Draft Modified Bloxham Neighbourhood Plan — The Parish Council Plan is pleased that the Plan was  approved by Cherwell District Council on 19 October 2026. It now carries full weight with planning  policy and will be applied when planning applications in the Parish are determined by Cherwell District  Council.

Vacancies — There are four vacancies on the Parish Council. If you would like to join our small and  friendly team, please contact the Clerk. clerk@bloxhamparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Sewage in Bloxham Brook — If residents notice anything unusual along the Brook, such as smells,  toilet paper, grey water or discolouration, please report it directly to the Environment Agency  Incident Hotline: 0800 80 70 60 or the Thames Water Emergency Line: 0800 316 9800. Health & Wellbeing Community Group — An update on the continuing work of the Community Group  is available on the Parish Council’s website.

Highways Issues — If residents have any issues with the roads and footpaths in Bloxham, please  report them to the County Council’s Fix My Street website. If there is no action after a month,  please email the Parish Council with the relevant details and reference number and this will be  followed up with the County Council.

Traffic Calming Working Group — The Parish Council is publishing a survey in the village in respect  of the County Council’s review of the 20mph speed restrictions. Please complete the survey on-line or find the paper copy in the Broadsheet this month. Investigations are also being made into how HGV’s  could be prohibited from using Strawberry Terrace and the Community Speedwatch Team continues  to be active in the village.

Hedges & Trees — Residents are kindly reminded that they need to ensure that any  hedges/trees/bushes on their land, do not encroach over their boundary and onto the roads or  footpaths. There are examples of hedges which are covering the footpaths and footpath users are  having to move into the road, which is clearly very unsafe.

Flooding Working Group — The Natural Flood Management works were completed at The Slade  during October 2026 and thanks go to Jerry Wood, Parish Councillor Neil Hegarty and all the  volunteers for all their hard work. There have also been media reports on this great piece of work on  the local news channels, as well as social media.

CPR & Defib Courses — Further CPR & defibs courses, funded by the Parish Council and facilitated  by volunteers from South Central Ambulance Charity will be held later in the year. Please email Alex  Harrison for more details: alexander.harrison@sca-charity.org.uk

Drop-In and Chat – As there has been an increase in anti-social behaviour in the village recently, the  Parish Council will be inviting Thames Valley Police to a Drop-In and Chat session to meet with  residents. More details to follow in due course.

Remembrance Parade, 8 November 2026 – The Parish Council thanks the Royal British Legion and all  the volunteers who help make the Parade run smoothly every year to ensure the village can  commemorate this important occasion. A donation will be made to South Central Ambulance Charity  for providing first aid cover.

‘Drop-In and Chat’ with the Parish Councillors at the Ex-Servicemen’s Hall,  1030am to 1130am on the second Saturday of each month