Christmas tree not lit by magic

  People might wonder how a sparkling Christmas tree appears on The Stocks at this time of year, as it’s some distance from any buildings and who’s paying the bill? No, it’s not down to Santa’s Elves but to the generous donation of the tree …

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Post Office Consultation

The Government is seeking views on the accessibility of post offices, the services available, and the role of communities in the future of the network. They are keen to hear local people’s views, not on any specific changes to the post office services they use …

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Free WiFi coming to Chippy soon

Thanks to Experience Chipping Norton, the organisation promoting businesses in our local town, there will soon be free WiFi available. The service will be provided by Elephant WiFi and will be available to residents, shoppers and tourists free of charge throughout the centre of the …

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Fellaini’s a winner in Chadlington

In a closely fought contest in the Christmas Quiz at the Tite Inn on Sunday night, Philip Godfrey’s ‘Fellaini’ team won by a single point ahead of Sue Boyer’s ‘Out of Ascott’ team with Diane Bunney’s ‘Team with No Name’ and Jon Alsop’s ‘Stonely Crows’ …

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Fundraising for repairing Cemetery Path

  Chadlington’s Cemetery path is in urgent need of repair. It needs resurfacing but the quote of £5000 is beyond the means of the church (who are responsible for maintaining the cemetery) at the moment. So in the short-term is has been decided to go …

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Bidoyngs, pot ends and fireworks

Not a headline you’ll see too often – but we are now hoping that the power cuts that have affected many houses around College Farm, The Stocks, Chapel Row and Horseshoe Lane are now a thing of the past!!     After weeks of slow …

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Secure paper shredding raises money for local causes

  On Wednesday, 23rd November between 6.30-7.30pm you can take bags of personal documents to be shredded securely to the One Village warehouse near Charlbury station. The cost is only £5 per bag with 50% going to local causes in Charlbury, including the new Community …

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Help the Wychwood Project win funding

The Aviva Community Fund voting has begun. Please spend a few minutes registering on the site and then cast your votes (all 10) for the Wychwood Project. It is only by getting high numbers of votes that the project will have a chance of success. …

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Power Cuts – continued…..

  To say ‘continued’ gives a clear indication that things have not improved – many residents, particularly around The Stocks and College Farm, have had numerous short and long interruptions to electricity supply over recent weeks. On Thursday 10th November there were so many problems …

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