Woodcote Parish Council

21/10/2026

Dates for the Diary!

19/10/2026

The local Scouts Group has delivered our Neighbourhood Plan 3 newsletter throughout the parish. They have tried to visit every home. If you haven't received one there are a few options:

- contact us with your address and we will get one to you. [email protected], or
- find it on our website in full here: https://woodcoteparish.gov.uk/the-parish/woodcote-parish-council-neighbourhood-plan/np3-2013-20/np3-newsletters/

There are few QR codes, in the newsletter which you can't scan obviously if you are also looking at it on your phone. So for ease the links are:

Have Your Say, on Page 7: https://woodcoteparish.gov.uk/the-parish/woodcote-parish-council-neighbourhood-plan/np3-2013-20/np3-survey-1/

Find Out More about the NP: https://woodcoteparish.gov.uk/the-parish/woodcote-parish-council-neighbourhood-plan/np3-2013-20/

Join our general parish council mailing list: On the front page of our website, in the right hand bar: https://woodcoteparish.gov.uk/

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17/10/2026

Neighbourhood Policing Have Your Say Event

Don’t forget The PCSO’s for Woodcote will be holding another “Have Your Say” event in Woodcote, for residents to drop in and speak to them.

This will take place TODAY (Saturday 17th October) in the Village Hall Car Park, at 11am. They will be there until 12 noon.

If you would like to sign up to receive email alerts about future events (or other Police issues), then please sign up using the following link.

https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/

01/10/2026

The PCSO’s for Woodcote will be holding another “Have Your Say” event in Woodcote, for residents to drop in and speak to them.

This will take place on Saturday 17th October in the Village Hall Car Park, at 11am. They will be there until 12 noon.

The response to the last Have Your Say was as follows:

"On Friday 11th September the Henley Neighbourhood Team held a Have Your Say at the Village Hall. We had a good turn out and received some good feedback.

We are aware of the problems with youths riding motorcycles and E Bikes in the village and the wooded areas. I have increased my patrols and have been making some enquires and will be making some more.

I don't believe we have had any official reports about motorcycle ASB for a few weeks, this doesn't mean it isn't happening, it just means it has not been reported.

My colleagues and I will continue to patrol when we can and hopefully get to know a few more of the locals."

If you would like to sign up to receive email alerts about future events (or other Police issues), then please sign up using the following link.
https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/

28/09/2026

The latest edition of Woodcote Correspondent, is now on the website.

https://woodcoteparish.gov.uk/the-parish/woodcote-correspondent/

Whilst we host their online presence, the Woodcote Correspondent is a completely separate organisation to the Parish Council. All enquiries regarding articles, adverts etc should be made directly to them, their contact details are included in every editon.

We have been informed the paper copies are a little delayed this month.

The October edition includes a detailed article from the Parish Council on the heavily anticipated, but unfortunately undeliverable second crossing on the Goring Road. We understand this will be disappointing news for many readers. But like the current water leak in the vicinity, the pipeline which runs in the verge there dictates all works which can or cannot happen in that area.

Woodcote Correspondent The village’s monthly magazine, The Woodcote Correspondent, is now into its thirty eighth successive year of publication. Edited, produced and distributed by volunteers from the village, it is an A4 sized publication, running at 24 pages. Each issue includes colour photograp...

08/09/2026

The Parish Council understands that the PCSO’s for Woodcote will be holding a “Have Your Say” event in Woodcote, for residents to drop in and speak to them.

This will take place this Friday (11th September) in the Village Hall Car Park, at 10am. They will be there until 11am.

We have found out about this due to an email from the Neighbourhood Alert system. If you would like to sign up to receive email alerts about future events (or other Police issues), then please sign up using the following link.

https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk

Thank you.

24/08/2026

🚌 A little addition for our bus travellers 🚌

Along with the two 5-a-side football goals, today we have also installed two new lidded bins, one at each of the bus shelters on the Reading Road.

The Council took the decision to place new lidded bins, rather than the open topped bins from the village green after they were removed and we discovered a rather unpleasant surprise at the bottom — stagnant rainwater and a collection of old poo bags! 😬 Needless to say, it wasn’t the most pleasant experience.

We hope these new bins will be a useful addition for residents using the bus shelters, and help to keep the area clean and tidy.

Please do make use of them and help us keep our village looking its best. 🌳

Many thanks to Oxfordshire County Council for giving us permission to install in this location.

24/08/2026

⚽ New 5-a-side football goals! ⚽

We’re delighted to say that our two new 5-a-side football goals have now been constructed and are available to use! 🎉

We were very happy that the weather had cooled down a little while we were putting them together – much better conditions for construction than the recent heat! 😎

A huge thank you to one of our keen local football players, who gave us some much-appreciated help with getting the goals constructed and ready for play. It’s fantastic to see local enthusiasm helping to improve facilities for everyone.

We’d also like to say a big thank you to South Oxfordshire District Council for their Everyone Active grant, which part-funded the purchase of the goals. Their support has helped us provide better facilities for local children and football enthusiasts to get active and enjoy the game. ⚽👏

The full-sized football goal has now been moved to the side of the playing area. Unfortunately, three of its wheels are broken, so the Parish Council will need to decide what to do with the goal going forward.

If you move the full-sized goal out to use it, please make sure you put it back to the side afterwards. This will help keep the area tidy and make sure the goal is safely out of the way until the Council has decided what to do with it.

We hope the new goals get plenty of use – and we look forward to seeing lots of football being played! ⚽

19/08/2026

🌳 Tree works taking place today 🌳

You may notice that significant works are being carried out to one of our larger trees today.

Unfortunately, the tree’s roots were unavoidably damaged during the installation of the resin path. As a result, and out of an abundance of caution, we have taken the decision to severely cut back the tree.

Given the size of the tree and its position immediately adjacent to the school, we feel it is important to take a precautionary approach and endeavour to ensure that there is no risk of damage to the school, its grounds, or those using the area should the damaged root system affect the tree’s stability.

We appreciate that seeing such a large and established tree cut back so significantly can be upsetting, and this is not a decision that has been taken lightly. However, the safety of the neighbouring school, children, staff and everyone using the surrounding area must come first.