The Friends of Quarry

You may have received a leaflet through your door earlier this year concerning a suggestion to push for the creation of a Controlled Parking Zone in the Quarry. Although this was only a suggestion from the Oxford Labour Party, it did cause some concern amongst residents, particularly those who remember the Council proposal that was raised in 2003.

Friends of Quarry are not aware of any formal plans to implement a CPZ and have been told that funds are not currently available to implement one. However, as we are surrounded by CPZs and the number of people travelling into Oxford is increasing, we think that it is only a matter of time until one is proposed again.

We believe that, if a CPZ is proposed in the future, we would get a better outcome if we are prepared for it. However, preparing would take a considerable amount of time and effort.

We would therefore like to get your views on this. You can provide them by completing our online survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoc2X2E_VmoHRzy-QLLTwKInGvLW1tOWGTUwngjlQuLESojQ/viewform

Thursday 19 October at 7:30 pm

In the Masons Function Room

All are welcome

Entry (on the door) is free to members of Friends of Quarry.

Non-Members can join Friends of Quarry for £2 per head or make a donation of £2 per head.

The bar will be open, nibbles will be provided and there will be prizes for the winning teams.

We hope that you will be able to join us.

We are looking for teams of 2, 3 or 4 – please book your team in via Facebook (The Friends of Quarry), email (friendsofquarry@gmail.com) or by phoning 762713. We will also organise teams on the night.

Come and meet your neighbours and enjoy a fun quiz!

Thames Valley Police (and other agencies) provide a service to alert residents to issues, such as burglaries, that you may wish to subscribe to.

You can subscribe at: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/

Over the last month, Friends of Quarry have organised two community activities:

• A Cheese and Wine evening took place on 24 February in the Village Hall. 42 people attended. The feedback was very positive. We will aim to organise further similar activities in the future – if you have any ideas or suggestions, or want to get involved, please contact us
• The annual OxClean event took place on 4 March. 13 people spent 2 hours picking up litter around the Quarry as part of a larger, Oxford-wide, event. The feedback was that the Quarry was cleaner than in previous years, but even so, a reasonable amount of rubbish was collected. We will be organising this again on the first weekend of March 2018

Many thanks to those who were able to join us for these activities

This was confirmed by Historic England on 9th February 2017.

The war memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Trinity Road.

The Oxford Fiddle Group will be performing a concert at the Headington Quarry Village Hall on Friday 20 January 2017.  Money raised from the concert will go to the Headington Quarry Village Hall refurbishment fund.

The 12 fiddles plus backing of the Oxford Fiddle Group will play tunes and songs from the UK, Ireland and the USA ranging from foot tapping jigs and reels to beautiful airs and laments.

A licensed bar will be open from 1930 and the concert will start at 2000.

Ticket prices: £8 for advanced purchases and £10 on the door.

Tickets are available from Mayte Siswick on 07974 353069 or bookings@headingtonquarryhall.org.uk

Please join the Village Hall team and Friends of Quarry for an informal Christmas get together with Christmas carols, mulled wine and, of course mince pies, in Quarry Village hall.

It is a free event, but a small donation towards funds for hall improvements would be welcome.