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Marcham & District News COTHILL – FRILFORD – GARFORD – GOZZARDS FORD – MARCHAM – TUBNEY Your Independent Local Newsheet – www.madnews.co.uk JULY / AUGUST 2016 VOL: 38 NO: 7 & 8 READ & RECYCLE! FREE TrailblazersWILL YOU STEP OUT WITH JESUS? Holiday Club 2016 ▲ Read the full citation 30th August – 2nd September on page 22 ▲ Farewell Maurice Shepherd All Saints Church, Marcham page 5 Children aged 4 – 11 Please contact Jill Rowe for booking details 0781165351 Price £28 week or £8 day ▲ Holiday Club page 15 ▲► Little Angels ▲ WI Garden Party page 7 page 17 ▲ The Finches are coming! page 15 Summer Holidays are Coming ▲ Congratulations to Jess Hawkins on her Baden Powell Award ▲► Pre-School Welly Waddle page 17 Diary for July & August 6 Wed Sobell House Bereavement Training Open 15 30 Sat Alzheimers’ Society Sale, St Nicolas Church, 15 Evening, Churchill Hospital, 16.00 – 18.00 Abingdon, 09.30 – 12.00 8 Fri Soha Open Day, Kingston Bagpuize, 10.00 – 15 August 15.00 11 Thu Midweek Walk Pheasant Inn, Brill 12.30 lunch 7 11 Mon OSJ Prom Concert, Ashmolean Museum, 19 / 13.30 walk 19.30 11 Thur Mobile Library, Sweetbriar 14.35 – 15.00 11 Mon Special midweek walk 7 20 Sat Deadline for July/August MADNews, 17.00 12 Tue Singing is Good for You, Duffield Place, 14-15.30 11 20 Sat Wantage and Grove Lions Bingo, Grove, 18.30 15 13 Wed Marcham Parish Council Meeting, Duffield 3 25 Thur Mobile Library, Sweetbriar 14.35 – 15.00 Place, 19.30 30 Aug Holiday Club, All Saints’ Church 15 14 Thur Mobile Library, Sweetbriar 14.35 – 15.00 - 2 Sept 19 Tue Baby and Toddler Group, All Saints’ Church, 17 10.00 Holiday Waste Collections 21 Thur Marcham WI, Denman College, 19.30 7 Normal day Revised day Which bin? 26 Thur Singing is Good for You, Duffield Place, 14-15.30 11 Wed 31 Aug Thurs 1 Sep Green, food, brown 28 Thur Mobile Library, Sweetbriar 14.35 – 15.00 Details of events may change after publication, please check with the relevant organisers before attending events. MARCHAM & DISTRICT NEWS MARCHAM PARISH COUNCIL REPORT Dear Readers MARCHAM PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Monday to Saturday, but it will no longer The new PCSO for Marcham popped into the Annual Meeting of Electors – 25th May, stop at Millets Farm, however it will serve shop recently - Rich Osborn has taken over 2016 – Environment Agency Howard Cornish Road. See timetable at from Adrian Wright and will introduce himself The annual meeting of electors took place https://tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws. fully in the September issue of MADNews, on 25th May. Reports were given by the com/PdfTimetables/XOAO015.pdf in the meantime if you would like to contact Parish Council on its activities over the last him, his email is: A338 – Proposed new bus stop [email protected] year, the County and District Councillors, The junction of the Faringdon Road and He covers the areas: Wootton, Marcham, parochial charities and Marcham Primary A338 is entirely within Frilford parish. Sunningwell, Bayworth, Shippon and Dalton School. It was easy to see, after hearing That parish has been talking with the Barracks. about everything that is going on, what a County Council regarding the provision very busy village Marcham is. The guest In other news.... it’s the summer so we are of a bus stop at this junction near the Dog speakers were the Environment Agency taking a break, we’ll be back in September. House Hotel. The Council has learned that who outlined the plans for the Oxford Flood unfortunately, owing to difficult sight lines, Enjoy the summer Relief Scheme to reduce flood risk for Until next time no stop can be provided northbound, but a Oxford. They also spoke about the plans to southbound stop is likely. This should go, help Abingdon’s flood problems Modelling some way to helping the residents in the was being undertaken for a flood storage Faringdon Road, A338 and Tubney have PUBLISHER / EDITOR area for Sandford Brook and also the river slightly better provision as far as the X30 Meriel Lewis Ock. The storage area was likely to be bus service is concerned. 8 Orchard Way, Marcham west of the A34 and south of the A415. Abingdon OX13 6PP Unitary Authority Proposals Tel: 01865 391725 Modelling will be complete in the next Workshops and forum sessions are being Website: www.madnews.co.uk 2 months or so. The Oxford Scheme will held by both Oxfordshire County Council Email: [email protected] be presented at a drop in event in Oxford and the Vale of White Horse District ADVERTISING Town Hall, on 28th June between 2.00 p.m. Council to outline proposals and have Fran Russell: [email protected] – 8.00p.m. Adverts are not endorsed and MADNews makes discussions with the parish and town no guarantees as to accuracy or authenticity. Grass Cutting councils regarding plans for a future DISTRIBUTORS Like last year, the County Council, owing unitary authority. Marcham Parish Council Judith & Peter Fontaine to its budget restraints has had to restrict is sending two representatives to each of 14 Tower Close, Marcham the number of times the grass verges the sessions to learn more about what each Abingdon Tel: 01865 391275 alongside the roads are cut. The Parish DEADLINES Authority is considering. Advertising: 5pm 15th month Council expressed great concern to them Youth Shelter Other copy: 5pm 20th month that the sight lines when leaving Howard The youth shelter in the Anson field is except for Jan when it is 15th Dec for both Cornish Road and joining the A415 had looking rather tired, and in need of painting. ADDITIONAL COPIES effectively disappeared owing to the length This is currently being considered, and it These are available free from Marcham of the grass, and the junction had become Post Office or the Editor. Postal copies are is hoped that it can be repainted over the also available – contact the Editor. very dangerous. At the Parish Council’s summer period. DISCLAIMER request this junction has now been cut as a Planning Applications considered by the We apologise in advance for any errors that may creep one off arrangement. Council into MADNews (online or print), or omissions that Mobile Library P16/V1109A and P16/V1367/LB creep out - we don’t do it on purpose! Unfortunately the mobile library service in The Editor reserves the right to alter, omit or hold New signage at The Crown Public House, over copy to another issue. The views expressed in the Oxfordshire will cease in September. The Packhorse Lane. Council had no objections Marcham & District News are not necessarily those of County Council has reached this decision P16/V1148/HH Single storey side the editorial team, who are all volunteers. as part of its huge financial savings that it extension, single storey rear extension with POLICE has to make. The last round of visits will 2 storey centre element at 12 Parkside. The PCSO Rich Osborn C9323 being on Monday 5th September 2016, and [email protected]. Council had no objections. the final day of the service will be Friday police.uk for Marcham P16/V0546/HH and P16/V0547/LB 16th September. The County Council will Just dial 101 (non-emergency) Demolish previous extensions and extend CRIMESTOPPERS continue to work with the users of the principal dwelling and former barn with Call 0800 555 111 (anonymous calls) service to find alternative ways for them both single and two storey additions, NHS NON-EMERGENCY to access library services either through Call Free from any phone - 111 (amended plans) at Marcham Mill, Mill the network of library buildings, the online COUNTY COUNCILLOR Road. The Council had no objections library service or Home Library Service. Richard Webber, Orchard Barn, Sutton to the amended plans, but reiterated its Wick Lane, Drayton OX14 4HJ Changes to Bus Services comments on the first application to ensure Tel: 01235 534001 Following the withdrawal of bus subsidies account had been taken of any effect on the [email protected] by the County Council owing to its DISTRICT COUNCILLOR watercourse. budgetary constraints, the bus companies Marcham and Shippon Date of Next Council Meeting: Catherine Webber, Orchard Barn, Sutton have been working with the County Wednesday 13th July 2016 at 7.30 p.m. Wick Lane, Drayton OX14 4HJ Council to see how the affected areas could in the residents’ lounge, at Duffield Place. Tel: 01235 534001 be best served. As a result some changes to This will be the annual meeting of the Council [email protected] the local bus services have had to be made. For other councillors go to Clerk to the Council: Mrs. L. Martin, www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk Fortunately the 31 is a commercial service 90 Howard Cornish Rd, 01865 391833 © Marcham & District News 2016 so is unaffected, but the X15 Abingdon to [email protected] The copying of any part of this publication Witney, will be renumbered 15, and will Any member of the public is most welcome without written authorisation is not permitted. have a reduced timetable. It will still run to attend any of our meetings. July / August 2016 MADNews is online: www.madnews.co.uk 3 MARCHAM & DISTRICT NEWS MAURICE SHEPHERD, CFSG, ROAD NAMES Maurice Shepherd I would like to thank on behalf of the family of Maurice Henry Shepherd everyone who has sent their thoughts and prayers at this very sad time. I would also like to thank those who attended my Father’s service on Wednesday 15th June.