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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

Memorial Hall – AGM

WARDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 16th JULY 2015 AT 7.00 PM IN THE MEMORIAL HALL AGENDA Apologies Minutes of the AGM held on 3rd July 2014 Accounts for Year ended 31st March 2015 Chairman's Report Hall Property Report Hall Activities Report Election of Officers Any Other Business ALL RESIDENTS OF WARDINGTON, WILLIAMSCOT and COTON ARE WELCOME Minutes of 2014 AGM - Open Link: Memorial Hall AGM - Minutes - 030714

Playground 200 Club

The village playground is funded by subscriptions to the 200 club. £1 per month buys one number entered into the monthly prize draw. There are two prizes drawn each month. First prize : £20 Second prize: £10. If you would like to enter the 200 club then please either contact Mitch the parish clerk at 07415 372 121 / wardingtonparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk or print off one of the standing order forms below and deliver to Mitch at Bishops House. Click here for the Playground 200 Club standing order form Previously, a playground committee has maintained and promoted subscriptions. The committee has long been disbanded and subscriptions have diminished as renewals have not been chased etc. Currently then the playground has only a

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Parish Council Minutes (June)

Minutes of the Meeting of Wardington Parish Council held on Tuesday 23rd June 2015 at 7.30pm in Wardington Memorial Hall In Attendance: Mr G Page (Chair), Mr K Atack (District Councillor), Mr G Martin, Mr M Patterson, Mr M Hickman (Clerk), Mrs Jan Funnell (Parishioner) Apologies: Mr N Bankes (Vice-Chair), Mrs A Pascoe Minutes of the Previous Meetings (May 26th): Agreed and signed 1. Matters arising from previous meetings 1.1 HS2 The council met with MP Victoria Prentis on June 12th at Wardington Manor. Thank you to Bridget and Forbes Elworthy for hosting the occasion. Victoria Prentis agreed with concerns about HGV traffic and is keen to work to find a solution. She has since undertaken to arrange for representatives from HS2

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Friday night is film night!!!

This coming Friday (26th) will be our last film night for the current season and to add to the occasion we will be holding a BBQ on the new patio at the rear of the Memorial Hall. BBQ is inclusive of the ticket cost (Standard £7.50/Concessions £5.50). Please bring your own drinks and nibbles. A complimentary choc ice is also included in the ticket price. By popular demand we will also be running a raffle with proceeds (including surplus on ticket sales) goingtowards further improvements to the Memorial Hall's facilities. The final film for this current season (we will be back in September - dates to follow) is 'Chef' - a comedy starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Junior. BBQ

Marie Curie – 10K Walk to Remember @ Blenheim Palace

Marie Curie are holding a charity walk at Blenheim Palace on Saturday August 8th. The walk is a 10K evening walk. It is £10 to enter. Participants are asked to raise at least £100. All money raised will go towards funding the fantastic nurses working in Oxfordshire, treating terminally ill patients all over the county. Sign up by clicking here. Additionally, Marie Curie are also looking for volunteers to help put on a safe, successful event. If you are able to help by manning stations along the route or with registrations or giving out T-shirts and would like to sign up as a volunteer or you have any questions, please e-mail event.delivery@mariecurie.org.uk or call 01883 832 621.

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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