There were apologies from Andrew McHugh, Mike Bishop and Matthew Gerrard.
Vacancies: It was agreed to co-opt Lucy Wells onto the Parish Council. Other applicants would be asked to provide more details about themselves and also to attend a PC meeting and if they were still willing to stand their applications would be considered.
Chairman’s Announcements: The planning for the revision of Condition 2 had been approved. There had been anti social behaviour at the Lucy Plackett Playing Field late at night. This would be followed up with Thames Valley Police who would be asked to increase their monitoring of the area.
Come and enjoy tea and cakes with your friends between 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm outside Adderbury Library (another venue if wet). Find crafts and all sorts of good things to buy supporting Fairtrade and the Children’s Society.
A 24 – month delay – but worth the wait. The 16th Adderbury Golf Day for Katharine House Hospice finally took place at Rye Hill Golf Club, after missing out in 2020, and then a further wait for this year’s Freedom Day. A motley selection of 64 golfers of varying age, size, ailments and skills turned out again for this very worthy local cause. Many have been playing in this tournament since it started as part of the SMART campaign in 2005.
Over the last six months, local resident and pupil of Warriner School, Harriet Dickens, has spent 24 hours litter picking in the village as part of her Duke of Edinburgh, Silver Award. Harriet has also supported the Parish Council’s ‘Paint Means Poo’ campaign by spraying dog mess left on the ground to highlight just how bad the problem is in Adderbury. The Parish Council was very happy to support Harriet with the volunteering element of her Award and it is inspiring that a young person wanted to look after and take pride in the village in which she lives.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO WORK FROM HOME – Did you know that before Covid more than 1 in 7 of us worked from home? I wonder what the number is now? With a vibrant population of over 3000 in Adderbury, there are now a lot more home workers and businesses. Friday Club offers a breath of fresh air, and an opportunity to meet others who also work from home, whether within Adderbury, or the surrounding villages. There are plenty of them at Friday Club with an amazing cross-section of jobs and skill sets – but all with similar challenges and issues to yours.
From 19 July these are the new library opening times. Tuesday – 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm: Friday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm.