Simon Birkett

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Annual Parish Meeting – agenda

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Kennington Parish Council invites all electors of Kennington to attend and participate in the Annual Parish Meeting 2015 Wednesday 29 April 7.30pm Main Hall at Kennington Village Centre Download the Agenda here.

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Vale of White Horse District Council – Election

The election of two councillors for the Kennington Ward will take place on 7 May 2015. Official NOTICE OF ELECTION

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KOA – film screening

On Wednesday 1 April, at 7.30 in St Swithun’s Church Hall, KOA will be showing the film In the Shadow of the Sun, which follows a group of albinism sufferers in Tanzania over six years, as they try to combat the prejudice, health issues and threats to their physical safety that arise from their condition …

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Parish News – March 2015

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Last month the Working Group, formed to investigate possible improvements to the Playfield Road pavilion, met to go through ideas and comments received as a result of the article in February’s edition of the Chronicle. It was decided, at that meeting, to investigate recently improved pavilions in the area, with visits being arranged to Tackley …

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Parish Council Election

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The Parish Council Election for the Kennington Parish is to be held on Thursday 7th May 2015   Official NOTICE OF ELECTION   NOMINATION PROCESS – Vale of White Horse letter

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Burglaries – Kennington – 11/12 March

Thames Valley Police is appealing for information following two burglaries in Kennington that officers believe to be linked. Overnight between Wednesday (11/3) and Thursday (12/3) offender(s) gained entry to a property in Upper Road and a property in Bagley Close. It is believed entry was gained via insecure rear doors. Offender(s) stole cash from a …

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Village Hall – AGM 2015

The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall Management Committee will be held on Wednesday 1st April at 7.30pm in the Village Hall All residents are welcome to attend but only those over 18 are eligible to vote Peter Biggs Hon Secretary

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History Society Report – February 2015

In January we had the much anticipated visit of well known local author and comedy scrip writer, Richard O Smith, who gave illustrated talk entitled Britain’s Most Eccentric Sports’. Before the event this correspondent suggested this talk could be exceptional and Richard didn’t disappoint. As with his previous offering this ‘performance’, the word is used …

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BMX Track at Forest Side

The Parish Council has temporary closed the BMX Track at Forest Side due to the current wet weather. The track is very muddy and due to its softness is becoming both damaged and dangerous. It will be opened again once it has had a chance to dry out a little, but until then it would …

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KOA – 2015 project

At its recent public meeting Kennington Overseas Aid selected as the project for which we will be fund-raising in 2015 the charity Standing Voice, which provides medical care to people with albinism in Tanzania. Albinism is ten times more common in East Africa than it is in white European societies. It is a condition which …

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Parish News – January 2015

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Election Year for Parish Council: Have you thought of becoming a Parish Councillor? If you are aged 18 or over; on the electoral role; a citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, EU or Ireland; and resident in or within 3 miles of the parish, or own land or work in the parish, you are eligible to …

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Blood donors needed

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