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This website was created by Tetsworth Parish Council as a means of distributing and sharing information about the Parish Council and its business. The site is expanding into a richer information hub reflecting and supporting the whole of the Tetsworth community; it will bring together news of village organisations and information on those services that are available.
The Parish Council meets at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month in the Tetsworth Memorial Hall; there is no meeting in August (June in 2021 due to the conflict in legislation concerning indoor meetings). Members of the public are welcome. The Agenda for the next meeting and the Minutes of previous meetings are also posted on the site. |
Tetsworth Parish Council is currently operating without a Parish Clerk (see vacancies below). Both the email address and telephone number remain valid and in use but there may be a delay in replying. Please be patient and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
Many thanks,
Paul Carr
Chair
Many thanks,
Paul Carr
Chair
VACANICIES
Tetsworth Parish Council is advertising the following vacancies:
PARISH CLERK
The position of Parish Clerk becomes vacant from 1st June 2021. If you would be interested in applying for this paid position, here is the link to the the full advertisement.
PARISH COUNCILLOR
One of the six seats on the council is currently vacant. If you would like to be involved, please follow this link to the vacancy advert.
Please also see the notice of casual vacancy.
Tetsworth Parish Council is advertising the following vacancies:
PARISH CLERK
The position of Parish Clerk becomes vacant from 1st June 2021. If you would be interested in applying for this paid position, here is the link to the the full advertisement.
PARISH COUNCILLOR
One of the six seats on the council is currently vacant. If you would like to be involved, please follow this link to the vacancy advert.
Please also see the notice of casual vacancy.
CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN EASING STEP THREE
From Monday 17th May the third part of the lockdown-easing roadmap comes into effect. Here is what you are allowed to do:
From Monday 17th May the third part of the lockdown-easing roadmap comes into effect. Here is what you are allowed to do:
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In detail, here's how the rules will change on 17 May. Many restrictions remain in place.
From 17 May: You should continue to work from home if you can. When travelling within the UK, you should aim to do so safely and plan your journey in advance.
You should get a test and follow the stay at home guidance if you have COVID-19 symptoms.
From 17 May: You should continue to work from home if you can. When travelling within the UK, you should aim to do so safely and plan your journey in advance.
You should get a test and follow the stay at home guidance if you have COVID-19 symptoms.
- Gathering limits will be eased. Outdoor gatherings will be limited to 30 people and indoor gatherings will be limited to 6 people or 2 households (each household can include a support bubble, if eligible).
- New guidance on meeting friends and family will emphasise personal responsibility rather than government rules. Instead of instructing you to stay 2m apart from anyone you don’t live with, you will be encouraged to exercise caution and consider the guidance on risks associated with COVID-19 and actions you can take to help keep you and your loved ones safe. Remember that the risks of close contact may be greater for some people than others and in some settings and circumstances, there will be specific guidance that you will need to follow even when you are with friends and family.
- Indoor entertainment and attractions such as cinemas, theatres, concert halls, bowling alleys, casinos, amusement arcades, museums and children’s indoor play areas will be permitted to open with COVID-secure measures in place.
- People will be able to attend indoor and outdoor events, including live performances, sporting events and business events. Attendance at these events will be capped according to venue type, and attendees should follow the COVID-secure measures set out by those venues.
- Indoor hospitality venues such as restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes can reopen.
- Organised indoor sport will be able to take place for all (this includes gym classes). This must be organised by a business, charity or public body and the organiser must take reasonable measures to reduce the risk of transmission.
- All holiday accommodation will be open (including hotels and B&Bs). This can be used by groups of up to 6 or 2 households (each household can include a support bubble, if eligible).
- Funeral attendance will no longer be limited to 30 people, but will be determined by how many people the COVID-secure venue can safely accommodate with social distancing. Limits at weddings, wakes and other commemorative events will be increased to 30 people. Other significant life events, such as bar/bat mitzvahs and christenings, will also be able to take place with 30 people.
- The rules for care home residents visiting out and receiving visitors will change, allowing up to five named visitors (two at any one time), provided visitors test negative for COVID-19.
- All higher education students will be able to access in-person teaching.
- Support groups and parent and child group gathering limits will increase to 30 people (not including under 5s)
- There will no longer be a legal restriction or permitted reason required to travel internationally. There will be a traffic light system for international travel, and you must follow the rules when returning to England depending on whether you return from a red, amber or green list country.
Because of the conflict between the legislation governing local government meetings and that concerning gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Parish Council will be taking its summer break early this year. There will be no meeting in June rather than August, which will allow full meetings to take place in the Memorial Hall as usual. The next meeting will take place on Monday 12th July 2021.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH 2021
For the second year running, Covid-19 restrictions forbidding large gatherings indoors will prevent us from holding the Annual Meeting of the Parish.
As an alternative, if you would usually attend the meeting to speak on behalf of your organisation then please send a report to the Clerk of the Council outlining what has been taking place over the last year and what your hopes and plans are for moving on after the restrictions do ease. Please send it by 30th May 2021 so that we can compile a newsletter to circulate to all residents.
With Thanks,
TPC
For the second year running, Covid-19 restrictions forbidding large gatherings indoors will prevent us from holding the Annual Meeting of the Parish.
As an alternative, if you would usually attend the meeting to speak on behalf of your organisation then please send a report to the Clerk of the Council outlining what has been taking place over the last year and what your hopes and plans are for moving on after the restrictions do ease. Please send it by 30th May 2021 so that we can compile a newsletter to circulate to all residents.
With Thanks,
TPC
FUNDING FOR VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
Please leave suggestions for possible village infrastructure projects.
Please leave suggestions for possible village infrastructure projects.
17th MAY 2021: GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ALLOWS GREATER USE OF THE PLAY AREA. SOME PRECAUTIONS REMAIN RELEVENT.
The rules mean that there are still some limits, particularly that you should not meet in groups of more than 30 people and not mix outside those groups. The posted limits on numbers will be removed so please self-regulate. The government still recommends 2-metre spacing where possible so the extra 2 swings will not be coming back just yet and please do not use adjacent seats on the benches. Covid prevention measures are still required in outdoor venues too so please continue to use the gate to enter and the stile to leave. If you can't use the stile then you can leave via the gate but please keep your distance from opposite-direction traffic!
COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
BY USING THIS PLAY AREA YOU ARE AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING RULES:
Please see the Parish Council's risk assessment.
COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
BY USING THIS PLAY AREA YOU ARE AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING RULES:
- NO FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED IN THE PLAY AREA.
- KEEP 2 METRES APART FROM OTHER GROUPS.
- BRING YOUR OWN HAND SANITISER AND TOWELS.
- WIPE DOWN EQUIPMENT BEFORE AND AFTER USE, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING TOUCHED BY HAND.
- WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY BEFORE AND AFTER USING THE PLAY AREA.
- DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE AND DO COUGH OR SNEEZE INTO A TISSUE OR YOUR ELBOW.
- REMIND CHILDREN NOT TO TOUCH EQUIPMENT WITH THEIR MOUTHS OR PUT THEIR HANDS INTO THEIR MOUTHS.
- CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES.
Please see the Parish Council's risk assessment.
Mobile Post Office
Please note that from the Mobile Post Office visits Tetsworth (outside the Village Hall) on Wednesdays between 10:00 - 11:00.
Please note that from the Mobile Post Office visits Tetsworth (outside the Village Hall) on Wednesdays between 10:00 - 11:00.
Tetsworth Village History Project
As part of their efforts to assemble a credible evidence base, members of the Tetsworth Neighbourhood Development Plan Steering Group undertook a limited amount of research into the village’s history when preparing the Tetsworth Character Assessment, a key document supporting the Neighbourhood Plan.
With the Neighbourhood Plan now largely in the hands of SODC for its remaining stages of development, John Gilbert, Aidan Lynch and Caroline Cann have agreed that their next community project should be the preparation and possible publication of a more detailed history of Tetsworth. Source documents in the Oxfordshire History Archive in Cowley and the Thame Museum, and internet searches will provide a wealth of information. However, this will undoubtedly leave gaps in in the story which might be filled by the local knowledge of Tetsworth residents – particularly those whose families have lived in the village for a generation or more.
If you think that you could contribute information or would like to join in the project, please email John.
As part of their efforts to assemble a credible evidence base, members of the Tetsworth Neighbourhood Development Plan Steering Group undertook a limited amount of research into the village’s history when preparing the Tetsworth Character Assessment, a key document supporting the Neighbourhood Plan.
With the Neighbourhood Plan now largely in the hands of SODC for its remaining stages of development, John Gilbert, Aidan Lynch and Caroline Cann have agreed that their next community project should be the preparation and possible publication of a more detailed history of Tetsworth. Source documents in the Oxfordshire History Archive in Cowley and the Thame Museum, and internet searches will provide a wealth of information. However, this will undoubtedly leave gaps in in the story which might be filled by the local knowledge of Tetsworth residents – particularly those whose families have lived in the village for a generation or more.
If you think that you could contribute information or would like to join in the project, please email John.
Report a road or street problem (such as potholes!) by clicking on the button above. You can upload photographs with the report and they will give progress feedback.
