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Piddington Parish Council
Information centre
Welcome Letter
The Parish Council has produced a Welcome Letter for new residents.
Download the Welcome Letter here.
Download the Welcome Letter here.
Piddington Village News & Events Email
Regular email updates on important issues affecting the village and reminders of upcoming events from the Parish Council, PVHMC and St Nicholas Church.
Sign up here.
You can unsubscribe at any time. You will receive a welcome email once you have registered. If this does not appear in your inbox within 5 minutes, please check your spam folder and add us to your 'Safe Senders' list.
Sign up here.
You can unsubscribe at any time. You will receive a welcome email once you have registered. If this does not appear in your inbox within 5 minutes, please check your spam folder and add us to your 'Safe Senders' list.
Standing Orders
List of Parish Council Powers
Asset Register
Defibrillator outside Village Hall - useful information
Instructions on how the defibrillator works can be found here.
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme - information available
Voter photo ID
Emergency Planning - leaflets and links
General emergency planning
Emergency Planning in Oxfordshire - This is a link to Oxfordshire County Council's website on emergency planning. It contains many pages and links covering all aspects of how to prepare for emergencies and what to do in an emergency.
Community Emergency Plans - A guide to producing emergency plans in the community.
Community Emergency Plan Template - A template for use by parish councils to create a community emergency plan.
Emergency Planning in Oxfordshire - This is a link to Oxfordshire County Council's website on emergency planning. It contains many pages and links covering all aspects of how to prepare for emergencies and what to do in an emergency.
Community Emergency Plans - A guide to producing emergency plans in the community.
Community Emergency Plan Template - A template for use by parish councils to create a community emergency plan.
Information for vulnerable people
Utility Failure - A guide to extra care priority services by utility companies.
Priority Services Register - A leaflet produced by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) describing what services are available to vulnerable people during a power cut. It includes a form to fill in to join the register. There is further information on the SSE website.
Thames Water Extra Care Services - A link to the Thames Water webpages giving information for people who have extra needs, such as people with mobility, sight or hearing.
Message in a Bottle - Information about the scheme to encourage people living alone to store medical and other important information in a place that is easy for the emergency services or relatives to find in an emergency. Free bottles are available from the Parish Council.
Utility Failure - A guide to extra care priority services by utility companies.
Priority Services Register - A leaflet produced by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) describing what services are available to vulnerable people during a power cut. It includes a form to fill in to join the register. There is further information on the SSE website.
Thames Water Extra Care Services - A link to the Thames Water webpages giving information for people who have extra needs, such as people with mobility, sight or hearing.
Message in a Bottle - Information about the scheme to encourage people living alone to store medical and other important information in a place that is easy for the emergency services or relatives to find in an emergency. Free bottles are available from the Parish Council.
Planning for extreme weather
Snow Guide - A simple guide to snow clearance.
Community Snow and Ice Plan Template - A template for use by parish councils to create a plan to use during times of disruptive snow or ice.
Community Flood Plan Template - A template for use by parish councils to create a plan to use during times of potential flooding.
Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit - An online guide from Oxfordshire County Council on what to do in the case of flooding. It includes a page that gives advice for individuals, communities and businesses about how to obtain funding for flood prevention or alleviation.
How to Build a Sandbag Wall - A short film on You Tube.
Snow Guide - A simple guide to snow clearance.
Community Snow and Ice Plan Template - A template for use by parish councils to create a plan to use during times of disruptive snow or ice.
Community Flood Plan Template - A template for use by parish councils to create a plan to use during times of potential flooding.
Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit - An online guide from Oxfordshire County Council on what to do in the case of flooding. It includes a page that gives advice for individuals, communities and businesses about how to obtain funding for flood prevention or alleviation.
How to Build a Sandbag Wall - A short film on You Tube.
Responsibilities and rights of property owners, particularly when problems or emergencies arise
Hedges and Trees - A guide to rules and ownership of hedges and trees
Riparian Ownership - A guide to living beside a watercourse in Oxfordshire. In Piddington, this includes the stream running through the village.
Ditches and Drainage - A guide to drainage in Oxfordshire.
Hedges and Trees - A guide to rules and ownership of hedges and trees
Riparian Ownership - A guide to living beside a watercourse in Oxfordshire. In Piddington, this includes the stream running through the village.
Ditches and Drainage - A guide to drainage in Oxfordshire.
Reporting problems
Overweight vehicles in the village can be reported online to Trading Standards at Oxfordshire County Council's weight restriction enforcement web page.
Abandoned vehicles - you can check a vehicle's tax and MOT status online with DVLA and report it on the DVLA website and on Cherwell District Council's abandoned vehicles web page.
Damaged roads can be reported to FixMyStreet. We have a FixmyStreet “Superuser” in the village, who can identify and authorise suitable straightforward works directly with the contractor. These must be within the 30mph zone and can cover such things as pothole repairs or streetlight problems. Contact Phil Jones on 01844 237413 or email [email protected]. If you need to report something outside the 30mph zone you can still do this on FixMyStreet as before.
Flytipping and other problems - Cherwell District Council also has a special Report It page where you can report a variety of problems, including flytipping, streetlighting, noise and many others.
Footpaths/public rights of way - see below.
Abandoned vehicles - you can check a vehicle's tax and MOT status online with DVLA and report it on the DVLA website and on Cherwell District Council's abandoned vehicles web page.
Damaged roads can be reported to FixMyStreet. We have a FixmyStreet “Superuser” in the village, who can identify and authorise suitable straightforward works directly with the contractor. These must be within the 30mph zone and can cover such things as pothole repairs or streetlight problems. Contact Phil Jones on 01844 237413 or email [email protected]. If you need to report something outside the 30mph zone you can still do this on FixMyStreet as before.
Flytipping and other problems - Cherwell District Council also has a special Report It page where you can report a variety of problems, including flytipping, streetlighting, noise and many others.
Footpaths/public rights of way - see below.
Footpaths
You can see all of Oxfordshire's footpaths on the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way for Oxfordshire. Use the Search option to find your area of interest. See also Piddington Circular Walk.
An updated report on the state of the public footpaths and stiles in and around Piddington was produced in November 2024 and can be found here.
Problems with footpaths or public rights of way in Oxfordshire, including damaged or dangerous stiles and obstructions, can be reported to Oxfordshire County Council here.
An updated report on the state of the public footpaths and stiles in and around Piddington was produced in November 2024 and can be found here.
Problems with footpaths or public rights of way in Oxfordshire, including damaged or dangerous stiles and obstructions, can be reported to Oxfordshire County Council here.