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Consultation on our local bus services
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC)contracts for the X9 bus service between Chipping Norton, Charlbury and Witney, the 243 bus service which serves Finstock and Fawler, and the Charlbury Rail Bus will expire on December 8th 2012. The services are currently being reviewed and OCC are conducting a public consultation.
You can register your views on the OCC website by using this link: https://myconsultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk/consult.ti/ChippingNortonReview/consultationHome You can also reach the consultation by going to "Consultations" on the home page of the OCC website
The consultation will close at midnight on June 8th.
Liz Leffman · Thu 17 May, 09:23 · Link
ChOC's latest success, with more promised
'The Help', the film shown on Sunday by ChOC in the Memorial Hall, drew one of the biggest audiences of the last couple of years. At 81 it beat every film of the last twelve months except 'The Way' and 'Made in Dagenham'. It was the second film to be shown on ChOC's new equipment, which is giving audiences a better picture and better sound than in the past.
ChOC is expecting another big turnout on June 10 for the Steven Spielberg blockbuster 'War Horse'. There is full information at www.chocfilms.info including online booking.
ChOC's next live event (on Saturday May 26) is a musical entertainment from The Opera Dudes. These two hilarious but very professional musicians offer one of the best evenings of entertainment on the rural touring circuit. To quote three of ChOC's committee: 'We've never enjoyed ourselves more!'
Neil Allen, the operatic tenor in the duo, has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia and the Orchestra of Opera North as a principal soloist. He has taken the lead in many operas including Peter Grimes in Peter Grimes, Malcolm/MacDuff in Macbeth, Tamino in the Magic Flute and many, many more.
Tim Lole is an accomplished classical pianist, former St Paul's chorister, member of the Birmingham Touring Opera and for many years conductor of the Scottish Opera.
Read more about ChOC's live entertainment programme at www.chocfilms.info/live
Tue 15 May, 11:24 · Link
Changes to The Good Food Shop
'The Charlbury Deli and Café (formerly the Good Food Shop) has been feeling the effect of the current economic climate, and is considering how best to keep its market share and remain viable when other shops in the town have already been forced to close. Charlbury Deli and Café does not want to find itself in the same position.
Lynne and her staff are committed to providing Charlbury and the surrounding area with a top quality fresh bakery, Deli and catering facility, and offer visitors morning coffees, light breakfasts and lunches, and afternoon teas. Orders can be delivered by prior arrangement, and are welcomed on a one-off or repeat basis. Sample menus are also available. Phoning orders ahead will ensure they are ready on time. Catering for special events is available to individuals as well as businesses. The shop will stock hard-to-get special dietary goods by request. Phone an order to us: 01608 811157
Vicky Buser · Fri 11 May, 22:32 · Link
Article in Oxford Times about Wilderness taster sessions in Cornbury Park
www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/9684321.Go_wild_in_the_country/
Alison Wright · Wed 9 May, 21:08 · Link
West Oxfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau launches Friends of WOCAB
West Oxfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau (WOCAB) is a local charity which carries out a vital role in providing free financial, benefit and debt advice to local people. You may know that we have an office in the high street in Chipping Norton, as well as a larger office in Witney. What you may not know is that:
• we have a Rural Advice Project which provides a home visiting service for older people, people in isolation, carers and people who, either due to a disability or for other reasons aren't able to get into the big towns in the district
• last year alone we helped more than 1,600 local people with housing-related enquiries; dealt with more than 17,000 individual enquiries; and carried out more than 20,000 actions for clients to resolve their financial, legal and practical issues last year
• we train volunteers to provide these advice and support services across the district
• we don't charge a penny for our work.
Last year we helped local people in need realise more than £1m additional income â€" money which gets ploughed back into the local economy. So our work doesn't just help individuals, there's a business benefit as well. But in the current financial climate much of what we do is at risk.
West Oxfordshire District Council, which has been our main benefactor for several years, has had to cut its budget to us and has made it clear that we must find other sources of funding. So we have launched a Friends scheme in an attempt to maintain our vital services â€" which is where you can help.
By becoming a Friend of WOCAB you can support us to help people in Chippy reduce their worries and get their lives back on track. Your gift will help us keep on doing this â€" for example, while it costs more than £1,000 to train a new volunteer advisor, even a gift of £25 will help us to visit a housebound client, or represent someone in court.
If you want to become a Friend of WOCAB you can contact the Bureau by emailing bureau@wocab.org.uk, downloading our Friends of WOCAB brochure from www.coax.org.uk, calling us on 08444 111 444,or by popping into our local offices in Witney or Chipping Norton.
West Oxfordshire CAB is a registered charity, number 1092539, and is entirely self-supporting. Our offices are at:
31 High Street, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AD.
The Old Print House, Marlborough Lane, Witney, OX28 6DY
John Kay · Wed 9 May, 08:04 · Link
Charlbury Town Council election results
The following candidates have been elected to Charlbury Town Council, with number of votes cast:
- Nick Potter*: 666
- Valou Pakenham-Walsh*: 636
- Susie Finch*: 633
- Richard Fairhurst: 618
- Liz Reason*: 586
- Reg James*: 538
- Peter Kenrick: 514
- Jim Holah: 510
- Willem Hackmann*: 483
- Tony Merry: 462
- Kathy Broughton: 455
- Russell Robson: 432
Not elected:
- Ron Prew*: 395
- Fergus McVey: 375
Turnout was 48.43%, again the highest of any Town/Parish Council election in West Oxfordshire. * indicates incumbent.
Richard Fairhurst · Fri 4 May, 01:11 · Link
Liz Leffman is Charlbury's new District Councillor
Liz Leffman, the Liberal Democrat candidate, has won one of the two West Oxfordshire District Council seats for Charlbury & Finstock. The seat was previously held by Glena Chadwick, who stood down at this election after 12 years. (The other seat is held by Hywel Davies, Conservative from Finstock, and was not up for re-election this year.)
The result was:
- Liz Leffman, Liberal Democrat: 956
- Rory MacArthur, Conservative: 476
At 49.26%, the turnout was the highest recorded for any of the WODC seats.
Richard Fairhurst · Fri 4 May, 01:02 · Link
Work to start on station car park extension
The long-awaited extension to Charlbury station's car park is to be built this summer.
According to car park operators APCOA:
"I am delighted to let you know that work on the new car park at Charlbury Station will start on 14 May, with equipment arriving from 8 May. This is something our customers have needed for some time and it is great news that contractors will soon be on site.
"When complete we will be able to offer an additional 75 spaces in the North car park, and a further 8 spaces for disables passengers in the South car park. This is an important improvement for the station and something we have been keen to deliver for some time. Contractors have been appointed to do the work and are committed to complete by the end of September.
"We have worked with them to ensure the development will only cause the minimum amount of disruption to our customers. However, there will be a short period during the early phase of the works when the contractors will need to use some spaces in the existing car park. Every effort will be made to ensure they release these spaces as soon as they possibly can.
"The new car park is part of our commitment to Putting Customers First and represents more investment in Charlbury station of over £470,000. This follows the doubling of the track, the new footbridge and improvements to services. The additional spaces will make parking and subsequent rail travel from Charlbury much more convenient, and I hope you agree that this will benefit the local community."
Richard Fairhurst · Thu 3 May, 20:52 · Link
Something’s brewing at Riverside.....it's competition time!
Something's brewing at Riverside........it's competition time!
Help us name our special Riverside Festival beer. Come up with a taste-tingling name for Riverside's special festival beer and you could win a set of six bespoke T-shirts for you and your friends emblazoned with the name of the beer and your name; and a free round of drinks at the Festival itself.
Oxfordshire's favourite craft brewer Wychwood is producing an exclusive golden summer beer for this year's Riverside Festival in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. To christen the glorious pint we're running a competition to name the beer.
To enter simply email your idea for the beer's name and your name to beer@riversidefestival.charlbury.com, by 12pm on Friday 4 May.
The winner will be announced on Monday 7 May. Entrants must be aged 18 or over.
The Riverside ale will only be on sale at The Riverside Festival in Charlbury on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June.
Gary Walker · Mon 30 Apr, 19:43 · Link
