JERICHO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Tried and tested

Are you a Jericho resident and can you recommend someone who has done good, conscientious work? Please let us know.

The current list is:

Builder/handyman: Handyman Oxford: 07775 884611.

Car repairs: Cleaver’s Garage 557897. Symon Page 438300. Tow truck: DF Autos, 401341.

Carpenters: Tony Everett, (07778) 907834.

Electricians: DEC, 725 453. From electrical repairs to heating installations.

Flooring: Oxflooring, 524024; Textures Flooring, 311807.

General builder and landscaper: Steven Bishop, 07931 342468.

Handyman & Property Maintenance: Paul Hooper, The Cotswold handy Company, 0792 987 9876, paul@cotswoldhandyco.uk

Painter and Decorator S K Farmer, 721152. 07795056678.

Plasterer: Paul Dolton, 07817 383062.

Plumber - General: Kevin Beesley  0770 470 3558

Plumber (emergency) and electrical Awan Plumbing and Electrical,0770 2126201

Plumbing and bathroom installations Able Living Solutions, Chris McDonagh, 07732 296180

Plumbing and Heating B. M. Payne (Gas Safe Registered): 01295 268678, mob. 07960 050530

TV, Video and Hifi – installations, S W Digital, 07531483298, repairs: Oxford Powershop, 375834.

Upholstery - Antique and Modern G. Gomersall. 767522. [url=http://www.chairsofoxford.co.uk]http://www.chairsofoxford.co.uk[/url].

Window and conservatory cleaner - Ridgeway Kite, Rob James, 07760 884 223, info@ridgewaykite.co.uk

Window installation: Raven ­Architectural Glazing, 557514.

Please note, these recommendations are provided by individual residents

Did you know?

Where the name Jericho comes from?

The name Jericho is probably taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the name was given to places where travellers who arrived after the town gates had closed at sunset could find lodgings overnight.

What St Barnabas Church cost to build?

Thomas Combe the Superin­tendent of OUP and it was he who commissioned and paid for the construc­tion of the church in 1869 at a cost of £6,492. All the interior fittings were provided for about £900. The campanile was erected in 1872 for £800.

Diary

Medley Sailing Club Open Day Sat 30 May - 12.00 pm
Port Meadow
Street Fair 2026
Sat 06 Jun - 12.00 pm
Canal Street
Jericho Wharf - the Way Forward
Mon 15 Jun - 7.30 pm
Exeter College Walton Street
Jericho Singers Summer Concert Sat 20 Jun - 7.00 pm
St Margaret's Church