LITTLEMORE LOCAL 439 June:July 21

NUMBER JUNE / JULY 439 2021

***NEW LISTINGS*** LACROSSE: for men & women, girls & boys DRAMA, SINGING, DANCE with JIGSAW-ARTS Are you keen to try a new sport? Oxford City Lacrosse Club For young people aged 3-18: at The Oxford Academy on offers men's, women's, boys', and girls' training at the all- Saturday mornings: *90-minute sessions for children aged 3-6, weather facilities at The Oxford Academy. We train on Monday *3-hour sessions for children aged 7-18. Each taught by evenings from 6:30pm and everyone is welcome, from specialist performing arts tutors. With end of term shows, complete beginners to experienced players. Lacrosse is one of presentations & awards. Drama, singing and dance enable the fastest growing sports in the world. children to learn social skills, and build Find out more: on fb OXLAX, or at self-esteem: find out more at www.oxfordcitylacrosse.co.uk. Contact www.jigsaw-arts.co.uk, or call 01865 us at [email protected]. 564 580 to speak to a team member Brucie Morris and book a 2-week trial. Becky Varey

MAMA FLOW YOGA at Littlemore FOOTBALL COACHING Village Hall for boys and girls age 4-12 With Sara Barker, Senior Yoga Teacher & at The Oxford Academy: weekly Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist. professional coaching with UEFA- *Pregnancy Yoga: Mondays at 6.45pm. qualified coaches from Oxfordshire Skill *Mum and Baby Yoga: Tuesdays at Acquisition Academy: suitable for boys 10.30am. Booking is essential: please and girls of all abilities, aged 4-12 years: book at momoyoga.com/Mama-Flow-Yoga/register or Message *Friday evenings: 5.30-6.30pm age 4-7m and *5.30-7pm age 07974 647 124. Sara Barker 8-12. For further information or to try our sessions please contact Adam Bowerman & Declan McGovern on ZUMBA FITNESS & TONING at Littlemore Village Hall [email protected]. Adam Bowerman Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm: suitable for all fitness levels - there are many ways to keep fit and/or lose weight – some are just more Up to date listings for all our regular groups & classes, fun! £6 per class (concession if attending multi classes in plus contact details for Faith groups, Support Agencies, month). Contact: Pat Meade 07957 491 868, or Police & other neighbourhood watch resources [email protected]. Pat Meade are on pages 6-10 & 14 in the longer electronic issue.

LITTLEMORE LITTER PICK: MAY BANK HOLIDAY TEA AT LITTLEMORE VILLAGE HALL from 2pm Saturday 5 June 2.40 – 4.30pm on Monday 31 May. Seating will This year our local Litter Pick is being coordinated be outside, similar to the Coffee Shop events we by one of our new Parish Councillors, Anna Railton. Meet her held in July and August last year. A long-awaited outdoors at Littlemore Community Centre at 2pm on Saturday opportunity to sit with others to enjoy tea, coffee, 5 June: she’ll provide you with a high vis jacket, and with litter soft drinks and our wonderful locally-home-made sacs and pickers which you can leave at Littlemore Village Hall cakes! Claire Drinkwater & Maggie Willis when you’ve finished. If you wish to go it alone on 5 June or any other day, find info at www.oxclean.org.uk/get-involved. to keep Oxfordshire open PLEASE REMEMBER: ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME IN LITTLEMORE HANDS - FACE - SPACE and TEST vaccination doesn't stop you from spreading CoViD-19 Littlemore is a low crime area, but we do have some street drug Hundreds of thousands of people across Oxfordshire have now use, some noisy neighbours, and some environmental crime. had CoViD-19 vaccinations (there are @ 700,000 of us). But An example of the latter is at King’s Leigh, an HMO opposite St even though you may have some protection from becoming ill, Mary & St Nicholas Church where there is regular use of the it's important to remember that you can still spread the virus. pavement to fly tip bulky waste such as soiled mattresses. To reduce the spread everyone in England can now have two There’s nothing to stop you from leaving usable freebies out for rapid coronavirus tests a week, free: lateral flow kits, which can passers by for a day or two, but waste such as this needs to go provide results in around 30 minutes, are increasingly available to the tip. If you have bulky waste Oxford Direct Services will without cost at testing sites, at pharmacies, and through the pick it up: to keep the service going ODS now charges a fee post. For more see page 13 in the longer electronic issue. though there are concessions: call 01865 249 811.

Before the pandemic, the print issue used to be distributed to every home by volunteers: the plans is to return to this so if you wish to join the team, please contact me. Meanwhile the longer electronic issue is still published every 2 months. This time, as well as 6 pages about What’s On & Who’s Who here in Littlemore, the electronic issue contains the Local History Page; notices from the City & County Councils; CoViD update; contact info for the new Parish Council, and more. If you wish to receive it by email a couple of weeks before the issue date, please contact me at [email protected].

PUBLISHED BY LITTLEMORE PARISH COUNCIL EDITOR: Judith Godsland put the title in your search engine to ﬁnd the longer, electronic issue PRINTER: Fineprint or ﬁnd it on the community page at littlemoreparishcouncil.gov.uk THE OXFORD ACADEMY UPDATE: Term 5 from Mrs. Nora Ward, Headteacher of The Oxford Academy It has been a pleasure and a privilege to see the exceptional WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY return that students at The Oxford Academy have made following the long period of school closure and disruption. Volunteer at Little Chuggers They are working hard in their lessons, and visitors to the Little Chuggers Stay and Play supports local families and Academy regularly comment on the calm, positive atmosphere children from birth to 4 years. It’s a great place for children and they encounter when walking around the school. For our year their parents & carers to come, meet, and play with others. 11 and year 13 students, this term has been particularly Not only do we have indoor space, we also have a great challenging, as they work to complete their GCSE and A Level outdoor area to run in, and explore. study. Our students remain in their bubbles and help keep To be able to re-open after Lockdown, we need a team of themselves and others safe by engaging with twice weekly volunteers. Please contact us if you are interested in getting CoViD testing. involved and supporting local families. Please ask others who might be interested. Because of CoViD testing, and lowered infection rates across Are you willing to: Oxford, aspects of school life that we have all missed, such as • read and comply with the the Risk Assessment? sports fixtures, performances and school visits are gradually • wear a mask when in close contact with others? returning. We are lucky to have groups of students who are studying to achieve leadership qualifications, both to help with • be available at least 30 minutes before & after the session? the transition of younger children when they join secondary • help with setting up, cleaning and clearing away? school, and to help as sports leaders in summer schools and • be part of the committee to help with planning and primary school sports days. Our year 9 sports leaders helped fundraising etc? to give children from around Oxford the opportunity to engage • work in all weathers? in competitive athletics for the first time since the pandemic If ‘yes!’ please email [email protected] or call me on began. Here in their own words is their report from the event: 07736 831 038 (please leave a message). Ruth Lloyd On May 11th, we attended an Athletics event for the first time Join the Swift Survey Team since CoVid-19. We all went to participate in leading the IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THE SWIFT NEST SURVEY activities - for example timing, measuring, scoring, and Oxford Swift City needs volunteers to survey swift counting up the results. nest sites this summer. Most of the city is We felt privileged to be rôle models for all the younger covered but they still need volunteers for children and it helped us build confidence in leadership. We Littlemore and especially Blackbird Leys. It will were shocked at how fast they could run, and we enjoyed take just one or two hours in the evening, twice a cheering on the TOA Year 8 students. Everyone followed all month during late May, June and July. Online the instructions and we felt the day ran really smoothly. video training is provided. Please contact Colm We are lucky to be able to have this opportunity, and we know at [email protected] if you’re it will help us with our Physical Education GCSE, and in the interested. Colm Ó Caomhánaigh, Oxford Swift City Group next few months/years. Overall, it was an enjoyable and successful day out. We learnt a lot and look forward to doing Join the Parish Council: if there are vacancies, you can apply further things like this in the future. to be co-opted at any time. Ellie-Kate McCarthy and Claudia Musialkiewicz, Year 9 Leaders Help at the Community Emergency Food Bank: see p 14.

Run for Restore: our local Mental Health Charity. • Blenheim 7k: Sunday 10 October. • Oxford Half Marathon: Sunday 17 October See: www.restore.org.uk/2021/race-the-oxford-half-or- blenheim-7k-for-restore

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Page 2 of 16 ‘THANK YOU’ FROM LITTLEMORE PRESCHOOL LITTLEMORE LIBRARY NEWS Over the Easter Holidays the pre-school (previously called Littlemore Library re-opened to the public in April 2021. We’re Littlemore Playgroup) benefitted from being completely re- situated on the Oxford Academy Campus. Do come and visit! painted, so we have bright, clean spaces for all our different We’re open: Tuesday 2 - 4.30pm | Thursday 9.30am -12.30pm activities. The children, the staff, and the committee would like & 2 - 4.30pm | Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm. Opening hours to thank both Littlemore-based painter & decorator A.S.COX may change if restrictions ease again in late June. for donating his time, and the Trustees of the Littlemore The Summer Reading Challenge starts Saturday 10 July. It Community Centre for kindly paying for the paint. encourages children aged 4 to 11 to set themselves a reading challenge to help prevent the summer reading ‘dip'. This year the theme is Wild World Heroes. It will be a celebration of reading, nature, & action for the environment. Developed in partnership with the WorldWide Fund for Nature, Wild World Heroes will inspire children to stand up for the future of our planet. Children can join in the Challenge by picking up a free pack from the library, or online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk.

So….pack your bags, we’re headed for Wilderville! It’s a pretty cool place, but there are lots of things that the Six Wild World Heroes can do to make their town even better for the people and animals that live there. Join them as they face real-world environmental issues such as plastic pollution, nature loss and deforestation. You’ll bet able to read amazing books, earn awesome rewards, and get plenty of ideas for taking care of our environment. Blog: summerreadingchallenge.org.uk. Twitter: #WildWorldHeroes Sharon Ingram, Library Manager

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM:

Come and meet us for coffee!!

Coffee With Cops! Thursday 20th May : 10am-1pm Preschool is open Monday-Friday 9-12noon: term-times, for at Rose Hill Community Centre children from 2-4 yrs: we currently have spaces available Come & speak to your neighbourhood police team: for 2 & 3-yr-olds from September. To go on the waiting list, get to know us, ask questions, please contact us for an application form. or raise concerns you may have.

Please Phone 01865 396 449 when we are open, or email Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole’s Way, OX4 4HF [email protected]. You can also follow us on Facebook: Littlemore Playgroup. Ann Robinson, Committee Chair

Page 3 of 16 ELDER STUBBS AUGUST FESTIVAL Elder Stubbs is one of the allotment sites available to Littlemore Residents, so they get space in LITTLEMORE LOCAL. They are We have spaces in our Nursery and Reception Class at thinking of hosting a scaled-down version of their usual Elder John Henry Newman Academy for September 2021. Stubbs Festival but details are still to be finalised. Look out for an update in the local press & the next issue. Phil Creme

ST MARY AND ST NICHOLAS CHURCH NEWS Rev Margreet is on a sabbatical, so our curate Rev Hannah Cartwright is priest responsible for the church until July: please contact her at [email protected] with your enquiries. Church opening: We intend to open our church as the restrictions ease, with our first service on Sunday 23 May. We are strictly limited in the numbers we can safely accommodate, so it is very important that you book ahead. Bookings must be made by the Friday before the Sunday service. Please email [email protected], stating the number of people coming, including family members. Services For those unable to attend, our services will continue to be zoomed from the church. As well as the 10am Sunday Communion Service we Zoom: *Contemplative (Silent) Prayer, especially for beginners and explorers: Thursdays 7pm once a fortnight. *Silent Prayer: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7am for 30-45 mins. You can join us for any length of time. Please see our website: www.littlemorechurch.org for Zoom details and updates, or contact the curate. Weekday Groups *Pat’s Quiz: Local history and many other topics: Thursday at 10:10: online: *People’s Note music and singing group, meet fortnightly at 1.30pm, online, but soon, hopefully out of doors, with the Exultate band, weather permitting! Next meeting, Saturday 22 May. All are welcome whatever their musical level. For more detail about online weekday groups and Music Groups, please contact Malcolm Atkins on 01865 721 564, or MIGHT YOU CONTRIBUTE TO LITTLEMORE LOCAL? 07872 991 287 or email him on [email protected]. I welcome poetry, art-work, photos, prose ….. The Church Nature Reserve If you’d like to be sent copy deadline reminders please ask. Our Nature reserve is positively buzzing with life and welcomes visitors. If you wish to become involved in managing it, or Ed: [email protected] contributing to broader sustainability issues and events, including walks around Littlemore, please contact me on [email protected]. Julian Armitstead

LITTLEMORE NATURE WALK: from 10.30am Sat 24 July To help celebrate UK's Love Parks Week, a friendly group walk will take place through Littlemore, on a route that will include the churchyard. All are welcome. Meet 10.30am at St Mary & St Nicholas Church gate, Saturday 24 July. Local wildlife enthusiasts will be on hand to help us learn more about the birds and plants that we see. No experience or equipment is needed. Find details on the church notice board nearer the time, or email me at [email protected]. Anna Myers

HISTORICAL WILLS OF LITTLEMORE RESIDENTS Littlemore Local History Society has given copies of its archive of local wills to Oxford Family History Society for their website. You can read them (free) at http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk. OFHS is a great resource for researching family history: membership is only £10 a year if you want to join. Mary Steele

INTERESTING LOCAL HISTORY VIDEO During lockdown I was part of a Zoom group looking at the history of Cowley. We produced a little film: you can find it Ed’s Lockdown watercolour doodle: here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2vUJuKajI4&ab. Maggie Lewis One Day in May 21

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THE DAVIS FAMILY @ St George’s and Littlemore Church It was Emma (herself a talented amateur painter and The Davis family began their association with Littlemore in the photographer) who took the photo (below, left) of Louis Davis 1850s, when Gabriel Davis completed his in costume for a play at Littlemore’s Queen purchase, from the Giles family, of a farm Victoria Jubilee celebrations in 1887. The on the Cowley Road. picture was taken in her father’s garden at This property is best known for its Lawn Upton House. connection with John Henry Newman, who In July 1888 Marianne Davis, a martyr to had lived there whilst overseeing the rheumatism, died at St. George’s, aged 67. construction of his famous College across Her husband Gabriel, aged 80, died the the road. following year. The farm, which they later named St St. George’s, complete with all its contents, George’s, included a large malthouse. went to auction, and the house was bought Gabriel Davis was an Abingdon maltster, by Louis Davis for £682 9s. vintner, and coal & timber merchant, who Its subsequent re-sale for £800 to Professor operated a wharf on the Thames, near his Charles Upton helped Louis finance his house in East St Helen Street. A prominent studies with the leading glass artist figure in the church community, he was Christopher Whall. also active in the local Liberal party, and in Abingdon’s artistic circles. In 1885, shortly before retiring from The Davis graves in Littlemore Churchyard business, Gabriel moved into St. George’s Marianne and Gabriel were buried in with his second wife Marianne, an St Mary & St Nicholas Churchyard. Their accomplished singer and composer. One distinctive Celtic gravestone (below right) of their sons, John was already living in was possibly designed by Louis. Littlemore, at Laburnums. When Louis’s elder half-brother John died Their fourth son Louis was an artist. An in December 1892, he was buried in the associate of William Morris, initially he adjoining grave. worked as an illustrator. Later he became Louis Davis later commemorated his family famous for his stained-glass: Pevsner and their time at St George’s, where dubbed him ‘the last of the Pre- Newman of course had once lived, with a Raphaelites’. stained-glass window in Littlemore Church. Many of his works portray the legend of St. Commissioned by the parish in memory of George. As well as assisting his parents the Rev. Vernon Green, the new east with their Arts & Crafts remodelling of St window above the altar was completed in George’s, he tried to establish a Junior 1902. Louis was paid £200 for the work. In League of St George, aided by Emma the background of the nativity scene Herschel, the 19 year-old daughter of Sir (middle-left light), is an image of the William Herschel (the first European to western gable of St George’s, adorned with note the value of fingerprints for a red St George cross. identification) who lived close by at Lawn Philip Salmon, Littlemore resident Upton House. Louis also assisted Emma with her temperance (anti- alcohol) work with village children. St George by Louis Davis

Louis Davis (seated cross-legged), at Lawn Upton House, 1887 The Davis Gravestones in Littlemore Churchyard

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WHO’S WHO IN LITTLEMORE incorporating WHAT’S ON in JUNE & JULY What’s On in June & July will depend on how the easing of restrictions goes: so please ALWAYS contact organisers for clarification.

KEY: LOCATIONS IN LITTLEMORE ACF Army Cadet Force Building, OX4 6LD ATC Air Cadet Forces Centre, OX4 6LD BDB Blessed Dominic Barberi Hall, OX4 4JX EKH Edith Kempson House, OX4 4QB HCR Herschel Crescent Recreation Ground, OX4 3TU IBC Indoor Bowls Club, OX4 6NA JHN John Henry Newman Academy, OX4 4LS LCC Littlemore Community Centre, OX4 4PL LRC Littlemore Rugby Club, OX4 4NH LVH Littlemore Village Hall, OX4 4PY RBL Royal British Legion Hall, OX4 4LZ RCF Rose Hill Children+Families Centre, OX4 4UY RHC Rose Hill Community Centre, OX4 4HF SHQ Scout HQ, Fairlie Road, OX4 3SW SJF St John Fisher School, OX4 6LD SM+SN St Mary and St Nicholas Church, near OX4 4PB TOA The Oxford Academy, OX4 6JZ

LITTLEMORE ANGLING SOCIETY: 2021-2022 FIXTURES Date Fixture Competition Venue Draw/Fish Times © •Acrobatics, Parkour, Aerial & Stunts: UKCF Academy : at June TOA: Parkour park + Tumble track, Stunts, Flips, Ropes, 20th J Henwood Shield Summer League Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm trapezes, silks, hoops, handstand canes & more. Sundays: 26th Water Booked Oxford Mania All Littlemore Waters *10:30am-6pm: age 7-17 years *6-7pm: 18+ Pre-book only. July 4th R Arnatt Cup Summer League Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm see: www.ukcfacademy.co.uk: Contact: Oliver Ward 03302 18th Aggregate Cup 1 Boddington 233 995. Please see right for Summer flyer. August 1st Secretary's Cup Summer League/KO Cup Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm •AgeUK events usually at LCC: David Garces: 07827 235 432, 8th Water Booked Pete Jackson Memorial Thames, Sandford [email protected]. 15th Tony Perks Roach Cup Prior Cup Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm 22nd Aggregate Cup 2 Pondwood Fishery D 8.00 / F 10-3pm •Air Cadets: ATC: see www.aircadets.tv/2210. After just over 29th Thames Shield Thames, Sandford/Folly a year of online parade nights, 2210 (Cowley) Sqn have been 30th Thames Shield Thames, Sandford/Folly given permission to resume face-to-face training. The staff September 5th W Henwood Cup Summer League/KO Cup Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm have been preparing the unit to make it CoViD-19 secure, and 12th Water Booked Marston Angling Club Thames, Sandford will welcome cadets back from 24 May. As the situation 19th Vice-Presidents Cup Summer League/KO Cup Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm becomes clearer we expect to be recruiting new members October again in the near future. Please send any enquiries to me, Flt 3rd S Denny Shield Summer League/KO Cup Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm 17th Aggregate Cup 3 Meadowlands D 8.00 / F 10-3pm Lt O’Riordan, [email protected] 17th Water Booked Marston Angling Club Sandford Lock 17th Water Booked Tring Anglers Thames, Sandford •Allotments: *Thomson Terrace: to join the allotment wait list 31st Aggregate Cup 4 White Bishops D 8.00 / F 10-3pm contact Francis Glassborow: [email protected], November Tom Dyra 07867 931 487, or [email protected] 14th R C Smith Cup Winter League Thames, Clifton Hampden D 7.30 / F 9-2pm *Minchery Farm (see City Council website) *Elder Stubbs (see 28th Chandlers Cup Prior Cup Frobury Farm D 8.00 / F 10-3pm City Council website or Restore website) and *Denny Gardens December 5th Christmas Shield Winter League Thames Donnington Up/Down D 7.30 / F 9-2pm (see www.odfaa.com/members/contact) 19th APC Challenge Cup Prior Cup Tunnel Barn (House Pool) D 8.00 / F 10-3pm January •Angling Society: Extensive local still, & ﬂowing waters: The 9th S H Taylor Cup Winter League Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm new season starts on 16th June. See table (right) for fixtures. 23rd K Mills Cup Winter League Thames, Medley Down D 7.30 / F 9-2pm Permits are available in all local tackle shops and via the February website: www.littlemoreanglingsociety.co.uk. Cost: Adult 6th M Whipp Cup Prior Cup Holme Grange D 8.00 / F 10-3pm 20th Chairman's Cup Winter League Thames Donnington Up D 7.30 / F 9-2pm £15, OAP-Disabled £8, and Junior £2. Contact Alan March Campbell, [email protected], 01865 964 126 6th Sumner Cup Winter League Thames, Sandford D 7.30 / F 9-2pm 13th Canal Cup Prior Cup Red Lion Bridge, Marsworth D 7.30 / F 9-2pm

Page 6 of 16 •Army Cadets: ACF: The army cadets have permission to return to face to face training on Thursdays, 7:30-9:30pm. If you would like to join the army cadets please go to www.armycadets.com/county/oxfordshire-acf to register your interest

•Barberi Club: social group usually at BDB Hall: as yet unable to meet: contact Teresa Prescott: 07749 386 218, [email protected]

•Bingo: Friday evening bingo with Andrew Galloway for over 18s only: starting again at LVH if restrictions are eased in late June: *Doors open 7pm *Eyes down 7.30. Cash Prizes. CoViD-19 restrictions will be in place. To express interest, please call Andrew Galloway: 07706 022 165 or [email protected]

•Bowls (Indoor): IBC: Sandy Lane West OX4 6NA: see Oxford Aerial Arts: the studio ready, and in use www.oxbowls.co.uk

•Childcare: Littlemore Preschool: OPEN at LCC: M-F 9-12noon: term-times: for pre-school children from 2-4 yrs: we currently have spaces available for 2 and 3-yr olds from September: to go on the waiting list, please contact us for an application form: Manager: Hayley Cox: [email protected]. Phone 01865 396 449 JUNE HALF TERM HOLIDAY CAMP when open, or Follow us on Facebook: Littlemore Playgroup for boys and girls aged 4-13 and of all ability •Childcare: Little Peeple Nursery: OPEN at TOA 8am to AT THE OXFORD ACADEMY 5.30pm, 48 weeks a year. Manager: Lindsey Hart: 01865 397 st th 972, [email protected] Tuesday 1 June - Friday 4 June

•Childcare: The Old Station Nursery: OPEN at Oxford £65.00 for all 4 days or £25 a day Science Park: open all year for children aged 3 months-5 Numbers will be limited and Covid Restrictions will be in place. years. Please contact Charlotte Dagg: 01865 777 167 or [email protected]

•Coffee Shop at LVH: contact Claire Drinkwater for updates, 01865 718 580

•Community Emergency Food Bank: OPEN at EKH: Andrew Bevan, 01865 514 374, or 07799 532 177

•Conservation Work Parties: Berks Bucks & Oxford Wildlife The courses are all about having fun while learning a few new skills, Trust. Based in Littlemore: we’re the only voluntary and our fully qualiﬁed coaches will make sure organisation in the region concerned with all aspects of nature that everyone has a great time throughout the week. There will be player visits subject to availability. conservation. Our 3 counties have suffered from 70 years of habitat destruction. We can help nature recover, but we rely Courses may take place on indoor or outdoor pitches, so on the support of our members to create an environment rich please arrive with clothing suitable for both. Courses run from 9am to 3pm, so remember to bring a packed lunch in wildlife, valued by all. We have nature reserves which offer and plenty to drink throughout the day. days out and outdoor opportunities to volunteer. Contact: If you have questions please contact [email protected] [email protected] or see www.bbowt.org.uk or see www.ofﬁcialsoccerschools.co.uk/oxfordunited

•Dance (Jive+: Modern Jive) for 16+: usually at TOA: if all INFO @ OUR SUMMER CAMP will be ONLINE IN JUNE goes well we’re planning to re-start on Thurs 24 June offering Beginners’ & Intermediate classes + social dancing. Modern Jive is easy to pick up and huge fun: we dance to current chart & classic pop tunes. You will be dancing by the end of the drama singing dance evening! All ages, and no partner required, as we rotate Delivering fun and engaging performing arts classes partners. £8.00 per person. Please get in touch to express an led by professional tutors since 1995 interest, so we can let you know for certain, nearer the time. Contact Coralie Green: 07767 360 854, [email protected] JIGSAW NEW SCHOOL •Dance: Street Dance with Body Politic: for those aged OXFORD BOOK NOW! 11-16: at TOA from 21st April to 7th July : Weds 4.30-5.30pm. Oxford Academy Sandy Lane Contact Angela Cupidon [email protected], OX4 6JZ

or see www.bodypoliticdance.com Saturday mornings 3–18 years •Dance, Drama, & singing classes with JIGSAW-ARTS: TOA: for 3-18 yr-olds: Saturday mornings: 90 minute sessions for children aged 3 to 6, and 3-hour sessions for children aged 7 TWO WEEK to 18 Two-week trials available for all new students. See flier TRIAL AVAILABLE! (right). Call Becky Varey on 01865 564 580 or visit . www.jigsaw-arts.co.uk/oxford T: 01865 564580 W: Jigsaw-arts.co.uk/oxford Jigsaw Performing Arts Schools

Page 7 of 16 •FAITH GROUPS: •Growing Minds Project: OPEN: if you live in Littlemore and St Mary and St Nicholas C of E Church, Sandford Road, have a little one born 2018 onwards, do get in touch to find near OX4 4PB: Please find our news and details of Live & out more about the Growing Minds project & about receiving ONLINE services and groups on page 4, or look on our free books. Email [email protected] or call Helen website: www.littlemorechurch.org. Priest in Charge is our Stroudley on 01865 397 971. Curate: Rev Hannah Cartwright [email protected] •Gym: FREE Sessions (over 50s): TOA: Sat & Sun 9-11am. To Littlemore Baptist Church: Edith Kempson House, Chapel book your induction call OX4 staff: 01865 783 238 (eves & w/e) Lane, Littlemore, OX4 4QB: the building of the church is or email [email protected] given over to the Community Emergency Foodbank: church services continue ONLINE: Sundays 10.30 am. Please HALLS FOR HIRE: potential hirers must complete a risk contact Rev Jeryl Bayona: 07903 745 807, • assessment, and comply with CoViD-19 regulations. [email protected], or see www.littlemorebaptist.org.uk for the meeting ID & pw. The Oxford Academy: open already and taking tentative bookings for late June. Beecroft Theatre, Bistro Hall, Events Emmanuel Church Oxford: Littlemore Connect Group: Rooms, Sports Hall, 3G Full size floodlit pitch, 3G Dome, usually at LCC: we’re still unable to meet face to face but Astroturf pitches, Grass pitches, Dance Studio, Fitness we hope to return to LCC soon: meanwhile we have zoom Suite, Drama studio and Classrooms: at TOA, Sandy Lane meetings from time to time: if you’d like to join us contact West, Littlemore, OX4 6JZ. Contact OX4 Community Paul Billingham: [email protected], or see Facilities: [email protected] https://emmanueloxford.org/connect-groups/find-a-group or 01865 783 238 Blessed Dominic Barberi Roman Catholic Church, Cowley Littlemore Village Hall: Hall with kitchen, stage & garden: Road, Littlemore, OX4 4JX Contact: Fr Zbigniew Zieba at Railway Lane, Littlemore, OX4 4PY. See website at (Fr Ziggy) [email protected], 01865 778 www.littlemorevillagehall.org. Now available to hire for 454. BDB is open for celebrations of Masses and other organised classes, formal meetings and worship for limited sacraments & devotions. Those attending must wear masks numbers observing social distancing. The Hall Committee during Masses and observe all CoViD-19 rules for public regrets that the Hall will not be available to hire for informal worship. *Weekend Mass times: Saturday Vigil - 6pm, parties or family gatherings until at least September. Sunday 11am *Weekday Mass times: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 9am. There is a half hour Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with •Isis Ringcraft: show training for dogs and their handlers: not Benediction after 9am Mass on weekdays. yet running at LVH: contact Sara Nixon: txt: 07721 939 800 •Karate: Thursdays: at JHN from 7 June: *age 4-6yrs •Football Coaching with Oxfordshire Skill Acquisition Thursdays 3.30-4pm *age 7-14yrs Thursdays 4-5pm. Chris Academy: TOA: weekly professional coaching with UEFA- Wilmott, 07880 636 123 or [email protected] qualified coaches, suitable for boys and girls of all abilities Kendo: Japanese samurai 'sword' fighting with bamboo aged 4-12 years: *Friday evenings: 5.30-6.30pm age 4-7 and • shinai & wood bokken: for boys+girls, men+women age 4yrs *5.30-7pm age 8-12. For further information or to try any of to 60+: TOA: we hope to restart in early June: contact our sessions please get in touch with Adam Bowerman & Rowena Dossett: Oxford City Kendo Club 07711 285 730, Declan McGovern on [email protected] [email protected], or see www.oxfordkendo.com •Football Coaching at TOA 3G Dome: for girls & boys age •Kickboxing & Karate: was at LCC: Mikki has ‘retired’: the class 4-13 years: Tuesday evenings: *5-6pm age 4-8 *6-7pm age might possibly continue with another leader: watch this space. 9-12 PLUS: Football Holiday Camps in June and in Summer £65 for 4 days or £25 a day: offered by Oxford United •Lacrosse: TOA: Oxford City Lacrosse Club offers men's, in the Community: see flyer on previous page, visit women's, boys', and girls' training at the all-weather facilities www.officialsoccerschools.co.uk/oxfordunited or contact at The Oxford Academy. We train on Monday evenings from James Gilmore [email protected] 6:30pm and everyone is welcome, from complete beginners to experienced players. See @ fb: OXLAX, and www.oxfordcitylacrosse.co.uk for more info: contact us at •GENERAL PRACTICES [email protected] There are no Primary Medical or Dental services in Littlemore but the following GP surgeries cover the Littlemore area: •Library: Home Library Service: offers a Home Pick Up & Delivery with 2 metre social distancing at doorstep: Donnington Medical Partnership: 01865 771 313 RUNNING. Contact Kevin Salway, 01865 810 259: 1 Henley Ave, OX4 4DH [email protected] Cowley Road Medical Practice: 01865 791 850 Manzil Way, Cowley, OX4 1XD •Library: Littlemore Public Library at TOA: The library is now open: Tuesday 2 - 4.30pm | Thursday 9.30am -12.30pm & 2 - Hollow Way Medical Centre: 01865 777 495 4.30pm | Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm. Opening hours may 18 Ivy Close, Cowley, OX4 2NB change if restrictions ease again in late June. See p 3 for our The Leys Health Centre: 01865 778 244 news. Sharon Ingram: [email protected], Dunnock Way, OX4 7EX or see www.oxfordshire.gov.uk t S Bartholomew’s Medical Centre: 01865 242 334 •Library: Oxford County Library, Westgate: see Manzil Way, Cowley Rd, Cowley, OX4 1XB www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/ Temple Cowley Health Centre: 01865 777 024 libraries Temple Rd, Cowley, OX4 2HL •Littlemore Local History Society: usually at LCC: now ONLINE via zoom: summer walks will be for members only: contact Sue Stewart: [email protected]

Page 8 of 16 •Men’s Breakfast: usually at EKH: Andrew Bevan: 01865 514 •Rhythmic Gymnastics Club: for girls from the age of 4years: 374: we’re not yet able to open as the building is given over TOA: *Tuesdays 5-6pm , 6-7pm | Fridays 5-6pm, 6-7pm | to the Community Emergency Foodbank Saturday 9-10am, 10-11am: contact Zuzana Gergelova [email protected], www.oxfordgymnastics.co.uk •Move It Don’t Lose It: lively 1-hour exercise class for over 60s including those unable to stand: classes are suspended until •Rugby Training (Senior): usually at LRC: (on the right through the further notice: contact Jane Read: 01865 749 206 Northﬁeld Close gate to TOA) . Info is updated daily @ fb: Littlemore RFC-Littlemore Rugby Club, contact Carl Wright 07515 120 •Music: ONLINE or in covered outdoor space in a local 460, [email protected] or Jason Chambers garden: People’s Note (join in singing) and Exultate (join in [email protected] 07796 607 740 playing for beginners on any instrument): Saturdays at 1.30pm every two weeks starting 22 May. The two groups will •Rugby training (Mini & Junior 5-14 yrs, all abilities welcome) combine for rehearsal. Contact Malcolm Atkins: 01865 721 usually at LRC (on the right through the Northﬁeld Close gate to TOA) we 564, or 07872 991 287, or [email protected]. are looking forward to being able to meet again: for updates (Malcolm also runs BBL Choir from his local garden). contact John Perry 07766 954 922 or [email protected]

•Music: Community Orchestra: usually at TOA: restrictions on gatherings mean we are unable to meet right now, but we •SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES hope to get back to rehearsals in the not too distant future! Emmanuel Christian School: web: www.ecschool.co.uk, Meanwhile see www.cowleyorchestra.weebly.com email: [email protected]

•Music: Jubilate Band: plays in the monthly Jubilate Church John Henry Newman Academy: web: Service for SM+SN church: currently on hold ’til Rev Margreet www.jhnacademy.co.uk returns from sabbatical: meanwhile see church porch for Mabel Prichard Secondary School: updates. www.mabelprichard.org

•Music: Jubilee Brass: We look forward to restarting The Oxford Academy www.theoxfordacademy.org.uk group rehearsals in June: we meet on Monday/Friday St John Fisher Catholic Primary School www.st-john- evenings at Grace Church Cowley, OX4 2ES: we’re a friendly fisher.oxon.sch.uk brass band, and welcome all brass players. Please contact SAE Institute: Media Studies: A partner Institute of Cliff Sadler: [email protected] for details. Middlesex University: www.sae.edu/gbr/campuses/oxford •Music: Soundabout Music Group: for those with severe & profound learning disability: now ONLINE: see •Slimming World: continuing at RBL when restrictions have www.soundabout.org.uk/summer2021 for the current lifted: contact Sarah Phipps: [email protected] programme: to join in contact [email protected], Stay & Play: Little Chuggers: usually at SHQ: for children 01235 797 474. We plan to return to face to face meetings in • aged 0-4yrs and their parents and carers. If we are to re-open the autumn. after 21 June we’ll need a team of volunteers. See more •Open House usually at EKH: Andrew Bevan: 01865 514 374: about the rôle on page 2. If you’d like to help, we’d love to we are unable to offer coffee and conversation just yet as the hear from you: please contact Ruth Lloyd, 07736 831 038, building is still given over entirely to the Community [email protected] Emergency Foodbank. •Walking Group: monthly: usually Fridays+ occasional other •Oxford Aerial Arts (Pole & Aerial Dance, and ﬁtness for all): days: please register your interest with Rita Bevan: TOA: weekday and weekend classes for all levels. First class [email protected] or 01865 514 374 free using code OAA1STFREE. Book at oxfordaerialarts.com/ Wellbeing and Nutrition for 40+ Women: CURRENTLY timetable. Contact Nicola Ghalmi: 07909 974 256, • ONLINE: break free from confusion: feel clear, confident & [email protected] and see p 7 for studio photos revitalised. Groups & individual sessions with Nina Galley a •Peep Groups: for babies, 1- and 2-year-olds: various nutritionist and wellbeing coach offering support through the locations: from 7 June: see www.peeple.org.uk/peep- menopause. Visit www.nourishingspace.co.uk or contact groups-oxfordshire. Sessions offer singing, stories, & time to [email protected]. talk to practitioners. Please contact [email protected] or phone Lisse Honeyman on 07780 716 098 to see what’s •Women’s Institute: usually at Sandford Village Hall: Thursday available for you. evenings, monthly, but we are now starting to meet in small groups (see entry on p 14). Contact Jill Love: 01865 716 557, •Pilates: Clever Movement Classes: face-to-face classes with Carole Tasker, 01865 748 300, 07876 701 151, Jane Callaway, Physiotherapist, in Littlemore, Sandford and [email protected] or message our Fb page: Iffley (1:1 and/or Group) should start again in late June if all Sandford-on-Thames Women’s Institute. goes well: meanwhile classes continue ONLINE and are open to new members: see www.clevermovement.co.uk and •Woodturners Club: at LVH: we hope to start meeting again contact: [email protected] on 8 July. Meetings are monthly Thursdays: 6.30 for a 7pm start. Meanwhile we have a WhatsApp group that members •Pop-Up Pilates: at LVH from 1 June: Wednesdays at can join: contact: [email protected], 07543 378 259: *5.30pm & at *6.30pm: contact Lauren McLeod 07731 321 see www.oxonwoodturners.com for more. See flyer and 991, [email protected] or see www.pop-up- photos of members’ work on next page. pilates.com. See p 12 for more, and for a testimonial. •Yoga: Mama Flow Yoga: LVH: *Pregnancy Yoga, Mondays at •Restore Shop & Café at Littlemore Hospital: contact Grace 6.45pm *Mum and Baby Yoga, Tuesdays at 10.30. With Sara Ward [email protected] or 01865 902 Barker, Senior Yoga Teacher and Advanced Clinical Massage 098: please check our website: www.restore.org.uk for Therapist. Booking essential at momoyoga.com/Mama-Flow- updates on when the Littlemore Lounge will reopen Yoga/register/ or Message 07974 647 124

Page 9 of 16 •Yogarelax: ONLINE: Virtual YOGARELAX sessions with Angela Joy: 45-minute easily accessible sessions. For details, times and dates please email [email protected] OXFORDSHIRE •Youth Ambition: Youth Club: sorry, we yet have no date for when we might return to LCC: contact: James Dunsby: [email protected] WOODTURNING CLUB •Youth Groups: Beavers (age 6-8): Brownies (girls 7-10 yrs): Cubs (age 8-10½ ): Explorers (age 14-18) and Scouts (age 10½-14): see their individual websites for details

•Zumba: TOA: Mondays 7-8pm from May 17: those over 15yrs of age, and of all abilities welcome: contact Steffani Herring- Hall: www.zumba-Stefﬁ.co.uk

•Zumba Fitness & Toning: LVH: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm: suitable for all fitness levels - there are many ways to keep fit Interested in woodturning? and/or lose weight – some are just more fun! £6 per class Want to join a friendly club? (concession if attending multi classes in month). Contact: Pat Meade 07957 491 868 or [email protected] Oxfordshire Woodturning Club meets at Littlemore Village Hall (Railway Lane) —————————————————————————- every second Thursday of the month from 7pm (for a 7.30pm start) until 10pm. LISTINGS OF CLASSES, ETC ARE FREE, even those that are money-making. All ages and abilities are welcome. All the Parish Council asks in return is that those The club offers demonstrations, and responsible for the listings confirm them every two hands-on tuition evenings months, for data protection reasons, and so that space with free entry for the first two months. isn’t wasted with out-of-date information. We hope to start meeting again on 8 July. If you run, or know of anything that isn't listed, and / or if you would like to be sent copy deadline reminders, See www.oxonwoodturners.com for more. please contact the editor at [email protected]. —————————————————————————- NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: CONTACT NUMBERS To report DOG FOULING, NOISE, FLY-TIPPING etc, Contact the Community Response Team, Oxford City Council: report by email at [email protected], or 01865 252 969. Out of Hours Noise Complaints 01865 249 811. To report ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, contact the police or the Anti-Social Behaviour Investigation Team, Ox City Council, report by email: [email protected] or telephone 01865 252 969. To report NEEDLES AND SHARPS, OFFENSIVE GRAFFITI or graffiti on public buildings, council properties and in parks, cemeteries and bus shelters: report online at https:// www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20095/do_it_online or telephone Oxford Direct Services Contact Centre 01856 249 811 (they’ll give advice about graffiti on private property, too). To report ILLEGAL PARKING contact NSL on 03453 371 138 (select 4), go to www.nsl.co.uk/contact or email [email protected]. To become A MEMBER OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH GROUP, or to start up a group of your own please join on www.ourwatch.org.uk or email [email protected] NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole’s Way, Oxford OX4 4HF Contact: Ring 101 for non emergency calls, or 999 for emergencies, or mail [email protected]. Members’ work: a lathe is available at LVH Follow us on: for demonstrations and for hands-on experience. Twitter – ‘TVP Oxford’ or Facebook – ‘Thames Valley Police’ www.thamesvalleyalaert.co.uk

Page 10 of 16 OXFORD CITY COUNCIL NOTICES NEWS FROM RECYCLING COUNCIL HOME REPAIRS: FULL SERVICE RESTARTS Blue sack colour change. If you use sacks instead of bins, Oxford Direct Services has fully restarted its council home please note that we’ve changed the colour of the sacks that we repairs service (non-urgent repairs had to be suspended). ODS provide from blue to clear. Please use up your blue sacks will work to high CoVD-secure standards, so it’s important that before moving onto the clear ones. residents also follow the advice on social distancing and keep Oxford’s First Electric Dustcart. ODS’s very first purpose built clear of the work. ODS has produced a video to show fully integrated electric dustcart (eRCV) provides emission free customers what to expect when one of their operatives calls: collections. ODS is working to convert 25% of their fleet to https://youtu.be/ihKluyS-33Y. To book a repair contact 01865 electric by 2023: the dustcart is the largest vehicle in the 249 811 or visit www.oxford.gov.uk/repairmyhouse. company’s 339-strong fleet to be converted. ODS have 27 dustcarts: they serve every home, and several businesses in STAY SAFE AT YOUR B-B-Q… Oxford. Once each dustcart is replaced with an electric model, …and remember to dispose of your gas 750 tonnes less CO2 will be pumped out by Oxford per year. bottles safely. Gas cylinders can’t be Single use carrier bags. The cost of these increased to 10p in recycled, or disposed of at the kerbside as May, and all stores, including corner shops, will have to apply they may cause explosions at recycling the charge. The introduction of the 5p charge has been a centres or in waste lorries. Please: return phenomenal success, driving down sales of harmful plastic bags gas cylinders to the manufacturer/supplier in supermarkets by a remarkable 95%c Can you do without or take them to Redbridge Household Waste Recycling Centre. them entirely? Where will the 10p charge go? IMPROVED CONDITIONS IN PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING The charge isn't a tax, so the government doesn't collect it – Oxford City Council has approved 2 licensing schemes aimed and can't dictate where the money goes: it can only at improving conditions and driving up standards in private recommend that shops donate it. While most retailers commit rented housing in multiple occupation (HMOs). Cabinet some funds to charitable causes, the amount donated tends members also agreed to introduce a ‘selective licensing’ to vary. scheme that – if confirmed by central government – means that Are polypropylene bags for life any better? all privately rented homes will need to be licensed. Licensing Bags for life can contain more plastic than a single-use carrier requires private landlords to show that they are complying with and have a larger environmental footprint. They are more the law by meeting safety and management standards, being a durable if they get into the natural environment and this ‘fit and proper person’ and meeting council waste storage and causes additional harm to wildlife and ecosystems. disposal requirements. (They’re on the case mentioned on the Laura Baughan Front Page.) PLEASE DON’T FEED LITTER TO ANIMALS DO YOU HAVE VIEWS ABOUT SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES? Discarded waste is a danger to wildlife and to domestic pets. The County Council is undertaking trial within the county. For Please carry a bag for your rubbish and hang on to it until you the chance to win £100 worth of shopping vouchers, tell them find a suitable bin. Bag it, bin it, or take it home. The Council’s what you think, at www.research.net/r/EndeavourLMP?. Report It web page www.oxford.gov.uk/reportit enables people to report a litter problem or overflowing bin so that it REPORTING PHONE & COMPUTER SCAMMERS can be cleaned up. Scams continue. The National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Centre has the most accurate up to date warnings. Report to OX COUNTY COUNCIL WEB PAGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE them at www.actionfraud.police.uk, or phone 0300 123 2040. Health | Life | Learn | Earn CONCERNED ABOUT DEBT? Breathing space is a new scheme to help people get on top of • their debts. Citizens Advice is helping people decide if the Oxme at https://oxme.info scheme is suitable for them. Find more: https://caox.org.uk CONNECTING YOU TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES Did you know Live Well Oxfordshire brings together 2,200 You can now apply for a disabled persons’ parking place services for adults, in one easy-to-use online directory? online. Find more: https://service.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ Discover local activities, services & community support for you disabledpersonsparkingplace and your family at https://livewell.oxfordshire.gov.uk.

SHARE YOUR LIFE, CHANGE A LIFE GO ACTIVE OUTDOORS Are you over 18 and in your own (rented or owned) home? The GO Active Outdoors webpage at oxford.gov.uk/info/ Could you help someone who needs extra support 20315/go_active_outdoors provides information you need to • to live a fuller life in a home get moving, locally, outside. It has a families page, not to be environment? confused with the new one ( page 12, below). • to grow in confidence? Info includes: • to become more independent? • Walking maps, routes & treasure trails The Oxfordshire County Council Shared • Cycle routes & guides for Oxfordshire Lives scheme matches people who need • Activities to do as a family additional support with carers and their • Outdoor volunteering opportunities families. Being a Shared Lives Carer is a • Outdoor physical activity sessions rewarding home-based, paid role. • Access to local sports facilities eg tennis courts & fit trails To find out more see: • Routes & activities in Oxford’s green spaces & waterways. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sharedlivescarers.

Page 11 of 16 GO ACTIVE GET HEALTHY – DIABETES ABOUT POP-UP PILATES You can self-refer to the GO Active Get Healthy diabetes Pop up Pilates offers physiotherapy-led Pilates courses right in service. The team is here to help you make small changes that the heart of Littlemore, with expert tuition to help you stretch could make a big difference to your health. Find more at: out, strengthen up and tone. Beginners are welcome. Classes www.getoxfordshireactive.org. pop up at Littlemore Village Hall on Wednesdays 5.30 & 6.30pm: they’re small classes with CoViD-secure measures in …and GO ACTIVE FAMILIES place. Online classes are also available. We’re offering a Free The City Council is soon to launch a new trial class on 9 June & 10% off your first course with us. Contact webpage to help families know how, and Lauren McLeod 07731 321 991, [email protected] or where they can be more active in the city. see www.pop-up-pilates.com. Lauren McLeod The webpage will signpost a range of physical & creative activities, and direct you to local amenities & support resources. By bringing diverse information into one place OCC is hoping to make it easier for families to be inspired to have a go. Find it from the end of May at the main Oxford City Council website: www.oxford.gov.uk, then add keywords: Go Active Families. For more information or to add an activity please contact [email protected].

OXFORD CITY COUNCIL URBAN FOREST CONSULTATION In the next few months, the City Council will launch a public consultation about its Urban Forest Strategy. A full report detailing the results will be published by the end of the year at: Tutor, Megan (pictured in pre-CoViD times) www.urbantreecover.org. Oxford’s existing trees: oxford_i-tree_eco_study Here’s a review from a Littlemore resident… In 2018 they surveyed 200 randomly allocated acre plots I can't recommend Pop Up Pilates enough - the Littlemore class across the city. Extrapolating from the random samples gave a is friendly, incredibly helpful, and I've been able to really build baseline estimate of the amenity value of the tree resource. my strength and stability. They're amazing at adapting to old Oxford’s urban forest contains an estimated 248,233 trees for a or new health problems, and I look forward to each session! population of over 154,600 people. That’s about 1.6 per Debs H person. (In case this sounds like a lot, an article published in Nature in 2015 gave the following estimates: Canada 8,953 trees per person, Russia 4,461 tp/p, Australia 3,266 tp/p, UK in general 47 tp/p.)

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The report showed that the distribution of trees is uneven, with Littlemore appearing relatively impoverished. The city recognises the need to keep investing in the development and Water: watercolour replenishment of its urban forest to help mitigate against Your ed persists with her lockdown project, and has climate change, protect & enhance biodiversity, combat tree continued to swim in spite of the pools being closed: disease & provide cleaner, greener outdoor spaces for all. the river is hardly this colour, For more about trees and their benefits see the Trees Design though she’s up to 3 miles a week. Action Group Website at: www.tdag.org.uk.

Page 12 of 16 CoViD NOTICES What are the new rules from 17 May? The test involves taking a sample from your tonsils (or where • Indoor hospitality can reopen, indoor entertainment can they would have been) and from your nose, using a swab. You resume, including cinemas, museums, & children’s play areas. can get a result in 30 minutes. • Up to six people or two households will be able to meet Your testing options indoors, and up to 30 people outdoors. If you don’t have symptoms, you have six testing options. • All remaining outdoor entertainment can reopen, such as Option 1: Workplace testing programmes outdoor cinemas and performances. Some larger events will Option 2: Secondary school and college testing be able to take place, including conferences, theatre and concert performances, and sports events. Restrictions on the Option 3: If you are over 16: Rapid testing at a ‘symptom-free number of attendees will remain. site’. You do not need to book. • Guidance on meeting family and friends will be updated. Our local centre is King’s Centre in Oxford (OX2 0ES). It’s Open The public can make informed, personal decisions on close Weekdays 8.30am-12.30pm and 1-7pm, Saturday 8.30am - contact, such as hugging, with their friends and family. Close 12.30pm. Limited parking is available. Take a face covering. contact continues to carry a risk of catching or spreading The LFD test involves taking a swab of the back of your throat CoViD-19, and people must consider the risk to themselves and inside of your nose. The swab is given to trained staff at and to others. CoViD-secure rules remain for the workplace the test centre who process the test on-site. You will receive and businesses, such as in shops and hospitality. results within an hour by text message or by email. • International travel can begin to safely reopen from 17 May, Option 4: community collect allowing people to go on foreign holidays to ‘green’ list If you are over 18 you can collect a home test kit at King’s countries. Strict border control measures will remain in Centre in Oxford (OX2 0ES) (times as above). place, including pre-departure tests and a PCR test on or Or from these local symptom test sites, 2.30pm - 8pm: before day two of arrival back in the UK. • Oxford Parkway, Water Eaton Park & Ride, Oxford Road, • Face coverings will no longer be needed in classrooms or for Oxford (OX2 8HA). This is a drive-through testing site and is students in communal areas in secondary schools and only accessible by car. colleges. Twice weekly home testing will remain to control infection rates. • Osney Lane, Oxford (OX1 1NY) • All remaining university students will be eligible to return to • Fuller Building Restaurant, Oxford Brookes University, in-person teaching and learning from 17 May, and should get Headington (OX3 0BP) tested twice a week upon return. Option 5: Pharmacy collect. • Up to 30 people will be able to attend weddings, receptions, Collection of home test kits will also be available through the and commemorative events including wakes, as well as pharmacy collect scheme: find your nearest collection point on standalone life-cycle events. These can take place outdoors the NHS website, at https://maps.test-and-trace.nhs.uk and or at any indoor CoViD secure venue that is permitted to apply the test kit collection filter. You will need to register your open. The number of people able to attend a funeral will be results online at www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result or by calling determined by the number that can be safely 119. accommodated in the venue with social distancing in place. Option 6: Postal delivery of home test kit. • Organised adult sport and exercise classes can resume If you are unable to visit a test centre, access workplace testing indoors ,and saunas and steam rooms may reopen. or collect them, you can order test kits online at www.gov.uk/ • Care homes residents will be able to have up to five named order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests. All results need to visitors, with two visitors able to attend at once provided be registered online at www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result or by they are tested and follow infection control measures. calling 119. Residents will also have greater freedoms to leave their Taking the test at home home without having to isolate on their return. • The lateral flow device test involves taking a swab of the back of the throat and inside of the nose. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KEEP DOING? • The sample needs to be tested following the instructions • Working from home is still recommended, where possible provided. • Self-isolate if you have symptoms or have a positive test • Once a home test is completed, the kit should be placed in result the bag provided and disposed of with your general • Wear a face covering in shops, in places of worship and on household waste. public transport If your test is positive • Have a lateral flow test twice a week to make sure you aren’t You will need to take a second PCR test: see spreading the virus, even if you don’t have symptoms www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/coronavirus-covid-19/ prevention-and-testing/symptom-testing. LATERAL FLOW TESTS A self-isolation information pack which provides advice Why you should get tested regularly and support is available at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/ coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-pack. About 1 in 3 people with CoViD-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others. You should do a rapid test every 3 to 4 If your test is negative days to check if you have the virus. If people who test positive You must continue to follow social distancing guidelines, wear a and self-isolate, it helps stop the virus spreading. mask in public and regularly wash your hands.

Page 13 of 16 PATH THROUGH KINGS ARMS GARDEN at SANDFORD THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY FOODBANK It’s a surprise to discover that the path through the Pub garden See: www.cefoxford.co.uk to Sandford Lock and across to Kennington, to Radley and to the Thames Path isn’t a Right of Way. It’s a permissive path, Established before the pandemic and still going which means that the landowner has the right to close it. The strong, the Community Emergency Foodbank entrance to the Pub gardens is about to become more formal provides a service across Oxford and the with the addition of an entrance pergola. The path isn’t surrounding area. To maintain the service during immediately under threat, but it’s not clear how this will affect the pandemic, it is now a delivery-only service. dog walkers, cyclists and families with prams. Sandford Parish Its local base is in Edith Kempson House. Council is currently in contact with the pub owners to see what If your household is facing a shortage of essential, non- their position is. The PC would like to apply for designated perishable food please contact your doctor, one of the advice RoW status from Church Road across the lock even though the agencies, a community or housing worker, your children’s permissive path works well (though there is room for improved school, a church minister, counsellor or other professional signage). However, the bar for achieving this is quite high as person in the community to refer you. proving 20 years of daily usage is challenging, although of An appropriate food parcel depending on household size and course, no-one local is in any doubt that the footpath is in daily circumstances will then be delivered to you on a Tuesday or usage (bar floods). If you can help please contact the Clerk at Friday morning between 10.30am and 1pm. You need to be Sandford on Thames Parish Council. home during that time to receive the delivery. If you would like to consider helping CEF as a volunteer please OUR LOCAL WI: SANDFORD ON THAMES WI email [email protected]. Andrew Bevan We hope that we will be having meetings in Sandford Village Hall again from September. It will also be great to be able to go on the various trips organised by our Oxfordshire Federation of the WI. Meanwhile some of us are managing to meet up in small groups for Drinks or Afternoon Tea, and, during the lockdown the WI has organised lots of very interesting Zoom talks & demonstrations at various times of day, from just £5, so many of our members have taken advantage of these. Locally, INTRODUCING LITTLEMORE PARISH COUNCIL we are looking forward to being involved once again with the The new Parish Council will meet for the first time just after Flower Festival: as usual it will be at the same time as the LITTLEMORE LOCAL goes to print: here we hear from some of Village Fête, but this year they will be on Saturday 4 it’s members who contacted me for this issue: September. We are always glad to welcome new members: if you think you might like to come along, do ring for a chat, or ANNA RAILTON maybe a coffee. Don’t feel you can’t join if you don’t live in Anna has lived in Littlemore since 2017: she Sandford. Contact: Jill Love – President, 01865 716 557, works in Machine Learning for a tech company. [email protected] or Carole Tasker, 01865 748 300, She enjoys kayaking, and has a whippet called 07876 701 151, [email protected]. Arthur. She joined the PC to support the call for

a transport strategy for Oxford Road, and to ROSE HILL ADVICE CENTRE… argue for improved local bus services. … is an independent charity, grant-aided by Oxford City Council & by Littlemore Parish TIAGO CORAIS Council. We serve Rose Hill, Donnington & Tiago lives in Littlemore: he’s been on the Parish Council, and Littlemore, & offer free advice in confidence to all. been a City Councillor for Littlemore since 2018. Tiago comes Should the need arise, we will represent you in Courts of Law from Portugal and he is an engineer working in automotive (for debt, rent arrears, eviction or mortgage repossession). industry. He’s in local government because he wants to Has CoViD-19 hit you hard? Are you struggling to make ends contribute to a better future for Littlemore, improving the life of meet? The Rose Hill and Donnington Advice Centre has been the residents, and the community. Being a Parish Councillor granted some special funds to give help to people affected by helps in his rôle as City Councillor for Littlemore. the virus and the restrictions. Contact us now while we still have some of these emergency SUSIE ALDRIDGE funds left. We will probably ask you to send us a copy (or a Susie has lived in and around Littlemore all her life: she joined picture) of a recent bank statement covering at least one month the Parish Council last year: see Issue 436 of LITTLEMORE so we can see how things are for you. LOCAL for her thumbnail. We are in the Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole's Way, off Ashhurst Way, Rose Hill, OX4 4HF, but the pandemic means JAN PULLEN that we are unable to allow the public into the building at the Jane has lived in Littlemore since the 1990s but she was also at moment. However you can still contact our specialist benefits, the Grammar school here in the ’60’s. She joined the parish debt & housing workers by phone and email. council last year: see Issue 436 of LITTLEMORE LOCAL for her thumbnail. Please get in touch and let us make things a bit easier for you. Find us: MAGGIE WILLIS online at rhdadvice.org Maggie has been on the Parish Council for many years, and she email: [email protected]. is also involved in the work of the Baptist Church, and she helps Freephone 0800 170 0156, Monday to Thursday run the Village Hall. She’ll submit a new thumbnail in due 9.30am-3.30pm. course. Sarah Meziu, Manager

Page 14 of 16 LITTLEMORE PARISH COUNCIL: ATTENDANCE AT FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS 2020-2021 meetings May 20 June 20 July 20 Sept 20 Oct 20 Nov 20 Dec 20 Jan 21 Feb 1 Mar 21 Mar 21* April 21 attended Cllr Lynda Comber (Chair) meeting 11 / 11 cancelled Cllr Macer Wicker (Vice Chair) 7 / 11 (CoViD) Cllr Sue Aldridge appointed autumn 2020 7 / 8 Cllr Tiago Corais 5 / 11 Cllr Michael Evans 8 / 11

Cllr Lucian Dunlop resigned summer 2020 0 Cllr Anita Fisher 0 / 11 Cllr Dorian Hancock 1 / 11

Cllr Janice Pullen appointed autumn 2020 7 / 8 Cllr Gill Sanders 9 / 11 Cllr Sue Stewart 9 / 11 Cllr John Tanner 8 / 11 Cllr Margaret Wareing 8 / 11 Cllr Maggie Willis 11 / 11 Cllr Kim Wicker 8 / 11

KEY * indicates an extraordinary meeting blue grey = attended pink = absent

PLEASE NOTE: Parish Council meetings are open to the public to attend, but are not public meetings. Meetings are held for the Council to conduct its business in an atmosphere conducive to working: members of the public are permitted to attend to watch and listen to proceedings. Residents are allowed to speak or contribute at the start of the meeting by prior arrangement with the Clerk. Full Council Meetings are usually held at The Oxford Academy, Sandy Lane West from 7-9pm on the 2nd Tuesday each month except August. However, during the CoViD-19 Lockdowns, meetings have been conducted online. For news about them, and minutes of meetings, please check the Parish Council website: www.littlemoreparishcouncil.gov.uk or contact the Clerk.

Clerk: Richard Wilkins: Available by phone between 4 & 7pm, Monday to Friday on 07377 682 216. You can email the Clerk at [email protected], or write to the Clerk, and to the whole Parish Council at The Oxford Academy, Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 6JZ.

Richard will try to answer all queries within 7 days but please note that those requiring Parish Council discussion, decision and/or approval will always be referred to the next full Parish Council meeting.

The Assistant Clerk is Daniela Harrison: email [email protected].

If you wish to contact individual Parish Councillors, here are their preferred contact details.

LITTLEMORE PARISH COUNCIL: 2021-2024: COUNCILLORS’ PREFERRED CONTACT DETAILS Name Address Term LPC email Mobile Landline Ward Cllr Susan Aldridge 3 yrs [email protected] 07880 944012 Littlemore Cllr Tiago Corais 3 yrs [email protected] 07496 817598 Littlemore Cllr David Henwood 3 David Nicholls Close, Littlemore, OX4 4QX 3 yrs [email protected] 07918 344 228 01865 432541 Littlemore Cllr Kevin McGlynn 3 yrs [email protected] Littlemore Cllr Janice Pullen 7 Long Wall, Littlemore, OX4 4PG 3 yrs [email protected] 07796 696278 Littlemore Cllr Anna Railton 11 David Nicholls Close, Littlemore, OX4 4QX 3 yrs [email protected] Littlemore Cllr Sue Stewart 1 Mandelbrote Drive, Littlemore, OX4 4XG 3 yrs [email protected] 01865 711332 Littlemore Cllr Maggie Willis 3 yrs [email protected] Littlemore Cllr Michael Evans 38 Spring Lane, Littlemore, OX4 6LF 3 yrs [email protected] 07713 842877 Sandy Lane West

There are 3 wards within Littlemore, and we may have up to 16 Councillors: 13 may cover Littlemore Ward, 1 Sandy Lane West Ward, and 2 Bodley Road. There are therefore 7 Vacancies, which may yet be ﬁlled by co-option.

Page 15 of 16 PLANNING MATTERS If you wish to be kept abreast of planning proposals in the neighbourhood, put ‘oxford planning portal’ into your search engine. A page inviting you to view and comment on planning applications should be on the list. www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20066/planning_applications/328/view_and_comment_on_planning_applications You can search planning applications in your area, and have your say and follow their progress. Even better, you can also register your postcode with Planning Finder, and ask to be sent weekly updates for the area you choose. OXFORD ROAD ENHANCED TRAFFIC CALMING HERSCHEL CRESCENT: Was due to be implemented April 2021: delayed until school New Pavilion, Workshop and improved playing fields: see issue summer holidays. 435 of LITTLEMORE LOCAL: the Parish Council is pressing ahead with its plans for Herschel Crescent Recreation ground: RAILWAY LANE UPDATE: preplanning: a formal planning application may be see LITTLEMORE LOCAL issue 437 & 438 expected soon. Scheme Summary: 91 Residential Dwellings (down from 101) The land at Railway Lane Littlemore is owned by W E Black, the LANHAM WAY parent Company of the Cantay Group. Cantay and the City 17/00991/OUT: up to 16 residential units (houses and flats) on Council’s Housing Company have already agreed terms for the site of Former Workshop: entry and exit to be via Medhurst sale of a completed development as a wholly affordable Way: UPDATE: currently withdrawn: the City Council plans to housing development to bolster the provision of affordable buy the land so there will be another application in due course. housing in the City. Current Status: Pre-Planning: a Planning Application is due soon. If approved, the company plans to COWLEY LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBOURHOODS start work in 2021 with Phase 1 delivery in early 2023, so if you Closing roads to reduce traffic and improve air quality in wish to comment, look out for the planning application. Cowley at the expense of parts of Littlemore is a controversial scheme: it affects Littlemore residents in different ways, PLANNING APPLICATION: ARMSTRONG ROAD depending on where they live, their age, whether they cycle or 0/02672/FUL | Erection of two 2-storey buildings at SAE drive a car, and whether they are a young family or not. Institute: see issue 436 LITTLEMORE LOCAL As Lead member of Littlemore Parish Council Transport to provide 3,500 square metres or @ 37500 sq ft (gross internal Working Group during 2020/21 I think that LPC can’t be in area) of flexible commercial floorspace with 101 parking spaces favour or against this scheme: instead we need to listen the for up to 278 employees: vehicular access via Armstrong Road. diversity of opinion in the community before giving opinions UPDATE: approved by listed East Area Planning Committee. through the consultation. Because opinion is so divided, I urge The reports included the following: all residents to express their view. The Highways Authority consider that the trip generation from this development will have a minimal impact upon the The consultation about the trial of LTNs is open until 17 operation of local junctions. However there is potential for September at https://consultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ the development to lead to an increase in overspill parking in consult.ti/Cowley_ExperimentalLowTraffic/consultationHome. adjacent streets, which could cause obstructions, and increase If the consultation page doesn't allow you to express what you traffic generated from the development. This would be of wish to say, you can write to Patrick Lingwood at concern along Sandford Road and Oxford Road in particular. [email protected], or to Christian Mauz (Technical Officer - Traffic & Road Safety), Oxfordshire County The development is unable to provide biodiversity net gain Council, County Hall, New Road, OX1 1ND, on site. [email protected]. As the result of these negatives the application is subject to a legal agreement to cover the following: Meanwhile I have asked the Parish Clerk • a financial contribution of £96,365 towards supporting and • to seek a before and after report from Highways about air enhancing public transport services between Littlemore, quality in peak times in Oxford Road, Newman Road, the Ring Cowley and Oxford Road, Cowley Road, Littlemore Road. • a financial contribution of £15,000 towards parking • to seek a before and after report from Highways about the restrictions in the vicinity of the site to prevent detrimental volume of traffic on Oxford Road. overspill parking • to ask Oxfordshire County Council what the objectives of the • a financial contribution of £6,412 towards the provision of a Scheme are, and to ask: if they do not achieve their objectives bus shelter at the southbound Mental Health Centre bus are they open to implement alternative schemes that have stop (3A to Science Park and 45 to Science area at Culham) wider agreement? • Travel Plan monitoring for a period of 5 years When LPC reconvenes in and after May, I hope that Transport • a financial contribution of £22,405 towards 3 off site Working Group will be open to residents who are not members Biodiversity Projects including 25 year management, of the Parish Council (as is The Neighbourhood Plan Group). maintenance and replanting. Cllr Tiago Corais PLANNING APPLICATION: SANDFORD ROAD The last issue of LITTLEMORE LOCAL carried a lot about the 20/00934/FUL | Land To The Rear Of The George Inn LTNs, including two pages of conversation between the Editor See issue 433 of LITTLEMORE LOCAL. and Patrick Lingwood in which Ed tried to clarify how much Erection of 2 x 1 bed, 3 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed dwellings. those responsible for the plan had actually considered its Status: initially refused: it has been relisted with some negative impact on parts of Littlemore. Find it on the amendments: if you wish to comment you need to keep your ‘community’ tabs on both LPC and TOA websites. eye on the lists.

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