The Friends of Old Headington

A section of melted boardwalk, part of which is completely burnt through fills the bottom three quarters of the photo. There is green vegetation to both sides, a small information board top left, and a piece of red and white tape across an unburnt section of boardwalk top right.

❗ ANNOUNCEMENT ❗

It's not currently possibly to safely or easily walk the full length of the Lye Valley after some mindless vandal(s) set fire to part of the boardwalk last night. The City Council are aware of the situation, and are visiting today.
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The busy plant stall at Open Gardens

An ancient stone tank with water plants

A garden view

A spectacular wild orchid

Thank you to all who came to support our Open Gardens event on a hot sunny afternoon yesterday. Income from this event helps the Friends in its support of the Conservation Area, as we have done for over 65 years now. We also support other local charities with aims and objectives similar to our own.

This weekend: the Friends of Old Headington Open Gardens, Sunday 29 June, 2:30-5:30

Old Headington's event of the year on Sunday. Just hoping I will test negative in time 🤞

Excellent article in the Oxford Sausage on one of the gardens open in next week's Open Gardens event here in Old Headington (2:30-5:30, 29 June).

Poster for the Open Gardens event: 2:30 – 5:30pm on Sunday 29 June 2025. Admission to all gardens: £5 (£3 members) Accompanied children - free WI teas & cakes at the Village Hall Plant stall in St Andrew’s Road Tickets are available on the day at participating gardens or at the Friends’ desk in St Andrew’s Road Proceeds in support of the Friends and local charities

Coming next Sunday 29 June 2:30-5:30 - the Friends of Old Headington Open Gardens; details in the poster.

W.I. teas in the village hall and plant stall in St Andrew's Road.

Article with excellent photographs in today’s “Oxford Sausage” about the crinkle-crankle wall at Headington's Ruskin College and the walled garden inside that is looked after by local Headington residents: theoxfordsausage.com/oxfords-crin...

The Revd Emma Hopegood Jones has been appointed Vicar of St Andrew’s Church, Headington (as posted on Twitter by @headingheritage)

St Andrews Road to be closed 22/4 to 16/5

Great to see all the work done by @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social volunteers at Larkins Lane Fields @oldheadington.bsky.social And gorgeous summer snowflakes.

Fire engine

If you see fire engines on the John Radcliffe Hospital site this evening and next week, please don't worry – our friends at Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue are carrying out training exercises in the vacated Ivy Lane buildings.

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The Diocese of Oxford is seeking a new Vicar for St Andrew’s Church in Headington: www.oxford.anglican.org/vacancies/vi...

Mews building in Headington. Photo: Headington News

A modern block of flats in Headington may have to be demolished after a planning inspector concluded the original building plans were misleading. The plans mis-stated the height of the music shop next door, such that the final building was built “significantly taller than planned”.

This very morning (6 Jan 2025) the planning inspector dismissed the appeal by Beecher Acoustics relating to the block of houses on the left in Quarry High Street. See Appeal Decision here for details: acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.asp...

A snow covered boardwalk with just animal tracks runs from the bottom centre of the photo, winds round to the right before running down a valley. In the foreground at the right is a brown and green Greater Tussock Sedge. In the mid distance on the left a group of green, ivy covered small trees, to the right, leafless trees growing down a slope. There are aa few trees in the far distance.

Just the lightest dusting of snow here first thing this morning, and even that is already melting.
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Last night in @oldheadington.bsky.social @headingtonnews.bsky.social in Old Headington, Oxford. Quite a Christmas look.

YouTube video by Howard Stanbury Headington Quarry Morris - handbells and mummers play 2024

If you weren't able to get to the Headington Quarry Morris Boxing Day appearances, here's some hand-bell ringing and the mighty mummers' play

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Traditional Boxing Day Performance of the Mummers Play, Handbell Ringers and the Rapper Sword Dance! Headington Quarry Morris Dancers perform the traditional Boxing Day Mummers Play and Rapper Sword Dance and the Handbell Ringers will play, taking place outside the following pubs in Headington Qua…

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Waiting for the performance at the Six Bells

Excellent piece about how the city council will remove the tiny forest on its land in Northway to make way for an access road if Ruskin College gets planning permission to build homes on its field

Traditional Boxing Day Performance of the Mummers Play, Handbell Ringers and the Rapper Sword Dance! Headington Quarry Morris Dancers perform the traditional Boxing Day Mummers Play and Rapper Sword Dance and the Handbell Ringers will play, taking place outside the following pubs in Headington Qua…

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There is some Headington-focused Christmas information at the top-right of this page, including bins, buses, morris-dancing, and closures of the two routes through the Parks: www.headington.org.uk/news/today.htm

Would this be the same @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social supporting this project that recently waved through a secret deal to sell the land and destroy Foxwell Drive's Tiny Forest, supported by EarthWatch?

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The lights on the Christmas tree at the central Headington crossroads (outside Treatz) will be switched on by the Lord Mayor this Saturday (30 November 2024). The City of Oxford Choir sings at 4.30pm and the countdown starts at 4.55pm. Refreshments and community singing. More details on this poster

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No site without any conservation designation within Oxford City is safe from development. Even some sites with conservation designations are not safe....

YouTube video by Oxford City Council Scrutiny Committee - 4 November 2024

Last night Oxford City Council's Scrutiny Committee decided to support the decision made by its Cabinet to allow a road through the “tiny forest” in Foxwell Drive to the Ruskin Fields if development there goes ahead. You can watch the discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjDm...

Our thanks to Jinny Blom for a marvellous presentation on making gardens - from the Cotswolds to the Rift Valley - to a full hall yesterday evening. Inspirational for the gardeners of the area.

Today, 8 pm at Old Headington Village Hall, is the winter meeting of the Friends of Old Headington. We are delighted that the guest speaker is author & landscape gardener Jinny Blom, on the topic Making Gardens.

Free to attend, & see attached poster.

Today, 8 pm at Old Headington Village Hall, is the winter meeting of the Friends of Old Headington. We are delighted that the guest speaker is author & landscape gardener Jinny Blom, on the topic Making Gardens.

Free to attend, & see attached poster.