Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish Council

10/11/2025

Lost property at the Fireworks and Bonfire event at Risinghurst Playing Fields:
Have you lost a to***co pouch or bank card?

The high vis vest and a bank card have already been returned to their owners. If you have lost something please contact the Parish Clerk at [email protected] or 07717 134606

10/11/2025

Lost property at the Bonfire and Fireworks event at Risinghurst Playing Playing fields on Saturday 8th November:
2 bank cards
1 high-vis jacket labelled Chloe Potter

Please contact the Parish Clerk to arrange collection on [email protected] or 07717 134606

06/11/2025

The weather forecast looks dry for Saturday, please come along! Please share this post with your contacts so they can come and enjoy this low-cost family event. No traders, no funfair, just a traditional bonfire and professional fireworks for 20 minutes. Great food, glowsticks and sweets provided by Sandhills School PTA and Headington Youth Football Club, all at reasonable prices.

30/10/2025

Do you (or a friend) have the skills to design a site map?

The Parish Council would like to provide a map for Risinghurst Playing Fields to show visitors and residents the different areas and facilities around the parkland to be displayed at every entrance.

If you know someone who can help, we would love to hear from you. Please contact the Parish Clerk at:

[email protected]

29/10/2025

Road Closure at the Risinghurst Traffic Lights on the Eastern Bypass

10-14 November 20.00pm to 05.00am

A temporary Notice is being made by Oxfordshire County Council to implement the temporary restriction for Paragon Traffic Management Ltd to complete telecom pole swap works.

For details of the formal notice and diversions for traffic and pedestrians please see the Parish Council website homepage, under the section called "Eastern Bypass and Other Road Closures" at

Next meeting Thursday 20th November 2025: The Parish Council has no meeting in August. The agenda will be published 5 days before the meeting on the website and also on the Parish Council notice boards. Members of the public are welcome to stay and listen, or to leave at any point. All the agendas a...

29/10/2025

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22/10/2025

Temporary Emergency Road Closure at Quarry Hollow

Oxfordshire County Council has been informed of a temporary emergency road closure on Quarry Hollow whilst service pipe repair works are carried out for public safety reasons by Thames Water.

A temporary Emergency Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 22 October 2025.
The anticipated completion date is 24 October 2025, 24 hours per day.

Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

Further information regarding the emergency works may be obtained by contacting Thames Water helpline on 0800 316 9800.

15/10/2025