In April the District Council asked for your views on the proposal to group Appleton with Eaton Parish Council and Besselsleigh Parish Meeting under one parish council. This proposal is supported by both parishes.

Having reviewed the feedback received, the District Council now recommends grouping the two parishes and creating a new parish called ‘Appleton with Eaton and Besselsleigh Parish Council’, which will have 8 councillors. 

Both parishes will retain their own boundary and identity but will work together as one parish council. Click on the map to see the location of both parishes.

The District Council is now seeking your views on the finalised proposal. For more information and a link to the consultation, please visit the District Council’s website: Community Governance Review in the Vale of White Horse 2026 – Final Consultation on Proposed Changes – Join the conversation – South Oxfordshire & Vale of White Horse – Citizen Space

The consultation is open until the 23rd July at 11:59pm.

For more information about the governance review please view the Terms of Reference.

The revised date for the Annual Parish Council Meeting has been set as Tuesday the 19th May at 7:15pm in the Village Hall. To find the agenda, click here: AWE-PC-Meeting-19th-May-2026.pdf

The consultation has now closed. Information on the possible grouping can be found below along with what happens next.

Could your parish be about to change?

Residents of several parishes in the Vale of White Horse have the chance to comment on potential changes for the area that their parish council covers.

People taking part in the 2026 Community Governance Review will play their part in helping to ensure that their local council is effective, efficient and better reflects the interests of the community it serves.

The review includes:

Appleton with Eaton parish and Besselsleigh parish – review the option of grouping the parishes under one parish council.

Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor parish and Fyfield and Tubney parish – review the parish boundary to consider whether to include a new housing development, currently in Fyfield and Tubney parish, within Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor parish.

Kennington parish and Radley parish – review the parish boundary to consider whether to include housing north of Sugworth Lane, currently in Radley parish, within Kennington parish.

What happens next

Following the consultation, the council’s Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee will collate all feedback to produce draft proposals. A follow up consultation is then expected to take place later this year, with any final changes scheduled to be implemented in time for the May 2027 local elections.

There will be work being carried out to the flower beds and sleepers on the mounds by the zip wire the week of the 2nd March. Work will be completed no later than Thursday the 5th March.

The Park is still open, but the Parish Council wanted to make people aware that workmen will be in attendance this week.