Local News
Cold Weather Amber Alert Level-3
6th December 2022
The cold weather amber alert has been extended until Friday, 16th December.
Cost of Living Support
16th November 2022
Oxfordshire County Council knows this winter will be a challenging time for residents across Oxfordshire.
Temporary Road Closure – Tubney, Abingdon Road – 2nd – 6th December
30th November 2022
In the interests of public safety, it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close the road and impose a no waiting, no loading / unloading restriction as detailed above to facilitate patching works.
A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 02 December 2022 up to and including 06 December 2022. This will operate between 09:30 and 15:30.
A Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and restriction and will operate on the days shown above.
Please note that Notices for urgent works can last up to 5 consecutive days only.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.
Village Hall Pre-School Survey
15th November 2022
The Village Hall Committee is pleased that so many village households have taken the time to
provide considered responses to the recent survey in connection with the proposal to make
alterations to the current configuration of the village hall to facilitate the establishment of a pre-
school there. 85 responses were received representing a 22.7% return. Of those 53 were in favour,
26 against and 6 that we would categorise as contradictory.
The village hall committee and the pre-school working party will be working together to progress the
proposal and will provide further updates as matters progress.
Jim Holloway
9th November 2022
We are sad to report that Jim Holloway died peacefully on Friday 4th November 2022 aged 92.
Jim Holloway’s funeral will be held at the South Oxfordshire Crematorium and Memorial Park, Garford, Near Abingdon OX13 5PA on Monday 21st November at 3pm and afterwards at La Fontana in East Hanney, Wantage OX12 0HP.
All are welcome to attend either the service and/ or the wake and Gary Holloway asks that you contact him at either by email on grholloway88@gmail.com or on his mobile 07802 754214 so that the family knows numbers attending.
Jim was an Appleton person through-and-through, having moved to the village when he was two years of age. His father was the Magdalen College Game Keeper and the family lived at Keepers House.
After attending school at Appleton and then Royce’s in Abingdon he began a career in retail management with J Sainsbury.
In 1971 Jim, and his wife Pat, purchased the Appleton Village Shop and they became an integral part of village life until selling up and retiring in 1991.
Pat and Jim thoroughly enjoyed their retirement years spending time with their six children, twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pat predeceased Jim just as Lockdown started.
We offer our sincere condolences to the family.
Christmas Bazaar and Food Fair
18th October 2022
St Laurence Church will be holding its Christmas Bazaar and Food Fair on Saturday, 26th November from 2-4pm in Appleton Village Hall.
Come for afternoon tea and Family Fun!
Stalls include:
Christmas Craft for children to Homemade Christmas cakes and puddings, cakes and preserves.
Books, toys, tombolas
Bric a Brac
Jewellery, Silent Auction
Pre order cakes and puddings 01865 862 040
Remembrance Sunday
Everyone is welcome to Refreshments in the Village Hall after the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial.
Temporary Emergency Road Closure at Appleton, Eaton Road
4th November 2022
Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Emergency Road Closure at Appleton, Eaton Road
Oxfordshire County Council has been informed of a temporary emergency road closure on the Eaton Road whilst main clamp 0 to 6” unmade works are carried out for public safety reasons.
A temporary Emergency Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 03 November 2022 up to and including 07 November 2022.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.
For the traffic notice, click here.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Thames Water Helpdesk on 0800 316 9800.
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