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Witney Photos
A selection of photos taken in and around Witney, Oxfordshire
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Witney News
A selection of news stories from the Witney area
West Oxfordshires young cricket champions
Young cricketers from West Oxfordshire are this week celebrating their success at the annual Oxfordshire Youth Games, held at the Oxford University Sports Complex on Sunday 28th June.
The team of 10 to 11 year olds from the Wychwood School, Shipton-under-Wychwood (pictured below), received a first prize medal after competing against teams from the countys four other districts.
At the Olympic-style multi-sports tournament, other teams from West Oxfordshire also gained medals, coming second in badminton, second in Tennis and third in football.
Cllr Hilary Biles, Cabinet Member for Leisure said, Congratulations to the Wychwood School cricket teams wonderful achievement. All the West Oxfordshire teams, regardless of their final position, put their all into their sports and gained a lot out of the event. These youngsters are real role models for their peers.
In the months leading up to the Youth Games, trials and tournaments were organised by West Oxfordshires School Sports Partnership and District Council to select squads. Over 600 children were involved in this process, all gaining additional coaching and development through school and club links.
The event, which is co-ordinated by the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership (OSP), aims to increase and promote participation in sport.
All change at Burford Lodge
Not just a change of ownership
Burford Lodge Hotel & Restaurant, situated at the edge of the village of Burford has recently changed hands with the new owners introducing new ideas with an emphasis on local people and produce.
Tim Waller, owner of the Corinium Hotel in Cirencester and Mark Bullows, previously an award winning head chef, along with their wives have combined forces to re-launch the Burford Lodge with some modern and improved touches that will appeal to both the local and tourist markets.
Tim said This is a wonderful hotel with so much potential we have already begun work to modernize the look of the hotel as well as bringing the menus in line with Marks high standard of cooking. Until we took over this was more of a local B&B, we would like to welcome local residents even if just popping in for a drink or a cup of coffee and plan on
holding a launch event to introduce ourselves to the village.
Built in the early 19th century originally as a country residence, Buford Lodge retains much of the original features whilst offering every modern facility.
With eight elegant en-suite bedrooms, function room, onsite free parking, and a large bar and restaurant area, it is an ideal location for any occasion, whether for business or pleasure.
We are keen to build ourselves a good reputation at Burford Lodge for our food and warm hospitality, said Mark Bullows, managing partner in the business. He continued We will be working with key local suppliers to produce interesting, value for money menus to suit everyones palette.
For further information about the Burford Lodge, please visit www.burfordlodge.com
Council grant for Carers Centre
West Oxfordshire District Council has agreed a grant of 2,000 to the North and West Oxfordshire Carers Centre.
The Centre is an independent charity providing free information, advice and support to those looking after someone who because of illness, disability or frailty cannot manage without help. Around 600 new unpaid carers are helped each year in addition to a caseload of approximately 3,000 clients.
Individual support and respite is also provided for young carers, under-18. Many carers are very young and the Centre helps them have a break through fun clubs and arranging outings to theme parks, sports and leisure centres.
Cllr Jill Dunsmore, Cabinet Member for Communities said, Carers give an enormous amount of their time to help others, many sacrificing their own health, finances, work and social life to help a loved one. The number of unpaid carers of all ages is increasing as the population becomes older. We are indebted to the Carers Centre for providing such an important support service and I am pleased that West Oxfordshire District Council is able to provide a grant to help.
Core funding for the Centre is obtained from a central government grant and from the PCT. This is supplemented by additional funds from Oxfordshire County Council, Cherwell District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council.
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