The Parish Council is renewing its 3 year contracts for Village Grass Cutting and for Village Weed Control. They have also created a new contract for a Cemetery Groundsperson. The present contracts end at the end of the year and are now advertising for persons to fulfil these contract for the next 3 years, January…
Milton Baptist Church is hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning in their hall on Friday 24th September from 9 am till 12 noon . All are welcome.
Temporary Traffic Regulation Order – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Road Closure at Milton under Wychwood, unnamed road through Upper Milton In the interests of public safety it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close a short section of the unnamed road to facilitate drainage improvement works. A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order…
Sunday 12th September, 11am-4pm Bridewell Gardens, The Walled Garden, Wilcote, OX7 3DT Entrance: suggested donation £5 Bridewell’s last Open Day of 2021. Visit the gardens and learn more about our work, using gardening to support people whose lives have been affected by mental ill health. There will be a pop-up café and produce for sale. Dogs…
Sat Sept. 4th Chris Leslie at Wychwood Folk Club + support from Dolly Mavis Tiddy Hall, Shipton Road, Ascott -u- Wychwood, Oxon, OX7 6AG Tickets £12.00 in advance £14.00 on the door http://www.wegottickets.com/wychwoodfolkclub Start 7.30pm……. Doors 7.00pm Parking & Bar Available Contact: Mark/Elaine – 01993831427 or 07870563299 wychwoodfolkclub@zoho.com Sat Sept. 25th Paul Downes at Wychwood Folk Club + Support from Mandoliium…
Here is the latest work program for Gigaclear. Usual caveat “subject to variations”
Gigaclear have sent through their latest schedule of work. Note road closure for Frog Lane – 31/08 to 28/09!
Did you know that the DIY store at Groves is now open seven days a week? Opening hours are now: Monday to Friday – 7.30am till 5.00pm Saturday – 8.00am till 4.00pm Sunday – 10.00am till 2.00pm Click the link HERE for more info.
It is with great sadness that we hear of the death of Prince Philip. This sadness, I’m sure, is shared by many who will want to remember and recognise the service of our longest serving Queen’s Consort. During the pandemic, we cannot host and open physical books of condolences as it is not safe to…
Gigaclear have sent their latest update and schedule for work in the Milton. This is their present program. They will be sending weekly updates so if anything changes it will be up here. To find out more:-
A message from the Library Service Milton Library will be opening again on the 12th April but will still be under Government guidelines. Opening hours:- Mon 14.00-17.00; Tue Closed; Wed 09.30-13.00 & 14.00-17.00; Thu Closed; Fri 14.00-17.00; Sat 09.30-13.00.
The Parish Council have just had notice that Gigaclear are proposing to start work in Milton from the end of March The Council hasn’t received a route plan or any indication where they will be working, but when/if they get notice of this, they will let you know. The latest information is that Gigaclear will…
Regrettable, with the latest lockdown, numbers using to 210 service from the Wychwoods to Witney have dwindled and for the moment a daily service is not financially viable. The 210 service will only operate on Mondays and Thursdays for the foreseeable future.
GWR trains have forwarded us their new timetable. Click the link HERE to find out more! New timetables take effect from 12th December
Rogue Traders Carterton Yesterday there was an incident in Carterton where an elderly householder was charged £175.00 for cleaning gutters on his property, it was a scam the work was not carried out, the males then tried to say he needed work on his roof at a cost of £4000.00, he declined there was nothing…
Coronavirus-Related Scams – How To Protect Yourself Criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get their hands on your money and personal information. To date, Action Fraud has received reports from 2,378 victims of Coronavirus-related scams, with the total losses reaching over £7 million. How you can protect yourself from Coronavirus-related scams: There…
Morning All, I have just received an email from a friend in the village to say that yesterday he was approached at home by two men with a white van. He initially thought they were delivering to his house. When questioned they showed him a picture of a large house, supposedly in Milton, which…
Oxfordshire residents have been warned to be on their guard against criminals and scammers exploiting the coronavirus situation. Some scammers are claiming to be charity workers, offering assistance with shopping, or requesting donations. Here are some tips from our Trading Standards team on how to check charity workers are genuine (graphic attached for social media…
Oxfordshire residents warned against coronavirus scams I’ve been asked to share the following important advice with local residents via our social media and other communication channels: Residents have been warned to be on their guard against criminals and scammers exploiting the coronavirus situation. In Oxfordshire, County Council’s Trading Standards has received reports of scams targeting…
is that they sometimes die, not because of ash die-back, but for other reasons. We had a group of three ash trees near the bridge across Littlestock Brook at there far end of the new Woodland Walk. In the high winds a few weeks ago one of the trio was blown down, it just snapped…
With over 60 helpers planting trees it may not look much at the moment but give it a few months and when the trees start to go and the grass grows back again, the new path along Littlestock Brook will start to look pretty special. Over 350 trees were planted today from small shrubby trees…
To all of you who walk along the brook side in the allotment field you will have noticed some contractor’s vehicles parked up. Work is due to start tomorrow 4th Feb, weather permitting, on our Phase 2 of the bank development. As a safety measure while they are working there can you walk away from…
Last year the whole kitchen area at the Village Hall was renovated and equipped with new white goods. The Village Hall committee now want to put the finishing touches to the main hall area. They are working hard to raise the funding to have the hall redecorated, this time in neutral colours so saying good…
