Alex Charlesworth

Saturday, 2nd June – Rupert Thorneloe Memorial Polo Match supported by the Royal British Legion. Everyone welcome, gates open 12.30. Reserve your pitch side picnic/car spot for £15 by emailing james@bmrltd.com or pay on the day.

The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall Management Committee will be held in the Village Hall on Monday 21^st May 2018 at 7.00pm.

The present elected Village representatives, Jo Richardson, Chair, Paula Harvey, Treasurer, Jacqui Hogan, Secretary and Celia Hawkesworth, Independent, are offering themselves again for election.

Any person, who would like to stand for election, should send their name, with the names of their Proposer and Seconder, to the Secretary, to reach no later than 19^th May 2018. After this date nobody will be considered. If more than four people are put up for election then an election for all four places on the Committee will take place.

If anyone would like to raise any point for inclusion in the Agenda for the Meeting, would they please send a note of it to the Secretary at South Green House, South Green, Kirtlington, (email southgreen@btinternet.com) to be received before 16^th May 2018.

19^th April 2018

Cherwell District Council has confirmed an Uncontested Election for Kirtlington; the candidates elected as a result are Kate Buckingham-Fry, Stuart Jenkins, David Richardson and Richard Sadler.  They will take up office from 7^th May and the remaining three Parish Council vacancies will be filled by co-option in the coming months. 

Since our announcement in January via the Village News and Website regarding the dogs walked in this village, we are pleased that the feedback has been so positive.  Our campaign to try to stop irresponsible dog walkers from allowing their dogs to leave their messes around the Village is ongoing, not only as regards the pavements but also the footpaths, the open spaces, the quarry, other people’s front gardens and the verges by roads and bridleways, as well as the churchyard and the playing field.

It is worth repeating that dog poo bags are available free from the village shop (supplied by Cherwell District Council).  There are five poo bag bins in the village which are collected regularly by Cherwell District Council, and that Council advises that where there is no specific dog poo bin nearby such bags with their contents should be placed in your GREEN bin.

So there is no excuse for bags to be thrown up into trees, hung on farmers’ gates or left in verges.  Please do be considerate of others’ property   Of course, our village has no 24 -hour dog warden to police inconsiderate behaviour, day and night, but we rely on our villagers to act responsibly and we are grateful to community-minded villagers who take the trouble to talk to those who do not act responsibly.

KIRTLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

Appeal dismissed

Planning permission for 10 houses on this land, next to Hatch Way, was refused by Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee in February 2017, and the applicants lodged an appeal.  On 15th March 2018 the Planning Inspectorate issued its decision, and dismissed the appeal:  Appeal Decision – 3178077 (2)

The Parish Council opposed this development and set out its views in the attached letter of 25^th January 2017. 16-02295-OUT Kirtlington Parish Council 25th Jan 2017