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Wendlebury VillageAbout:
Wendlebury Parish Council works to protect the character and environment of the village. There are 7 elected councillors elected in May 2007 for 4 years. Elections run once every 4 terms. The Council works hard to influence the actions of District and County Councils and rigorous communications exist with various local and national bodies.
The Parish Newsletter is full of useful information about what’s on, what’s coming up and useful contact details for the village and beyond, many of which can also be found under Local Info.

Latest News - 24 July
New Parish Councillor
Following the resignation of Frank Shouler Julian Cordy has been co-opted to the Parish council.

Full minutes of October 2008 meeting are here

The next  Parish council meeting will be at 8:00 p.m. on 8th October at the village hall.

Notice of Vacancy for a Parish Councillor

Following the resignation of Frank Shouler a vacancy exists for a Parish Councillor. An election will be held if a request is submitted to Cherwell District Council by 10 or more electors within 14 days of this notice (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

12 May 2008
Shirley Parker
Parish Clerk

Latest minutes available - click on Minutes tab

Wendlebury Village Newsletter- Spring 08 - including news of the proposed Weston eco town
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Village Spring Clean is this Sunday 20th, 10.30 at the village hall.
Please come and help. The more that help the quicker it gets done. Gloves, litter picks and bags provided. Please wear suitable clothing. Children welcome, but please make sure they are supervised.

Planning your future – a new 15,000 housing development near Wendlebury?

Cherwell District Council has to decide where new homes can be built in the district up to the year 2026. As part of this process various parcels of land have been submitted to the council as being suitable for residential development and the council are consulting with interested groups and individuals as to whether these should be included in their future plan. As a result of these consultations Cherwell District Council will either accept that the land is suitable for future development or exclude it from their final plan.

Two late additions to the consultation document are particularly relevant to Wendlebury residents:-
The first is for 470 acres of land between Weston on the Green and Wendlebury to be allocated for a new town of potentially 15,000 houses or more, complete with schools, shops, etc. In effect, Wendlebury and Weston on the Green would become suburbs of the new town in the same way that Bletchley is a suburb of Milton Keynes.
The second is for the field with the lake at the Bicester end of Wendlebury to be allocated for a development of 70 houses.

These developments would clearly impact Wendlebury and your Parish Council is holding a meeting for all residents at Wendlebury Village Hall on Saturday March 15th at 1.30pm. You will be able to find out more about these proposals and how you can take part in the consultation process to make your views known to Cherwell District Council. The consultation period ends on April 7th, so time is of the essence.

We hope as many residents as possible will be able to come along on the 15th March.

After all – it’s your future.

Issues from January Minutes

  • Flooding update
  • Council tax news
  • Village Hall refurbishment
  • Planning applications update and more...

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Wendlebury Village Newsletter- Winter 07/08 -
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Issues from October Minutes

  • Storm damage and flooding update
  • Dog bins NOT to be installed
  • Wyvale Garden Centre – signage to direct traffic directly onto the A41 is now in place
  • Planning applications update and more...

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The next Village Newsletter will be out on Dec 8th thanks to Mike and Diana Broun who have offered to help source items and put it all together. If you would like to contribute an article please contact Mike on 245033 or via email brounm@tiscali.co.uk by November 20th at the latest

WANTED!!! 1 or 2 people to take on the Village Newsletter! This is not an arduous task (2-3 times a year) and is a valuable resource for the village
Have you got a few hours to spare 2-3 times a year? You would need to do the following:

  • collect information
  • write things up
  • format and collate
  • deliver hard copies to approx half the village and send email versions to the rest

You would be supported in making decisions about the content by Anna and Kathy from the Parish Council as well as being sent some articles and contacts. And you could liaise with the website team and co-ordinate content with them.
Printing is paid for by the Parish Council

Interested? Contact Anna on annamcdonagh@homecall.co.uk

Oxfordshire Trading Standards Electric Blanket testing
Bicester Weds 24th October 2007

Testing is free of charge and on an appointment basis with a ‘first come first served’ booking system. Telephone Julie Brain on (01865) 815607 to make an appointment or for further information.

Issues from July Minutes

  • Traffic monitoring to take place in the village
  • Battery recycling is now available at Tesco Stores..
  • Wyvale Garden Centre – signage to direct traffic directly onto the A41 at the garden centre and poultry farm is being progressed through Louise Harrison, traffic Technician at the Highways department.
  • Dog litter bins: villagers' opinions being sought via online survey

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Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust are looking for members and have asked us to tell as many people as we can? There is a leaflet and an application form on the village notice board if anyone is interested.
Secondly The Highways Agency have asked us to remind people that hedges and bushes should be trimmed by owners both to prevent injuries to pedestrians and prevent visibility issues for drivers. They have also said that if people have a particular concern they should contact the landowner rather than the Highways Agency.

Flooding: At an emergency meeting of the Parish Council, flooding in the village was discussed and it is intended to put together a flood plan as soon as is possible. The Council will be contacting both the Environment Agency and Thames Water to see if there is anything that can be done to mitigate flooding in any way.

Issues from May Minutes

  • £100 from the Village of the Year competition: A suggestion has been made that this money be used for the planting of another tree in the play area of the Village Hall for extra shade and/or also for a new picnic bench (it has been noted that the benches are requiring some attention).
  • Annual Spring Clean: This had taken place and there had been lots of volunteers on the day. The Parish Council thanked all those that took part. It was noted that along with the normal ‘litter’ a number of full dog litter bags had been left in the verges – they should be taken home and placed in the green domestic waste bin.
  • Wendlebury Gate Stables application has been withdrawn. The Motocross application has also been withdrawn and the council has been informed by the District Council that another application is not expected. The extension at ‘Brookside’ has been approved. The application for Dumbleton’s Woodyard has been withdrawn and a new application is expected.

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Wendlebury Annual Parish MeetingWendlebury Annual Parish Meeting
Wednesday 13 June 2007
7.30pm, Wendlebury Village Hall
Join members of Wendlebury Parish Council
together with your District and County councillors
for a glass of wine and the opportunity
to talk informally about parish matters

A Goodbye and a Welcome

Kerry Wilce has stood down as a Parish Councillor and we welcome Chris Burton in his place. The Parish Council would like to say a HUGE thank you to Kerry for all his hard work and committment over the years and we wish him all the best.

Election of Councillors

None of the 7 seats for Wendlebury Parish Council were contested at elections that took place in May 2007 and therefore the present Parish Councillors remain in post.

Annual Litter Pick: April 07

Thanks to everyone who volunteered on our annual Litter Pick, we had the work done in a record 1 ½ hrs! Items recovered included a set of mattress springs from the brook and a quantity of gas canisters; more unpleasantly we also recovered a large number of used dog waste bags from the hedges at the edge of the village.
Could we ask people to refrain from dumping these items in the hedgerows, as it is not very pleasant for your fellow villagers to recover them when we do the clean up. The Parish Council is already looking into the cost of installing Dog Waste Bins, and the emptying fees, and will be discussing these again at the next meeting.
If anyone would like to make any comments on the above then please feel free to speak to any Parish Councillor who will be happy to take your views forward, details of councillors can be found on the notice board and on the website.

Parish Council Elections – May 2007

All 7 seats for Wendlebury Parish Council can be contested at elections due to take place in May 2007. If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor please contact the parish Clerk on 01869 243370 for further details.
Nominations/intention to stand for election must be received by the District council before 4 April 2007.

Issues from January 07 Minutes

  • Following the recent flooding, the Parish Council is looking into drainage problems in the village and is in contact with Thames water and the Highways Agency
  • An individual from the village had loaned £600 to make up the shortfall for the Minibus insurance so that it could continue.
  • See January minutes for further County and District Council news and more!

Click here for details of our Village of the Year Award 2006

Copyright and permission for publication of all text from Wendlebury Parish Council, September 2006