Results of the December draw:
Tempted? Read more about the Village Hall Lottery
The minutes of the November meeting of Sibford Ferris Parish Council can be found below.
Sibford Gower Parish Council
Clerk to the Council: Kirsty Buttle
NOTICE OF VACANCY
IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR
PARISH OF SIBFORD GOWER PARISH COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that James Garstin has ceased to be a member of Sibford Gower Parish Council, and that a vacancy now exists in the office of Councillor for the said Parish Council.
In accordance with the Local Elections Rules an election to fill the vacancy shall be held if, within 14 days after the date of this notice (i.e. no later than 20 December 2023), a request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer, Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AA by TEN electors for the said Parish.
In the event that no such request is received by 20 December 2023 the vacancy will be filled by co-option.
Yvonne Rees
Returning Officer
Dated 30 November 2023
Note: In computing the fourteen days Saturdays, Sundays, day of Christmas break, of the Easter break or of a bank holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning are disregarded.
Please see below the minutes of the November meeting of Sibford Gower Parish Council along with the approved 2024-25 budget.
Oxfordshire CC has given notice that Pound Lane will be closed to traffic for five days from Monday 4 December “to facilitate new water connection”.
729423 – 80842877 – Handywater Farm, Handywater House, Pound Lane, Banbury, OX15 5AE fin
Tony Skowronski, Sibford Scene Editor, writes: We need a distributor for Acre Ditch: deliver to 25 houses in total on about the 25th of every month excepting August and December.
If you’d like to help, please ring Tony on 01295 780 490
A Sibford Ferris resident offers pick-your-own grapes for free from their vine, as pictured here, for a keen winemaker. If you are interested, please respond to me at webmaster
Tim Huckvale
Oxfordshire damselfly insect wins photography competition | Herald Series (2 November 2023, 8:14 am) The extreme close-up of a white-legged damselfly by Harry Berks, 24, from Sibford Gower near Banbury, won first prize in the Berkshire …
Results of the November draw:
Tempted? Read more about the Village Hall Lottery
Held in the oak panelled Arts & Crafts dining room of Home Close Flowers
In this two hour workshop Carolyn will guide you to create your own beautiful Christmas Wreath.
All materials, festive drinks and mince pies provided!
£55 with all materials and refreshments provided.
Contact Carolyn
Two Sibford residents, both members of Sibford Photography Club, have been successful in a competition run by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Harry Berks won the Insects and Arachnids category with his stunning head-on close-up shot of a white-legged damselfly taken at Lamb’s Pool, which was also selected as the overall winner from the 454 entries!
Colin Lamb was winner of the Team Wilder category with his action shot of a hummingbird hawk moth feeding from a salvia flower in his garden.
White-tailed Damselfly (Harry Berks)
Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Colin Lamb)
23 Aug 2022
Both those images will feature in the 2024 BBOWT calendar, along with the other category winners. All the winners and runners up can be seen on the BBOWT web site at https://www.bbowt.org.uk/get-involved/photo-competition-results-2023 and the winners are also shown in an item on the BBC News web site at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-67143054.
The following note has been sent out to residents:
Dear resident of Bonds End Land or Main Street,
You are invited to join us to discuss Main Street Parking and Rye Hill Farm Access at 7pm on Tuesday 17th October 2023 in the Village Hall
Over the years, the topic of parking in Main Street and Bonds End Lane has been a regular talking point with limited space, an increasing number of cars, and the need for everyone to have access to their properties, including farm traffic.
There continue to be periodical issues amongst parishioners in this part of the village and the Parish Council has agreed that we would like to try and help find ways of improving things, if possible.
We would like residents of Bonds End Lane and Main Street to join us to talk through the issues, identify possible solutions and agree any next steps to be taken by residents and/or the Parish Council.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.
If you are unable to make the meeting, please feel free to contact James Garstin or Alan Berks by email with any issues or suggestions you would like to raise.
Many thanks,
James Garstin and Alan Berks
Sibford Gower Parish Council
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