The Parish Council has recently received concerns from residents about the future of the village’s playing fields. The Parish Council is aware of these issues and the Chairman would like to reiterate what he said to a concerned resident earlier this week “I can assure you that the Parish Council will be objecting in the …
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On Sunday 9 November, the annual Act of Remembrance will be held at the War Memorial on Kennington Road. The ceremony will begin at 10.45 and incorporate two minutes’ Silence. The following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic from 10.30 to 11.30: Kennington Road, from the juction with Edward Road to the War Memorial …
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At the recent Amenities Committee meeting the issue of trees overhanging alleyways in the village was brought up. The Council would like to remind residents that Under the Highways Act (1980 and as amended) residents are responsible for maintaining trees, hedges and shrubs within their own property that adjoin onto the public highway, this includes …
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The Parish Council has applied to the Vale of White Horse District Council for a grant to enable the purchase an additional two defibrillators. The laundrette in Playfield Road and Kirlena House have both very kindly agreed that a unit can be installed outside their premises on an external wall. The Parish council has hoping …
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You may have noticed that the red dog bins have now been removed around the village, including the ones by the playing field car parks. These bins, together with a few more, belonged to the Parish Council, who paid for their weekly emptying. The District Council had, some time ago put stickers on the general …
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You might have noticed the badly-damaged yellow salt bin on the corner of Poplar Grove and The Avenue (opposite Grundy Crescent). This seemed to have occurred during the recent works carried out in this vicinity. Oxfordshire Highways has been informed and a replacement bin will be in place before the winter. The Council has …
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As the result of a perception by some residents that the speed of traffic passing through the village was increasing, the Parish Council asked Oxfordshire County Council to arrange a survey to test the validity of this. This survey, based at the northern end of the village, has recently been completed and the results show, …
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Judging for the annual Kennington Garden Competition will take place this year on 4 and 5 July. The Parish Council is developing an Emergency Plan for the village – if there was to be an emergency of some kind, be it a major transport accident (road, rail, air) or total or partial loss of main …
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Please click here to read the response of Kennington Parish Council to Vale of White Horse District Council’s Local Plan.
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There will be works to: Improve the kerbs on The Avenue, Kennington from Tuesday 1st April and Friday 4th April resurface the road between the junction of St Swithun’s Road, and Bagley Wood Road / Kennington Road junction will take place between Monday 7th – Friday 11th April During the first week (1st – 4th …
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Next year sees the Parish Council elections – the Council would always like new councillors to be elected onto the Parish Council. Wraysbury Parish Council, Berkshire has on its website 13 excuses for not joining the Parish Council and suitable responses. Kennington Parish Council thought it would be both entertaining and hopefully useful for anyone …
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Kennington Parish Council Annual Report 2013-14 How much did your Parish Council cost you in 2013-14? The precept was £74,806. This was the Parish Council’s share of the Council Tax for the year, a fall of £4296 in real terms, as the Council tax base decreased by £93.60 making a base of £1629.40 which is …
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