West Hagbourne News June 2013 ISSUE 109

West Hagbourne news June 2013 ISSUE 109

online form which can be found on Community Plan Sobell house their website Many of you will know of the excellent http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/co Only one third of West Hagbourne’s work of the Sir Michael Sobell House ntent/weight-restriction-orders or by residents have responded to the survey Hospice, providing palliative and end phone (0845 051 0845) or email so far and the 32 replies are being Archaeology of life care to Oxfordshire residents. [email protected] analysed, but sadly the picture they This work is supported by the Sobell Their dedicated Road Traffic give is not representative of the views Save our Sites (SOS) - update House Hospice Charity who will be Enforcement Team will investigate of all the village since responses come The Didcot Archaeology group holding their annual Oxford Moonlight further. mostly from the older residents. This continues to seek signatures on its web Stroll on 13th July 2013 starting at Please report potholes direct to means that the Plan might be criticised site www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/ddmile 10:30pm Oxfordshire Highways. If you can by SODC as being unrepresentative of to support its proposal to save Didcot supply a photograph that gives some the village as a whole, particularly of west’s archaeological sites for future This is a nine-mile idea of the extent of the pothole this those in younger age groups.. Perhaps generations. More than 700 people night-time sponsored will help assess the urgency for its people have not understood how have already signed up. Sites they walk through the repair. You can do this online at important it is for everyone in the want to highlight include Iron Age and streets of Oxford with [email protected] village to make their views known, as Bronze Age villages, setting of a 9000 all proceeds going to the eventual Village Plan will year old Neolithic pot, Mesolithic and the Sobell House Hospice, caring for by telephone: 0845 310 1111 materially affect future developments Neolithic camps, pond barrow and people throughout Oxfordshire All of this information and the relevant for and in the village, with Roman villa. affected by terminal illness. This year’s links are available on the web site. theme is Sci-fi so all those Star Trek consequences for everyone who lives One suggestion is a history walk http://www.westhagbourne.org/noticeboard. here! and Dr Who lovers can dress as their htm#potholes through the new Great Western Park favourite characters to join in this fun If you have young people in your estate with information boards and a event. You can sign up at household who would like to make reconstruction of a roundhouse. They www.oxfordmoonlightstroll .org or Fred Scott 1925 – 2013 their opinions known, or are yourselves are exploring how this might link with call 01865 857 007 Fred died on 16 April, just over two under 60 and have not yet responded, Harwell’s plans for a Heritage Centre in years after the death of his beloved we would be particularly pleased to their village hall. wife Edna. He was an engineer and the have your response forms. All replies Twinning news So far all the archaeological couple moved to the area from the will be included for analysis. explorations have been limited to the A sale of interesting and unusual North East when Fred came to work at If you have mislaid your form, copies part of Great Western Park that lies perennial plants will be held on Harwell. In 1974 they moved from may be obtained from Marion Judd, north of the Wantage Rd (B4493). Saturday June 8th at Lime Tree House, Blewbury to West Hagbourne where 850 143, or Sue Totterdell, 850 080, or Who knows what treasures might lie High Street, Harwell from 10.30 am they built a house they fortuitously can be downloaded from the village under the southern site, in the parish of until noon. Entry costs £2 per person named Chapel Hayes after an old field website. West Hagbourne? to include a coffee or tea. Cakes will name on their deeds. Fred and Edna also be on sale. Profits go to Didcot You might also like to take a look at kept a flock of up to 150 hens which ran Twinning Association. Madge Trophy https://en-gb.facebook.com/SocialLandscapeDidcot freely in the orchards. People came where local resident Paul Bodsworth The AGM of Didcot Twinning from far and wide to buy their eggs. Remember that Judging for the best documents Didcot and its surroundings Association is on Wednesday June 17th After his retirement Fred served on the kept front garden this year will take in a series of photos. between 19.30 and 20.30 in Didcot Parish Council. place in June. Civic Hall. New members are always Fred and Edna supported the History welcome. Didcot and the surrounding Group long before they became fully villages are twinned with Meylan in active members. They were always France and with Planegg in Germany. hospitable and we set up our history displays in their barns during our Potholes village open days to raise funds for the history book. They laid on afternoon The Community led plan highlighted teas for our very first open day in 1996. that the police are not interested in reports of oversized vehicles in the Many of us still remember the village. You should report breaches of wonderful warm summer evening weight restrictions in West Hagbourne when Fred and Edna hosted a ceilidh at directly to Trading Standards via their The Dragon returned to the pond - more inside News

Chapel Hayes as part of the open day and paths, thus gaining some sort of prioritise at the Advice guide website: activities. ownership for their appearance. We http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/englan St George’s Day The Scotts also contributed to the know that there are volunteers who d/debt_e/debt_help_with_debt_e.htm Yet again residents did our village research for the history book and were regularly tidy along the routes that Citizens Advice are monitoring how proud with their fantastic display of generous with their house deeds, they walk, outside of the clean up well pay day lenders are sticking to dragons to celebrate St George’s day. photos and maps. Fred contributed his weekend and perhaps this could be their Good Practice Customer Charter The Village Association thanks time and expertise to several History incorporated into the ownership and borrowers can play an important everyone who participated in this Group projects, including the scheme. Is there a Parish Councillor or part in helping this by filling in the year’s Dragon Competition in April. restoration of the memorial seat to a resident prepared to take on the survey at www.adviceguide.org.uk. Twenty three amazing dragons John E Lay next to the war memorial. coordination needed to test this out? You’ll also find advice and template appeared in various locations in the The History Group will be forever Please get in touch. letters to send to the pay day loan village including the fantastic dragon in grateful to Fred for allowing two company and to the financial the pond. The dragons provided a lot disruptive archaeological surveys to Unwanted items ombudsman if you’ve been wrongly of interest and attracted many visitors take place on his land in 2004 and 2007 treated. to our lovely village. This year’s judge So far there has been only one positive which confirmed the existence of West was Father Jason from St. Andrew’s response to the suggestion of a Village You can get more information about Hagbourne’s medieval chapel behind Church. The winner was Robert Garage Sale. If you are interested, Pay Day Loans and about consumer Chapel Hayes. Griffiths for his dragon in the phone please get in touch with Sue Totterdell rights on the Citizens Advice website box and highly commended dragons Our condolences go to Fred’s (850 080). Otherwise, if you have www.adviceguide.org.uk the were at Orchard House and Drift way. daughters Margaret and Anne and items you are prepared to give away, government website Photos of all the dragons are displayed their families who were also involved in send up a short advertisement with the www.direct.gov.uk or from Didcot CAB on the village website the village events which took place at details for inclusion (free of charge) in at Dales, 9-15 High Street, Didcot Chapel Hayes over the years. the next newsletter. OX11 8EQ or 08444 111 444. Village History Group Citizens Advice Out walking Spring Clean Pay day loans have been in the news As the weather improves more of us It was not a particularly nice morning, recently, so what can you do if you will be walking the footpaths around being cloudy and grey like so many this have borrowed money from one of the village. Many of you will have spring, but there were still around 5 these companies? noticed the tall white flower growing alongside Church Path, looking a people who turned out on April 27th Pay day lenders make their money little like cow parsley but with for the Village clean up. Clad in high from high interest rates and the fact smooth stems, spotted with purple visibility jackets, the volunteers took that people often can’t pay back their blotches. Beware. This plant is on different stretches of verge to clear. instalments. Taking out another loan Hemlock and all parts of it are Given the relatively high traffic levels or “rolling over” your existing loan will poisonous. For more information on a Saturday morning, one volunteer be very expensive. If you have such a see: delayed her contribution and took on loan you will have agreed for the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium the considerable task of collecting the company to automatically take a litter on Brook Lane on Sunday certain amount from your account. morning instead. It never ceases to However, if you want to re-examine amaze me how little thought the your debts, you have the right to ask passing traffic gives to our particular your bank to stop these payments. environment as they jettison crisp The next step would be to organise a packets, sweet wrappers, drinks cans realistic repayment plan and prioritise and bottles (both plastic and glass) other debts. Didcot Citizens’ Advice from their passing cars. And that is not Bureau can help you negotiate to include the hub caps and assorted repayment plans allowing you to pay plastic that drops from their cars. In back these unfair pay day loans all, around 10 sacks of rubbish were left without getting caught in a debt spiral. near the bus shelter for collection. If you’ve got other debts, it’s important It would be nice to have more helpers to prioritise those that are most for this sort of project. One early important to pay back quickly. These outcome from Community Led Plan include your mortgage or rent, gas and survey is the suggestion the that small electricity, and council tax. You can groups of volunteers might take find detailed advice on which debts to responsibility for sections of the roads These and lots of other photos mainly by Roger Sweet can be found on the website Parish Council

Network which has been superceded Garden club by Healthwatch. Clerk Planning Applications Hagbourne Garden club has a Who can be part of Healthwatch Lucy Dalby 817 464 One new planning application has programme of monthly summer Oxfordshire? Healthwatch are [email protected] been received for a single storey garden visits you might like to join: inviting people in Oxfordshire to join dwelling at Grove Manor Farm: Thursday 27 June -The Old Vicarage, their local Healthwatch. Councillors http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/ planning/ApplicationDetails.jsp? Aston Rowant, nr. Watlington, The more people involved, of all ages, Mike Butler Chair 850 523 REF=P13/S1457/FUL Oxfordshire, OX49 5ST the better. You can ﬁnd out more [email protected] about joining Healthwatch Romantic, 1¾-acre vicarage garden Valerie Brownsword 850 668 You can search for any current or lovingly rejuvenated and enjoyed by Oxfordshire in three ways: [email protected] past planning applications, see the present family. Centred around a 1.Click on the following link (or copy decisions based on your post code at Hugh Lewis 851 113 croquet lawn surrounded by beds it into your browser) http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/suppor [email protected] t/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationCriteria& brimming with shrubs and www.healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk TYPE=Application herbaceous plants, hot bed and roses. Here you will ﬁnd all the information Eve Setch 850 858

Lushly-planted pond leading through you need to join Healthwatch [email protected] a pergola overflowing with roses and Oxfordshire via the ‘Join Us and Vote’ Michele Thornhill 850 489 Parish Boundary clematis to a tranquil green garden. button. [email protected] At the Annual Parish Meeting which Small vegetable and cutting garden. 2.Or write to: Freepost RSUC-BRXH- was held in May there was support Transport in members’ cars. We will JGEH, Healthwatch Oxfordshire, District Councillor for the proposal that we should leave the Hagbourne village hall car Oxford Rural Community Council, agree to transfer to Didcot the part park at 6.15 pm. £4 for garden Tithe Barn, Jericho Farm, Worton, Leo Docherty 01235 519028 of the parish containing land falling entrance plus £3.50 for refreshments Witney, Oxon OX29 4SZ and we will [email protected] within the Great Western Park Thursday 18 July - Clematis Corner, send you all the information. South Oxfordshire District Council development. 15 Plough Close, Shillingford, 3.Or phone us: at the Healthwatch 01491 823000 Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 7EX office on 01865 520529 and we will As well as the National Collection of explain how to join. County Councillor herbaceous clematis, Mike Brown’s Patrick Greene 813 396 garden contains many other types of Lunch Club [email protected] clematis as well as other interesting Oxfordshire County Council plants. Transport in members’ cars. Where: The Horse & Harrow 01865 792422 We will leave the Hagbourne village When? 3rd Friday of every month at hall car park at 6.30 pm. Donation of 12.15 pm Slowing traffic down £3 to one of two charities: Sue Ryder Nine village residents (and 1 ex- and Cancer Research UK. To encourage through traffic to slow resident) met together for lunch at down the Parish Council have a stock Please note that only the June visit is the Horse & Harrow on Friday 17th of "Twenty is our normal fourth Thursday of the May. The next lunch will be on Friday Plenty" month. Evening meetings resume on 21st of June – all welcome. stickers for Thursday 26 September – speaker to you to attach If you intend to come please contact be announced. to waste bins, either Marion Judd (850 143; so that when they are put out they [email protected] ) or Sue will be seen by drivers. Stickers are Healthwatch Totterdell (850 080; available from Michael Butler at [email protected] HealthWatch Oxfordshire is the new Blissetts on Main Street and from g) as we need to let the pub know independent ‘consumer champion’ Valerie Brownsword at 14 Manor how many people to expect. Close for people and patients of all ages, who wish to raise concerns about health and social care services, Meetings carrying forward the strong legacy of 3rd July Ordinary Meeting the LINk in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire 4th September Ordinary Meeting Rural Community Council has been 6th November Ordinary Meeting Minutes of all meetings of the Parish chosen to provide this service on an Council are available online. If you interim basis as they previously do not have access to the internet, ‘hosted‘ the Local Involvement call the clerk and a printed copy will be delivered to you. www.westhagbourne.org/pc_minutes.htm

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FREE TO COLLECT Around 90 concrete 2ft x 2ft paving slabs will be available free to anyone who comes to Little Acorns collect them from the end of July. Please call Happy, family run day nursery Dave Totterdell (850080) for more details. and out of school care.

Including drop oﬀ & pick up to some local schools. For sale or wanted small ads are free if you Flexible sessions – am, pm, term time, school day. live in the Parish, but all other advertising revenue pays for the production of the For further information, to request a brochure newsletter and the costs associated with the or to arrange a visit please contact us web site. If you would like a feature on your 01235 851423 or email local business please e-mail copy for inclusion [email protected] to [email protected]

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‘Blues-Buster’ tickets are available this year Blues Festival too, reducing the prices from £17.50 to Village Association £15.00 for each evening event, £5 for the This year’s Wallingford Blues and Beer Festival The Village Association welcomes new Saturday afternoon session (accompanied 7-8 June 2013 will have one of the best line-ups members and new ideas for the enjoyment of children under 14 free) and £30 for the entire yet, both musically and in beers available. our residents. weekend, and this year’s Wallingford Blues Please contact Val Walton on 851 089 or There will be two amazing headline bands, and Beer Festival will be supporting three June Little on 850 094 Mike Sanchez playing on the Friday and King local children’s charities: South and Vale King playing on the Saturday, as well as four Young Carers, Wyfold Riding for the highly talented support acts and not forgetting Disabled, and Footsteps Foundation. local bands playing on the family-friendly For more information on the festival, see Saturday afternoon, to which children are http://www.bluesandbeer.co.uk/ allowed to come along and sample the music (but not the beer!). See you in June!