An action group has been formed by protesters to try and stop a waste incinerator from being built on their doorstep.

Roger Rance, organiser of the Sutton Courtenay Action Group, is rallying opposition to a burner in the village and has also gathered a petition of 200 signatures which has been presented to Oxfordshire County Council.

The Waste Recycling Group (WRG), which owns the Sutton Courtenay landfill site, put in an application for the £100m waste disposal site last month.

Mr Rance, of Churchmere Lane, Sutton Courtenay, said: "The terrible thing about it is that the village and the residents were not given notification of the incinerator until only a few months ago so there has been no real action."

The group has already displayed hundreds of posters with the message 'No Incinerator' around the village.

WRG plans to build an incinerator capable of burning at least 300,000 tonnes of waste a year, Mr Rance, 68, said: "This is not just a Sutton Courtenay problem, the prevailing wind blows on The Wittenhams, Appleford and right out to Thame. It is a national problem.

"I am no nimby, I am not a tree-hugger, but I am very concerned for the nation."

The county council will have consultations before making the final decision early next year.

Sutton Courtenay Parish Council will hold a meeting to present the plans to the village on Monday, in All Saints Church from 7.30pm.

The Sutton Courtenay Action Group meets every Friday at 7.30pm in the Abbey, Sutton Courtenay.