Here is the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 28th November at 7.30pm.

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Oxfordshire County Council wants to make our built environments safer and more attractive places to walk and cycle. To enable this, 20mph speed restrictions are being used to help promote alternative modes of transport for local travel. Further details on how the council is considering making 20mph the new 30mph for Oxfordshire communities can be found here.

We’re therefore asking for your views on the proposal to introduce a 20mph speed limit throughout South Newington, replacing the majority of the existing 30mph speed limit in the process. Sections of existing 30mph speed limit will remain in place at the northern & southern ends of the A361 leading out of the village and on the Wigginton Road, with Officers having taken the current road environment & traffic usage into account.

The proposals are being put forward following road safety concerns raised by the parish, and form part of a countywide programme of works that seeks to deliver ‘a safer place with a safer pace’ for the residents of Oxfordshire. In light of this, please find the following consultation documents attached:

• Public Notice,
• Statement of Reasons,
• Consultation Plan(s), and
• Draft Traffic Regulation Order.

The proposed Traffic Regulation Order is scheduled to be advertised in the Banbury Guardian newspaper today; Thursday 20th July 2023, and details are also available to view on the Councils consultation portal at the address below:

https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/southnewington_20mph2023

As stated on the notice, any objections or other representations on the proposal should be submitted by Friday 11th August 2023.

Kind Regards,

christian

(Mr) Christian Mauz
Senior Officer (TRO and Schemes)

Email: [email protected]

Network Management|Highways & Operations|Environment & Place

Oxfordshire County Council|County Hall|New Road|Oxford|OX1 1ND

South Newington Requests the Pleasure of Your Company To celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla

MEMORIAL MOSAIC MAKING
A bespoke mosaic has been commissioned for South Newington and everyone in the village is invited to come and help make it.
Please come along to either or both workshops in the village hall:

Saturday 22nd April 2 – 6 pm
Saturday 29th April 2 – 6 pm

The mosaic will be 3’ x 3’ in size and mounted in the village when completed. The designer will bring along all the material needed to complete the mosaic, but if you would like to include any pieces of found porcelain or old costume jewellery to use in the mosaic (such as ‘jewels’ for the crown) that would be very welcome and mean that it really does hold South Newington memories.

You or your family could chose to work on one square and draw your own design, or ask Sophie the designer to draw a picture which you work on. Or you could do the lettering, or the Union Jacks, or any part of the picture you like. Sophie will be there to help.

We would like to keep a record of who helped complete the mosaic so that it also becomes a ‘time capsule’ of the village community in 2023.

The mosaic is being commissioned from Sophie Mack Smith of Oxford Mosaics aka ‘Shattered and Smashed’ on Instagram.

VILLAGE BRING & SHARE TEA PARTY – SUNDAY 7th May from 3pm
The village hall and garden will be laid out for a community tea party and celebration, everyone welcome! Please bring your family and food for a fun and friendly afternoon.

Best decorated coronation hat competition and parade (adults & children)

Musical pass the hat game

Heads & Tails game

Below are documents relating to the Parish Council Elections in May 2023

South Newington PC – Notice of Uncontested Election

Parish Council Elections – Spending Return and Notes

Register of Interests Form Parish Councils

Please see link below to download details of people noominated to stand in Parish Council Elections 2023

South Newington PC Statement of Persons Nominated 2023

Parish Council Election Notice

 Saturday 6th August 2022

1pm

BBQ and Stalls from 1pm, Show Marquee opens at 1.30pm

Everything you love about the Flower Show will be there:

–          Flower & Produce

–          Tea and cakes

–          BBQ

–          Dog show

–          Brass band

–          Bottle stall

–          Raffle – lots of lovely prizes and a special charity raffle where you can win a Dubarry voucher.

SUBMITTING ENTRIES

On-line entries via website – deadline for on-line entries – 6pm Tuesday 2nd August.

Registration evening – Thursday 4th August 6 – 8pm in the Village Hall – this is last chance to submit your entries.

PUTTING YOU ENTRIES IN THE SHOW TENT ON SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST

All entries must be in the show tent by 10am on the morning of the show. 

Heaviest spuds – bring the pot to the show tent by 10am on the morning of the show where the judge will weigh the crop.

Tallest sunflower competion – flowers will be measured in situ.

The Flower Show Committee

Amanda Blythe-Smith, Miles Colegrave, James Durley, Graham Fewster, Becky Harden, Penny at the Duck on the Pond, Nicky Smith, Julia Streeter.

An exhibition will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 6th November and Sunday 7th November between 2pm and 4pm to show the work that has been done on the project to date, the options suggested by the architects , the recommended option and the next steps in the poject.

There will be drawings of the options and a model of the recommended option kindly made by Tim Catton.

You are warmly invited to visit the exhibition, ask questions and to give your views on the proposals.

DO COME!!

Click on Link below to see Survey Findings:

Village Hall Development Survey Findings

South Newington Singers gave a resounding performance as part of the Cumnor Music Festival on June 16^th June, in a  delightful garden opened especially for the occasion. 

The day raised money for Breast Cancer Care and Oxenford House Care Home, and we were one of the main groups performing along with a wonderful ukulele band, drama groups, a capella singers and a swing band in the evening

“Joyous and fun, a pleasure to listen to and watch such a happy group” was how one member of the audience described us, and we weren’t even twisting his arm at the time!

If you would like to try singing,  please do come along to the village hall on Saturday mornings when we practice with Stuart Dunlop our conductor and Joe Cummings our piano accompanist.  Stuart lives in the village and is Musical Director of UEA so we are incredibly lucky to have the benefit of his skill and leadership, and Joe is an accomplished young professional pianist from the Royal Academy of Music.  Not bad for our little village eh?

We are now working on music for a special concert in South Newington in November to commemorate 100 years since the end of the WW1.  The music we will be performing includes some favourites such as Jerusalem, Breathe Soft Ye Winds and The Long Day Closes.

Any questions about singing please just ask, call Nicky Smith on 07771 785228 or contact Elizabeth Wheeldon.