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| SEWERAGE SCHEME UPDATE 28 APRIL | Residents will be pleased to hear that the pipe laying work and associated mechanical and electrical plant has been installed so we are now successfully reducing the risk of properties from future flooding events. However, at present we are still awaiting for the electricity supply to be laid to the Sewage Pumping Station. There have been some delays with the supplier which are being ironed out. We currently have 2 generators on site, which once the electricity supply has been laid will be removed. There are some minor works to undertake in terms of reinstatement of the topsoil and this will be done as soon as weather conditions are ideal and the generators removed . |
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Old and forgotten 35mm slides |
Do you have any old 35mm transparency slides (probably from the last Century) lying forgotten, neglected and gathering dust somewhere in a cupboard? The ones you used to view through a hand held projector, or if you were a person of means with a sophisticated projector and screen? The Webmaster has recently purchased a purpose made scanner for bringing these back to life in a digitised 2008 format and is astounded to find that there are many people who would like to share this experience. If you are one of those and are interested click HERE for further details. |
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Sylvia & Gerald Rolph to retire from the Post Office |
“Sylvia and Gerald Rolph are now both in their late 70s and have decided to retire from the Post Office after 37 years. As they have to give the Post Office three months' notice, they will finish at the end of June. Fortunately, the Post Office authorities still wish to keep an outlet in Cropredy village, so they will be looking for a replacement location”. This news will be received by residents of Cropredy and the surrounding villages with understanding but with great sadness. The Parish Council has decided to initiate an opportunity for 'friends' of the Post Office from Cropredy and surrounding villages to make a donation to the "Thank You" appeal. Full details about how and where you can make a donation will follow..... In the meantime residents of Cropredy will no doubt wish to give full co-operation to the search for a replacement. Cropredy Post Office as a business is not immediately under threat of closure - to see the full proposal area plan for Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire click HERE. Latest: Although representatives of the Post Office have visited Cropredy, no information has been received by the Parish Council concerning possible alternative premises. |
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CHURCHES SOS |
Churches have been the target recently of theft of lead from roofs. These thefts are moving closer to our area, the latest being in Bodicote. We would ask that if you live close to the Church, or are walking or driving in the area, that you please look out for ladders on the outside of the Church, with unknown vans parked in the vicinity. If you do notice anything unusual, please contact the police to let them know. Thefts may, of course, happen at night. We will be having some work carried out inside the Church during the week beginning 31st March. There is no work planned to take place on the outside of the building in the near future. Thanks for your help. Siobhan Croft, on behalf of Cropredy PCC |
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Latest update on Horton Hospital |
Banbury 1 Trust 0: Reprieve for the Horton! The Horton Hospital has won is fight to save key services in Banbury. A report from the Independent reconfiguration panel released today makes the following key recommendations:
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Banbury MP, Tony Baldry, has welcomed the Secretary of State for Health's announcement this morning, rejecting the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trusts proposals to downgrade maternity services at the Horton General Hospital. This is the first time that the Independent Reconfiguration Panel, which reported to the Secretary of State, has rejected proposals. However, the Government called for another review by the Trust of the Horton's services. Tony Baldry, together with the Keep the Horton General Campaign, will meet this weekend to continue to fight for full services at the Horton. Commenting on the Secretary of State's statement, Tony Baldry MP said: "Our case has been so strong that I understand this is the first time that the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has so comprehensively rejected a Trust's proposals for reconfiguration and I hope that over the coming days the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust will reflect that in future it might be better to work with, rather than against, local communities and local people. "I very much hope that the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust will now start to work co-operatively with local GPs, local midwives and the local community over the coming months to ensure that we can retain and enhance medical services at the Horton Hospital, rather than their being downgraded. "I am encouraged that the Secretary of State says that there needs to be a "framework of investment" for the Horton Hospital and we will be looking to the Secretary of State to deliver on that investment. "Over the coming days, we are all going to have to study the IRP's report in detail and I am looking forward, over the coming days, to having meetings with local GPs, midwives, nursing staff and the Keep the Horton General campaigners to work up constructive proposals that can be put to Ministers, the South Central Strategic Health Authority, and the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust to Keep the Horton General. "This has been and will continue to be a team effort of local Members of Parliament, Councillors, GPs, the medical profession, campaigners and the whole community to ensure that the people of North Oxfordshire, South Northamptonshire and South Warwickshire get patient-led NHS hospital services worthy of the 21st century. "I am very pleased that following the advice of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel that the Secretary of State's decision is that ‘the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust's proposals for service change at the Horton Hospital be rejected'. "This is the third time that the Trust's proposals have been rejected. Their first set of proposals were rejected unanimously by 86 local GPs as being 'unsafe' and 'unsustainable'. "However, with another review announced, this is only a half victory for the local community who have been campaigning and will continue to campaign to keep the Horton a General Hospital with all the services that one would expect at a General Hospital, including Children's and Maternity services. " |
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Better Bus Service for Cropredy? |
Cherwell District Councillor, Ken Atack, has been working hard to achieve an improved bus service for Cropredy. At the last meeting of the Parish Council, he reported that there is every possibility that a much improved service will be provided later in the year - possibly towards the end of August. If Ken can achieve this breakthrough the results will be a real improvement to the travelling public - provided of course it is used! |
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Our Food's Too Good To Waste. Cherwell District Council is planning to build on the success of its recycling scheme by extending the current service to include all food waste. National figures suggest that around one third of what is in an average rubbish bin is food waste. Of course, as many residents have pointed out, we could waste less by making sure we buy and cook only what we will eat. That is quite right, and it is why Cherwell is supporting the national campaign on this issue. But there will still be some cooked and uncooked food waste to collect. That is material that could be recycled but which is now going needlessly into landfill dumps. By extending our recycling scheme, we will be able to collect more of that food waste so that it can be composted rather than dumped. No decision has yet been made; we are planning to take a report on the issue to councillors in the next few months. But the way we think it will work is by encouraging Cherwell residents to put all of the food waste that they don't compost at home into the brown bin rather than the green bin. There are a number of other ways we could have done this, but making more use of the brown bin means we won't need to give residents an extra bin or box. We are also hoping to run a pilot scheme in one area of the district to test out some of the technical things about the extended service. That will depend on there being somewhere we can take the combined food and garden waste we collect that has the new-style facilities to turn it into compost. This involves a slightly different process to the one that is used for composting just garden waste and there are stricter controls. There is not yet a facility near enough to Cherwell to make it environmentally beneficial to take the combined waste there, but we are hoping that one will be built and approved before the end of this year. In the meantime there are issues to think about, like whether we issue kitchen caddies for people to put food waste in until they take it out to the brown bin; what size and style the caddies should be and whether we provide recyclable liners to go inside them. This was one of the reasons for holding the Cropredy Food Waste Forum, to test opinion on various samples. We also wanted to take a look at some different layouts and wording for the leaflets we'll send residents to explain how the scheme will work. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people of Cropredy who attended the forum for their time and for the contribution they made to the discussion on these issues. If anyone has any questions about the scheme, please email gabi.kaiser@cherwell-dc.gov.uk or call 01295 221962. Cherwell District Council's Recycling Team. |
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Flooding. Following the flooding last July, a meeting was held between the Environment Agency and British Waterways to determine if any action could be taken to prevent a repetition. To see a summary of that meeting and digest the findings - click: REPORT. |
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Cropredy Parish Council are considering taking action to combat the continued and growing practice of ILLEGAL parking on pavements at any time of day or night throughout the Village. This nuisance causes serious problems to those using wheelchairs, mobility scooters and mothers with prams and small children. Also unwanted are selfish and arrogant motorists who park and leave their vehicles unattended where they are blocking access to and from footpaths, fire hydrants and obstructing turning points in cul-de-sacs. Please park correctly and sensibly and remind yourself there are other people to be considered when doing so. |
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More feedback required please. Feedback as to the content and any suggestions how the site might be improved is very, very welcome and wanted. The Webmaster is not a mind reader and would like to hear more from viewers on a regular basis as to what they would like (or not like) to see. The more information that can be included will go a long way to keep Cropredy in the Public's Eye and to ensure it remains a favourite place to explore for potential newcomers to the area. We have a superb location and the more people we can encourage is to the benefit of all. Why not get in touch with the Webmaster soon? Telephone 01295 750357 or e-mail: Webmaster. |
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NEW. The "Banburyshire Events" coverage of last year's Cropredy Music Festival - "The Fringe and The Fans" is now available. To see the full list of interviews, comment and music on the CD, click on the link below. The CD-ROM also contains the coverage, plus photo albums with over four hundred pictures, video clips and links to web-sites. Half of the cover price will go to Cropredy village. The whole contents of the two disc set can be viewed/ordered from http://www.clockworkdata.co.uk/ev_cr07_header.html |
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The contents of the former Mewslade website run by Pam Keegan and her husband Mark, have now been incorporated into the Village website at their request. History of Cropredy compiled and researched by Pam in her lifetime is a fascinating insight into 'everything Cropredy' from 1570 onwards. It can be found by scrolling down the LINKS page or by going directly here: HISTORY. |
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Cherwell District Council have amended the Local Framework Development Plan. For full details click HERE. |
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CROPREDY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 1977 JUBILEE FILM. A Cine Film depicting Cropredy Village celebrations to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee has been transferred to DVD and VHS format. Copies are available at £5 each. For details contact Martyn Lester - Tel: 750397.
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LATE NIGHT FIREWORKS. Older residents, and Others who have cats and dogs as pets in their house, are voicing considerable concern about unannounced late night pyrotechnics. The elderly who retire early have their sleep disturbed and most owners of cats and dogs are having to calm their petrified pets when the detonations are taking place. Without wishing to detract from the fun of the fireworks party, organisers should take this into consideration when making arrangements. It would be helpful and courteous if an early warning could be given to householders within 500 metres of when the event is to take place. This could be done by word of mouth, a flyer through the letter box, a notice in the Crier or a few words on this website. The 'fall out' from the spent rockets could also be somewhat injurious and unwanted. Organisers are further reminded that it is illegal to set off fireworks between the hours of 11.00pm and 7.00am. |
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Following the success of Ray Cherry's book "Memories of Cropredy" - purchasers generosity resulted in £700 being sent for M.S. research. Ray has now written a second book "The life of a family of Country Builders and Funeral Directors" and it is on sale for £8.00 at The Green Scene, The Bridge Stores. Both books are also now available on CD, or hard copy from 01295 750647. Again all Profits to M.S. research. |
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CCTV CAMERAS UP AND RUNNING. The new system of crime detection and prevention, using the latest technology in camera equipment, is now operational at the Sports Field and Tennis Courts. The new installation provides clear identification of vandals and thieves and is acceptable evidence for arrests and court cases. |
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Do you know how to get in touch with the POLICE in non-emergency situations? The end of January 2006 saw 52 old police stations in the Thames Valley area having their current telephone numbers scrapped. Therefore it is now necessary to ring the Central Control Centre on 0845 8 505 505. To quote from the Thames Valley Police Authority's own Website - "this is an improvement to all aspects of the service we provide".......... |
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