No one likes to see a churchyard not tended properly and the work of the Nettlebed Churchyard Gardeners volunteers group is making sure our churchyard looks the best it can. But they need a little help - could that be you? :-)
They require someone who would be interested in grass cutting in the churchyard...they meet weekly to attend to the graves, flowerbeds etc and have done so now for 7 years. The churchyard looks its best when the grass has been cut. Please help and pass on the word to anyone you might think can help.
If you can help please contact Nan McDonnell on 01491 641710 or on jandnmcd@greenbee.net
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NETTLEBED 4 FOR ALL 4pm Sunday 1st March
The second in a new series of monthly meetings at St Bartholomew's, suitable for all ages. Very informal. 35 mins of discussion with songs and refreshments afterwards. Please do join us - everyone welcome!
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NETTLEBED 4 FOR ALL1st March 4.00 pm at St Bartholomew’sAn informal gathering for all ages which will explore Lent and why we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Lasting about 35 minutes, this is suitable for all ages and will include a couple of songs, a short talk and an activity. Refreshments afterwards. Please do join us!
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Sorry to have to report we still appear to be having significant issues with our beloved Nettlebed.org site these days.
We have worked hard to resolve this but now it seems we are going to have to start all over again as we can't seemingly solve this issue.
I know a lot of people are disappointed about this but we aren't able to solve this any other way.
We will endeavour to use a new way to get promotion of event and village issues out to the subscribers.
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Do you run a business or community group in Nettlebed? Would you like more people to be involved with what you do? If so, we are holding a meeting for all those that run things for/in the village at The White Hart on Wednesday 26th February from 7pm.
Please do join us to create an Action Plan for how we can get more folk involved in our community groups and using our businesses.
If you have an idea for something new you would like to run – then also please do join us. Contact our Parish Clerk, if you would like more details.
Amanda Foister OBE
07540 411779
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Oxfordshire County Council have implemented a new online service called ‘Winter Warmth’ to help vulnerable residents receive support and access funding for home repairs. The aim is to improve the home environment which will additionally support physical and emotional wellbeing for residents across the county.
The easy to use service signposts property owners or private tenants to a website where a postcode is entered to find the most appropriate organization. The services and funds available include grants, loans and energy company schemes that provide home repairs, so residents can stay safe, secure, independent and warm.
The funding can be used to fit or fix a new boiler and install loft and cavity wall insulation to keep people affordably warm. There is also general advice available on how to stay safe and well, and home repairs are also available for people with disabilities.
In its first month, the website has received over 50 e-mails which have been sent directly to the services who...
Oxfordshire County Council is to launch a new trial service to residents with a way to ensure their unwanted small electrical items can be repaired and reused, reducing what the county would otherwise send to waste.
There are already many ways to recycle small electrical items that are beyond repair either at the kerbside or a recycling centre. Funded by Valpak, the council is trialling drop off points for unwanted small electrical items that are still in good condition at a number of participating Oxfordshire libraries.
The trial will run at Banbury, Bicester, Kidlington, Witney, Carterton, Oxfordshire County Library, Headington, Cowley, Littlemore & Blackbird Leys libraries.
Once goods have been dropped off, the items will be collected by Bicester Green or Orinoco – two local charities who help reuse and recycle waste – where they will be tested. Minor repairs will be made by volunteers and the items will then be sold on to benefit the charities.
The drop off point is for small...
This March and April, seven of Oxfordshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres will be closing for two days to carry out a deep clean and essential maintenance at the sites.
The work forms part of the council’s planned approach to maintenance, and is designed to keep sites safe, looking clean and fresh and helping improve the customer experience when using these important environmental facilities.
Only one site will be closed at any one time and all other sites will be open on those days. Residents are asked to plan ahead for these closures, ideally holding on to your waste until the site reopens or if that is not possible visiting one of the neighbouring sites.
Site closure dates:
Alkerton 3rd & 4th March 2020Redbridge 10th & 11th March 2020Ardley 17th & 18th March 2020Dix Pit 24th & 25th March 2020Oakley Wood 31st March – 1st April 2020Stanford 21st & 22nd April 2020Drayton 28th & 29th April 2020
For those residents with permits, please note that these can be used at any of the sites.
Steve Burdis, Principal Officer for the...