AlchesterTree Services returned after the winter floods to process the brash from the tree thinning in December and spread some clippings along the paths. The remaining chippings were spread by a couple of volunteers at the April Sunday working party. Spreading the wood chip waste over muddy paths helps to provide a better walking surface.
Working party dates in June
The May mid-week working party volunteers moved spoil from recent garden work at the bungalow adjacent to the woodland to raise the ground level around the pond. The area around the pond bench had suffered sinkagein recent years and caused the pond to overflow back into the woodland.
ParishHallCommittee: The Church Parish Hall Committee has stood down, and the Parish Council is appointing a new committee.
LIGHT UP A LIFE
Would you like to sponsor an evening’sfloodlighting at St. Mary’sChurch in memory of a loved one, to give thanks for the birth of a child, or to celebrate a baptism, a birthday, or a wedding?
A minimum donation of £10 is suggested which can be Gift Aided. Please contact JoanPacker on 01869 241694 by 20 June for entry in the July 2024 issue of Launton Lines.
In attendance The Clerk, Mrs JaneOlds; 8 members of the public.
Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
Councillor Turner was elected as Chairman and Councillor Sanders was elected as Vice Chairman.
East / West Rail
No report had been received. If anyone has any queries, please get in contact directly at publicinformation@ewralliance.co.ukor call the 24 hour helplineon 03457 11 41 41.
Report from District and County Councillors
No report had been received from either District or County Councillors.
Finance
The Finance Report is available on the Parish Council website together with the financial year end Annual Governance and Accountability Return (or AGAR for short).
The Council is obliged to complete the AGAR and ensure that it is sent to the External Auditor by 30 June each year. All the information about the 2023/24 finance is available on the Council website at https://www.launton-pc.gov.uk/financial-information/accounts2023-24/ and anyone wishing to see the draft accounts (they are unaudited until the External Auditor - Moore- have completed their inspection) should contact the Clerk to make an appointment.
The official “Electors’ Rights” dates will be from 3 June to 12 July.
Planning
All planning applications, which include the links to Cherwell’s Planning Portal, are put on the Parish Council website when they are received (www.launton-pc.gov.uk in the Agenda and Minutes section).
If a villager has concerns or comments about a planning application, they are welcome to come along to Parish Council meetings to bring them to the attention of the meeting. Villagers are also welcome to contact Councillors or the Clerk to make comments.
Guidance on how the Parish Council is able to respond to planning applications is available on the Parish Council website at https://www.launton-pc.gov.uk/planning-applications/
Village Matters
Parish Hall
The Management Committee is slowly taking shape but still needs more members! If you use the hall, have used the hall in the past or may like to use it in the future, come and join the committee to help run it.
With the redevelopment costs expanding and the funding shrinking, the project may need to be completed in sections.
Highway and Traffic Issues
We are still waiting for a date for the Bicester Road resurfacing but we have been assured that it is scheduled for this year. However,
other works on the local road network and the need to ensure that any works do not conflict with school access need to be taken into account.
The Speed Indicator Devices are now fully operational. However, we do realise that there are still some impatient drivers out there, and if you have any dashcamfootage of anti-social driving or overtaking through the village you can report it to Thames Valley Police at https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ then selecting ‘Report’ and ‘Road Traffic Incident’?; there is even the facility to uploadyour footage.
Speedwatch
There were only three sessions in April, partly due to a shortage of volunteers following the events in March, but also due to the continuous wet weather.
There has been a slight increase in the observed speeds of vehicles passing through the village, but it’shoped that with better weather on its way, there will be more frequent sessions. If you’dlike to help out please contact speedwatch@launton-pc.gov.uk
Agenda items and dates of the next meetings
The next meeting will be on Thursday 6 June in the Parish Hall starting at 7.30pm. If you’dlike to chat with a Councillor, do come along after 7.15pm.
Suggestions for agenda items for the 4 July meeting need to be with the Clerk by 20 June and items for the 7 August meeting by 23 July.
Note that the July meeting will be held in the School Hall, following the announcement of the General Election on 4 July when the Parish Hall will be the Polling Station for the village.
If you’re not signed up to our mailing list to receive news from the Parish Council, you can find a signupform at the bottom left hand menu of the Parish Council website at www.launton-pc.gov.uk/
Launton Watercolour Art Group
The Watercolour Classes are running every Monday in June, as there are no bank or public holidays in the month, so classes will be on the following Mondays: 3, 10, 17, and 24 June. The Group meets every Monday in the Parish Hall from 2pm.
There is space for some new members at £8 per session.
This work from the class shows MagdalenBridge and Tower in Oxford where the May Day choir sings. If you would like to join the class, emailPaul.Ebberson@gmail.com
Congratulations to all our exam students. Excellent results in Ballet, Tap, and
LauntonWIreportingforMay2024
Our meeting centredon the subject of “Dental Health Matters”, and if we should vote for this issue to be adopted as a Resolution by the WI Federation, who would then develop a campaign to influence change in the coming year. Other successful campaigns have focused on Equal Pay, Domestic Violence, Climate Change, Clean Rivers, to name but a few. With 180,000 members the WI forms a powerful voice to ensure that community issues are heard.
So for those of you unaware of just how dire the state of our dental services are, here’ssome facts for you to get your remaining teeth into.
12 million adults cannot find a NHSdentist
2 in 5 kids have not seen a dentist this year
Rural areas struggle to find dentists and there are insufficient practitioners, with a drop of 14% in new trainees.
We have 4.3 dentists per 10,000 people.
83,000 A&E visits were dental related, with added pressure on hospitals.
To quote Pam Ayres, ‘I wish I’dlooked after me teeth’. Sadly, Pam there is no one other than you to look after them!
We can act as a catalyst for change. There is action that can be taken to ameliorate the situation.
Paying practitioners a decent contract rate for NHSwork may be a start.
Recruiting overseas staff.
Investment in Mobile Dental services for rural areas.
Clawing back unspent treasury funds already allocated, although that might be the same as finding a quid down the back of the sofa, one can but hope!
Bringing this national tragedy to a wider audience may help in putting pressure on Governments to look after the nation’shealth and not let it slide into privatisationwhich ignores the needs of so many.
So if you ever wondered what the WI does, it’snot all Jam and Jerusalem. It’sa living, breathing, campaigning, democratic organisationthat works tirelessly away across the length and breadth of this green and promised land, to right the wrongs and injustices that we all have to deal with on a daily basis. Come along and join us!
Angela Stack
A massive thank you for everyone who voted in the local elections in May. It has been a delight to speak to so many of you in the last couple of weeks, as well as represent you for the last two years.
We are delighted to say that AlisaRussellhas been elected as your new District Councillor for Launton and Otmoor. She replaces Simon Holland, who decided not to stand again. We look forward to welcoming her to the team and working closely with her to represent your views at the council. Alisawill be out and about in the coming months and hopes to meet as many residents as possible.
After the election results on 2 May, the final make up of the Council is
Liberal Democrats 17 councillors
Labour 13 councillors
Conservatives 11 councillors
The Green Party 4 councillors
Independents 3 councillors
Continued on page 12
For any party to have an overall majority they would need 25 councillors, and so currently no party has a majority. At the time of writing, talks are ongoing between the parties about who will form the administration of Cherwell following the elections. This should be decided ahead of the full Council meeting on 22 May and we will keep you updated as we know more.
As always, please do get in touch! You can contact us at the following emails: gemma.coton@cherwell-dc.gov.ukor julian.nedelcu@cherwell-dc.gov.uk
All the best, Gemmaand Julian District Councillors for Launton and Otmoor
The result for the District Council election on 2 May in the Launton and Otmoor Ward is on page 31 of this issue of Launton Lines. Continued from page 11
GOOD News! Finally, there is something to ‘shout about’! We as a country are making great progress reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Recently, there was an article in The Week, based on information from the National Grid, that was really uplifting. It pointed out that in 2009 75% of Britain’selectricity was generated by gas-and coal powered plants. This year to date it stands at 26%, and one-day last month (for an hour at lunch time on 15 April) the proportion fell to 2.4%. New analysis also found that the average daily fossil-fuel share had dropped to a record daily low of 6.4%, Until 2022 that daily average had never been below 10%. This shows us that the Zero Carbon Target is possible. GOOD news indeed!
These numbers speak more about our acceptance and use of renewables than they do about our actual usage. We mustn’tbecome complacent. We must continue to try to use electricity wisely even if only to reduce our electricity bill. Our use of electricity is only one part of our Carbon Footprint. If we want to reduce our carbon footprint to 50% by 2030, then we will have a 60% chance of avoiding a climate catastrophe! We must not be satisfied with a GOOD result. We must do BETTER! We must continue focusing on reducing all the factors that make up our Carbon Footprint...Food, Home, Travel and Stuff. If you have read this and say to yourself, ‘Good, end of story! My reply would be “Dream on!” If your reaction was ‘Good, We’re not all doomed.’ I would say, “Please join us, we could use your help! If you think you are doing a pretty GOOD job in reducing your Carbon Footprint, try to do a little bit BETTER. If you think that you are already doing the BEST you can, try to make your best BETTER...” Make your BEST BETTER and your BETTER BEST!
Do please continue trying to reduce your personal footprint as BEST you can... we are running out of time... LESis more! We are there to help!
Edfrom LES (launtonenvironmentalsociety@gmail.com)
Saturday 22 June: 10am- 3pm Free Entry, but with collection buckets for Launton Playing Field Association
News from the Playing Fields and Sports and Social:Our
50th Anniversary
In May we were entertained by the amazing tribute act Like the Beatles. The hall was full and the feedback from those attending was excellent. Again, we saw lots of new faces as more people enjoy our 50th anniversary year. Prior to the event the committee decided to donate ticket proceeds to the Teddy HickmanJustgiving appeal which enabled us to contribute £1,000. (Teddy was the five-year-old boy killed in the recent road accident in Blackthorn.)
In June our attention turns to football! On the weekends of 8/9 and 15/16 June, we have our annual boys/girls/ladies six-a-side tournaments with a host of Launton teams involved. Plus of course we have the Euro2024 kicking off on 14 June with Germany v Scotland. England’sthree group matches are on Sunday 16, Thursday 20, and Tuesday 25. These will all be shown both in the bar and in the hall on the mega-screenas well as (we hope) the future England knockout games.
On Saturday 22 June, weather permitting, we host the Launton Classic Car Show in which there is a great deal of interest.
On Saturday 6 July we are holding our annual Family Day when attractions include bouncy castle, bungeetrampoline, face painting, tug-of-war, football games, LPFAmemorabilia on display as well as tea/coffee/cakes in the hall, hot food and ice cream vans, a Pimms stall, and several real ales including Timothy TaylorLandlord and Boltmaker- both favourites. Please come and enjoy these events as well as the bar in between times. There is no membership required and we are open to the public.
1950sAmerican car in a driveway. We saw it was out in the sun recently and asked the owner about it.
Here is the story , on page 23...
If you’vewalked down West End any time over the past 25 years, you may have seen a smart and shiny
AllourObedienceTrainingispartof TheKennelClubGoodCitizenDogScheme Jennie,ourInstructorisanApproved Instructor (Academy of Dog Training and Behaviour), Agility Club Approved Instructor, UK Agility Instructor. AnewvenueundercoverinGrendonUnderwood
HoopersActivity Saturday starts at 12 noon
Agility Class Saturday from 1pm
Thursday Classes in ArncottVillage Hall
Puppy Foundation Assessment, under 6 months, starts 6.45pm
Basic Obedience for dogs age 6+ months, starts 7.30pm
Rally Obedience or Scent Work, every alternate week for each class, from 8.15pm
“This Chevyis a real Family Car ...”
“ On the fifth of November 1951, my Aunt Lizzie(Elizabeth) collected her brand new 1951 ChevyDeluxefrom the dealership in New Jersey. She was the first one in our family able to afford a new car. It was the first new car I ever sat in. It was so huge and new and shiny, I was ‘in love’. A ‘LOVE’ that continues to this day.
Aunt Lizziedrove the car sparingly until 1971. At that time illness forced her to give up driving, but she didn’tgive up her Chevy.She pulled The Chevyinto her garage and locked both The Chevyand the garage. No one set foot into the garage until after her death in 1992. Aunt Lizziewas gone, but she left her beloved Chevyto me. In 1994, we brought The Chevyto England, spruced her up a bit and drove her sparingly then kept her in our garage on West End. The Chevyhas spent its entire life sitting in just two garages. It is not a restoration project. It is quite original. It has just over 70,300 original miles on the clock. There is still plenty of life left in the old girl yet, more than I can say about myself. I must be realistic: all good ‘love stories’ do eventually come to an end. None of my children or grandchildren can take care of the old girl. The time has come for her to move on to a good home.
I have now put her on the market, and I will be considering offers above £30K.That price is very flexible to anyone from my Launton Family as I would welcome the chance to see her on the road again, albeit occasionally. For more information, contact me on 07765492184, or emailat eddie.hamill23@gmail.com, or just stop by at 23 West End. ”
EdHamill
P.S. If you would like to read the full love story, and have a seat in this Grand Old Lady she will be at our Launton Classic and Retro Car Show on Saturday 22 June between 10amand 3pmat The Launton Playing Fields (see page 20).
Letters and emailsto the Editor: “No Junk Mail” notices …
We received an emailon 2 May to the editor@launton.orgbox. The main body is below, as it raises an issue that has worried us since Launton Lines was launched nearly 30 years ago.
Of course, there is much in the emailthat we won’tagree with, but it does raise how we should ask our delivery volunteers to respond to “No Junk Mail” or “No Circulars” notices on houses. We asked when we launched the newsletter how we should respond to these notices, and the overall view was that Launton Lines was not “Junk Mail”. Many people have said that it is useful and informative and have asked us to deliver even through there is a “No Junk Mail” notice. This emailis the first time in nearly 30 years and 282 issues that this has come up.
We replied to the email, asking for the address where we should not deliver, and have had no reply as we go to print, so we suspect that
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this may be some scamemail, as the gmailbox it was sent from is based in the USA, and the writer did not reply. But we still want to ask how we should respond to these notices. We also pointed out that Launton Lines has been available onlinesince November 2019. We are planning a more widespread reader questionnaire later this year, but for the moment can readers please respond to this simple question.
Should Launton Lines be delivered to households where there is a “No Junk Mail” notice?
Please reply to https://tinyurl.com/lldeliver where there is a simple Yes/No form to click.
There is, unfortunately, no legal definition of “Junk Mail” to help us in making a decision.
The 18thof May saw a true ‘LEGEND’; our beloved father Fred Howson, lose his battle after several years of illness. Fredwas not only a legend to us as a family but had been described as this by many others because of who he was. A true character amongst the local farming community, and undoubtedly over the years he most likely had fixed some kind of agricultural equipment with his welding and ‘fixing’ mentality for most farmers across the county. He was a ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ man and always had a solution to whatever needed fixing. He moved away from ‘dirty tractors and trailers’ to working at National Trusts - (BlenheimPalace, WaddesdonManor, Ashridge Manor, NewingtonManor to name but a few) together with private houses. His work on fencing, gates and borders can still be seen today and his pride in ensuring these were perfectly finished and looked aesthetically pleasing were added to his many talents. On a visit to Buckingham Palace, he was most upset how poor the edgingsof the lawns were and tried desperately to discuss this with anyone who would listen - much to our embarrassment!
Even at the age of 84 he was still working doing a manual job and trying to organise both Richardand Harrisonin the workshop (not that either of them ever listened to him!). His work was his life … and nothing gave him more pleasure. Putting on his overalls, safety boots and of course his cap meant he was ready for the day ahead and this was what made him the happiest. When he wasn’tworking, he did also like going to the theatre, Formula 1 racing, cricket, reading and of course his team Manchester United. And he also always watched England when they were playing (although not a great fan of Harry Kanefor whatever reason that we could never fathom!?)
The last four years have seen Fredsuffer from lots of health issues including three strokes, two bleeds on the brain, and vascular surgerybut he still battled on and made the best of his situation. He still sang to his favourite songs, joked with the carers, and listened to all the family updates giving us ‘Fred’sOpinion’ on how the country should
be run and how it could be fixed!
Fredwas father to Richardand Julesand loved his four grandchildren: Chloe, Harrison, Faith, and Georgia. He always wanted to hear from them and what they were doing with their lives.
Without doubt Fredwas a character and those most fortune to have met him would describe him no other way. A true LEGEND in his own right and one that we as a family are so truly grateful to have been able to call our Father and Grandfather.
His funeral will take place at StMary’sChurch, Marsh Gibbon at 11amon 5 June.
Our fundraisingactivities continue and we would like to thank everyone who has helped with any of our events or come along and supported them. We had a very successful Spring Fair on 6 April and are now looking forwards to the summer and autumn.
“Afternoon Tea” Sunday 11 August 2024
A traditional afternoon tea with friends and a chance to chat. This proved to be very popular last summer and we filled the Hall with 40 people all enjoying a traditional afternoon tea, so look out for details about this in the next Launton Lines.
“Monopoly Run” Sunday 22 September 2024
On 22 September we are planning a “Monopoly Run” event - based on the board game but working in real life and time. Watch this space for more information on this new and exciting venture!
Sponsor a Tile
This is an ongoing fundraisingopportunity and anyone or any business is invited to take part. It is £20 to sponsor a tile and there will be a list of Sponsors displayed in the new Hall. If you would like more information see page 29 opposite or contact treasurer@folph.org.uk
The Friends of Launton Parish Hall are looking for a new chair. We only meet about 5 times a year and at the moment we have a “rolling” chair with members taking it in turns to be the Chair.
Do get in touch using the email above if you think you can help with this, or come along to our next meeting on 20 June at 7.30pm in Launton Parish Hall. All are welcome.
Sponsor a Tile (SAT)
We are raising money to start the renovation work on Launton Parish Hall. About £525,000 is needed. We will continue to organise fund raising events, and apply for grants.
Registeredcharity number1199171
We are also asking people, businesses, and interested groups to Sponsor a Tile (though the roof will be covered with zinc sheets).
District Council election May 2024: Launton and Otmoor result
The number of votes recorded for each candidate was: Candidate Political Party Votes
JamesAndrewDaultonLabour Party 306
David LeonardHughesLocal Conservatives 944
Fin MacEwanGreen Party 147
AlisaRussell
Total Electorate 6,557
ProvidedbyMrHancockandhisteampersonally
A Letter of Thanks to LauntonLines
Whilst I would like to thank GretaWalker for her lovely letter in the May issue of Launton Lines, I do have to say that I enjoyed all the things I was involved in as a volunteer.
Some of my wonderful memories are having a Brownie Guard of Honour at my wedding, getting a kiss and a cuddle from a child at Playgroup, seeing the happy faces of the children when they passed their Cycle Proficiency Tests, planting the first trees in what is now Island Pond Wood, and seeing the lights on the Christmas Tree in the school grounds in December.
I really enjoyed what I did and would be happy to donate towards a memorial plaque for all those who volunteer to help with things in our wonderful village, but perhaps like me they really enjoy what they do and that is thanks enough.
Now I have to say that I never worked alone. Perhaps as Gretasays I “was a doer” - I feel I was perhaps more of an organiser. I know I never agreed with everyone on the committees I worked on; I am sure many will agree with that statement, but that to me was what was involved in “being on a committee” - you just hoped that others will agree with you and your ideas.
I was very, very lucky to have a husband who put up with my everlasting committee work, and living in a time when I could do the voluntary work that I wanted to do. Young couples these days do not have that privilege as both fathers and mother have to go out to work and so evenings are precious times for families. Thank you to all the volunteers who can find the time to help organise things for this village.
[The couple in the divorce case had married in New Zealand: she was of Maoridescent and lived for many years in Oxford.]
Seen around the village in May
Because it’sspring moving into early summer, here are snapshots from the village. Clockwise from top left:: Hot air balloon above Station Road (Paul Davis); Rhododendron in Chestnut Close (EllaRayner); Meadow flowers (EllaRayner); Northern Lights from West End (Bob Watmough); Yellow Irises by the pond on Station Road (Terry Vale).
Memories of an ex-Launton boy
This month the ex-Launton Boy is preparing to go to Gibraltar for a Royal Engineers reunion. The thought of the flight takes him back to memories of the days when planes flew from Bicester airfield, and parachutists were dropped (in training) at Weston-on-the-Green.And he recalls some of the adventures of the RAF men on the ground in Launton.
As I put pen to paper, so to speak, it is just a week before Julieand I will, for only the second time, be in Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mediterranean, when we will be enjoying a get-together with fellow veteran Sappers of the Corps of Royal Engineers and their wives.
We last went two years ago to celebrate the 250thanniversary of the Royal Engineers on the Rock, responsible for the creation of the many tunnels therein. (There are more miles of roadway inside the Rock of Gibraltar than there are on the outside). It was Julie’sfirst ever time of flying and she was petrified, gripping my hand throughout the entire flight to Gibraltar. She was almost as petrified at the thought of the flight back home, and although tensed right up, my hand was not subjected to a further crushing.
When we got home, she gave me a very pleasant shock by saying, “next time we go ...”, and I thought to myself, ‘RESULT!’, and so here we are again.
I must confess it was the first time I had flown since 1970:as a young Corporal, I flew back from West Germany for the very last time.
Where we live in north Kent, we are right beneath the flight path of so very many European commercial flights to or from Gatwickand Heathrowand even Stanstead, albeit that when the airliners fly overhead, they are mostly at a very high altitude, so their engine noises are not exactly disturbing, unlike the F111fighter bombers that used to fly from the American air base at Heyford.
There is something fascinating about the sound of aircraft overhead, depending on the seasons of the year. For example, in the autumn, there is a sort of hollow sound which is very distinctive, and equally distinctive is the more rounded sound during spring. It is something I
first began to notice as a young boy growing up in Launton when our local skies were quite busy with the sounds of the light Chipmunk aeroplanes flying out of Bicester aerodrome, either on solo flights, training flights or, as was often the case, towing gliders up to a higher level before release than was possible with the alternative winch system which was situated at the StrattonAudleyend of the airfield. Then of course there were the RAF heavy transport aircraft flying in a wide circle encompassing the lower end of West End, to drop sticks of parasover Weston-on-the-Green, their first training drops from a plane as opposed to from a basket slung beneath a barrage balloon. The earliest aircraft I recall engaged in this was the old twin-boomed (fuselage) Argosy, eventually replaced by the big-bellied Beverley, which itself was replaced with the high-tailed Hercules, very quiet for its size. Again, the sound in flight changed with the changing seasons, which must be something to do with the atmosphere.
I clearly recall when some of the RAF lads stationed at Bicester airfield would use The Bull in Launton as their chosen local. Inevitably they would end up having a skin full. On one occasion, a couple of them arrived on a motorcycle, before the days when crash helmets became compulsory by law. Having downed more beer than was safe to do, they both mounted the motorbike and rode off into the night, heading for RAF Bicester.
Now for those of you who are relatively new to Launton, the road layout on the Bicester side of the railway bridge out of Launton was quite different to how it is now. Going over the brow of the bridge, some one hundred yards the other side, there was a very sharp right hand bend, shortly followed by a sharp left hand bend with a little hump-backed bridge over a stream which we knew as The Sluice, and then along to where the road divided; off to the right was what we called the Aerodrome Road, on the right of which was the old allotments. In the middle of the junction was the pair of isolated cottages. Then the Bicester Road would do a sharp left, on the right of which was what we called "the hundred acres field", although it wasn’tquite that acreage, in which (at the aerodrome end) was a big
crater which we kids believed was the work of a large German bomb intended for the airfield.
Anyway, I deviate! Getting back to the two unfortunate RAF types on the motorbike, clearly the pilot of the thing was a bit squiffy because as they came over the bridge, they failed to negotiate the sharp righthander and drove straight through the hedge in front of them to land in a heap in the field beyond.
But that wasn’tthe only occasion that RAF misjudgement came into play (however did we win the war?) for on one Saturday, I don’tknow if it was the same two, but in a similar scenario when, after some Saturday lunchtime boozing, two RAF types mounted a motorbike and went careering off through the village, singing as they went, I am told. I was walking to Bicester when from behind me, over the bridge they came, still singing and, yes, they too failed to negotiate the righthander, but instead of going through the hedge, they both came off the machine in the middle of the bend. No helmets, no protection, no sense, for they both got up, laughing and still singing, started the old machine up, mounted it and once again were on their way, whilst I stood there in disbelief, scratching my head.
Thankfully, in those days there was relatively little traffic on the roads and village bus services were few and far between, thus the reason why I was walking to Bicester in the first place, although more often than not I would take the short cut through the churchyard and into the Closes then down alongside the Oxford to Bletchleyrailway line and under the GWRPaddington to Birmingham line and come out by The Garth.That said, with all the latest developments, factories, roads, new housing, I don’tthink that option is there anymore, unless someone is able to advise me otherwise. Such a shame for it was a lovely walk.
Anyway, Gibraltar, here we come … before the Spanish ever (if ever) get their hands on it.
Keep healthy and stay SAFE!
TonyJeacock, MInstRE | The ex-Launton Boy | June 2024
The Parish Council is very grateful for the support which the previous management committee has given to the Hall and church over the years; now that the Parish Council has taken over the management of the Parish Hall, we need members to join a new Management Committee! Could you be that person? Have you used the Hall? Would you like to help to shape its future?
