In view of the adverse publicity being generated by extensive media coverage of HS2 the residents of Upper Wardington had a meeting over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend where it was resolved to change the name of this part of the village to Upper Edgcote. A Rectification Application has been made to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and confirmation is anticipated in due course.
Many thanks to all those that attended and helped raise £618 at our charity Quiz yesterday, 4th March at the Memorial Hall for Katherine House Hospice (via Hare & Hounds 2016 charity appeal). Special thanks to Grimsbury Fish Bar for providing excellent food delivered on time!’
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14312309.Campaigners_hail_plans_to_reduce_lorry_traffic_during_works_on_high_speed_rail_link/ THOUSANDS of heavy goods vehicles may not have to disturb the peaceful tranquility of North Oxfordshire villages after a new report on the HS2 project was released. Residents in Wardington, near Banbury, have campaigned for months against plans for lorries to drive past their homes as part of the building of the new high speed rail link. The A361 passes through the village, which could carry vehicles travelling up from the M40 near Banbury. But following a meeting of the HS2 select committee on January 18, MPs have said efforts should be made to cut down on the number of lorry trips. The report said project leaders HS2 Ltd should look to reduce the volume of excavated earth needed at Lower
On Tuesday this week there was a piece on ITV's Meridian News about the proposed increase in traffic volumes through Wardington due to HS2 construction. There is a summary on the ITV website.
Wardington resident Charles Holbech was interviewed by the Mail on Sunday this week about HS2. You can read the article, published in today's paper, here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3424768/Fury-village-braced-1-000-HS2-lorries-DAY-Residents-fear-seven-ton-juggernauts-used-build-50bn-rail-link-blight-Oxfordshire-community.html
Thanks to fundraising by the Hare & Hounds, the defibrillator has now been supplied and installed at the village Memorial Hall. Training in its use is planned for Saturday, 6th February at 10am. Spaces are limited to 20 so please book in with Andrew Pearson – 07917554183 / andrewpearson@cch-uk.com
Quiz Fish & Chip Supper Wardington Memorial Hall 7:30 pm, Friday, 4th March 2016 Price £9 Surplus to support Katharine House Hospice Bookings to Andrew Pearson 07917554183/750316/ andrewpearson@cch-uk.com
For those who missed last night's Select Committee hearing where Charles Holbech presented Wardington's case, you can view it again above. Charles starts at 19:22:37 which you can find by moving the slider along the bottom of the video window. Charles made an excellent case and pressed strongly for a meaningful and significant reduction in vehicle movements. He persuaded the committee to view the A361 video which appeared to have made an impact not least with Sir Peter Bottomley MP. Time was strictly limited, nevertheless Charles presented the Wardington case extremely well and we are very grateful to him for giving so much time to our petition.
Charles will be referring to slides AP2-00166_Wardington Parish Council_Petitioner
Charles Holbech on behalf of Wardington will be on soon. The committee have had a recess and are now back in session (7pm). Charles is starting now. You can see the live video feed here: http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/6f60797b-03b1-4a1f-86b2-6aa206af282c