The new August edition of The Warbler will be coming through your letterboxes any day now. You can download a digital copy right now by clicking this link. (7.5Mb, PDF) All news, features, comments, etc. for the next issue to be published in November, please submit to The Editors, Dick & Elaine Norriss, at wardingtonwarbler@gmail.com
A petition has been launched that you may be interested in: Prevent the closure of oak ward at Banbury Horton general hospital. To get more information and sign the petition, click this link: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/162137/
HS2 ACTION GROUP House of Lords Select Committing Hearing - July 20th 2016 Location:12:25pm, Houses of Parliament. Present: Committee:, Charles Holbech ,Malcolm Patterson, Bob Jarrett . The hearing began with Charles Holbech giving a summary of the petition: There would be 1,000 HS2 HGVs and 204 LGVs through Wardington daily. That represented two per minute in a 10 hour period, and this would seriously affect the quality of life in Wardington. He outlined that the volume of HGVs using the A361 is to carry spoil from Greatworth and Turweston, for use at Lower Boddington, a distance of 27 miles. Wardington would not cope with this volume of traffic and it would be unsafe. Following the Commons Select Committee report and
If you plan to attend Wardington Village Cinema's end of season spectacular event this Saturday, please let either Sam Young (01295 750871) or Paul Bimson (01295 758855) know as soon as possible, so we can ensure enough burgers and ice-creams can be bought. The evening starts at 7pm with a Barbecue and a chance to socialise before the the film "Dad's Army" is screened at 8pm. There will be a half time interval with free ice-creams and a raffle!
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Charles Holbech will be presenting to the House of Lords Select Committee on HS2 on behalf of Wardington tomorrow, Wednesday 20th July 2016. If you wish to watch the proceedings they will be shown on Parliament.tv here: http://goo.gl/DdSjPW. Wardington is scheduled 5th on the agenda and proceedings start at 10:00am and again at 2:00pm. It is likely, given the experience of the House of Commons Select Committee hearing, that Charles will be on after lunch, however this will only become clear on the day. The video of proceedings should be online for some time after the event and we expect that the above link will continue to work for those who can't watch live. We will issue another news post if this
DON'T PANIC, DON'T PANIC... There's still time to book your ticket for Wardington Village Cinema's end of season spectacular! In just a week and a half we celebrate a third successful year of screenings with a special 1940's themed evening and showing of the film Dad's Army on Saturday July 23rd at 7pm. So now is the time to book. Please call either Sam Young (01295 750871) or Paul Bimson (01295 758855) or email: wardingtoncinema@hotmail.com For a bargain ticket price of only £8.50 (£6.50 concessions) you will receive not only the usual fantastic evening of entertainment, including screening of the recently released Dad's Army film, complimentary ice cream and raffle in the interval, but also a barbecue prior to the film! Please join us in 1940's
DIOCESE OF OXFORD To the clergy and people of the Diocese of Oxford Dear Friends and Colleagues, Thank you for your various messages of welcome and for your prayers following the announcement of my nomination as the Bishop of Oxford. It’s an enormous honour and privilege to be appointed to this role and I look forward very much to serving the communities of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in the coming years. My Confirmation of Election as Bishop of Oxford will be held on 6th July. I am due to pay homage to Her Majesty the Queen later in July and resume my place in the House of Lords. I will continue to meet with the senior team in Oxford
Wardington are having a T20 Blast v Chipping Warden this Saturday at 2.30 pm at Wardington Cricket Field. BBQ and refreshments available. Please do come and support - everybody is welcome.
Please note change to closure advice: Further to the email sent earlier, I have been informed that this road closure on the A361 Williamscot Hill will now start on 25 July for 5 days only. Bob Jarrett Parish clerk