Welcome to the Harwell Village Parish Council website
New on the Web Site
- Harwell News No 156, June 2009
- Provisional Minutes of June Council Meeting
- Minutes of 2009 Annual Parish Meeting
Neighbourhood watch
On Monday 8th June 2009 between the hours of 12:30 and 14:30 there have been four burglaries in Harwell. They have occurred in The Holloway, Harwell, Reading Road, Harwell, The Winnaway, Harwell and Didcot Road, Harwell. In each case entry has been gained via a rear window by either smashing the glass or jemmying open with an instrument. Untidy searches have been carried out and jewellery stolen. Descriptions have been given of two white males, the first being approximately 30 years old, around 5'11" tall, medium build, wearing a grey baseball cap, blue trousers and a dark jacket. The second male was approximately 30 years old, around 5'7" tall of medium build, again wearing a grey baseball cap, jeans and a dark jacket. It is believed they were in an Audi and two partial numbers plates have been mentioned as YE51 and SM58. If you have any information about this message, or have seen any suspicious people or vehicles in the area, please contact the Police on 08458 505 505 and quote one of the relevant URNS, 759, 802, 812 or 978.
22 June. This is an update to the Harwell burglaries that took place on Monday 8th June. A witness who was driving behind a new black Ford Focus, possibly a Fusion along the Reading Road at 1350 hours that day. It indicated to turn right into The Winnaway and whilst doing so a dark blue possibly green metallic Audi estate either A4 or A6 screeched out of the Winnaway in front of the Focus, did a turn and went back down the Winnaway. We are appealing for witnesses as we believe this Audi was involved in the burglaries. The Focus has then turned down the Winnaway behind the Audi. This information has come to our attention and this is an attempt to identify this Focus as this maybe a potential witness.
If you have any information relating to this message, please contact the Police on 08458 505 505 and request to speak to PC 1756 MorriseyPolice "Surgery"
Next surgery is at 18.30hrs to 20.00hrs on Friday the 26th of June in the Pavilion. (see list of events)
Harwell Feast
Photos at www.harwellfeast.com
Local Plans
Our District Council, the Vale of White Horse, have published plans for 2300 new houses in Harwell, in addition to the 600 already approved for Great Western Park; a total of 2900 new houses in the next 20 years. Even though these houses will be built on the other side of the A34, they are still in the Parish and will have an impact on every person and organisation in the village. South Oxford District Council (SODC) have also published their plans for developments up until 2026, and the Oxfordshire County Council (OCC), who are responsible for traffic, have published a Transport Strategy.
| Planning area | Response Date | Link to Original Documents | Harwell Parish Council Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale Local Development Framework | 18 March | Submitted response | |
| SCOTS (Southern Central Oxfordshire Transport Strategy) | 28 April | the SCOTS report | Submitted response |
| SODC Local Development Framework | 1 May | SODC LDF | Submitted response |
If you want to comment on these please contact the Chairman or the Clerk. [chairman(at)harwellparish.co.uk and clerk(at)harwellparish.co.uk - replace the (at) with @]
Village for a thousand years
In 1985 Harwell celebrated its first millennium, and to celebrate, a book, Village for a thousand years, was compiled as a souvenir of Harwell's recorded life of one thousand years.
The book is now out of print, but the Harwell Parish Council has decided to publish it here on their web site, so that the history and recollections of the village can be available to a new generation.
Browse the book, and remember the shortcut: village4a1000years.com
As well as the Harwell News, all the formal Parish Council minutes from 2000 to 2005 are now in the archives.
About our Village
Harwell is a village in southern Oxfordshire. The A417 runs east-west (lower left of picture) and most of the village lies north of that road.
The Map Reference of the War Memorial, which is roughly in the centre of the village, is SU 491 892. The village is 260 feet above sea-level, although the sea is over 50 miles away.
We are about 60 miles north of the Isle of Wight, 60 miles west of London, 60 miles east of Bristol, and 60 miles south of Coventry.
Historically we have always been a Berkshire village, but since 1974 we have been part of Oxfordshire, and are on the west of the Vale of White Horse. We are roughly half way between Oxford (North) and Newbury (South), and between Reading (East) and Swindon (West).
We are close to the North South trunk road, the A34, and a few miles from Didcot (new shops), and the railway at Didcot Parkway station for trains to London Paddington, the west country, and the north via Oxford and Birmingham..
The boundaries of the Parish reach beyond the village, from the Harwell Business Centre (previously UKAEA) in the south, to the Milton Trading Estate in the north.
