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Temporary Road Closure – East Hagbourne, B4016 – 20th to 24th Aug

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In the interests of public safety, it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close the road as detailed above to facilitate carriageway maintenance works.
A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 20 August 2018.
The anticipated completion date is 24 August 2018.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

East Hagbourne 14th Annual Scarecrow Competition

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The 14th Annual East Hagbourne Scarecrow Trail is on!

It will take place from 26 May to 10 June. This year’s theme is Myths and Legends, and will feature 33 scarecrows.

Maps are available for £1 from the East Hagbourne Community Shop and The Fleur de Lys Pub. You can follow the trail around the village and vote for your favourite scarecrow.

Tea and cakes will be served in St Andrew’s Church on two Sundays: 27 May and 3 June, from 3 to 5 PM, with maps available. Money raised goes to St Anne’s Hospital, in Liuli, Tanzania, which our village has supported for many years. Do come along and enjoy the fun!

Annual Village Litter Blitz 2018

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Thank you to everyone who turned out to help litter pickers today (Sat 28th). More folk arrived after this pic was taken, so we actually had 22 helpers in total – 1 chap came from Wallingford with his daughter!  A special thank you Crispin Topping, who litter picks every day – the lack of litter this year was remarkable!!

The Poet’s Trail – Walk and Teas

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The Poet’s Trail – Walk and Teas

Sunday 29th April 2018
Meet outside St Andrew’s Church, East Hagbourne at 2pm and return to the church for teas at around 3:30pm
Come on a guided walk of the Hagbourne Poet’s Trail with Roger the Poet and Linda Benton the Artist. Hear some of the poems and find out more about the illustrations and how they were developed together.

Everyone welcome to the afternoon teas. Donations in aid of St Andrews.
Further information:
Linda Benton 01235 817891 Linda.Benton@live.co.uk

BBC Radio Oxford Community Appeals

BBC Radio Oxford Community Appeals

There is a new feature launching soon for local people who might like to make an appeal to BBC Radio Oxford listeners. 

It’s called ‘Shout Out Oxfordshire’ and will give community groups, clubs, charities, etc. the chance to make a 45 second appeal to our listeners, free of charge, which will be repeated every day for at least a week, and go on the BBC Radio Oxford iPlayer for a month. It could be used to ask for more members or volunteers, donations of items, skills or time, more people to use a community service, or something else, but not money.

If you would like more details of how to take part, please email me with some basic info about the appeal (including any deadline), or if you know someone else who might like to have a go, please forward this email on to them. 

Email: shoutoutoxfordshire@bbc.co.uk

All the best.

Mark Watson,

Broadcast Journalist, Producer & Music Manager.

Ground-breaking research at the University of Oxford and earn £50 Amazon vouchers?

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Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for local citizens to participate in a workshop on global environmental issues on Saturday 24th March.

If you would like to be considered as a potential participant please complete the following survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9qvilSTw1hHQIEvz3zjrgJEOb9-e0j53GCvPzYSPHMJTQXQ/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Selected participants will earn £50 Amazon vouchers for their time. Lunch and refreshments will also be provided and local travel expenses covered by the University of Oxford (note: you must be able to travel to the venue).