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Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting – 14th February 2017

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting Location:  Wardington Memorial Hall Date: Tuesday, 14th February, 2017 (7:30pm)   In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chairman), Mr I Franklin, Mr B Jarrett (Clerk) Parishioners: Mr M Page, Mr J Baker, Mrs A Baker, Mrs T Barrett. Apologies: Mr N Bankes, Mr M Patterson, Mrs A Pascoe, Mr G Martin, Mr A Crossley, Mr K Atack.   Mr G Page declared that as there was not a quorum at the meeting any issues requiring a decision would have to be addressed at the next council meeting. 1.    Minutes of previous meeting. (10th January 2017) Approval deferred until next meeting. 2.    Mr G Page requested to hear the parishioners cases before returning to the official

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting – 10th January 2017

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting Location:  Wardington Memorial Hall Date: Tuesday, 10th January, 2017 (7:30pm) In Attendance: Mr M Patterson, Mrs A Pasco, Mr G Martin. Mr I Franklin, Mr A Crossley.  Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr B Jarrett (Clerk) Parishioners: Ms J Funnell Apologies: Mr N Bankes, Mr K Atack (for late arrival)   In the absence of Mr Page (Chairman), Mrs A Pasco was elected to chair the meeting.   1.    Minutes of previous meeting. (22th November, 2016) Approved and signed. 2.    Matters arising from previous minutes. 2.1 HS2 Update Mr Patterson reported that the House of Lords Select Committee had issued a ‘Special Report’ in December 2016 but there had been no specific mention

MP Launches new Campaign for the Horton Hospital

Victoria Prentis MP  has launched a new campaign to protect services at the Horton General Hospital. An e-mail received by our District Councillor Ken Atack  reads:- Subject: #Banbury2JR campaign Dear Ken, I hope you had a lovely Christmas and a very happy New Year! As part of our fight to protect services at the Horton General Hospital, I have launched the campaign, #Banbury2JR. The campaign will encourage people in and around Banbury to fill out a form (attached) about journey times to the JR in Oxford, and post their travel times on social media using the hash tag #Banbury2JR. My office will then collate the information and pass it onto the Oxford University Hospitals Trust and Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group. Form

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting – November 22nd 2016

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting Location:  Wardington Memorial Hall Date: Tuesday, 11th October, 2016 (7:30pm) In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr N Bankes,  Mr M Patterson, Mrs A Pasco, Mr G Martin. Mr I Franklin, Mr A Crossley. Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr B Jarrett (Clerk) Parishioners: Mr C Morgan Apologies: Mr K Atack (for early departure) 1.    Minutes of previous meeting. (11th October, 2016) Approved and signed. 2.    Matters arising from previous minutes. 2.1 HS2 Update Mr Bankes reported that the Action Group will have a meeting with HS2 on 24/11/2016 following their meeting with OCC Highways on the 22/11/2016. The purpose of the meeting was not made clear but was expected to be more

Severe Weather and General Emergency Plan – Parish of Wardington

SEVERE WEATHER AND GENERAL EMERGENCY PLAN PARISH OF WARDINGTON   Introduction Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) have recommended that parishes formulate a severe weather/emergency plan which is based upon looking after the elderly, sick and infirm who may need to get to a doctor/ surgery/ hospital in an emergency. Wardington Parish Council have formulated a simple, basic plan that would be readily available for ALL parishioners in a genuine case for the need of practical assistance – and not just for severe winter weather.  SEVERE WEATHER PLAN In the event of the roads being closed by snow, volunteers 4x4s are available for transportation of any ill parishioner to the nearest Rendezvous point [R.V] for an Ambulance. The RV points are: Junction

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting – Tuesday, 11th October 2016

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting Location:  Wardington Memorial Hall Date: Tuesday, 11th October, 2016 (7:30pm) In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr M Patterson, Mrs A Pasco, Mr G Martin. Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr B Jarrett (Clerk) Parishioners: Mr N Hudson, Mr R Anson. Apologies: Mr N Bankes, Mr I Franklin, Mr A Crossley.   1.    Minutes of previous meeting. (6th September, 2016) Approved and signed. 2.    Matters arising from previous minutes. 2.1 HS2 Update Mr Patterson reported that following the Action Group meeting with OCC (Highways), it was established that Highways must approve any mitigating measures proposed by HS2. An update to the proposed measures has been received from HS2, still based on the 500

Oxfordshire Comet – Transport from your door to destination.

The Oxfordshire Comet - Transport from your door to destination. Our bookable transport service for those who can't access suitable public transport. What is it? It is a not for profit service, created to allow people without suitable access to public transport to make the journeys they want. The Oxfordshire Comet can be booked for any type of trip. Whether it’s to meet friends in town, travel across the county, attend an appointment or pop to the shops. The service is available 10.15am - 2.30pm Monday to Friday (not Bank Holidays). It’s easy to book, with a pre-paid account that can be set up on the phone.   Your vehicles, not ours The Oxfordshire Comet uses vehicles that normally take children to

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting – 6th September 2016

Minutes of the Wardington Parish Council Meeting Location:  Wardington Memorial Hall Date: Tuesday, 6th September, 2016 (7:30pm) In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr I Franklin, Mrs A Pasco, Mr A Crossley, Mr G Martin. Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr B Jarrett (Clerk) Parishioners: Mr A Steven. Apologies: Mr N Bankes, Mr M Patterson.   1.    Minutes of previous meeting. (26st July, 2016) Approved and signed. 2.    Matters arising from previous minutes. 2.1 HS2 Update Mr Jarrett reported that the Action Group met with OCC (Highways), on the 16th August, to discuss the mitigation measures being proposed by HS2. These proposed measures consisted of carriageway widening, LGV high containment kerbs, vegetation clearance, and traffic calming measures. None of the