Up and coming events in Oxford

 

  • Monday 11 May, Peace Mile at Cutteslowe Park, 7am-7.30pm, Transcendence running race. http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/oxford
  • Tuesday 12 May, Thames Valley Orienteering Club Shotover Park, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Orienteering training event. www.tvoc.org.uk
  • Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 May, Kenco Coffee Promotion at Bonn Square. All day. 2 Tuk-Tuk’ giving out free samples of Coffee, visitors would be asked to donate to the Coffee Vs Gangs charity that Kenco are working with. www.kenco.co.uk
  • Friday 15 May, Five Way To Wellbeing at Broad Street, 9.30am-3.30pm, This event will be part of a county-wide Mind Road Show to promote the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ during the week commencing Monday 11 May to celebrate Mental Health Awareness week. www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
  • Saturday 16 May, Specsavers Store Opening Promotion at Bonn Square, 8am to 6pm. Promotion of Specsavers Opening at 33 Queen Street with Quadrupeds, a stilt walker, jugglers, a balloon artist, and a face painter. www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/oxford
  • Sunday 17 May, St Andrew’s School Fun Run at Bury Knowle Park, 2pm to 3pm. The event is the annual sponsored fun run in aid of St Andrew’s School Association.
  • Wednesday 20 May, Dementia Community Roadshow at Bonn Square, 10am-4pm. Dementia Community Roadshow is an advisory and support service. www.alzheimers.org.uk
  • Saturday 23 May, Singers Busk for Oxfordshire MIND Bonn Square, 11am-4pm. A cappella (unaccompanied, acoustic) choral singing to raise money for the charity Oxfordshire MIND (collection tins will be present). www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
  • Saturday 23 to Monday 25 May, Hebborns Spring Bank Holiday Fun Fair at South Park, 2pm-10:30pm, Family Fun Fair inc, games, rides and entertainment. www.hebbornamusements.co.uk
  • Sunday 24 May, Rainbow Run at Cutteslowe Park, 10am-12 noon, Charity 2k family fun run in aid of Helen & Douglas House in which participants will be showered in coloured powder. www.hdh.org.uk
  • Monday 25 May, Peace Mile at Cutteslowe Park, 7am to 7.30pm. Transcendence running race. http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/oxford
  • Friday 27 May to Thursday 2 June, Zippos Circus at South Park, 5pm to 8pm. Traditional Circus Presentation, featuring circus acts and domestic animals i.e. horses, dogs and budgerigars. www.zipposcircus.co.uk
  • Friday 29 and Saturday 30 May, OU RAG @ Summer VIIIs at Long Bridges/Towpath and Donnington, 10am-6pm. RAG fundraising event. http://oxfordrag.wordpress.com/ 
  • Saturday 30 May, Now Believe at Bonn Square, 12pm to 6pm. Contemporary Christian street performance with song, rap, spoken word, shared stories, dance (but not choreographed) and street art on canvases.
  • Sunday 31 May, Headington Festival and Sports Day at Bury Knowle Park, 1pm to 5pm. Community event including stalls, refreshments and activities including fairground rides, games and free ‘have-a-go’ sports sessions. www.hcda.org.uk 
  • Monday 1 June, Peace Mile at Cutteslowe Park, 7am to 7.30pm. Transcendence running race. http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/oxford
  • Saturday 6 June, Oxford Pride. Community celebration event with music and stall. www.oxford-pride.org.uk
  • Saturday 6 June, Red Shoe Walk City Centre, and Various, 9am to 5pm. 8 mile charity walk for families through Oxford centre and surrounding parks. www.redcross.org.uk/redshoewalk

City Council recruitment evening

Oxford City Council is holding a Recruitment Open Evening for its Direct Services team on Wednesday 13 May 2015 from 5pm to 8pm at the Marsh Road Depot, Cowley, OX4 2HH.

Everyone is welcome to attend. The council is looking for enthusiastic people to join its team including:

  • Electricians/Surveyors
  • Carpenters
  • Plumbers
  • Team Leaders
  • HGV/LGV Drivers
  • Refuse Collectors
  • Street Cleaning Operatives
  • Grounds Maintenance Operatives
  • Road workers
  • Vehicle Technicians
  • Apprenticeships: Vehicle Technician, Plumber, Electrician, and Sign Shop and Road Marking.

 

You can find out more here

Up and coming events in Oxford

 

  • Saturday 9 May Royal British Legion at Bonn Square from 9am to 5pm. Recruitment Stand and Bucket Collection.
  • Sunday 10 May, Town & Gown Race at City Centre. The event gives entrants the unique opportunity to run through the closed streets of Oxford city centre, passing historic sites and ending in the beautiful University Parks. www.townandgown10k.com/oxford
  • Monday 11 May, Peace Mile at Cutteslowe Park, 7am-7.30pm, Transcendence running race. http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/oxford
  • Friday 15 May, Five Way To Wellbeing at Broad Street, 9.30am-3.30pm, This event will be part of a county-wide Mind Road Show to promote the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ during the week commencing Monday 11 May to celebrate Mental Health Awareness week. www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
  • Saturday 23 to Monday 25 May, Hebborns Spring Bank Holiday Fun Fair at South Park, 2pm-10:30pm, Family Fun Fair inc, games, rides and entertainment. www.hebbornamusements.co.uk
  • Sunday 24 May, Rainbow Run at Cutteslowe Park, 10am-12 noon, Charity 2k family fun run in aid of Helen & Douglas House in which participants will be showered in coloured powder. www.hdh.org.uk
  • Monday 25 May, Peace Mile at Cutteslowe Park, 7am to 7.30pm. Transcendence running race. http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/oxford
  • Friday 27 May to Thursday 2 June, Zippos Circus at South Park, 5pm to 8pm. Traditional Circus Presentation, featuring circus acts and domestic animals i.e. horses, dogs and budgerigars. www.zipposcircus.co.uk
  • Sunday 31 May, Headington Festival and Sports Day at Bury Knowle Park, 1pm to 5pm. Community event including stalls, refreshments and activities including fairground rides, games and free ‘have-a-go’ sports sessions. www.hcda.org.uk 

Latest planning decisions

Please see details below

15/00513/FUL PERMITTED

Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension with rear terrace. Formation of boxed dormer window to side elevation and 3 no. side rooflights in association with loft conversion. Alterations to drive to enable parking for additional vehicle (Amended plans)

11 Beech Road Oxford

15/00535/FUL PERMITTED

Erection of first floor side and rear extensions. Insertion of 1 no. side window and door and replacement of garage door for window.

88 Sandfield Road Oxford

15/00028/FUL PERMITTED

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Retrospective)

192 Headley Way

 

THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

15/00743/FUL has been withdrawn

Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension. Insertion of 1 no. window to rear elevation, 2 no. doors to side elevations and 2 no. side rooflights.

1 Gathorne Road Oxford

Bus route change during night-time roadworks

Night closures are planned for Lyndworth Mews and Lyndworth Close (no. 31 to end), and of Stowood Close to the end of Northfield Rd, from 27 April to the 12th May

Please note the changes to Oxford Bus services listed below: (wording taken from their update)

London Road Overnight Resurfacing

We have been advised that London Road will be closed for resurfacing between Headington and Green Road Roundabout overnight between 1900 and 0600 from 27th April for 4 nights and from 6th May for 2 nights.

This will involve diversions for our local services city8/9, park&ride400 and BROOKESbus U1 as well as airline and X90 coaches.

Our services will divert outbound from Headington lights, right into Windmill Road, The Slade, left at the Corner House, and left onto Eastern Bypass to Green Road to resume normal route. Inbound is a reverse of this diversion.

As a result, stops between Headington and Green Road will not be served during this diversion.

As an alternative, all services that normally pick up at the shops opposite the Post Office will pick up at the first stop on Windmill Road (stop HS3) . Oxford-bound, X90 and airline OXF will also provide a temporary drop-off point at the Headington Shops Stop HS2 .

We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and thank you for your patience during these works. We strongly urge that you allow plenty of extra time for your journey, as delays are likely. Please keep checking our Facebook and Twitter pages for further updates.

Latest planning news

The latest planning applications have been uploaded here.

They relate to properties in Gardiner Street, Staunton Road, Windmill Road and the JR.

Ruth has called in the application to build student housing and maisonettes on the junction of Latimer Road and London Road for adjudication by East Area Planning Committee.

And just to show that repeated applications do get through eventually, the St Leonard’s Road one has been given delegated approval.

15/00370/FUL PERMITTED

Demolition of existing store. Erection of 1 x 2-bed dwelling (Use Class C3).

Store Adjacent 79 St Leonard’s Road

15/00455/FUL PERMITTED

Erection of a first floor side and rear extension.

190 Headley Way Oxford

London Road closures overnight

Oxfordshire County Council will be undertaking night-time road closures on the A420 London Road in Headington between Wharton Road and Green Road Roundabout.

The closures will be done in two phases, Phase one will start on Monday 27 April 2015 for four nights and phase two will start on Wednesday 6 May for two nights, subject to any bad weather or unforeseen circumstances during construction.

The work will include reconstruction and final surfacing of the carriageway.

The night-time road closures are necessary so that the final sections of road reconstruction and surfacing can be done. Unfortunately, this work cannot be undertaken safely under the current temporary traffic signals arrangement.

The two phases of work are as follows:

Phase 1: Monday 27 April to Thursday 30 April 2015 – this phase will involve reconstruction of the existing carriageway between Northfield Road and Green Road Roundabout.

Phase 2: Wednesday 6 May to Thursday 7 May 2015 – this phase will involve the installation of the final road surface between Wharton Road and Green Road Roundabout.

Noisy operations are only permitted until 11pm.

During the closure, staff (traffic gatemen) will be positioned at either end of the site to redirect traffic. Pedestrian marshals will also be strategically located around the works area to direct pedestrians and to ensure the safety of the public and workforce. We request that you give them your full support whether you are a pedestrian, cyclist or motorist. Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.