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Parish Council Minutes (July)

Minutes of the Meeting of Wardington Parish Council held on Tuesday 28th July 2015 at 7.30pm in Wardington Memorial Hall In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr G Martin, Mrs A Pascoe, Mr M Patterson, Mr M Hickman (Clerk), Mr I Franklin (Parishioner), Mr B Jarrett (Parishioner) Apologies: Mr N Bankes (Vice-Chair), Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Minutes of the Previous Meetings (June 23rd and July 23rd): Agreed and signed 1. Matters arising from previous meetings 1.1 HS2 It was agreed what a success the HS2 Action Group’s public meeting was on July 23rd. There were a large number of responses received following the meeting regarding the potential effects of HS2 HGV construction traffic on individuals, homes and businesses etc. These were

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Parish Council Extra-Ordinary Meeting Minutes (July)

Minutes of the Meeting of Wardington Parish Council held on Tuesday 23rd July 2015 at 6.00pm in Wardington Memorial Hall In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr N Bankes (Vice-Chair), Mr G Martin, Mrs A Pascoe, Mr M Patterson, Mr M Hickman (Clerk) 1. New Business 1.1 Appointment of advisory committee The chair proposed the appointment of an advisory committee to: Prepare a parliamentary petition on behalf of the parish council in response to the HS2 construction proposals. Set the strategy for the future campaign Represent the parsh council in the campaign, e.g. attending House of Commons Select Committee hearings. This was agreed by resolution. In the first instance the advisory committee (hereby known as the HS2 Action Group) will consist

Village Responses from the HS2 Update Meeting

Thank you to everyone that sent in responses to the questions put forward by the parish council regarding the specific effects of HS2 construction HGV traffic on individuals, homes and businesses etc. I could not reply to you all but I have collated all the responses I received to produce a document that runs 20 pages and 10,000 words long! The HS2 Action Group will use this to assist them in drafting a parliamentary petition this week. Your responses are a great help and hopefully the Action Group can work many of your concerns into the debate. The petiton will be delivered to parliament on August 12th. Stay tuned.

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HS2 Update Meeting Summary (July 23rd)

Summary of the HS2 Update Meeting led by Wardington Parish Council held on Thursday July 23rd 2015 at 7.00pm in Wardington Memorial Hall In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr N Bankes (Vice-Chair), Mr M Patterson, Mrs A Pascoe, Mr G Martin, Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr M Hickman (Clerk) Visitors: Victoria Prentis (MP for Banbury), Stephanie Garnett (Senior Parliamentary Assistant to Victoria Prentis), Mark Kemp (Deputy Director Commercial OCC), Charles Holbech (Wardington HS2 Action Group) Parishioners: Approximately SIXTY 1. Presentation Mr Page, Mr Bankes and Mr Holbech presented the HS2 update presentation. This can be seen here. The presentation explains that a HS2 Action Group has been established by the parish council to produce a parliamentary petition

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URGENT. RESPONSES REQUIRED FURTHER TO HS2 MEETING

In the meeting of the village held on 23 July 2013 the Parish Council sought input from the village community as to the anticipated impact of HS2 traffic on homes, individuals, businesses etc in Wardington and the surrounding area. The Council would be grateful for specific information and assistance on the following: How would you describe the demographic of village? What is the current use of the A361 by those living in the village? Do people cross it by foot, or walk along the pavement? Are there any homes/individuals/businesses likely be significantly affected by an increase in passing traffic e.g. roadside cottages? Are there any other particularly sensitive receptors in the village e.g. the nursing home. Identification of specific points

STOP PRESS : HS2 UPDATE

Sufficient cause for presenting a Parliamentary Petition has been confirmed by our solicitors. Stephanie Garnett, Victoria Prentis’ Senior Parliamentary Assistant and Mark Kemp, Deputy Director Commercial, Oxfordshire County Council, will be attending the Village meeting tomorrow DO COME - 7pm THURSDAY 23rd JULY, WARDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL

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HS2 Village Meeting 23rd July 2015, 7pm, Memorial Hall

Come to a Village Meeting Discussion and update on Parliamentary Petition Memorial Hall 23 July 2015 7pm Download the poster

Notes on meeting with Victoria Prentis MP on 12th June 2015

Members of the Parish Council and the Parish Clerk met Victoria Prentis at Wardington Manor together with George Reynolds Oxfordshire County Councillor, Mike Kerford Byrnes Cherwell District Councillor and Ken Atack, Cherwell District Councillor. Forbes and Bridget Elworthy and Charles Holbech were in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint Victoria Prentis and the Oxfordshire and Cherwell Councillors of the problems both in Wardington village and the surrounding villages that the volume of construction traffic associated with the building of HS2 would cause. The forecast of HGV traffic previously presented at the village meeting and a highlighted map showing likely rat runs were tabled as evidence of this problem. After discussion and clarification of the facts presented it

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A361 traffic impact video

During the peak phase of construction (up to two years) there are scheduled to be an additional 1,300 HGVs EACH WAY passing through Wardington. Mitch Hickman, our Parish Clerk, has produced a short video illustrating the difficulty the existing HGV traffic has in passing through the village. Please share this with as many people as you can to raise awareness.

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HS2 Meeting Summary (May 19th)

Summary of the HS2 Meeting led by Wardington Parish Council held on Tuesday May 19th 2015 at 7.30pm in Wardington Memorial Hall In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr N Bankes (Vice-Chair), Mr M Patterson, Mrs A Pascoe, Mr M Hickman (Clerk) Apologies: Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr G Martin Parishioners and Visitors: Approximately FIFTY Presentation Mr Page presented the HS2 presentation. This can be seen here Clerk passed a sheet of paper around during the presentation for all those who wished to be part of an action group to submit their contact details. Discussion Following the presentation, the discussion was opened up to the floor. Councillors did their best to answer questions raised using the information currently known.

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