Saturday 2nd March 2019
Put it in your diary!
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A quick heads-up for HRA's annual OxClean litter pick event ...which will be held on
Saturday 2nd March 2019 Put it in your diary! Details to follow.
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The East Area Planning Committee agenda for tomorrow week, 4 July, is now online - you can find it here.
The first item on the agenda is "Oxford Heritage Asset Register nominations", and the Committee is recommended to approve *all* of them. In Highfield this means All Saints' Church and All Saints' Vicarage. Question: Shouldn't there be additional heritage buildings on there including the Farmhouse in Highfield Avenue and the Architect-designed house at the far end of the same road - and architect-designed Arts & Crafts house halfway down Bickerton Road? And what about the Brittania barn building opposite Kwik Fit at the London Road end of Lime Walk, or the stone wall on Old Road, adjacent to the old Park Hospital site and more? Why aren't they on there? Can you suggest any more? Please Comment on this post if you have any further information or can think of any more suggestions, as there will be further opportunities to add more in the next round. Headington Campus Development Plan & Clive Booth Student Village Redevelopment Oxford Brookes University are formulating their plans for the redevelopment of the Clive Booth Student Village, and considering the long-term changes to their estate through a Campus Development Plan. They say: "We held an initial exhibition in March 2018 to introduce you to the proposals, including the replacement of the Helena Kennedy building, for which an application is currently under consideration with Oxford City Council. The exhibition will be an opportunity for you to understand the detailed design proposals and the Campus Development Plan and provide your feedback to the University and design team ahead of a detailed planning application being submitted in the summer." Exhibion details:: Venue: Clive Booth Student Village Post Graduate Centre, John Garne Way, OX3 0FP Dates: Wednesday 27th June 3-7pm & Thursday 28th June 3-7pm Members of the Project Team will be available at the exhibition to help answer any questions that may arise. Download a PDF of the proposals here. The Local Boundaries Commission for England is asking local people and organisations to comment on its draft recommendations for new ward boundaries across Oxford. They say: "We have an open mind about further suggestions from local people to change and improve these recommendations. We will consider all the submissions we receive whoever they are from and whether your evidence applies to the whole of Oxford or just a part of the city." On their website, you can see its proposals for new ward boundaries. You can compare the proposals (in red) to the existing boundaries (in blue) and search across the whole of Oxford, even down to street level. You can also click on any ward to find out how many voters are included in it and how many councillors we propose should represent it. You can submit comments to us or upload a document by clicking on the 'Have your say' link at the top of the page. You can also draw your own boundaries and annotate the map by clicking on the button. There is plenty of information to help you make a submission in the 'Useful links' section at the bottom right of the page. Deadline: This stage of the consultation closes on 13 August 2018. See: https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/11287 and https://localgovernmentboundarycommissionforengland.cmail19.com/t/j-l-nlhdjjy-ykydujddtj-y/ Sunday 24th June 2018 Highfield Residents Association Street Party GREAT GET TOGETHER ALL SAINTS ROAD (closed to traffic) This year, HRA and All Saints Church join forces to celebrate the Great Get Together inspired by Jo Cox. Morning café, Big Celebration Lunch, live music, street games, teas, open gardens and later a pub social. Fun for all ages. Come with family/friends and celebrate! PROGRAMME 11.30 Street Café – coffee/biscuits 13.00 Celebration Lunch - bring ‘n’ share, we provide drinks 14.30 Street Games - full programme of fun till 5pm 14.30 Open Gardens – visit residents’ gardens 15.00 Afternoon Tea – teas/cakes in the church gardens 15.00 Mad Marston Hares – great traditional music/song 16.30 Tug of War – kids vs. grown ups! From 18.30 Social at the Butchers Arms - light snacks/nibbles/drinks at our great local pub Hope to see you at the party! (For more information call: Oxford 766341) The Spring edition of the HRA Newsletter is being distributed now. It includes dates for more community events, information on local green spaces, recycling info and more. If you don't receive a copy in the next few days contact your street rep to ask for one (see the Contacts & Links page to find your street reps details). Alternatively, you can download a (.pdf) copy using the button below - on the right hand side of the page. We are planning to freshen up the look of the newsletter and maybe create a new, more appropriate logo. If you have the skills and are interested in helping us with this please email the Committee on the address given on the Contacts page. Here is the latest list of local events in and around Highfield and Headington - including some on the green spaces mentioned in the HRA Spring Newsletter:-
Tuesday 27 March 2018 Headington Ward focus meeting Venue: Manor Hospital, Beech Road, 6.00 – 7.30pm Friday 30 March 2018 Good Friday service at All Saints' Church The Queen's Chaplain is to preach. All Saints' Church, Lime Walk. More here. Wednesday 4 April 2018 East Area Planning Committee Town Hall at 6pm. Agenda appears here about a week before the meeting. Sunday 8 April 2018 Stansfeld Park Conservation Day (Local green space) Stansfeld Park, OX3 8SB, 9.45am to 4pm. Parking on site is very limited so please avoid driving where possible, but limited parking is available on Quarry Road. The recent snow has created a lot of extra work in addition to our normal spring tasks and we would love for you to come and help us carry out a spring clean! Fallen trees block many of the paths and clearings are choked with scrub. We’ll be cutting back, creating habitat piles and raking vegetation alongside a roaring fire while keeping energy levels up with hot drinks and biscuits. We welcome accompanied children aged 5 and over to help with the more lightweight clearing jobs. Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult who will be responsible for their safety. Poster with more details here. Saturday 21 April 2018 Highfield Residents Association OxClean Litter Pick Meet at: Community Noticeboard in All Saint's Road Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Thursday 3 May 2018 City Council elections Saturday 12 to Sun 20 May 2018 Headington Art Weeks Oxfordshire Art Weeks. See website here. Sunday 13 May 2018 Guided walks at Rock Edge & Lye Valley (Local green space) Family-orientated event from the Friends of Lye Valley and the Oxfordshire Geology Trust at 2pm. Examine geology, flora, and fauna of the ancient past. More details here. Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 June 2018 Headington Festival In the central shopping area on the Saturday and in Bury Knowle Park on the Sunday Monday 6 August 2018 Friends of Lye Valley AGM (Local green space) St Francis Church Hall, Hollow Way at 7.30pm Please note that due to the inclement weather the HRA OxClean Litter Pick has been cancelled and rescheduled for:
New Date: Saturday 21st April 2018 All other details remain the same Spring Litterpick Saturday 3rd March 2018 10:00am Meet at the HRA Community Noticeboard in All Saints' Road Help keep our neighbourhood tidy! Join us for the Highfield annual litterpick. We provide the gloves, equipment and refreshments (indoors!) afterwards. Everyone welcome - come along with your family, friends and enthusiasm to help us spring-clean the area. Hope you can join us ! In association with Oxford Civic Society's OxClean and Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean Oxford City Council is consulting on additions to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register. It wants your comments about heritage assets.
The consultation starts 29 January 2018 and ends 26 February 2018. For information visit: https://t.co/Ep9fr6Ntat To participate in the OHAR consultation visit: https://t.co/sRCRFC9wRl HRA welcomes volunteers to help out in a variety of ways. The level of commitment is up to you - be it helping out on a one-off occasion, or getting involved with more regular activities. It's a great way to meet neighbours and new friends - and contribute to creating a more vibrant local community. You'll find examples of our current vacancies below. Please get in touch ASAP if you are interested in finding out more...
Events: We always need spare hands to help out with our regular activities and events including street parties, litter picks, pub quizz's, campaigning, the AGM, newsletter, website and much, much more... Website and Social Media: We've just revamped the website and want to attract visitors by making it more attractive, user-friendly and fun - and by posting regular news, updates and events. We're also interested in setting up a Facebook page and maybe a Twitter account to engage younger people, share information and get messages out more quickly. If you have relevant skills or experience, and would would be willing to share please let us know. Planning: If you are interested in planning and developments in the area, and how they are likely to impact the local community, this is the role for you. You'll need to keep abreast of new planning applications, keep the committee informed and maybe liaise with local council planning officers and developers. Graphic Design: We want to update the design of our logo, newsletter and other materials. If you have skills in this area and are interested in helping with this one-off project please get in touch ASAP. If you can help with any of these please email us TODAY! [email protected] We are always interested in your priorities and concerns, and want to serve the community as best we can. To help us do this we have created a simple questionnaire. Please take the time to complete it here - it will only take a couple of minutes and will contribute to everything we do.
Please Note: At the bottom of the questionnaire you'll find a box to enter your e-mail address and we would encourage you to do this to help us communicate with you quicker and more effectively. We can assure you that your address will only be used to send information from HRA and will not be shared with anyone else. |
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