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October 2002

Series 27 No 5

Parish Council and Cherwell news

TRAFFIC CALMING AT EAST END
Following recent accidents, the Parish Council has approached the County Council about the need to slow traffic from Banbury approaching the bend into East End. It has provisionally been agreed that the "Hook Norton" sign will be moved to the same place as the "30" sign, that road markings will be provided to slow traffic, and that a small chevron marker will be placed at the corner to show that there is a sharp bend.

SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB PLANNING APPLICATION
Cherwell District Council Planning Committee has now approved the plans for new tennis courts and a games area and for the siting of the new pavilion. A further application will be necessary for the design of the pavilion, and for floodlights for the new football pitch previously approved. The Committee has imposed conditions limiting use of the pavilion to 11.30 weekdays, 12.30 Saturdays and 10.30 Sundays, and soundproofing has been required. The floodlights for the new tennis courts and games area may not be used after 9.30 (currently 10.00)

Peter Fry

A PLEA FOR DECENCY AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS
Will the person or persons dumping builders and other rubbish in the Upper Cemetery in Tite Lane please refrain from so doing. This practice is causing great distress to villagers tending the resting places of their loved ones. Please show them respect and take the rubbish to an authorised dump.

Ray Jelf, Chairman,Open Spaces and Environmental Committee, Hook Norton Parish Council

THOUGHTLESSNESS AND DESTRUCTION
On the evening of Friday 16^th August, someone tore or cut the litter bin from the bus stop opposite Austins Way, scattered the contents over the grass verge and footpath, and threw the bin into the hedge. This pointless act showed two things - first, there is a destructive vandal in the village, and we hope his parents are very proud of him. Second, that there is at least one dog walker who has been putting doggie bags in this litter bin instead of in the special bin provided for the purpose. Please use the proper bin, which is behind the hedge by the gravel path. The man who empties this bin is properly equipped for the contents, while those using and emptying the litter bin do not expect to find dog waste in it.
Yet another thoughtless person dumped a heap of newspaper in mid-August on the ground at the bottle bank site at the school. The contractor emptying the bottle banks is not interested in taking soggy dirty paper, which just becomes a mess. There is still a paper bank at the Fire Station.

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HISTORIC BOOKS NOW ON CD-ROM
The Oxfordshire Record Office is currently selling CD-ROMS of 20 historic books relating to Oxfordshire. Specific examples include Gardner's Directory of Oxfordshire 1852 and Oxfordshire 1847 Post Office Directory and prices range from £9 to £28 . For further details contact the Record Office on 01865 398200.

	“You may not see me as unique, but I've never died before” THE OXFORDSHIRE BEFRIENDING NETWORK
Volunteers visiting people with life threatening illness at home. The Oxfordshire Befriending Network welcomes sensitive, trustworthy and friendly volunteer befrienders to join this lively, rapidly developing local organisation. Excellent free training and support provided. Please contact Catherine Gundry, Regional Manager, on 01865 316200

OXFORD CENTRE FOR ENABLEMENT
The Oxford Centre for Enablement (formerly Ritchie Russell House and Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre) based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, is seeking volunteers and volunteer drivers in your area. This is very rewarding voluntary work as a day-room helper or bringing suitable clients for day or respite care. Drivers use their own car but will be paid expenses. Training will be given. Do come and join us on this friendly unit; we'd be pleased to hear from you. Please contact Barbara Martin on 01865 225482 any morning or leave a message and phone number on 01865 225544.

BYHP
is a registered charity, established in 1989 in response to growing concern about youth homelessness in the area. The charity is based in Banbury, but responds to the needs of young people in the surrounding rural villages and the towns of Bicester and Kidlington. The Banbury Nightstop project was developed in May 1999 because there was no emergency accommodation in the Cherwell area. The scheme provides overnight accommodation for homeless young people with volunteer “host” households. Hosts are vetted and supported so that the scheme is able to offer help to very vulnerable young people. People whose behaviour is challenging cannot, however, be accommodated. Many young people find the thought of staying with a family they do not know too difficult, but for others it is an essential stopgap.
BYHP is keen to promote its services to everyone in the Cherwell area. We are also looking to recruit more volunteers to become Nightstop hosts or members of our Management Committee. For further information, please ring 01295 259442.

OXFORDSHIRE ADVOCACY DEVELOPMENT GROUP (CHARITY NO:1015858)

Citizen Advocacy for People of Oxfordshire with Learning Disabilities
BARTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, UNDERHILL CIRCUS, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9LS
TEL: 01865 741293 FAX: 01865 741200 E-MAIL: capold@btopenworld.com

CAPOLD - A NEW SCHEME NEEDING VOLUNTEERS
People with learning disabilities have decisions made for them all the time; decisions about where they live, what they do during the day and with whom they live are made for them because they are not able to express what they want or they are not asked. Citizen advocacy is a way to support people in having their voice heard and in being part of the decisions made about their lives. Volunteer advocates work one-to-one with their partner (the person at risk of not being heard), getting to know them and their wishes and helping to have those wishes heard by the appropriate people. For some it may just be that they want more choice in what they eat, others may want a complete life change! The advocate's role is not to decide what they should have or whether what they want is good for them. It is to support them in making an informed choice and help them get that choice heard by the people who can make a difference, be they parents, carers, friends, social or health services.
CAPOLD (Citizen Advocacy for People of Oxfordshire with Learning Disabilities) is a relatively new scheme set up by Oxfordshire Advocacy Development Group (Registered Charity no: 1015858) and funded by the Department of Health. It provides citizen advocates for people with learning disabilities and supports the partnerships formed with advice, information and expenses.
CAPOLD needs VOLUNTEERS to work with all the people being referred to the scheme, so if you or someone you know has a few hours to spare, weekly or fortnightly and would like to help make a difference to someone's life, then please contact
HELEN BLOOMFIELD on 01865 741293 or e-mail: capold@btopenworld.com .