Contributions should be provided by 20th of the month. Email submissions (in the body or as a Word attachment) to: [email protected]. Photographs should be supplied as separate attachments, not placed in the Word file. Typed or (as a last resort) clearly handwritten submissions may be posted to: Rebecca Clare, 12 Hollow Furlong, Cassington, OX29 4ET. We look forward to hearing from you. August 2015 (458) Bike Night thanks Dear All, Cassington Bike Night is over for another year. It was a great night and the weather was on our side. Everyone appeared to have a great time and the numbers of bikes and visitors was quite staggering. We need to thank everyone who volunteered leading up to the event and during the event itself. It is only with your help that we can run this event each year. e Bike Night committee works very hard through the year to organise the event and make sure it is done in a safe way. e costs associated with running the event are covered by donations from local companies who support Cassington Bike Night each year. anks must go to: • e Red Lion • e Chequers • Harley Davidson Abingdon • Dunlop Hi Q Abingdon • North Oxford BMW • Reds of Oxford • Debbie Hatwell • Sam Hatwell • Mr Nice Cream • J&S Clothing Witney • James Clarke • M & M Skip Hire Donations this year totalled just over £3,200. is money pays for traffic management, insurances, equipment hire and sundry purchases. Part of the Bike Committee’s ongoing commitment to the event is a program of investment to help improve safety. is year we invested just over £1,000 in the purchase of 80 meters of pedestrian barriers and signage to help guide the bikes to the designated parking areas. Next year, we will invest again and we have our eye on some better traffic cones. All of the village charities would appear to have successfully raised funds again this year. e Bike Night Committee also raised approximately £900 additional funds from bucket shaking. is Bucket Shaking money will be distributed between the Village Hall, St Peter’s School, St Peter’s Church and Sports & Social. Full accounts of Bike Committee income and expenditures are available if anyone wishes. Just ask any of the committee members. Special thanks to the Bike Night Committee volunteers who dedicated so much time to plan and then run the event. Your Bike Night Committee is made up of Gareth Want, Kath Humphris, Garry Peasley, Kevin and Penny Burroughs, Ben Wilby, Ollie Hutton, Lorna Mills, Bob Butler and me. Regards, Martin Ritchie
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Contributions should be provided by 20th of the month. Email submissions (in the body or as a Word attachment) to: [email protected]. Photographs should be supplied as separate attachments, not placed in the Word file. Typed or (as a last resort) clearly handwritten submissions
may be posted to: Rebecca Clare, 12 Hollow Furlong, Cassington, OX29 4ET. We look forward to hearing from you.
August 2015 (458)
Bike Night thanksDear All, Cassington Bike Night is over for another year. It was a great night and the weather was on our side. Everyone appeared to have a great time and the numbers of bikes and visitors was quite staggering.
We need to thank everyone who volunteered leading up to the event and during the event itself. It is only with your help that we can run this event each year.
The Bike Night committee works very hard through the year to organise the event and make sure it is done in a safe way. The costs associated with running the event are covered by donations from local companies who support Cassington Bike Night each year. Thanks must go to:• The Red Lion• The Chequers• Harley Davidson
Abingdon• Dunlop Hi Q Abingdon• North Oxford BMW• Reds of Oxford
• Debbie Hatwell• Sam Hatwell• Mr Nice Cream• J&S Clothing Witney• James Clarke• M & M Skip Hire
Donations this year totalled just over £3,200. This money pays for traffic management, insurances, equipment hire and sundry purchases. Part of the Bike Committee’s ongoing commitment to the event is a program of investment to help improve safety. This year we invested just over £1,000 in the purchase of 80 meters of pedestrian barriers and signage to help guide the bikes to the designated parking areas. Next year, we will invest again and we have our eye on some better traffic cones.
All of the village charities would appear to have successfully raised funds again this year. The Bike Night Committee also raised approximately £900 additional funds from bucket shaking. This Bucket Shaking money will be distributed between the Village Hall, St Peter’s School, St Peter’s Church and Sports & Social.
Full accounts of Bike Committee income and expenditures are available if anyone wishes. Just ask any of the committee members.
Special thanks to the Bike Night Committee volunteers who dedicated so much time to plan and then run the event. Your Bike Night Committee is made up of Gareth Want, Kath Humphris, Garry Peasley, Kevin and Penny Burroughs, Ben Wilby, Ollie Hutton, Lorna Mills, Bob Butler and me.
Regards, Martin Ritchie
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Kizzy makes a differenceCongratulations to Kizzy Horgan who won the Certitude ‘Making a Difference Award 2015’. Kizzy has just finished two years studying at The BRIT School in Croydon. The award was developed with the BRIT School to recognise a student who has shown outstanding commitment to community involvement. As part of Kizzy’s charitable work she has raised over £1000 for Oxford Children’s Hospital, worked as a teaching assistant at a school for children with special needs, participated in creative projects with young people in the last weeks of their lives at St Christopher’s Hospice, London and delivered anti-bullying workshops at local primary schools, to name a few.
Kizzy will start a degree at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in October this year and hopes one day to use her award towards opening her own theatre school delivering drama therapy workshops.
Panto newsSunshine, Wimbledon, strawberries and cream, Glastonbury – yes it’s that time of year, when
thoughts turn to ... Christmas and ... the Cassington Pantomime.
This year we will set sail on the high seas on the 11th - 13th December, with a
cast of unlikely characters in implausible situations (sound familiar?).
We are looking to pressgang a crew of adult actors and back stage staff to come on the journey of a lifetime and be part of this
years show: Sinbad! Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the story – it’s actually an advantage.
If you would like to be part of this year’s show, or know someone who would, please email dreamstudios@
hotmail.co.uk. If you don’t wish to act, I’m also looking to form a panto organising committee, so if you think you could be a part of this, please let me know. Everyone welcome, please do spread the word!
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Fundraising tombolaDuring Bike Night several members of Cassington W.I., led by Megan Humphris, ran a tombola in aid of the Maggies Centre at the Churchill Hospital (a charity supporting anyone affected by cancer).
She was able to hand over £250, being the proceeds from the tombola and donations. Thank you all for your support and gifts for the stall.
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Desert Island DiscsLast month’s castaway was English Channel swimmer Piers Lewis (don’t worry, he wasn’t really washed up on an island),
correctly guessed first by Nav Dey. Here’s our August castaway. Can you guess who it is?
I have so many favourite songs, in quite a wide range of music that I would be happy to listen or sing along to, that it has been tricky to find just eight that would keep me going on a desert island!
1. Yesterday Once More – The Carpenters. My love of music and singing goes way back.
My mum had a fantastic voice and at home or in the car we would duet, so this is in memory of her.2. Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears from their album Songs From the Big Chair in 1986. This was my first cassette and with my Walkman attached to my belt this began my mobile, independent listening phase.3. Radio Gaga – Queen (if it could be the Live Aid recording
even better). Freddie Mercury’s voice and performance still gives me goosebumps and at
a time when I was starting to realise the world was bigger than just the village I was growing up in.4. Les Miserables Medley. Having been in a
number of different choirs from the age of 10 I would like a song from the musicals. I love the
sound and harmony from a large number of people singing together and I’m easily moved by that.5. Wonderwall – Oasis. In the sixth form this became our anthem. Despite the angry young men pretence the sound they made was one of talent and however long I practised my guitar it never sounded like that!6. Always – Bon Jovi. Moving onto family times this was the first dance at our wedding. I would be able to picture our wedding video clearly if I heard this and recall a day filled with fun, friends and family.7. Dakota – Stereophonics would have to come with me and would get me up and jumping around to keep warm if the fire went out; it would
remind me of hay making too as I normally have it turned up loud as we bring in the hay.8. Sigh No More – Mumford and Sons. As my last song this brings us more or less up to date. We were lucky enough to see this band live as they were starting to become famous, and when singing along our children like to change the words to ‘Oh man is a guinea pig’. This is my folkie side making an appearance.My luxury item would be my Kelly kettle
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Our first gig!When I started at Bartholomew School, I formed a band with three friends (Ben Bakewell, Jack Cook and Ben Robson). Our band’s name is ‘Shadows on the Wall’. As the band, we did lots of practice, and spent lots of time in the school music rooms, just for a bit of fun. Then, out of the blue, a competition appeared which was pretty much screaming at us to take part. We were in a music lesson, and the cover teacher told the class about it. You had to write an anthem for the Sainsbury’s Oxfordshire Schools Games (a big athletics tournament), perform and record it, and then send it off to the competition people. If you won the competition, you could end up performing your song in front of the children taking part. So, we persevered, and argued, and eventually we perfected our song. We sent it off, and crossed our fingers.
A few months later, after we’d thought we’d almost certainly not won, we finally heard back from them. We’d won! We were so surprised and happy, that we instantly leapt into a practice room, and started making final perfections to our piece.
When the day came to perform at Tilsley Park, Abingdon, we were very nervous. Our parents encouraging, the crew giving us mics, crowd cheering, we felt like rock stars! The performance went really well (after numerous practice runs) and we all got great comments from the crowd. Overall, it was a truly educational experience.
Elliot Bolton, Shadows on the Wall
Eynsham Cubs is expandingAre you 8–10½ years old? Do you like fun, challenge and adventure? Then Eynsham Cubs is for you!
As we are starting a new cub pack we are looking for new members for September – boys and girls – on Thursdays 7–8.30pm.
Some of the things we have been up to this year include going to camp with our friends, making and floating boats, making scarecrows, learning first aid, camp cooking, making treats for mum, going on hikes and earning badges for our achievements.
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Is women’s football worth watching?One evening recently this was the subject of a heated discussion by a small group of the regulars in the Red Lion. In the opinion of one person, “even at national level, the standard of women’s football is inferior to the men’s and they could not stand up to any team in the professional men’s game”, and therefore they were “not worth watching”. I hasten to add that this is not my opinion and neither was it the opinion of most others taking part in the discussion.
The premise of the argument was that if you were going to watch sport – any sport – it was only worth watching the ‘best’. It seems to me that if this premise were adopted then not only might we not watch women’s football we might also miss out on watching the Paralympics or school sports or youth sport or any local sport.
It seems to me that the key issue is whether we are watching solely for our own entertainment or whether we are engaging with those who are participating. Are we just spectators or members of the ‘fan club’? If the latter then, whatever level of ability, I would want to argue that those taking part in sport deserve to be watched and supported, and that in doing so
we can share in their determination and their achievements regardless of age, level, ability, or gender.
One of the writers in the Bible compares the Christian life with the games of the arena saying ‘Therefore since we have a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run the race set
out for us.’ (Hebrews 12:1, page 256 in your Jubilee New Testament).
We all need the encouragement of others (the great cloud of witnesses) to run the race of life well, whatever our gifts and abilities might be. However, on the other hand, we all need to be part of that ‘fan club’ as well, not just for our
entertainment but to encourage and inspire others in the race to achieve their personal best, whatever level that may be, and in whatever area – but particularly in the Christian life.
Our youngest daughter was married at St Peter’s last Saturday and at one point in the marriage service the congregation are asked by the minister if they will ‘support and uphold the couple in their marriage now and in the years to come’ and the congregation respond ‘we will’! Let’s be active supporters of each other and not just spectators.
Revd Roger Aston
They came third. How well did the men fare at their last World Cup?
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Bee Scene wild flower surveyTake place in Plantlife’s hugely successful ‘Bee Scene’ survey this summer to explore the nature on your doorstep and
learn about the wild flowers growing there. Families can discover whether their local area is good for
bumblebees by looking for bee-friendly wild flowers such as foxgloves, dandelions and clovers in their local green spaces. The results are then uploaded onto a virtual meadow map of the UK.
The survey raises awareness and understanding in children of the importance of biodiversity in their local area, starting them on a path to enjoying wild flowers and realising their importance as part of our natural heritage. It also helps them understand the importance of wild plants for our declining pollinators. Ninety per cent of teachers who did the survey reported that ‘Bee scene’ had given them new learning about the natural environment and helped pupils understand that different wild plants are important for bees.
By using a simple flower key, children are able to count different flower shapes and colours and look out for bumblebees, so helping them understand how valuable their local green spaces are for wildlife. Full details and bee scene resources are available online at www.wildaboutplants.org.uk/beescene
Eynsham Choral Society open eveningsEynsham Choral Society is opening its doors to potential new members throughout September. These will take place on Tuesdays 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th at Eynsham Primary School, Beech Road, Eynsham OX29 4LS at 7.30pm. Come along to try out our choir as we prepare to sing Benjamin Britten’s ‘A Ceremony of Carols’ for our Christmas Concert. For more information please visit www.eynshamchoralsociety.org.uk or contact Olaf Rock: [email protected] / 01865 430118 – or just come along!
Advertising ratesLocal ‘what’s on’ and fund-raising stuff is free. Simple local services, ‘for sales’ etc., are also free on noticeboard.
Suitable commercial businesses are invited to support our com-munity by buying advertising space at the following rates:
1/8 page, £6 (£60 per year)1/4 page, £10 (£100 per year)1/2 page, £15 (£150 per year)Full page, £25 (£250 per year)
Technical details for artwork are available on request. All material included at the discretion of CAWN. Profits will be passed to the Cassington Parochial Charities tosupport our community.
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Parkinson’s research studyEvery hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s, a degenerative neurological condition, for which there is currently no cure. The main symptoms of the condition are tremor, slowness of movement and rigidity. Parkinson’s affects 127,000 people in the UK – which is around 1 in 500 of the population.
Parkinson’s UK is the leading national charity supporting people with the condition. To complete the first phase of its ground-breaking Monument Discovery Project, 100 people with early Parkinson’s are needed to volunteer for a series of tests at their local hospital. The Thames Valley-based project is one of the largest studies of people living with Parkinson’s anywhere in the world.
Parkinson’s UK funded researchers at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre (OPDC) are inviting people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the last 3 years to help them understand the earliest signs of the condition. Diagnosing Parkinson’s before the movement symptoms appear, combined with more effective treatments that can slow or stop the condition’s progress, will be crucial steps towards a cure.
The Monument Discovery Project is Parkinson’s UK’s largest ever research project – with £11million invested over 10 years. Study recruitment and visits are carried out in the NHS with the support of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, the part of the NHS which manages research delivery. The Monument Discovery study has been running since 2010, and requires 100 more patient volunteers. Dr Michèle Hu, who is leading the study, explains: “So far, almost 1,500 people have enrolled onto the study and we have found some very interesting results. We have created a brain imaging tool to detect early stage Parkinson’s with 85% accuracy. We still need more volunteers to help us develop a more complete picture, and set up the next phase of our research.”
Taking part would involve a simple blood test and a range of assessments of sense of smell, thinking, memory and mobility. Participants are followed up in clinic every 18 months until 2020.
Lucy Norman, 43, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2010 and enrolled onto the study in 2011: “I am nearly 5 years into my diagnosis and my Parkinson’s, albeit mild, is progressing. At 43 this can be petrifying but being part of the Discovery Study takes away so much of the anxiety I feel when I think about what my future may hold. It also gives Angus, my husband, a much better understanding of me and my Parkinson’s. Taking part in the study has taken about 15 hours of my time over the last 4 years. It’s a ridiculously small price to pay for playing such an important role in research that could predict the onset of PD, improve drug treatments or find that cure”.
If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the last 3 years and would be in interested in taking part, please call the team on 01865 234892 or email [email protected]. You can also find out more about taking part at www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/take-part. For advice, information and support, visit www.parkinsons.org.uk or call the free, confidential helpline on 0808 800 0303.
Soldiers of Oxfordshire family summer activitiesTuesday 11th August
Trash Talking! In partnership with The Oxfordshire Museum, join our junk modelling jamboree, linking wartime thrift with TOM’s Treasures from Trash exhibition! Ages 5+. Drop-in 2–4pm. Children £2, adults or concessions FREE. Discounted entry to the galleries.
Wednesday 19th August
Mix and Match! Design a crazy pint-sized outfit from scraps – just like 1940s Make Do and Mend! Ages 5+. Drop-in 11am–3pm. Up to 4 kids FREE with one paying adult or concession. Includes entry to the galleries.
Wednesday 26th August
Brilliant Beads! Make a fantastic friendship bracelet like the beautiful things made in Oxfordshire by Second World War POWs. Ages 5+. Drop-in 11am–3pm. Up to 4 kids FREE with one paying adult or concession. Includes entry to the galleries.
All activities at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN. T: 01993 810213; www.sofo.org.uk
Maggie’s Culture Crawl – OxfordOn Friday 11 September Culture Crawl Oxford, sponsored by Unum, will take you on an 8 mile walking adventure around the city by night. As you wind your way through the streets, you’ll uncover a route steeped in history, art, and culture, whilst gaining exclusive access to amazing buildings. You will be serenaded by a choir in Christ Church Cathedral, entertained by the costumed guides at Oxford Castle Unlocked and enthralled by the history of County Hall.
The best part is that while you are on your night-time adventure, you will be raising money to support people affected by cancer. Every penny raised on the night will go towards funding our incredible programme of support that we provide here at Maggie’s for people affected by cancer. Entirely supported by the generosity of the local community, our centre is a place to find practical help about benefits and eating well; a place where qualified experts offer emotional support; a place to meet other people or simply to sit quietly with a cup of tea. We offer support for anyone affected with cancer at any stage, and their family and friends and absolutely everything is free of charge. You can find out more about what we do at www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-oxford.
It is just £25 to register for Culture Crawl, with a fundraising commitment of £100 – places are limited so please hurry! Visit www.maggiescentres.org/culturecrawl/find-event/culture-crawl-oxford for more information.
Can’t wait to see you there – Maggies
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Save our road vergesA new Plantlife study shows that Britain’s road verges are home to 703 species of wild plants, more than in any other part of our landscape, and 87 of them are either threatened with extinction or heading that way. In addition, 88% of these wild plants provide nectar and pollen for bees and other insects, making road verges essential refuges for insect life; bird’s-foot trefoil alone is a food plant for 132 species of insect.
In addition, 21 of the 25 Nation’s Favourite Wildflowers grow on road verges. From cowslips and bluebells in spring to swathes of cow parsley and ox-eye daisies in early summer, our verges are home to most of the 25 favourite wild flowers as voted for by the public. And with 30 million drivers in the UK, they’re the most frequently viewed habitat too, providing many people with their only regular daily contact with nature.
But in much of Britain road verges are still being needlessly cut down in full flower, threatening the wildflowers and the wildlife that depend on them. Many councils have already started cutting verges – much too early in the year for flowers to be able set seed, and greatly reducing one of the most important food banks for our
ailing bees and other pollinators.
Dr Trevor Dines, Plantlife’s Botanical Specialist, explains,
‘Over 97% of meadows have been destroyed in England since the 1930s. In many areas, rural road verges are the last remaining stretches of natural habitat for our wildlife. Road safety is the absolute priority, but we know that verges can be managed better for wildlife whilst remaining safe for motorists. This means adopting some simple changes to management – like a delay in cutting to allow seed to be set – so that wildflowers can thrive’.
Plantlife has produced new management guidelines and is urging the public to sign a petition asking local councils to adopt them. Some councils are leading the way. Trials in Dorset, for example, are investigating how to combat the over-vigorous growth of grass on fertile verges (which is both detrimental to wildflowers and obscures driver sight-lines), by stripping turf, using semi-parasitic yellow rattle to stunt grass growth and even grazing verges with sheep. Plantlife is helping to showcase the work of councils like Dorset to show others that it can be done. Our guidelines are being currently being applied to 11,700 km of verge covering 2,300 hectares of verges – that’s equivalent to 2.5 times the area of remaining upland hay meadow in the UK - and with the public’s support we can do even more. To sign the petition visit www.plantlife.org.uk/roadvergecampaign.
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Wychwood Forest Fair6th September 2015, Lodge Farm, Ditchley Estate (off the B4437)
A great family day out offering a wide range of entertainment, rural craft demonstrations, music, food and much, much more. The large Arts and Crafts marquee offers many opportunities to browse and buy interesting items and see local businesses showcasing their products and services.
The Rural Craft Area will be filled with demonstrators from dry stone walling to hedge laying, from beekeeping to basket making and even a chainsaw carver. Entertainers include Morris Dancers, Aunt Sally, Ferret Racing, Coconut Shy, Hatwells Fun Fair, and other children’s games. Local food producers will be much in evidence and refreshments from Witney Rotary Club, John Kench’s Barbecue, plus vegetarian food with an eastern twist, and local ice cream, all of which can be eaten whilst listening to the Witney Town Band and sampling drinks in the Wychwood tea tent and bar.
The Wychwood Project, which organises and runs the Fair, is a registered charity that aims to inspire people to conserve and restore our unique local landscapes and habitats. In addition to the Project’s own display some 30 community and conservation groups will be promoting ways of ‘doing your bit’ for the environment and for your community. All proceeds from this event go towards our on-going work of ‘Restoring Landscapes, Inspiring People’ in the Wychwood area.
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Photo competition winnerAn evocative winter scene showing off West Oxfordshire’s beautiful countryside is the winner
of the 2015 Oxfordshire Cotswolds photographic competition.
The image was taken by Guy Austin from South Leigh in the grounds of Blenheim Park on a cold winter’s day. Mr Austin, said, “I spent some time waiting for the right moment when a patch of sunlight would break through the clouds. I was thrilled with the end result and am now over the moon to be the competition winner.” The photograph will be used to help publicise the local area as a tourist destination.
Pump hunt for sewage station ownersThames Water is appealing to customers to help identify privately owned sewage pumping stations. The utility, which serves 15 million customers across London and the Thames Valley, will take responsibility for around 4,000 pumping in October 2016, but needs to track down 1,800 currently off its radar.
New legislation means sewage pumping stations, which power wastewater away from properties and out into the public sewer pipe network, currently owned and maintained by customers will become legally owned and operated by the local water company. The pumping stations are found in all shapes and sizes, and can be in places where there are a number of properties needing to connect to the public sewer network. Customers will know they have one as they’ll be paying to maintain and power them.
Jerry White, of Thames Water, said: “This is really good news for customers. We’d urge anyone who thinks they may have one to get in touch so we can check they are eligible for the transfer of ownership. In some cases, as well as electricity savings, maintaining and replacing pumps can cost thousands of pounds so it’s an excellent deal for them. We believe we know where approximately half of the stations we need to take over are, but really need help to find the other 1,800. Please get in touch if you think this applies to you and we can take on the responsibility forever.”
Anyone with a private pumping station can make Thames Water aware at thameswater.co.uk/pumphunt
Charity collectionSt Peter’s School is collecting clothes, shoes, handbags and books for people in developing countries. All donations would be appreciated. If anyone needs a hand getting their donation to school please let the school know and we can arrange a collection. Thank you.
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Minister Rev Zoltan Biro 01865 881670 Baptist Church telephone/answer phone: 01865 882203
Church secretary, Denise Launchbury: 01865 881128Hall bookings: 07900 066471
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICEwith Junior Church, 10.30am
Songs of Praise usually the 2ND SUNDAY of the month, 3.00pm
THURSDAY Reflective Service with Holy Communion,12.00 noon
Bible Study Groups meet throughout the week, so please enquire.
Have your say on council proposals to share servicesWest Oxfordshire District Council is inviting local residents to have their say on proposals that will reduce running costs without the need to cut services. The Council is working with local authorities at Cheltenham, Cotswold and Forest of Dean on the 2020 Vision Programme, which is aiming to reduce the cost of providing services through sharing management and staff and making better use of IT.
At the same time, the Council will maintain the full range of services it currently provides and retain its own distinct identity. Elected West Oxfordshire District Councillors will continue to decide what is best for the residents they serve, and ensure local access to services.
The partner councils are proposing initially that the following services are shared:• IT• Public Protection• Building Control Legal• Property• Customer Services• Revenues and benefits• HR, finance and payroll (a shared service already
established)Not all partners will necessarily be involved in each of the
above projects as some already have different arrangements.Detailed proposals are going to each council in September
and October this year. Before those meetings take place, the Councils are consulting with their local residents.
You can have your say on these changes by emailing the council at [email protected], or by writing to Communications – 2020 Vision Office, West Oxfordshire District Council, Woodgreen, Witney OX28 1NB.
In your response please let the council know where you live and answer the following:• Do you agree with this approach?• If not, how do you think the savings could be made?
Along with any additional comments you wish to make. The consultation runs until Tuesday 15 September. More information can be found at www.westoxon.gov.uk/2020consultation.
Gambling policy reviewWest Oxfordshire District Council is currently reviewing its Gambling Policy Statement and is encouraging the public and parish councils to comment during the consultation period.
The Council, as the Licensing Authority for the area, is responsible for processing various types of premises licence and issuing gaming machine permits in premises licensed to sell alcohol. As part of the Gambling Act 2005, the Council is required to review and consult on its Gambling Policy Statement every three years. For more information and to have your say, visit www.westoxon.gov.uk/news.
Consultation ends on 13 September 2015.
West Oxfordshire Local Plan
The District Council has formally submitted its draft Local Plan to
Government for independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
Responses were received from around 150 individuals and organisations during the final 6-week consultation stage which was held earlier this year (27 March–8 May). The responses received have been submitted for consideration together with the draft Local Plan and a range of supporting documents. Planning Inspector Mr Simon Emerson has been appointed and will determine whether or not the plan is ‘sound’ in light of the representations received and national policy.
The examination will be held later in the year at the District Council’s Woodgreen Offices in Witney and the hearing dates, and any other relevant information, will be published on the Council’s website as soon as possible. Further information on the process, and copies of the documents that have been submitted are available on the Council’s local plan web page at www.westoxon.gov.uk/localplan2031.
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SUNDAY MASS is at 10am with a Children’s Liturgy during Mass (and SATURDAY for Sunday 7.30pm)
Mass also Monday 10am (sometimes 7am), Tuesday 5.30pm, Wednesday 9.30am, Thursday 12 noon and Friday 7am.
THE PRIEST Fr. Martin Flatman is happy to receive enquiries by phone, email or text. Mobile 07719 646790;[email protected]
HIS WEEKLY TALK (Homily) can be sent to you by email. Just send your address. It can also be found on the Parish Website and on his blog, which is: frmartinflatman.wordpress.com. See his daily thoughts on FACEBOOK as Martin Flatman and on TWITTER @frmartinflatman
CONFESSIONS on Saturdays at 7pm and Wednesdays at 10.30am or by appointment.
THE CHURCH is open for prayer every day (address below).
THE HALL (The Tolkien Room) is available for hire. Tel: 07919 605544; [email protected].
OUR SPECIAL FESTIVAL IN AUGUST is the celebration of the day the Blessed Virgin Mary went to heaven. It is called the Feast of the Assumption and in most of Europe it is so important it is a public holiday. In England we often transfer the celebration to a Sunday, so we will celebrate it on Sunday 16th August, the day after the official date. Mass as usual at 10am
EVERYONE SEEMED TO ENJOY our barbecue lunch and Fete the other Sunday. Our thanks to the many people who came, even our local Catholic policeman with his wife and son, and his Sergeant! Special thanks to Mark Hull, Margaret Stevens and Catherine Baker who organised this for us. We made £900 for Church Funds.
MARGARET LUSINSKA (Ruzia Calley and Tres Cantwell’s Mum from Standlake) who was a regular at St Peter’s for many, many years, died on 22nd June having received the Last Rites. Her Funeral Mass was on Friday 3rd July at 3pm and Ruzia and
Tres are very grateful to those who organized the magnificent tea that followed the Funeral
OUR THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY and Thursday evening Bible share will not take place in August. They begin again on Thursday 3rd September at Father Martin’s home, 54 Hazeldene Close, Eynsham OX29 4AD. The morning group meets at 10.30am and is working through the Gospel of St John, led by Frances Flatman. Only those who can attend regularly should come. The evening group at 7.30pm is more informal. So anyone can turn up occasionally as we chat together about the readings for the next Sunday Mass. This is a chance for anyone who wants to see what Father Martin’s house is like!
AUGUST OASIS is three days of activities for the over 60s organised by the three churches of Eynsham. Running from Tuesday 18th–Thursday 20th August, it includes a full lunch and tea and cakes in the afternoon, details and application forms are at the back of church as pre-booking is essential. St Peter’s provides the cakes and Father Martin does the epilogue on the Wednesday. The other churches do the same on the other days.
TWO IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR BUILDINGS are in process over the next few months. First, a window is being put into the Sacristy to bring natural light (and air in the summer) into the room thus making it more pleasant as a place for our Priest to meet and talk to people. We are also planning to remodel the Tolkien Room kitchen so that it has better catering facilities. Margaret Stevens will be taking suggestions from those interested once she returns from Tanzania in August
IN HIS ENCYCLICAL POPE FRANCIS has spoken about the little things we can all do to care for our planet, including using less electricity. The Finance Committee recently discussed installing modern electric heaters on some sort of timing system to replace our inefficient storage heaters. If you know of anyone who could help Father Martin work out which system might be best for this, please let him know.
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St Peter’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery
The Green, Cassington, Witney, Oxon, OX29 4DNHeadteacher Mrs Jeanette A. G. Millward MA(Ed)Tel. 01865 880443; Email: [email protected]; www.st-peters.oxon.sch.uk
Our rEsulTsWe have again had a very good set of results with all of our children who took the Key Stage Two SATs exceeding national expectations and a large proportion of them achieving the higher levels. At the moment they are not validated but we will publish them on our website when they are. One particularly pleasing piece of news is that the children in our nursery are again exceeding national expectations and reaching a good level of development. The percentages for the last three years have steadily risen as a direct impact of the excellent provision we have.
BikE NighTI would just like to say thank you to everyone for all of the hard work that goes into the event. It was a good night which brought a much needed boost to our funds.
EyNsham ParTNErshiP summEr FEsTivalFor the first time the academy schools combined together to put on a musical event. Year 5 pupils from each of the primary schools, plus the music department from Bartholomew, sang and played a variety of summer themed music. The schools combined to sing two pieces together in a very successful evening which was supported by the Eynsham Rotary and will be repeated next year.
yEar 6 lEavEr’s sErvicEThe Year 6 children took part in workshops and then took an active part in a service at Christ Church Cathedral. It was led by the Bishop of Dorchester, Right Rev’d Colin Fletcher and many schools from across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire took part.
valuEs EvENiNgOur values map is displayed on our wall, facing the main gate. This is now 7 years old so we thought that it was time for a review. We organised an evening event for parents, governors and staff to redefine a set of values which we could use to underpin the work in our school. The children offered their suggestions which were incorporated into the adult discussions. At the end of the evening, after much discussion, we came up with a set 12 values. In September we will start the process of embedding them. You may have already noticed our ‘Reflection House’ which is an outside quiet area for the children to use to reflect on our values.
WillOW class PlayWillow Class put on, for the enjoyment of parents and carers, ‘The Pride Lands’, a loose adaption of the Lion King. Major parts were taken by Year 6, who performed their roles with excellent characterisation. There was notable singing, wonderful scenery and simple but effective costumes. Well done to both cast and director!
sPOrTs DayThis took place at Elms Road sports field. We were very lucky with the weather and managed to get through all of our races and activities before it started to rain. The Master Mind team won the day. In the afternoon Apple Tree Class held their sports on the school field, all taking
part with great enthusiasm.
yENWOrThyMrs Howe, Mr Long and Mrs Beecher took 32 children on a four-night residential visit to Yenworthy, an Oxfordshire Outdoors Centre on the Somerset coast. They enjoyed such activities as surfing, kayaking, coastal walking, rockpooling, wild river swim and abseiling. The children reap such benefits from the experience. They come back more independent and with better self-esteem having tried things that they do not usually do.
kEy sTagE 2 TriPWe are very fortunate to have a generous benefactor who funds our end of term trips – a big thank you to him and his family. This year, following our book theme, we decided to take the children on a surprise visit to Harry Potter World. They had a wonderful time and, as many of them have read the series of books, were fascinated to see how the films had been made.
FuN DayYou may have noticed the tall climbing wall on our playground. This was all part of a ‘reward’ for the children for filling the values jar in school with little pebbles. To fill the jar they have to nominate others who have shown that they are upholding the value of the week. This child then receives a pebble to put into the jar. As part of their reward we also had a non-uniform day: they all went swimming and there was a teachers versus Year 6 rounders match (which the teachers won!).
kEy sTagE 1 TriPThe Oak Class and Apple Tree class, which included the Nursery children, went somewhere a little closer enjoying a day at the Cotswold Rare Breeds farm. They had a ride on a tractor, petted chicks, stroked and fed an assortment of rare farm animals and watched a goat being milked. The older children built dens out of logs and bounced on the bouncy pillows. I know that everyone had a great day including the adults!
END OF TErm sErvicEThe Year 6 End of Term service at St Peter’s Church is always a tearful occasion. Each child received a Bible and a booklet about moving on. We are saying goodbye to two members of staff as well – Mrs Judy Crowley, who has been at the school for 17 years, and Mrs Jenny Miles. We will miss them but wish them well for the future.
sT PETEr’s PicNicTo finish off the term the St Peter’s School Association invited all parents and staff to bring a picnic to enjoy on our field. It was very well attended with nearly every family there. We would like to say thank you to Perrin and Sophie Hatwell for providing the tea-cup ride which was much enjoyed by the children and adults – including me! The ice-cream van turned up and made a very good profit and children and adults played rounders. A lovely end to a very busy, productive year.
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The church is open daily as a place of quiet and escape from everyday pressures.
AUGUST 2015There is a service of Holy Communion on Tuesdays at 9.30am, and prayers at 12 noon on Thursdays.
The church bells will usually be rung between 9.30 and 10am prior to the 10am service. Practice night is on Thursdays between 7pm and 8pm.
Sunday 2nd August8am Holy Communion (BCP)10am Morning Worship Revd Roger Aston (Preacher: Margaret Thornton)
Saturday 8th August2pm Service of Thanksgiving for the Marriage of
Peter Lovell and Alice Wright
Sunday 9th August10am Holy Communion Rev Roger Aston
Saturday 15th August2.30pm Marriage of James Clark and Victoria Thomas
Sunday 16th August8am Holy Communion (BCP)10am Morning Worship Revd Kath Cooke (Preacher: Mike Madden)11.30am Holy Communion at Longlands Nursing Home
Revd Roger Aston
Sunday 23rd August10am Holy Communion & Baptism Revd Morey Andrews6pm Evening Prayer Keith Jones
Sunday 30th August8am Holy Communion 10am Morning Worship Revd Roger Aston (Preacher: Derek Foster)
ST PETER’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND CASSINGTONThe Church of St Peter’s is here as a fellowship to worship God,
build people up in Christ and share his love with others
Inclusive sports programmeA successful sports programme created in 2014 for young people with disabilities or behavioural difficulties is being expanded across West Oxfordshire as it enters its second year. West Oxfordshire District Council’s Inclusive Sports Opportunities (ISO) project offers 14 to 25-year-olds with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) the opportunity to have a go at a variety of sports. Since its launch, nearly 280 young people with SEND have taken part in activities ranging from basketball, dance and football to tag rugby, boccia and climbing.
Regular Multi-Sports Clubs are now running every Thursday and Friday at the Windrush Leisure Centre and during the school and college holidays young people can attend a full day of Holiday Club activities on Thursdays. Sports programmes are being delivered to some local schools and Abingdon and Witney College. The Council is also working with local sports clubs, helping and advising them
on how to become more inclusive.ISO is a three-year project part-funded by the Council
alongside a £70k Lottery grant from Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund in recognition of the District Council’s work towards making sport more accessible. For more information about the inclusive activities in West Oxfordshire, visit www.westoxon.gov.uk/leisure or www.facebook.com/WestoxonISO.
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HORSEMERE LANEUnfortunately there has been little progress on this issue. The police have not yet put in the recorder of speed which was asked for. A promise has been made for week commencing 20th July for the recorder and also speed monitoring. We do need to understand the whole village feeling on closure. It was hoped that a survey would be undertaken to check this but unfortunately this has not happened.
We will need to discuss this at our next Parish Council meeting. The Parish Council is awaiting a response from Oxfordshire County Council on what would be needed for a timed road closure for the morning rat run as one of those alternatives being considered.
CHURCH LANEStill no news from the County Council on this issue. The Parish Council is currently exploring land registry to see if ownership and responsibility can be finally ascertained.
‘FIX MY STREET’Don’t forget to report the potholes with a photo if you have the facility.
SCHOOL TRANSPORTIt looks like we are safe with the school bus for another year. Oxfordshire County council has just issued a document showing road improvements on the A40 Witney to Oxford. We will have to look carefully to see if these improvements encompass the proposed walk to school route.
NO 18 BUS.Bus subsidies are still in the firing line and the no 18 bus may be a casualty.
RECREATION FIELD Unfortunately there was some misinformation on the Wren Grant decision timing. We should hear something early August. We all have our fingers crossed that we may be able to upgrade the tennis courts to a Multi Use Games Area.
Sport England is assessing our application for the Pavilion extension and improvements. We probably won’t hear anything on this until September.
We have moved forward on the Children’s Play area improvements. We have a donation of £1000 from the Doris Field Trust. Claire Martin our retiring Councillor was able to see this through as her parting gift.
Our advisor on the Sport for England application is helping us to revamp the application to Awards for All to complete the financing of the children’s playground improvements.
40 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION ON ROAD TO YARNTONHopefully the signage will soon appear. The Parish Council have all the funding in place. It is down to Oxfordshire County Council now.
BIKE NIGHTWhat a well organised event! The Parish Council sent a
parish council news congratulatory note to the Bike Night Committee. So many residents getting together to make it happen. Well done everyone!
BURLEIGH ROAD AND YARNTON ROAD RAILWAY BRIDGESThe Parish Council is still awaiting a response to its second letter to Oxfordshire County Council questioning the wisdom of their view that the approaches are safe.
CHILDREN’S PLAY AREAPrices have been obtained for the repairs to the ‘wobbly bridge’. The Council is considering the quotation. Safety measures have been put in place to restrict access to the bridge area.
FLASHING SCHOOL WARNING SIGNSThe Eynsham Schools’ Partnership is unable to help with funding for this. The Parish Council will look for other funding opportunities for this £4000+ project.
OVERGROWN HEDGESOxfordshire County Council has a responsibility to cut roadside hedges and this can be reported on ‘Fix My Street’. Hedges on private land are the responsibility of the land owner.
PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCYWith the resignation of Claire Martin we still have a vacancy for a Parish Councillor. If you would like to know more about what it involves please contact me on 01865 883377 and I will explain. Alternatively contact David Casey, Clerk to the Council, at [email protected]
LAND AND FOOTPATH BETWEEN LITTLE LANE AND ST PETER’S CLOSESt Peter’s Ditch has become very overgrown and the Parish Council is looking to get it cut back. The Environment Agency will clear it completely in September with their work to all ditches and drainage channels in the village.
YARNTON MANORCherwell district Council has received an alcohol licence application that would run to 3am and outside events. Yarnton Parish Council has objected and we have supported their objection.
GRASS CUTTINGThe Parish Council has appointed a new contractor to cut and strim the churchyard and burial grounds.
BLENHEIM LAND BETWEEN THE ALLOTMENTS AND PLAYING FIELDBlenheim Estates will be erecting signs around this land indicating their ownership. There is nothing sinister to follow this. The land is Green Belt. We will discuss this at our next Parish Council meeting if you have any comments please come along or send them to David Casey ([email protected]).
Next Parish Council meeting Thursday 6th August 2015 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
If you want more information please contact David Casey ([email protected]) or myself on 01865 883377.
Hugh Thomas – Chairman, Cassington Parish Council
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what’s on?
CASSINGTON WI – THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
75th Anniversary
Cassington BookwormsWe are currently reading H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald in readiness for our next meeting on Monday 7th September.
All welcome at the Old Manor, Cassington (please tel. 880709)
cassiNgTON caFÉCASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
No Café in August; next Café Monday 7th September, from 10am until noon
We look forward to seeing you all then!
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS
For information, and to book the Village Hall, contact:
Nicky Copelin, The New House, The Green, CassingtonTel: 01865 881813; Email: [email protected]
Don’t forget ... When you book the Village Hall you can make use of our wireless broadband connection – ask
Nicky for details when you make your booking
cassingtonvillagehall.org.uk
The next cinema in Cassington will be Far From The Madding Crowd, which stars Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene in a critically
acclaimed new adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel.Friday 4th September. Tickets £5 from Nicky 01865 881813
or Ruth 01865 883512.Doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. Bar and refreshments.
PUB QUIZ!Back soon – watch this space for details
Night @ Eynsham Library Book GroupEnjoy a lock-in at Eynsham Library
Being a social bookworm has never been so much funNext meeting Tuesday 22nd September at 7.45pm
st Peter’s Nursery unitWe have places available within our Nursery at st Peter’s church of England school, for children aged between two and five.
The brand new unit is fantastically resourced and includes a generous
outside area and a quiet room. We have highly qualified and experienced staff and all are committed to providing the highest quality education and care.
Funded places are available. if you would like any further information or wish to arrange a visit then please do get in touch with the school office: 01865 880443; [email protected]
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For local services, ‘for sale’ or similar notices, please send copy (by email ideally) to the usual address. Appropriate notices are FREE, and are placed at our discretion.
HATE IRONING?Then Take It To Elsie
@ 15, Elms Road, Cassington
Tel. 01865 882168 for further details
Do you know there is a free service to Cassington
residents that will take you to the doctors’ surgeries at Eynsham or Long Hanborough?
Run by volunteers, thisis available by phoning
Sheila Nelson on 880740 or Pat Vereker on 880693
Please give us as much notice as possible
Unfortunately we are now unable to offer transport to hospitals for routine outpatient appointments. For these please contact the patient transport number 0300 100 0015 or Volunteer Link Up 01993 776277 (there may be costs with this service).
We would like to invite you to join our friendly local group on Facebook. Search for Cassington mums’ group and send a request to join. It’s a great way to meet
new people, keep up-to-date with what’s going on, and get involved in lots of fun social stuff too – both with and without
the kids!
If anyone is new to the village and would like a friendly chat to introduce themselves and their families, feel free to contact Vicky (07917 403976; [email protected]) or Jess (07852187079; lefevrejessica@
yahoo.com).
Dates for your diaryUnless shown, events are in the Village Hall
AugustThursday 6th, 7.30pmParish Council Meeting
Saturday 8th, Blenheim PalaceMarie Curie Walk to Remember
Friday 21stCassington WI outing
SeptemberFriday 4th, 7.30pmCinema, Far From The Madding Crowd
Monday 7th, 10–noonCassington Café
Monday 7th, 8pm, The Old ManorBookworms, H is for Hawk
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