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M4 Junctions 12 to 13 Hermitage (West Berkshire) – Bridge Refurbishment Works – Upcoming Closures
Preliminary works along the M4, between junctions 12 and 13, is progressing well and in October the narrow lane traffic management is scheduled to be installed. To assist with onsite activities and the installation of the traffic management, the following full overnight closures of the M4 have been programmed: · Monday 2 October for 5 nights – full EASTBOUND closures from junction 13 to junction 12 · Monday 9 October for 5 nights – full WESTBOUND closures from junction 12 to junction 13 · Monday 16 October for 5 nights – full EASTBOUND closures from junction 13 to junction 12 M4 weekend closures As with the previous scheme, during work to demolish and install the bridge deck beams, specialist working methods and equipment will be required which will include larger cranes that will sit across all lanes of the motorway. We will therefore need to fully close the M4 east and westbound carriageways between junctions 12 and 13 for entire weekend periods (9pm Friday through to 5am Monday). The first of these closures is expected to be in late-November 2017 – confirmed dates will be advertised in advance on signs along the M4, on the Highways England website and via the media. Significant delays are expected during these weekend closure periods, and it is advisable that you plan ahead of your journey to allow for extra time or avoid this route where possible. During all closures a clearly signed diversion will be in place via the A4 (through Newbury, Thatcham and Woolhampton). We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience or disruption during the closures; if you have any questions, or if you’d like you know about our work please contact us on 0300 123 5000 or email [email protected]. Or you can visit our website at www.highways.gov.uk/roads Yours faithfully Kathryn Blofield Communications Coordinator
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Here is the latest update from the West Berkshire countryside Society ![]()
We have been notified by West Berkshire Council Highways that Holt Lane will be CLOSED from the 25th to 27th September to allow repairs to a leaking water main.
The alternative route for all traffic affected is via B4494 Wantage Road, Sparrowbill and Honesty Bottom. All queries should be forwarded to Torid Bastien of Thames Water on Tel: 02035 777 740. For more info follow the link Holt Lane The following has come from the Neighbourhood Watch Team appealing for more information:
Between 8pm 9/9 and 9am 10/9 offender(s) drove across fields in Winterbourne causing damage to unharvested crops. If anyone has information about this incident please contact the 24 hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101 (Ref 43170268671 ) ***************************************** West Berkshire Neighbourhood Watch Meeting 19th September - Open to All This is a reminder on behalf of Angela Money BEM, Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Committee Member representing West Berkshire. A Neighbourhood Watch meeting is being held in Hungerford Town Hall on Tuesday 19 September 2017 from 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm and I will be speaking about Neighbourhood Watch and the benefits of having a scheme in your road, advise on crime prevention and how we can help the Police. Inspector Chris Ward and Sergeant Alan Hawkett will also speak at this meeting and we will be available to answer any questions. Also attending will be the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber, Hungerford’s Deputy Mayor Helen Simpson and Rev Mike Saunders. If you have any queries, Angela can be contacted via her e-mail address: [email protected] or by phoning Newbury 40866. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting, so please come along and bring any neighbours or friends. Message sent by Tracie Stone (Police, Neighbourhood policing admin, West Berks) Please join us on the morning of Sunday 8th October to help tidy up your village, and be rewarded with social get together with bacon butties/veggie sausages and refreshments around the bonfire for the workers lunch!
Tasks will include hedge cutting, weeding and general tidying all around the village. All help would be much appreciated, please bring tools - gloves, hedge cutters, rakes etc and meet on the village field from 10am. If anyone has a small trailer that they would be willing to use to help collect up the cuttings and the deliver to the bonfire that would be helpful too. Thank you Brightwalton Parish Council [email protected] ![]() The Downland Volunteer group was found in 1986 and offers community transport for doctors, hospital, dentist appointments along with visits to the shops. They always need more volunteers, if you would be interested in helping and can spare some time please contact them on 01635 578394 or via the website www.downlandvolgroup.org Join us from 10am on Sunday 8th October to help tidy up key areas of the village.
Bacon butties and refreshments for all the workers! Welcome to the Summer Newsletters from the The Ridgeway Partnership and the West Berkshire Countryside Society with ideas for getting out and about this summer and enjoying our countryside. ![]()
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Please see below an update and advance information in relation to M4 closures at J12- 13 from Highways England. Note all communications and queries should be directed towards Highways England:
Note from Highways England: M4 Junctions 12 to 13: Bridge Refurbishment – Update We are writing to provide an update to the programme and additional traffic management information for the bridge refurbishment works taking place along the M4 near Bradfield. As you may already know, long-term monitoring found that the two bridges which carry the M4 over Ashampstead Road and Dark Lane, near Bradfield in West Berkshire, require extensive repairs due to chloride-induced corrosion. Critical repairs are underway to address the defects and ensure the structures remain in a safe and serviceable condition. We are pleased to say that the works are progressing well. Closures next week Sunday 18th June: In addition to the 24 hour traffic management currently in place, the M4 eastbound carriageway between junctions 13 and 12 will be closed overnight on Sunday 18 June, between 9pm and 6am. Friday 23rd June – Sunday 25th June:The eastbound carriageway between junctions 13 and 12 will also be closed overnight on Friday 23 June and Sunday 25 June, between 9pm and 6am. Advance warning signs have been put up and a clearly signed diversion route will be in place via the A4 for these closures. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience these works may cause. If you have any questions or if you’d like to know more about the work please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre: · Phone: 0300 123 5000 · Email: [email protected] ELECTORAL REVIEW OF WEST BERKSHIRE: FURTHER WARDING ARRANGEMENTS
The Commission is carrying out a review to deliver electoral equality for voters across West Berkshire Council because of a request from the Council. We wrote to you on 24 January 2017 inviting your views on warding patterns in West Berkshire. In response to correspondence received during that stage of consultation, we have decided to re-examine the electorate forecast figures provided by West Berkshire Council. The Commission relies on 5 year forecasts so that our proposals reflect future development and not just the existing electorate. It is important that we are satisfied with these figures. The Commission has worked alongside West Berkshire Council to produce revised forecast figures for 2023. We believe that these updated figures are more likely to reflect the electorate by that time. Because these figures are, in some areas, significantly different to those we originally published in January 2017, we are now conducting an additional month-long consultation on warding patterns. We are therefore writing to you again as well as everybody who responded to the previous consultation, offering the opportunity to submit new or amended proposals for future ward boundaries based on the new figures. When drawing up our draft recommendations we will consider all the submissions we received at the previous stage of consultation and those received in this new consultation. What is an electoral review? The electoral review will recommend new electoral arrangements for West Berkshire Council. It will propose:
For parishes, the review can recommend changes to the electoral arrangements of parish and town councils i.e. the number, names and boundaries of parish wards and the number of parish councillors for each parish ward. However, this is only in circumstances where the parished area is to be divided between wards. Even in these circumstances, the Commission will not normally recommend any change to the number of councillors to be elected to a parish or town council. The Commission has no power to consider changes to the external boundaries of a parish or the creation of new parishes. When? 13 June 2017 is the start of a four-week public consultation during which the Commission is inviting proposals for new warding arrangements based on updated electoral forecasts. The consultation will close on 10 July 2017. After considering all representations made during this consultation and those received at the previous stage, the Commission intends to publish draft recommendations in August 2017. There will then be a further period of consultation on the draft recommendations. Final recommendations are expected to be published in January 2018. The new electoral arrangements will come into effect at the local elections in 2019. How to get involved? This is a public consultation and we welcome views from individuals and organisations across West Berkshire on where they think new ward patterns should be drawn. The Commission is recommending that 42 councillors should be elected to West Berkshire Council in the future. It is now inviting proposals to help it draw up a pattern of wards to accommodate 42 councillors. In drawing up a pattern of electoral wards, the Commission must balance three criteria, which are set out in law, namely: · To deliver electoral equality where each councillor represents roughly the same number of electors as others across West Berkshire. · That the pattern of wards should, as far as possible, reflect the interests and identities of local communities. · That the electoral arrangements should provide for effective and convenient local government. We are asking local people and organisations for their views as to the best pattern of wards for West Berkshire which meet the requirements set out above. The Commission will treat all submissions equally and will judge each case on its merits and against the statutory criteria. If you wish to put forward a view, we would also urge you to ensure that evidence supports your submission. For example, if you wish to argue that two parishes should be included in the same electoral ward, make sure you tell the Commission why they should be together, providing evidence about community facilities, ties, organisations, and amenities, rather than simply asserting that they belong together. There is plenty more advice on our website about how you can get involved in the consultation and put your views forward. Log on to www.lgbce.org.uk to find out more. The website includes the technical guidance that explains the process and our policies as well as guidance on how to take part in each part of the process. We have set up a page on our site which is dedicated to the review of West Berkshire where you can find all the relevant information. You can also access interactive maps of the current ward boundaries across West Berkshire on our specialist consultation portal. The portal also allows you to draw your own boundaries, mark areas of interest on the map and upload documents directly to the site. Log on to https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk to access the portal or find it via our main website. Get in touch We encourage as many people and organisations as possible to get involved with the consultation and we encourage local organisations and parish councils to engage their local networks and communities in the review. View interactive maps of the West Berkshire, draw your own boundaries, and have your say at our specialist consultation portal at: https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk. Find out more about the review at: www.lgbce.org.uk. Email your views to: [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter at: @lgbce. Write to: Review Officer (West Berkshire) Local Government Boundary Commission for England 14th Floor Millbank Tower Millbank London SW1P 4QP This phase of consultation closes on 10 July 2017. We will write to you again when we open our consultation on draft recommendations. Please note that the interests of transparency, copies of the all representations we receive during this review will be placed on our website. We remove any personal identifying information such as signatures and private residential addresses prior to placing any submissions in the public domain. Yours sincerely Mishka Mayers Review Officer [email protected] 0330 500 1525 Thank you to Cantemus for putting on a wonderful concert, you had the audience up and dancing which was great to see. A much appreciated fish and chip supper was served in the village hall after the concert. There was a great turnout and atmosphere, thank you to all those that supported the event, £279 was raised for the Church Development project.
The Downland Practice, Chieveley is asking patients on their views on a future 7 day-a-week service from the practice. They have prepared a survey and would be grateful if as many patients as possible could complete it. You can download the survey here: Once complete please return to Reception or email to [email protected]. Thank you ![]()
Don't forget your tickets for the Summer Cantemus Concert in Brightwalton Church on Saturday 10th June at 7pm followed by a Fish & Chip supper in the village hall.
It promises to be a fun and uplifting concert with a variety of music - pop to classic, folk to tradition, and completed with an Abba medley sing-a-long! Something for everyone. Tickets are £15 (£7 for under 12's) and include supper and 2 drinks. Licenced bar. Tickets must be bought in advance and are available from: Sarah on 01488 639487 or email [email protected] 3 supper options: fish & chips, sausage & chips or veggie burger & chips. The traditional red telephone box in the centre of the village has a new lease of life as a lending library. There is a selection of books including children's books, just bring a book to replace a book! Thank you to Louisa, Anna and Brian for their help with getting this up and running.
A reminder that the M4 will be closed between J12 & 13 this weekend coming from Fri 12th May at 9pm to Mon 15th May at 6am. Further details can be found on the attached file. ![]()
Please note the new customer services number for West Berkshire Council - 01635 551111
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The next weekend closure of the M4 is planned from 9pm on Friday 12 May through to 6am on Monday 15 May 2017* (57 continuous hours), with a contingency weekend proposed for Friday 2 to Monday 5 June 2017. Full details on what has already been completed and contact details for any queries can be found here.
Pop Up Drinks is being organised by Clare and Martine for 29th April from 7pm, see your Pop up Drinks email for more details.
Judith & Shaun will then be hosting the next Pop Up Drinks, which will now be the 16th June |
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