Horley Progressive Dinner 2024 will be on Saturday 10th August. Always the Horley social event of the year and generally talked about for many months afterwards, many of the stories have now become part of Horley’s history!
It is such a lovely evening and the perfect way to connect with your neighbours, a big part of what makes our village so special.
Clear your diaries and book your babysitters.
Numbers increase every year so let’s see if we can make this a record breaking one.
The new once a week bus service to Banbury started last week and will run every Thursday as follows:
A Horley resident who tried out the service last week gave this report:
‘It provides a quick and flexible way to get to and from Banbury without the use of a car. The journey starts from Hornton then through Horley etc. Depending on the requirements of the passengers the driver will go to the Banbury bus station or miss that out and go straight to the Gateway Retail Park. There is certainly enough time to shop there and or in Banbury etc.
As you can see from the timetable the bus will pick you up from the retail park for the return journey so no need to use the current service to get back to Banbury. Speak to the driver on the inward journey and he will adapt the route to suit the passengers.
The service is free to everyone both young and old, infirm or not.
Speaking to the driver he explained that the service was not a trial run but was intended to be a permanent feature. However, he did go on to say that after a period of time, it is quite possible that the popularity of the service will be looked at and if it was not used to any great extent it could be stopped.
The provision of a bus service has been the subject of much debate with pressure being applied on the council regularly. So please use the bus. It is flexible, comfortable and gives you enough time for shopping.‘
See below for details of who has been nominated as Parish Councillors for Horley . The Parish Council Election is uncontested as there are seven nominations for seven Councillors.
Ellie Freeman, Carlie Lee, Sarah Taylor and Katie Walther are climbing Scafell Pike through the night on 25th May to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
They’re putting on a cheese, wine & bingo party at the Hadsham Farm wedding venue on Thursday 25th April as part of their fund-raising effort. Tickets are available from katiew24@hotmail.com or carlielee@btinternet.com
Oxfordshire County Council have issued two notices of road closures between 8th May and 10th May 2024 to install new poles. See details below.
The suggested alternative route for the Little Lane closure (notice T13489) is to use Hornton Lane, however notice T13488 states that Hornton Lane will be closed (see maps below). It may be that Little Lane and Hornton Lane will be closed at different times during the closure window but this is not clear from the notices. The Parish Council have queried this apparent anomaly with OCC and are awaiting a response.
A meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at:
7.30 pm on Thursday 18th April 2024
Notice of any items members of the public wished to be raised at the meeting should be sent at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to David M.Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council –horleypc@gmail.com
Agenda items:
1) Apologies for absence 2) Declaration of Interests 3) Minutes of the Meeting held on 18th January 2024 4) Matters arising 5) Finance – Bank Statement to 31st March 2024 – 2024/2025 Budget Monitoring Report 6) Relevant Correspondence As received Planning Applications received since last meeting Planning Permissions received GigaClear – update on proposed full fibre for village 7) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane Update/current position 8) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane Update/current position 9) 20mph speed limit 10) Dates of next Council meetings: Currently: 9th May 2024 AGM and Annual Parish Meeting 25th July 2024 17th October 2024 16th January 2025 24th April 2025 It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation is necessary 11) Any other urgent business
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