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NEWS
 
18th November AGM for the village hall. 
 
The AGM was held on Tues 18th Nov.  The new constitution was adopted with some amendments.  The main change was that a six-person management board was elected to deal with day-to-day management of the village hall.  Organisations within the village are represented by a consultative committee of currently 15 people who will meet at least twice a year.    Some progress is being made regarding a joint venture with the Sports and Social club to provide new facilities.  Click here for minutes 
 
Jennings, a company operating in Chalgrove are developing small offices and workshops using zero carbon materials which absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.  They held an open day Nov 13, for which I was too late to advertise in this website, but click here for further information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
To sign up to the campaign to oppose development south of Grenoble road visit http://handsoff.southoxon.gov.uk and for further information see the Oxford Green Belt network website http://www.oxfordgreenbelt.net 
To see the letter sent to Gordon Brown on behalf of the parish council click here  Feel free to write your own letter using this as a guide
 
Garsington is a village in Oxfordshire, some 5 miles south east of Oxford.  It is a village of hills and narrow roads.  The ground rises from 200 feet at the foot of the hill to 431 feet at the highest point of the ridge.  We have magnificent views in all directions, the Chilterns to the east, Oxford to the west and the Berkshire Downs with Wittenham Clumps to the south. 

The village is home to over 2,000 people, and has no local shop or newsagent. However, it does have 3 pubs, an estate agents, car repair centre, hairdressers and a garden centre. Of the pubs two serve food daily, The Plough and the Three Horseshoes. It also has a local Church of England primary school that performs well in SATs.  We have a fine Memorial Playing Field with a Sports and Social Club. 

Our South Oxfordshire district councillor is Elizabeth Gillespie and on Oxfordshire County Council our interests are represented by David Turner.  Our Member of Parliament is Boris Johnson, but perhaps not for much longer if his ambitions further afield are realised.