Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District Council are developing a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) for Banbury and they want to know what YOU think and any thoughts you have on their ideas as well as any other ideas that you have The Keep Nethercote Rural campaign are pleased to see a proposal… Continue reading Banbury LCWIP Consultation Open Until 19th June 2022
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Hawthorn Hedges
Hawthorn hedge plants (Crataegus monogyna) are a deciduous native hedge with thorny branches and mid-green lobed leaves. In the spring, Hawthorn produces masses of creamy white, fragranced flowers, followed by shiny, red fruit, known as haws in the autumn months. Hawthorn is listed as a Woody Species in Schedule 3 of the Hedgerows Regulations 1997, a… Continue reading Hawthorn Hedges
Proposals For Nearby M40, J10
Strategic Railfreight Interchange, referred to as OxSRF, nr Bicester https://oxsrfi.co.uk/ Oxfordshire Railfreight Ltd is a company registered in Jersey, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg based developer, Mountpark Link to have your say, closes 4th July https://oxsrfi.co.uk/Contact/ To be clear, this initial consultation feedback goes directly to the company making the proposals, you will not be… Continue reading Proposals For Nearby M40, J10
SAVING OUR HERITAGE: THE LAST BANBURY CHEESE FARMS?
SAVING OUR HERITAGE: THE LAST BANBURY CHEESE FARMS? by Gustav Milne, accomplished British Archaeologist, writer and TV contributor A FORGOTTEN CHEESE We all know about Banbury Cakes and Banbury Cross, but once the town was more famous for a now forgotten agricultural industry, the making of Banbury Cheese. In the days before refrigeration, cheese-making was… Continue reading SAVING OUR HERITAGE: THE LAST BANBURY CHEESE FARMS?
Nethercote Bioblitz Now Also Available on iNaturalist
View nethercotelisa’s observations » Thank you to everyone who has been contributing to the Nethercote Bioblitz on iRecord. Contributions help to create records of all living things in the area, such as trees and plants, wildlife, birds and insects etc and hundreds have now been added for Nethercote area Those passing through can also now… Continue reading Nethercote Bioblitz Now Also Available on iNaturalist
Banbury Lane
“Banbury Market was second only to Chicago in size by 1920, but before the railways it was small. I’ve been told that Deddington, a village three miles away on the Oxford Road, was busier. The king of the Midland markets in droving days was Northampton, busier than Rugby and even Leicester: at any one time… Continue reading Banbury Lane
Screening Opinion Planning Application Submitted to Councils – How To Get Involved
As part of Cherwell District Council Local Plan Review 2040 Call For Sites, speculative proposals were submitted for the areas of both Nethercote and Huscote, these proposals would in effect see both areas concreted over and turned into Industrial Estates, creating a warehouse corridor as you drive up the A422 towards Middleton Cheney. Neither of… Continue reading Screening Opinion Planning Application Submitted to Councils – How To Get Involved
Petition To Keep Nethercote Rural Reaches 1000 Signatures!
Our petition urging Cherwell District Council to provide conservation protection for the rural hamlet of Nethercote in Banbury has already gained more than 1000 signatures As part of their local plan review 2040, Cherwell District Council put out a “call for sites” to which a developer submitted a speculative proposal to use the area of… Continue reading Petition To Keep Nethercote Rural Reaches 1000 Signatures!
Why The Red House Became The White Cottage
Those who have followed the campaign and the history of Nethercote will recall our blog about how Laus Fuchs is said to have handed over the secret formula of the atom bomb to a Russian spy in 1945 on a bench in Nethercote. You may remember that this took place near to The Red House,… Continue reading Why The Red House Became The White Cottage
Petition Passes 500 Supporters! Thank you!
Residents and supporters of the small Banbury hamlet of Nethercote are overwhelmed with the support that has been received for this pretty, rural hamlet, home to much wildlife and source of tranquil countryside that is enjoyed by residents, dog walkers and hikers alike . The petition calls for conservation protection against development and commitment to… Continue reading Petition Passes 500 Supporters! Thank you!