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Just a brief note to say that the Samaritans have organised a charity cycle ride across three routes over 40, 80 and 120 km around the area on Saturday 22 June.
It’s hoped that the ride won’t be too disruptive. Even so, please watch out for riders when driving… or join in.
More information from: https://www.samaritanscycle.com.
Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Road Closure at Chinnor, 56 Station Road, OX39 4PZ
A request has been received from Thames Water for a temporary road closure to apply to a length of Station Road, whilst essential long service pipe carriageway and footway works are carried out.
A temporary Notice is being made by Oxfordshire County Council to implement the temporary restriction and will operate from 04 June 2024 up to and including 06 June 2024. This is a 24 hour road closure.
Please note that Notices for urgent works can last up to 5 consecutive days only.
A copy of the drawing showing the extent of the closure and also the alternative routes for traffic is below.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Thames Water Helpdesk on 0800 316 9800.
The parish council has taken the decision to re-arrange the litter pick planned for this weekend to another weekend to be specified. Quite simply the road sides are overgrown to the point of being hard to see the litter and/or are dangerous.
Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Road Closure at – Watlington, B4009 Shirburn Road
A request has been received from Thames Water Utilities Ltd for a temporary road closure on the section of Shirburn Road (B4009), while short service pipe relay in footway and carriageway works will be carried out.
A temporary Notice is being made by Oxfordshire County Council to implement the temporary restriction and will operate from 06/05/2024 to and include 07/05/2024 (full closure 24hrs each day).
Please note that Notices for urgent works can last up to 5 consecutive days only.
A copy of the drawing showing the extent of the closure and also the alternative route for traffic is attached.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Rob Hinchliffe of Thames Water on 07747646819.
The last batch of historic images have been uploaded to the website; this time mainly of people – as they lived.
See: https://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/historic-images/
With only a week to go until the voter registration deadline for the Police and Crime Commissioner Election, anyone wanting to vote on 2 May must make sure they are election ready.
The deadline to register to vote is midnight on 16 April. If you are not already registered to vote at your current address, apply online now at gov.uk/register-to-vote, it takes just five minutes.
Voters have a range of options – they can vote in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote. The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 17 April. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is a week later, 5pm on 24 April.
Everyone voting at a polling station will need to show photo ID – to find out which ID you can use in the polling station, visit the Electoral Commission website.
If you do not have one of the accepted types of ID, you can apply for free ID at gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate. You must apply by 5pm on 24 April, to be able to use the Voter Authority Certificate on 2 May.
Information about the new requirement and all your voting options can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website.