SUTTON COURTENAY NEWS

1 PAGE 1 JUNE 2017 VOLUME 46 NO. 5 All contributions for the next edition should be e-mailed to editor @ or taken to Changes in Milton Road or Burgrey Stores in the High Street before the copy date entered in the Diary above. To have any contribution published you must provide your name & contact details to the Editors. To advertise, e-mail advertising @ or telephone 07761 375991 VILLAGE DIARY SUT TON COURTENAY NEWS The Diary is compiled from entries in the Village Diary kept at Burgrey Stores. Please enter your events in this Diary. JUNE Saturday 3rd 3pm Unveiling of Blue Plaque to Edmund Bradstock Orchard House Appleford Tuesday 6th Parish Council Meeting Village Hall Tuesday 6th Spiritual Fellowship Village Hall Sunday 11th 12noon Summer Garden Party The Croft, High St Tuesday 20th WI Windsor River Boat Trip Wednesday 21st SC NEWS COPY DEADLINE FOR JULY/AUGUST EDITION Thursday 22nd Coffee.

2 Cakes and Books Church Saturday 24th 12noon SC Primary School Summer Fete Recreation Ground Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th 1pm Art and Craft Weekend Church JULY Sunday 2nd 10am Kwik Cricket Festival Recreation Gound Sunday 2nd 1pm Charity Cricket Matches Recreation Ground PAGE 2 This newsletter is produced by the editors, Diane Armstrong and Clare Pennicott, and Bernie Jones, who is in charge of advertising. Mary Pike is responsible for distribution. Our contact details are: Diane editor @ 07553 801032 Clare editor @ 07778 284193 Bernie advertising @ 07761 375991 The SUTTON COURTENAY News is printed with support from SUTTON COURTENAY Parish Council All content copyright SUTTON COURTENAY News, 2017 VILLAGE CONTACTS County Councillor: Richard Webber, 534001 (Schools, Roads etc.)

3 District Councillor: Gervase Duffield, 848319 (Planning, Waste etc.) Appleford House, Appleford Parish Council Michael Jenkins, 847174 Chairman Beavers, Cubs Adrian Rouse, 07730 313384 and Scouts Brownies Sarah 07855 544609 Parish Priest Rev Helen Kendrick, 848297 Associate Priest Rev Tim Hewes 07771 880117 Churchwardens David McKenzie / Fred Cubbage 847489 / 848768 Church Treasurer Tim Budd 820942 Director of Music Ian Miles 426109 Tower Captain John Napper 848292 Children s Church: Julia James / Vivienne Maunders 848129 / 847077 Church Flowers Ann White 847662 Chairman, Friends of Fred Cubbage SC Parish Church 848768 Matrix Music School 847264 The Abbey 847401 Cricket Club 07880 560403 DAMASCUS Youth 848694 Neighbourhood 07762 597118 Watch Non-urgent Police: 101 Environment Agency: 0800 80 70 60 Landfill Odours Thames Water (leaks): 0800 71 46 14 Websites.

4 SUTTON COURTENAY News SUTTON COURTENAY Parish Council Vale of White Horse DC Oxfordshire CC SUTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL The village hall is a registered charity available for hire for community related recreational activities. It is located in Hobbyhorse Lane (post code OX14 4BB). It has a large main hall, a smaller meeting room and kitchen. There are regular activities that take place on some weekday evenings. To find out more or book the hall please contact the Secretary to the Village Hall Management Committee Rita Atkinson on 01235 848694 or email Hire Charges vary depending on the use of the hall.

5 The maximum hire charge for the main hall is 16 per hour. Commercial bookings and regular hire are negotiated separately. Visits prior to hire are welcomed. 1st Sunday: Family Service at 2nd Sunday: Parish Eucharist at (with Junior Church) and Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 3rd Sunday: Morning Worship at (with Junior Church) 4th Sunday: Parish Eucharist at (with Junior Church) 5th Sunday: Special services across the DAMASCUS Group please see church noticeboard for details Wednesday: BCP Holy Communion at ALL SAINTS CHURCH : SERVICES OF WORSHIP PAGE 3 PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Annual Meeting of the Parish Council The annual meeting of the Council took place on 2nd May.

6 Cllr. Michael Jenkins has been elected Chairman for the forthcoming year, with Cllr. Christopher Campbell as Vice-Chairman. The Council has representatives on the WRG Landfill site committee, RWE Power Station, Culham site, Harwell Site and MEPC. If anyone has issues or questions relating to these sites, then please contact the Clerk who can pass on the information to the relevant person. Virgin Media Road Closures Unfortunately at the last minute, the road closures planned for May to allow for the installation of virgin media cables were postponed.

7 The Parish Council will let residents know when the revised closures will take place, once the dates are known. Vale of White Horse D C Parish Partner Programme SUTTON COURTENAY is one parish in the Vale of White Horse area where a Parish Partner Programme with the District Council is commencing. SUTTON COURTENAY Parish Council along with Faringdon Town Council is trialing training sessions in planning issues such as how the District Council operates in regards to planning, the changes and challenges it is facing, and the development management process.

8 The Parish Council has appointed Cllr. Hignell to be the parish s contact in regards to planning issues and, at the time of writing, he will be attending a meeting at the end of May to hear more about and take part in the trial. The District Council will be rolling out its planning training programme to other parish and town councils later in the year. Churchmere Road Give Way lines The repainting of give way lines at the junction of Churchmere Road and the village green is long overdue, and the Parish Council has asked the County Council when this will be done as it had previously indicated the work should be completed within the 2016/17 year.

9 The Council would ask motorists that use this area to be vigilant and pause as they emerge from Churchmere Road. Not only are the white lines missing, but cars are being parked at the junction, possibly closer to the street light for security reasons, which adds to the problems in this area, as other motorists seeing parked cars are less aware of the junction s location. Overgrown Footpaths It is that time of year again when we experience either warm or wet weather and the grass and tree growth is exceptional. There are some paths in the village which are impassable.

10 The Parish Council would kindly remind landowners adjacent to footpaths that it is their responsibility to keep anything overhanging trimmed back to the boundary to allow people to get through. The Council is receiving reports of obstructions to paths, so would occupiers of properties please cut back their overhanging hedges. Steventon Rail bridge The Parish Council has been notified that a planning application has been lodged by Network Rail to demolish the Grade II listed rail bridge in Steventon in connection with the electricification of the Great Western Line.