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Our MP to hold surgery in Charlbury 18th October

Sean Woodcock will hold a constituency surgery in Charlbury on 18th October.

Book an appointment in advance if there are matters you would like to discuss or bring to his attention. This is an opportunity to ensure Charlbury has a voice in Parliament.

Rachael Gibbon · Sat 5 Oct, 09:35 · Link

Time to Party

Tickets are available on the door for today’s Oktoberfest. Doors open from 3.00pm with music starting at 3.30pm.  It’s in the big marquee at the cricket club. Anybody under 18 is free. 

Paul D Jenkins · Sat 5 Oct, 07:12 · Link

Parish Church Office Vacancy

This flexible, part-time role provides 10 – 12h per week of administrative support to the Vicar and the churches of St Mary's Charlbury and All Saints’ Shorthampton. The work will be carried out at the Parish Office in Charlbury. Pay scale: £15 - £17.50/hr depending on experience. 

dine glasgow · Sat 5 Oct, 06:54 · Link

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