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The latest minutes for the Town Council are now available at the
Agendas and Minutes
page
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The Notice
Board
Woodstock Town Council regrets to
advise that past Town Mayor Peter Blake, who was four
times mayor at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s,
died peacefully following a long struggle with leukemia.
Peter was in his eighties and had moved to Dorset during
his retirement. Peter's funeral, for family only,
is on Tues 31 Jan 12.40am. There is to be a Memorial
Service for Peter at 12 noon on Saturday 25 February in
Beaminster, Dorset.
Sustainable Woodstock
are holding a
Swap Shop, on Saturday 11th February from 10:00 'til
12:00 noon.
The venue is the Mayor's Parlour at theTown Hall, by
kind permission of the Mayor, Cllr Jill Dunsmore.
Bring along unwanted
but reusable items and pick up things you want for
free.
Sorry, but NO clothes, food, perishable or harmful
substances
(good second-hand clothes can be taken to one of the
town’s charity shops. Other clothes can be left at
the swap shop for recycling)
There'll be tea and coffee, lots to talk about and
all sorts of interesting things to swap.
Woodstock's Historic Houses Plaques Project
click here for the story
Bus
Tokens - Important Notice
If you are a
user of concessionary bus tokens you should be aware
that they must be used by 31st March after which
they will be obsolete.
Click here for more
details.
The
Oxfordshire Museum
In common with
many public services, the ever-popular Woodstock
Museum is facing very severe financial cuts.
The Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum is looking for
volunteers to help run many of the ancillary
services. If you are interested and willing to
commit to just a couple of hours a week (or maybe
more), please contact
The Friends of Oxfordshire Museum or
the Curator at
Fletcher's House Park
Street, Woodstock OX20 1SN tel. 01993 811 456
New Road Community
Centre Update
Woodstock Town Council has been awarded £86,000 to
add to its own funds for a comprehensive
refurbishment of the Community centre.
Read about the proposals to upgrade the
New Road Community Centre.
Click here for more
The Town
Council is pleased to announce that the Community Centre
refurbishment project is progressing well.
Woodstock wins
gold in Regional Britain in Bloom - Again!
The awards for Bucks, Oxon
and Berkshire region of Britain in Bloom were
announced today 21st September. Woodstock
achieved its highest ever marks and the judges
gave Woodstock a gold medal and invited the
town, with Bray in Berkshire, to represent the
three counties in the national finals in August
2012. Woodstock also won the regional award for
the Best Commercial Participation.
From the three counties, just one individual was
chosen for a special award. Woodstock is
delighted and proud to note that this award went
to our very own Cllr Pauline Richardson who has,
for so long been the bedrock of the Woodstock in
Bloom effort. Click
here for more details
Help
Woodstock Town Council spend £10,000!
Residents will recall that following the Woodstock @ 900
celebrations in 2010 we have an accumulated legacy fund of a
little in excess of £10,000. The Town Council would
welcome ideas from town residents as to how this money might
best be spent to provide something of lasting value for
Woodstock. Why not drop us a line at the Town Hall?
More details on the Newsletter - click
here to read
Woodstock Town Council's new
rules on Public Participation
The town council has changed its
standing orders on the rights of residents to address the
Council. Now, the public can speak on any topic relevant
to the affairs of the Council whether or not it is on the
agenda. A day's notice must be given to the Clerk.
The Council hopes that this will encourage people to air their
views on matters of local interest.
Full details on the Mayor's Page and
News - click here
Apprenticeship Scheme
West
Oxfordshire District Council is searching for new
apprentices to join its workforce and gain on-the-job
training and qualifications.
Click here for further
details
Recycling News:
WODC
tell us that they can supply replacement nets for recycling boxes upon
request. Go to
www.westoxon.gov.uk/furtherinfo/whatsnew.cfm/979.
They also confirm that for a trial period of three months, the
recycling teams will collect ALL plastics.
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Volunteers wanted. Click
here for details
Welcome to the Woodstock Town Council
website
On the left hand side of this page you will find
links to other pages detailing the dates of meetings, a list of
Councillors and their contact addresses, information on our Property and
Environmental interests, our current annual budget, and many links to
other useful local websites and enterprises.
We hope you find the site useful.
We would be very pleased to receive comments and ideas that we might
include (Contact Us).
Woodstock is a town about seven miles to the north
of Oxford City. It is a small market town with a population of some
2600 people. It lies within
West Oxfordshire District Council and the administrative County of
Oxfordshire. Its main
tourist attraction is
Blenheim Palace, home of the
Dukes of Marlborough since 1722 and a World Heritage site. The
Oxfordshire
Museum, also based in Woodstock, tells the story of Oxfordshire
through 11 galleries and many exhibitions featuring history, popular
culture, contemporary arts and crafts throughout the year.
Woodstock is also an important town in its own
right, with an enviable range of quality shops, hotels, restaurants and
pubs. As a place to live it is unsurpassed with over 35 active
clubs, societies and other
community groups, two highly rated schools, a library,
an outdoor swimming pool, and miles of glorious open countryside spreading
north, east and west. The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural
beauty is just a couple of miles away, Shakespeare's Stratford upon Avon
less than an hour's drive, and the "wool" towns of Chipping Norton and
Witney just twenty minutes by car or bus. The historic university city of
Oxford is just 30 minutes away by buses that run every half hour during
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