Here are a couple of links to notices from the Vale of the White Horse District Council:

1. Equality roadshows
2. Reducing waste during Halloween

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Dear all,
 
Our next season of concerts will start on the 12th of October with German pianist, Max Mostovetski on the piano.  All the concerts are on the website now, and tickets can be booked already.  I hope you can join us for what is going to be an excellent season with a variety of musicians, coming from all parts of the world, as well as different instruments and genres. 
 
For a quick glance:
12 October -  Piano recital with Max Mostovetski
23 November - Tessera Viol Consort
25 January - Winterreise with mezzo-soprano Hera Protopapas
15 March - Soprano and Piano recital with Betty Makharinsky and Pavel Timofeyefksy
26 April - Cello recital with Derek de la Bernardie
7 June - Piano recital with Ukrainian pianist Ivan Hovorun
 
For more information or to book tickets online please click here
 
I hope you can join us.  As always, tickets/donations can also be made at the door.  I am trying to get as many people in the audience as possible, not only because the standard of these concerts will be extremely high, but also so that I can pay the musicians properly, and some of the funds can go towards the Church Roof Fund.
 
Included is a glass of wine or soft drink, and great company!
 
Best wishes,
Lynette

This is a regular update about initiatives and campaigns that we hope you will be able to share with your communities.

Below is a link to a summary of our current campaigns. The information you need to communicate these and any other current campaigns is either included in the text or is accessible through a communications pack in the portal. There are more existing campaigns and promotions in our portal. 

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] and remember to keep coming back because we'll add campaign information as we go live with it.

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Dear All,
 
Please be advised that you are now able to apply for a temporary congestion charge permit for Oxford City.
 
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-travel/oxfords-temporary-congestion-charge-cars-cars/apply-temporary-congestion-charge-permit/oxfordshire-area-permit

We have a new contact number for waste-related queries – from now on, residents who cannot find or report waste information online, should call

01235 422 123.  The old 03000 waste number will soon be turned off.

This new number is for all district council household waste, recycling, food, garden waste (collections only*), bulky waste collections, clinical waste collections and street cleaning services. It is also the number to call to report fly-tipping and abandoned vehicles.  Please help to spread the word by sharing this information with residents, friends and family in the local area.

Note that or queries about garden waste permits, residents should continue to call 01235 422 422.

For enquiries relating to Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC’s), people should continue to contact the county council on 0345 310 1111. 
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I will be demonstrating 3 subject areas of the 'Essentials of First Aid' over 3 One Hour sessions on this coming Saturday in our village Reading Room and open to all of our village residents. Each session will comprise of the following topics to gain life saving skills and with an opportunity to participate and to 'have a go', if you wish to:
 

1. Basic Life Support with CPR and practice in the use of the Automated External Defibrillator/AED. (This will include an opportunity to access and familiarise our residents with the unit placed at the front of the Reading Room).
2. How to deal with a Choking episode and clearing an Airway Obstruction.
3. Dealing with a Wound and treatment of a Life-Threatening Bleed.

 
Whatever your plans for the day you will be welcome to 'drop-in' to any of the One Hour sessions:
 
Starting at - 9.30am, 11.00am & 12.30pm - Close-down will be at 2.00pm.
 
Please join us for FREE refreshments whatever your plans for the duration of the event, while we are supported by www.rrtglobal.org and one of their local 'Rapid Response Teams' who will be providing Bacon Butties/Donuts/Teas/Coffee (Yes, the barista bean variety!) and soft drinks, from a global organisation that supports the emergency services and our communities with welfare support and to provide resilience in times of protracted or major incidents.
 
High winds (although dry weather!) is predicted for Saturday and so I would not expect you to miss the wafting of cooked bacon over the village rooftops! You are invited to sample some of the fayre on offer while passing by, or dropping-in to one of my sessions. Enjoy!
 
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible, while capacity at the Reading Room will be limited to 50 per session. We will look to further future sessions if demand outstrips capacity on this occasion.
 
My thanks to our Parish Council, Trustees of our Community Fund for funding the day, along with the White Horse Practice (Faringdon) and our local Pharmacies, for support with health and information leaflets available on the day.
 
Please avoid parking in the area adjacent to the Reading Room as vehicular access of the RRT team will be required. 
 
Please contact on: 07796 572752 if you have any questions concerning the arrangements for day.
 
Malcolm
 
Emergency Skills Instructor
 
Community First Responder - SCAS - Faringdon & District Team
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On Saturday 4th October 2025 - The Reading Room. Great Coxwell.
 
I have arranged for the benefit of village residents three drop-in sessions open for all to attend free demonstrations and an opportunity to learn life-saving skills valuable for the whole family at home, work or out and about at leisure in the community.
 
You are invited to drop-in to any one of the three sessions for which the timings will be: 
 
0930 - 1030 / 1100 - 1200 / 1230 - 1330. After clear-up the room will close at 2.00pm.
 
Each of these one hour sessions will comprise of demonstrations covering all three of the subject areas below, and if you wish to 'have a go', an opportunity to learn the essential and life-saving skills comprising of:
 

1. Basic Life Support/CPR and use of the Automated External Defibrillator.
2. Dealing with Severe Choking and relief of Airway Obstruction.
3. Dealing with a Wound and Severe Bleed.

 
There will be an opportunity at the end of each session for any questions to be answered and subject to confirmation, for refreshments to be available through the day. I am grateful to our Parish Council for their support in using the Reading Room and to our Community Fund Trustees, in covering the cost of hire, for the benefit of this village wide event.
 
Please note - the maximum capacity of the Reading Room at any one session will be 50. If demand exceeds capacity over the three sessions when you attend, consideration will be given to running further sessions on a future occasion.
 
While your participation in these sessions will be at no cost to you, there will be an opportunity to make a donation, if you wish, on the day and any funds collected will be equally divided between the charities of www.sca-charity.org.uk that supports the resources, training and equipment provided for us as your local Volunteer Community First Responders (we are not funded through the NHS) - and another of our essential 'Out of Hospital' care providers www.tvaa.org.uk (Thames Valley Air Ambulance) - who provide life-saving early response with the use of 'HELIMED 24' and the Critical Care Response Cars to attend the most 'Life-Threatening' incidents in our local communities and when required, our own village! 
 
I look forward to your attendance and support for this event and hope that you will take this opportunity towards learning some of the essential first aid skills to keep you, family and friends safe and towards the resilience of our great community of Great Coxwell.
 
Please feel free to contact me on #WhatsApp/07796 572752/01367 243404 - if you have any questions concerning arrangements on the day - The Reading Room has 'accessible' entrance arrangements - Please ask if you will need assistance on entry.
 
(Please remember to call 999/112 - Fire - Police or Ambulance to initiate a response in the event of emergency. As in event of an incident effecting you, I may be available on an 'incidental' basis but not 'On-Call' and therefore not available to be mobilised by the ambulance service). 
 
Malcolm Gee
Emergency Skills Instructor - Community First Responder - SCAS - Faringdon & District Team
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