Who should you contact when you notice a problem in the village?

The Parish Council is aware that it can be difficult to know who you should contact when you notice an issue in the village such as fly-tipping, potholes, broken grit bins, damaged road signs, and overgrown vegetation.  Unfortunately, there isn’t a single point of contact for such issues as they are all owned or managed by different organisations, but the Parish Council would like to try to offer some guidance to help make the reporting of issues simpler.

If you notice an issue with any assets or services managed by the Parish Council (lists below) please contact the Parish Clerk on clerk@wardingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk

Assets that the Parish Council own and are therefore responsible for:

War Memorial

Play equipment behind the Memorial Hall

Wardington Village Gates

Williamscot Village Gates

7 dog waste bins

Grit bins within the parish boundary

Benches in the following locations:

• Williamscot opposite Babbington Barn
• Upper Wardington near the pool
• Wardington opposite Greensward
• Outside the Church

Bus shelters in the following locations:

• Near the Hare and Hounds Public House
• Opposite Greensward
• Corner of Mount Pleasant and Thorpe Road

Noticeboards in the following locations:

• Memorial Hall
• Near the old Plough Public House, Upper Wardington
• Opposite the Hare and Hounds Public House, Lower Wardington
• Adjoining Toad Hall property in Williamscot
• Outside play area behind Memorial Hall

Services that the Parish Council arrange/are responsible for:

Emptying of dog waste bins

Grass cutting on Parish Council owned/leased land

Grass cutting of verges within the 20mph limit of the parish that are owned by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC)

Issues relating to roads, pavements (including overgrown vegetation over roads and pavements), flooding, and streetlights fall to OCC and should be reported using https://www.fixmystreet.com/ or if you can call them on 01865 519 800. Issues such as missed bin collections, flytipping, abandoned vehicles, street nameplates, environmental health, and many other things can be reported to Cherwell District Council on https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/report or you can call them on 01295 227 001.

Any concerns about Sanctuary Housing owned land or property should be sent directly to Sanctuary Housing.