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SPARSHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

Agenda of the Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday19th January 2022 starting at 7.30pm
at Griffin Memorial Hall, Sparsholt

All members of the public welcome

1. Apologies.

2. Declarations of interest.

3. Minutes of the Sparsholt Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 3^rd November 2021 and the Planning and Finance meeting held on Monday 20^th December 2021.

4. Planning:​

   • New Applications:

     • P22/V0025/T28 CTIL_30551900 Sparsholt Firs BT Site Eastmanton Down, OX12 9XB:  Addition of 3no. antennas and associated ancillary equipment at 20.0m on the existing tower, along with the addition of 2no. RRU Racks, 1no. CSC Cabinet and 1no. Meter Cabinet at ground level along with the extension of the existing compound and chain link fence. 

     • P21/V3492/HH Sparsholt Manor, OX12 9PT:  Replacement and repositioning of entrance gates.

     • P21/V3467/HH and P21/V3468/LB Sparsholt House, OX12 9PT:  Variation of applications P20/V3084/HH and P20/V3086/LB, proposing demolition of existing timber barn, single-storey side extension, modern stable building and tack store.  Internal and external works to main Listed Building, inclusive of new single-storey side and rear extensions.  Erection of new 3-bay stable block.  Erection of new brick potting shed.  Erection of new 1.5 storey timber clad barn.  Internal and external alterations to Coach House.  (Resubmission of details for barn and adjacent external landscaping, and external meter for Coach House.  All other details remain unchanged from precious consent.)  (Note:  Works under previous consent have started.  Works pertaining to this application have not started).

   • ​Decisions – INFORMATION ONLY:

     • P21/V3243/FUL Land to the north of 5 West Street, Sparsholt, OX12 9PR:  Change of use of land to residential (garden extension).  No decision.

     • P21/V3296/DIS Sparsholt House, Sparsholt, OX12 9PT:  Discharge of condition 6 (method statement for plumbing) in application P20/V3084/HH.  Demolition of single-storey side extension, modern stable building and tack store.  Internal and external works to main listed building, inclusive of new single-storey side and rear extensions.  Erection of new 3-bay stable block.  Erection of new brick potting shed.  Alteration and enlargement of existing timber barn.  Internal and external alternations to Coach House.  Fully Discharged.

     • P21/V3025/LB and P21/V3024/HH Rectory House, Sparsholt, OX12 9PT:  Demolition of timber porch and erection of replacement porch.  No decision. 

     • P21/V2824/FUL Westcot House, Westcot, OX12 9QA:  Proposed change of use of existing ancillary residential accommodation for holiday and short-term lettable accommodation.  No decision.

     • P21/V2825/FUL Westcot House, Westcot, OX12 9QA:  Proposed alteration, conversion and change of existing ancillary accommodation for holiday and short-term lettable accommodation (amended composite plan received on 15^th October 2021).  No decision.

5. Tree planting proposals north and west of Sparsholt and Westcot – update Cllr Jones.

6. Date of next meeting:  Wednesday 16^th February 7.30pm at Griffin Memorial Hall, Sparsholt.

Mrs D Lewis-Pryde, Parish Clerk

Tel: 751923

The B4507 will be closed at multiple places during January, February & March 2022, for various telecoms and resurfacing works.

It isn't currently 100% clear, but it may be that these closures are variously between 8am and 5pm (telecoms) and 9.30am & 3.30pm (roadworks), rather than complete 24 hour closures (tbc).

Full details can be found on one.network (click).

• T9588 24-28 Jan B4507 seemingly between both Westcot junctions (telecoms)
   
  • 
• T9685 3-4 Feb B4507 between Wantage & Childrey (roadworks)
   
  • 
• T9686 7-11 Feb B4507 between Childrey & Kingston Lisle (roadworks)
   
  • 
• T9687 14-16 Feb B4507 between Kingston Lisle & White Horse (roadworks)
   
  • 
• T9688 17-23 Feb B4507 between White Horse & Compton Beauchamp (roadworks)
   
  • 
• 24 Feb to 1 March B4507 between Ashbury & Idstone (roadworks)
   
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POSTPONED (covid)

The Uffington Museum Trustees are delighted to announce that David Miles will make a presentation at 6.30 pm on Monday 24 January 2022 in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington on: ‘Caring for The White Horse – 3,000 years of a British icon’.  The hall will open at 6.00pm.
 
David was formerly Director of Oxford Archaeology and the Chief Archaeologist of English Heritage. He is the author of The Land of the White Horse and knows a huge amount about our local area.   
 
Because of Covid restrictions, which may well change before 24 January, numbers attending are restricted to 60, so please book in for the presentation, on a first come first served, no cost, basis, by emailing [email protected] and be prepared to wear a mask throughout the presentation.

 

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For further information:-

• www.didcotfilmclub.org.uk (click)
• email: [email protected]
• www.cornerstone-arts.org (click)
• Telephone: 01235 515144
• Box Office opening times: Tuesday to Saturday: 10am - 6pm, Sunday: 11am - 4pm, Monday: closed

Ninebarrow are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Described by Mark Radcliffe as sounding like ‘two halves of one voice’, by Seth Lakeman as ‘a fantastic duo’ and by Kate Rusby as ‘absolutely amazing’, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies, delivering songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles.

Nominated in the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Emerging Artist and most recently picking up Best Duo in the Folking.com awards 2019, their latest album, ‘A Pocket Full of Acorns’ (released in March 2021) was released to wide-spread critical acclaim including coverage on BBC1’s Countryfile and BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’. 

Saturday 29th January, subject to any further Covid restrictions.

Very few tickets left. For more info ring 07951 065141.

• Doors Open: 19:00
• Concert begins: 19:30
• Tickets: £14 in advance (+ 40p booking fee) / £16 on the door (please note, on the door sales will only be available if COVID restrictions permit)
• www.ninebarrow.co.uk

Contact details:

•     Phone: 01235-612707
•     Web: theblowingstoneinn.com
•     Email: [email protected]
•     Facebook: www.facebook.com/The-Blowing-Stone-Inn-110161400883660
•     Instagram: www.instagram.com/theblowingstoneinn

Join us at The Greyhound, Letcombe, for our very popular and challenging monthly quiz, which starts at 8:00pm sharp.

There are prizes every round and teams of any size are allowed.

Entry is £3.00, which includes a donation to our chosen charity for the month.

Great beer, great company, great fun! Book your team a table by phone or email.

More info:-

The Greyhound, Letcombe Regis (click)

​Contact details:-

• Phone: 01235-771969
• Web: www.thegreyhoundletcombe.co.uk

Rich Hall’s Hoedown Deluxe
Saturday, 19th February, 2022 at 8pm
Tickets £19

Rich Hall’s comedy/music locomotive keeps on rollin’. Ever-evolving, ever-changing, Rich’s combination of keen acerbic stand-up combined with spit and sawdust alt-country lyricism is a “win-win” (GUARDIAN), as sold out crowds across the UK have attested. Fans keep returning because this show goes where other comedians wouldn’t dare: Barrow-in-Furness for example.

Rich’s acclaimed BBC4 documentaries (most recently Rich Hall’s Red Menace) and his Radio 4 series Election Breakdown have established a whole new legion of followers. He’s also a stalwart of QI and Have I Got News For You. But seeing the Hoedown is a whole different experience. Gut-busting, rib-tickling, toe-tapping, and shit-kicking, Rich Hall’s Hoedown Deluxe covers the full anatomical spectrum.

STRICTLY 14 years plus – Parental Guidance, likely to be swearing and adult content

More details here:-

• www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/rich-halls-hoedown-deluxe