An ACTIVITY trail has been launched for half term to encourage recycling. From May 29 to June 5 Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils are running a new Litter Bug Detectives Trail for children. The trails will be available in Edmonds Park in Didcot, Southern Road Recreation Ground in Thame, Abbey Garden Meadows in Abingdon and Memorial Park in Wantage. The activities are aimed at primary school children to promote recycling and reuse messages and explaining the damage litter does to our environment.
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SOME readers may today be getting a sinking sense of deja vu. Just two years ago in May 2019, people across South Oxfordshire were celebrating after they ousted the ruling Conservatives from their district council and installed. a rainbow coalition of Liberal Democrat and Green councillors. The left wing parties had rocketed to power largely on the platform that they were going to challenge massive housebuilding proposals for the district and tear up the Tories’ Local Plan. What was it that Robert Burns said about ‘the best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men.?’ Within a year, the Government’s Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told the council that if they even tried to overturn the Local Plan that he would block them from doing so and get the then-Tory led county council to take over their duties.
A landmark just outside of Buckinghamshire will feature in this Sunday’s episode of Antiques Roadshow, for the second time in three months. Stonor Park in Henley will make an appearance on the BBC One programme, which will see experts identify treasures including a unique group of Indian medals, Florence Nightingale’s toolkit and the story of a remarkable female pilot from WW2. Stonor Park on Antiques Roadshow - Hilary Kay and solider doll There will also be a segment which focuses on a painting by an unknown artist, some computer generated art with a surprisingly high value and a collection of rare pearls from around the world.