The Parish Council met again at the beginning of September.
We welcomed our new Parish Clerk – Rachel Faulkner – to her first meeting. If you need to contact her then her email is: Clerk@woottonbywoodstock-pc.gov.uk
Apart from that, there were no significant decisions taken but we were briefed on a number of important matters.
New Surgery for Woodstock
The good news is that the regional Integrated Care Board has agreed to make funding available for the new surgery and if a site can be secured and planning consent agreed then we could be looking at an opening in early 2028. But the site is not yet agreed. Two possibilities are being looked at; one on the site of the old Owen Mumford premises, and the other in a new development on the edge of the town. There should be a public consultation on the options early next year.
Oxford Congestion Charge
This is a controversial project in Oxford which is due to be introduced in the near future.
If it is, one of the measures to be included looks likely to be the suspension of both the park-and-ride parking charges and the P&R bus fares.
Improvements to A44/B4437 junction at Judd’s garage
Plans for the redesign of this junction are currently being worked on.
Apart from the prime objective of improving safety for both pedestrians and traffic, it should enable a bus shelter to be installed by the parish council, which will benefit those using the S3 service to Oxford.
Overhanging hedge in Millford lane
Concerns about this hedge which is now seriously overhanging the road were raised by a villager at the meeting.
The standard advice is to log problems on fixmystreet/Oxfordshire but County Cllr Andy Graham agreed to have a look for himself and if needed encourage officers to take action.
New parish council website is now working
Have a look at our new website www.woottonbywoodstock-pc.gov.uk
There is still some content we need to load onto it but do have a look at it and tell us what you think.
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