Wardington

A361 – Early morning temporary closure on 20 August 2023

A361 - Early morning temporary closure on 20 August 2023 Message from EKFB on behalf of HS2. As you may recall from our activities last year, some of our wider precast sections of tunnel require a road closure to travel from Banbury to Chipping Warden. The vast majority of the precast units pass each day without this. The southbound carriageway of the A361 will be closed off-peak, for a maximum period of between 5am and 9am, on  Sunday 20 August 2023, with a back up date of 3 September 2023. The road may well open earlier than 9am.     The works notice is in the link below, please feel free to share with your contacts. The map shows the section of

Wardington Playground – New Trim Trail Now Open

Wardington Playground New Trim Trail Now Open The Parish Council is pleased to announce that the Trim Trial is now open for use. It passed the official safety inspection on Wednesday The safety fencing has been removed. Many thanks to the volunteers who spread the wood chippings under it on Sunday They enabled it to pass the inspection on schedule   Wardington Parish Council

Wardington Playground – Playground 200 Club

Wardington Playground Playground 200 Club After 20+ years Wardington Parish Council have taken the decision to end the Playground 200 Club Over recent years there has been a steady decline in the number of members of the Club. As a result income from this source has gradually decreased. This, coupled with recently imposed bank charges, has meant that maintaining the 200 Club is now of negligible net benefit to the upkeep of the Playground. The Parish Council recognize the importance of the Playground to the local community and are committed to maintaining it for the benefit of current and future generations. It will be funded by continuing to take advantage of grants that are available from time to time and

Wardington Playground – Urgent Help Needed to Spread Woodchips

Wardington Playground New Trim Trail Urgent Help Needed to Spread Woodchips   The new Trim Trail, funded by the Parish Council, is now installed. The official safety inspection will be on Wednesday July 5. Once this is successfully completed the fencing will be removed and the Trim Trail can be opened. For it to pass the safety inspection we have to spread woodchips across the area. These will be arriving on site next Wednesday, June 28. Many thanks to Councillor George Page for looking after the delivery for us. Between Thursday June 29th and Tuesday July 4th, volunteers are urgently needed for spreading the woodchips. Please contact Malcolm Patterson, 01295 750014 (there is an answerphone) or by email: theoldgranary5@gmail.com if

HS2 – Sunday morning Tunnel Segment deliveries, 18 & 25 June

HS2 - Sunday morning Tunnel Segment deliveries, 18 & 25 June AWN Notification from EKFB (on behalf of HS2) Following the same route and format as before, we are expecting a delivery of the large tunnel segments to Chipping Warden on Sunday 18 June and Sunday 25 June, between 5am and 9am. Please see the route map and further details here:  AWN-Notice-of-precast-delivery-Chipping-Warden-June-2023.pdf (hs2.org.uk) Should you have questions or concerns about any aspect of these works, or if you have additional queries, please do not hesitate to contact our HS2 Helpdesk on freephone 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.   Wardington Parish Council

HS2 Notice: Delivery of Tunnel Segments – 12 March

Notice from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 - Delivery of Tunnel Segments - 12 March We just wanted to write to let you know there will be a delivery of tunnel segments to Chipping Warden on Sunday 12 March, with a back-up date of Sunday 19 March. As previously, the road will need to be closed between 5am and 9am. We will need a southbound carriageway closure of the A361 to allow the wide load to safely pass through the narrow sections of highway near Wardington. This is the same closure area that we used for our previous deliveries. Please follow the link below for further information and the route map. AWN-Notice-of-precast-delivery-Chipping-Warden-March-2023.pdf (hs2.org.uk) Haidee Williams Engagement Advisor

Notice of Making of Order – Wardington Footpath No. 4 (part) – Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2023

NOTICE OF MAKING OF         PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER HIGHWAYS ACT 1980, WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981   The Oxfordshire County Council, Wardington Footpath No. 4 (part), Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2023 On 6th February 2023, the Oxfordshire County made the above Order under s119 of the Highways Act 1980. The Order, if confirmed, will divert the public path as described and shown in the Order. Please find attached a copy of the Order, public Notice and a statement which explains the background to the proposal, the reasons for making the Order, and how objections or representations may be made. 03699 Wardington Notice Wardington 4 Explanatory statement 03699

HS2 – Abnormal loads arriving at Chipping Warden Compound this week.

HS2 - Abnormal loads arriving at Chipping Warden Compound this week. Notice from EKFB working on behalf of HS2. We have some long steel beam sections arriving at Chipping Warden Compound this week. They will be travelling from the Banbury area, via the A361 as abnormal loads. The police escort, which is required for some of the deliveries, may require a very brief halt of traffic at certain junctions or narrow sections of highway. Tuesday 31st January  - 1 delivery, no police escort required  Wednesday 1st February  - 3 deliveries, 2 of which will require a police escort  Friday 3rd February – 2 deliveries, both with a police escort These will pass along the A361 through Wardington and at the

Update on HS2 Precast tunnel segment deliveries

Good news regarding the Sunday morning precast deliveries. Message from EKFB on behalf of HS2 After a period of testing and modifications, we have adapted the way we load and transport the largest precast segments. This method reduces the width of the load, which will mean no additional traffic management will be required. With immediate effect, we will no longer routinely be delivering the precast segments using the Sunday morning lane closures. The widest segments will now arrive mid-week, as part of the regular precast delivery schedule to Chipping Warden Compound. Please note that there are some segments which, due to particular design features, may still require occasional use of a road closure. So this option may need to be

HS2 / EKFB – Update on the precast segment deliveries to Chipping Warden.

HS2 / EKFB : A quick update on the precast segment deliveries to Chipping Warden.   The deliveries will take place between 7-9am on 22 May. The reason for the 7am start, rather than 5am, is due to the Oxfordshire overnight roadworks on the A361 being postponed by one week to the Saturday night.  It will involve approximately 5 wide load HGV’s.   Last week’s delivery went well as a first delivery, and we plan to continually refine how we roll out the traffic management, as well as form up the HGV’s, to minimise disruption.   A link to the Chipping Warden Tunnel Update, which includes more information, maps and photographs, is available on the following link:   https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AWN_Notice-of-Green-Tunnel-Works_May_2022.pdf