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Garden Tree Giveaway

One native tree sapling can be ordered FREE for planting in your garden. Use the illustrated garden tree guide to help you choose the most appropriate tree for your small, medium, or large garden. Applications open on Monday 30th September and trees can be collected from my house in Crawborough on Thursday 28th November 12.30-2.30pm or Saturday 30th November 12.30-2.30pm. Numbers of trees are limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis. You will be notified if your application is successful during October.

This Garden Tree Giveaway is being funded by the International Tree Foundation which is supporting Oxfordshire Trees Collaborate, a partnership of community tree planting groups and supporting organisations working together to encourage appropriate tree planting in the Oxfordshire.

Christine Elliott · Sun 29 Sep, 22:56 · Link

Town Council vacancy

Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor

Due to the resignation of Paul Honey, we now have a vacancy on the Town Council. If you are interested in standing or would like more information on what it involves then please contact Lisa, the Town Clerk. She will be very happy to have a chat with you or send you some information about what this role involves. The vacancy will be filled at the Town Council meeting on 23rd October. Closing date for applications is Thursday 17th October at 4pm. 

Lisa Wilkinson · Wed 25 Sep, 15:10 · Link

CHARLBURY MEDICAL CENTRE: COVID and FLU VACCINATION CLINICS in OCTOBER

Patients of Charlbury Medical Centre

CMC will hold covid and flu vaccination clinics for all eligible patients on Thursday, 10 October, Wednesday, 16 October and Wednesday 23, October in the Charlbury Football & Social Club as before.  Thank you to the Club for allowing the use of the club house.

The medical centre will contact patients by text or by phone. You may also phone the practice or use Patient Access to make an appointment.   Please help friends, neighbours and relatives who may not be familiar with text messages or comfortable using the phone to make an appointment by calling the medical centre on 01608 811 680, after 11am.

The vaccinations provide vital protection to keep people from developing serious illnesses and ending up in hospital during busy winter months.

Please print and complete the consent form available on the home page of the medical centre website and remember to bring it with you. https://www.thecharlburymedicalcentre.nhs.uk/

Thank you.

Eligibility for the vaccines:

From 3 October:

• those aged 65 years and over
• those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
• those in long-stay residential care homes
• carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants.
• close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• frontline workers in a social care setting including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers.

Those eligible for an autumn Covid booster are:

• residents in a care home for older adults
• all adults aged 65 years and over
• persons aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, including pregnant women
• frontline health and social care workers and staff in care homes for older adults

From 1 September:

• pregnant women
• all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024
• primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
• secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
• all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

Charlbury Patient Participation Group · Wed 25 Sep, 13:55 · Link

Latest planning applications to West Oxfordshire District Council

The following planning applications have recently been lodged. Click on the address to see full details at the WODC website.

• The Bull Inn Sheep Street Charlbury
  Internal and extenal alterations to include replacement rear extension with attached pergola and provision of black cast iron external fire escape staircase together with associated internal changes, regularisation of storage area and retention of front door. (Part retrospective).
  WODC reference: 24/02336/LBC - Mon 09 Sep 2024 - Under consideration
• The Bull Inn Sheep Street Charlbury
  Replacement rear extension with attached pergola and provision of black cast iron external fire escape staircase together with associated internal changes, regularisation of storage area and retention of front door. (Part retrospective).
  WODC reference: 24/02335/FUL - Tue 10 Sep 2024 - Under consideration
• Holly House Park Street Charlbury
  Works to replace existing windows and insertion of additional window to both first floor side and rear elevations.
  WODC reference: 24/02332/HHD - Tue 10 Sep 2024 - Under consideration

Mon 23 Sep, 06:15 · Link

Things are a changing in the town centre

Hello, just thought that I would let you all know that Cotswold Frames has evolved and will now be known simply as " No.5 Market Street "

Don’t panic everything else remains pretty much the same.

It’s still under the same ownership.

And you can still get all your framing needs sorted as before.

Also don’t forget we still have a beautiful range of cards & gifts for all occasions,

Some of which are exclusive to us and locally made.

So if you haven’t visited us for a while why not pop in next time you’re passing, you never know what you may find.

Tim Widdows · Thu 19 Sep, 23:28 · Link

Egg throwing

I would just like to point out that the Friday night egg throwing competition was started and is still run by the Charlbury Riverside Festival.  Good luck everyone! 

Andy pickard · Thu 19 Sep, 20:17 · Link

Sturt Close closed

Immediate Road Closure Alert.

Sturt Close - Road closure required to repair a defective water mains pipe clamp by Thames Water expected to finish on 19 September 2024 .

Lisa Wilkinson · Wed 18 Sep, 11:05 · Link

Theft of a bicycle on The Slade

Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to a theft of pedal cycle which occurred on The Slade on 14/09/24 between 16:30 and 17:30.

The cycle had a bright green frame and was propped up near to bins on The Slade.

If you have any further information please contact police on 101 and quote crime report number 43240443498.

Lisa Wilkinson · Wed 18 Sep, 09:44 · Link

The Deli and Cafe needs you!

For the uninitiated, the Charlbury Deli and Café has been serving the people of Charlbury (and others!) for over 30 years.  It has over 120 predominantly local shareholders.  The directors are all volunteers and we employ around 10 local people. 

We now need to recruit 2 or 3 more directors with relevant experience – be it in business, finance, marketing, retail, catering, management, accountancy, community enterprises etc etc – who could help us move forward for the next 30 years!

If this strikes a chord, drop us an email to roevans@hotmail.co.uk (have amended this to my personal email 18/09 so please try again if you've had problems) and we can either have an informal chat first or better still, send us the briefest of CVs and tell us what you’d bring to the party (and one day we’ll probably have one). 

This is open to anyone, not just shareholders.  We’ll also be looking to set up a ‘user group’ in the near future – but first things first.

Community Owned, Community Run since 1991

Rod Evans · Tue 17 Sep, 09:44 · Link

Charlbury Street Fair - Egg throwing

Don't forget egg throwing this Friday night outside the Rose and Crown to start the 2024 Charlbury Street Fair. Competition open to all ages. Starts at 6.30pm 

karen simpson · Mon 16 Sep, 14:03 · Link

Latest planning applications to West Oxfordshire District Council

The following planning applications have recently been lodged. Click on the address to see full details at the WODC website.

• Land North Of Woodstock Road Charlbury Oxfordshire
  Erection of a residential development comprising 26 dwellings (inc. 46% affordable housing), the provision of public open space and landscaping, demolition of existing garages and provision of new vehicular access via Woodstock Road and pedestrian access to Hughes Close and associated works.
  WODC reference: 24/02171/FUL - Fri 13 Sep 2024 - Under consideration

Mon 16 Sep, 06:15 · Link

Charlbury Town Barbers

Due to a family emergency the shop will be closed this Saturday 14th September.

Sorry for any inconvenience we will be open as usual on Tuesday morning - Sian 

Sian Coombes · Fri 13 Sep, 16:16 · Link

Ditchley Park Wine Tasting and Jazz - Limited places left

Please join us at beautiful Ditchley Park on Saturday, 28th September to taste some autumnal wines and enjoy some cool jazz from D'Accord, but there are only about 20 places left.

Tickets are £20 each and all proceeds will benefit St. Mary's and its local initiatives.

Please use the link below to RSVP and pay for your tickets.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=uABrxVZTeEWkV-OXPrtN4bWIwPN1b-5KnPDKLpfWg6xUQkJLN0lROUE2NFROUEJXTENYS05WTTZBRS4u ;

dine glasgow · Fri 13 Sep, 15:04 · Link

Charlbury Beer Festival Grant Applications

Following another successful beer festival in June, we again have around £20,000 available for grants. To find further information about the process and criteria and to apply for a grant, please visit our website https://grants.charlburybeerfestival.org

This year’s application window is open until 31st October. The organising committee will meet in November to review the applications and distribute the funds.

Gill Begnor · Thu 12 Sep, 19:53 · Link

Thames Valley Police issues theft alert

Thames Valley Police alert:

“We are continuing to receive reports of thefts from motor vehicles, most recently in the areas of Charlbury, Chadlington and Leafield.

“Offenders appear to be targeting areas where dog walkers/walkers are likely to leave their cars unattended for a period of time. On some occasions items have been left on view on others number plates have been taken. Offenders will smash the windows of the vehicle and take anything that is on offer.

“This is not only upsetting for the victims, but also time consuming, due to cards having to be cancelled and re-ordered, windows to be fixed, insurance contacted and potentially locks of homes changed.

“The following link offers further advice on how to keep your vehicle safe:

“Prevent theft from a vehicle | Crime Prevention | Thames Valley Police

“If you are unfortunate enough to fall victim to a theft from your vehicle, then please contact police as soon as possible, cancel cards which have been taken, if your mobile phone is taken, do you have access to other means to track the whereabouts of the phone.”

Thu 12 Sep, 12:29 · Link

Have you filled in our questionnaire on the proposed Nature Recovery Framework yet?

There is still time to let us know your views on the Town Council's Nature Recovery Framework for Charlbury, Finstock and Fawler. You can access the questionnaire, the full Nature Recovery Framework and and a one page summary of the Framework here:  https://charlbury-tc.gov.uk/

If you prefer a paper copy you can ask Lisa for one or they will available at the Town Council stand at Street Fair on 21st September.

There will also be people at Street Fair to answer any questions you may have about nature recovery locally and what we all can do. 

Lisa Wilkinson · Wed 11 Sep, 14:16 · Link

Latest planning applications to West Oxfordshire District Council

The following planning applications have recently been lodged. Click on the address to see full details at the WODC website.

• 2 Charlbury Road Fawler
  Formation of a new driveway onto private road including associated engineering operations to reduce existing ground levels (part retrospective)
  WODC reference: 24/02211/HHD - Wed 28 Aug 2024 - Under consideration
• Cornbury House Cornbury Park Charlbury
  Removal and disposal of asbestos containing materials within the basement
  WODC reference: 24/02111/LBC - Thu 05 Sep 2024 - Under consideration

Mon 9 Sep, 06:15 · Link

Only 7 days left to secure Earlybird tickets for the Oktoberfest

The window closes this time next week for earlybird tickets, but you can still buy tickets online and also pay on the day. However, if you want to order a 1 L stein this has to be done online!!

Paul D Jenkins · Sat 7 Sep, 07:39 · Link

Household waste recycling centres set for cleaning and repairs

Just seen this from an OCC notification:

Two-day closures will be in place at six sites during September and October

People planning to use Oxfordshire’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) are being warned about a series of short closures in September and October to enable essential work to be carried out.

For safety reasons, Oxfordshire County Council will be shutting the centres for two days – although never at the same time – to allow for deep cleaning and essential maintenance.

This includes jet washing the sites and structures, repainting lines and safety areas, as well as other general work to improve the customer experience.

The closing dates are:

Stanford in the Vale, near Faringdon: Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 September

Ardley, near Bicester: Thursday 5 and Friday 6 September

Drayton, near Abingdon: Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 September

Oakley Wood, near Wallingford: Thursday 12 and Friday 13 September

Dix Pit, Stanton Harcourt: Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 September

Alkerton, near Banbury: Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 October.

All closures are on quieter weekdays to minimise disruption and sites will reopen at 8am the following day.

Residents are asked to plan ahead, ideally holding onto their waste until the site reopens or, if that is not possible, visiting one of the neighbouring sites.

The deep clean for Redbridge HWRC in Oxford will be carried out later in the year and full details will be provided in due course.

More information can be found on Oxfordshire County Council’s website, including details of alternative sites during the closures.

Users are reminded that to use their free DIY waste allowance, they need to book an appointment for their visit on the council’s website.

Residents with van or trailer permits can use these at any of the HWRCs.

Stephen Andrews · Thu 5 Sep, 17:30 · Link

Station Ticket Office Now Open on Saturdays

The Cotswold Line Promotion Group is pleased to be able to tell you that the ticket office at Charlbury Station is now open on Saturdays from 06.45 to 13.15.

Monday to Friday hours remain at 05.50 to 12.20.

Brian Murray · Mon 2 Sep, 14:32 · Link

Douglas Norman of Lee Place Lodge

Douglas Norman, former Head Gardener at Lee Place, notable raconteur and generous supporter of numerous causes and individuals with whom he came into contact, has died recently at the age of 92.

His funeral will take place on Thursday, 12 September at 2.00 p.m. in St Mary’s Church, Charlbury. All friends and contacts welcome.

Meryl Smith · Mon 2 Sep, 08:45 · Link