Category: Village News

Parish Council and Leisure and Recreation Committee Meetings – re-scheduled

17th September 2022

The September Parish Council and Leisure and Recreation Committee Meetings have been re-scheduled. The Parish Council meeting has been re-scheduled for Tuesday the 27th September at 7:15pm in the meeting room in the Village Hall. The agenda will be posted after the week of the 19th September after the mourning period has ended.

The Leisure and Recreation Committee meeting has been re-scheduled for Monday the 3rd October at 7pm in the Pavilion. The agenda will be posted by the 28th September.

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Vale of White Horse District Council services on Monday 19 September

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be closed on Monday 19 September – the public holiday to mark the occasion of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  

As the councils’ offices at Milton Park will be closed, the books of condolence will not be available to sign on the day of the funeral but will be open again on Tuesday 20 September. 

Waste collections in the two districts will not be taking place on 19 September. Collections next week will therefore take place a day later than scheduled, with an extra collection on the Saturday to catch up – this is the usual process the councils follow after a bank holiday. See the table below for more details. 

Leisure centres and facilities owned by the councils will also be closed on 19 September, as will Cornerstone in Didcot and The Beacon in Wantage, the arts centres owned by the councils. 

Waste collection dates: 

Usual collection day Revised collection day 
  
Monday 19 September Tuesday 20 September 
Tuesday 20 September Wednesday 21 September
Wednesday 21 September Thursday 22 September 
Thursday 22 September Friday 23 September 
Friday 23 September Saturday 24 September 
 
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National Moment of Reflection

16th September 2022

Appleton with Eaton will be participating in the National Moment of Reflection on Sunday the 18th September at 8pm.

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St Laurence will be commemorating the death of Her Majesty the Queen

8th September 2022

  1. The church building will be open from 9am – 6pm.
  2. A photograph of Her Majesty the Queen, a candle, box of matches and flowers have been placed at the front of the church. These will remain here until the funeral.
  3. Special prayers will be included in both our services – 10am and 6pm – on Sunday 12 September.
  4. We are considering holding a Commemoration Service and will announce arrangements when plans firm up.
  5. Two Books of Condolances are available for people to sign – one in the Village Shop and the other in the church building.
  6. Reverend Phil Parker is available to see anyone who would like to meet – 01865 655876.

The Bishop of Oxford has issued the following statement.
 

Her Majesty the Queen has been a cherished presence in all of our lives and for the whole of our lives. She has been our example and a rock for the nation and commonwealth. Her devoted service has given stability to the nation throughout this Elizabethan age. Her deep, personal Christian faith has been an inspiration to many, including me.

The whole nation will be united in mourning for our beloved Queen in the coming days. We will need time to grieve and to share our grief with others. We pray at this time for the Queen’s family and especially for Charles as he prepares to become King. This will be a season for deep reflection in the life of our nation as we look back in thanksgiving and forward in hope. 

This United Kingdom has deep foundations in Christian faith. A key part of our faith is the distinctive hope of resurrection from the dead: that our life in Christ endures beyond death and for eternity. As we grieve and pray, we also look forward together in hope to that new and eternal life with God. 

We have prayed through all of our lives: God save the Queen. We now entrust Her Majesty to her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and commit ourselves afresh to his service and to God’s eternal kingdom. 

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Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96

It has been announced by Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96. We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of Appleton with Eaton Parish Council and our parishioners, we offer our heart-felt condolences and sympathy to all members of The Royal Family.

–Appleton with Eaton Parish Council

You may wish to sign Buckingham Palace’s book of condolence online when it is ready by visiting https://www.royal.uk/.

There will be a book of condolence in the Church shortly.