The footbridge providing a permissive path across the brook to Millennium Woods was closed in January 2023 due to the bridge structure being deemed rotten and unsafe. It has since been further vandalized. The remaining structure will therefore be dismantled in the week commencing 12th June. This will also help with preparation for the new bridge to be installed. Because…
On 6th June 2023, Cholsey Parish Council was informed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that the Secretary of State’s decision on the Leavesley Papist Way Development Appeal, which was due on 13 June 2023 having previously been deferred from 13 April 2023, has now been further postponed to 10 August 2023. No specific reason for this was…
People intending to go to the polls on Thursday 4 May should check now that they have valid photo ID, otherwise they could lose their chance to vote. The local elections will be the first time that voters in the UK will be required to show photo ID when voting at a polling station. This is a new requirement, introduced…
On Sunday 23 April at 3pm the government will be sending a UK-wide Emergency Alerts test message to all compatible devices. What is the Emergency Alerts service? Emergency Alerts is a new government service that will warn you if there is a danger to life nearby (e.g. flooding, fire). In an emergency, mobile phone masts will broadcast an alert in…
Yesterday, 12th April 2023, Cholsey Parish Council was informed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that the Secretary of State’s decision on the Leavesley Papist Way Development Appeal, which was due on the 13 April 2023, has been changed to the 13 June 2023. No specific reason for this was given other than that further time is required…
Eleven councillors have been duly elected without contest as Parish Councillors for Cholsey. Their details can be found in the above linked notice. The number of persons elected is short of the number of seats on the council (which is thirteen), but enough persons have been elected to constitute a quorum (i.e. one third of the whole number of members,…
SODC have organised activities for children and their families over Easter in Cholsey. For more information about times, dates, booking details and other activities in our area visit South Oxfordshire school activities webpage Monday 3 April at Cholsey Recreation Ground The popular orienteering Xplorer activity: follow a map to hunt for different themed markers around a park. From 10am-midday; children…
In recent years responsibility for the enforcement of parking restrictions, for example along Station Road, in Cholsey has moved from the police to Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) who have employed an agency to carry out the work. Enforcement has increased considerably as a result. Some residents in the affected area who have no off-street parking available to them have been…
You can find out more about becoming a Parish Councillor here: Elections 2023 – Become a Councillor – Cholsey Parish Council