LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS LIVE!

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Enjoy a fun supper & drinks in the Stratton Audley Church whilst watching live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall! Saturday, Sept 8th at 7.30 pm.

Most people will have already booked their seats to be part of this special evening, which includes supper with wine for just £20 per person.   Late enquiries should be made to Anthony Flack on 01869 277511 in case there are still seats available.

Be part of and create a special “Last Night of the Proms” atmosphere within the unique surrounding of St Mary & St Edburga church whilst enjoying a delightful 2-course meal with wine for just £20 per person (vegetarian option available).

Why not book a table of 8 or 10 by inviting your friends to join the party?

Tickets need to be purchased in advance by Saturday 1st September 2018              in order to assist our caterers.

So if you want to make sure of a place at this fun evening please contact Anthony Flack on 277511, or fill in your details on the leaflet that has been door dropped and return with your remittance to Anthony Flack, The Stone House, Cherry Close, OX27 9AP.

Alternatively pay by PayPal directly or via the website – www.strattonaudley.org

Bright clothes to be worn to celebrate the end of summer!

Check out the HEART STARTING Defibrillator installed in Church Porch

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As part of the Community Emergency Plan for Stratton Audley, the Parish Councillor installed a Defibrillator in the porch of the church in 2016. Fortunately it has not been needed but please go and have a look at it. Anyone can access it for use in an emergency by following the simple instruction to call an emergency number to get a code to open the unit. Then the Defib unit can be removed and carried to the person whose heart has stopped. It is always fully charged and ready for use by anyone, even without training, as the machine once switched on gives you verbal instructions. However regular training sessions take place and you can call Stewart on 01869 277 937 to put your name down for a session.

These devises are known to save lives if used quickly and are designed as an interim measure to help prior to the arrival of paramedics. It has a GPS device installed in order to track it s location so the medics can find the location of the person in distress.

One the most frequently asked questions is ‘what happens if I use it on someone whose heart has not stopped beating?‘ and the answers is that the machine will not deliver a shock as it has a built in sensor to detect whether there is a heart beat or not.

Cllr Stewart Hopkins is a qualified and insured First Aider, able to provide refresher First Aid awareness to interested residents on an annual basis and saving the cost of employing an outside trainer.   Some 12 people have previously undertaken some basic instruction.    

 

Winning Ticket numbers in Super Draw

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35 lucky winners have all been notified and prizes distributed. Winning numbers were as follows:

1) 01556  2) 00445  3) 05947  4) 05147  5) 05135  6) 03682  7) 02360  8) 01522  9) 06160  10) 02754  11) 01125  12) 03610  13) 01915  14) 06069  15) 01081  16) 01686  17) 03678  18) 03855  19) 03396  20) 06721  21) 04198  22) 05163  23) 02258  24) 04139  25) 03790  26) 01785  27) 05124 28) 02402  29) 01708  30) 00933  31) 04134  32) 04029  33) 03825  34) 03260  35) 06830  36) 03623=

About 50% were won by villagers, many others from Bicester, and additionally a couple quite far afield which had to be posted namely a lady who lives in Aylesbury but works at BMW Cowley and another who lives in Oxford and bought the ticket at Impressions Beauty Salon in Bicester who were kind enough to be a sales pint for tickets.

For the record the Prizes from the top were as follows:

  • Flight in G-MIII, an Extra 300L aerobatic aircraft courtesy of Angels High from Enstone Aerodrome, angels-high.co.uk value £225
  • Monte Carlo half-day driving experience insurance at the London Rally School, Stratton Audley, www.rally-school.com over £200
  • Biagio Silver and Mother of Pearl necklace worth £194
  • Idlewild Hair Salon make-over gift voucher £150
  • Xerjoff Kobe Eau De Parfum for Men £150
  • £100 Bicester Village shopping voucher
  • 3 month membership at the Swan Pool & Leisure Centre in Buckingham worth £137
  • Bicester Horse Box Hire £105
  • Guinot Aromatic Facial plus mini pedicure £75
  • Two tickets for the Classic & Sports Car Flywheel Show at Bicester Heritage £50, plus entry to the Brightwells Auction £20
  • Bicester Hotel, Golf & Spa – Spa day for two £60
  • Cartier Polo Shirt by Crew Clothing £60
  • 3 bottles Baron de Beaupre Champagne £60
  • Red Barn Retreat in Fullwell full facial plus organic soap and hand cream £60
  • Pea Green 30 minute sports therapy session £59
  • Hamper from Wyevale Food Hall £50
  • The Old Post Office Clinic Food Intolerance Testing voucher £50
  • Box of Occitane Cherry Blossom indulgences £50
  • Case of 24 bottles of Estrella Damm Lager £48
  • 12 year old Glenfiddich Special Reserve £47
  • One hour sports/soft tissue massage with David Lucas £45
  • Chafor Winery (Gawcott) Tour & Taste voucher for 4 people £40
  • Two course lunch for two at Denis’ Traditional Turkish restaurant, Bicester + two VIP tickets for Vue Cinema Bicester £40
  • Pea Green 30 minute sports massage £37
  • Bicester Hotel, Golf & Spa – Afternoon tea for two £36
  • Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £36
  • The Old Post Office ClinicA. Chiropody session £36
  • Summer fresh floral arrangement by Stems of Marsh Gibbon £35
  • Stihl forestry axe courtesy of Turney Group £35
  • Butchers Arms, Fringford, meal for two £25
  • Bicester Heritage Scramble 7th October Family Ticket (4) £25
  • Peas Green Virgin pass 2 weeks unlimited access to Yoga studios £25
  • Stratton Audley Barn afternoon tea & cakes for 4
  • Preston Bissett Nurseries gift voucher £25
  • Audley Hat Hire voucher up to £25

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FESTIVAL ORGANISERS ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS

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It was clear to everyone how much planning, energy and effort had gone into the Festival by the organisers;  the sheer variety of stalls and activities – with the amazing steam-engine rides being a master stroke;  the prizes for the raffle and tombola and the extensive and wide-ranging publicity.   They probably even had a hand in the wonderful weather which we all experienced.   With very many thanks on behalf of the residents and we look forward to the next one in two years time.

THOUSANDS FLOCK TO SENSATIONAL STREET FESTIVAL

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The second Stratton Audley bi-annual Food Beer and Music Festival was held on Saturday 2nd June with some 3000 people attending including many from surrounding villages and Bicester as a result of a heavy publicity campaign to welcome everyone to the village, and in the process raise money for a number of good causes.

The weather stayed fine and the car parks filled up. Some 30+ local food, beverages & craft stalls together with a Pimms bar, Gin bar and Smoothie bar all did a roaring trade. With 12 cask ales and ciders there was something for the Dads and for the children there was a Bouncy Castle, Slide, face painting plus many other entertainments and as a special treat a beautiful 1917 Burrell steam traction engine offered  free rides in a trailer all day long for the children, courtesy of local couple Robert and Ann Herring.

Burgers, bangers and a hog roast ensured no-one went hungry whilst they listened to two live sixties groups and a set of country fiddlers.

At lunchtime the Marsh Gibbon Silver Band struck up for the first time and this was followed by an enthralling dance routine by local girls from the Just Dance Company in Bicester.

To add to the sense of an old-fashioned street party, a large celebratory cake for the royal wedding was made by local baker Graham Nash and given out freely to everyone. In attendance to cut the cake were local MP for Bicester & Banbury Victoria Prentis, the Mayor of Bicester Sean Gaul and his wife, plus Miranda Markham, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

There was an brief auction of some super items and the day concluded with 35 lucky winners being picked out of the drum in the Super Summer Draw. Winning numbers were:

1) 01556  2) 00445  3) 05947  4) 05147  5) 05135  6) 03682  7) 02360  8) 01522  9) 06160  10) 02754  11) 01125  12) 03610  13) 01915  14) 06069  15) 01081  16) 01686  17) 03678  18) 03855  19) 03396  20) 06721  21) 04198  22) 05163  23) 02258  24) 04139  25) 03790  26) 01785  27) 05124 28) 02402  29) 01708  30) 00933  31) 04134  32) 04029  33) 03825  34) 03260  35) 06830  36) 03623=

About 50% were won by villagers, many others from Bicester, and additionally a couple quite far afield which had to be posted namely a lady who lives in Aylesbury but works at BMW Cowley and another who lives in Oxford and bought the ticket at Impressions Beauty Salon in Bicester.

Many traders sold out and the hog roast and beer were the first to run out and later in the day the burgers.

Do check out the Facebook pages for Stratton Audley Parish Council and also the Stratton Audley Food Beer & Music Festival as there are some great photos to view.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN STRATTON AUDLEY

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On behalf of the Festival organising committee may I thank everyone for their support in making the Festival such a great success. It is no exaggeration to say that virtually everyone was involved in some way, big or small, in supporting this event and we should all be proud of our collective achievement.

As you may have heard we exceeded the financial targets set by a considerable margin and whilst we still don’t know the final net amount, we hope to clear about £15,000. The Child Brain Injury Trust and Macmillan’s will receive donations and the remainder will go to the Little Lambs pre-school play group that meets in the church every week, the church building fund for updating the facilities to make it more of a community centre and a general village improvement fund. The final figures and money to be distributed will be verified and published soon.

Compliments have been streaming in from many quarters and it is clear that the whole event has enhanced the image of Stratton Audley throughout the area. Hopefully this has given a little boost to each and every one of us who live and work in the Parish.

Do check out the Facebook pages for Stratton Audley Parish Council and also the Stratton Audley Food Beer & Music Festival as there are some great photos to view.

John Honsinger, Chairman of the Organising Committee.

 

EWR Construction Traffic – Latest projected movement figures revealed.

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Mr Charles Hurst has been back in touch with the following information.

In the village itself

EWR has now completed its detailed traffic analysis and firmed up on the likely figures for the peak three month intensive build period likely to be in early 2020. Currently (with an allowance for future developments) there are 1145 traffic movements (combined two way traffic figures) per day along Church Street passing the pub and EWR will contribute an extra 11 per day to this number. There is an LGV route along Mill Road although we have stated we will not be using this for light lorries; there are currently 518 vehicle movements along this road per day and EWR will be contributing 15 per day. These figures are notably less than the quantities discussed in the meeting but were not available at that time. The only other point to add is that by redirecting most of the LGV traffic away from the road through Stratton Audley onto the HGV route we have to allow it to go past Stratton Audley Park and that being so, a few vehicles are bound to turn right at the crossroads and come down Mill Road to access the Launton compound.

Despite the revised proposals to re-route construction traffic away from the village, there will be significantly increased levels of traffic in the immediate area and the Parish Council will be discussing reparations and traffic calming measures and signage. It has also been agreed that a liaison group will be formed with other affected villages to meet regularly with EWR .

Stratton Audley Park Road

With regard to the traffic numbers along the road past S-A Park from the junction of the 4421 towards Poundon,  a figure of 1200 was banded about and some took this to mean as many as 1200 HGV likely movements in the peak  three month intensive period in 2020. At the time Mr Hurst knew this not to be the case but could not substantiate it. Since then further studies have been carried out  and the latest figures are:

Current traffic numbers total 940 vehicle movements (combined for both directions) per day.

EWR HGV vehicle movements will total 156 per day.

EWR LGV vehicle movements will total 53 per day.

EWR staff operative car movements will total 87 per day.

Total EWR traffic numbers is forecast to be 267 vehicle movements per day which will be an increase of 28.4% on the current levels. On the assumptions that they have a 10 hour working day there are likely to be around 16 HGV vehicles per hour or one every 4 minutes. This is still an extremely high and concerning figure but not as bad as two every minute of the day.

Clearly there are going to be many conversations and meeting with regard to the lay-bys and reparation works required both before and after the construction period, but for now the matter is in the hands of the Secretary for State to approve or reject the proposed scheme.

Previously at the Annual Open meeting on 2nd May……………………We invited Mr Charles Hurst, East West Rail Stakeholder Manager to address the meeting and provided an opportunity for members of the community  to put  questions to him and get a further update. In the main these were polite although some questions were quite direct.

The key issues for Stratton Audley has been the proposal to route LGV vehicles (both trucks and vans up to 7.5 tonnes) through the village and the plan to route HGV and LGV traffic flows from Bicester along the A4421 to its’ right hand intersection with Park Road to Charndon Compound via Stratton Park.

With the latter issue of traffic to the Charndon Compound apart from the volumes which  may be as high asd 1200 movement a day in the most intensive 3 month period, the main concern is how to make the junction safe and effective plus other mitigation measures necessary.

Regarding traffic through the village, the Parish Council suggested that LGV’s could follow the same route as for HGV’s to get to the no.2 Launton Compound and we are pleased to report that an undertaking to progress this idea was given by Mr Hurst. The route from Stoke Lyne into and through the village, onto the Launton Road will still have to be shown on their maps as they are required to indicate at least two alternative routes. But the assurance which  has been put in writing  is that the bulk of LGV vehicles will be directed away from the village. This plus other mitigation measures including suitable signage will be a requirement. The likely date for intensive disruption is early 2020 for some 12 weeks. This is subject to the whole plan being put to the Secretary of State and being  approved.

For full details read the Minutes from the meeting on 7th Marc

ONLY A FEW DAYS TO GO – THE FOOD, BEER & MUSIC FESTIVAL – 2nd June 2018

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We are gearing up for a great day. Here’s the RUNNING ORDER. Parking is in a field off the Stoke Lyne Road and also additionally off the Launton Road at Stratton Audley Barn ( http://www.strattonaudleychristmasbarn.co.uk/)

Remember there is no entry or parking charge

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

11:00 Welcome & Event Opens

12:00 Back Beat Group

13:15 Marsh Gibbon Silver Band

14.00 The Just Dance Company

14:20 Ceremony/Royal Wedding Cake cutting

with special guests Victoria Prentis MP, Sean Gaul Mayor of Bicester

and Miranda Markham, Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Oxfordshire.

14.30 Mini Auction

14.40 Andrew McHugh Fiddlers

15.00 Marsh Gibbon Silver Band

15:45 Inter 60’s Group

16:30 Super Draw Raffle

17.15 Inter 60s Group

18.00 Close

We are delighted to confirm some 35 stall holders will be joining us and much appreciate their support and that of our sponsors together with all other volunteers.

Church Street will be closed for the day and a steam traction engine will be offering free rides all day up and  down Mill Road. All the music acts are confirmed including the Marsh Gibbon Silver Band.  The Bouncy castle & slide will operate all day weather permitting. There’ll be face painting and Tatooing and more to do for the kids. There’s a super Pimms Bar and a Gin Bar with six different selections. So plenty of choice. And to eat there’s a Hog Roast as well as burger & bangers and much more to sample  on many of the trade stalls

All proceeds support local good causes, Little Lambs Playgroup, Child Brain Injury Trust, Macmillan & the Church Renovation Works

Follow us on Facebook: stratton audley food beer and music festival

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Great progress is being made thanks to a core support team of some 20 people. All beer barrel sponsorship is sold and donations of over 35 prizes have been achieved for the Super Draw, tickets for which are now in production. Our target for the tombola is to get about 800 prizes and so far we have about 100 so we want anything small & new that you don’t want. Publicity has started to appear and there are regular updates on the Parish Council website (strattonaudley.org). Additionally please join and share our Facebook page – stratton audley food beer & music festival.

Everything is booked and underway: music acts, bouncy castle & slide, face painting, a steam engine, food & drinks bars and a Royal Wedding celebratory cake for all to share. The hog roast is organised as well as burger & bangers and four drink bars. Some 30 stall holders have already been signed up with more to come. We are producing thousands of small posters and 10,000 leaflets for distribution in the first two weeks of May to properties in the surrounding area. Please help with this distribution if you can.

There ares still some stall sites available so if you have local produce or have an arts & craft skill, why not take a stall for only £35.  To become part of this special day please call Pam or Rob on 07710 126131 or email: safoodfest@gmail.com

STALL HOLDERS SIGN UP AND PAY HERE BY CLICKING ON THE YELLOW BUTTON BELOW

 

ATTENTION RESIDENTS! HOW YOU CAN HELP.

A priority now is to pull together the Volunteer Rotas for the day and whilst this is progressing well, we need more helpers for two hour slots. If you haven’t yet been signed up please contact someone from the organising group or Stewart Hopkins who is the co-ordinator.

We are also still collecting for the Tombola and should you have any new small items please contact Sally-Anne (277 371) at The Old School or John Honsinger at Stratton House (278 000).

Of course cakes will be needed for the Teas & Cake stall in the Church and this is being coordinated by Jackie Fox.

With only six weeks to go it is time to spread the word and let’s make this a fun-filled day for all the family.

The next meeting is this Tuesday, 7.30pm, 24thMay in the Red Lion. Please feel free to come along.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank The Manor for agreeing to allow their grounds to be used on the day as part of the festival and for all the support being offered by residents.

All proceeds support nominated charities, the church building fund and other good local causes.

This is the return of the Stratton Audley Food, Beer, & Music Festival last run in June 2016. A traditional street festival for all the family. Saturday 2 June 2018  from 11am to 6pm. Come and join this FREE event with something for all the family. Do some shopping, have a bite to eat & drink, listen to the live music and let the children have fun in a safe and friendly environment.

WHAT’S ON

Free entry and ample parking • mini beer festival • live music throughout the day • a brass band     • a pig roast, burgers and bangers • a bouncy castle, inflatable slide, face painting and much more • teas & cakes in the church • pub food and drinks • a Super Draw and an amazing tombola

 

 

Narrow Path in Mill Road gets a New Look

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One or two of the paths in the village have become smaller over time and Councillor Stewart Hopkins thought it was high time to draw a line and together with Manor resident Jim Mathis they set a date to cut back and remove grass that had grown on to the path by the back of the Manor – and what a fine  line they have drawn! The waste was kindly removed by the Goss’s and the whole job was completed in the space of a morning.

Very well done and many thanks from a grateful community!