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Catherine Harrison writes …
As some of you may be aware there is now a new Village Hall Committee made up of Catherine Harrison, Mo Jackson, Sarah Burke, Hannah Fraser-Mackenzie, Sarah Murdoch and Tory Edwards.
We are taking over the running and maintenance of the hall from Nick Caw and would like to thank him for looking after it for the last five years.
The hall will continue to be booked in the same way so if you would like to book it please email bookings@lwvillagehall.uk.
If anyone would like to join the committee or volunteer in anyway to help with the hall then please email us at chair@lwvillagehall.uk.
Deep Clean
This last weekend, with the help of lots of village volunteers, we undertook a deep clean of the hall and whilst there is still quite a bit more to do, we made a really good start. Thank you so much to all our cheery volunteers who made the whole task much easier!
We will have another deep clean to finish off the last bits over the next month or two – please do volunteer when you see the email if you can.
We also have new regular cleaners starting this week.
Repair and Maintenance
Given that the new Community Hub is some way off still, we are also going to undertake some much needed maintenance, repair and painting over the next six months or so to ensure that the hall is fit for purpose in the medium term. Please bear with us whilst we prioritise and action this as we have a long list which we will slowly work our way through, starting with the more urgent items.
And lastly, if anyone has any helpful suggestions as to how we can improve the hall then please email us at chair@lwvillagehall.uk.
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The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.
Local Government Reorganisation is a government-led reform to change how councils in two-tier areas are structured, replacing county and district councils with single unitary structures responsible for local services. Continue reading
Following the success of last year’s defibrillator awareness training, another course has been arranged for Wednesday 15th April in the Village Hall starting at 7pm.
The course will be run by the South Central Ambulance Charity.
Places are limited, so if you would like to attend, please email Continue reading
The Didcot and Wallingford Neighbourhood Policing Team has asked the Parish Council to let residents know about its Neighbourhood Priorities Survey.
The team is committed to giving communities a say in the future of local policing. The survey is designed to help shape local policing and priorities for the coming months. Continue reading
The Village Hall Committee is looking for a new reliable cleaner for the village hall to keep it spick and span for all the users.
Details below: Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council has been awarded government funding to help residents on a low-income make their homes more energy efficient.
The scheme is called Warm Homes: Local Grant and is designed to provide fully funded energy efficiency upgrades – such as solar panels and heat pumps – Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
