Great Coxwell News and Blog

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

9/5/2016

May 17th - Deadline for comments on Chowle Farm Industrial Site
May 14-15 and 21-22 - Artweeks in the village
MAY 15 and 22 - Concerts in Stonevale during artweeks at 4pm
June 11th - Street Tea Party to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday 3pm - see our Street Party page.
June 12th 7.30pm - Live at the Tithe SHOW OF HANDS concert at the Great/Tithe Barn

ARTWEEKS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT

9/5/2016

Please come and see the artists at work:

1, green woodworking at the Great Barn,
2, stone carving in Stable Studio,
3, upholstery in Amalia's Studio,
4, painting, mosaic making and ceramics in Peter's Barn,
5, concerts both Sundays at Stonevale.
6, jewellery and bookbinding in Chapel House,
7, delicious teas, coffees and lunches in the Reading Room,
8, plant sale in the porch of St Giles Church.

It's a brilliant village event and we hope you enjoy it.

BURGLARY

9/5/2016

There has been a theft of hand tools and machinery from a garage in the village. At a second property, a back gate has been broken open, but nothing taken. Please all take care to lock up sheds and garages well.

UNACCOMPANIED MINORS SEEKING ASYLUM

9/5/2016

Our Local and County Councils are looking for folk to become 'House foster carer for Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum'. If you think you might be able to help please email Judith Heathcoat <[email protected]> or Home for Good http://www.homeforgood.org.uk.

There is a working group called Faringdon Syrian Refugees in Faringdon - contact email is Sjoerd Vogt <[email protected]>.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

5/5/2016

Please see our new Neighbourhood Watch page (to be found at the bottom of the Parish Council drop-down menu), which has the information you need if you become aware of criminal activity in the parish.
From time-to-time, we shall also be publishing information that may be helpful. The first is from Thames Valley Alert:

URGENT: Online Extortion Demand Affecting UK Businesses
Within the past 24 hours a number of businesses throughout the UK have received extortion demands from a group calling themselves ‘Lizard Squad’.

Method of Attack:
The group have sent emails demanding payment of 5 Bitcoins, to be paid by a certain time and date. The email states that this demand will increase by 5 Bitcoins for each day that it goes unpaid.

If their demand is not met, they have threatened to launch a Denial of Service attack against the businesses’ websites and networks, taking them offline until payment is made.

The demand states that once their actions have started, they cannot be undone.

What to do if you’ve received one of these demands:

Report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or by using the online reporting tool
Do not pay the demand
Retain the original emails (with headers)
Maintain a timeline of the attack, recording all times, type and content of the contact

If you are experiencing a DDoS right now you should:

Report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 immediately.
Call your Internet Service Provider (ISP) (or hosting provider if you do not host your own Web server), tell them you are under attack and ask for help.
Keep a timeline of events and save server logs, web logs, email logs, any packet capture, network graphs, reports etc.

Get Safe Online top tips for protecting your business from a DDoS:

Consider the likelihood and risks to your organisation of a DDoS attack, and put appropriate threat reduction/mitigation measures in place.
If you consider that protection is necessary, speak to a DDoS prevention specialist.
Whether you are at risk of a DDoS attack or not, you should have the hosting facilities in place to handle large, unexpected volumes of website hits.

CONCERT AT LECHLADE CHURCH

5/5/2016

There is a Serenade and Sandwiches Concert in Lechlade Church on Friday 20 May at 12 Noon, featuring the cellist, Guy Fishman, one of America's most distinguished musicians. This promises to be a special occasion. For full details click here

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

3/5/2016

May 17th - Deadline for comments on Chowle Farm Industrial Site.
May 14-15 and 21-22 - Artweeks in the village.
June 11th - Street Tea Party to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday 3pm. See our Street Party page for more information and ways to purchase tickets.
June 12th 7.30pm - Live at the Tithe SHOW OF HANDS concert at the Great Barn.

KEYS FOUND IN THE PARK

3/5/2016

Get in touch if they are yours!

CHOWLE FARM PLANNING APPLICATION

3/5/2016

THE TIME LIMIT FOR COMMENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 17 MAY.

Reference P16/V0727/O, for a proposed development of 33 houses at Chowle Farm Industrial Estate, Great Coxwell.

To see the application and to comment, use the links on our Planning Applications page.

ARTWEEKS

3/5/2016

We hope you are around for the village art event of the year.

The village of Great Coxwell offers an Artists’ Trail from the Great Barn down to the Church. All the artists will be demonstrating their skills. At the Great Barn, Joe and Rob will set up their lathe and be turning green wood, making bowls, carving spoons etc. In Peter's Barn, Jo Webster will be making mosaics, Annie Jenkin throwing clay and painting on ceramics, Sam Thulin will be there every day painting, Pam and Derek Pepper with their watercolours and Jo Coleman demonstrating cane-work. Karen Vogt will be carving stone next door in Stable Studio. In the Chapel House conservatory, Margaret Nairne will be creating pieces of jewellery and Annabelle Zinovieff will be binding books and albums.

As before, we will have a pop-up café in The Reading Room serving delicious home-made cakes, lunches and teas. At the end of the trail is the ancient and beautiful St Giles Church, which will have a selection of plants for sale. We hope to see you there.

Click here for details

Great Coxwell Parish Council

Great Coxwell Parish Council
Great Coxwell
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
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