April’s Chippy News out now!

After many last minute frantic changes, the new full edition of the Chipping Norton News is now out on sale – with all the regular local news sections and features.

Inside there is also a copy of the Covid-19 Special two-page bulletin which was distributed free door to door – thanks to St Mary’s Church and their volunteers.

Please note that (as of today!) you can buy the News from:

Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Coop supermarket, Post Office, Coop Pharmacy, Costcutter, Esso Londis garage, Oats, Roger’s Fish and Deli, Health Centre, Hospital, St Mary’s Church porch, Highlands and Café de la Post (Chadlington).

Many thanks to them all.

Chippy News in lockdown

Sadly, this will be the last printed News for at least three months – Government restrictions on movement and the health & safety of the Team and the public mean that we are unable to get out and about to perform all the tasks necessary to produce each edition.

We hope to keep everyone informed about what’s going on in Chippy by increasing our online presence.

Very best wishes to you all from The Chipping Norton News Team!

Covid-19 Update: New helpline for most vulnerable

If you or someone you know in Chippy has been identified as extremely vulnerable by the NHS and has no support network, please contact the dedicated team on a new helpline:

01865 897820 or email: shield@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

A central team with advice is there from 8:30am to 8:00pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.

For those not in a high risk category,  the Age UK Oxfordshire helpline is 01865 411288 and many local support groups have started. See Oxfordshire All In for support near you.

In Chippy, for more information see chippynews.org, chippingnortontowncouncil.co.uk, stmaryscnorton.com, and Age Concern (Highlands) who also offer help on 01608 643320.

Chipping Norton News Team

Covid-19 Update: local food supplies and support

We’re indebted to Rupert Parsons of the Chipping Norton & villages Covid 19 community help and support 💚 Facebook group. He has supplied us with a list of local shops, takeaways, businesses and support organisations who can help get food and other supplies to those who need them.

The list is here and you can follow the group on Facebook to stay up-to-date. Stay safe and stay indoors!

Chipping Norton News Team

 

Time to Take Care!

Chipping Norton News Covid-19 Update, 26th March 2020

For the latest news see the Covid-19 Local News Bulletin. You can download this as a PDF here – but it will also be distributed to all homes in the area (see below).

While the Government leads on protecting us and our way of life – all advice starts at www.gov.uk –  we as individuals must focus on their own health and behaviour.

But as a community we must work together for the best.

Chipping Norton Mayor Don Davidson stressed the importance of following latest government advice – including social distancing and self-isolation. But he also asks everyone to look out for others in their street who need help saying “this is the time for us to pull together to help our families, neighbours and friends. Let’s show our community spirit”.

Events are moving rapidly. To help:

1. The Chippy News, with help from St Mary’s Church, Town Councillors and others, is today (26 March) distributing a special free two-page leaflet – Covid-19 Local News Bulletin – to homes in Chippy and local villages. It has links for the latest national guidance but also more on local contacts, action and support groups.
2. Chipping Norton Town Council has website, facebook and twitter information – see Covid-19 town information. A task group of councillors (contact Cllr Sandra Coleman) is helping with coordination and communication. Councillor and Town Clerk contacts are on the Council website.
3. The full printed April edition of Chipping Norton News, with the Covid-19 Bulletin, will be on sale on Monday 30 March in a limited number of outlets: Sainsbury’s, the Coop and Post Office, Aldi, Costcutter, West St Newsagents, Cotswold Newsagents, Spar Garage and the Health Centre.

Chippy News Suspension

The full printed edition of the Chipping Norton News will be suspended for at least 3 months. Updates will continue on www.chippynews.org and hopefully there’ll be more free leaflet bulletins.

Please don’t feel you are alone. We are all in this together.

Chipping Norton News Team.

Sunday’s Cotswold Birth Centre event cancelled

On page 9 of the current edition we featured an invitation from the Cotswold Birth Centre at Chipping Norton Hospital. The idea was for all families with connections to the Centre to visit on 15th March, from 1pm to 4pm, to celebrate International Year of the Midwife.

Unfortunately the event, like many others, has now been cancelled to control the spread of the Corona virus.

Please tell anyone you know who was thinking of attending.

That’s your lot!

Word has reached us that The Theatre’s charity auction is definitely still happening tonight (Friday 13th). Doors open at 6.30pm and full details are on page 14 of your current copy of the News.

Lots to be won include holidays, workshops, show tickets, experiences and much more.

See you there!

108th Music Festival in full swing!

The Town’s Music Festival kicked in style off last weekend but there are still plenty of events for everyone.

The festival ends on the weekend of 21st/22nd March with the Festival Concert on Saturday night, featuring many of the participants, and a performance on Sunday 22nd March by the Adderbury ensemble with Viv McLean on piano. Both events are at the Town Hall.

In between, huge supporters of the Festival, Anthony Williams and Craig Ogden, are appearing at the Town Hall on the 15th March and the Folk Club is at the Chequers on Thursday 19th.

All the details are on p21 of the current edition; we hope everyone involved has a great time!