New Councillor comes on board

Following the resignation of Liz Woolcock after many years’ service on the Parish Council, a new councillor has come forward to fill the vacancy. Nicola Lloyd probably needs little introduction, as she edits this website. So, declaring an interest, she handed the job of presenting …

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‘A Good Walk’ in Chadlington

A local resident has given the Editor a copy of this article; which appeared in The Times on Saturday, 9th September, describing a walk along footpaths around Chadlington. If you have a subscription to this newspaper’s on-line content, you can view this article. If not, …

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Is your electric blanket safe?

Old or damaged electric blankets cause more than 5,000 fires a year in the UK. 19 percent of the blankets tested in West Oxfordshire district were discovered to be faulty when tested last year. Make sure yours is not one of them. Blankets will be …

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More memories of 1930s Chadlington

The Editor has been in correspondence with a reader who was fostered in Chadlington from Middlesex in the 1930s. He has related some interesting stories which give a vivid first-hand picture of life in the village at the time. They are linked to previous website correspondents …

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The Making of Chipping Norton

A fascinating new book which charts Chipping Norton’s history through a survey of its buildings from the 12th to the 18th century will be published in September. The book is by  Adrienne Rosen  and Janice Cliffe. The historical research is partly based on a historic …

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Tour of Britain Cycle Race

Stage seven of the The Tour of Britain will be passing near Chadlington on its 186 kilometre route from Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham. Riders will come through Charlbury on 9th September around lunchtime and cycle down Dyers Hill past the station on their way to …

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