First published October 2020
  Local Job Vacancies  
Three administrative roles based in Kidlington have arisen for the Diocese of Oxford with remunerations £25K+ pro rata.
Click here for job details.

Closing dates early November 2020.

First published October 2020
 Featured Article 
Remembrance Sunday: Public Gathering or Private Gratitude? • Bruce Gillingham invites more personal ways to give thanks for our cherished freedoms.

Bruce Gillingham, October 2020.

First published October 2020
  Green Belt & Braces  
The green belt around Oxford is a microcosm of the green belt protecting our planet and we know from local and global activists that these areas remain under threat. But did you know that the Headquarters of the worldwide International Tree Foundation (ITF) is based locally in Summertown? Founded in 1922 the ITF is due to host a free online Zoom event on the evening of Saturday 28th November 2020 and some places remain available (first come first served). The ITF is devoted to adding value to people's lives as well as to the environment and if you would like to apply for a seat please visit the ITF website here or you may write directly to the ITF's Chair of Trustees — a neighbour of ours resident in Woodstock — Dr Stephen Vickers: stephen@vickers.education

First published October 2020
 Article 
Honoured at Oxford • A long-time resident of Kidlington village has had her portrait commissioned by the University of Oxford. But what's the story behind this special painting which now hangs high at the Examination Schools in the centre of the City?

October 2020.

First published October 2020
 Yarnton Level Crossing 
Yarnton Parish Council (YPC) • Councillor David Brown sets out YPC's opposition to the plan by Network Rail to close the level crossing at Sandy Lane.

David Brown, October 2020.

First published September 2020
 Article 
My Lockdown Books • Norma Aubertin-Potter reveals her reading list: Daniel Defoe, HG Wells, and a snoop into Donald Trump's White House are included.

Norma Aubertin-Potter, September 2020.

First published September 2020
 Community Notice 
Kidlington Parish Council (KPC) • KPC Chairman David Robey publishes his report on Kidlington Council matters covering September 2020.

David Robey, September 2020.

First published September 2020
 Article 
Stargazing September 2020 • Roger Davies brings Mars into focus in this month's look at the planets.

Roger Davies, September 2020.

 Track & Trace 
Track & Trace England • KV has acquired a licence to administer a government-approved contactless application for organisations such as hotels, restaurants, clubs, pubs and bars to enable their visitors to sign-in and sign-out using their own smartphones without installing an 'app'. There is a fee for organisations employing this system in proportion to their size but if your enterprise has this obligation please contact:
louise.lloyd @kvoice.co.uk

  Community Notice  

The local police force works closely with the Kidlington and District Community Forum to consider matters of common concern about upholding law and order in our district area.

 KVoice Statistics 
The number of unique IP addresses visiting this KV website on at least one occasion in each calendar month.

First published October 2020
  Remembrance Sunday  
No Sunday parade in Kidlington this year but in his article local resident Bruce Gillingham writes that this time around "public gathering gives way to private gratitude".
Click to read Bruce's article in full.

02| Sunday 8th November 2020.

First published October 2020
  Kidlington Library News  
Remembrance poppies for the library window and a change in opening hours are included in November's notice from the library.
Click here for library details.

01| Colour-in a poppy for Remembrance Sunday.

First published August 2020
 Article 
Effective Notetaking • Starting back at Secondary School or University? You'll find this report by Paul Humphreys contains handy advice about how to remember things for upcoming tests and exams.

Listen to a summary.

Paul Humphreys, August 2020.

First published August 2020
 Article 
To Zoom or to Teams • Norma Aubertin-Potter considers the ups and downs of meetings held online.

Norma Aubertin-Potter, August 2020.

First published August 2020
 Article 
Breathless in Kidlington • Ian Wilson raises our heartbeat as we join him on an exhilarating run around the village.

Ian Wilson, August 2020.

First published August 2020
 Article 
Storks over Kidlington • Adrian Gray witnesses an historic sighting high above the village.

Adrian Gray, August 2020.

First published August 2020
 Article 
Future Historians and the Pandemic of 2020 • 'What will historians of the future make of our response to Covid-19?' asks Norma Aubertin-Potter.

Norma Aubertin-Potter, August 2020.

First published August 2020
 Article 
Old Money • Graham Kirby re-visits our pre-decimalisation currency of pounds, shillings, and pence — and reveals the model for Britannia whose " ... cloak stands out as if windswept."

Graham Kirby, August 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
A Personal Reflection • In his personal reflection on the year to date, Giles Woodforde asks, 'Is the Union Jack upside down?'

Giles Woodforde, July 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
The Kidlington Pie • Oxford poet Stilly bakes an exceptional pie for Kidlington: it's a pie that's the pride of the WI.

Poet Stilly, July 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
An Extraordinary Journey • James Hamilton takes a phenomenal flight high above the buttercup fields of Kidlington.

James Hamilton, July 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
The Manic Minute • Firefighter Gideon Ring tells his recruitment story into Oxfordshire's Fire Service.

Gideon Ring, July 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
Stargazing July & August 2020 • Roger Davies invites us to look up and take in the big picture as he describes the sky at night over Kidlington.

Roger Davies, July 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
Summer's Gardens and The Poets • John Batchelor leads us onto an immaculate lawn with Marvell, Kipling, and Shakespeare.

John Batchelor, July 2020.

First published July 2020
 Article 
Comet Neowise • 'Possibly the most dramatic comet since Hale-Bopp in 1997,' writes Roger Davies.

Roger Davies, July 2020.