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A361 Weekend road closure – 14-17 June.

A361 Weekend road closure - 14-17 June. Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 Last weekend the work we did on the A361 went well and the road was re-opened on Sunday afternoon. The additional weekend road closure of the A361 has now been confirmed as: 8pm on Friday 14 June to 6am on Monday 17 June 2024 Full details can be found in our online copy of the notice –  Notice-of-weekend-road-closures-A361-Chipping-Warden-June-2024-UPDATE.pdf (hs2.org.uk)   What we are doing We are continuing to prepare the A361 in Chipping Warden for the permanent realignment of the highway over the Chipping Warden Green Tunnel. In June we will be moving the utilities which run near and under the existing road, just north

Safari Supper Friday 21st June

The Friends of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Wardington invite you to join them on Friday 21st June 2024 in this very popular event, designed to provide an opportunity for villagers old and new to meet and socialise whilst raising funds to maintain our beautiful church. You can join in by: Offering to host 4 or more people (plus hosts = 6) for supper, main course only with wine. Providing a pudding for ‘After Dinner’ held at the Memorial Hall. Simply purchasing a ticket to attend the evening’s activities. The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the churchyard where you will have the chance to meet your hosts and fellow guests. The programme for the evening is as

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Wardington fete – Saturday 1st June – what to do before the event!

It’s less than two weeks to go until the Wardington Fete and it’s shaping up to be a fantastic event. Below you’ll find 4 things to before the day! To keep continually up to date, please join our Facebook group!  1. Enter a category in the produce tent  There are plenty of categories to enter and prizes to be won in this years produce tent. Categories are available for all ages and span home baked and grown produce, to arts and crafts. You can find the entry form and full details in the Warbler, on Facebook or below. Entries cost 50p and close Monday 27th May so make sure you get those forms to Merrie house!  Village Fete - Entry

**Update** Weekend closures of the A361 in May 2024

**Update** Weekend closures of the A361 in May 2024 Important message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 The closure on the weekend of 17-20 May has been postponed. This is being done to reduce the traffic impacts on several local sporting events in the area. The new closure date will be 8pm 31 May - 6am 3 June.  There will be an additional weekend closure in June, dates to be confirmed, which we will contact you about separately. EKFB Engagement Manager

Wood available for next winter’s logs

STOCK UP WITH FREE WOOD FOR NEXT WINTER'S LOGS Regrettably the large yew tree in the churchyard adjacent to the Old School has died and has had to be felled to-day. Whilst it is always sad to lose an old and significant tree, the result is that it has brightened up that end of the churchyard along with the view through to the more recent graves. The wood has been reduced to manageable sizes and stacked adjacent to the south-east gateway to the churchyard. It is available over the next fortnight for any villager to remove some to their on storage free of charge to use next winter when it it will be well dried out ready for burning at

Weekend closures of the A361 in May 2024

Weekend closures of the A361 in May 2024 Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 Please find a link below to some weekend road closures of the A361 near Chipping Warden. These closures will be required to relocate a gas utility, in preparation for realignment of the A361 over the tunnel. We will also be preparing the verges for vehicle restraint barriers. These will allow our workforce to work closer to the existing road, reducing the need for closures. Notice-of-weekend-road-closures-A361-Chipping-Warden-April-24-v2.pdf (hs2.org.uk) Impacts on gas supply, if any, will be communicated by Southern Gas Networks (SGN). Both our workforce and those working for SGN, may be working extended hours, including early morning and late evening during these periods.  Access will

A fantastic £656 raised at the Quiz evening

Thank you to everyone who supported the Quiz and Fish & Chips evening on Friday 26th April. It was a sell-out and everyone had a really enjoyable evening, with some great competition between the teams. Congratulation to "The Numptys" who won the prize of six bottles of rosé. The evening raised £656 which goes into the Fabric Fund of St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, our Grade I listed church, to help towards the upkeep of this wonderful building. The next Friends event will be the Safari Supper on Friday 21st June. Further details will follow soon!

Volunteers for Summer Fete Needed!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Our Village Fete is taking shape with fun and games, music, food, competitions, displays and stalls of many types. However, to make it success we need volunteers to help on the day! Would you like to be involved, for an hour or even more? Why not ask members of your family or neighbours to join in too! Do please let us know through the fete facebook group or email at snskinner@icloud.com