Nettlebed Parish Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor.
Do you want to make a positive difference in our village?
Would you like to influence decisions that affect your community?
You need to be willing to give up some of your time. How much depends on you and your commitment to work for your community without being paid.
Parish Council meets once a month (except August & December) usually on the first Wednesday of the month - although meetings will be moving to the first Tuesday of the month from April 2021).
Meetings normally last around 1-2 hours.
You must be 18 or over, an elector and have been a resident or worked within 3 mils of the Parish for the last year. If you would like to be considered, please contact Jo Pugh, Parish Clerk at parish.clerk@nettlebed-pc.org.uk.
ENTHUSIASM AND COMMITMENT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EXPERIENCE
For more information go to:
What is a Parish Council and Why become a Parish Councillor
Parish Councillor Job Role
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The Winter Edition of the South Oxfordshire Active Communities Newsletters are out now, packed with all the latest news, updates and activities happening in the District.
Read here:šSouth Oxfordshire
https://t.co/dryi7thKq8
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We thought we would share with you an important new initiative in the County.
Residents will be given more of a say on how to stop drivers speeding in their neighbourhoods, thanks to a new organisation set up to tackle the problem in Oxfordshire.
The speeding taskforce group is a joint initiative involving Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police and the Thames Valley Police & Crime Commissioner. Announced to coincide with Road Safety Week, its aims include educating drivers about the dangers of breaking the speed limit and helping communities to tackle the issue.
Councillor Liam Walker, Oxfordshire County Councilās Cabinet Member for Highways Delivery and Operations, who sits on the taskforce, said: āSpeeding is rightly one of the top issues that residents in Oxfordshire are concerned about and this is an opportunity for us to all work closer to explore new ways to reduce it. We all have a responsibility as drivers to play our part...
New social media pages...for Nettlebed
We are evolving š
Nettlebed Network News is very popular in the village, and it is gaining new subscribers every day. So to build on that we have recently moved into Twitter, Instagram and Facebook with new pages, feeds and streams all linking to provide more for Nettlebed.
You can find us on all the platforms by searching NettlebedNow today. Please do tell your friends and family too. Of course we welcome visitor posts too if you want to join in.
You can also now WhatsApp us with news and queries on 07541 227000 too. Do get in touch.
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Wyfold Riding for the Disabled on the nearby Wyfold Estate. They are a charity and as you can imagine they have been affected by COVID.
They are trying to raise funds to keep providing their services which are a real boost for many who use them.
If you can spare a tenner we are sure it would be greatly appreciated. We now some Nettlebed residents volunteer here and they would we are sure love to see some support coming from the Village. š
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The Parish Council would like your views on the Nettlebed Phone Box, please.
The phone box is rarely if ever used and as such is very expensive to run. So there are plans to decommission it as a phone box and use it for something else - have your say here in the very short survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DW2YMMN
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Nettlebed Royal British Legion will be selling poppies and pins on Saturday, 24th October outside the Village Club from 10am ā 4pm
This year is obviously a tough year for the normal selling practices of the Legion and clearly fund raising is still vital for many project so please do make a special effort to support this year's appeal.
Poppies will also be available at:
White Hart HotelNettlebed Village ClubBP Garage, NettlebedHuntercombe Golf ClubRising Sun at Witheridge Hill
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Agenda for the virtual meeting to be held on Weds, 2nd September at 7.30pm.
If you would like to join the meeting, please contact the Parish Clerk parish.clerk@nettlebed-pc.org.uk
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South Oxfordshire District Council are urging people not to light bonfires at this time to protect the respiratory health of the vulnerable and to avoid unnecessary burden on the NHS.
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and smoke inhalation can impair peopleās breathing. Ā In addition to this, with larger numbers of people now working from home and also looking after children, the smoke from such bonfires can cause unnecessary nuisance to your neighbours.
Do you really need to have a bonfire to dispose of your waste?
We recommend you consider the following alternatives:
home compostingUsing the council's garden waste collection serviceUsing the council's bulky house waste collection serviceBag up and take the waste for disposal at one of the county council's waste recycling centres
How to prevent your bonfire being a problem to others
If you still feel that having a bonfire is the only option, it is important that you follow the advice:
out of courtesy, inform your neighbours you are proposing to have a bonfireonly burn dry 'clean' wood/garden waste do not burn...
