Goring-on-Thames Parish Council

09/04/2026

Updated Notice posted 9th April 1.35pm
Our IT is currently down including the website and email, we are working on a solution and will post when we are up and running again.

This means we are postponing the Full Council meeting scheduled for Monday 13April,to Thursday 16th April 6.30pm at The Old School, Station Road.
Agendas can be found on the Council notice boards in the Arcade, Elevendon Road, outside Weston’s Stores and the Station. The Parish office will be open extra hours next week- Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday mornings 9.30-11.30an if anyone wishes a hard copy or to see any appendices, alternatively WhatsApp the Clerk 07928857549 and we will reply with the required appendix.

The Sheepcot Committee meeting will also be going ahead on Wednesday 15th April at 6pm at the Council offices - the agenda is also on the notice boards.

This also means the only way to contact the Council is by ringing/texting/Whatsapp the Clerk on 07928857549 until further notice.

01/04/2026

Hanging Baskets on the Thames Bridge
Goring-on-Thames Parish Council commissioned a structural survey of all our lampposts in the village in January 2025 due to concerns raised by Goring in Bloom as to structural integrity. Once a safety concern is raised, we as a council must act accordingly, and make sure public safety comes first. Furthermore until we are sure of the structural integrity our insurance will not cover any potential claims related to that.

Although we own the lampposts on the bridge the bridge structure is owned & managed by OCC. OCC have justifiably shown concern over the weight and possible wind shear force of 2 baskets per column attached to the bridge and have so far been unable to give us the required assurance, especially as they did not have enough information on the bridge structure to which the lamp posts are mounted. Without a full survey identifying the above factors OCC are currently only allowing to placing of pendants or flags etc under 2 kgs per column after seeking OCC permission first.

We are in consultation with OCC who have been very helpful in identifying issues for a specialist survey to address. We will let the village know when we have made any progress.

Fortunately the village still has the benefit of the same number of our beautiful Hanging Baskets which now adorn additional areas in the village from May.

Once we know the option for the necessary bridge survey, availability & cost to the village, it can be to full council for discussion. Please follow us on www.gorishparishcouncil.gov.uk and sign up for email notifications on the home page

23/03/2026

The Parish Council would like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers, adults, children, and two dogs that carried out the successful village litter pick yesterday, a great turn out from the residents and in total you collected around 25 bags of litter,
Many thanks as well for Cleeve-by-Goring WI for providing the well earned refreshments at the end of the session.

14/03/2026

Help us keep our village clean and tidy, next Saturday! Come and join the community Litter Pick on Saturday 21st March starting from 9.30am at the Community Centre. Equipment is provided and there will be refreshments afterwards courtesy of the Women's Institute!

10/03/2026

The Gardiner Field playground will be closed to the public from 9am today to allow the rebuild to commence. Our current plan for reopening is April 18th. We appreciate your patience and cooperation at this time.

08/03/2026

Goring on Thames Parish Council are in the very early stages of investigating the possibilities of building a pumptrack in the village. We are looking to partner with the cycling design charity Oxtrails https://www.oxtrails.org.uk/ to see if this project is feasible. This charity focuses on active community engagement and getting young people involved in the design process. We are looking at a number of sites and no decisions have been made. We are in the process of formulating initial ideas. When we have these ideas, we will share with the community for discussion and involvement. Please make any comments to the Deputy Clerk - email at [email protected]

01/03/2026

Help us keep our village clean and tidy. Come and join the community Litter Pick on Saturday 21st March. Equipment provided and there'll be refreshments afterwards courtesy of the WI

26/02/2026

Our next Blaze Trails walk (for parent and baby) will take place on Wednesday 11 March at Cholsey For more information and to attend register and RSVP for free through the Oxfordshire Blaze Trails group at https://orlo.uk/qsalx

26/02/2026

A busy afternoon for councillors & the clerk yesterday, clearing overgrowth on the Reading Rd - Fairfield Rd footpath . What a difference!

24/02/2026

Give your garden a spring boost! Free compost available for residents.

06/02/2026

Residents are urged to respond to government consultation open from 5 February to 26 March 2026 on once-in-a-generation opportunity to change local councils
Residents can take part in the consultation by visiting https://consult.communities.gov.uk/local-government-reorganisation/oxfordshire
The options considered by the councils:
A single county unitary proposal for Oxfordshire led by the county council
A two-unitary proposal would create two councils; Oxford and Shires Council & Ridgeway Council
A three-unitary proposal for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire led by Oxford City Council

23/01/2026