The next Parish Council meeting is due to be held on Wednesday 7th March at 7.30 at Balscote Village Hall.

Discussions on Rural Affordable Housing are to be discussed together with plans to cope with winter weather.

The Public are invited to attend this meeting, As with all Parish Council meetings, which are held bi-monthly on the first Wednesday of March, May, July, September and November.

Patricia M Jesson
Wroxton and Balscote Parish Clerk

Cherwell District Council
Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4AA
www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk
01295 252535

Parish Clerk: Mrs Patricia Jesson, “Homeland”, Balscote. Banbury 0X15 6JP
Telephone: 01295 738640 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If anyone from the Parish of Wroxton & Balscote require assistance in attending Shenington Surgery, or delivery of prescriptions, please contact any of the volunteers below.
SHENINGTON SURGERY VOLUNTEERS

Wroxton
                                                                      Pres.      Appts.
Lynne Andrews       2 Church Street             *             *                730084
David McNaught       4 Wroxton Court            *             *                730739
Robbie Lemar           Primrose Cottage           *             *                730500
Erica Imison              Woodview                     *             *                738183
Carl Nicholson          2 Drift Lane                    *             *                738146
Barry Allen              Blenheim Cottage            *                              738454

Balscote

Michael Robarts      Priory Farm                      *              *             730629
Bob Jesson            Homeland                         *              *             738640
Trina Wilcock         Old School House             *                            738718
Liz Whitworth        Chapel Barn                      *              *             738525
Sheila Harris          Broughton House              *                            738043

Pres: Deliver/collect prescriptions
Appts: Take people to and from appointments

Parish Clerk: Mrs Patricia Jesson Tel: 738640. email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please see the Johnsons website for bus timetable information or you can download the latest timetable by clicking here

The newly elected Parish Council took their places for the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council on Wednesday 2nd June. It was mainly a meeting to decide upon the various positions for which the Councillors will be responsible:

Carl Nicholson Chairman & Wroxton Sports Pavilion (738146)
Bob Jesson Vice-Chairman, Transport & Balscote Village Hall (738640)
David McNaught Finance & CPRE (Council for the Protection of Rural England) (730739)
Barry Allen Highways & Sports (738454)
Michael Robarts Ironstone Liaison &  Planning for Emergencies (730629)
David Endicott Wroxton Primary School (Governors yet to meet)(730665)
Mike Whelan Neighbourhood Action Group (738388)

If anyone has any concerns, moans, groans, or even thanks, these are your representatives. Congratulations to all who were elected, but grateful thanks must go to Chris Jarvis, who has served the Parish with dedication and diligence over the past four years.

A Housing Needs Survey will be delivered to every home in the Parish to assess the necessity for building Exceptional Affordable Housing in Balscote. Your replies are important, as this will decide whether there is the need to build homes, minimum two, maximum four, for village people. The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Wednesday 7th July at Wroxton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Please support your Council at these meetings. The Parish Council wishes to hear from any resident who has a project which they believe might be considered for discussion and possible implementation over the coming twelve months. Please contact any Parish Councillor, or the Clerk, with your suggestions.

Patricia M Jesson, Wroxton & Balscote Parish Clerk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   (738640)