Headington’s Car Club need more cars!
If you have a reliable and presentable car, that you only use a few hours each week, then you might be able to make great savings by putting it into the Car Club. Then your neighbours get to use it too! The cost of insuring, taxing and maintaining it are covered for you!
If you are interested in leasing your car, please email info@oxcar.co.uk or see their website for more details
Spaghetti skyscrapers, rocket derby, amazing butterfly colours……….Brookes Science Bazaar is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The science-based, family fun day will take place on Saturday 12 March, from 11.00am to 4.00pm at Gipsy Lane site.
There will be a host of new hands-on activities and one or two of last year’s favourites aimed at chidren and their parents. For the first time this year, there will be special activities for the under fives. All activities are free and there is no need to book in advance. Please be aware that all children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Workshops will run throughout the day and will offer the chance to get hands on with a praying mantis, design a rocket and more besides. Workshops can be booked on the day and there will also be several drop-in sessions ranging from a chance to study the beauty of butterfly wings to the gory history of plagues and diseases.
Don’t forget to send in your views on the consultation on changes to local democracy HERE !
A consultation report has been published following the public meeting held at Headington Baptist Church on potential sites for development. You can read the comments made by local residents here
Update: this story has been covered by the Oxford Mail today
Ruth
I referred to a question I was going to put at Full Council tonight in an earlier post. Here is the text:
I note the reference to the working up of area forums.
Can the Leader give an assurance to the residents of Barton, Sandhills, Headington Hill, Headington Quarry and Risinghurst that area forums won’t be cancelled at short notice by Labour councillors when failed ex-Prime Ministers attend constituency dinners?
The reply was that each member would take responsibility for their own decisions.
I make no further comment in writing.
I wish to correct the post given below. It now appears that the inquoracy of councillors at Tuesday’s meeting was not due to the lateness of the county council budget-setting meeting
Apologies were sent by seven out of twelve councillors for NEAC so it was cancelled. No apologies were sent by Liberal Democrat councillors, and I was standing by to chair as required.
I shall be asking a question in full Council on Monday to find out why so many apologies were sent by councillors from neighbouring wards
Ironically one of the topics up for discussion was the paper on changes to democratic processes proposed by the Labour administration
Sadly our area committee meeting for Tuesday 15 February has been cancelled. This is not through lack of business, but because a number of councillors are likely still to be at County Hall for the budget meeting. Today’s Oxford Mail piece is not correct – NEAC is definitely cancelled. Next meetings will be on 15 March (ordinary business) and 17 March (Planning)
I emailed out some questions to frequent attendees of area committees to see what you think of them! Please click “Area Committees” on the central orange bar to find out!
David and I have been asked about “crime maps”, which show the number of crimes in postcode areas.
You can access the crime map for your postcode area by clicking here , entering your postcode, and clicking on the “Crime maps” tab.
Headington SignWatch
Headington SignWatch was set up as a result of a large number of Let and Let and Managed boards cluttering the environment in and around Headington early in 2010. As a result of that campaign, 37 of 52 such boards were removed within two weeks, with the remainder eventually being taken down.
If you spot signs that should no longer be there, either contact the number on the sign and request its removal, or email headingtonsignwatch@yahoo.com