‘Grand designs’ comes to Chadlingon

Not a sight often seen on the village skyline – an enormous crane, more redolent of an urban landscape, is being used to transfer the concrete flooring to the new house being built in Horseshoe Lane. Most of the house built so far is below …

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How are the rare Muscari doing on The Stocks?

Last month a group of enthusiastic naturalists did a survey of Muscari Neglectum – the wild, rare Grape Hyacinth that blooms on The Stocks every year in Chadlington. The report shows that the number of flowering heads was greater than last year. There were also …

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Chadlington School sculpture displayed at Kingham

Chadlington School were thrilled to find their creation for Oxfordshire Art Week in prime position when they visited Kingham Lodge last week: a stunning Phoenix made from recycled materials and painted by every child in the school. The sculpture was adorned with small mobiles created …

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Train as a Lifeguard at The Lido

The Lido at Chipping Norton will be running their lifeguard training course again this year, between 7th and 11th July. If you are over 16 by 11th July you are eligible to apply. The course is NPLQ accredited and will qualify you to work at …

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Data protection and the village website

You may be aware that data protection law is changing and a new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into force. This website has a record of subscribers’ e-mail addresses and so is also subject to the new data protection rules.  There is no …

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Come in from the rain at the Cafe

Are you fed up with the rain and the return of cold weather? Then why not take a break at Cafe de la Post and enjoy some refreshment and a chat in their new seating area at the weekend?

Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival Logo

Time to count our rare Grape Hyacinth

The Wychwood Flora Group (part of the Wychwood Project) will be conducting a rare wild plant survey in Chadlington this week, on Wednesday, 25th April on The Stocks. Everyone is invited to come along and to join in with the counting of plants, if they …

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Mobile Post Office service

Regular users will have been concerned that the mobile post office that serves the village was not available for a couple of weeks due to ‘software issues’. It was reported by one local resident on the Chadlington Community Facebook page that the problem was a …

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Alabama Foot Rot

Dog owners may be alarmed about this fatal dog disease, which has now been reported in Oxfordshire. The number of dogs affected in this country is currently very small but it is wise to be aware of the disease just in case. A short, helpful …

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