Decision details

Cllr Duncan Enright – West Oxfordshire District Council

Cllr Enright gave updates on the Witney Resilience Hub, the Eynsham Garden Village, reopening of leisure centres, the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme and the licences for pavement café culture.

Cllr David Harvey – West Oxfordshire District Council

Cllr Harvey gave an update on some District Council initiatives including the design of the Garden Village and lessons learned during the pandemic.

Councillor Laura Price – Oxfordshire County Council

Cllr Price provided an update on the active travel fund of which Oxfordshire had only received 50% of what it had hoped for.  It was working hard in its bid for the second round of funding.  She also advised that the County Council was preparing an emergency budget as there was a current deficit of £24,000,000.  The A40 improvements were being brought forward and a new director of Public Health had been appointed.

Councillor Luci Ashbourne – West Oxfordshire District Council

In response to a member’s question, Cllr Ashbourne advanced that she had spoken to James Mills at the District Council about the cycle symbols painted on the roads and had been told that they were to encourage bikes to stay the right side of the barriers on High Street.

Another member commented that this could not be correct as the symbols were also on Bridge Street where there were no pedestrian barriers.

A substantive discussion about many aspects of cycling ensued.

RESOLVED:          that the verbal update from Witney District and County Councillors be noted.