County and District Councils


South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC)

SODC is one of the 5 District Councils in Oxfordshire and represents the Astons. (see map left)
The main services provided by SODC include:

  • environmental health
  • housing
  • leisure and recreation
  • planning applications
  • waste collection

Learn more about SODC on their website pages here: 

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC)

OCC is responsible for 80% of the local government services in the county. This includes:

  • children’s services
  • some education services
  • fire and rescue
  • libraries and museums
  • roads
  • social care
  • trading standards
  • waste disposal

Learn more about Oxfordshire County Council on their website here: 

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/

Community First Oxfordshire:

'Helping communities help themselves'

Community First Oxfordshire is an advisory body assisting local councils and communities.

It is a part of the national network of RCCs and provide the services of a rural community council. Community First Oxfordshire supports Oxfordshire’s communities in all locations on health, housing, transport and community enterprise issues. Their mission is ‘to help communities help themselves’

How CFO can help:

Knowledge and practical experience: design and management of quality projects
Contacts: deep reach into networks of voluntary organisations and communities
Track record: communities and the statutory sector know they get results
Stakeholder management: with the community, statutory and private sectors
Partnership working: collaboration is at the heart of CFO's work
Best practice: advice drawn from evidence of ‘what works’ in Oxfordshire and beyond

To learn more about Community First Oxfordshire on their external webpage, please click here