Daffodils are bursting out of the ground all around the village and none more so than in the new village Pound community area in the Launton Road.
Month: February 2020
RESTORED FOOTPATH NEAR HUNT KENNELS NOW OPEN
An overgrown and consequently disused public footpath off the Bicester Road, just beyond the hunt kennels as you leave the village, has been opened up and a new footbridge built so that walkers can now easily access this public right of way.
Following discussions late last year between the Parish Council and the County Council’s Countryside Access Officer for this area, it was agreed that this long-neglected and inaccessible path should be restored. Villagers wishing to walk the path which runs through the hunt kennels and fields are now able to return to the Bicester Road without accessing either of the two private drives owned by the BHWC closer into the village.
The work was carried out by Oxford County Council and as a community we thank them for their willingness to arrange for it to be carried out in a short space of time. At the other end of this short path a gate has been installed by the Hunt Kennels for which we thank them as well. Please be extra careful to always secure the gate shut with the chain provided in order to prevent horses escaping.
POND PATH RENEWED AT BOTTOM OF CHERRY STREET
At the request of the Parish Council following suggestions from members of the community, OCC have carried out resurfacing works to the path that leads to the pond at the bottom of Cherry Street. Our thanks go to them for completing the work quickly and for sharing the cost with money provided from a discretionary fund managed by Cllr. Ian Corkin.
A REMINDER ABOUT REGULAR VILLAGE ACTIVITIES – IT’S BETTER TOGETHER!
VILLAGE ACTIVITIES
Coffee Morning. The Red Lion.
Every Tuesday 11.00 – 12.00, coffee and biscuits £2. Two course lunch every other Tuesday £9, booking advisable. Next lunch 18th February. Please contact Frank on 277225 or Maggie on 277214.
History Society.
Meetings in the Hunt Room, Red Lion every other month, next meeting will be on 10th March 2020. Subscription £5 per year. Call Dorothy on 277694 for information.
Singing for Fun.
Every other Monday at 1.30 in the Church, next session 24th February. £5 includes tea and biscuits. Henry Frater, professional singer and instrumentalist leads through a fun packed hour of singing a variety of songs. First visit free. For information call Maggie on 277214 or Kate on 247955.
100 Club.
The draw is held in The Red Lion at coffee morning on the first Tuesday of the month. Subscriptions will be collected during March and April, for information call Maggie on 277214.
It’s that blooming time of the year again!
Snow drops are bursting out of the ground all around the village and none more so than in the new Pound area. There were always clumps of snowdrops under the oak tree and these have now been added to with the purchase of an additional sixty small clumps, which were configured into two roughly equal circles in the central area, by volunteers Stewart Hopkins and John Honsinger.
Do visit and enjoy the view.
