Category: Village News
20mph Update from Oxfordshire County Council
26th September 2024
At a meeting of the 5th September County Council resolved to proceed with the 20mph scheme as laid out in the map shown (produced by the County Council). The 20mph signage is due to be installed on Monday the 30th September.
To view the decision from the County Council, click here: Decisions Thursday 05-Sep-2024 10.00 Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Manageme.pdf (oxfordshire.gov.uk)
Flood update from Oxfordshire County Council
25th September 2024
Following a period of heavy rain across the county, we are currently in a position of.
- 7 Flood Warnings
- 20 Flood Alerts
It is forecast that we will see more rain over the coming days and likely more flooding impacts.
Click here for a flood briefing note with useful advice, links and contact numbers for support.
Climate Change Survey
31st July 2024
Oxfordshire County Council is working on a climate engagement plan across Oxfordshire to further action on carbon reduction and climate resilience at a local level.
The Climate Engagement Survey is now live. To complete the survey, click the link below:
Climate Action Survey: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices | Let’s Talk Oxfordshire
Vale of White Horse Electoral Review
The Vale of White Horse District Council has published draft recommendations for new wards, ward boundaries, and ward names for Vale of White Horse.
They are inviting comments on those recommendations.
The consultation closes on16 September2024.
For the draft recommendation report, click here: vowh_dr_report_launch_copy.pdf (lgbce.org.uk)
For the summary of the draft recommendations, click here: dr_-_summary_-_vale.pdf (lgbce.org.uk)
To go to the consultation, click here: consultation.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/vale-white-horse
Appleton Village Show – 26th August
29th July 2024
This year’s Appleton Village Show will take place on the 26th August from 2-4pm in Appleton Village Hall.
The entry form can be found here: Entry Form
For more information, click here: Village Show Detailed Information
Appleton Players Auditions: A Sherlock Carol
23rd July 2024
Come along to Appleton Village Hall on Tuesday 30th July to audition for our next play, A Sherlock Carol!
Fundraising for Appleton C of E Primary School
21st July 2024
Friends of Appleton School organise fundraising to improve facilities & purchase resources that the school would otherwise not be able to provide within the government budget such as: New books, Maths resources, Updated technology, School trip transport, Play equipment, Christmas craft activities, School building maintenance, Ice lollies for Sports day, Classroom resources & more.
This year we are also raising money to fix the leaking roof. (Total cost of the project, £123,830, school needs to contribute 10%) We need to raise just over £12,000 to fix our roof.
To donate, click here: Donate – Donation amount – JustGiving
Thames Water Reservoir Consultation
17th July 2024
The Vale of White Horse District Council has sent us the following message:
Thames Water has launched a public consultation on the proposed reservoir and the public have until 28 August to give their views at: https://thames-wrmp.co.uk/projects/sesro/
Plans for the controversial reservoir near Abingdon have again been criticised by local communities, with Vale of White Horse District Council urging water providers to consider alternative solutions more seriously. The reservoir is now even bigger than originally planned – at around 6.5 km2 – almost as big as Gatwick Airport and unprecedented in scale.
20mph Scheme
10th June 2024
A decision on the 20mph plan is to be made by the County Council – 18th July.
Parish Council Meeting Date Change
6th June 2024
Appleton with Eaton Parish Council’s June meeting has been moved from its usual 2nd Monday of the month due to scheduling issues.
The June meeting will be held on Thursday the 27th June 2024 at 7:15pm in the Village Hall .