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Focussed on keeping the Green Gap round Didcot.

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An old bridge crossing the disused DNS Railway near Upton in Oxfordshire today. (Didcot to Newbury to Southampton)

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The round barrow above Chilton in South Oxfordshire. Known locally by some as "Mount Skippett", Hagbourne Hill barrow has revealed Bronze and Iron Age artifacts.

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The Ridgeway at Chain Hill, above Wantage

[Herald news @TheHeraldSeries]

Fears of rural fuel shortage as farmers warn of upcoming UK food crisis https://t.co/uRAQWflKXO

[Hands Off Hagbourne Fields 🍃💚🍃 @HagbourneOff]

And we had a wonderful Dragon Tea yesterday with plenty of tea, coffee and cake, plus a plant sale!

[Oxford Mail @TheOxfordMail]

Dragons appear in gardens across village https://t.co/7zxK1tz9zo

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Blewburton Hillfort in the blazing evening sun. This photo was taken on a walk with my history loving friend @lwhelpy. #hillfort

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Another shot of the strip lynchets on Blewburton Hill

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Where St George had his tête-à-tête with the mythical dragon; Dragon Hill above Uffington in Oxfordshire.

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Dragons are lurking in the village this week, for our annual #StGeorgesDay celebration... see how many you can spot!
Looking forward to the Dragon Tea this Sunday! 🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[MIP34 Ⓥ💚🦉🦔🦊🦝🦌🕊🌈🇪🇺💙 @MaggieP31069]

Why the hell is a Belgian mining company permitted to chop down a mature Oak forest in Devon?😡😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬 Protest letters please.

https://t.co/t3Vb6tx0ll

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘March’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

“Find a hedgerow on a bank and examine just one yard of it. Then make a list of all the different plants you can find in that yard. You will be astonished at the variety” (1965)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
Writer: Richard Bowood

[Nicola Lisle @NicolaLisle1]

Tracing Your Oxfordshire Ancestors is currently on special offer from @penswordbooks for just £10.49 - 30% off the RRP.
"Fabulous book, brilliantly written with plenty of helpful tips" (Amazon review)
#Oxfordshire #FamilyHistory
https://t.co/g2okuZas8n

[BBC Oxfordshire @BBCOxford]

A Thames Water treatment site in Oxfordshire has been placed at the top of the most offending sewage works in a new report by campaigners.
Read the full story here: https://t.co/W90G3PZSus

[BBC Oxfordshire @BBCOxford]

More than 100 "wonderful" ex-commercial hens will be at risk of slaughter if they do not find a home by Friday, a charity has warned.
Read the full story here: https://t.co/C5HQ3sDbnD

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This May I am taking part in Oxfordshire Artweeks in the beautiful village of Aston Tirrold, with Anna Dillon and Rebecca Carrozza; do feel free to pop along for a chat in Anna's lovely garden. Note: I may not be there on the 2nd, but will be for the other dates.

https://t.co/MQOUozcfEE @Anna_Dillon

[Matthew Barber @matthewbarberUK]

Opposing East Hagbourne Post Office Closure
https://t.co/k4uhUl9PCN

[Matthew Barber @matthewbarberUK]

Residents in Vale of White Horse & South Oxfordshire are being asked to renew their garden waste permits.

Charges have risen by a whopping 8.5% this year, with many residents deciding it’s now too expensive! £76 in Vale, £78 in South Oxon.

[Banbury Guardian @banburynews]

Recycling centre near Banbury gets almost half as many users since new booking system introduced https://t.co/S8XVkWsCAv