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Contingency plans are in place to deal with instances of swine flu as local government and other emergency and health organisations in Oxfordshire and across the country work in partnership with central government. Click the heading to read all about it.
Simply click on the heading or image then use your postcode to find information on council services relating to your home or place of work. You can see the normal bin collection days and changes in bank holiday weeks; also, your nearest waste disposal and recycling centre, nearest leisure centre, how to contact your local councillors, current council tax rates and any planning matter relating to the property. It's all in one place.
Search by location, date or reference number on the SODC website. All applications for properties in the parish of Goring are referred for consultation to Goring Parish Council. The Planning Committee normally meets once a fortnight, on Tuesdays.
For when it is not right to dial 999. Meet the crime prevention team, on first the Thursday of every month, in the shopping arcade, High Street, Goring, 11.30am-12.30pm.
Read the neighbourhood updates from PC Barbara Taylor. The top three priorities identified by the public for the Goring and Woodcote neighbourhood are said to be: 1) criminal damage; 2) under-age drinking and 3) speeding. Meet the crime prevention team, on first the Thursday of every month, in the shopping arcade, High Street, Goring, 11.30am-12.30pm.
The address is: Old Jubilee Fire Station, Red Cross Road, Goring, Reading RG8 9HG, phone: 01491 874444. The office is between the doctors's surgery and the hardware store, immediately outside the western exit from the railway station. Normally, public opening is on Tuesdays from 2pm to 5pm and on Thursdays from 10am to 1pm. To see a picture of the council office type this URL into your search engine or the address line of your browser: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/623489.
Services operated by First Great Western including access to timetables.
It runs every Thursday morning
It's free to bus pass holders
A shopping assistance service is available at extra cost
Just phone: 0118 931 0000
Parking is free for one hour in the Wheel Orchard car park, 50yds from the village shops. The entrance is alongside the Catherine Wheel pub in Station Road.
Full timetable for services 134 and 135 which link Goring station and Wallingford by a circular service. The clockwise service from Goring travels via Streatley, Moulsford and Cholsey. The anti-clockwise service from Goring travels via South Stoke and North Stoke.
The 08.00hrs service from Goring station to Wallingford via Streatley and Moulsford continues to Wallingford school on schooldays only.
This topographical map is will be especially appreciated by visitors with limited mobility and requiring large print.
The 365 Alive safety campaign was launched by Oxfordshire county council's fire and rescue service in October 2006. It is a 10-year campaign aimed at saving an extra 365 lives in Oxfordshire, both in the home and on our roads, saving the taxpayer £100 million and educating 840,000 people about fire and road safety.
Report a pothole in the road to Oxfordshire County Council
Fact sheets cover 33 topics, including temporary traffic orders, direction signs, parking places for disabled people, access (dropped kerb) applications, speed and weigjt limits, safety cameras, salt/grit bins, traffic calming, planting on the highway, road surface dressing, winter maintenance, externally funded traffic schemes and road mirrors.
Find out how and where to avoid delays from the Oxfordshire County Council roadworks database
The privately owned Whitchurch toll bridge is to be closed for rebuilding in 2013 (see: http://www.whitchurchbridge.com). No temporary bridge is envisaged. Tolls are to be doubled from July 2009 to finance the work. Some residents of Whitchurch believe the closure will result in an increase in traffic across Goring bridge and in High Street. They are inviting support for a campaign of opposition to the bridge owner’s plans to increase tolls. If enough people object the Department of Transport will have to hold a public enquiry (to see more, click picture or go to: http://www.tollfreeze.com/). Opponents emphasise that 26 December (Boxing Day) is the closing date for receipt of objections.
Consultation tracker is a database of all county and district consultations. Using the consultation tracker you can:
• find out when the consultations are taking place
• find out who to contact to have your say
• view the archive of consultations and research reports.
The consultation database is updated regularly on the OCC website (www.oxfordshire.gov.uk). If you cannot find your consultation please contact: consultationsfeedback@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
This form enables you to report a damaged or dilapidated street name plate to South Oxfordshire District Council. It's best if you can attach a photograph. If the page does not open up within 30 seconds, you may also find the form by going to:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/housing/look-after-your-street/street-name-plates/
Abandoned vehicles should be reported to South Oxfordshire District Council
This document, published in 2001 by the Goring and Streatley Amenity Association, describes the visual character of the village and offers guidance on how its local identity can be protected and enhanced. It is addressed to anyone intending to extend his or her property in the village or to build afresh; to builders and architects; and to businesses and local authorities. It is supported by the parish council and has been endorsed by South Oxfordshire District Council.
SODC is Goring's "parent" local authority. It is responsible for social housing, planning, recycling, waste disposal, bus passes and licensing.
OCC maintains the roads and footpaths in Goring. It is also responsible for parking restrictions (yellow lines).
Where to buy, eat, drink and sleep in Goring, courtesy of the Goring Gap News.
Register, book an appointment or order a repeat prescription online, or phone 01491 872372.
Special features for parents, carers, teachers and children at Goring Library, Station Road, Goring, Reading RG8 9ES: phone 01491 873028. For mobile library times, see documents and notices page.
Mass wisteria. Aims "to enhance the quality of life of residents in Goring and Streatley, and to conserve the beauty and character of the villages in the Goring Gap."
Goring is twinned with Bellême in Normandy, France (pictured).
Monthly colour magazine, delivered free to all homes in Goring and Streatley.
"All you need to know about our village."
"Supports businesses in Goring-on-Thames, Streatley-on-Thames and the surrounding area."
Swan Upping normally takes place during the third week of July.
Services between Reading and Wallingford call at Goring lock between May and September.
A host of basic data about the village of Goring on Thames. Includes links to sports clubs and local leisure facilities.
Goring's place on the Thames path, which "follows England's best known river for 184 miles (294km) as it meanders from its source in the Cotswolds through several rural counties and on through the bustle of the City of London".
Announcement by the Thames path national trail. The temporary closure at Gatehampton Manor is being extended into 2009.
SPAG is working for the preservation of the unique character of Goring's sister village across the bridge.
The regatta combines fun racing (for all the family) with live entertainment, a fun fair, food, craft fairs and much more.
Goring Gap Health Walks are one of the pioneering health walk groups and have been "running" (they say) for over eight years.
Our weekly newspaper.
Recent stories about Goring in the Henley Standard
Our other weekly newspaper.
The AONB that overlooks Goring from West Berkshire.
Where to register as an elector or apply for a postal vote if you live in Goring
Depending on whether you are travelling east or west, the Chilterns AONB begins or ends at Goring gap.
A power generator at Goring weir - and more
A photo-tour from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe beacon in Bedfordshire via Goring, following the ancient and modern long-distance path.
Aerial photo shows the route taken by water abstracted from the giant aquifer beneath Goring (a very large PDF to download). When completed the new, 34km, £50million pipeline will transfer up to 120million litres of drinking water a day from Gatehampton and Cleeve boreholes to the thirsty burghers of Swindon.