Kirtlington in the heart of Oxfordshire
Thames Valley Police are encouraging residents to use the below links to complete their Have Your Say online survey and to sign up to the Thames Valley Alert webpage for crime updates in the local area:
Kidlington and Surrounding Villages Have Your Say – Online Survey
OCC have issued the attached revised temporary road closure notice for Akeman Street which is now in force until 15th April 2025.
As part of CDC’s Spring Clean 2025 campaign, KPC are running a village litter pick on Sunday 13th April between 10am and 12 midday, starting outside the Village Hall.
We would be delighted for any volunteers to join us and will provide all necessary equipment to you on the day. Once you have finished with your equipment please return it to the Village Hall by midday.
Thank you to those who have already volunteered to join in, we look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
| Notice of Acceptance – Botley West Solar Farm Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for having registered your interest to keep up to date with the Botley West Solar Farm. We are pleased to let you know that the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, has accepted the Development Consent Order (DCO) Application for Botley West Solar Farm. This is a significant milestone as it means that our proposals will now progress towards the Examination stage of the process. Before reaching this stage, our team undertook two phases of consultation to inform the assessment and design of the Botley West Solar Farm. We are grateful to everyone who has taken an interest in our proposals and has spent time engaging with us as we have worked to reach this stage. We have produced a Project Update Newsletter to highlight the design changes and considerations that have been made in our final DCO Application. It is available to view here and via the document library on the project website: www.botleywest.co.uk The upcoming Examination is a key part of the process. We are looking forward to working with our colleagues, examiners and interested parties to ensure that the Botley West Solar Farm can be delivered in the best possible way. Accessing our documents The full DCO application documents can be viewed and downloaded free of charge online on the Botley West Solar Farm page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website under the Documents tab: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010147/documents The document library on our project website (https://botleywest.co.uk/document_library.html) also provides a link to these documents. Next Steps Until 27 February 2025, the Botley West Solar Farm team is inviting members of the public and any interested stakeholders to consider whether they would like to submit a Relevant Representation to PINS. By submitting a Relevant Representation (a written summary of a person’s views on the Application), the person (or organisation) will then become an ‘Interested Party’ to the Examination. Interested Parties will receive ongoing correspondence from PINS on how to get further involved and have the opportunity to submit detailed written representations and attend and participate in the Examination hearings. Members of the public have until 11:59pm on 27 February 2025 to register as an Interested Party and submit their Relevant Representation to PINS, via this link: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010147/register/register-have-your-say Our communications channels are still open for any questions or comments you may have. You can find them at the bottom of this email. Kind regards, Mark Owen-Lloyd Project Director, Botley West Solar Farm |
| Email: info@botleywest.co.uk Freephone Information Line: 0808 175 3085 Freepost: BWSF Website: www.botleywest.co.uk |
The Royal British Legion, Kirtlington Branch, will meet at St Mary the Virgin Church, Kirtlington at 10:45 before proceeding to the war memorial for the Remembrance Service at 11:00 hrs, concluding back at the church.
If you are non-military and wish to parade with the Royal British Legion, Kirtlington Members to remember a family member or friend, please do. If you have their medals, please also wear them with pride on your right lapel.
Royal British Legion, Kirtlington Branch members will be in the Oxford Arms after the service. It would be lovely to see you there.
The following details for police reporting were provided by PCSO Ian Wilkins for Kirtlington Parish Council to share on the village website and social media.
High Concern
Always call 999 if a crime is happening directly at the time of concern, especially if there may be a risk to the reporting person or others as it is happening. This can include persons in a vehicle smoking drugs and fearing they may drive under the influence.
Non Emergency
The non emergency number 101 can be used after an incident has occurred or the threat has gone. It can also be reported via the Thames Valley Police web site via the below link:
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk
If it is a generic question or invite contact the local police team via the below email address:
KidlingtonNHPT@thamesvalley.police.uk
Please note, this is not a crime reporting email as it is not monitored 24 hours a day.
Desired details for an incident are:
As stated this is only desired and we advise no one to put themselves at risk or a later target to get this information. Report the information at the earliest safe time via one of the methods above.