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Come and join us on Saturday 2 May to do a litter pick around the village.

Meet at 1 Springfield Road at 9.3am or just litter pick your own area.

Cherwell District Council will be providing a few litter pickers and gloves together with rubbish bags which will be available from 1 Springfield Road from 9.30am.

Three proposals for Local Government Reorganisation for Oxfordshire were submitted to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for consideration in November last year.

MHCLG has now issued a consultation – Proposals for local government reorganisation in Oxfordshire – GOV.UK – on the three proposals and wants to hear your opinions (see the survey).

The proposals are for:

• one council covering the whole of Oxfordshire – proposed by Oxfordshire County Council.  Known as One Oxfordshire
• two councils covering Oxfordshire and West Berkshire – proposed by the Oxfordshire District Councils, West Berkshire Unitary Authority and Oxford City Council.  Known as Two Councils
• three councils covering Oxfordshire with a proposed ‘greater Oxford’ area – proposed by Oxford City Council.  Known as Three Councils

All the proposals can be read in depth from the above links.

The consultation runs from 5 February to 26 March.

Oxfordshire County Council is asking for views on the proposal to introduce a 20mph speed limit on the unnamed road through the hamlet of Bainton

which will replace the existing 30mph speed limit but also extend the limit south-westwards to include the access to ‘Watergate Farm’, replacing a section of 60mph National speed limit in the process. The proposals have been put forward to help improve road safety on local roads, and follows the subsequent completion of the implementation phase of the County-wide 20mph project at the end of the 2025/26 financial year.

The consultation documents are:

• Public Notice
• Statement of Reasons
• Consultation Plan
• Draft Traffic Regulation Order

Details are also available to view on the Councils consultation portal at the following link: https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/bainton_20mph2026

Any objections or other representations on the proposals should be submitted to Oxfordshire County Council by Friday 27th February 2026.

Bicester Motion will be opening their doors again on Sunday 26 April for their next Scramble.

The Scramble promises visitors the chance to experience historic motoring at its best, through a curated display of classic cars, open workshop doors and lots of surprises for the family along the way.

You will be able to visit the many industry-leading specialist businesses based in their restored historic buildings at Bicester Heritage. Family and dog friendly, the Scramble is a wonderful way to while away the weekend hours in the company of some spectacular machines.

Local residents and their families are more than welcome to attend the event and make the most of a 50% discount on full price tickets with the promocode:   BMRESAPR26

via the ticket link

In order to apply the discount, you will need to enter the above code as an ‘access key’.

The access key is located at the bottom of the ticket purchase page, within ‘Have an access key?’. Once the code has been entered, this will then release the resident tickets at the discounted rate.

Select your tickets and then use the Access Key with the code : BMRESAPR26 for the discount.

This information is provided by Bicester Motion and is not the responsibility of the Parish Council. For further information see https://www.facebook.com/BicesterMotionHQ or contact the events team directly at: events@bicestermotion.com

Keep an eye on the Bicester Heritage website and social media pages for the latest information and release of tickets.