We have District Council elections and local elections coming up on the 2 May. The Parish Council have the full 5 members but if you would like to put yourself forward as a potential parish councillor please talk to Annabelle Zinovieff (email newsletter) or the Parish Clerk clerk@greatcoxwell.com.
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A request has been received from Thames Water for a temporary road closure to apply to a section of Challow Road whilst water mains works are carried out. This will operate from the 13 April 2019 up to and including the 15 April 2019. This is a 24 hour closure.
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Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor. 

I had not heard of this excellent service offered by Oxfordshire Libraries and many other Libraries around the country, until recently. You can sign up free to get Audiobooks delivered to your iPad or other similar appliance and can listen to a good selection of Audiobooks for free. Perfect for anyone who, like me, can’t, or can’t be bothered, to read. 

There are also ebooks available to download . 

Just sign up via your existing library account, you don’t need anything special except your account number and your password … or create an account if you don’t have one already. 
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Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service are looking for On-call Firefighters to join their team!
Do you want to earn extra money, serve your community and save lives in a rewarding role? If so, a career as an On-call Firefighter might be just the thing for you.
 
On-call Firefighters are the backbone of the fire service and anyone can be one. If you're employed full-time, are a parent, out of employment or just have some spare time, you can respond to emergency calls.
 
On-call Firefighters are trained and paid for their time and service - and on average are expected to be called out two or three times each week for about an hour at a time -  this can be at night or during the day. 

They are looking for anyone over the age of 18, who is physically fit (this can be worked on), doesn’t suffer from vertigo, claustrophobia or dislike the sight of blood. They need good common sense, to be enthusiastic, reliable and honest.

If this sounds of interest, please visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oncallfirefighters

Due to a water leak the water has had to be turned off in the Reading Room and as a consequence the room is closed until the parish council have it sorted. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by this and will do all we can to have it fixed fast.

Monday March 18th 7 pm for 7.30 start.

This meeting is for villagers to bring up any questions or topics of their choosing with the Parish Council. The meeting starts with a short round up of the years Parish Council  business but after that there is no agenda - we take our lead from you. 

Tea and Coffee served from 7pm. Meeting starts 7.30pm in the Reading Room.
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The Annual Parochial Church Meeting of St. Giles Church will be held this year on Tuesday March 26th at 7.30pm in the Reading Room. It is our opportunity each Spring to reflect on the past year and to look forward to the year ahead, and in particular to receive the annual reports and accounts, and to hear about developments in the church locally and more widely. We will also be electing (or re-electing) the church officers for the coming year. Everyone is welcome; and refreshments will be served from 7.15pm.

David, Pat and Peter
Vicar and Churchwardens
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​Open House every Wednesday morning 10.30 – 11.30
Drop in to the Reading Room
for coffee and conversation, news and views
Everyone welcome, walkers, talkers and listeners.
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Legislation that will come into effect on 15 May 2019 could mean difficult choices for mixed-age couples deciding whether to live together or separately. From 15 May, both partners in a couple will need to have reached state pension age in order to claim Pension Credit or pension-age Housing Benefit.

More info here

This meeting is for villagers to bring up any questions or topics of their choosing with the Parish Council. The meeting starts with a short round up of the years Parish Council  business but after that there is no agenda - we take our lead from you. 

7:30 pm in the Reading Room.