Category: News
Faringdon Virtual Open Gardens 2020
Spread the joy of gardening, send in photos of your garden so we can compile them to make a virtual tour of Faringdon’s gardens. Small or large garden, a single bloom, window box or allotment we would love to see what you are growing! Get the whole family involved, it would be great to see…
Your Oxfordshire
Recycling centres reopening, celebrating carers, bluebell woodlands and community support May 2020 We’re celebrating the care sector and key workers! Thank you to all those in the care sector and to everyone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to deliver essential and flexible services. From the emergency services and armed services to…
OPA Play & Activity Days 2020 – Postponed
Dear Playday Partners Following much deliberation and based on the most recent advice from the Government we have taken the very difficult decision to Postpone our Play and Activity days for 2020. This is not the decision we wanted to make as these events will be needed more than ever this year to help Communities…
MP-May Newsletter
Welcome to the first edition of my newsletter, which will be one of the ways I update you about my work as your representative. I would like to be writing to you in happier times but I hope that you and your loved ones are all safe and well. It has been a whirlwind since…
Citizens Advice article- How to handle suspicious and spam emails
Use new fast-track reporting for suspicious emails – Citizens Advice Scam emails, one of life’s most tiresome phenomena, are becoming so smooth and sophisticated that even computer experts can be deceived by them, and the rest of us are in constant danger of being taken for a ride. There is no need to feel isolated…
NHS healthcare over the May bank holiday weekend
During the bank holiday, Oxofrdshire’s healthcare partners would like to remind our residents and patients about the minor changes, to the following services: · 24/7 mental health helpline · Minor Injuries Units · GP practices · Community pharmacy services · Dental services Please see below for details on the different services: 24/7 mental health helpline…
HWRCs to reopen on 18th May
As you are aware Oxfordshire’s seven Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) have been shut to waste delivered by the public since 24 March 2020, following Government’s direction that everyone should stay home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Since then we have been working with the city and district councils to ensure excellent kerbside collection services…
