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Next Parish Council Zoom Meeting is on Thursday June 25th

The next Parish Council Meeting will be held online at 7.30 on Thursday June 25th. Anyone wishing to observe the meeting or address the Council on an item appearing on the agenda is requested to notify the Clerk of the Council two days in advance of the meeting, in order that on-line access to the meeting can be arranged. Please notify David Marriott on  0787 2930030 or email horleyparishclerk@btinternet.com before the meeting.

The Agenda Items comprise:

  • Apologies for absence
  • Declaration of Interests
  • Minutes of the meeting held on 16th April 2020
  • Matters arising
  • Finance 2019/20 Annual Audit
  • Parking issues at Wroxton Lane
  • Applications for charitable and other donations
  • Date of next meeting: To be discussed  
  • Any other urgent business 

For full details of items and reports see 20 06 25 Agenda

Horley Virtual Fete Competition Results

A big thank you to everyone who supported the Virtual Fete!  Although it It wasn’t quite what was anticipated at the time of planning, it’s great that we were still able to raise some money for the Church and a few other local good causes and have a bit of fun along the way.

Quiz

Seven very observant entrants answered all questions correctly and the winners are Andy and Liza Hopkinson who have received a £20 voucher donated by Carpenters and a bottle of Prosecco.  Everyone who entered did really well and most only got one question wrong – the Horley sign in picture 1 being the main one that fooled people! Here are the answers lockdown quiz answers.

There was an impressive amount of detail in some of the answers, including map references, witty comments, the names of people who live in the various houses, and from the Herrick family, photos of the children at each location. This deserved a special prize of a chocolate bouquet!

Art Competition

The Art competition younger age group was won by Emily Taylor (aged 5)  and the older age group by Tula Parsons. See below for their lovely pictures.  They have each won a chocolate bouquet.

Plant Stall

The plant stall is staying open till the weekend.

Judy Duck by Tula Parsons

Judy Duck by Emily Taylor

Horley’s Virtual Summer Fete Continues…

The Ladies Guild Virtual summer fete continues until the end of tomorrow so you still have time to complete the Quiz or your Judy Duck design! So get out your walking boots and paints, you never know you may win a prize – a Carpenters Voucher and Prosecco for the Quiz and chocolate goodies for the artist!

(For more information on the quiz see Horley Lockdown Challenge Quiz. )

As anticipated the virtual cake stall is going very well so get your orders in now! (See Fancy A Cake…?) There is also some raspberry jam available at £2.50 per jar and flapjack and ginger biscuits for £3.00.

Please leave all donations at Caroline’s plant stall in Lane Close.

Banbury (Wroxton) Motocross – Villagers’ Concerns

Has anyone in Horley made a previous formal comment or raised a concern in the past about the activities or noise levels experienced from the Banbury (Wroxton) Motocross Club? If so please contact Hornton parish clerk on clerk@hornton.org.uk with details of your complaint by no later than Friday 12 June. For more information please read information below from John Offord, Chairman of Hornton Parish Council:

‘Hornton Parish Council is being consulted by Cherwell District Council (CDC) on the latest move by the owner and organisers of Banbury (Wroxton) Motocross track, just outside Hornton: retrospectively, they are applying for a Lawful Development Certificate to make sure that their existing use of the track is lawful for planning purposes.

There have been widespread concerns in Hornton and nearby – that the track and the scale of its events are now having a detrimental effect.

As part of Hornton Parish Council submission, we are encouraging any resident who has raised any kind of formal, public comment, concern or anxiety about the track at any stage in the last decade or more to let us have a copy of that point or complaint. Not so much what you feel now – but what you have already submitted to raise concerns (or approval). You may have addressed it to the Parish Council as a whole, or to a particular councillor, or to the track managers or to CDC. It may have been to do with noise impact, traffic, concern about planning permission or another aspect of the track. Cindy Koberl, the parish clerk, is compiling a record and will need you to let her have a copy of any letter or email. Please can you send these to her at clerk@hornton.org.uk by no later than Friday 12 June.

Many thanks for your help. We will keep you posted.’

This Year’s Summer Fete Will Be a Virtual One

Despite Lockdown and all the restrictions that go with it, we will still be able to have a summer fete this year, albeit a virtual one. The Ladies Guild Virtual Fete starts now and will continue until June 14th. See poster below for details.

For more information on the quiz see Horley Lockdown Challenge Quiz. 

Horley Lockdown Challenge Quiz

As part of the Ladies Guild Virtual Fete there is a quiz to find out just how observant we have all been during our walks around the village during lockdown.

Download the Horley Lockdown Challenge and find out!

If anyone wants a printed copy (this size or large print) please email aandj.tite@gmail.com and Alison will drop one round.

You can send your answers by email to to aandj.tite@gmail.com or put them through the letter box of Dairy Court. There is a prize for the winning entry!

Longing for a haircut…?

Castlemilk Moorits after their shearing experience

One way of getting around the current lockdown restrictions!

While most of us in Horley won’t be able to visit a hairdresser until at least July, these lucky residents have managed it!

They are Castlemilk Moorits, a rare breed of sheep belonging to Sue and Brian Ashdown. They were shorn on Wednesday –  and it’s their first haircut as they are just over a year old.

They look tiny without their fleeces!

Horley CC Ground Closed Sunday till Tuesday

Cricket Ground will be closed from Sun 31st May till Tues June 2nd

Notice from David Beck – Chairman Horley Cricket Club:

‘We are spraying the cricket outfield Sunday morning (tomorrow). This means the whole ground, including the nets, will be CLOSED to all, including walkers, from Sunday morning 31st May until Tuesday morning 2nd June.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.’

Horley’s Coronavirus Support Group Update

Thank you letter from Local GPs Practices

Your Weekly Update

It’s time for ‘thank you’s this week.

Some of you may have heard Alison Tite’s radio recording on Radio Oxford on Wednesday morning thanking all our fantastic volunteers and sewing bees. If you missed it missed it listen here.

This letter was received from the West bar Group of GP Practices and Clinics thanking Horley for the scrub bags made and donated by the village.

Thanks have also been received from Katherine House Hospice saying how grateful they are for the scrubs sent last week.

Caroline’s Plant Stall

Thanks to the generosity of villagers buying and donating plants Caroline has now taken over £640. Apart from St Etheldreda’s, some of the money is going to Warwick Hospital and Katherine House Hospice. The proceeds taken over the next couple of weeks will go the the Cricket Club.

There are still lots of plants still available so don’t miss out!

Horley’s Gardens

Here are a couple of pictures of the roses at Park House. They are beautiful and fragrant at this time. If you would like to share your garden – please send photos to horleyviews@outlook.com.

Walking for Health and Mental Wellbeing

We are so fortunate here in Horley to be able to appreciate the great outdoors right on our doorstep so, if you can, get those walking boots on! Apart from being great for your physical health it is also does wonders for your mental health which can be suffering in these lockdown days. Get you maps out, or download the Horley Circular or if you would like to venture out to other local villages look at Walking in Oxfordshire a website with hundreds of free walks to download and print plus details of all the walking clubs in the country and loads more information.

If anyone is suffering from mental health issues, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust – the NHS organisation that provides community and in-patient mental health care for all age groups has launched a 24/7 mental health helpline to provide people with mental health advice during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • The number for adults is 01865 904997
  • For children and young people, the number is 01865 904998

And finally… we still believe that no-one in the village is suffering from Covid 19. Please do let us know if your personal situation changes, and remember, our volunteers are here to help those in need and self isolating. Here are the contact details for the group:

email: horleycsg@gmail.com, or call 01295 738334 or 07872 930030. 

Stay safe (and alert!)  and, as ever, keep washing your hands!

Di Marriott