North Hinksey (Botley) Parish Council
Welcome to the Parish Council Website
This website has been designed and constructed to improve communication within the parish. It provides a useful resource which explains what services the Council undertakes, details of Council business, Councillor contact details and contact details for services provided by Oxfordshire County Council and the Vale of White Horse District Council. The 'Useful Links' page also contains a number of links to websites that may be of interest to a wide range of residents.
The Council encourages local community organisations to advertise their events on the web-site. If you would like to do this please contact either:
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Content Assistant Councillor Mike Harper, 07770 266466, mike@3th.co.uk
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The Parish Clerk: Alan Stone, Oxford 861992 nhinkseyparish@msn.com
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REPORT IT
If you have spotted a problem in your area, please report it by using the following link to an online reporting form. The 'Report It' facility is an Oxfordshire initiative which makes it easier for people to report a range of problems from abandoned vehicles, ant-social behaviour to traffic light problems. You don't have to know which authority is responsible for dealing with the problem - all you need to do is report the problem and the details are then sent to the relevant authority to deal with.
http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/website/report_it_intro.asp
STOP PRESS 29/1/2010
LOUIE MEMORIAL PLAYING FIELDS AND COPSE CONSULTATION MEETING SATURDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2010 9.30am - 12.30pm AT THE SEACOURT HALL, CHAPEL WAY, BOTLEY
PROPOSED RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOUIE MEMORIAL PLAYING FIELDS AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COPSE
INSPECTION OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
Parishioners are advised that the Parish Council has deposited the following documents in relation to the proposed redevelopment of the Louie Memorial Playing Fields and Copse in the Reference Section of Botley Public Library and on the Parish Council Web- site ( www.northhinksey-pc.gov.uk ).
REPORTS/DOCUMENTS
1). Botanical and Invertebrate Survey on Louie Memorial Fields (Dr. Judith Webb)
2). Investigation of the Fen Hydrology and Surface Water Flows of Louie Memorial Park (Dr. Curt Lamberth)
3). Louie Memorial Playing Fields Habitats and Management Supplementary Report May 2009 (G. Hawker)
4). Louie Memorial Playing Fields Habitats and Management Report (G. Hawker)
5). Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum Letter
6). Thames Valley Police Security Proposals
7). Thames Valley Police Security Proposals
8). Thames Valley Police Copse Area
9). Thames Valley Police Copse Area
10). ROSPA Safety Inspection Report Skatebowl
11). Hydrologists note for Parishioners (Dr Curt Lamberth)
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The Parish Council will be arranging a further public consultation exercise for early next year to allow all residents to see/hear the proposals for re-developing the playing fields and improving the Copse. Following an earlier consultation presentation, residents will again be encouraged to ask questions and comment on the proposals. It is hoped that a number of the report writers etc. will be present to do brief summaries of their findings and conclusions and to answer any questions.
Improvement works in the Copse area, including suggested works to help reduce possible flooding during exceptional rain fall, in back gardens of houses below the path that runs between Hurst Rise and Hutchcomb Roads and preservation/protection of the fen against climatic change and conservation works is subject to the receipt of a grant from TOE (Trust for Oxfordshire Environment). The Parish Council is also currently working on a grant application for additional play equipment in the Upper playing field.
The Annual Newsletter will be published in January 2010 and will include summaries of the specialist reports and progress to date, including the TOE and other grant applications.
06 /12/2009
STOP PRESS 24/1/2010
A MEETING OF THE PLAYING FIELDS SUB-COMMITTEE WAS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 28th JANUARY 2010, AT 7.30pm, IN THE SEACOURT HALL, BOTLEY.
Please note that the planned agenda contains items and reports that need to be approved by full Council or where information needs to be provided to all Councillors. To allow for the necessary full debate, the planned Playing Fields Sub-Committee meeting will not now be held at this time, but will be dealt as item 3 a). e). on the agenda of the Parish Council meeting held on the same day (28th January 2010) in the Seacourt Hall, Botley, starting at 8.00pm, where all members of the public are invited.
STOP PRESS 6/10/2009
North Hinksey Nature Reserve is awarded an Oxford Preservation Trust Award 2009 Plaque and Certificate.
For further details please click on the Parish Council Awards box on the left of this page
Remembrance Day Service 2009 - Commonwealth War Graves Section - Botley Cemetery
Sunday 8th November 2009 at 10.45pm (Please see the following link for further details 2009 remembranceday publicity and visit the Remembrance Day Service page (See yellow heading on the left of this screen)
Progress on the Playing Fields and Copse Improvements
Please see the section on Louie Memorial Playing Fields/Copse
Now that all the specialist reports (other than the structural survey etc on the damaged skatebowl) have been received, these will be deposited with other relevant papers, for public inspection, at the Botley Branch Library (Reference Section) on Thursday 3rd December 2009. The reports/papers have also been placed on this web-site. Please note that the Hydrolgy report is subject to Ordnance Survey copyright restrictions and as such is available in read only format.
To find out more information within the site, use the navigation buttons on the left hand side of each page.
PARISH COUNCIL STATISTICS 2007/2008
Population estimated at: 4,580
Number of electors estimated at: 3,543
PRECEPT for 2009/2010 £62,580
Council Tax at Band D
Parish Tax £ 36.89
County, District and TVP £1,394.20
TOTAL £1,431.09
Average Parish/Town Tax (Vale) £ 52.67
St Lawrence Church, North Hinksey
Latest Update: 24/01/2010