Corrections and additions to the 2008 OX3 Guide
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WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK
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Under RESTAURANTS: HEADINGTON
Change name of Hang Chow to Asian Mama and move to correct alphabetical place
Add Rosemary’s Restaurant (Chinese), 81 London Road
Under RESTAURANTS: MARSTON
Delete Pizza Roma
Add Somerset Modern Cuisine & Cocktail Lounge, 241 Marston Road, 248236: http://somersetmc.com
Under RESTAURANTS: WOOD FARM
Replace Madina with The Happy Cod and alter description to read just “Fish & chips takeaway”
Under CAFÉS AND TEA-ROOMS
Add Jacobs & Field, 15 Old High Street, 01865 766990
Add Subway, 63 London Road
Delete Café on-Line at 115 London Road
Delete Copacabana Café at 113 London Road
Under TAKEAWAY ONLY: HEADINGTON
Delete Oxford Kebab House at 126a London Road
Under TAKEAWAY ONLY: MARSTON
Add Pizza Hut, 18 Cherwell Drive, 744001
Under TAKEAWAY ONLY: NORTHWAY
Amend Fat Boys Pizza to read Fat Boyz Pizza
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Under PUBS: MARSTON
Delete Bricklayer’s Arms
Delete Cavalier
Delete Somerset
REGULAR EVENTS
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Christmas Fun Day: Amend text to reflect what is likely to happen in future years
Boxing Day Walk on Shotover
No longer run by the City Council, but Shotover Wildlife and/or Oxford Fieldpaths Society are starting to hold this walk.
FAMILY INFORMATION
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Under GENERAL RESOURCES
Add Marston/Northway Sure Start Children’s Centre, New Marston Primary School, Copse Lane Telephone: 01865 761560 Email: shilpa.bhatt@oxfordshire.gov.uk
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Under EARLY YEARS: TODDLER GROUPS
Gôuter Club: change venue to All Saints Church House, New High Street;
change time to Fridays 10am –12noonDelete New Marston Pre-School Toddler Group
Scallywags Toddler Group: change telephone number to 872718;
change time to Mondays (term-time) 9.15-11.15 am
www.northwaychurch.org.uk/scallywags/Change venue of Splat! to St Ebbe’s Church, Lime Walk, tel. 453226
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Under EARLY YEARS: NON-PROFIT PLAYGROUPS/NURSERIES
Change the name of Mortimer Hall Playgroup to Mortimer Hall Pre-School, and change telephone number to 07818 236 348
Under YOUTH
Delete Oxfordshire Army Cadet Force
GENERAL INTEREST GROUPS
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Under DRAMA
Add Acts Oxford, Drama with a Christian foundation, Headington Baptist Church: http://actsoxford.org
Add website www.joinedupsinging.co.uk to Joined up Singing community choir
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Under DANCE
Add Expression School of Ballet and Theatre Arts, United Reformed Church, Collinwood Road, Risinghurst: http://www.expressiondance.co.uk
SPORTS
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Add new subheading GYMS, and list the Barton Leisure Centre Gym and the Oxford Brookes Gym, which is open to local residents.
STAYING HEALTHY
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Under HOSPITALS
Add Oxford Cancer Centre, Churchill Hospital
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Under DENTISTS
Amend Henderson & Miller to read John Henderson
Change Drs Smith & Kemp to read 310 Dental Care and put in correct alphabetical order
Add Studental, Oxford Brookes (open to everyone), 484608 /www.studental.co.uk
Under PHARMACIES
Delete Alliance Pharmacy
Change the number of Boots the Chemist, London Road to 01865 762518
Add Boots the Chemist, Bury Knowle Health Centre, 765559
Under AIDS FOR THE ELDERLY & DISABLED
Delete Diability but check Oxford Centre for Enablement details
SHOPPING IN OX3
THE HEADINGTON SHOPPING CENTRE
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Under BANKS AND BUILDING SOCIETIES
Change name of Abbey to Santander and put in correct alphabetical order
Under CHARITY SHOPS
Add Helen & Douglas House, 14 Windmill Road, 762555
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Under DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDERETTES
Change Sketchley to read Johnson’s (telephone number remains the same)
Under FLORISTS
Delete Jem-i-Ni
Add Mac & McKay, 255 London Road, 761606
Under HAIR & BEAUTY
Delete Demop: they are outside the Headington Centre, and are in any case already listed on p. 22
Delete Evoke Hair & Beauty
Change McGills Hairdressing and McGill’s Day Spa to read Isis Hairdressing and Isis Day Spa, check telephone numbers, and put in new alphabetical order
Delete Matthew Clulee Hairdressing
Delete Nail and Beauty Bar
Delete Sirz II
Add Amends Walk-In Barbers, Simon House, Windmill Road
Under HOME GOODS, FURNISHINGS & DECOR
Amend A–Z Household Goods to read BBB Stores: http://www.bbbstores.co.uk
Delete Annie Sloan
Delete Clovers
Delete Launa Stone
Change address of Reynolds Blinds to 8 Windmill Road. Telephone number remains the same: http://www.reynoldsblindsoxford.co.uk/
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Under MISCELLANEOUS
Delete Cartridge World
Amend Blockbuster Video to read Blockbuster
Amend PJ’s Pet & Garden Supplies to read The Pet & Garden Store Ltd
Add Black Mamba Tattoos, 9A Windmill Road
Add Ripples Bathroom showroom, 138/140 London Road
Add Webcurl, John Leon House, 138–140 London Road, 741762 http://www.webcurl.co.uk
Under PHOTOGRAPHY & FRAMING
Delete Colorbase
Under OFF LICENCES
Delete Thresher’s and Nicolas, replace with Today’s Local, 83 London Road.
Under SUPERMARKETS
Delete Somerfield
Add Waitrose (check tel. no.)
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Under SMALLER SUPERMARKETS & OTHER FOOD SHOPS
Delete Londis
Delete Sainsbury’s Local
Add Coco Noir, 77a London Road (Belgian chocolate shop and French patisserie)
Add “Euro Food” Polish delicatessen, 115 London Road
Add Greggs Bakers, 118 London Road
Add Jacobs & Field, 15 Old High Street, 766990 http://www.jacobsandfield.com
Add Keraleeyam Stores, 121 London Road 07870 266597 or 07709 310 963
Add Shell Select Foodstore, 59 London Road (check tel. no.)
Add The Windmill (Headington Fairtrade), 104 London Road, 236944
http://www.headingtonfairtrade.org.uk
OX3 SHOPS OUTSIDE CENTRAL HEADINGTON
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Perhaps under a new heading ADVERTISING
Iad Advertising & Design, Bury Knowle Coach House, 760711 www.iad.co.uk
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Under BUILDING & DIY
Add Oxford Solarheat Ltd, 76 Arlington Drive, 01865 724037
Under CLOTHES SHOPS
Delete Ikra Styles and remove the section
Under GENERAL STORES
Delete Balfour News and replace with Co-op, 22 Cherwell Drive
Add Oxford Food Centre, 291–293 London Road
Under HAIR & BEAUTY
Delete McCord’s Hair and Beauty
Add Cutz, 4 Grays Road, 07463 86999
Add Kaval’s Beauty Lounge, 6 Cinnaminta Road
Add Fiona’s Hair and Beauty, 493 Marston Road (246492)
Demop Beauty & Wigs (note slight change of name) have moved to 238 London Road: telephone number remains 762427
Change the name of the Northway Hair & Beauty Salon to Creations Styling (other details remain the same) and move to correct alphabetical order
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MISCELLANEOUS
Add Clearwater Pools, 81 Langley Close: http://www.clearwater-pools.co.uk
Add FTD Fishing Tackle Direct, 43 Westlands Drive (751980)
Add Four Paws Cat Rescue Charity Shop, 8 The Roundway
Delete Motor Books
Add Oxford Inc Tattoo Studio, 7 The Roundway, http://www.oxfordink.co.uk
Delete Richens Mobility Centre
Add Temple Bookbinders, 12 Stephen Road, 01865 451940: http://www.templebookbinders.co.uk/
Delete Sinoco Computers
Correct Yasal Computers in Cinnaminta Road to read Yasai Computers.
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PET SHOPS
Replace Top Dog Pet Supplies with Evolution Reptiles & Pets. Address and phone number the same, change alphabetical order.
WORSHIPPING COMMUNITIES
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Under NON-CONFORMIST
Add Christ’s Love Assembly (CLA), meets at Barton Neighbourhood Centre: www.oxrccg.org.uk
Change telephone number of Northway Evangelical Church to 766284
Add Oxford Vineyard Church, meets at Headington School www.ovc.uk.com
Under ETHNIC CHURCHES
Delete “fsbusiness.co.uk” from the third line.
Under new heading?
Add St Nicholas the Wonderworker Russian Orthodox Church, Ferry Road: http://www.stnicholas-oxford.org/
VENUES
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Under COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Change telephone number of Risinghurst Community Centre to 07887 893526
FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE OR STAY
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Under LETTINGS & ESTATE AGENTS
Delete Chandlers, 18 Cherwell Drive
Delete Charles Lawson, 2c Windmill Road
Rename Buckell & Ballard Taylors, and move to correct alphabetical order
Add Belvoir Lettings, 253 London Road, 01865 595111: http://www.belvoirlettings.com/oxfordcentral
Add Breckon & Breckon, 109 London Road
Add First Move, 4d New High Street, 01865 760663: First Move Lettings, New High Street: http://www.firstmoveletting.co.uk
Add Levick Jones Property Services, 115 London Road, 01865 766581: http://www.levickjones.co.uk
Change address of QB Management to 2 Windmill Road (same telephone number)
Under HOTELS & GUEST HOUSES
Add The Bungalow, Old Marston (B & B March to October only)
Add Sandfield Guest House, 19 London Road, 01865 767767: www.sandfieldguesthouse.com
(reopened mid-2009 after a four-year gap)
Inside back cover
Delete all references to U10 bus, which ceased to run on 30 June 2009. Add the new hospital park & rides.
Add National Car Rental, Harcourt House Marston Road, 01865 240471