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This would help
reinforce the joint nature of the Parish and also help to
distinguish it from the other Wootton in Oxfordshire and indeed
other Wootton's further afield.
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2
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The geographical
area is known as boars hill currently sits within 4 Parishes and it
is wholly disingenuous to amend the name of one Parish to include
the name of Boars Hill. The recent survey undertaken by the Boars
Hill association identified that the majority of residents within
Boars Hill would prefer to have become a united community with the
Parish of Sunningwell.
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3
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The deeds to my
house and the land registry both refer to here as Lower Wootton,
Boars Hill . It’s still the same house.
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4
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Sounds like a
reasonable compromise abs reflects the area covered more
accurately.
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5
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I don’t care
what it is called only what it does. Bow to the rich and allow the
name change.
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6
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This just feels
more inclusive and should mitigate some of the Boars Hill
Association concerns re their exclusion.
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7
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The resident of
Boars Hill play an integral part in our parish life and should
rightly be included in the Parish name, just as Boars Hill is
included in our official postal address in Wootton.
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8
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Wootton should
include Boars Hill
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9
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We live in Wootton
but we acknowledge that Boars Hill is a large geographical
component of our parish.
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10
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I am taken aback
at this proposal as well and am confused how it could have come out
of any effective consultation
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11
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As a Boars Hill
resident I identify much more with Sunningwell parish rather than
Wootton
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12
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The change of
parish name would achieve absolutely nothing and would therefore be
a pointless exercise.
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13
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Boars Hill to be
in own parish, combined with Sunningwell.
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14
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None
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15
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1. The name would
be clearly misleading by seemingly subsuming the whole of Boars
Hill within Wootton, which it is not and never has been.
2. Boars Hill as a whole has no wish to become in name a part of
the Parish of Wootton.
3. Those residents of Wootton, who currently have a Boars Hill post
code, need not have any concerns by the boundary change, that they
would lose their OX1 postcode. Nothing need change.
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16
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Not necessary to
change the name, as part of Boars Hill is within Sunningwell
parish.
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17
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This ignores the
majority support for the oroginal petition.
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18
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Changing the name
from “Wootton” to “Wootton and Boars Hill”
would make no sense as half of Boars Hill is already in Sunningwell
parish.
Boars Hill makes up a very small percentage of Wootton parish.
Wootton has three times the population of Sunningwell and, even
after the requested change incorporating Boars Hill into
Sunningwell parish, Wootton would remain substantially larger. This
excludes any potential new housing developments which would make
Wootton larger yet.
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19
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I think Boars Hill
should be consolidated into one parish and that parish should be
Sunningwell.
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20
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One of the main
complaints Boars Hill residents have about being part of Wootton
Parish is that our opinions on many matters were completely ignored
and now you have done it again by not including in the choices
available exactly what we are asking for, to become part of
Sunningwell Parish.
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21
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See my comments in
response to previous question, which I repeat here.
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22
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Wootton parish is
mostly suburban and Boars Hill residents cannot be represented by
Wootton parish in which they are a small minority. At least half of
us are in the parish of Sunningwell, by which we should be
represented, if necessary by moving the boundary to include us all
in Sunningwell.
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23
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This change has
not been requested by the residents of Boars Hill. We DO NOT want
to remain as a disconnected part of Wooton parish. We want to be
joined with the other part of the Boars Hill community in the
Sunningwell parish
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24
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What is the point
of changing the name of wootton to include boars hill when half of
boars hill is not within wootton parish? Boars hill fits better
with Sunningwell and would have a better voice within Sunningwell
parish.
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25
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Changing the name
from “Wootton” to “Wootton and Boars Hill”
would be a
nonsense as half of Boars Hill is already in Sunningwell. So this
must not
be allowed to happen.
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26
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The clear desire
of Boars Hill residents is to combine their area with Sunningwell,
with whom we have far more issues in common than with Cumnor of
Wootton. We have carried out extensive consultation and a vote to
this effect. We are puzzled, if not vexed, as to why this option is
not included in the current proposals. The process now suggested
appears wasteful and anti-democratic by ignoring clearly stated
wishes of residents.
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27
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Strongly oppose as
the residents of boars hill have already voted to become part of
sunningwell parish. Shocked you are ignoring this vote.
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28
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As said before we
have already voted to join sunningwell parish and do not understand
why our vote and wishes are being ignored.
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29
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See previous
comments. This is not the will of the residents
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30
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A sizeable part of
Boars Hill is outside of Wootton parish and lies within Sunningwell
Parish. It would be nonsense (and confusing to many) to change the
name to include Wootton when so much of Boars Hill is within
Sunningwell parish.
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It would be
confusing to have this name as part of Boars Hill is within
Sunningwell parish anyway. Please look at the petition and take
note of local views.
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32
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If the boundary is
moved (as the Boar’s Hill residents wish) then Boar’s
Hill isn’t in Wootton. If the boundary is not moved (against
their wishes) then part of Boar’s Hill is in Sunningwell
Parish so it is illogical to change the name
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33
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there is no reason
to incorpore B's Hill into Wootton, we ourselves at in the
Sunningwell area 10 m from the Wootton limit which is in the middle
of a wall...We do not want to be part of a different
village.
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34
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Only the ones
I’ve already made previously.
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35
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The Wootton
Council does not represent Boars Hill and I strongly oppose the
change.
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36
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Boars Hill should
be in the parish of Sunningwell, not Wootto, as requested by the
majority of Boars Hill Residents.
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37
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Again,this
proposal does not take into account the majority view .
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38
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I live at the end
of Lincombe Lane spur, I strongly support changing our parish to
Sunningwell. We feel as if we are part of Sunningwell not Wootton.
I do not think just the name should change to include Wootton and
Boars Hill
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39
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Entirely
unnecessary
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40
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This proposal
would make no sense with half of Boars Hill remaining in Wootton,
and the majority of its residents wishing to be included in
Sunningwell.
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41
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Boars Hill is
split between two parishes, so by calling Wootton Wootton and Boars
Hill that is wrongly representing that all of Boars hill is within
Wootton parish, which is not the case.
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42
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This should be a
vote only for boars hill
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43
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I believe that the
suggestion to change the name of Wootton Parish Council to Wootton
and Boars Hill Parish Council makes no sense whatsoever when half
of the Boars Hill area will remain part of the Sunningwell parish.
Such a name would be erroneous and false and would leave the boars
Hill residents who still live in the Sunningwell parish feeling
even more confused by loss of identity.
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44
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A large part of
Boars Hill (old designation) has a strong connection to Old Wootton
Village through the Church and C of E primary school which many
people that I know have no wish to break.
Boars Hill (old designation) and the Boars Hill post code area are
strongly connected to Wootton PC because of shops, dentist, bus
service etc. The local cricket club, whose grounds are owned by the
Parish Council, is know as the Wootton and Boars Hill Cricket Club
(and from what I can see are doing reasonably well in the
league).
In the past Wootton PC has rejected requests from Boars Hill
residents to support public meetings in relation to the Oxford
Cambridge Expressway. The grounds for rejection of such a public
meeting were that 'we don't want to worry local residents
unnecessarily' and that 'we know best'. Other request for
help/support were also rejected by Wootton PC. It was the
intransigence of Wootton PC to engage with the concerns of Boars
Hill residents that prompted the attempt of Boars Hill to distance
itself from Wootton PC.
The current group of councillors on Wootton PC are more sympathetic
to the concerns of Boars Hill residents, who really don't ask for
very much generally but would actually like to be to listened to.
Also, they need to be ready to embrace Boars Hill residents as
candidates to fill the vacancies on the Parish Council. Under the
past regime Boars Hill residents who have become Parish Councillors
have been made so uncomfortably that they have resigned within
months of being appointed.
Finally, I would say that I have few problems about amending the
name of Wootton PC (at least in the short term) because I think
that Boars Hill has more connection with Wootton than with
Sunningwell. The concern that some Boars Hill residents have is
that if the Wootton PC name is changed to include Boars Hill (
cricket club precedent) what happens to the part of Boars Hill that
is currently within Sunningwell? Perhaps all the more reason to
give Boars Hill its own Parish Council.
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45
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Boars Hill is
closer to Sunningwell. We have closer links with Sunningwell, and
are currently part of Sunningwell parish council. We do not wish to
be moved against our will into a less rural/agricultural parish
with which we have no links and no connection.
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46
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See previous
comments. We are currently part of Sunningwell parish and do not
wish the will of Wootton or Cumnor to be permitted to change this
against our will.
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47
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This suggestion is
untenable. Half of Boars Hill residences are actually in
Sunningwell Parish. It would be confusing and is a blatant attempt
of WPC to try to prevent Boars Hill being united as one parish in
Sunningwell. It just doesn't make sense as Boars Hill is a very
small portion of total Wootton population. This suggestion has been
proposed only in response to the Boars Hill residents wanting to be
in a single parish not split over 3 parishes. This is a nonsense
and cannot be allowed.
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48
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It is already a
part of the address for most residents so formalising it will make
no difference but might ease postal issues etc…
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49
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You cannot change
the name to Wootton and Boars Hill as half of the residences on
Boars Hill are in Sunningwell Parish.
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50
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I strongly support
this name change to include Boars Hill. Boars Hill as a geological
feature extends extensively through Wootton Parish and it can be
argued that, with the exception of Lamborough Hill, the entire
Parish is on the Hill. Before it was diverted in the 1930s a ditch
ran continously with water from the top through Wootton Village and
Wootton to Dry Sandford Parish. In the other direction the Hill
definitely extends to Henwood and towards Cumnor in Wootton Parish.
The majority of addresses in Wootton Parish have historically been
written as Wootton, Boars Hill. Many Sat Navs and Online search
engines already use Wootton - Boars Hill to distinguish between
this Parish and Wootton near Woodstock and Wootton in
Northamptonshire.
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51
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We wish to remain
in Sunningwell Parish. It reflects our agricultural environment and
they have always been supportive of us and our needs.
We certainly have NO wish to be taken over by Wootton parish which
is mainly an increasingly residential parish.
Boars Hill residents, who are presently included in Wootton, have
expressed a two-thirds majority to leave Wootton and join
Sunningwell Parish as they feel their views are being ignored to
such an extent by Wootton Council, that those who have served on it
have seen no purpose in remaining as serving members and have
consequently resigned.
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52
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The reasons BH
residents want the change are two: (1) unite all BH under parish
(2) separate from Wootton which over many years has provided
administration consistently biased against BH. A change of name
would address neither issue -- just a sticking plaster offered by
Wootton councillors whose only real concern is to preserve the
status quo.
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53
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"pick simples for
a cancer"
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54
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I strongly oppose
changing the name to Wootton and Boars Hill Parish as a large part
of Boars Hill is in Sunningwell. I live in the part of Boars Hill
that is in Sunningwell parish and for the Wootton Parish to include
the name Boars Hill is ridiculous and complete nonsense. There
could be widespread confusion if this was to happen.
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55
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This is a cynical
rouse to circumvent the overriding wish of Boars Hill residents to
be part of Sunningwell parish! I view this proposal to be almost
criminal given the recent voting wish of Boars Hill residents to
join Sunningwell parish. The council that has tabled this motion
should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves!
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56
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There is no logic
in such a suggestion, only more confusion.
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57
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See previous
comments mutatis mutandis
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58
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This proposal
would be misleading and incorrect
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59
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Boars Hill
residents overwhelmingly are against incorporation into Wootton
Parish or, for the part of Boars Hill already part of that parish,
against continuing to remain part of it. There is little natural
affinity between Boars Hill and Wootton -- rather, a good deal of
antipathy. There is natural affinity with Sunningwell, and a desire
on the part of the vast majority of Boars Hill residents to remain
or become part of Sunningwell parish (depending on which part of
Boars Hill they live in). There seems no credible reason to have
Boars Hill as part of Wootton parish, and to rename the parish in
the face of Boars Hill residents' polled opinions seems gratuitous,
indeed hostile.
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60
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Residents living
in the Wootton and Cumnor parts of Boars Hill have requested that
the parish boundaries of Boars Hill are amended to include all of
Boars Hill into a single parish, specifically into Sunningwell
Parish. The democratic will of residents demonstrated less than a
year ago by the Parish Boundary petition is clearly to be part of
Sunningwell and not to be subsumed into the much larger Wootton
parish.
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as
above
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62
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Half of Boars hill
is already in sunningwell parish and Boars hill makes up a small
proportion of Wootton parish so this does not make sense. Instead
makes sense to move boundary to put all of boars hill into
sunningwell and boars hill parish.
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63
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Amending the name
of Wootton parish to include the name Boars Hill would be
misleading as not all of Boars Hill is part of Wootton
parish.
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64
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Well half of Boars
Hill is in Sunningwell parish anyway so renaming the parish of
Wootton to that of Wootton and Boars hill is a total nonsense
do you have total idiots who dream up this rubbish?
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65
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This suggestion
does not take into account that a large majority of residents on
Boars Hill would prefer to be properly a part of Sunningwell
Parish.
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66
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I do not believe
the interests of Boars Hill resident's will be best served by this
change as confirmed by recent resignations from Wootton Parish
Council by Boars Hill residents.
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67
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It’s like
combining chalk with cheese. Nothing on common and nothing to link
them.
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68
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This will be
confusing, when the parish only includes part of Boars Hill. We
live in Boars Hill, but not in Wootton parish.
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69
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Two thirds of
residents living in the Wootton part of Boars Hill signed the
petition requesting the change of parish boundary, specifically to
include all of Boars Hill into Sunningwell Parish.
STRONGLY OPPOSE the proposal to amend the name of Wootton parish to
include the name Boars Hill. Half of Boars Hill is already in
Sunningwell.
The request was for a change of parish boundary not a play with the
name!
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70
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This proposal has
no merit in the context of the Terms of Reference.
In particular, the following four reasons indicate the proposal is
a non-starter:
1. Boars Hill is split roughly 50/50 between Wootton Parish and
Sunningwell Parish. To attach the name Boars Hill to Wootton
implies Boar's Hill in its entirety is located with Wootton. That
would be a major misrepresentation.
2. If, in the alternative, Sunningwell were to do the same, Wootton
Parish would object on the same grounds. There is no case to say
either Parish has the right, by so mis-naming itself, contrary to
the facts.
3. Residents views of all Boars Hill have not been sought. This is
a single glaring omission which should make the proposal fail. The
change would be unreasonable without public representation. In
fact, a private survey in the possession of the Council has found
residents do not want this proposal; they want to be with another
Parish, Sunningwell.
4. The approximately 50% of Boars Hill is a small part of Wootton
Parish and does not warrant including in the name. Dry Sandford
would have equal of more population and therefore it follows, that
the name would have to be "Wootton, Dry Sandford and Boars Hill
Parish Council" which is clearly too long a name. The Parish should
retain its existing name since Wootton is the majority element of
the population.
On the basis of these critical and each over-riding reasons I urge
the Council to withdraw and reject this proposal. I suggest
proceeding this proposal will bring the Parish into disrepute,
which would be a shame given its otherwise excellent work for the
residents of Wootton.
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71
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This is purely
political with NO benefit to residents. I am very surprised it is
even raised.
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72
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Boars Hill
residents overwhelmingly want to be part of Sunningwell Parish.
This has been proved by a local vote - this vote should be
respected by the parish councils.
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73
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Boars Hill
residents strongly wish to be part of Sunningwell parish as
evidenced by a recent vote of residents. The councils should
respect the outcome of this vote and not try to circumvent
it.
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74
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We as a Parish
Council have only recently been made aware of the feeling of a lack
of inclusion of some residents on Boars Hill. We therefore think
it’s imperative that the name is changed as a small step to
making them feel more part of the Parish. We currently have two
spare vacancies on the PC and have offered these seats to anyone on
Boars Hill. In addition, I, as chair of the PC, have asked to see
if I can attend any meetings that might occur for residents in the
area. I’m still awaiting a positive response but we’re
truly trying to be more inclusive now we’re aware some people
think it’s a problem.
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75
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I see that Wootton
parish are now trying to prevent the requested boundary change by
suggesting a change in the parish name which would be very
confusing. A moment’s thought would soon reveal the stupidity
of this as Sunningwell parish could ask for the same and if you
support Wootton you cannot then refuse Sunningwell. Clearly neither
parish should try to include Boars Hill in their name as, at
present, neither has a monopoly on Boars Hill. It seems to me that
Wootton are just trying to keep the western part of Boars Hill,
which has asked to leave, as they need their council tax to repay
the loan they had to take out to build the fancy village hall they
could not afford!
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76
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For many years,
and certainly since its reforming in 1998, the cricket club in
Wootton has the full title Wootton and Boars Hill Cricket Club and
has played under this name in both the Oxfordshire Cricket
Association and Cherwell Leagues since joining both leagues. Not
only with the cricket club, but throughout the village, Boars Hill
residents have been welcomed to clubs and societies run in the
Village both in the Community Centre and beyond. It seems very
appropriate that the Parish Council adopt the example of the
cricket club and include Boars Hill in their title to make the
inclusion clear.
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77
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It will clarify
the important place that BH has within the parish.
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78
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I think this would
be a good idea, Wootton already has Wootton and Boars hill cricket
club.
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79
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The attempt by
Wootton Parish Council to add Boars Hill to their name is clearly
an afterthought in an attempt to placate disatisfied residents
whose council tax funding for their costly village hall they are
loath to lose. Such a name change would also make no sense at all
since half of Boars Hill is already part of Sunningwell and thus
Wootton cannot claim the name Boars Hill any more than Sunningwell
could with the existing boundaries. It is astonishing that those in
charge of Wootton PC should even suggest this knowing the confusion
it would cause – something which perhaps the VoWH DC should
have pointed out to them.
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80
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To change the name
of Wootton Parish to include Boars Hill when not all of Boars Hill
is in the Parish of Wootton will be massively undemocratic. The
door step survey gathers by the BHA in 2021 clearly demonstrates
that a significant position of the households in the Boar's hill
area do not identify as being part of Wootton, and to force this
change upon them without their explicit consent would be entirely
undemocratic and further reduce the faith and support the general
population has in our public bodies, elected or employed. My
request is that no change is made at this time and a single
engagement that considers all appropriate options is planned after
the next local election.
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81
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We consider that
the request by Wootton Parish Council (WPC) to add Boars Hill to
its name at this time is just a belated attempt to mollify
residents living in the western part of Boars Hill who voted so
significantly to leave Wootton parish. This request by WPC to
include the name of Boars Hill should be summarily dismissed as a
non sequitur. Notwithstanding SPC’s request that the parish
boundaries be changed, if nevertheless they were to remain
unchanged, it would make no sense at all, and indeed be confusing,
to have part of Boars Hill linked by name with one parish and the
other part not linked to the other parish. If the WPC request for a
name change were to be granted then ipso facto a similar request
from Sunningwell PC which includes eastern Boars Hill would have to
be accepted. SPC considers that neither parish name should be
changed. A name change for part only of Boars Hill would also
infuriate the residents of the community of Boars Hill itself who
have made no such request.
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82
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This will give the
parish a more unique identity
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83
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Response below
received via email.
Wootton Parish Council supports the change of name to the Wootton
and Boars Hill Parish Council. There are several reasons for
this.
It would distinguish the Wootton/ Abingdon Council from the other
Wootton Parish Council in Oxfordshire and the host of other
Woottons in England (in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, and so
on).
It seems strange that when the original council was established in
the late nineteenth century that the proposed name was not adopted,
given that the parish was formed from two hamlets and Boars Hill
was developing fast as place to live for affluent Oxford dons, such
as Sir Arthur Evans. Indeed, on Social Media Apps, such as
Nextdoor, the area “Boars Hill” covers the Wootton,
Boars Hill, Henwwod and Whitecross, largely reflecting the existing
Parish Boundary.
The Parish Council recognizes that residents of Boars Hill have
developed an understandable pride in maintaining the special visual
aspect of their area and that some among them feel that the
area’s unique heritage is not fully appreciated by other
sections of the village. Renaming the Parish Council would be one
way of demonstrating that Boars Hill is a much-loved part of the
village, whose artistic and intellectual history gives it an
important place in the life of the county and the country, not just
Wootton.
Renamed or not, the Parish Council looks forward to working closely
with the Boars Hill Association to maintain the beauty and
character of this special area. It hopes, too, that a member of the
Association will be willing to come on the Council and help us
continue our vision of turning the entire village into a community
that would have warmed the heart of Matthew Arnold and all the
other poets and writers forever associated with this unique part of
our parish.
In summary, Wootton Parish Council wish for the existing Parish
boundary to be maintained and we feel that given the Neighbourhood
Plan has been made and covers the whole of our parish and that of
St Helen Without PC it would be incredibly complicated to amend any
boundary. However, we would like the Parish to be renamed to be
more inclusive of all the areas of our Parish and to differentiate
ourselves from other similarly named parishes.
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