First published November 2020
  Christmas Trees  
Order your Christmas tree before Friday 27th November and help a local primary school raise funds for its teaching resources. These great-value trees are premium quality Nordmann Fir (non-drop) trees sourced directly from a sustainable plantation in Scotland. Collect early December from Islip or local delivery is available on request.

Click to reserve your tree now.

05| Dr South's Primary School, Islip.

Latest Report November 2020
 Kidlington Parish Council 
Kidlington Parish Council • Monthly Reports 2020 • KPC Chairman David Robey publishes his report on Kidlington Council matters covering November 2020. This document also includes prior reports for the months of Oct-Sep-Aug-July 2020.

David Robey, November 2020.

First published November 2020
  Leslie Oliver 1925-2020  
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Leslie (Les) Oliver who had been a resident of Kidlington from 1965 and for many years helped to compile the then local newsletter the Kidlington Calendar. In 1970, Les was one of the first people to be awarded an honours degree by the Open Univesity and he was a great campaigner for those seeking asylum in our country. Please read the full obituary about Leslie written by his son William.

Read Les' Obituary.

04| Donations to Alzheimer’s UK.

First published November 2020
 Featured Article 
Stargazing November 2020 • Roger Davies places black holes and an Oxford Nobel Prize winner at the centre of November's look up at the skies over our region.

Roger Davies, November 2020.

First published November 2020
  Help for Heroes  
Congratulations to the local organisers of the Help for Heroes raffle which was drawn on 23 October by Gerry McGraph, the landlord of the King’s Arms, Kidlington. The final amount raised was £1929 and a huge thanks go to all those businesses and people in Kidlington and surrounding areas who donated prizes and to those bought and sold raffle tickets.
Click to see the prize winners.

03| See the winners of the October draw.

Live message direct from Smile With Us: KV Readers' Offer: please quote code 'KVOICE-15' for 15% off first consultations and emergency appointments.

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
 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
  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

 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

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.

Live message direct from the Willow Tree Café: With our cafe currently closed. We are offering a variety of home cooked meals delivered to your front door including Sunday roasts, beer battered cod and chips on Fridays, our popular Italian menu, breakfast items and also lunchtime meals.

  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.

Live message direct from Oxford Duplication Centre: Consumer, Corporate and Heritage Digitising Services - To CD DVD USB and Cloud. From 1 wedding VHS tape to 1000's of archives. We convert all audio, video, photographic film, cine and documents. Contact: 01865 457000. Cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com

Live message direct from the Midcounties Co-operative: Our Home Deliveries programme has been extended until March 2021, more information can be found on the Midcounties website. We continue to support Food bank partners, customers can donate items in our drop off baskets located in each store.

Live message direct from Lincroft Meadow: In these difficult times the team at Lincroft Meadow is still on hand to provide care, support and advice for you and those that you love. Don't hesitate to call us, we're ready to help in any way that we can. Please call Suzi or Elaine on 01865-950500.

Live message direct from Pitman Optometrists: As an essential service for eye-care, we are remaining open throughout this lockdown period but by appointment only. Please call if you need advice: 01865-842044.