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Summertown St Margaret's Forum is a group of local residents and businesses in North Oxford UK worki That meeting will decide on the management of the Forum.

The Summertown/St Margaret’s Neighbourhood Forum, the neighbourhood of which is defined by the boundaries of the Council wards of Summertown and St Margaret’s. Aims and Objectives

To enable all inhabitants of the ward and those with active interests in the area to meet to discuss common concerns with the intention of maintaining and improving the social, environmental and economic well-being of t

he neighbourhood. Membership

Membership of the Forum will be open to all residents of the two wards and will also include local business people, individuals who work in the area and elected city and/or county councillors representing the area. Meetings

Forum meetings will be held at least three times a year to discuss issues raised by members. While the Neighbourhood Plan is being drafted and in due course revised that is likely to be a major item on the Forum’s agenda. The most important meeting will be the Annual General Meeting which will be held during the month of October. Committee and Officers

For the day to day running of the Forum there will be elected, at the AGM, a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Normally their term of office should be three years. They will be supported by a Steering Committee consisting of another four members who will be elected at the AGM. That Committee will organise the Forum meetings and drive forward the Neighbourhood Plan and/or Neighbourhood Development Order(s). For these latter they will call in expert assistance wherever necessary. All local City and County Councillors representing the two wards will be ex officio members of the Committee but will not normally hold office. A quorum for the Steering Committee will be four. Finance

The Treasurer, supported by the Committee, will explore possible sources of external funding and, from time to time, members will be asked to donate for particular expenses

Alterations and Dissolution

This Constitution can be amended at the AGM by a majority vote. Should a majority at an AGM vote in favour of dissolving the Forum that vote will be binding. A quorum for the AGM will be 21. In the case of dissolution any assets which the Forum has secured will be handed over to the City Council.

15/03/2022

💻 Join us for our next community meeting regarding Diamond Place on the 22nd of March!

https://www.summertownstmargaretsforum.org.uk

25/02/2022

🚌 Make sure you have your say on the Oxfordshire County Council’s Local Transport and Connectivity Plan!

🚌 The deadline is the 16th of March

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Introduction We are currently working to produce a new Local Transport Plan. The local transport plan is our long-term county-wide transport strategy. We are calling ours the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP), to better reflect our strategy both for digital

22/02/2022

🏡 We have received many applications for CIL funding during round 1 of applications, these include, but aren’t limited to; Jubilee Bunting for Summertown, A new football goal for Sunnymead Park, a renovation of the kitchen in Cutteslowe Community Centre.

🏡 These can be read in more detail here https://www.summertownstmargaretsforum.org.uk/cil-funding

🏡 Any comments or queries regarding the applications can be emailed to [email protected]

This page sets out the background to CIL funding, what it can be used for and the process for applying for and allocating funds. It will be reviewed annually.

15/02/2022

❓CIL Funding❓

CIL, or the Community Infrastructure Levy funds are used to deliver community projects in Summertown and St Margaret’s with a particular emphasis on delivering value for money for the community as a whole.

These projects will include those designed to meet the objectives of the Plan, as well as projects discussed and agreed with community groups and others in this area.

The neighbourhood portion of the CIL (25% of the total) can be spent on a wider range of things than the rest of the levy, provided it meets the requirement to “support the development of the area”

There are many projects which could be supported by CIL funds, but there are limited funds. This means having to make difficult choices. A few examples could be; community centres; tree planting; picnic benches; refurbishment of community buildings; and landscaping public spaces.

The purpose of the award of CIL funding is to benefit and enhance public places in Summertown and St. Margaret’s for the area’s residents and workers.

For more detail and for advice on how you can apply for CIL funding in future, please visit our website at https://www.summertownstmargaretsforum.org.uk/cil-funding

We will shortly be publishing the current applications for round 1 on our website, which will also be available here!

This page sets out the background to CIL funding, what it can be used for and the process for applying for and allocating funds. It will be reviewed annually.

11/02/2022

Local residents! 🏡

Please ensure you have your say on the consultation regarding the use of the Stratfield Brake land. It closes on the 22nd of February!

Use the link below and click the “TAKE SURVEY” button. ⬇️

Land use proposal for Stratfield Brake, Kidlington Oxford United Football Club (OUFC) has asked Oxfordshire County Council, as the landowner, to lease some of the land it owns at Stratfield Brake in Kidlington for a term of 250 years. The club propose to build a new

06/09/2021

🌳Fantastic & positive meeting today at Alexandra Park with Cllr Lubna Arshad, Cllr Tom Landell-Mills and Cllr Laurence Fouweather discussing our vision for the space, and how the City Council can work with us to achieve this!

25/06/2021

🌲Take a look at our new video about Diamond Place

🌲 Geoffrey Randall takes you on a tour of the site & talks about key points of our plan

- This is an overview and informative video about the Diamond / Ewert Place development in Summertown. - Presented by Geoffrey, you are taken on a tour of th...

21/06/2021

🌳 We are today announcing our intention to formulate a Community Plan for the Diamond Place development

🌳Oxford City Council & Oxford University must work together on a cohesive, community-led plan

🌳Join us outside the Co-Op in Summertown on the 26th of June for a consultation event

🌳A more detailed press release can be found on our website

Heightened awareness of the area’s historical past, its changing housing, infrastructure and residential population and

20/05/2021

🏡Another excellent event last night in our Diamond Place series.

🏡85 local residents attended which reinforced commitments to a vibrant community centre.

🏡Join our mailing list to keep informed, stay involved and influence this major development.

🏡Email [email protected] for more information

08/03/2019

There was a resounding vote in favour of our Neighbourhood Plan in the Referendum on Thursday 7 March 2019. The result was as follows:

Yes to the plan: 1319

No to the Plan: 104

Turnout: 18%

This means the Plan has been approved and will now be used by Oxford City Council when deciding planning applications in the Summertown & St Margaret's area.

Thank you to everyone who voted to support the Plan.

Shamus

Address

Banbury Road, Summertown, UK
Oxford
OX27BYB

Website

http://www.summertownstmargaretsforum.org.uk/

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