The Council regret to announce the resignation of Cllr Jon Scotchbrook for personal reasons. Jon has been a stalwart member of the Council for 7 years looking after the Play Area, Footpaths and organising the Village tidy up.. He has been the guiding force behind the refurbishment of the Play area and will remain a member of the sub-committee in a private capacity until this project had been completed.…
Read MoreQuarry activity commencing May 2016
I would like to advise the Parish Council that we will be starting our final sand extraction campaign from the Western Quarry later this month-May 2016.
As on previous occasions this will involve the transport of sand in dump trucks from the Western Quarry across the Duns Tew road and in to the Eastern Quarry. The crossing of the Duns Tew Road will again be managed by traffic lights of the sort that have proved to be successful on previous occasions and which give priority to road users.…
Read MoreVillage Emergency Plan
HELP REQUIRED
The village has a simple Emergency Plan that outlines a series of common sense procedures, identifies key individuals and resources, and provides a list of useful contact numbers.
What it lacks at present is a list of those with medical skills, any doctor, nurse, or trained First Responder who would be willing to add their name to the key individuals list.…
Read MoreChurch Newsletter May 2016
Church Newsletter April 2016
Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan (MCNP)
Thanks to those residents who attended the MCNP meeting on Monday 4th April. The Parish Council felt it was a very successful evening with many worthwhile questions being asked leading to hopefully a better understanding of the Plan.
Our thanks to Peter Weston for his help and for looking after the bar. Also our thanks to Russell for helping to wash up – as they say “every little helps”
It is intended to have a follow up meeting in Mid June (date to be advised).…
Read MoreMarch village hall coffee morning
A huge thank you to everyone who helped and/or supported the coffee morning in aid of T.Z.A.B.A.’s Medical/Orphan Project (http://www.tzaba.org) on Saturday 5th March.
The Village Hall was absolutely buzzing by about 11 o’clock, with people having trouble finding seats! After a bitter night with snow, the sun shone, which added to the generally gay atmosphere… The financial results were astounding: £100 for the Village Hall, and £218.62 for MOP – proving yet again what a generous community Duns Tew is.…
Read MoreChurch Newsletter March 2016
February Village Hall coffee morning
Thank you so much to everyone who braved the rather cold and wet weather to join us for coffee and cake on Saturday, 6 February.
Our nominated charity was Veterans’ Aid (https://www.veterans-aid.net/) who support ex-forces personnel in crisis. With your help, with raised a wonderful total of £271, some of which was in the charity collecting buckets, so we were able to donate £85 to the Village Hall, and the charity has received £186.…
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