The following documents have been added to the website:

Great Coxwell Parish Council Meeting Agenda- April 17th 2023
Reading Room Meeting Agenda - April 17th 2023

A couple of news items from OCC:

I recall there was some thought of closing the centre at Stanford in the Vale so if you use it then the survey below could be of interest.

DIY waste charges to increaseThe cost of getting rid of non-household (DIY) waste at our recycling centres will be changing from Saturday 1 April.

Residents can find all the price information on our website.

Residents' views on how we manage our household waste sitesOur household waste recycling centre strategy sets out our vision for how we manage the infrastructure and services offered at the council's household waste sites.

We'd love residents to share their thoughts on our proposals using our survey.

On Monday (19 March), the Cabinet Office launched a new system that will give the government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobile phones when there is a risk to life.

The Emergency Alerts system will allow the government to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90 percent of mobile phones in a defined area. The system is now ready to be tested across the country following successful tests in East Suffolk and Reading.

The alerts will only ever come from the government or emergency services, and they will issue a warning, the details of the area impacted, and instructions about how best to respond.

Emergency Alerts will be used very rarely – only being sent where there is an immediate risk to people’s lives – so people may not receive an alert for months, or even years.

Emergency Alerts will be used across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and their initial use will focus on the most serious severe weather-related incidents, including severe flooding in England.

By broadcasting from cell towers in the vicinity of an emergency, the alerts are secure, free to receive, and one-way. They do not reveal anyone’s location or collect personal data.

Some vulnerable groups may want to opt out of the emergency alerts system. However, the government strongly recommends that people do not opt out of the service, as it is intended to warn people when lives are in danger.

The government has produced a toolkit to help councils communicate key messages as part of the Emergency Alerts campaign.

A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of 23 April which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones.

Announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/launch-of-life-saving-public-emergency-alerts 

More information:
https://www.gov.uk/alerts

FAQ:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1143765/Frequently_asked_questions_about_Emergency_Alerts.pdf
 
 
Many thanks,

Emergency Planning Officer
Oxfordshire County Council

The following documents have been added to the website:

Great Coxwell Parish Council Meeting Minutes - February 16th 2023
Reading Room Meeting Minutes - February 16th 2023
County Councillor Report - February 2023
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The Parish Council is canvassing villagers’ views on installing white gates at the entrances to the village on the Coxwell Road and potentially on the Holloway Road (in such a way that would not impede the use of the verge by pedestrians/gate access etc). Before any active steps are taken to engage with Highways or consider funding applications, the Parish Council wants to know if this is an initiative that would have the support of the village.
 
The aim would be to remind drivers they are entering a residential area and to slow speed, as well as delineate the entrance to Great Coxwell. No decision will be reached without a Parish Council meeting to discuss further.
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A link to a yes/no survey is below. The link will be open until Friday 3rd March and all submissions will be anonymous with no personal information gathered. You are requested to take the survey only once.
 
https://forms.gle/8KLsCEefUti4H4Pp6
 
Joanna Farrant
Clerk to Great Coxwell Parish Council
Tel: 079 89 75 1950

​The following documents have been added to the website:

Great Coxwell Parish Council Meeting Agenda - February 16th 2023
Reading Room Meeting Agenda - February 16th 2023
County Councillor Report - February 16th 2023

VACANCY FOR A PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Parish Council are looking for a new member

It is your chance to make a difference by having a say about local issues, representing the views of Parishioners and getting involved for the benefit of the community.

The Parish Council need your help to keep the services in the village running.

If you would like to be considered or for further information, please contact the Clerk or Chair Jacqui Russell.

[email protected]
[email protected]
https://www.greatcoxwell.com/parish-council.html

To be eligible to become a parish councillor you must be:

• At least 18 years old on the day of your nomination, and
• A British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union

You must also meet ONE of the following four criteria:

• You are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards;
• You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election;
• Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish area;
• You have lived in the parish area or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election

Disqualifications from standing

There are certain people who are disqualified from being elected to a parish or community council in England and Wales.

You cannot be a candidate if at the time of your nomination and on the day of the election, any of the following are true:
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• You are employed by the parish council or hold a paid office under the parish/community council (including joint boards or committees),
• You are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order,
• You have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three months or more (including a suspended sentence), without the option of a fine, during the five years before polling day
• You have been disqualified under the Representation of the People Act 1983 (which covers corrupt or illegal electoral practices and offences relating to donations) or under the Audit Commission Act1998

A person may also be disqualified from election if they have been disqualified from standing for election to a local authority following a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (formerly the Adjudication Panel for England or Wales).

There will ne no leaflet delivered this year about changes to your waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period so please make a note of the details found in this document.

In summary:

Monday 26th Dec will be collected Wednesday 28th Dec
Monday 2nd Jan will be collected Wednesday 4th Jan
Monday 9th Jan will be collected Tuesday 10th Jan

Also:

Please remember that we suspend garden waste collections over the holiday period to concentrate on Christmas waste collections. Collections resume in January 2023. For more information, please see our garden waste page on our website.

Find out more about recycling tips and waste collections over Christmas and New Year on our website www.morerecycling.co.uk

We will post information about any disruption to waste collection services on our websites and social media sites.

Our call centre is open for queries from 9am – 3.30pm on 23 December, 9am - 5pm on 28, 29 and 30 December on 03000 610610.

The following documents have been added to the website:

Great Coxwell Parish Council Meeting Agenda - November 28th 2022
Reading Room Meeting Agenda - November 28th 2022
District Councillors' Report - November 28th 2022

The Act of Remembrance will take place as usual at the War Memorial at 12 noon.  Revd Maureen will officiate in the short service.

Those who are new to the village may not know that the timing of this is determined by the fact that Revd Maureen has to take a ceremony in each of the four parishes in the Benefice on this day, so she is kept very busy!

We hope to see you there.