New Headington residents clean up!
Once more, New Headington Residents’ Association tackled the usual problem area in Kennett Road on Saturday at one of the Civic Society sponsored OxClean events. Well done to Mary, Kate, Charles, Wiltrid and Helena who all worked really hard to clear that patch of ground at the foot of the steps leading to flats at 104 London Road (opposite the Iceland loading yard)
It was useful for me as I learned from a neighbour that there is sometimes a rough sleeper in that area – if you see him, please contact David or me so that we can make sure he knows how to get accommodation and food.
Thanks to Helena for this less than charismatic photo of yours truly!
Ruth helps with the weeding in Kennett Road! Photo: H Ayyub
Every year more than two million people in the UK become carers.
One in every eight adults in the UK is a carer.
Many people who look after family, friends or relatives, would not recognise themselves as a ‘carer’.
You may be taking on a caring role for the first time and don’t know what to expect.
For information, advice, support, call Oxfordshire Carers on 0845 050 7666 or check out their new website
Here is this this month’s Chart, which illustrates the importance of Oxford in the county.
You have until 23 March to comment on the area action plan for the new Barton development
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Some of you told us that you had concerns about dog fouling and dog behaviour in our ward spend survey, so we approached the Community Wardens to see how much it would cost to hold an event which provided education for dog owners
The City Council thought this a great idea and suggested the event could include a dog chipping day. Following this we contacted the Board Member and he agreed to allocate council spend to this event
Street Wardens have already held a community dog day in other areas to promote the responsibilities of dog ownership. The last community dog day was attended by Oxford City Council’s Dog Warden, a vet providing free advice of a variety of issues and various stalls provided by organisations.
Free micro chipping will be provided to the first dogs whose owners contact the Street Wardens and book an appointment before the event. Chipping will also be offered on the day at a discounted rate. We are trying to find a good venue for this and will post up details very soon!
We’ve had several reports that the gullies in Latimer Road are blocked. All but three have now been cleared, unfortunately those three could not be accessed because of obstruction by parked cars
The County Council will set up a build-out in All Saints Road next Monday 20 February. Residents have raised concerns about traffic cutting the corner when turning right at speed into Latimer Road from the Lime Walk/Stapleton Road direction. This is a pilot and the new layout will be monitored to see how well it works.
We have been alerted to a leak on the bend leading from St Andrew’s Rd to Dunstan Road outside the Parish Hall in Old Headington. There is a lot of surface water and we have contacted Thames Water who assure us they will visit as soon as they can
