Calendar

ASTONS’ BONFIRE

AND FIREWORKS NIGHT

Including special WW1 Commemoration events

SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2014

ASTONS’ RECREATION GROUND, CHALK HILL

SPECIAL EVENTS START FROM 5.00pm – DON’T MISS THEM!

FREE ENTRY, BUT PLEASE DONATE ON ARRIVAL TO HELP PAY FOR NEXT YEAR

 Special exciting new act 5.1-5.45: ‘THE  FIREATERS’!

Followed by

Our Special MINI CHILDRENS’ FIREWORK S DISPLAY,

 to ease the little ones in for the lighting of the

HUGE BONFIRE– our biggest ever!

Then

The Special WW1 COMMEMORATIVE FIREWORK EVENT

Before The Fantastic

MAIN FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA

Hot Food and Drink available from the very beginning at 5pm

Big Barbecue

Serving Burgers and Hot Dogs

Licensed Bar

Serving Draft Bitter, Lager, Cider, Mulled Wine, Wine, Soft Drinks

Children’s Stall

Selling Crisps, Chocolate Apples, Sweets, Soft Drinks, Luminous Novelties

Please click here for event poster.

First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall. Talks and films. War diaries, photos, books and memorabilia on display. Children’s Village Poppy Trail. Free entry and all welcome.
Saturday 12.30 – 5pm. Sunday 12.00 – 6pm.

click here to see event poster.

Have you heard about the Earth Trust’s fantastic River of Life wetland?

What types of engagement would you like to see at such a site? What type of access (boardwalk/hides) and interpretation (information boards or digital information) would you appreciate? Whatever your interests – the arts, natural history, cultural history, archaeology – we’re keen to hear your thoughts.

Join Earth Trust’s Dr Kerry Lock and Eco-Hydrologist Dr Curt Lambert to find out more about the Earth Trust and the creation of the River of Life, and engage in a discussion about your wishes regarding access, interpretation, courses and tours on site. All welcome.

Please click here for event poster.

Have you heard about the Earth Trust’s fantastic River of Life wetland?

What types of engagement would you like to see at such a site? What type of access (boardwalk/hides) and interpretation (information boards or digital information) would you appreciate? Whatever your interests – the arts, natural history, cultural history, archaeology – we’re keen to hear your thoughts.

Join Earth Trust’s Dr Kerry Lock and Eco-Hydrologist Dr Curt Lambert to find out more about the Earth Trust and the creation of the River of Life, and engage in a discussion about your wishes regarding access, interpretation, courses and tours on site. All welcome.

All welcome; places are free but please get in touch to reserve. The bus will leave from the Earth Trust Centre at:
• 9.30am for College Lake (returning at 12.30pm)
• 1pm for Otmoor (returning at 4pm)

Please click here for event poster.

South Moreton School’s Nativity this year is on Wednesday 10^th December at 2pm and Thursday 11th at 6pm. Members of the local community are warmly invited to the afternoon performance.

For anyone in the community who knows Mrs Susan Gopall and wishes to join her for a farewell cup of tea and cake on Friday 12^th December at 2:30pm, you would be most welcome. Please contact the school office on 01235 813110 or office.2566@south-moreton.oxon.sch.uk and let them know, so we have an idea of numbers.

The Astons and Moretons Community Choir, accompanied by the South Moreton School choir, will be performing a selection of seasonal songs on Monday 15^th December in North Moreton Church at 6pm. This will be the choir’s last concert under the direction of their current musical director, Mark Stanley. All welcome. Donations will be collected in aid of local charities.

Parishioners are welcome to attend and may contribute to item 3

Agenda

1. To receive councillors’ declarations of interests
2. To record apologies from PC councillors
3. To receive comments from the public, and District and County Councillors
4. To approve the minutes of the 22nd October SMPC meeting
5. To consider matters arising from the minutes of the 22 October 2014 SMPC meeting not taken elsewhere
6. To receive reports from clerk and councillors
7. To consider Recreation Ground matters
8. To consider Millennium Garden matters
9. To consider allotment matters
10. To consider public footpath and highways matters
11. To consider public transport matters
12. To consider traffic problems within South Moreton
13. To consider financial matters:
    1. current financial summary
    2. approval of payments
    3. bank mandate
    4. grant requests
14. To consider planning matters
    1. report on planning decisions
    2. consideration of outstanding applications
15. To assess risk and its management and consider insurance renewal
16. To respond to correspondence and discuss matters arising from item 3
17. To take AOB at Chairman’s discretion
18. To schedule the next meeting

An  event jointly organised by South Oxfordshire Sustainability (SOS) and SODC.

Gordon Hunt from OCC will give an overview of organisational and individual responsibilities
and then The Hanney and Chalgrove Flood Groups will describe how their group came about and how they developed their village flood plans.

Please see poster for more information.