Some time during Saturday night, 5/6 July 2008, serious damage to doors and windows of Horspath Village Hall was done by person or persons unknown.
If anyone has any information about this incident please contact the Parish Council Chairperson, Mrs Shirley Woodcock, on 876823 in the first instance. Any information will be treated with the utmost confidence.
Neville Buckett, Horspath NHW Organiser/Coordinator.
Forthcoming Events
Horspath Parish Council3 June 2008 - Parish Council Meeting. The Minutes for that meeting are now available to view in PDF format.
SODC Bi-monthly Report
Janet Carr, one of our District Councillors, writes a bi-monthly report for our Ward.
You can now read this on the SODC page of the "Local Government" section, or here.
Horspath Village Hall
Check the Village Hall bookings for July 2008.
Horspath Parish Council
Horspath Parish Council Vacancies, May 2008. Help your village - your opportunity to join Horspath Parish Council! - Read the Recruitment Advert
New - We are hoping to have more Village Allotments available. If you are interested please contact the Horspath webmaster at webmaster@horspath.org.uk. See the poster which will also be displayed on the Village Notice Board.
Horspath Gardening Club
Tuesday 8th July 2008 "Visit to Rousham Garden" - historic park and garden designed by William Kent: walled gardens, rose garden, productive vegetable garden, waterfalls, ponds, sculpture, wonderful trees and views over rolling countryside.
See the Garden Club programme for 2008. For more information ring Sheila Frankum 872793.
Horspath Primary School
This year, 2008, our successful CoE Primary School celebrates its 150th birthday. There will be various events associated with this, among them will be a visit by The Bishop of Oxford, John Prichard, on Wednesday 25th June and on Friday 11th July there will be the School Open Day & Barbecue, in the School Grounds. Contact Sue Ackland, Horspath School (872702), email office.3161@horspath.oxon.sch.uk.
Wheatley Windmill
On Sunday, 13 July 2008, there will be an Open Day at Windmill Lane, Wheatley. See the full list of Open Days at Wheatley Windmill.
Horspath Cricket Club
Mid Season Ho Down, Saturday 26th July
After the success of last year's event, this season's Barn Dance is swiftly approaching. Tickets are available now at the club, or call Ed murray on 873041. More details can be found here.
Shotover Wildlife
Conservation Work Days - Second Sunday of the month, 10am to 3pm (Join us any time between these hours). Shotover Car Park, Headington. If after 10am, see map on notice board or phone SW mobile (Conservation Days only) on 07881 977481, to find out where we are. Join us for as long or as short a time as you like and contribute to the important conservation work that SW is carrying out on Shotover. Wear suitable clothing and bring sufficent supplies of food and drink! No dogs please, thank you. For more info, email to Shotover Wildlife
SODC Community Waste Service
There will be a refuse collection wagon at Wheatley Primary School carpark on the 4th Saturday of month, from 08:00 - 12:00hrs. This service starts on 24th May 2008. Please use this facility for land-fill waste, not garden rubbish. Garden rubbish should be put into the brown wheelie bins for fortnightly collection at the road side. For more information see the SODC Re-cycling, Rubbish & Waste Service page.
SODC Bank Holiday Waste Collection
When a Monday is a Bank Holiday, Horspath's collection day will be on the Tuesday. Put your rubbish and recycling at the kerbside by 7am, as collection times may vary in bank holiday weeks.
Horspath Parish Council Meetings
The monthly meetings are held in the Village Hall at 8:00 pm on Tuesdays, usually the first Tuesday of each month. Members of the public are welcome. Meeting dates in 2008 are:
| 1st July 2008 | 5th August 2008 | 2nd September 2008 | 7th October 2008 | 4th November 2008 | 2nd December 2008 |
April 2007 - Annual Parish Meeting. The Minutes are now available to view in PDF format.
Senior Residents' Club
Here are the Senior Residents' meeting dates up to May 2008. All meetings are held on a Wednesday in the Main Hall, except for the Bazaar in October which is on a Saturday.
For details see the Senior Residents page in the Village Hall section of the Horspath Village web site. The Minutes of the AGM held on 19th March 2008 are now available to read here or on the Senior Residents' web page
| 2008 | |
| Wed: 2nd July Outing to Brighton. Coach leaves at 9.00 am | Wed: 20th August Oxford Quiz with John Paine, at 2.00 p.m. in the Village Hall |
| Wed: 3rd Sept. Outing to Gloucester. Coach leaves at 9.00 am | Wed: 17th Sept. "Canada's Spectacular West." by Brian Higgins, at 2.00 pm in the Village Hall |
Horspath Cricket Club
See the 2008 Fixtures list - First Team, Second Team.
SODC Waste Collection service
Starting sometime in 2009, waste collection will probably be as follows:
- Weekly collection of food waste in a kitchen caddy;
- Fortnightly collection of non-recyclable waste, in wheeled bins;
- Fortnightly collection of recycling, including glass, mixed plastics, cans and paper in wheeled bins or boxes;
- Opt-in fortnightly garden waste collection, charged for separately to individuals, in wheeled bins.
Horspath Village Hall
Dance Rhythms in the Main Hall: dancing classes, 6pm to 10pm on Tuesdays, 7pm to 10pm on Wednesdays.
Thames Valley Ringcraft. Learn how to show your dog in the ring. Classes every Thursday in Horspath Village Hall at 8pm. In the first instance please contact Mrs Cummings at the hall any time after 7:30pm on the day.
Past Events - some short reports
Horspath Gardening ClubSunday June 8th 2008. "Horspath in Bloom" - Horspath Gardens Open Day on Sunday 1:00 - 6:00 pm
21 lovely gardens were available to view, St Giles Church was open with a mass of floral arrangements and children’s artwork, there were teas, a tombola, a plant stall and a children’s competition. Admission was £4.00 (adults), all proceeds to St Giles Church, Horspath. We had superb weather and it was a splendid occasion for horticultural education and exchange of views and for socialising with friends. Congratulations to the organisers.
Horspath Parish Council
7th March 2008, Little Horspath defeats Oxford City Council
The Planning Inspector rejected the appeal by Oxford City Council for flood lighting on the grounds that the Athletics Ground Car Park was only given planning consent within the Green Belt on the grounds that it was an essential compliment to the Athletics Ground. Therefore, he concluded that other uses for the Car Park were inappropriate within the Green Belt. He also concluded that the lighting itself would represent a further urban encroachment into the rural character of the area which would undermine the separation of Horspath Village from Oxford City.
Thanks to the Representatives of Horspath PC, OGBN and CPRE for their excellent presentations and well done Villagers for your valuable support. Read the history of this saga. The full text of the Inspector's judgement is available in PDF format (57 Kb).
Village Tree Planting
Saturday and Sunday, 26th and 27th January 2008, 300 new trees (short bare-rooted whips) were planted by a goodly crew of village volunteers around the margins of the Bowley Field to thicken up the existing lines of trees and hedgerows, partly for improved screening between the village and the future new BMW body factory nearby which will be about 15 metres tall, partly to enhance the existing lines of trees as wildlife corridors, and partly to enhance the landscaping around the proposed new sports pitches. Please contact Horspath Village Events for further information.
Horspath Parish Council
What is Horspath Parish Council? and How does the Parish Council do its work? together with Parish Council Aims and Parish Council Projects are now available to view on the "Local Government" pages.
The Minutes for the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday, 1st April 2008 at 8.00pm in the Village Hall are now available to view here in PDF format.
These documents and more are available in the Local Government area of our web site on the "Parish Council Agenda & Minutes" page. Members of the public are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings.
Oxford Green Belt Network
Monday 19th November 2007 at 7.30pm - The Annual General Meeting of the Oxford Green Belt Network took place at Marsh Baldon village hall. The brief formal business was followed by a discussion on the threat to the Green Belt. See the OGBN website for news of new Campaign "Hands off Our Green Belt".
Horspath Neighbourhood Watch
14 August 2007 Horspath's Neighbourhood Watch Scheme goes online! Check it out here.
Oxford Green Belt Way
Friday 13 July 2007. The CPRE Oxford Green Belt Way was opened by MP Boris Johnson at 2.30pm at Shotover Country Park. Boris Johnson then left for Henley, but a goodly company of about 70 people, including the Lord Mayor of Oxford and CPRE members, then walked down to Horspath. A reception at Horspath Village Hall followed. Everyone enjoyed the walk and had tea waiting for them at the Village Hall. Perhaps Mr Johnson left early to finalize his bid to be the next Mayor of London? (Well, we now know that he was successful!)
Vandals attack village tree
30 June - 1 July 2007 Vandals stripped the bark from a tree at the Recreation Ground. See the sad state of the tree.
Thames Valley Police
From June 2007 Horspath has a Police Community Support Officer. We are happy to welcome PCSO C9814 Ken Cooney, who will patrol in Horspath and other nearby villages. He is based at Thame Police Station and he can be contacted at 0845 8 505 505 (ask to leave a message for him), or by fax: 01844 264921, or by email.
Horspath Parish Council
Horspath Parish Council Vacancies, May 2008. Help your village - your opportunity to join Horspath Parish Council! - Read the Recruitment Advert
Latest update 10 July 2008
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