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April 2021
Dates for April
3rd-10thChurch Easter garden display 19th Steventon News Copy date
6th Virtual Parish Council meeting 20th Virtual AGM Parish Council
12th Steventon News Ads date Future dates
12th Opening up from lockdown 2ndMay Scarecrow Trail
18th Virtual “Concert of Hope” 23-25th July Truck Festival
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St Michael & All Angels, Steventon
One of the DAMASCUS Parish Churches
Associate Priest: Rev Phil Sutton
email: revphil@damascusparish.org.uk (01235 01235 526 114)
Lay Minister: Mr Jack Jarvis (01235 831 395)
Church Warden: Dr Hilary Otterburn (01235 834 725)
Deputy Warden: Mr Alan Binning (01235 820 009)
Dear Friends
Because of Easter “Tomorrow will be a good day”
Lighter evenings, Spring flowers in gardens and along pathways, herald new life emerging from one of our
darkest of winters. It is now considered safe for us to resume our services; weddings and baptisms can be
booked with a growing confidence that the number of guests will not be restricted. It will be good to get
back to normal and put the past behind us. Or will it? Archbishop Desmond Tutu sounded a note of
caution: “We learn from history that we don’t learn from history!” History provides a sense of where we’ve
been and lessons that can be taken forward. We have learned the importance of responding with
generosity of love and compassion to a neighbour in need and the benefits of a simpler lifestyle. As a
church we have learnt that words without actions are meaningless, therefore faith is primarily to be lived
out and only preached and debated if necessary. On this basis we have set out this year to turn our church
inside out – what we do inside must be seen outside. Christmas and now Easter messages have gently lit
our paths rather than our church interior; food continues to be shared – 180 pasties safely distributed
under Covid restrictions raised over £460 for the Church Urban Relief work, takeaway and home delivery
soup has raised over £500 for Christian Aid and £600 has been given to feed and help villagers in need – all
this on top of the wonderful work of SARINC which sustains the very fabric of our community life.
If we want to learn from recent history then we must continue to ‘do a little, care a little, share a little,
protect a little and create a little more.’ Because of the love which God has shown us at Easter, we can be
hopeful and confident in Capt. Sir Tom Moore’s memorable saying: “Tomorrow will be a better day.” God’s
love is not restricted to the religious or the pious but offered freely for everyone. The Apostle Paul wrote:
“Thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that he is our Father and the source of all mercy and
comfort. For he gives us comfort in our trials so that we in turn may be able to give the same comfort to
others in theirs.”
We invite you to join in our village Easter garden display outside the church from Easter Saturday (3 April)
to Saturday 10 April by creating a garden in a wheelbarrow or container. If you need to borrow a barrow, a
large pot or help with getting hold of soil, plants or materials, then please get in touch with me. Time to get
creative and bring some colour to our village! In May we look forward to supporting the May Day
Scarecrow Trail, holding a plant sale in June and the church fete in July. Meanwhile the church and
churchyard are being made ready for our village weddings and welcoming our schoolchildren back for their
classes, services and exploration of their village heritage.
Details of our Easter services will be circulated around the village. All our main Sunday services start at 9.45
am with an early BCP communion service at 8.00a.m. on the 4th Sunday and midweek Holy Communion
every Wednesday at 9.30 a.m.
With my prayers for a Hope-full Easter Phil Sutton
2Editorial Steventon News Advertising
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all hoping for better times. So, with the help of Non-Residents
the vaccine, here’s hoping that in future
months we will be talking about the people we 12 6 issues 1 issue
have met and the events we have been to. issues
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Dilys Wilding - Editor - April issue
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Advert deadline is 12th April Parish Council Chairman:
Dr Chris Wilding Tel 01235 861665
If you do not have access to a computer then Email: crwilding@aol.com
please type or write your contribution clearly Steventon Parish Council Clerk
and leave it in the blue folder at the Steventon Angela Einon Tel 01235 831024
Co-op counter. Email: steventonpc@tiscali.co
3Derby and Joan Club contact limits at this stage - in a group of 6
Dear Members. people or 2 households outdoors.’
The outlook is brightening up, we have the
road map for coming out of Lock down. Let’s The club will operate in the same Covid-safe
hope it all works. With that in mind, Audrey, way that it did previously under these
our leader and I have been talking on the circumstances, with numbered tables and
phone, as we cannot meet. The following is ordering from them, preferably using the Hopt
how we think we could continue to meet when app. A new marquee will be available for use
allowed. in addition to our picnic tables within our
24th June Village Hall, secure area.
8th July our Birthday Lunch at The Toby We are very grateful to those members who
Carvery, have already paid their membership fee for
22rd July Village Hall AGM this year. Our preferred way to do this is
12th August River trip, through the following links: Renewal
26th August Village Hall, https://forms.gle/WoWW2dhyqbd9wPVS7
9th September Invite Rose Hill,
23rd September Village Hall, Membership application
14th October Fish and Chips, https://forms.gle/KVS5pxwyu21qnSBW6
28nd October Village Hall, I previously made an error with the renewal
11th November Village Hall, link, for which I apologise.
25th November Christmas Market Given the exceptional circumstances this
Basingstoke, year, a grace period for the paying of
9th December Christmas Dinner. membership fees will operate. Details of this
We do hope you will all join in these events will be publicised on our Facebook page and
If these outings are going to happen we need in the club. As a members’ club, our operating
to book them, particularly the Birthday Lunch licence demands that anyone ordering
but others as well. So, if you are willing to alcohol is either a member or the guest of a
come would you please let Audrey know by at member. A small guest fee is payable.
least the 15th April. When we start there will
be no membership fee for this year and as A packed cricket season will soon be upon
always the Birthday Lunch is free. us, hopefully from 29th March, with the new,
Best wishes vibrant Junior section again running alongside
Jack Jarvis the Seniors. We wish them all every success.
It is possible that the football season will be
extended, thus overlapping with cricket.
Decisions are underway between the two
Steventon Sports and Social Club
sections about how this can be made to run
smoothly.
When you read this, the club will hopefully be
close to reopening on Monday April 12th, The club’s outdoor cinema event with
which we are very much looking forward to! inflatables and food providers is now booked
Government regulations for this first-step for Sunday 30th May – it should be a great
hospitality reopening are: day for all the family and a great way to
celebrate a return to some kind of normality.
‘Outdoor areas at hospitality venues (cafes,
Please check our Facebook page for
restaurants, bars, pubs, social clubs,
updates. We look forward to seeing you soon
including in member’s clubs) can reopen.
on the best beer garden in the village!
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both for our adults and our older junior
hardball cricket group. In addition, our ECB
"All Stars" (5-8 yr olds) and "Dynamos" (8-11
yr olds) softball coaching programs are now
on sale, running for 8 consecutive Fridays Another month has passed and everyone is
from May 21st to July 9th. Please see the info hurtling towards summer, the team are feeling
on our website. excited by the prospect of fewer restrictions
meaning we can offer more activities and get
We are part of an Oxfordshire Cricket back to that community feeling once more.
initiative to get more women and girls playing However, Easter is round the corner and the
cricket (as part of which we will be hosting a team are planning another fun filled half term!
girls tournament on Sunday August 1st), do Details of that will be released via our social
get in touch if you'd like to get involved in our media pages.
welcoming community club. We have 2 adult
teams on Saturdays, a T20 team on a Gazebo support session update, the sessions
Wednesday night, plus occasional Sunday in the park are starting to come into their own
friendlies, as well as junior cricket for girls and again and we are loving the longer day light
boys of all ages from 5 years upwards! hours! We have been having lots of
educational debates and playing some fun
The club is also on the lookout for umpires Taskmaster challenges.
- a recommended role for any cricket-lover The support sessions have also been
wanting to get closer to the action! You can focussing on getting ready for school and
umpire just a few games a season if you reducing the anxiety that returning to school
wish, or every week if you prefer, and there has bought with it. We are so proud of all our
are a number of excellent online/taught young people for their resilience and
courses which the club can arrange & fund adaptability they have shown in recent
you to do. You can be a panel umpire, which months and hope they are enjoying being
means you go off to umpire other clubs, or back in a dedicated learning environment.
you can be a club umpire, in which case you
can umpire Steventon games. In either case The ADYP Team – Roxy Elford, Jake
you'll become a respected and hugely Fleetwood and James Quartermain
appreciated club member, and earn bonus
points for the club in the Cherwell league to Do contact any of us on
boot, as well as a £45 stipend per game. jamesq.ycat@gmail.com,
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If you (or your child) is interested in playing, Tel: 01235 848694 or 07875649008
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or scoring, or if you have any questions, Jake Damascus, Roxy Damascus,
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Website - www.damascusyouthproject.org.uk
7Letters to the Editor being difficult to get underneath. The thieves
Polite Notice can apparently be extremely quick and quiet,
When out and about, it’s wonderful to see so and sadly the damage done to the car far
many villagers and visitors out and outweighs any value of the converter itself. In
enjoying our village and what it has to offer, the case of my car, the part is almost
alas it comes at a price! irreplaceable and I am likely facing a write-off,
Ramblers and dog walkers please remember which for me is heart breaking as the car was
to stick to the paths and do not venture on to more to me than just a means of transport.
private land unless it is a recognised right of
way or you are invited. Local land owners If you own a hybrid car in particular, consider
have asked walkers to be mindful asking your garage whether your converter
of the growing crops and to use the paths and can be made more secure or marked. There
not to tread down the crops as they grow. are marker kits you can buy yourself and then
display the sign in your car window to deter
Unless your dog has excellent recall the thieves. Perhaps we can all look out for each
Countryside Code suggests you keep your other in the village: if you see someone
dog on a lead. Not all walkers appreciate your underneath a car, maybe just ask them what
lovely pooch bounding at them to say hello! they're up to. A genuine owner will never
With this in mind there has been recent mind chatting about it. Or, just ring the police.
incidents where dogs off lead have gone on
to private land and live stock has been Alexandra Freeman
chased and scared, resulting sadly in a
chicken being mauled to death.
The RSPCA warns dog owners that farmers The results of what I would refer to as the Lee
are legally entitled to shoot dogs on their land Magnum and High Street development will
if they are endangering their livestock, and effect the village for ever if they are passed in
that the dog owners can also be fined. This their current form and I wondered why there
suggestion is also to protect the dog owners was no mention of them in the March edition
as a kick from a cow or horse can seriously of Steventon News. I suspect that the answer
hurt your furry friend. is, "The Parish Council sent us nothing on this
There has been a lot of comments on local subject."?
social media regarding dog mess. Everyone Brian Leahy
knows how unpleasant dog mess is Ed- No information on this subject was
and how it can cause infections, so always available to the Steventon News at this time
clean up after your dog and get rid of the however, the Parish Council have responded
mess responsibly - ‘bag it and bin it’. Please in their report on page 13.
don’t tie it to a tree or railings. We do not
have poop collectors, it is your responsibility Church Flowers for Easter.
to dispose of it correctly. You can place After the weeks of Lent, we look forward to
your bagged dog waste in any of the village being able to decorate the Church for Easter
bins (except the church compost bin) so there with the lovely spring flowers which are
is no reason to leave it for someone’s shoe! coming out.
Finally, spring is here so let’s ALL enjoy the We will be in the Church on Saturday April
outdoors. 3rd from 10.00 until 12.00. Flowers will be
Martin Stimpson-Tame provided but if you have any greenery or
daffodils please do bring them.
If you would like to help to decorate the
There has apparently been a rise in thefts of Church, do come along; no expertise is
catalytic converters from the bottom of cars, needed, just your enthusiasm and enjoyment
particularly hybrids. This week, my car was of flowers.
victim to this, despite being outside my house
on the Causeway, whilst I was at home, and Mary Thompson Tel 832077
9SteventonChoral Society talking to me and that I should wake up and
listen. they were saying they had been
Steventon Choral Society have been unable supplying me with blooms for most of the year
to sing together in person for a year now. They were now tired and ready to take a rest
Members of the choir have kept in touch with so what you have to do is pull of all the wilting
regular newsletters and Zoom meet-ups, and blooms, including the stems as well by
even staged our first virtual concert at breaking off the stem near to the corm and as
Christmas. It now looks as though we won’t the leaves die back do the same with them,
return to rehearsals in the village hall until don’t leave the corm with any work to do at
September at the earliest. Undeterred, we are all, let it rest, get rid of leaves and flowers,
putting on a virtual Concert for Hope on everything. If you wish you can now take this
Sunday 18th April 2021, 7-8pm. This is an opportunity to replace the compost with brand
hour uplifting music bringing together singers new potting compost but if at this time it is not
digitally along with solos and other items. All convenient you will have an opportunity to
are warmly welcomed to join us for this free replace the compost at a later date. Having
hour-long event. Pick up the Zoom link done that, stand the pot aside and just leave
from www.steventonchoral.org.uk where you it to rest until it talks to you again. After some
can also find out more about this friendly and time but often before Christmas you will
welcoming local choir. notice some buds appearing on the top of the
corm and the sign of leaves will begin to
Abby Evans appear, the corm is now saying thanks for
the rest I am now beginning to feel as if I am
THE CYCLAMEN ready to go again, if you didn’t renew the
compost when you pulled all the blooms and
The cyclamen is in my leaves off the corm now, is the time to do it,
bedroom window so ensure that whenever you do the repotting
each morning I wake up that the roots are well buried in the compost
to a mass of bloom, with the level of the compost no more than
actually I have two such about half way up the side of the corm. When
plants. The other one completed place the pot back in the window
being in the second of your unheated room away from any hot
bedroom window, the sun but in ample daylight, all you do now is
cyclamen must be one daily, with a can of water into which you have
of the most rewarding of put a couple of drops of liquid fertiliser water
plants as it requires the minimum of attention the compost by pouring the water around the
and each year presents you with months of corm don’t wet the top of the corm. If you are
bloom. My cyclamen are now just over thirty lucky you may get some blooms appearing
years old and have bloomed like this for the for Christmas, but if you don’t be patient your
whole thirty years. This year this plant has 39 reward will appear as the next cycle gets
blooms and the other plant thirty six, I know going.
their age as they were given to my wife when
she was ill by friends who became tired of Just one final tip; if any of you have recently
bringing cut flowers that had died within married buy yourselves a cyclamen. care for
a week. it and on your 25th wedding anniversary it will
When my wife died there were two cyclamen still reward you with a mass of blooms.
remaining in the bedroom window. After some
while I noticed that the leaves were beginning Mike Whiting
to wilt and the blooms fade.
I said to a friend that after such a short time in Ed I found this very informative as I think I
my care I think that I have killed the have recently “killed” 2 of my 3 cyclamen.
cyclamen, he looked at them and said that I Now maybe I can keep the final one alive.
certainly had not, he said that the plants were
11Report from the Parish Council please report it to
The Planning Committee met on Thursday envirocrime@southandvale.gov.uk or ring
11th February to discuss: 01235 422146. You can also report it via the
Planning application: P21/V0140/FUL. whitehorsedc.gov.uk website (scroll down to
Workshop and Premises 2A 2-6 High Street, Environment and neighbourhood issues, click
Steventon. Redevelopment of previously on issues in your area, scroll down to click on
developed land involving change of use from dog fouling). The current fine for dog fouling
Class E to Class C3, demolition of light is £50. If a person refuses to pay, they can be
industrial buildings (No 2A) and erection of taken to the local Magistrates Court for the
replacement apartment building providing 7 dog fouling offence and fined up to £1,000.
apartments with undercroft parking and cycle With regard to reporting we have received the
storage, part-demolition of buildings (Nos 6 following guidance on taking photo's/videos
and 6A) fronting High Street to facilitate from the Vale Environmental Enforcement
provision of parking and bin and cycle storage, team.
with retained floor area consolidated for "Dog fouling is always a difficult crime to
commercial use Class E. detect, so any help with photos/videos taken
Planning Appeal: P19/V2459/O. Land in any public places by any witnesses would
behind 31 - 33 The Causeway Steventon be reviewed & assessed for quality of
OX13 6SE. Outline application for provision of evidence and would need to be supported by
Self-Build and/or Custom House building a witness statement. However, Please note,
plots for 7 detached dwellings. the person taking the photo/video needs to be
aware of their own personal safety, as it may
Public participation was lively with the Parish provoke a confrontation and is best to be
Council and several residents posing taken discreetly if possible."
pertinent questions to the development
agents. The large amount of rainfall that we have
The Parish Council objected on both the experienced has led to recurring flooding
planning application and the planning appeal. within the village and associated footpath
Details of the objection grounds can be found networks. The Environmental Agency has,
on the Parish website. following a letter to the Chief Executive Sir
The planning appeal will be conducted James Bevan responded as follows:
“virtually” by the Inspector appointed by the
Secretary of State on 15th April 2021. “The technical advisor for the area has been
working closely with the residents of
Steventon, offering follow up support to those
The Parish Council met on Tuesday 2nd affected, and providing best practice advice to
March with 7 Parish Councillors, Mike Fox- riparian owners. Riparian landowners are
Davies, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) responsible for maintaining the river channel,
Councillor and a large number of members of banks, associated vegetation and assets in
the public being present. order to control flood risk. Further
information on riparian landowner rights and
The problems with dog fouling and responsibilities can be found on
uncontrolled dogs off their leads from a the .GOV.UK "Owning a watercourse" web
minority of irresponsible and inconsiderate page, available from
owners persists. Please don’t let your dog off https://www.gov.uk/guidance/owning-a-
its lead on Public footpaths through occupied watercourse.
landowners’ fields. There have been several Going forward, the Asset Performance team
complaints regarding dogs attacking grazing will be bidding for funding from DEFRA to
sheep, wandering chickens and deer. help solve some of the issues in the
If you see someone allowing their dog to foul area. Namely removing the blockage at The
on public land and not picking up after them, Mill, repairing the banks along the Causeway
or chasing after sheep, chickens or deer and removing blockages under the railway
13bridge. All this is subject to successful The form asks for details of the applicant and
allocation of DEFRA funding and then the Charity asks that household income is
subsequent agreement of landowners to declared. This allows for an allocation to be
access land to complete this work. made to those most in need at times when
The Ginge Brook already appears on our logs are less plentiful.
routine maintenance programme. However, The Trustees would ask that direct
we will be readjusting this to ensure it is best approaches to the Warden are not made,
suited to the area and current circumstances. please contact the Clerk or any of the
The undertaking of maintenance and repair Trustees.
work by the Environment Agency does not
absolve riparian landowners of their The main aim of the Trustees is to ensure
responsibilities”. that the Allotment site is maintained for the
A member of the Environment Local Asset village and villagers. The Charity has a
Performance team will be attending the secondary purpose, which is to support
Parish Council meeting on 6 April. individuals and groups of the Steventon
The outside gym equipment has been Parish that are in need.
ordered and will be installed on the big Green All cases are dealt with on an individual basis
in last week of April/early May (the items have and in the strictest confidence. The Trustees
a long lead time for delivery). recognise that if anyone is seeking
An amount of money is available for art assistance, they will be in challenging
projects around the village and one of these circumstances. Asking for help is difficult and
is to create a logo for Steventon. The aim is often a last resort.
to have a logo that can be used to indicate If the Trustees are not aware of your
the village on signs, notices, possibly situation, they cannot provide support. Yes,
benches, and gates. The logo to incorporate you may have to fill out a form, and provide
features of the village. Please send any some personal details. This should not be a
drafts, suggestions to the Art group on bar to applying. Help is at hand during each
steventonpublic.art@gmail.com or send to the step of the application process from the either
Parish Clerk. the Trustees or the Clerk.
The next virtual Parish Council meeting is on The Trustees, as the appointed
Tuesday 6th April 2021 at 7pm. If you want representatives of the Charity have a legal
to take part in Public participation please duty to comply with the Charity Commission
contact the Parish clerk who will send you an rules around their governance. Please do not
invite. be put off by the process that is all it is.
The Annual Parish meeting will be held If you need help, pick up the phone, email, or
virtually on Tuesday 20th April at 7pm. write to the Charity.
Dr Chris Wilding – Chair If the Charity cannot help they may be able to
offer guidance on where help is available.
Steven Ward 07719 779479
What can the Steventon Allotment and Carole Denton 07776 453099
Relief In Need Charity do for me? Dawn Clements 820371
Availability of Logs Bill Temple 831449
The Charity has a limited supply of logs and Robin Wilkinson 07802 487159
makes these available to those Steventon Wendy Lucas 833931
resident pensioners who meet the ‘in need’ Steph Everill 821770
criteria. Or contact the Clerk: -Patrina Effer
The aim is to ensure that those pensioners The Limes, 19 Lime Grove, Southmoor
most in need are supported and can receive Oxon, OX13 5DN
the logs. In order to do this we ask those Tel: 01865 821055
pensioners who wish to apply to complete an E-mail: info@sarinc.org.uk
application form. Providing support to the resident and
groups of the Parish since 1987
15Steventon Friendly Association
WED 59 Club Results
Week No. Winner
1065 1 Pauline Hedges
17/02
1066 13 Pat Ross
23/02
1067 52 Mrs Bedwell
03/03
1068 17 Alan Hutchings Thanks to Dick Boseley I have been sent a
10/03 few amusing headlines from previous
Steventon Parish Magazines. Some show
SAT 59 Club Results that things have not changed that much over
the years , so enjoy!
Week No. Winner The Influenza epidemic has not left Steventon
1284 10 L Atkins unvisited. It is supposed to have travelled in
20/02 the air from China westwards.
1285 20 Gerring & Brown (Feb 1890)
27/02 There is not much Parish news to report for
1286 15 Sheila Colgrave January, it has been a month of much
06/03 sickness everywhere. The “Flu” we don’t think
1287 20 Gerring & Brown is very infectious, it is in the air and we must
13/03 all take our chance.
(Feb 1903)
SAT "59 Club Extra" Results We welcome the month of March after the
usually unpleasant month of February.
Week No. Winner Vaccination has been the order of the day,
360 10 Mrs Morris and quite right too: “prevention is better than
20/02 cure.
361 20 Les Lloyd (Feb 1902)
27/02 THE CENSUS. Mr Roberts and Mr Lyford
362 15 Sally Johnson leave a paper this week on all households
06/03 in Steventon. This is to be carefully up by the
363 20 Les Lloyd father, or any one in the family under his
13/03 direction. The best plan will be to do it when
the family are all together on Sunday evening.
Congratulations to all this month's winners. (April 1891)
I hope you are all keeping well and lets hope A train will stop at Steventon on June 13th.
for the lockdown to be eased and hopefully Excursion to Clevedon, Cheddar and Wells.
we can start looking towards what we do for Tickets 4/6. Cheddar is one of the cheesiest
our Senior Citizens i.e. Party and Trip. places in England!
(May 1894)
Fingers crossed we hope to get back to some The month of November has passed and we
sort of normal. shall remember it for a long time as the flood
month. The damage and the discomfort
Pat Hemmings Chairman SFA Tel 831462 caused by a large river running through our
streets will not be forgotten in a hurry.
(Dec 1894)
17Annual Report from Mike Fox- can be shown not to be needed) would
Davies - County Councillor for be the largest and most intrusive
Hendreds and Harwell construction project in the area, spread
over ten years and highly disruptive to
As we head into the Spring, I am traffic in all local areas. It is being
looking ahead to the end of lockdown presented by Thames water as the
and (hopefully), slowly and safely back main option in its draft plan, but the
to normality for us all, thanks to the Council agreed to demand a second
highly successful vaccine rollout. consultation with Thames Water. This
During this last year, the County was then further strengthened when I
Council was soon used to working by presented an amendment to the
video call and meetings of all the cabinet paper to demand a public
committees, sub-committees and Full enquiry, again accepted
Council were back to their normal
timetables in this new format. Adoption of New Housing
You may not be aware, but I am Developments - There are several
standing down after serving as your new developments across my division,
County Council for the past four years with developers finishing their housing
so I thought I would give a quick recap for sale, but in many cases, not
on my time representing Hendreds and finishing the elements fully so that the
Harwell. County can adopt the roads and
lighting infrastructure. This motion
Full Council called on the County Officers to use all
At Full Council, I presented four their powers to push the developers to
motions over my time, all carried with complete the works so that OCC can
unanimous cross-party support. (Many sign off the final adoption for the
councillors present no motions during development. As overall planning
their term as elected members.) permission actually sits with the
District Council, I suggested that no
HGV Routing Agreements –My more planning permissions are
motion was to link a financial effect granted to any developers who take
with those agreements, so that if they unreasonable time to complete
were flouted in the future, there would outstanding snagging. District
be a commercial imperative to ensure Councillors have yet to action this.
the developer or operator did not
repeat the practice. Support for Parishes
During the past 15 months, I have
HGV Developer Road Damage – My attended the majority of my eight
motion put more requirement on the Parishes’ meetings; reporting back
developers to be responsible for the from the County Council, but also
damage they cause, by demanding hearing about local issues where I can
they undertake condition surveys bring additional pressure to bear on
before development starts and then behalf of the residents. All the
return the damaged routes back the meetings from March 2020 have been
prior condition at their cost. This by video call, which makes it easier
became a two-page spread across the when visiting two or three parishes on
front of the Oxford Mail. the same night. However, members of
the public who attended many of the
Steventon Reservoir – This reservoir public meetings, tended not to join the
(which will be the size of Heathrow and video calls and I did miss that contact
19and hearing the residents’ concerns (Backbenchers). The most satisfying
face-to-face, although email committee has been the Climate
communications increased. Action Cabinet Advisory Group,
One of the over-riding issues inputting into the Council, which has
continues to be traffic volume and aimed to combat climate change, since
speed and I continued to push for 20 before its official recognition.
mph limits within all Hendreds and The aim of the County is to achieve
Harwell residential areas, and more net-zero carbon on the OCC estate by
traffic calming where necessary. 2030 and enable all Oxfordshire to
achieve net-zero by 2050. The County
Councillor Community Fund supports over 85 community climate
During the past three years, a action groups, including many of my
Councillor priority fund of £15,000 per Parishes local sustainability
year has been made available for each organisations. OCC is pursuing over
Councillor to spend in their own 80 projects, including; five Cycle
Division on specific community Network routes; converting street lights
projects. Across my parishes, this has to LED (initially over 30% completed);
been fully invested in over 20 low traffic neighbourhoods; installing
community projects including 240 Park and Charge EV charging
Playground equipment; Village Hall points in Council owned car parks;
repairs; Replacement of recreation delivering zero emissions zone in
ground equipment; new footpaths; car Oxford; Home to School transport
park; lights for pedestrian crossing; decarbonisation plan; developing
extra street lighting; primary schools – policy for zero-carbon new build
healthy eating programme; Covid 19 schools; developing hydrogen
support; Arboreal safety management. strategy; sourcing zero-carbon grid
electricity; programme to increase
Committees and Role rooftop solar generation and improve
As well as assisting at Parish Level energy efficiency in existing buildings.
and attending the Full Council of the I am proud to have been part of a pro-
County Council, I have used my active Carbon Zero focussed
previous business and local Oxfordshire County Council.
government experience on three
committees; the Performance Scrutiny Finally, I must thank all who have
Committee, holding County Council contributed to my work and to those
departments to account for valued residents and hard-working
performance; Health Overview and Parish Councillors whom it has
Scrutiny Committee (where we kept been my honour to quietly serve.
Pet-CT Scanners within the JR); and
the Planning and Regulations Cllr Mike Fox-Davies,
committee looking at minerals and Oxfordshire County Councillor
waste. (Residential waste is the mike.fox-davies@oxfordshire.gov.uk
responsibility of the Districts, not
County.)
Additionally, among my sub-
committees were the transport Cabinet
Advisory Group and I chaired our
County Locality Group, as well as
being the Group Deputy Chairman
21May Day May Day!
On the 2nd of May 2021
We are having the Steventon Scarecrow trail!!
@Lindewsnap:Steventon Scarecrow Trail
Easter reminds us that
HOPE must never be lost
for no matter how dark the
road may seem, there always
lies light at the end of it.
Happy
Easter
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