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TETSWORTH PARISH COUNCIL - CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2024 Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November 2024 - School Half Term Holiday Monday 11th November 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm - view AGENDA here Monday 9th December 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm - view AGENDA here. Friday 20th December 2024 - School Autumn Term Ends 2025 Monday 6th January - School Spring Term Starts Monday 13th January 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 10th February 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 17th February - Friday 21st February 2024 - School Half Term Holiday Monday 10th March 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Friday 4th April - School Spring Term Ends Monday 14th April 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 22nd April - School Summer Term Starts Monday 12th May 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May 2024 - School Half Term Holiday Monday 9th June 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 14th July 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Tuesday 22nd July - School Summer Term Ends Tuesday 2nd September - School Autumn Term Starts Monday 8th September 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 13th October 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 27th October - Friday 31st October 2024 - School Half Term Holiday Monday 10th November 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Monday 8th December 2024 - Parish Council Meeting, Tetsworth Memorial Hall - 7.30pm Friday 19th December - School Autumn Term Ends |
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. Members of the public are welcome. To find out more about the Role of the Parish Council please click HERE. The Minutes of previous meetings are posted in the 'Parish Council' area of this site. Parish Council Clerk and RFO: From 13th January 2025: Victoria Nuthall email: [email protected] phone: 07523 907741 Until then, contact the Chairman, Paul Carr, via the email/phone above. 
The Patch Play Area Resurfacing Project
As you will have seen, the Patch has its new surface! We secured grants of £18,749 from South Oxfordshire District Council, £7,600 from the National Lottery Awards For All scheme and £3,000 locally from the Cozens Bequest, for which we are very grateful. Without these, the project could not have taken place. Tetsworth Neighbourhood Development Plan Review
The Tetsworth Neighbourhood Development Plan is being reviewed to ensure that it will align with the new Joint Local Plan that is being prepared by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. The Steering Group's meeting records can be found on the Planning page. |
SODC Council Services Over Christmas and New Year 2024/25
A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Abbey House – Reception will close at Abbey House from 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am.
Waste collections – all you need to know about waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period – including the changes to the collection dates and what to do if collections are disrupted – is on our Christmas waste page.
Housing – If you know anyone who is at immediate risk of being made homeless while our offices are closed, contact our out-of-hours service, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The number to call 01235 422410. If you see someone sleeping rough and in an emergency situation you can call Streetlink on 0300 500 0914.
Cost of living help – The Community Hub will be closed from 4.30pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am. If you need support or advice over the festive period please go to our cost of living help pages for more information or please contact our emergency out of hours phone number – 01235 422410.
Planning – Any planning applications or post submitted after we close for Christmas, including electronic submissions, will be treated as having been received on our next working day, Thursday 2 January 2025.
Council tax and benefits services – If anyone needs urgent help with council tax or benefits during the holidays, Capita’s phone lines will be open as usual on 27 and 30 December.
Emergency Situations – There are details of what to do and who to contact during an emergency on our website – emergency situations
Leisure Centres and Warm Spaces – over the Christmas period there will be changes to the opening times of our Better Leisure Centres, please check via the Better UK website or with staff at your local centre for details.
Our Leisure Centres are also open as Warm Spaces this winter from 9am to 2pm weekdays. Pop in and charge your phone, have a hot drink and chat with others.
Festive events – Discover what’s happening across South Oxfordshire this Christmas at SouthernOxfordshire.com, a helpful guide to seasonal events and activities.
Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot is celebrating the festive season with Cinderella the pantomime, running from Wednesday 18 December to Tuesday 31 December. Tickets are now available on Cornerstone Arts Centre’s website.
A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Abbey House – Reception will close at Abbey House from 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am.
Waste collections – all you need to know about waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period – including the changes to the collection dates and what to do if collections are disrupted – is on our Christmas waste page.
Housing – If you know anyone who is at immediate risk of being made homeless while our offices are closed, contact our out-of-hours service, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The number to call 01235 422410. If you see someone sleeping rough and in an emergency situation you can call Streetlink on 0300 500 0914.
Cost of living help – The Community Hub will be closed from 4.30pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am. If you need support or advice over the festive period please go to our cost of living help pages for more information or please contact our emergency out of hours phone number – 01235 422410.
Planning – Any planning applications or post submitted after we close for Christmas, including electronic submissions, will be treated as having been received on our next working day, Thursday 2 January 2025.
Council tax and benefits services – If anyone needs urgent help with council tax or benefits during the holidays, Capita’s phone lines will be open as usual on 27 and 30 December.
Emergency Situations – There are details of what to do and who to contact during an emergency on our website – emergency situations
Leisure Centres and Warm Spaces – over the Christmas period there will be changes to the opening times of our Better Leisure Centres, please check via the Better UK website or with staff at your local centre for details.
Our Leisure Centres are also open as Warm Spaces this winter from 9am to 2pm weekdays. Pop in and charge your phone, have a hot drink and chat with others.
Festive events – Discover what’s happening across South Oxfordshire this Christmas at SouthernOxfordshire.com, a helpful guide to seasonal events and activities.
Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot is celebrating the festive season with Cinderella the pantomime, running from Wednesday 18 December to Tuesday 31 December. Tickets are now available on Cornerstone Arts Centre’s website.
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Community First Oxfordshire - Parish Transport representative.
Community First Oxfordshire runs a Parish Transport Representative (PTR) network, backed by the County Council, to give communities a means of voicing their needs and concerns about local transport. A PTR is appointed by their local council. Meetings are held three times a year. As a PTR, you would be able to help identify, raise and discuss the transport needs of our community. You would also be a link between our community and the range of organisations and individuals involved in transport provision in the county. If you would be interested in representing Tetsworth as its PTR, please see Parish Transport representatives | Oxfordshire County Council or contact [email protected] for more information. |
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VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE - UPDATES AND NOTES
Please leave suggestions for future village infrastructure projects.
New benches to replace the 3 metal benches on the green, the one on the Jitty, and the one by the war memorial have been installed.
Two additional dog waste bins have been installed at the entrances from the A40 to Tetsworth Common and Judds Lane.
Funds have been given to the Memorial Hall to help with the refurbishment of the Memorial Hall and to the Primary School towards the refurbishment of its trim trail.
Wicket gates for the entrance to the village from the Milton Common direction have been installed. The proximity of the Stoke Talmage road junction prevents them being from installed by the village nameplate at the other end, but an option to locate them further up the A40 has been costed. Hopefully, this can be implemented during 2024.
Thanks to Owain Devey of Devey Tree Care, the First World War memorial tree, which hadn't taken root, has been replaced free of charge by a sturdier tree, as have two diseased trees near the play area.
Two kissing gates to replace two of the dilapidated stiles on the Oxfordshire Way to the south of the village have been sourced, thanks to the Open Spaces Society and a local farmer, Rob Redman. Their installation is now in the hands of OCC and the Open Spaces Society.
The Patch play area bark surface has been replaced with a more durable and accessible one.
To better enable it to support our Emergency Plan in concert with Oxfordshire County Council, a backup generator has been installed at the Tetsworth Sports and Social Club so that it can act as a refuge in the event of a large-scale power outage. The SSEN Resilient Communities Fund has provided £10,000 towards this and there have been generous grants from both our SODC and OCC Councillors Priority Funds. The Parish Council has provided the remainder of the funding required.
The 20mph speed limit through the village has now been implemented.
Survey work had been carried out to establish the feasibility of a zebra crossing between the Memorial Hall and the green. It would be too expensive for TPC to fund alone but has been added to the list of projects to be considered by the highways department of the county council. Speed and safety surveys demonstrated the need for a crossing but finding a location that would allow traffic to stop in time, or funds for a more elaborate crossing, has proved difficult. This might be subject to review in light of the new, lower speed limit.
Please leave suggestions for future village infrastructure projects.
New benches to replace the 3 metal benches on the green, the one on the Jitty, and the one by the war memorial have been installed.
Two additional dog waste bins have been installed at the entrances from the A40 to Tetsworth Common and Judds Lane.
Funds have been given to the Memorial Hall to help with the refurbishment of the Memorial Hall and to the Primary School towards the refurbishment of its trim trail.
Wicket gates for the entrance to the village from the Milton Common direction have been installed. The proximity of the Stoke Talmage road junction prevents them being from installed by the village nameplate at the other end, but an option to locate them further up the A40 has been costed. Hopefully, this can be implemented during 2024.
Thanks to Owain Devey of Devey Tree Care, the First World War memorial tree, which hadn't taken root, has been replaced free of charge by a sturdier tree, as have two diseased trees near the play area.
Two kissing gates to replace two of the dilapidated stiles on the Oxfordshire Way to the south of the village have been sourced, thanks to the Open Spaces Society and a local farmer, Rob Redman. Their installation is now in the hands of OCC and the Open Spaces Society.
The Patch play area bark surface has been replaced with a more durable and accessible one.
To better enable it to support our Emergency Plan in concert with Oxfordshire County Council, a backup generator has been installed at the Tetsworth Sports and Social Club so that it can act as a refuge in the event of a large-scale power outage. The SSEN Resilient Communities Fund has provided £10,000 towards this and there have been generous grants from both our SODC and OCC Councillors Priority Funds. The Parish Council has provided the remainder of the funding required.
The 20mph speed limit through the village has now been implemented.
Survey work had been carried out to establish the feasibility of a zebra crossing between the Memorial Hall and the green. It would be too expensive for TPC to fund alone but has been added to the list of projects to be considered by the highways department of the county council. Speed and safety surveys demonstrated the need for a crossing but finding a location that would allow traffic to stop in time, or funds for a more elaborate crossing, has proved difficult. This might be subject to review in light of the new, lower speed limit.
Tetsworth Village History Project
Putting together a few high level facts about Tetsworth’s past and present to support the village’s Neighbourhood Plan sparked John Gilbert’s interest to undertake far more detailed personal research to compile a comprehensive picture of the village’s history as ‘Tetsworth Through the Ages’. He has recorded the story of what made Tetsworth the place it is today under a series of topical themes and, whilst the document is not intended for publication, John is willing to offer his findings as a free resource to any Tetsworth residents who share his interest in the history of the village. He also plans to offer Tetsworth residents one or perhaps a series of public talks about the evolution of our rural Oxfordshire parish.
Putting together a few high level facts about Tetsworth’s past and present to support the village’s Neighbourhood Plan sparked John Gilbert’s interest to undertake far more detailed personal research to compile a comprehensive picture of the village’s history as ‘Tetsworth Through the Ages’. He has recorded the story of what made Tetsworth the place it is today under a series of topical themes and, whilst the document is not intended for publication, John is willing to offer his findings as a free resource to any Tetsworth residents who share his interest in the history of the village. He also plans to offer Tetsworth residents one or perhaps a series of public talks about the evolution of our rural Oxfordshire parish.
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