If you would like to learn how to ‘pull the ropes’ and feel what its like to be bell ringer? Why not come along to The Edgehill Ringing Centre on Saturday 26th June and give it a pull …..
What’s On – 8th June
The main event this week is the HORLEY VILLAGE SUMMER FETE it takes place this Saturday, June 13. Come along and enjoy this wonderful annual event from 2 to 5pm, in the Old School and Church.
Raffle Prize Draw – first prize £100 cash, second prize a BMW for a weekend, there are stalls for Tombola, Plants, Bric-a-brac, homemade cakes, nice or nasty jam jars, water or wine, teas and many more.
(Donations of cakes and homemade produce please drop off on Saturday morning )
What’s New – June
…and so to June and the Summer Solstice….
Yayeeee it’s the month of the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice , which is when the sun is at its maximum elevation.
Interestingly, Solstice or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun, so here’s to the sun “resting” over us for a long summer!
Events:
June is the month of the Summer Fete (13th) which is organised by the Ladies Guild and seems to grow in popularity every year. It’s a great opportunity to detox your cupboards and if you’re lucky you might even win your stuff back! Before that in Hanwell there is HANFEST (6th/7th) a two day art exhibition and evening concert. Back in Horley we are packed with cricket events, the last two Cinema showings until September (Mr Turner & Selma ), the Progressive Dinner (27th), and all the usual weekly activities. Find out about these and more events in our village Calendar.
TOP TIPS: To find a post on the site look to the right column and use the “Search” field or scroll through “Recent Posts” or click on the “TAGS”, see what you might have missed.
New & Updated Pages:
There is now a new page for the Old School Hall and a MHT team page. The Village page has Village Maps, and want goes into the Banbury Guardian weekly, plus alerts, walks and history. The Church page has information about the team behind the scenes and what the Wardens get up to. Parish Council Page have been updated with agenda & minutes together, notice board, and planning applications as they are received.
We have now created pages that represent all of the groups and interests in Horley, if there is anything else you would like seen added to our Village Website let us know. Maybe a Horley memories page where we can share photos and stories?
Also if you have an event or news you would like to share, just email through the text and any photos to us at horleyviews@outlook.com
Here’s to glorious June
Di (Marriot) & Debra (Fox)
What’s on – 1st June
Our Summer Fete is on the Saturday after next (13th June) and the “ladies of guild” will be coming around the village to collect for donations. So go on have a cleansing sort out of your cupboards and places you store stuff for any raffle prizes, bottles and food for the tombola, plants, and bric-a-brac.
Meanwhile back to this coming week we have the following in our calendar : playgroup, brownies, zumba, (NO YOGA), cricket nets and match, cinema, bingo, bell ringing and at Hanfest a two day art exhibition and evening concert….. and all in our little corner of North Oxfordshire
Your Parish Council Needs You
There is a vacancy for a new councillor to join Horley Parish Council. Would you like to represent our village and continue to help make Horley a great place to live? To find out more about being a Parish Councillor, please contact: David Marriott (clerk) by either calling 730726 or emailing horleyparishclerk@btinternet.com or call Simon Attfield (chair) on 738898. See Parish Council Noticeboard for more information
Have You Checked the Notice Board Lately?
Did you know that we post notices that are sent to our Parish Council that we think might be of interest? See the Parish Council, Notices page here for everything from fund raising walks, superfast broadband to changes to the Oxfordshire Mobile Library.
On Walking: Monday 26th May
Here comes summer……it’s the land that has really changed; the earth has warmed up, and you can smell summer on the air. Down in Bra Corner there’s a clump of pink campions, flowering as high as my hip, and nettles, growing even higher. The Sor Brook is low and slow; its depths bronzed in the sunlight……
I am walking through the margins in the fields below the dryer, where the grass reaches my mid-thigh, and soaks my jeans above my wellies. I’m walking very slowly, suddenly noticing that there’s a world around me, and that it’s changed completely from the last time I looked.
I have been finishing a book, and for the last two months or so, have thought of little else. The book has been sent away now, to Judith, my agent, and I feel as if I’m returning from someplace I can’t explain.
Stevie is relieved it’s over, and both children seem to have grown an inch or so.
But it’s the land that has really changed; the earth has warmed up, and you can smell summer on the air. Down in Bra Corner there’s a clump of pink campions, flowering as high as my hip, and nettles, growing even higher. The Sor Brook…
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Signs Are Looking Good – 6th & 7th June
Signs Up for what looks to be a Hantastic weekend 6 & 7 June, a 2 day Art Exhibition & Saturday night concert right next to us in Hanwell http://www.hanfest.co.uk/
What’s On – 18th May
Thursday sees both the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Parish Meeting (see here for full agenda). Remember you have the opportunity to ask questions and raise new topics at the later meeting and can find out more about the planning applications, notices, finances etc on the Parish Council pages. Otherwise a fairly quiet week by recent standards in and around Horley…..
Have your say at the Annual Parish Meeting…..
Annual General Meeting – Thursday May 21st 7:00 pm
The Parish Council AGM will start at 7:00pm in the Old School Hall, villagers are invited to attend as observers only and will get the opportunity to ask questions later at the Annual Parish Meeting at 8:00pm.
The AGM agenda is :
1) Apologies
2) Declaration of Interests
3) Nomination and election of the Chairman for the year
4) Nomination and election of the Vice-Chairman for the year
5) Allocation of responsibilities
a. Finance and general purposes b. Highways and footpaths c. Proposed children’s play area d. Planning e. Cricket club liaison f. School liaison g. Michael Hardinge Trust liaison h. Ironstone and scout camp liaison i. Communications, notice board and neighbourhood watch j. Any other roles?
6) Dates for Future meetings – 13 August 2015, 12 November 2015, 11 February 2016, 14 April 2016, 19 May 2016.
7) Minutes of the meetings held on 16 April and 29 April 2015 (attached)
8) Matters Arising
9) Audit
a. To approve the Annual Accounting and Annual Governance Statements for 2014/2015, prior to their submission for both internal and external audit. Copies of the proposed Statements are attached at annex 1 to this report. Under the new Transparency Code the Council is required to publish copies of these Statements on the website, and in addition, details of expenditure and a bank reconciliation. The document prepared for this purpose is attached at Annex 2 to this report. b. To approve a risk assessment and an asset register which have been prepared for audit purposes, and copies of which are attached at annex 3 to this report.
10) Planning
To consider and agree the Council’s response to application number 15/00673/OUT at Horley Mill Garage, Wroxton Lane, Horley. A copy of the application will be presented at the meeting. Members wishing to inspect the application in advance of the meeting may do so, either by contacting the Clerk, or online at www.publicaccess.cherwell.gov.uk/onlineapplications .
11) Speedwatch Exercise
As previously discussed, a speedwatch exercise was carried out on 24 April 2015 between approximately 8.00am and 9.00am. The equipment was provided by the Police Community Support Officer, PCSO Bailey, who was assisted by Cllr Hamer and the Clerk. Not all the equipment provided by the Police functioned correctly, but a radar device was available which allowed the speed of vehicles to be checked. The check was carried out in Hornton Lane in the vicinity of the Church Lane junction, and 40 to 50 vehicles passed while the exercise was taking place. Only one was recorded as speeding (35 mph) although several others were observed to slow down when they saw the check taking place and before it was possible to record their speed. As this was not an official speed trap, the motorist recorded as speeding will receive a warning letter only from the Police Authority.
12) Kerbing works in Wroxton Lane
Members will be aware that the Council has placed an order with Titchmarsh Construction to undertake some kerbing works in Wroxton Lane. Very recently Titchmarsh Construction have contacted the Council advising that they have been unable to obtain authority from Oxfordshire County Council to carry out the proposed works on the highway. It appears that OCC have indicated that they consider the work should be carried out by their term contractor who previously had provided a somewhat higher quotation for the work. It is not clear what has caused this apparent change of heart by OCC, as they recommended the Council to contact Titchmarsh Construction some time ago. The Clerk is pursuing the matter with OCC and will update Members at the meeting.
13) Date of next meeting
To be agreed at item 6 above.
14) Any other urgent business
For further details of the accounts, governance, risks assessment and assets see the full agenda HPC AGM 15 05 21 agenda
…to be followed at 8:00pm by the Annual Parish Meeting
This is an open meeting that allows villagers to ask questions or raise new topics.
The agenda is:
1. Introduction of Parish Councillors
2. Chairman’s report
a. Proposed kerbing works
b. Proposed play area
c. Proposed defibrillator
d. Speeding through the village
e. Reports from other village organisations
f . Questions from the public
3. Any other business
