Nettlebed & District Commons Conservators awarded conservation grants

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Nettlebed & District Conservators (NDCC) have been awarded grants totalling £31,600 for new conservation and landscape improvement projects on Peppard, Kingwood and Nettlebed Commons. Nettlebed & District Commons total 560 acres and were established as common land by Robert Fleming in 1906. Nowadays, the Commons are mostly dominated by secondary woodland, and the main focus of NDCC’s projects will be to open up selected areas by creating woodland rides and glades, thereby encouraging new natural habitats, increasing biodiversity, and improving access for recreation and leisure pursuits. The Commons are widely used, not only by people from Rotherfield Peppard and Nettlebed, but also from neighbouring parishes and from Henley and Reading.The awards, which were announced in October, are strictly dedicated to the new conservation measures defined in NDCC’s funding application and cannot be assigned to annual operating expenditures or ongoing general Commons maintenance. The funded conservation work will be supported by NDCC’s volunteer work parties. The Commons are ecologically important, Peppard and Kingwood containing...
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Nettlebed school performance at end of key stage 2 in 2018

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As you may have seen in the national press, on Friday the Department For Education released the performance data for the country from the last school year (link enclosed below). I am extremely pleased to say that Nettlebed school achieved outstandingly well in our results last year. Out of 304 schools in Oxfordshire, we are in the top 20 for many of the measurements available. My personal favourites are our top score for the whole of Oxfordshire in our SATs results for Maths, and also the top average combined score across maths, writing and reading. The results also show we scored very highly in progress, which is one of the key indicators for how effectively a school is performing. These results are something that everyone connected with the school should be incredibly proud of, from pupils to parents, and especially the staff. Huge congratulations to everyone involved. Matt Tebbutt Chair of Governors - Nettlebed Community School Oxfordshire school performance...
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South Oxfordshire Local Plan – Consultation

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The South Oxfordshire Local Plan has now been published. Councillors and the local community are encouraged to take place in the consultation process. The Plan will be considered at the following meetings: Scrutiny - 13 Dec, 6.30pm start Fountain Conference Centre, Howbery Park, Crowmarsh Gifford Cabinet - 18 Dec, 6.00pm start Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN Council - 20 Dec, 6pm Fountain Conference Centre, Howbery Park, Crowmarsh Gifford If it is agreed by Council to proceed to consultation, there will be a Town and Parish Council briefing on 3 Jan. Consultation formally commences on 7 Jan, until 18 Feb. SODC will be holding drop-in events in the main towns and close to the strategic sites.  Those closest to Nettlebed Parish are: Henley, Town Hall - Saturday 19 Jan – 10am – 2pm Wallingford, Ridgeway Community Church - Saturday 2 Feb – 10am – 2pm   Communication received from David Nimmo-Smith South Oxfordshire District Councillor Woodcote & Rotherfield Ward ...
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