As government reduces funding to local government, the county council has to continue to make budget savings. At the same time demand for our services is increasing, partly due to our ageing and growing population, and increasing demand for children’s social care services is going up.
The council has already saved – or has plans to save – a total of £292 million between 2010/11 and 2017/18.…
Read MoreA big THANK YOU to everyone for making the recent Progressive Supper such a great success – the hosts who opened their homes and provided stylish settings in which to entertain their guests, the helpers both behind the scenes and at the Village Hall as well as to all the guests – the ‘regulars’ and the newcomers who all contributed to such an enjoyable evening.…
Read MoreThe winter road salt has been ordered.
The Parish Council can supply a small amount of salt for private use.
If anyone is interested in having some salt for private use, please telephone Cllr Stranks on 01869 340644 or email: rogerstranks@talktalk.net
Read MoreOn behalf of the of the fete committee, a big thank you to everyone, both adults and children, who took part in the first ever Scarecrow Competition that we have held in Duns Tew. They gave much enjoyment to everyone who saw them and has been a talking point of village life especially after one was stolen!! We even made it into the Banbury Guardian.…
Read MoreAutism Oxford is delighted to be providing Oxfordshire’s first Autism Alert Card Scheme, which offers a card free to anyone on the Autism Spectrum in Oxfordshire.
For more information visit: http://www.autismoxford.org.uk/index.php/alert-card
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Read MoreThank you to all those who have already responded through the newsletter and village appraisal. The next step involves taking a more targeted approach, and will be contacting different sections of the community i.e. older children, neighbours to the park etc. to get more in-depth comment.
As part of this targeted approach we will be asking ‘park questions’ at some of the school bus stops prior to the end of term.…
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