The Friends of Quarry

We will be organising another litter pick in the Quarry in support of OxClean. This year’s clean will take place on Saturday 19 March.

Please join us at the sandpit in Quarry Hollow Park at 1400 for up to two hours.

All equipment and instructions will be provided – please bring along your children to help.

We hope to see you there.

An appeal against the Planning Enforcement notice against the development at 1 Quarry High Street has now been lodged with the Planning Inspectorate. Comments from interested parties , which include local residents, must be received by 29th March. Details on how to respond are on the Planning Inspectorate website.

Friends of Quarry will respond to the appeal on behalf of residents, but we also encourage you to respond individually.

A copy of the enforcement notice is available on our website for your information.

We have been informed by Oxford City Council that a Planning Enforcement Notice has been served on the developers of the Mews Block at 1 Quarry High Street requiring that it be demolished and the site cleared. The notice was served on 5th January and will come into effect on 9th February. The owner then has 6 months to complete demolition and a further month to remove the rubble.

The owner can appeal before the notice comes into effect, in which case residents will have an opportunity to have their say. We will keep you updated.

Friends of Quarry have campaigned hard for over 2 years, with the support of our local councillors, residents, the Oxford Civic Society and our MP to highlight and represent the extent of planning breaches at this development to the City Planning Authorities. We are pleased that they have recognised the severity of these and are now taking action.

The Headington Quarry controlled parking zone came into force on 15 February 2021. Any permits applied for at that time will expire on 15 February 2022.

It is likely that the County Council will write to permit holders to remind them to renew their permits, but as there have been postal delays recently, we wanted to make you aware in case no renewal letters are sent or they are delayed.

Renewal is possible up to 1 month before the existing permit expires on the County Council website.

A number of proposed changes to the controlled parking zone were approved at a County Council meeting on 16 December. More information is on the County Council website.

A Thursday Lunch Club aims to provide a two course home cooked lunch for older people who live alone in the Headington area. It takes place on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month in Corpus Christi Church Hall, Margaret Road. Before lunch, from about 12.30 guests are served drinks and nibbles, lunch is served at 1pm and after lunch there is tea or coffee and chocolates. More details are on the HTHQ website.

Headington Quarry Morris Dancers will be holding their traditional Mummers Play on Boxing Day, 27 December, this year. Times will be confirmed in due course. Photos and details of previous events are on their website.

Local resident Maurice East will be holding a Boxing Day walking tour of Quarry, including the Pubs, pits, wells, Romans and Roughs.

The tour is free, but to control numbers, please order a ticket via Eventbrite.

The minutes of the 2020 AGM and accounts for 2021 are now available to view.

Headington Action will be marking the start of the Christmas and Winter holiday by turning the Christmas lights on on 4 December. The timetable for events on the day are:

0900 – 1400: The Saturday Market with festive food and crafts.  

1630 – 1730 Christmas tree Lights switch-on with:

• Mince pies, wine and soft drinks provided by Headington  Action and local businesses. 

• Countdown to switch on by the Lord Mayor of Oxford

• Community singing round the tree. 

Headington Action organises the Christmas tree and the lights in the  permanent trees. It thanks councillors and local businesses for their donations.

Please note that there will be an additional Headington Market on 22 December.

More details are available on the Headington Action poster.