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Crowmarsh News Issue 480 September 2018 The Crowmarsh News is a self-funded publica- The Crowmarsh News Team tion, and we regret that we are unable to accept unpaid advertising, even from local The Crowmarsh News is run by the businesses and societies. Crowmarsh News Association, a group of local volunteers. We welcome material for inclusion but do not necessarily endorse the views of contributors. Editorial and Layout: James and Toni Taylor We reserve the right to refuse material or to shorten contributions as may be appropriate. Editorial support: John Griffin, Kirsty Dawson, Editorial decisions are final. Amanda Maher, Rev Kevin Beer ADVERTISING RATES What’s On listings: Julian Park The Crowmarsh News is currently distributed Advertising: Pat Shields to over 700 households in Crowmarsh Gifford, North Stoke and Mongewell. 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OX10 0BU HOWARD CHADWICK 33 Benson Lane, Crowmarsh, Wallingford OX10 8ED Tel: 01491 825222 "#$%&!'()$&** % #** ) ! % ! ! ! "#!$% &'' ()!*)!+ ' '! ' ,! - ' ! . / 0!. !'!!.'0.0!#' !1! ! '10'2!!(( !(!&)!!!(!! 2! 0 ' 0 3. 2 Newnham Manor Planning to express your concerns. Application Remember, if we do not make our feelings and fears known, SODC will ignore us. The developers of the Newnham Manor site for 100 houses (P16/S 3852/FUL) have Councillors Denise Hall and Stephen submitted an amended planning application Sherbourne from the one that was passed by the SODC planning committee on the 16th January this Dog Fouling year. The most significant change is that the central island on the A4074 has been Please be responsible and don't let your dog redesigned and is now only 3.5 metres wide foul a public right of way or open access land. as against the 7 metres previously. Crucially, It is easy to train your pet to go in your garden the junction no longer includes a Toucan before taking it out for its walk. pedestrian and cyclist traffic light controlled crossing. Pedestrians and cyclists will be left Dog mess can spread some very nasty to ‘take their lives in their hands’ as they infections and diseases and a pile of dog poo attempt to cross this increasingly busy road. can contain one million microscopic Toxocara Eggs. Toxocaris is highly infectious, especially The excuse given for these changes is that to children. Typical Toxocaris symptoms Oxfordshire County Council Highways include dizziness and nausea, asthma and believes that the previous junction planned epileptic seizures. More seriously, it can lead layout may be confusing to motorists. There is to serious eye damage, even permanent no mention of pedestrians or cyclists. The blindness. suspicion has to be that the previous design would be very expensive to engineer and build Dog mess, especially from unwormed dogs, so the developers have sought to agree a new also harbours parasites that can harm farm design as a cheaper alternative. animals, especially cows and sheep. If your dog is caught short, please clear up its mess The SODC planning officer responsible for the and dispose of it in a dog bin. If there isn't a proposed development, Katherine Pearce, has bin nearby, please don't leave it behind on the described the new junction design as being path or hang it on a tree in a bag. Instead, ‘proportionate’ to the needs of 100 houses. dispose of it safely at home by double Proportionate to whom? Certainly not the wrapping it and putting it in your standard residents of Crowmarsh Gifford who have to household refuse. use the junction or attempt to cross the road on a daily basis. This assessment has been The countryside is used by children, cyclists, re-enforced by a road safety audit of the new wheelchair and pushchair users throughout junction design commissioned by the the year - and everyone has the right to enjoy developers themselves and dated 2nd July the countryside. this year. This clearly states that there will need to be measures to reduce the speeds of Last month’s Crowmarsh vehicles to the signed 30mph and a Toucan News crossing. Some readers may have spotted that there If this new design for the junction is not was an error on page 3 of the August amended, this application has to be rejected Crowmarsh News. Part of the July issue’s as it makes absolutely no provision for page 3 was printed over the text intended for vulnerable people, particularly children August. Fortunately, nothing essential went travelling to and from school. At the time of missing. writing there is no date set for when this application will be put before the SODC This was the result of a technical error after planning committee. It is however suggested the layout left the editors in PDF form. We that you write to either Ms Pearce or Adrian have been assured that procedures are now in Duffield, who is the head of planning at SODC, place to prevent it happening again. 3 John Bellamy GO Active Gold Activities Crowmarsh Church was full for the funeral of Encouraging people aged 60+ in rural areas to John Bellamy on 14th August. John died live a more active lifestyle – there are new peacefully at home on 20th July at the age of events starting in September: 86. Moving tributes were paid by his son David and by Nigel Hannigan for the Parish Council, Walking Netball at Crowmarsh Pavilion, which John chaired for so many years. starting Monday 17th (11am – 12pm) John was truly "Mr Crowmarsh" and so much Free Gardeners Health and Wellbeing Event of what enriches our community today, at Wallingford Sports Park, starting Thursday including the village hall, the recreation ground 13th (9am – 12.30pm), £4 and this publication itself, was his work. John and Edwina produced the Crowmarsh News Yoga at St Lawrence Hall (Warborough), for 30 years. The Bellamy family settled in starting Thursday 13th (4.30 – 5.30pm), £5 Thames Mead as the first residents some 50 years ago and he set about doing so many Yoga at Brightwell Village Hall, starting jobs in the community over that half-century Thursday 13th (12.30 – 1.30pm), £5 that it is now impossible to list them all. Walking Netball at Chalgrove MUGA (Village The recreation ground was probably his Hall), starting Wednesday 19th (11am – greatest achievement and he looked after it as 12pm), Free. long as he was able. He was a trustee of the Owen and Emery Charity and the Wallingford If you would like to register your interest, Bridge Charity for many years. His work on the email: [email protected] or application and public enquiry into the Walling- call 07717 326660. ford Arts Park on the Riverside Meadows in Crowmarsh was also a high point in John's Wallingford Photographic Parish Council life, and the open meadows Club today are a tribute to his village work. Wallingford Photographic Club will start their It was fitting that the new road leading to the 2018/19 season on Thursday 13th September recreation ground was named Bellamy Way in with a Welcome Evening, which will include his honour a few years ago, and his family guest speaker John Hailstone who will give a asked that donations should go towards the talk on "Photographing Wallingford". new playground there. The Chadwicks have an online gifting system but if anyone prefers The Club is a friendly and welcoming club for to write a cheque, please make it payable to photographers of all levels. We meet every “Crowmarsh Parish Council” and deliver it to Thursday evening at 7.30 for 8pm in Yvonne Peet. Crowmarsh Pavilion and are always pleased to welcome visitors. The season runs from John Griffin September to May, and includes a varied programme of guest speakers, members For details of walks with Didcot and evenings and competitions. 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