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VOLUNTEERS sought – hands up if you can help! CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England – Oxfordshire), is looking for volunteers to help with its vital work to protect the county we love.

DETAILS – from CPRE

Our publicity volunteer will help us communicate our messages to audiences including the media and the general public, to raise the profile of our campaigns and increase our membership.

Our planning volunteer will help us and our District groups monitor and respond to local planning applications and consultations.

Our West Oxfordshire District Chair will lead and develop our work in West Oxfordshire, to ensure we are influential in the evolution of the local landscape.

If you?re interested in any of these voluntary roles, please phone our administrator Becky Crockett, 01865 874780 for an informal chat or email: administrator@cpreoxon.org.uk . Or send us a CV and a covering letter telling us why you think this voluntary role is for you. Do you know someone who might be interested in any of these roles? Forward this email to them today!

THOMLEY Hall Activity Centre (near Worminghall) Summer Holiday Programme – 24.07.2012 – 28.08.2012

Thomley Hall Summer Programme 2012 for young people and adults with autism (aged 16 and above)! 9.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

A safe and supportive environment for young people to enjoy fulfilling experiences throughout the long six week summer holidays.

Please contact Claire at:
My World, Thomley Hall Cottage, Menmarsh Road, Worminghall HP18 9JZ.
Tel 01844 339840.
myworldautismsupport@googlemail.com for details and to book.

SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has approved a planning application, reference P12/S0975/DIS, for development work at the following location: Rear of 12/12A Cornmarket Thame

The application is for: Repair, restoration, conversion and extension of barn to form two bedroom dwelling. Discharge of conditions 4, 5 & 6 for applications P11/E0904 & P11/E0905/LB

You can see details of the application on SODC’s website by clicking this http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P12/S0975/DIS

EVER thought about getting into reading, but never thought you had the time? An Oxford library has come up with a unique and fun way to get people like you reading.

The staff at the Oxford Central Library have come up with a free Speed Dating With Books event this Saturday (August 4).

All you need to do is arrive at 2pm and the library team will present you with a quick-fire selection of titles for you to sample.

You will get just a few moments in which to decide whether it?s for you before you jot down your views and move on to the next one.

It may be read at first sight or you may get to the end of the event and choose only after going back over your notes. And if you find yourself struggling then a member of staff could end up playing matchmaker.

County Councillor Judith Heathcoat, Cabinet member for safer and stronger Communities, said: ?Just as meeting new people can be daunting, finding a book you’d like to spend time with can be difficult.

?You have just enough time with each book to decide whether or not you would like to spend more time with them. It?s a really fun way to find the right one for you.?

The event is open to anyone. If you are not a member then staff can help you join on the day ? or you can join online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

PHOTO: Oxford Central Library – Courtesy of Opening the Book

PLANNING Applications to be considered by Thame Town Council?s Planning Committee on Tuesday, July 31, 2012.

9076
P12/S1330/HH
1 MONTROSE WAY
Two storey side extension and single storey porch.
9077
P12/S1363/HH

2 LASHLAKE ROAD
Loft conversion, including side extension.
9078
P12/S1342/HH

27 ASTLEY ROAD
Erection of timber building for use as a hobby shed and construction of flat roof to serve as a walkway from above into existing garage.
9079
P12/S1390/O

46 SOUTHERN ROAD
Demolition of the existing dwellings and commercial buildings and the erection of 7 two-storey residential units (comprising a terrace of four two-bedroom units and a terrace of 3 two-bedroom units) together with
access and parking.
9080
P12/S1362/HH

ACORN LODGE, MORETON
Rear single storey extension and conservatory.
9052
P12/S0586

9064
P12/S1111/HH
16 CHESTNUT AVENUE
Single and double storey front and rear extensions (As amended by drawing number 9437/F/02 Rev B accompanying email from Agent dated 23 July 2012)
Amendment No. 1 The two storey element has been reduced to a single storey, with reduced depth.

FREE Saturday afternoon parking will continue to entice visitors to Thame and the rest of South Oxfordshire over the summer, aimed at boosting high-street trade.

The scheme, operated across all South Oxfordshire District Council off-street car parks, allows visitors to park for free in council off-street car parks on Saturday afternoons from either 2pm or 3pm, depending on the location.

In Thame, the Cattle Market and Southern Road Car Parks will be free from 2pm, in addition to the existing free period.

Having been in place since April, free Saturday afternoon parking has already proved very popular and has been welcomed both by traders and by visitors to South Oxfordshire?s towns.

TAKE the family to Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, near Stokenchurch on Saturday 4th August between 11am and 4pm to discover more about the wildlife and countryside of the Chilterns.

?Go Wild in the Chilterns!? is organised by the Chilterns Conservation Board and Natural England. This family event with lots of interactive displays and activities for all ages, takes place in the field opposite Cowleaze Wood Car Park on the Christmas Common Road.

Animal lovers can get up close and personal with live owls, reptiles and amphibians and even microscopic mini-beasts.

Feeling creative? Why not get involved with building wildlife habitats, making creatures from clay and natural materials and helping to construct a giant willow head for this year?s Oxford Wicker Man? Visitors can also enjoy displays of traditional crafts like bodging, chair making, straw plaiting and hedge laying and have a go at some of them.

There will be guided walks throughout the day including wildflower rambles at 12 noon and 2pm, sensory Earth Walks at 12.30pm and 2.30pm and trips to discover ants, the reserve?s tiniest farmers at 1pm and 3pm.

The event costs

PLAYSCHEME: The Haddenham annual playscheme will run from August 6 to 11 (9am-12noon). This is a community scheme run for children aged 5-11 who live in Haddenham or go to school here full-time and parents are expected to volunteer for one morning for each child who attends. If you have not already signed up for the scheme call Shelley Smith 290171 or Rachel Bamford 295893 for details. Olivia Mott and Lynn Buckingham will be running dance workshops this time and Haddenham Beer Festival has kindly donated

STAYING up to date with your waste collections just got easier, and has become a lot more fun too. South Oxfordshire District Council has come up with a new app called Binfo. The Binfo character knows everything there is to know about when your bins will be collected.

If you own an iPhone or an Android smartphone you can download and install the Binfo app; he?s eager to inform you and he?s completely free as well! Simply input your postcode and select your address or use the handy GPS location feature when you?re at home, and Binfo will tell you when your next waste collection will be.

He will also let you know whether it?s your green or grey bin that will be collected. That?s not all ? Binfo will also notify you when there is a change to your collections due to bank holidays or adverse weather. He will also help you sign up to the garden waste scheme if you aren?t already a customer.

Don?t worry if you don?t have an iPhone or an Android phone. You can continue to use all of the traditional channels such as regular waste collection calendars delivered to your door in the District Council?s Outlook and at www.southoxon.gov.uk