The defibrillator in East End is in need of a new battery or repair.  The Parish Council is working on this, but in the meantime, the defibrillator in East End has been removed.

There is a defibrillator at the Memorial Hall as well as at Turner Hall.

The Parish Council is making this the highest of priorities and will make residents aware once the defibrillator is back in place.

The Clerk has met with contractors today and they are in the process of refilling the bins at Windmill Road, Church Road and Bridewell Close. The County Council has said they will come to do the rest as soon as possible.

If you have any further queries on this, please contact the Clerk on parishclerk@northleighparishcouncil.gov.uk..

Oxfordshire County Council is asking for your views on proposed changes to how we respond to emergencies, ensuring that we have more fire engines consistently available and to overall enable us to get to incidents across Oxfordshire more quickly than we can now.

To view the consultaiton, please visit:  Consultation on proposals to improve Oxfordshire’s Fire and Rescue Service | Let’s Talk Oxfordshire

Thank you to all who made the tree lighting a success! So many village organisations came together: the Parish Council, Nor’Lye Notes, WI, Guides, Scouts, Threads of North Leigh – we even had the Brass Follies which is made up of past and present residents! The event was broadcast live on WRFM and they’ve sent a link of the programme: North Leigh Christmas Light Switch On – WRFM – Truly local radio

The Parish Council wishes you and yours a wonderful Christmas, Holiday and New Year season!

As part of the application process for Reception entry to infant and primary school, parents and carers of children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 need to apply for a school place.

Parents and carers can apply from 4 November 2025 to 15 January 2026 for a Reception place at primary or infant school for entry to school in the 2026/27 academic year.

If parents or carers have any questions, they should be directed to the primary application web page which has all the information they need plus a link to the online application form.

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/primaryadmissions

The School Admissions Team can be contacted direct on 01865 519800 Option 2 or at admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Applications can be submitted from 4 November 2025 and the deadline for receipt of completed school applications for Reception is 15 January 2026.

North Leigh Parish Council’s Planning Committee will be holding a meeting on the 25th November. All are welcome. You can view the agenda on our website here.

North Leigh Parish Council will be holding its tree lighting Saturday the 6th December! The Brass Follies will start at 6pm on Cuckamus Green followed by the lighting of the tree around 6:30 … by a special guest in a red suit!

Following this, Santa will lead us to the Hall for festive refreshments and a seasonal performance by the Nor’Lye Notes.

We hope to see you there!!

SSE has asked us to assist in informing residents of support they offer. Some customers (including elderly, sick, young families, carers, people with Dementia or those with communications needs) may need extra support and would benefit from the free priority services which includes: regular updates in power cuts, extra support and help with day to day communications. SSE offers a safe, free service.

To register you can call 0800 294 3259 or email on networks.priority.services@sse.com. You can also register via their website: Ssen.co.uk/psr. There is a form which can be filled out online) or you can print out the forms here: Form page 1 and Form page 2. There forms can be sent them free post to the address at the bottom of the page or call 0800 294 3259 and they will help you go through it

For sight impaired they can call the text phone 0800 316 5457.

The Parish Council has been working hard on its newsletter since its first edition in 2021, however we are very aware that there is a still a void which hasn’t been filled since the Nor’Lye News ceased to be produced.

The Council would very much welcome any volunteers who might be interested in taking on the project of getting the Nor’Lye News back up and running again. We are happy to discuss this with anyone who might even have a spark of interest!

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact the Clerk via parishclerk@northleighparishcouncil.gov.uk or on 07796 039 496.