Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6th February 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI. Her Coronation took place on 2nd June 1953. We will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 with a weekend festival in Carterton on 2nd and 3rd June, check out our Events Page on Facebook!
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I’m often questioned as to what the responsibilities of Carterton Town Council are and which functions are carried out by West Oxfordshire District Council, Oxfordshire County Council or indeed other organisations and individuals. As a Town Councillor I can confirm that we (Carterton Town Council) offer a range of services within the town of Carterton. West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council also provide
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Local elections will be taking place across West Oxfordshire on Thursday 3 May – polling stations will be open from 7am-10pm. Sixteen seats on the District Council are being contested, none of them are Carterton seats. A full list of candidates up for election can be found on West Oxfordshire District Council’s website. Of those
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The Jubilee Queen was chosen last evening in the Mayor’s Parlour. The successful entrant was Magan Whitehead. All of the entrants were absolutely brilliant and the judging (which I chaired) was therefore really difficult, but Megan can be especially proud to have been crowned our Jubilee Queen in Carterton. We still have opportunities for singers,
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Although Carterton only came into existence in 1900, there may well have been earlier settlements on the site. Bronze Age flint tools found in the area and a round barrow (now levelled) between the present Brize Norton and Black Bourton Roads, suggests that there may have been an Iron Age settlement near the town centre
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