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Notice of weekend road closure, A361 Chipping Warden 16-19 May 2025

Notice of weekend road closure, A361 Chipping Warden 16-19 May 2025 Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 On the weekend of 16 to 19 May, we will be closing a short section of the A361 between the roundabout on the bypass near Chipping Warden village.  The closure will be in place 24 hours a day from 8pm Friday evening to 6am Monday morning. Please note this closure only requires a local diversion, following the old A361 through Chipping Warden. During this time, we will be working with our utility partners to relocated cables from under the road. We will also be carrying out part of the remedial works to the larger roundabout. Further works on the roundabout are

Fairport Convention’s Cropredy Festival 7th – 9th August 2025

Williamscot_fairport@outlook.com You may have heard that this year the capacity for the festival has been reduced to 6,500 and therefore the number for villager passes available has reduced in line with this. I am pleased to confirm that Fairport tickets are now available to Wardington residents, 2 per household, on a first come first served basis. Application for tickets opens at 9am on Saturday 26th April.... See details below. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR TICKETS BEFORE THE TIME AND DATE ABOVE! Three day entrance permits will be £25 per adult and again this year under 18 year-olds will have free admission. Please note that although children between the ages of 12 and

Wardington Garden Club – AGM Tuesday 25th March at 7.30pm

Why not join the Wardington Garden Club AGM tomorrow evening, Tuesday 25th March in the Memorial Hall? Our speaker will be Emma Thick from Thenford Aboretum, well-know galanthophile, who will be talking all about snowdrops. If you would like to join or find out more, please contact Malcolm Patterson theoldgranary5@gmail.com or Ginny Steven ginny@asteven.com Please bring £2 for the raffle where you can win some great prizes. Membership £10 per year which entitles you to 10% off at Farnborough Garden Centre. No gardening knowledge required - just enthusiasm!

Village Litter Pick

VILLAGE LITTER PICK SATURDAY 5TH APRIL 2025 @ 11am Litter picking kit will be provided - collect it from Barn Farm Plants at 11am. All are welcome; if you can spare some time that morning then please join us to give the village a spring clean. Any questions please contact Wardington Parish Council: wardingtonparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk 07419 126 206

Notice of overnight road closure and traffic lights A361, Chipping Warden

Notice of overnight road closure and traffic lights A361, Chipping Warden. Message from EKFB (working on behalf of HS2) We will be carrying out routine maintenance and safety inspections on the temporary bridge over the A361 near Chipping Warden. To conduct this work safely we will be closing the A361 for one night from 8.30pm Friday 14 March to 5.30am Saturday 15 March 2025. Please see the attached notice or link to the website, which includes the signed diversion route. Notice of overnight road closure and traffic lights A361 Chipping Warden Feb 25 Notice of overnight road closure A361, Chipping Warden - HS2  Throughout March we will be working over weekends, near our compound entrance, as part of the preparations

Temporary Road Closure / A361, Wardington

Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Road Closure / No Waiting at Banbury Road Through Wardington, Wardington   In the interests of public safety; it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close the road as detailed above in order to facilitate carriageway patching works.  A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 12/3/2025.  The anticipated completion date is 13/3/2025. Working Hours 20:00 – 06:00.  A Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and restriction and will operate on the days shown above.  Please note that Notices for urgent works can last up to 5 consecutive days only.  Access will be

Wardington update from OCC Highways

Wardington update from OCC Highways Following last Tuesday's meeting (28/01/2025) with Matthew Timms, OCC Highways Engagement, he has reported the following actions for Wardington. As requested, a couple of the urgent potholes on Edgcote Road have been made safe this week. A thorough inspection of the carriageway and footway surfaces on Edgcote Road, Thorpe Road, Wardington Road, and the link road between Thorpe Road will occur during the week commencing the 3rd of February. Areas meeting the criteria of our Highway Safety Inspection Policy will be actioned accordingly. For further guidance, please refer to Oxfordshire County Council's road repairs page - https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-travel/street-maintenance-z/road-repairs#paragraph-8071  Our Cyclical Maintenance Team will reach out to Steve (site manager) from The Manor to discuss proposals around