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Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC) Autumn Conference 2024 Join us at the TVERC Autumn Conference 2024 to learn, connect, and share about environmental records in Berkshire and Oxfordshire!

Speeds dropping on Hennef Way, the Oxford Road and in local villages - Banbury FM New speed limits are being implemented on Hennef Way, the Oxford Road and in local villages, in addition to the 20mph changes in Banbury.

Announcing the 35 short-listed Finalists of the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2024!

These wildlife conservation heroes and heroines - who are often volunteers - give their time and expertise freely, and also encourage others to get involved.

Find out who are the Finalists in each of the seven NBN Award categories. They might even be local to you!

The winners will be announced on 21 November at the NBN Conference in Liverpool.

More information: bit.ly/FinalistsNBNawards24

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Check out our upcoming free events at Bridge Street Community Garden

Bluebird Bridge, Banbury, OX16 5QF

Follow our socials for news, extra events,
or any changes/cancellations:

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Facebook: Bridge Street Garden Banbury

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Family Yoga Session:
We are delighted to invite you to a Family Yoga Session at Bridge Street Garden with Sophie Bird! This session is suitable for all ages and abilities—no prior experience is necessary.
📅 Saturday, 7th September
⏰ 2:00 - 3:00 pm
📍 Bridge Street Garden, Banbury
What to Bring:
A yoga mat or towel, if you have one
Hessian coffee sacks will be available for use as mats
Chairs will be provided for those who prefer seated yoga

After the session, we’ll be offering refreshing fruit and juice. No booking is required—just come along and join the fun! We can’t wait to see you there!
Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Oxford Doodle Club: Fully booked!
We are thrilled to welcome to the Community Garden this September!
📅 Sunday, 8th September
⏰ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
🎟 25x FREE tickets (No more spaces available)
👩‍👧‍👧 Family-friendly fun
🎨 Activity sheets and more!

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Vegan Picnic in the Garden:
🌱 Sunday, 15th September
⏰ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
📍 Bridge Street Garden, OX16 5QF
We warmly invite all vegans and those interested in learning more about veganism to bring a plant-based picnic to Bridge Street Garden. Join us for discussions on veganism, recipe sharing, and connecting with like-minded individuals.

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Around the World Event:
🌎 We are also planning a special 'Around the World' event during the upcoming Canal Festival.
More details to follow.

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Play Day at the Garden:
📅 30th October
More details to follow.

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Watch how traffic negotiates a 10mph bend in Banburyshire village. Residents furious transport plan ignores bypass Residents of Farthinghoe are furious that a transport plan for the future ignores the desperate need for a bypass – when other villages have been relieved of A-road traffic.

https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/watch-how-traffic-tries-to-negotiate-a-10mph-bend-in-banburyshire-village-residents-furious-that-transport-plan-ignores-bypass-again-4767030

Watch how traffic negotiates a 10mph bend in Banburyshire village. Residents furious transport plan ignores bypass Farthinghoe residents are furious that a transport plan for the future ignores the desperate need for a bypass – when other villages have been relieved of A-road traffic.

As part of our biodiversity projects, we will soon be starting our autumn work programme on our verges in Nethercote, if you have a little free time on a Saturday across the next couple of months and would like to join our working party, please email us at [email protected] to express your interest

🌿 📢3 days left to grab your reduced early bird tickets to our Autumn Recorders' Conference !

📅 Date: 19th October
🕒 Time: 10am
📍 Location: Oracle, Thames Valley Park

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Julian Parfitt will be presenting an insightful talk on the South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO). His presentation, titled “Ancient and Veteran Trees, Bats, Birds, and Fungi”, will highlight the extensive fieldwork and data collection done in 2024 on the SESRO area, showcasing the incredible wildlife supported by this green corridor.
🔗 Book your spot now: https://ow.ly/S2CW50SXwk0

📢King’s Sutton Beekeeping Project: UPDATE!

As part of our drive to increase biodiversity, King’s Sutton Parish Council has facilitated the formation of a King’s Sutton beekeeping group, and is applying for grants for hives on land behind the current cemetery, which is part of a larger plot purchased recently by the Parish Council for the new cemetery extension.

The plan is to maintain the northern part of the area as a meadow with a hedge separating it from a more formal area where burials will take place once the existing cemetery is full (see plan).
The suggested location for the beehives is the northern east corner of the meadow with a shed at the opposite end, screened with hedging to house the beekeeping equipment

Access will be through a gap in the current hedge. As well as being home to the beehives the area will be available for the scattering of cremated remains with the opportunity for residents to purchase a memorial tree for planting .
The meadow will be accessible to all residents as a place where people may go for quiet contemplation and reflection.

It’s really important that the Parish Council is providing a facility of which residents approve, please feel free to comment below and add any suggestions of your own.
It is hoped that the meadow will be prepared this autumn and hives will be in place in the Spring of 2025.

- King’s Sutton Parish Council -

🍂 Join Us at the TVERC Autumn Recorders’ Conference 2024! 🍂

🗓️ Date: Saturday, 19th October 📍 Location: Oracle, Thames Valley Park, Reading

📣 Call for Speed Updates: Share a 5-minute talk about your local area’s recording projects or conservation campaigns. Interested? Let us know on your booking form!

🌳 Connect and Share: This is a fantastic opportunity to learn, connect, and share with the recording community in Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

We can’t wait to see you there! 🌟

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thames-valley-environmental-records-centre-tverc-autumn-conference-2024-tickets-939337081497?aff=oddtdtcreator

🦇 this weekend 24th-25th August🌙

As the sun sets and the evenings stretch longer, our gardens become a ballet stage for the silent, swift dancers of the night sky—bats! Representing a third of mammals in the UK, bats are essential indicator species for ecosystem health as top predators of night-flying invertebrates.

Did you know? The UK is home to 18 species of bat, and the TVERC database holds over 46,000 records of these fascinating creatures.

👀 Have you spotted any bats recently?

If you’re new to bat surveying, the Bat Conservation Trust Sunset Survey is the perfect opportunity to start! You don’t need to be an expert—all you need is a love for nature and a keen eye. Whether from a balcony or by a window, your observations can contribute to the conservation of these essential species.

https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/national-bat-monitoring-programme/getting-started/sunset-survey

Join the survey and share your findings with the community. Happy bat spotting 🦇✨

Free Wild Banbury Event - Build a Bee Hotel - Saturday 7th September | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust Free nature drop in event making a solitary bee hotel for your garden.

Community Action Groups - CAG Oxfordshire has launched an project to help you record wildlife in your local area and across Oxfordshire. 🌟 By knowing which species inhabit our region, we can better protect them, target biodiversity projects, and track distribution trends.

Here’s how you can get involved:
🐛 Join the Project: Create an iNaturalist account (website or app) and follow this link to join the project. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/community-action-groups-cag-oxfordshire
🦉Record Observations: Whether you’re out and about or at home, snap photos of wildlife within Oxfordshire. You can use the app or upload photos later.
🌳 Collaborate: Review others’ observations, suggest identifications, and agree with correct IDs to help achieve research-grade records.

A big shoutout to Lisa Phipps from Keep Nethercote Rural for helping to set this up! Her nearly 1000 observations and 210 species are truly impressive. 🙌

Happy recording! 🦉🌼

🌼 The Big Meadow Search is on, and we need your eyes on the ground! This UK-wide initiative by the Carmarthenshire Meadows Group is a call to action for anyone with a passion for green spaces.

Whether you’re a seasoned botanist or just love a bit of greenery, your observations of plant life in any unimproved grassland area are invaluable. From the humble road verge to the most vibrant wildflower meadow, every record counts.

📅 Deadline: Submit your findings by August 31st.

Anyone can take part, you don't need to be an expert in plant identification!

👉 Dive in and contribute to a growing understanding of our natural world. For more information and to submit your records, visit https://www.bigmeadowsearch.co.uk/

So grab your boots and let’s get searching!



📸 Alison Bloomfield

Oxfordshire County Council are seeking views on parking and proposed changes to restrictions in the following areas of

Banbury Centre South,
Coopers Gate, and
Hightown Road area

https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/banbury_parking_informal2024

You can follow the link to have your say before 5pm on Friday 06 September 2024.

Banbury - parking restrictions informal consultation In November 2021, the County Council took over parking enforcement from the police, which meant that all parking contraventions became a civil offence, dealt with by the issue of penalty charge notices (PCNs). The change to enforcement, has opened up opportunities for

London is set for a week of high temperatures🌡️

The heat can be challenging for our city's wildlife, so let's help them stay cool. Here are some simple ways you can support wildlife at home in the hot weather:

✅ Provide enough water
✅ Top up the bird bath and feeders
✅ Provide enough cover from the sun
✅ Top up your pond
✅ Keep 'messy' areas of the garden

We're developing a plan to shape the future of transport in West Northamptonshire over the next 20 years - and we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Have your say on our Local Transport Plan at https://ow.ly/jIob50SKimP

Low-income off-gas households with an annual income of £36,000 or less could be eligible for funding to make their homes more energy efficient.

Know anyone in West Northants who this might help? Pass them the information at https://ow.ly/Vfca50Rj3wV

Only two more days to have your say on proposals to reduce the speed limit on Hennef Way

Banbury: A422 Hennef Way - proposed 40mph speed limit Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire County Councils’ have been working with the Department for Transport (DfT) to determine a package of works to enhance highway safety near to RAF Barford St John, which is in response to a road traffic collision whereby a United States

Woodland Trust are recruiting for new Youth Council members in the South East region.

More info on the current youth council here - [https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/act/youth-initiatives/woodland-trust-youth-council/](https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/act/youth-initiatives/woodland-trust-youth-council/)

And apply here - [https://volunteer.woodlandtrust.org.uk/opportunities/68335-youth-council-member-uk-wide-with-particular-focus-on-the-southwest-northern-ireland-and-the-north-2024-06-24](https://volunteer.woodlandtrust.org.uk/opportunities/68335-youth-council-member-uk-wide-with-particular-focus-on-the-southwest-northern-ireland-and-the-north-2024-06-24)

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Popular Banbury zero waste shop to host town's first ever Green Fair next week

Wild Banbury Learn more about the project and get involved: https://www.bbowt.org.uk/wildlife/living-landscapes/wild-banbury

https://youtu.be/bLT3VvOOWqY?si=74YTEC90aPkE74xG

Ghost Train: Verney Junction to Banbury (Lost Railways Animation) A trip through the lost Verney Junction to Banbury Branch line. Calling at Padbury, Buckingham, Fulwell & Westbury, Brackley Town, Farthinghoe, and Banbury ...