The Friends of Quarry

The latest Friends of Quarry Newsletter is published. We will be delivering them through resident’s doors shortly.

You can also read it online.

FOQ – Newsletter October 2017

Residents have expressed concerns about a spate of burglaries in the Quarry and nearby areas. On occasion, we have also been asked by local Police Officers to make you aware of incidents.

Thames Valley Police operate an alerting service and provide an app that will provide you with alerts when incidents occur, as well as delivering useful information to help you avoid becoming a victim of crime. You can register for the service and the app at thamesvalleyalert.co.uk (or search for Thames Valley Alert).

In the past, a number of Neighbourhood Watch groups were established (at street level), but most of these seem to have become inactive over time. We feel that it may be a good idea to invigorate these, but would like to understand your views before we do so.

Please complete our online survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBV1wPEyh-W9zv9w602UeKrlb6mmmvwsG9wdd5aleKjet_nw/viewform

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.