Warborough Parish Council

Welcome

Welcome to the Warborough Parish Council website.

Warborough and Shillingford are two neighbouring villages located in rural South Oxfordshire.  Warborough has one of the finest village greens in the country and there has been a crossing over the River Thames at Shillingford since the 14th century. 

This site contains community news and information about Parish Council initiatives.

Warborough Festival weekend

The Warborough Festival begins its four day extravaganza on Thursday 15th July, and promises to be bigger and better than previous years. 

All the information and events timetable is on the Warborough Festival website www.warboroughfestival.co.uk

July Parish Council meeting

The July Parish Council meeting will be on Wednesday 7th July at 7:30pm in the Greet Hall. 

Residents are welcome to attend.   

Items on the agenda include the cricket nets proposal for The Green and an update on the PAGE Campaign.

The full agenda can be found on the Agendas & Minutes page.

PAGE Campaign update

You may have seen in the local press that PAGE have made some new archaeological discoveries in the Warborough and Dorchester area.  

For more information, please visit the PAGE Website or read the news articles online

The Oxford Times - Roman finds are unique

Oxford Mail - Roman finds boost anti-gravel campaigners

PAGE will be holding another residents meeting on Sunday 20th June at 7pm in the Greet Hall.  

They will be presenting the news about the archaeology, how the campaign is going and more information about fundraising.   Please come along to the evening to find out how PAGE is defending this area against potentially devastating plans for sand and gravel extraction.

www.pagecampaign.org

Warborough Parish Council opposes regional minerals quotas

As part of the Parishes Against Gravel Extraction (PAGE) Campaign, Warborough Parish Council is committed to opposing sand and gravel extraction around our villages.

In the latest stage of the campaign, we have written to the Government Office for the South East to oppose the regional targets being placed on Oxfordshire.   This regional system increased the quota on Oxfordshire by 17% in recent months, and put the County Council under increasing pressure to find new sites for sand and gravel.   Although the regional planning system is due to be abolished by the new government, our objection to the target is still of key importance, as it is not known when the relevant government Bill will be passed. 

Oxfordshire County Council have also rejected the quota, and PAGE have submitted their opposition too.

The Warborough Parish Council submission can be downloaded here.

For news and information about the campaign, please visit the PAGE website.

Petition for Dr Hoy

There is a petition in the village shop and in the Post Office for the re-instatement of Dr Hoy at the Berinsfield Practice.  He does not wish to leave his patients and wishes to return to the practice.

This is available for signature without delay. 

If you wish to support Dr Hoy further, please write to: 

Sonia Mills, The Chief Executive of NHS Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust
Jubilee House
5510 John Smith Drive
Oxford OX4 2LH

Car Boot Sale - Sunday 6th June

The next Warborough car boot sale will be on Sunday 6th June.  More details can be found on the Car Boot Sale page.

May Parish Council meeting - Wednesday 5th May

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th May at 7:30pm in the Greet Hall.

Items on the agenda include an update on the Cricket Nets and the discussion of a new Parish Plan for Warborough & Shillingford.

Members of the public are most welcome to attend.

The full agenda can be downloaded from the Agendas & Minutes page.

Vacancy for Parish Councillor

Following the resignation of Katie Whell, there is now a vacancy for Parish Councillor.  Anyone interested in this role should contact Jo Burns, Parish Clerk, via email or on 01865 858444 for further information.

Reminder - PAGE public meeting - Saturday 10th April

PAGE - Parishes Against Gravel Extraction - will be holding a public meeting at the Greet Hall at 11am.

Please come along to find out more about the County Council plans for gravel extraction in the fields surrounding Warborough and Shillingford.

Warborough & Shillingford now on Google Street view

Take a virtual tour around our villages with Google Street view.  Not all areas are covered, but nonetheless it's a great way to explore the village.

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