021 and during this time, buses on Services S6 will need to turn from Coxwell Street directly into Park Road.
Buses to Oxford will wait their time at the last stop in Coxwell Street and buses to Swindon will wait their time at Faringdon Fire Station bus stop, this includes the morning journey on Service 806 to Cirencester College.
ServiceUpdatesArticle | Stagecoach (stagecoachbus.com)
Le Tour de Farcycles July 17th - 20/5/21
See details on Poster Board
Advertise on this website - 20/5/21
Things are opening up, thank goodness.
I expect many organisations in the town are planning events for the Summer- hope so
I'm more than happy to post details on this website so please do send the information and maybe a poster via Contact us.
As far as am aware the Whats On is the only online list of events for Faringdon. It is in date order, so easy to look ahead at what may be happening in town.
It wholly relies on organisers to send me the information. It costs you nothing and is available to everyone without having to sign up (like Facebook etc).
Also, If you are a business or a club please would you check your entry on this website as I fear that many entries are out of date.
THANKYOU
Keep Faringdon Tidy/ Clean Poster Competition - 18/5/21
Design an eye poster to help promote our anti-litter campaign
Please send your designs to adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Closing date 21st June 2021
Open to children up to 12 years old
Newsletter - 18/5/21
From David Johnson MP
New Community Lottery to launch in the Vale of White Horse next month - 18/5/21
The White Horse Community Lottery will launch in June with a special virtual event.
Organisations from the district's voluntary and community sector will be invited by the council to
attend the event on Monday 14 June to find out how they can benefit from income raised ...
You can see details on our website by clicking the link below, or pasting the web address into your browser.
https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/new-community-lottery-to-launch-in-the-vale-of-white-horse-next-month/
British Legion Anniversary - 15/5/21
15 May 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal British Legion.
To mark the event the Faringdon and District branch of the RBL will be hosting a stall at the market.
Special anniversary pins will be available for donations.
Sports Grant deadline 21/5- 13/5/21
Applications for grants of £2,021, for clubs or organisations that intentionally use sport to deliver wider social outcomes and build stronger communities, are closing next Friday 21st May 2021.
Funding for this grants round has been made available from Made By Sport, a charity that raises awareness of the power of sport to change lives, and raises funds for organisations doing just that. This funding aims to create something which will leave a long-lasting, positive legacy for the future of young people.
Find out more and apply now>> ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7D81O-LUB5YT-4FS65U-0/c.aspx )
Made By Sport grants are for sports clubs or organisations working within the sport for development sector, which are able to demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected them, either operationally or financially, and which require funding to save, resume or adapt their activity. More information about who can apply, and preferred outcomes and beneficiaries is available on the grants application page.
If you have an eligible project, please do consider applying, or contact us ( ocf@oxfordshire.org) if you have any questions.
Best regards, Simon Barnard Community Impact Analyst
British Legion 100 year anniversary- 12/5/21
See picture of display board next to Costa
Planting and Painting grant from Town Council - 11/5/21
You can see if you're eligible on Painting and Planting Grant - Faringdon Town Council
Deadlines for applications are
• 30th June 2021
• 29th September 2021
• 24th November 2021
.• 30th March 2022
This is available for business and property owners ( I assume residential) in and around the Market Sq. ( see Bursary-zone-1.png (680×480) (faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk)
Every Wednesday,
Meet under the Old Town Hall ready to leave at 10.30
We walk for about an hour. Two groups: 1 slower, 1 faster.
Coffee afterwards
Good exercise, good company.
No pre-booking is required - just come along.
Choreographer wanted - 28/6/21
Faringdon Artistic skaters looking for Choreographer to work on performing Saturday mornings
Contact: Dee England davina17@sky.com
Welcome Wall Park Road - 21/6/21
The original was removed as part of the Oriel Gardens development. It has been replaced- looks pretty similar . See picture
New grants: COVID recovery for children and families. Closes 1/7/21- 19/6/21
New round of grants has opened to help children and families recover from the impact of COVID-19.
Grants between £1,500 and £15,000 will be awarded from our Community Resilience Fund, set up at the start of the pandemic. The pandemic has affected children and families in three primary ways – mental health, income and education. As we come out of lockdown, many children and families are still afflicted in these areas.
Find out more and apply now. We will fund ongoing core costs, project or programme work, and ongoing running costs that will help children and families recover from these adverse consequences. More information about these and preferred beneficiaries is available on the grants application page.
Early applications are encouraged, as this grants round closes on Thursday 1st July.
Please do contact us ( ocf@oxfordshire.org ) if you have any questions.
If you have not already, you can also register for our next webinar, about the impact of lockdown on our youngest children, taking place on Wed 30th June at 2pm.
Find out more and register here ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7ESF2-LUB5YT-4H6A9S-0/c.aspx ).
You can also find information about other sources of funding ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7ESF2-LUB5YT-4H6A9T-0/c.aspx ) currently available on our main grants page. This includes a link to apply to Oxfordshire County Council to be a provider to the Holiday Activity and Food programme.
Coach Lane Cemetery - 17/6/21
We have just been up to Coach Lane cemetery to attend a grave and clean it up and place some fresh flowers.
We are disgusted with the state of the cemetery. The grass is over grown and difficult to easily locate the grave. A few people have mowed the grass around their loved ones but the general appearance was disgusting.
Who is responsible for the upkeep of the cemetery? They have enforced 'silly rules' but can't maintain it to a reasonable standard.
Roger Watts
VWHDC Lottery Information - 17/5/21
Read how it works and watch the launch presentation
White Horse Community Lottery - Vale of White Horse District Council (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Longcot Village Green concerts 25/7/21 - 14/6/21
.......on the village green at 2.30pm and 5pm. Admission free.
Bring your own rugs, chairs and refreshments and come and enjoy some socially distanced live music for clarinet sextet in the Clarinet Collective’s second pair of concerts on the green! In the programme for this year are classics by Mozart, Beethoven and Gounod, also popular favourites including Runaway Rocking Horse and the Dambusters March.
Each performance will last approximately 50 minutes and will be played without an interval. ADMISSION FREE with a collection in aid of the renovation of the St. Mary’s bell tower roof, which is in urgent need of repair. In line with current government requirements places are limited and must be booked in advance.
Please email victorialmedcalf@gmail.com to make your reservation. Email contact details will be required on booking.
Faringdon Virtual Gardens Open - 14/6/21
First launched last year, Faringdon Virtual Open Gardens returns for 2021, giving Faringdon residents the chance to share images of their green spaces.
Spread the joy of gardening, send in photos of your garden so we can compile them to make a virtual tour of Faringdon’s gardens.
Small or large garden, a single bloom, window box or allotment, we would love to see what you are growing!
Get the whole family involved, it would be great to see photos from Faringdon’s Junior Gardeners, it could be cress grown in a tub, a growing sunflower, a picture made from flowers and leaves or even a mud pie!
Send your photos to adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk by the 31st of July 2021
Faringdon Virtual Open Gardens 2021 - Faringdon Town Council
Faringdon Community Bus Schedule - 3/6/21
See www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/timetable61.htm
Walking and cycling guides- 3/6/21
I've just seen the walking and cycling guides in the Budgens car park. Very nice!
Mary Beck
Queens award for Voluntary Services - 2/6/21
We are extremely humbled and proud to announce that the Farcycles team has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services 2021!!
This award also includes a special designation for 2021 for organisations who have provided impactful support to the community in response to the pandemic last year.
South Oxfordshire MP, David Johnston said “I visited Farcycles last year and was very impressed with their innovative model. I am absolutely delighted that they have received a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services.The Queen’s Awards are very prestigious awards and this is welcome recognition for a local community asset that people in Faringdon very much value and something we need more of across Oxfordshire and beyond.”
We wish to give special thanks to all our Farcycles friends and to everyone involved with supporting Farcycles since its inception. We have undertaken some great projects over the last few years and have help developed a strong community of cyclists of all ages within, and around the Faringdon area.
Thank you, everyone!
Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (dcms.gov.uk)
OCF is seeking to award grants, between £5,000 and £25,000 - 30/5/21
Tackling the causes of homelessness or to support move-on housing. These will be funded from our Community Resilience Fund, set up during the pandemic. Rough sleepers were brought into emergency accommodation during the last year’s various lockdowns.
As this provision comes to an end, OCF is keen to support work that prevents a return to the streets and encourage grant applications that give longer-term support, rather than immediate relief.
Find out more and apply now>> ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7DVV9-LUB5YT-4G91HN-0/c.aspx )
We will fund ongoing core costs, project or programme work, and ongoing running costs that provide a demonstrable contribution towards tackling the causes of homelessness or the provision of move on housing or support. We may allocate a grant of up to £75,000 for a collaborative bid.
More information about these priorities and preferred outcomes and beneficiaries is available on the grants application page. Early applications are encouraged. Please do contact us ( ocf@oxfordshire.org ) if you have any questions.
Litter Pick Mon 31st- 29/5/21
Just a thought, but I've heard that the litter in the area behind the car park for Folly Park is building up. It was flagged by the town council, but perhaps we could have a quick litter pick there and tidy it up in the meantime.
I was going to suggest this Monday, meeting at 10.30 in the car park, I'm hoping that if we there are a few of us, we should get it done in an hour. It would be our first 'organised' pick but everyone would still be doing it at their own risk. Bring suitable clothing, footwear and equipment and have a read of the safety guidelines before coming along.
RSVP Bethia.Thomas@whitehorsedc.gov.uk we still need to be in a group of under 30 meeting outdoors.
THE COTSWOLD CHALLENGE ONLY 3 DAYS TO GO - 29/5/21
Are you a budding artist; a clever designer; a closet writer; an innovative inventor or a young entrepreneur in the making?
Then why not enter THE COTSWOLD CHALLENGE?
Categories to enter are: Art & Design; Creative Writing: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking.
It’s FREE to enter and there are big cash prizes to win as well as a few extra goodies thrown in.
Top prize is £500!
What would you do with a cool £500? A new mobile phone or some new clothes? Or put it towards something you’ve always wanted, but couldn’t afford?
Who can enter? Any student who is in Year 11, 12 or 13 and attends a school or college in the Cotswolds or Swindon.
The celebrity judges this year are: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen; Arron Crascall; Adam Henson and Dom Joly.
Closing date is: 9pm on Tuesday 6th July.
Winners will be notified on 27th July.
To enter from Tuesday 1st June, go to: www.thecotswoldchallenge.com.
Watch this informative video made by Kay Ransom Photography to find out more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw0xRRKJcuc.
Chowle Farm Auction – disappointing news - 26/5/21
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for your support for the project.
The auction just closed and the land was sold for £116,000, so we were outbid by a huge margin.
We're so sad about the result but so glad that you were so amazing in your response. Raising £59,000 in just a few days was truly spectacular.
It's certainly heartening to know that there are so many people who care so much for wildlife that they're willing to help a little community, sometimes from the other side of the world! We'll do what we can to work with the new owners to protect the site.
We will close the crowdfunder in a moment and your fantastic pledges will be refunded. The crowdfunder site says that refunds should be processed within 5 working days, so please keep an eye out.
Thanks again for your support. It's made us all the more determined to do what we can to make our little patch of the world greener.
Best wishes,
"Greener Great Coxwell"
Plant Sale Sat 29th, Sun 30th- 25/5/21
Saturday 10.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Sunday 12.00-4.00 p.m
Usual mix of fruit, veg and flowers
My charity is “Help for Heroes”
Fernham Rd. Almost opposite entrance to F.C.C.
Val Hudspeth
Midsummer Trash and Treasure Giveaway 19th June - 25/5/21
Outside houses in Faringdon.
Clear out your loft and take part,
and/or come and take away something useful free.
No clothes please
REUSE AND RECYCLE
Details on https://fb.me/e/1riXEqyKj
Email trashandtreasure@btinternet.com to be included on the map. No charge for this
ART UNLOCKED!- 25/5/21
Faringdon Art Society is embracing release from lockdowns with a series of workshops designed to encourage aspiring artists and re-ignite existing artists’ enthusiasm.
Basic drawing techniques, learning the secrets of 3D perspective and discovering the vitality of impressionistic watercolour are themes being explored.
Art tutor George Boyter will be in the picturesque village of Little Coxwell on 10 July 2021 to guide both beginners and those who need to pick up their drawing tools again.
Sheila Isabel Irigoyen Zozaya - artist, architect and urban designer - will lead a workshop in September covering the pesky issue of managing 3D perspective. At a location of interest yet to be revealed, participants will have the opportunity to produce a village scene that ‘looks right’!
Vibrant cascading watercolour techniques will be shared by Catherine Beale in early October. Catherine has exhibited with the Royal Watercolour Society, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and is a member of Society of Women Artists. This should be a fun and colorful day for all involved!
Everyone is welcome but numbers are limited – http://www.faringdonartsociety.co.uk/upcoming-workshops.html
Scam Phone calls - 25/5/21
Scam phone calls about disconnecting internet are happening again. If you receive a call like this, hang up. If they haven’t withheld their number, you may want to contact your provider to get the number blocked. You can report scam calls to Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre through their website (https://www.actionfraud.police.uk), or give them a call on 0300 123 2040. Deaf or hard of hearing callers can use the textphone number 0300 123 2050. Name supplied
Update - greener Gt Coxwell - 22/5/21
Dear friends, Thank you so much for your generous support for Greener Great Coxwell.
We're excited and daunted about the project, and we're humbled and heartened by the wonderful generosity you've shown.
It looks like the auction is going ahead on Wednesday, so we're speeding away with preparations. If we're not successful your pledges will be automatically returned. We're about to head down to the ancient woodland adjacent to the site to keep drumming up support and, with offline pledges, we're over half way there now.
If you're able to keep sharing and spreading the word, we'd be grateful!
With thanks and best wishes to all, Greener Great Coxwell
For more details see: https://www.greatcoxwell.com/.../4394.../great_coxwell_1.pdf.
To pledge support go to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/greener-great-coxwell
Greener Great Coxwell Appeal - 21/5/21
Help Greener Great Coxwell (the Great Coxwell sustainability group) save part of the Chowle Farm (Faringdon Business Park on the A420) as a green space for conservation and wildlife.
We are raising £60k to purchase the site and turn it into a haven for nature and protect it forever.
For more details see: https://www.greatcoxwell.com/.../4394.../great_coxwell_1.pdf.
To pledge support go to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/greener-great-coxwell
£400k + Community Infrastructure Levy for Faringdon - 21/5/21
Faringdon will receive some funding called CIL from the new developments coming to the town. The funds are set to be in excess of £400,000
Please get in touch if you have any ideas or comments.
You can email or call the Town Clerk: sally@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk 07711 424484
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - Faringdon Town Council
Help for Families - 21/5/21
I am reaching out to you today to tell you about the Covid Support Grant that is available to offer financial support to families in need as we ease out of lockdown. The past year has been difficult for everyone and we know that there are many families and households who are struggling to afford food and to pay their household fuel bills.
If you are aware of any families in your communities that are struggling, please ask them to contact the Community Hub. We can refer them into one of our advice centres who can offer support in the form of advice, supermarket vouchers and direct payment of utility bills.
Our contact details are: • Tel: 01235 422600 or • Email: communityconnectors@southandvale.gov.uk
They can also get in touch with advice centres direct, their contact details are:
• Citizens Advice (South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse) – 0808 278 7907
• Vale Community Impact (Vale of White Horse) – 01235 765348
Emily Knight
Re bus stops. - 21/5/21
Coxwell St has no junction with Park Road, the Fire Station stop is in Station Road.
I suspect that the Fire Station and other emergency services, not to mention other large vehicles having objections to buses staying for longer than the time it takes to drop and pickup passengers in Coxwell St. The road is very narrow there and the bus would block the road.
Greenwitch
New Town Mayor - 21/5/21
After serving many years as town mayor, Mike Wise stood down. The new Mayor is Kiera Bentley and the deputy is Liz Swallow.
`The rest of the meeting was largely about finding members and chair for the various committees, outside organisations ( eg Community Bus and Twinning ++)
Various policy documents - standing orders, complaints procedure, freedom of information ++ were confirmed as needing no amendments.
One councillor has stood down so there is now a vacancy
Ed
Bus stops when Market Place is closed- 20/5/21
Closure of Faringdon Market Place 22nd June until 1st August 2021 (24/7)
Faringdon Market Place will not be accessible between 22nd June and 1st August 2021 and during this time, buses on Services S6 will need to turn from Coxwell Street directly into Park Road.
Buses to Oxford will wait their time at the last stop in Coxwell Street and buses to Swindon will wait their time at Faringdon Fire Station bus stop, this includes the morning journey on Service 806 to Cirencester College.
ServiceUpdatesArticle | Stagecoach (stagecoachbus.com)
Le Tour de Farcycles July 17th - 20/5/21
See details on Poster Board
Advertise on this website - 20/5/21
Things are opening up, thank goodness.
I expect many organisations in the town are planning events for the Summer- hope so
I'm more than happy to post details on this website so please do send the information and maybe a poster via Contact us.
As far as am aware the Whats On is the only online list of events for Faringdon. It is in date order, so easy to look ahead at what may be happening in town.
It wholly relies on organisers to send me the information. It costs you nothing and is available to everyone without having to sign up (like Facebook etc).
Also, If you are a business or a club please would you check your entry on this website as I fear that many entries are out of date.
THANKYOU
Keep Faringdon Tidy/ Clean Poster Competition - 18/5/21
Design an eye poster to help promote our anti-litter campaign
Please send your designs to adele@faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Closing date 21st June 2021
Open to children up to 12 years old
Newsletter - 18/5/21
From David Johnson MP
New Community Lottery to launch in the Vale of White Horse next month - 18/5/21
The White Horse Community Lottery will launch in June with a special virtual event.
Organisations from the district's voluntary and community sector will be invited by the council to
attend the event on Monday 14 June to find out how they can benefit from income raised ...
You can see details on our website by clicking the link below, or pasting the web address into your browser.
https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/new-community-lottery-to-launch-in-the-vale-of-white-horse-next-month/
British Legion Anniversary - 15/5/21
15 May 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal British Legion.
To mark the event the Faringdon and District branch of the RBL will be hosting a stall at the market.
Special anniversary pins will be available for donations.
Sports Grant deadline 21/5- 13/5/21
Applications for grants of £2,021, for clubs or organisations that intentionally use sport to deliver wider social outcomes and build stronger communities, are closing next Friday 21st May 2021.
Funding for this grants round has been made available from Made By Sport, a charity that raises awareness of the power of sport to change lives, and raises funds for organisations doing just that. This funding aims to create something which will leave a long-lasting, positive legacy for the future of young people.
Find out more and apply now>> ( https://e-oxfordshirecommunityfoundation.org/1OSY-7D81O-LUB5YT-4FS65U-0/c.aspx )
Made By Sport grants are for sports clubs or organisations working within the sport for development sector, which are able to demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected them, either operationally or financially, and which require funding to save, resume or adapt their activity. More information about who can apply, and preferred outcomes and beneficiaries is available on the grants application page.
If you have an eligible project, please do consider applying, or contact us ( ocf@oxfordshire.org) if you have any questions.
Best regards, Simon Barnard Community Impact Analyst
British Legion 100 year anniversary- 12/5/21
See picture of display board next to Costa
Planting and Painting grant from Town Council - 11/5/21
You can see if you're eligible on Painting and Planting Grant - Faringdon Town Council
Deadlines for applications are
• 30th June 2021
• 29th September 2021
• 24th November 2021
.• 30th March 2022
This is available for business and property owners ( I assume residential) in and around the Market Sq. ( see Bursary-zone-1.png (680×480) (faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk)
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The Pursuit of Love.... Sun 9th BBC1 9pm - 9/5/21
.... 1920s Oxfordshire....
Nancy Mitford was a frequent visitor to Faringdon House, and the character Lord Merlin (Andrew Scott) is essentially our very own Lord Berners!
In other words, not to be missed....
Bowls- The club is reopening - 8/5/21
If you have ever fancied taking up bowling then this is your opportunity.
Faringdon Bowling Club will be open each afternoon over the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, 28th – 31st, May, for you to come along to have a go. There will be a number of activities including a Family Fun Day on Monday 31st, May. You’re invited to bring a picnic.
Bowls is a game for all ages so everyone is welcome. Coaching and equipment will be provided. You just have to wear flat soled shoes/trainers
For further details please contact our Club Secretary, Trevor Durrant Tel: 07851 875818 or email trevor.durrant1@ntlworld.com
Faringdon Bowling Club, Gravel Walk, FARINGDON, SN7 7JN
Annual Town Meeting 5th May - Town Council- ONLINE- 4/5/21
Reports for the meeting and the Agenda can be found on the link below.
faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk (scroll down the Home page. Look under meetings)
There are many things being researched/discussed by FTC- I'm hoping there will be updates in the various reports or verbally
Tesco recycling point at Tesco in Faringdon - 3/5/21
Tesco to launch UK’s biggest network of recycling points for soft plastic - Tesco PLC
Tesco has begun rolling out soft plastic recycling points to 171 stores in the South West of England and Wales with plans to roll out to all large stores nationwide. This will be the first time that the UK has had a network of collection points of this size dedicated to the collection of soft plastic. Most councils don’t collect soft plastic from homes for recycling and it therefore often goes to landfill.
The collection points will enable customers to return all their previously unrecycled soft plastic, regardless of where they bought it,
including cling film, pet food pouches and crisp packets
to recycling points at their local store, rather than having to throw it away.
Once collected, the old soft plastic is sent for recycling where it is washed, sorted and processed before being turned into new packaging. It will be used into pack items such as food, household and beauty products.
The roll out follows an extremely successful 10-store trial where customers responded positively, returning more than 10 times the expected amount of plastic. The material has already been used to produce food-grade packaging for a selection of Tesco cheeses.
The most common items to be returned during the trial were:
Training in First Aid for Youth Mental Health- 3/5/21
Free training is being offered being offered by Activate training in First Aid for Youth Mental Health.
The attached flyer for full details.
It will be delivered by a registered nurse and is fully certified, so attendees will receive a certificate upon completion of the course stating that they are a qualified Youth Mental Health First Aider. Activate are offering 2 sets of course dates and times in the near future to cater for different needs. The whole course is delivered and assessed online.
When enrolled to the course the participants are sent a link to join the course on MS Teams where they will be part of live delivered sessions, with some short tasks set between lessons.
Each lesson lasts a maximum of an hour.
Late afternoon May course: All sessions delivered 3.45pm - 4.45pm. Thu 13 May Mon 17 May Thu 20 May Mon 24 May Thu 27 May
One individual assessment session to be booked upon completion.
Evening May - June course: All sessions running 7.30pm - 8.30pm.
Long break between sessions 2 and 3 to avoid half term week. Mon 24 May Thu 27 May Mon 7 June Thu 10 June Mon 14 June
For anyone wishing to enrol the next steps would be as follows:
1) Email Jon.Childs@ActivateLearning.ac.uk to express your interest, and he will email you an enrolment form along with a secure onedrive folder.
2) Complete and upload the form, along with some copies of ID, into the folder. These will be specified when you declare your interest. The ID is required for us to evidence who we are claiming funding for, enabling us to offer the course free of charge.
3) Once this is all received and checked we confirm your enrolment and send a course manual to you.
4) Close to the course start a link is emailed to you with final joining instructions to join the first session.
Grants for Food in the School holidays - 3/5/21
The Department for Education (DfE) is providing funding to local authorities to coordinate a programme that provides healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children during the 2021 Easter, Summer and Christmas Holidays.
We are seeking to engage with a wide network of community-based organisations, including existing holiday care providers, schools, childminders, sports coaching, creative and performing arts providers and many others. Healthy meals must also be provided, and each activity session must last for a minimum of four hours a day, for at least four days a week for:
More information on https://fisd.oxfordshire.gov.uk/kb5/oxfordshire/directory/advice.page?id=A0ik14-2Roo
.... 1920s Oxfordshire....
Nancy Mitford was a frequent visitor to Faringdon House, and the character Lord Merlin (Andrew Scott) is essentially our very own Lord Berners!
In other words, not to be missed....
Bowls- The club is reopening - 8/5/21
If you have ever fancied taking up bowling then this is your opportunity.
Faringdon Bowling Club will be open each afternoon over the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, 28th – 31st, May, for you to come along to have a go. There will be a number of activities including a Family Fun Day on Monday 31st, May. You’re invited to bring a picnic.
Bowls is a game for all ages so everyone is welcome. Coaching and equipment will be provided. You just have to wear flat soled shoes/trainers
For further details please contact our Club Secretary, Trevor Durrant Tel: 07851 875818 or email trevor.durrant1@ntlworld.com
Faringdon Bowling Club, Gravel Walk, FARINGDON, SN7 7JN
Annual Town Meeting 5th May - Town Council- ONLINE- 4/5/21
Reports for the meeting and the Agenda can be found on the link below.
faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk (scroll down the Home page. Look under meetings)
There are many things being researched/discussed by FTC- I'm hoping there will be updates in the various reports or verbally
Tesco recycling point at Tesco in Faringdon - 3/5/21
Tesco to launch UK’s biggest network of recycling points for soft plastic - Tesco PLC
Tesco has begun rolling out soft plastic recycling points to 171 stores in the South West of England and Wales with plans to roll out to all large stores nationwide. This will be the first time that the UK has had a network of collection points of this size dedicated to the collection of soft plastic. Most councils don’t collect soft plastic from homes for recycling and it therefore often goes to landfill.
The collection points will enable customers to return all their previously unrecycled soft plastic, regardless of where they bought it,
including cling film, pet food pouches and crisp packets
to recycling points at their local store, rather than having to throw it away.
Once collected, the old soft plastic is sent for recycling where it is washed, sorted and processed before being turned into new packaging. It will be used into pack items such as food, household and beauty products.
The roll out follows an extremely successful 10-store trial where customers responded positively, returning more than 10 times the expected amount of plastic. The material has already been used to produce food-grade packaging for a selection of Tesco cheeses.
The most common items to be returned during the trial were:
- Bread bags
- Fruit and vegetable packaging
- Crisp packets
- Salad bags
- Baby and pet food pouches
Training in First Aid for Youth Mental Health- 3/5/21
Free training is being offered being offered by Activate training in First Aid for Youth Mental Health.
The attached flyer for full details.
It will be delivered by a registered nurse and is fully certified, so attendees will receive a certificate upon completion of the course stating that they are a qualified Youth Mental Health First Aider. Activate are offering 2 sets of course dates and times in the near future to cater for different needs. The whole course is delivered and assessed online.
When enrolled to the course the participants are sent a link to join the course on MS Teams where they will be part of live delivered sessions, with some short tasks set between lessons.
Each lesson lasts a maximum of an hour.
Late afternoon May course: All sessions delivered 3.45pm - 4.45pm. Thu 13 May Mon 17 May Thu 20 May Mon 24 May Thu 27 May
One individual assessment session to be booked upon completion.
Evening May - June course: All sessions running 7.30pm - 8.30pm.
Long break between sessions 2 and 3 to avoid half term week. Mon 24 May Thu 27 May Mon 7 June Thu 10 June Mon 14 June
For anyone wishing to enrol the next steps would be as follows:
1) Email Jon.Childs@ActivateLearning.ac.uk to express your interest, and he will email you an enrolment form along with a secure onedrive folder.
2) Complete and upload the form, along with some copies of ID, into the folder. These will be specified when you declare your interest. The ID is required for us to evidence who we are claiming funding for, enabling us to offer the course free of charge.
3) Once this is all received and checked we confirm your enrolment and send a course manual to you.
4) Close to the course start a link is emailed to you with final joining instructions to join the first session.
Grants for Food in the School holidays - 3/5/21
The Department for Education (DfE) is providing funding to local authorities to coordinate a programme that provides healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children during the 2021 Easter, Summer and Christmas Holidays.
We are seeking to engage with a wide network of community-based organisations, including existing holiday care providers, schools, childminders, sports coaching, creative and performing arts providers and many others. Healthy meals must also be provided, and each activity session must last for a minimum of four hours a day, for at least four days a week for:
- four weeks in the summer, and
- a week at Christmas
More information on https://fisd.oxfordshire.gov.uk/kb5/oxfordshire/directory/advice.page?id=A0ik14-2Roo
Annual Town Meeting 5th May - Town Council- ONLINE- 29/4/21
The committees and various organisations will be providing reports- I assume for us to see before the meeting.
The link to join the online meeting can be found in the Agendas pack on https://www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/annual-town-meeting-5th-may-2021/
There are many things being researched/discussed by FTC- I'm hoping there will be updates in the various reports or verbally
The committees and various organisations will be providing reports- I assume for us to see before the meeting.
The link to join the online meeting can be found in the Agendas pack on https://www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/annual-town-meeting-5th-may-2021/
There are many things being researched/discussed by FTC- I'm hoping there will be updates in the various reports or verbally
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CIL working party update Town regeneration working party update Covid recovery working party update Climate Change working party Wilderness plan Town Park Eagle Park Town Welcome sign replacement Phone Box Canada Lane Old Town Hall- what is being done Town Park Fitness project Litter, recycle sculpture, Dog Poo campaign Community Wardens Opening venues- plan Christmas lights- new |
20 mph limit- where are we Civil Parking enforcement- where are we Folly Park - entrance, bridge, woodland Park Road resurface- when Market Sq pavement resurface- materials, extent, date Leisure money ( formerly for Wantage Leisure Centre)- how will it be spent Gt Coxwell junction Park Road trees Faringdon Library refurbishment |
Housebuilder challenges children with design competition - 29/4/21
Children at a Faringdon nursery crafted their very own homes for a competition run by a local housebuilder.
Bellway invited children at Annabelle’s Nursery in Great Coxwell to design their ideal home, with prizes on offer for the most outstanding creations. A captivating collection of drawings and models were then submitted by the children.
Emily Crabtree, Emily Ainsworth and Sage Verdier were declared the winners for their house designs. Each received a prize, with Bellway also donating £150 to the nursery.
Carissa Pellegrini, a staff member of Annabelle’s Nursery, said: “The competition was a great opportunity for the children to show their creative skills and they thoroughly enjoyed designing their own homes. I’d like to thank Bellway for organising the competition and enabling the children to have this fulfilling and rewarding experience. “We are also grateful for the donation made to support the nursery – we plan to use the funds to purchase new learning materials for the children.” Bellway is building a range of one to five-bedroom homes at Fern Hill Gardens, off Coxwell Road, less than a mile from Annabelle’s Nursery on Great Coxwell Road.
Update on blister pack collection just for info! - 29/4/21
Blister packs are now being collected at KB/Southmoor, Hinton Waldrist, Wantage, Stanford, Faringdon, and Shrivenham/Watchfield!
At this rate we're going to need a van to get them to Morrisons in Swindon! May need to rethink once we see how much bulk this is going to create!!!
Absolutely great that people are getting on board with this
Coleen
Tuckers Nursery during WW2 - 27/4/21
I've been sent photos of the nursery when it was being used to provide food during the war.
Thanks to Bill Ashby. See Photos and Maps page
The Town Park Fitness Project starting from 1st of May.- 26/4/21
The programme offers different activities every week including Pilates, Yoga, Body workout , children boot camp etc.
The classes will be suitable for all abilities and will take place on the lawn of the Town Park, near Faringdon Library in all weathers, so be prepared!
Car Park: Gloucester Street car park and Southampton Street car park are nearby offering first 2 hrs free.
Days/Times: Saturday mornings , different classes- 9.30 am-13:30 pm
Location: Town Park, Behind the Library, Regent Mews in Faringdon
Pay per Class: FREE
How to Book: ONLINE ONLY ON EVENTBRITE. REGISTER HERE
Volunteers wanted - British Heart Foundation - 22/4/21
Volunteer to get back out in the community, regain some confidence and be part of a friendly team! Wantage British Heart Foundation Furniture store is looking for volunteers for flexible shifts across the week to help with phone & administration/ shop floor sales/ or warehouse roles.
If you want to gain experience and confidence, meet new people and be part of a friendly team, come and join the Wantage store!
By volunteering a few hours a week, you’ll help us save lives and do your bit for the planet.
Please contact the Manager, Dan, on 01235 605370 or email w80@bhf.org.uk for more information.
Plant Giveaway - 20/4/21
Map and list of locations on Poster Board
Faringdon Library Now Open - 17/4/21
Tue & Fri 10-1, 2-5
Faringdon Town Council - 18/4/21
No online meetings allowed after 21/6 ( unless government changes rules) Hybrid meetings need legislation change ( and technology)
May 2021 elections- 18/4/21
Oxford County Council Microsoft Word - OCC Statement of Persons Nominated Faringdon whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Police Commissioner 2021 Choose My Police and Crime Commissioner (choosemypcc.org.uk)
Volunteer Inn Planning approved - 18/4/21
Application No : P20/V3241/LB
Alterations, extension to and change of use of ground floor of former public house from Class A4 use to Class C3 residential use (2 No apartments),
alterations to first and second floor apartment to create 2 No apartments, construction of detached two-storey building to the rear comprising 2 no
apartments with associated car-parking, cycle and refuse/recycling storage
Amended plans rec 16 March 2021 to show Alterations to ground floor plans to provide one commercial Class E unit and thereby a reduction in total number of residential units from 6 to 5.)
Community Bus Time table - 17/4/21
Community bus timetable is running on Tuesday and Fridays from 9.02am till 11.15am .
The early school service at 8.23 is still not in service
For more information please visit: http://www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/
Pill Blister packs collected for recycling at Acacia Charity Shop- 17/4/21
Fiona Hammond at Acacia UK has kindly agreed to collect blister packs for recycling, in fact she had already started!
Just call in and leave them with her. They will be collected from her either when she has no more room, or every 4-6 weeks for a mass recycle!
The blister packs can be for *any* tablets or capsules including those for animal use.
The only requirement is that they *do not* have any medication left in them.
Thanks all, and happy recycling!
See The Medicine Packet Recycling Programme | TerraCycle® UK · TerraCycle
Whats On events - 14/4/21
If you want to spread the word about your activities and events beyond Facebook. send me the details and if you have one, a poster (jpg)
Details of your event will be posted on the Whats On Calendar and the poster on the Noticeboard.
Use the Contact us form top right of each page
As far as I know this is the only list of events in date order that is produced. The more complete it is, the better
Ed
Covid vaccinations - 14/4/21
For uptodate information about the local vaccination clinic see the News page on The White Horse Practice website
Love to Sing Course - June 2021- 11/4/21
Do you love to sing? Would you like to try something new this year?
Harmony InSpires, the all-female a Cappella chorus based in Marcham (near Abingdon, Oxfordshire) invites women of all ages and all levels of experience to join a FREE online 'Love to Sing' course over three evenings on 2nd, 9th and 16th June.
No need to read music as we provide teach tracks to help you learn as you sing along!
For more details email lovetosing@harmonyinspires.org
or visit www.harmonyinspires.org
More houses off Coxwell Road - 11/4/21
Cant believe that planning permission is sought after to build more houses on coxwell rd on steeds farm.
That field is home to birds nests every year. It is such a shame.
Carran Quirk
Ed: VWHDC refused permission. An appeal hearing will be heard from 27th April. If you want to listen/watch Quote APP/V3120/W/20/3264500 and contact ALISON.DYSON@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
FAAAZE - Social Club for young people with Special Needs - 8/4/21
The Club is for anyone with a disability between the ages of 11 and 25 years with the aim of providing a safe social environment for young people to meet and encourage the development of their independence, social and life skills.
The Club meets every Wednesday during term time 4.00pm-5.30pm at the Faringdon Baptist Church.
For more information contact: secretary@faaaze.org or www.faaaze.org.
Top marks to Faringdon’s vaccination team. - 8/4/21
Everything went as smooth as clockwork - and congratulations to whoever chose the background mood music!
Coincidentally, with the needle going in, the speakers played “Don’t worry, be happy’ While in the rest area after the job, I heard “I will survive”. So far I have.
Surely a deliberate (and inspired) choice of music, but the prefect timing to my own jab must be a coincidence!!
Tony Tarry
NEW Crafty Crew Summer workshops - 8/4/21
www.thepumphouseproject.org.uk/event/the-crafty-crew/2021-04-21/
My name is Katie Pitts and I am going to be taking on the role of Crafty Crew Co-ordinator from 1st April.
For now I will see you all on Zoom but I very much look forward to meeting you all when we can get back into the venue and have some much needed tea and cake! Katie. X
New Summer workshops here at The Crafty Crew, there are quite a few this term.
10 Different Crafts for you to get involved in.
Please book all workshops by Friday April 16th. Booking is open by emailing
All workshops are on Zoom on Weds 10am – 12pm.
Once your place has been confirmed you can pick up a kit for the Zoom session from The Pump House Project.
Kits can be collected from TPHP every FRIDAY ONLY between 1-2pm, from 23rd April – 21st May.
It's £2 per kit, this is the minimum donation, so if you feel you would like to give more, please do as everything goes back into helping the Crafty crew.
Please put the Money in an envelope with your name and the name of the workshop/s on it.
Please open the kits in advance to check if you need to pre prepare anything and to check you have all the tools and materials you are required to provide.
Confidence Bike rides - 5/4/21
Sunday Morning
Starting Sunday April 11th 11.30-13.00
Meet Southampton St Car Park, Faringdon
How to Book: Google Let's Ride - Confidence Ride
Or email – cycle@farcycles.org or phone – 0790 040 3954
Need motivation or help to get back on your bike? Try joining our supervised rides.
Everyone worries they won’t manage – but they all do.
We make sure you have the basic bike skills and build up your confidence before we take you on quiet country roads. You learn to ride safely on your own and in a group. Best of all, it’s great fun.
‘I hadn’t ridden a bike since I was 7, and after this course I am confidently riding my bike at Uni – thank you’ Anna (19)
‘my family bought me a new bike, and I felt very nervous about changing gears and getting back on the road. This course really helped me’ Alison (65+)
‘I hadn’t ridden since I was 6, and was really wobbly, and had never ever cycled in traffic. I wanted to cycle to the local shops…. and now I do’ Liz (30+)
A new community lottery is coming to the Vale of White Horse - 4/4/21
Description: Local charities and good causes in the Vale of White Horse will soon be able to get a funding boost from a brand-new community lottery being launched by the district council this summer. The forthcoming new White Horse Community Lottery will allow players to choose which local charity their money benefits. Similar community lotteries elsewhere ..
You can see details on our website by clicking the link below, or pasting the web address into your browser.
https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/a-new-community-lottery-is-coming-to-the-vale-of-white-horse/
Community & Partnerships meeting 31/3/21. Notes - 3/4/21
Chaired by Bethia Thomas
1 Budgets
Terms of reference changed. Fund raising has been separated from the Steering Group responsibilities.
3 Community Engagement
Suggested by Churches together Earth & Faith Group. The aim is to encourage people to plant trees in their gardens. Trees and advice will be provided.
FTC support this project and will help with publicity.
5 Food Bank a success. Community Larder and fridge being investigated.
6 Martin Gillett of Oxford Play Association will be forming a Junior Youth club (10-13) , to meet once a week in Faringdon. Venue/dates/times to be arranged after discussion with young people. OCC will provide £7.5k. FTC agreed to fund the remaining £7.5k.
Suggestion to ask Faringdon United Charities for a contribution was not taken up.
7 Community Wardens
Sessions to be arranged on Saturday mornings. Adults and Children. From May
These notes are created from following the meeting online. Some subjects discussed were based on reports and information provided to Councillors. These are not available to residents either before or after the meeting.
Ed
ENORMOUS Plant Giveaway 24th & 25th April - 1/4/21
Shrubs, trees, bedding, seedlings
This is organised by Churches Together Earth & Faith Group
If anyone would like to put some spare plants outside their gate that weekend, let Dave Headey know and your location will be advertised on a map of the "trail" nearer the time.
You can contact Dave on faringdonplants@btinternet.com.
Anyone can walk round and take anything they'd like. There's no cash involved, no charity being collected for (though of course feel free to make a donation to a charity of your choice if you find something you consider a "bargain"); it's just a way of making Faringdon a little bit greener.
Julia Burn
Children at a Faringdon nursery crafted their very own homes for a competition run by a local housebuilder.
Bellway invited children at Annabelle’s Nursery in Great Coxwell to design their ideal home, with prizes on offer for the most outstanding creations. A captivating collection of drawings and models were then submitted by the children.
Emily Crabtree, Emily Ainsworth and Sage Verdier were declared the winners for their house designs. Each received a prize, with Bellway also donating £150 to the nursery.
Carissa Pellegrini, a staff member of Annabelle’s Nursery, said: “The competition was a great opportunity for the children to show their creative skills and they thoroughly enjoyed designing their own homes. I’d like to thank Bellway for organising the competition and enabling the children to have this fulfilling and rewarding experience. “We are also grateful for the donation made to support the nursery – we plan to use the funds to purchase new learning materials for the children.” Bellway is building a range of one to five-bedroom homes at Fern Hill Gardens, off Coxwell Road, less than a mile from Annabelle’s Nursery on Great Coxwell Road.
Update on blister pack collection just for info! - 29/4/21
Blister packs are now being collected at KB/Southmoor, Hinton Waldrist, Wantage, Stanford, Faringdon, and Shrivenham/Watchfield!
At this rate we're going to need a van to get them to Morrisons in Swindon! May need to rethink once we see how much bulk this is going to create!!!
Absolutely great that people are getting on board with this
Coleen
Tuckers Nursery during WW2 - 27/4/21
I've been sent photos of the nursery when it was being used to provide food during the war.
Thanks to Bill Ashby. See Photos and Maps page
The Town Park Fitness Project starting from 1st of May.- 26/4/21
The programme offers different activities every week including Pilates, Yoga, Body workout , children boot camp etc.
The classes will be suitable for all abilities and will take place on the lawn of the Town Park, near Faringdon Library in all weathers, so be prepared!
Car Park: Gloucester Street car park and Southampton Street car park are nearby offering first 2 hrs free.
Days/Times: Saturday mornings , different classes- 9.30 am-13:30 pm
Location: Town Park, Behind the Library, Regent Mews in Faringdon
Pay per Class: FREE
How to Book: ONLINE ONLY ON EVENTBRITE. REGISTER HERE
Volunteers wanted - British Heart Foundation - 22/4/21
Volunteer to get back out in the community, regain some confidence and be part of a friendly team! Wantage British Heart Foundation Furniture store is looking for volunteers for flexible shifts across the week to help with phone & administration/ shop floor sales/ or warehouse roles.
If you want to gain experience and confidence, meet new people and be part of a friendly team, come and join the Wantage store!
By volunteering a few hours a week, you’ll help us save lives and do your bit for the planet.
Please contact the Manager, Dan, on 01235 605370 or email w80@bhf.org.uk for more information.
Plant Giveaway - 20/4/21
Map and list of locations on Poster Board
Faringdon Library Now Open - 17/4/21
Tue & Fri 10-1, 2-5
Faringdon Town Council - 18/4/21
No online meetings allowed after 21/6 ( unless government changes rules) Hybrid meetings need legislation change ( and technology)
- Town Meeting (Online) Join Annual Town Meeting 5th May 2021 - Faringdon Town Council
- 20/5/21 Annual Council Meeting in Corn Exchange- restricted numbers ( 38 only allowed in Corn Exchange)
- 11/6/21 FTC meeting Election of Mayor, Committee chairs
May 2021 elections- 18/4/21
Oxford County Council Microsoft Word - OCC Statement of Persons Nominated Faringdon whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
Police Commissioner 2021 Choose My Police and Crime Commissioner (choosemypcc.org.uk)
Volunteer Inn Planning approved - 18/4/21
Application No : P20/V3241/LB
Alterations, extension to and change of use of ground floor of former public house from Class A4 use to Class C3 residential use (2 No apartments),
alterations to first and second floor apartment to create 2 No apartments, construction of detached two-storey building to the rear comprising 2 no
apartments with associated car-parking, cycle and refuse/recycling storage
Amended plans rec 16 March 2021 to show Alterations to ground floor plans to provide one commercial Class E unit and thereby a reduction in total number of residential units from 6 to 5.)
Community Bus Time table - 17/4/21
Community bus timetable is running on Tuesday and Fridays from 9.02am till 11.15am .
The early school service at 8.23 is still not in service
For more information please visit: http://www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/
Pill Blister packs collected for recycling at Acacia Charity Shop- 17/4/21
Fiona Hammond at Acacia UK has kindly agreed to collect blister packs for recycling, in fact she had already started!
Just call in and leave them with her. They will be collected from her either when she has no more room, or every 4-6 weeks for a mass recycle!
The blister packs can be for *any* tablets or capsules including those for animal use.
The only requirement is that they *do not* have any medication left in them.
Thanks all, and happy recycling!
See The Medicine Packet Recycling Programme | TerraCycle® UK · TerraCycle
Whats On events - 14/4/21
If you want to spread the word about your activities and events beyond Facebook. send me the details and if you have one, a poster (jpg)
Details of your event will be posted on the Whats On Calendar and the poster on the Noticeboard.
Use the Contact us form top right of each page
As far as I know this is the only list of events in date order that is produced. The more complete it is, the better
Ed
Covid vaccinations - 14/4/21
For uptodate information about the local vaccination clinic see the News page on The White Horse Practice website
Love to Sing Course - June 2021- 11/4/21
Do you love to sing? Would you like to try something new this year?
Harmony InSpires, the all-female a Cappella chorus based in Marcham (near Abingdon, Oxfordshire) invites women of all ages and all levels of experience to join a FREE online 'Love to Sing' course over three evenings on 2nd, 9th and 16th June.
No need to read music as we provide teach tracks to help you learn as you sing along!
For more details email lovetosing@harmonyinspires.org
or visit www.harmonyinspires.org
More houses off Coxwell Road - 11/4/21
Cant believe that planning permission is sought after to build more houses on coxwell rd on steeds farm.
That field is home to birds nests every year. It is such a shame.
Carran Quirk
Ed: VWHDC refused permission. An appeal hearing will be heard from 27th April. If you want to listen/watch Quote APP/V3120/W/20/3264500 and contact ALISON.DYSON@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
FAAAZE - Social Club for young people with Special Needs - 8/4/21
The Club is for anyone with a disability between the ages of 11 and 25 years with the aim of providing a safe social environment for young people to meet and encourage the development of their independence, social and life skills.
The Club meets every Wednesday during term time 4.00pm-5.30pm at the Faringdon Baptist Church.
For more information contact: secretary@faaaze.org or www.faaaze.org.
Top marks to Faringdon’s vaccination team. - 8/4/21
Everything went as smooth as clockwork - and congratulations to whoever chose the background mood music!
Coincidentally, with the needle going in, the speakers played “Don’t worry, be happy’ While in the rest area after the job, I heard “I will survive”. So far I have.
Surely a deliberate (and inspired) choice of music, but the prefect timing to my own jab must be a coincidence!!
Tony Tarry
NEW Crafty Crew Summer workshops - 8/4/21
www.thepumphouseproject.org.uk/event/the-crafty-crew/2021-04-21/
My name is Katie Pitts and I am going to be taking on the role of Crafty Crew Co-ordinator from 1st April.
For now I will see you all on Zoom but I very much look forward to meeting you all when we can get back into the venue and have some much needed tea and cake! Katie. X
New Summer workshops here at The Crafty Crew, there are quite a few this term.
10 Different Crafts for you to get involved in.
Please book all workshops by Friday April 16th. Booking is open by emailing
All workshops are on Zoom on Weds 10am – 12pm.
Once your place has been confirmed you can pick up a kit for the Zoom session from The Pump House Project.
Kits can be collected from TPHP every FRIDAY ONLY between 1-2pm, from 23rd April – 21st May.
It's £2 per kit, this is the minimum donation, so if you feel you would like to give more, please do as everything goes back into helping the Crafty crew.
Please put the Money in an envelope with your name and the name of the workshop/s on it.
Please open the kits in advance to check if you need to pre prepare anything and to check you have all the tools and materials you are required to provide.
Confidence Bike rides - 5/4/21
Sunday Morning
Starting Sunday April 11th 11.30-13.00
Meet Southampton St Car Park, Faringdon
How to Book: Google Let's Ride - Confidence Ride
Or email – cycle@farcycles.org or phone – 0790 040 3954
Need motivation or help to get back on your bike? Try joining our supervised rides.
Everyone worries they won’t manage – but they all do.
We make sure you have the basic bike skills and build up your confidence before we take you on quiet country roads. You learn to ride safely on your own and in a group. Best of all, it’s great fun.
‘I hadn’t ridden a bike since I was 7, and after this course I am confidently riding my bike at Uni – thank you’ Anna (19)
‘my family bought me a new bike, and I felt very nervous about changing gears and getting back on the road. This course really helped me’ Alison (65+)
‘I hadn’t ridden since I was 6, and was really wobbly, and had never ever cycled in traffic. I wanted to cycle to the local shops…. and now I do’ Liz (30+)
A new community lottery is coming to the Vale of White Horse - 4/4/21
Description: Local charities and good causes in the Vale of White Horse will soon be able to get a funding boost from a brand-new community lottery being launched by the district council this summer. The forthcoming new White Horse Community Lottery will allow players to choose which local charity their money benefits. Similar community lotteries elsewhere ..
You can see details on our website by clicking the link below, or pasting the web address into your browser.
https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/a-new-community-lottery-is-coming-to-the-vale-of-white-horse/
Community & Partnerships meeting 31/3/21. Notes - 3/4/21
Chaired by Bethia Thomas
1 Budgets
- £2.6k left in events fund. To be used for Covid Recovery events
- £1272 unspent in Youth grants fund. To be used for future events.
Terms of reference changed. Fund raising has been separated from the Steering Group responsibilities.
3 Community Engagement
- Suggestion that bullet points covering key information from a Committee meeting is produced and made public (facebook, FTC website +++) to help inform local people.. Generally thought to be a good idea, but needs to be thought through.
- Two awards made by High Sheriff of Oxfordshire on 30/3. Faringdon Viral Kindness and Flowers from Molly. Pictures on facebook.
Suggested by Churches together Earth & Faith Group. The aim is to encourage people to plant trees in their gardens. Trees and advice will be provided.
FTC support this project and will help with publicity.
5 Food Bank a success. Community Larder and fridge being investigated.
6 Martin Gillett of Oxford Play Association will be forming a Junior Youth club (10-13) , to meet once a week in Faringdon. Venue/dates/times to be arranged after discussion with young people. OCC will provide £7.5k. FTC agreed to fund the remaining £7.5k.
Suggestion to ask Faringdon United Charities for a contribution was not taken up.
7 Community Wardens
- Footpath wardens. Good response from volunteers. Induction/training being planned
- The Wilderness. Plan being written by ecologist. 14 people have expressed an interest in helping.
- Litter pick to be scheduled
- Hobble is a blackspot. Tesco to be asked to put a bin just near their exit onto the Hobble
- Recycle sculpture to be put on the Hobble ( think this might be a bin, but I'm not sure)
- Dog Poo campaign discussed and supported.
Sessions to be arranged on Saturday mornings. Adults and Children. From May
These notes are created from following the meeting online. Some subjects discussed were based on reports and information provided to Councillors. These are not available to residents either before or after the meeting.
Ed
ENORMOUS Plant Giveaway 24th & 25th April - 1/4/21
Shrubs, trees, bedding, seedlings
This is organised by Churches Together Earth & Faith Group
If anyone would like to put some spare plants outside their gate that weekend, let Dave Headey know and your location will be advertised on a map of the "trail" nearer the time.
You can contact Dave on faringdonplants@btinternet.com.
Anyone can walk round and take anything they'd like. There's no cash involved, no charity being collected for (though of course feel free to make a donation to a charity of your choice if you find something you consider a "bargain"); it's just a way of making Faringdon a little bit greener.
Julia Burn
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You can read talking points back to 2002. Quite interesting to see whether issues are still the same now as in the past.
You can read talking points back to 2002. Quite interesting to see whether issues are still the same now as in the past.