Category: Environment

CPRE Oxfordshire is seeking a Volunteer Treasurer

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Wanted – Green Defenders!

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Welcome the warmth (HUG2)

Government funded insulation and heating improvements, at no cost to you. If your home is not heated by mains gas and your income is below average, apply now. https://www.welcomethewarmth.org.uk/register-your-interest or call 0800 038 6775

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The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2)

Are you concerned about the cost of energy bills and looking for ways to make your home cheaper to heat and more comfortable to live in? A grant is available from Oxfordshire County Council to improve residents homes. This government-backed scheme targets inefficient homes not heated by gas. With the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2), eligible …

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New Oxfordshire wide air quality website launched

A new Oxfordshire air quality website has launched today (18 September) – providing up air quality guidance and resources for across the county.   The website (www.oxonair.uk) which has been created in partnership between Oxford City, Cherwell, West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, and Oxfordshire County Council – aims to integrate all relevant air quality-related information …

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How we’re ‘Letting It Bee’ for Love Parks Week

As Keep Britain Tidy’s national Love Parks Week starts on 28 July, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are sharing with residents the latest updates on their work to increase biodiversity in their parks and open spaces. What we’ve done In March at the start of the growing season the councils’ parks …

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Electric bike trial in Kennington

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Wild Verges Consultation – Have Your Say!

Kennington Parish Council would like to know your views on the ‘wild’ verges. The Parish Council, working with the newly-formed group, Wild about Kennington, agreed to a pilot project to change the mowing regime of grass verges for the benefit of wildlife. This was to allow wildflowers to flourish, which would improve chances for bees, …

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Do it for your Dog: Bag it and Bin it

Kennington Parish Council provides free dog waste bags around the village in case you have forgotten yours and dog waste can be placed in any bin, not just the dog waste bins. There really is no excuse not to bag it and bin it. If you see anyone failing to pick up after their dog, …

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Water Disruption 23/03/2021

OX1, OX2, OX13 & OX14 No water or low pressure Information from Thames Water – Last updated: 23/03 12:52 “We’re very sorry if you’ve got low pressure or no water as a result of a burst main on Harcourt Hill, North Hinksey. We’ve now opened a drive-through bottled water station at The Bystander pub, in Besselsleigh Road, …

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Christmas Tree Recycling 2021

Vale of White Horse District Council has arranged for real Christmas trees to be collected as usual for recycling. It has been confirmed that this will still take place, even though brown bin collections are currently suspended. Please leave your Christmas tree at either Forest Side car park or Playfield Rd car park by Wednesday …

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Wild Parishes Webinars

During summer 2020, Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) hosted a series of webinars explaining how villages and parish councils can help promote wildlife and biodiversity. Copies of the presentations and supplementary information can be found here.

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