Headington Singers will be putting on a very special concert as part of its 30th anniversary series. Called ‘Requiem’, the concert’s main work will be John Rutter’s Requiem, written in 1985 and a firm favourite ever since. There will also be poetry, prose and song.
Friday 1 July at 7:30 pm in All Saints Church, Lime Walk.
Tickets on the door, price £12 (also concessions)
Ever fancied test driving an electric vehicle, such as a BMW i3 or a Tesla? This weekend you can – for free.
Test Drive the Future is an opportunity for people to test drive an array of electric vehicles, including a BMW i3, Tesla, Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid, Kia Soul, Nissan Leaf and more.
You also have the opportunity to have a look around the latest cutting edge electric vehicles, including BMW’s i8 and Riversimple’s hydrogen-fuelled car – the only car of its kind in the UK.
The event is also an opportunity for people to listen to talks about developments in electric vehicle science and engineering, build a solar-powered model car in a competition that will be judged by Red Dwarf actor and electric vehicle enthusiast Robert Llewellyn, meet Artie the Robot, and more.
Test Drive the Future, which is kindly sponsored by BMW North Oxford and organised by Oxford City Council, will take place at Magdalen College School in Cowley Place between 11am and 4pm on Sunday (19 June).
For more information Test Drive the Future and Low Carbon Oxford Week, visit: www.lcoweek.org
16/00534/FUL Headington Ward REFUSED
Change of use of first floor office accommodation/dance studio (Use Class B1/D2) to 1 x studio flat, 1 x 1-bed flat and 1 x 2-bed flat (Use Class C3). Provision of bin and cycle store.(amended plan)
112 London Road Headington
Our next public meeting for residents who live in Headington Ward will be on
Tuesday 28th June
at 6:00-7:30 pm
at the main hall in Headington School (use main entrance)
An Open Session for your comments too! Free of charge. All welcome! Bring your councillors to account!
Ward Focus meetings are run on a drop in and out basis and are free of charge. There is an open session where residents can raise issues of concern. There’s no need to book.
If you would like to contact your Lib Dem city councillors for advice on any issue please contact
Roz and Ruth spoke at this morning’s Cabinet Member meeting along with four residents from the Windmill Road residents’ group and a resident from Headley Way.
The recommendations in the officers’ report were approved by the Cabinet Member, Cllr Nimmo-Smith.
In response to the concerns expressed by residents in the consultations and those expressed by the speakers, the Cabinet Member instructed officers to carry out a consultation to establish whether or not Windmill Road should be designated 20 MPH while the works relating to Access to Headington are carried out.
There is a difference between an area having a 20MPH limit, and an area being made a 20MPH zone, so we have some research to do on this in the ensuing months to make sure residents are fully informed ahead of the consultation.
We have no timescales currently on when works will be carried out but it is likely that the first tranche will take place off Old Road in Churchill/Roosevelt Drives.
The officer report can be found here
This report will be considered by Cabinet Member Cllr Nimmo-Smith in his decision meeting next Thursday 9 June at County Hall.
If you wish to speak at that meeting, please phone the Committee Services Team on 01865 815321 before 9am on 9 June.
A trial 3 month voluntary ‘no smoking’ ban comes into effect this Friday.
This is being trailed at Florence Park, Cutteslowe Park and Sandfield Road Recreation Ground (John Radcliffe) and applies to the enclosed play areas only.
Posters will be put up within the play areas and monitoring will take place.
The trial will help the City Council to see whether a voluntary ban could potentially work or whether it should look at introducing legislation to make this enforceable.
Please do let us know your views on this.
We don’t usually post up planning applications from other wards but we know some residents would be interested in this one.
16/01373/FUL
Sarah Jones (Planning officer)
Erection of single storey extension to north elevation
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Headington Quarry
Comments by 01/07/16
For the latest information on which formerly subsidised bus services will be cut or reduced, please see the County website
A quick reminder that all are welcome to attend our WFM tomorrow Tuesday at Headington Baptist Church Hall from 6pm.
We’ll be discussing local and national issues from the closure of the local GP surgery to the EU referendum. We’ll be joined by the local police too so there’ll be something for everyone …. including refreshments!
Tuesday 31 May
6:00-7:30pm
Headington Baptist Church, Old High Street
with guest speaker Kirsten Johnson