It is nice to see that work has been carried out along the beginning of The Avenue, outside Ross Court. But of course so much more needs to be carried out along both The Avenue and Kennington Road. Oxfordshire Highways has also carried out a good job in cutting back the vegetation along the length …
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Temporary EMERGENCY Road Closure – Kennington – Oxford Road In last month’s Chronicle it was reported that the Oxford Road would be closed until 31 July 2013. Apparently an geotechnical engineer is looking at what the issues are and what the fix is going to be – once this has been determined they will inform …
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Temporary EMERGENCY Road Closure – Kennington – Oxford Road On the Oxfordshire County Council website it states that this road will be closed until 31 July 2013. Oxfordshire County Council has decided to resurface The Avenue, from the roundabout with Kennington Road and Bagley Wood Road to the roundabout with St Swithun’s Road – …
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In early January some of you may have noticed that a large tree was removed along The Avenue, opposite Grundy Crescent. A few residents have asked why. The Council was advised that the tree was disturbing the footings of a nearby house and as the trees along the verge are the responsibility of the Oxfordshire …
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In last month’s issue it was mentioned that hopefully you would be able to take your Christmas trees to either of the Forest Side or Playfield Road playing fields car parks, where they would be collected on the normal recycling day. Unfortunately at the time of writing, this still is to be confirmed. I have …
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Is your child 3 or 4 years old? If your child was born on or between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, you need to apply for a primary school place now. You must still apply even if your child already attends a nursery attached to the school. Closing date is 15 January 2013. …
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Following on from last month’s article about the play areas in both Forest Side and Playfield Road, by the time you are reading this, the recommendations made by RoSPA in it’s annual report will have been carried out, making these areas as safe as they can be. I would very much appreciate you letting me …
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Those of you whose children or grandchildren play in The Links Play area will have noticed that the repair and maintenance works have not yet been carried out, as promised in last month’s edition. This is because whilst quotes were being sourced, the council received the annual inspection report, which RoSPA carry out every year. …
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Sadly the dry stone wall, as part of The Links Children’s Play area was vandalised during July leaving it exposing the maintaining wall for the slide. The dry stone waller who originally built it has been contacted and by the time you read this, the wall will have been re-built and will be as good …
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The walkers of the village will be pleased to hear that Footpath 13 – through Chandlings Manor School has been re-opened – which is great news for us all. As promised in the March edition of the Chronicle, the Oxford Conservation Volunteers are returning to Kennington Pools on Sunday 5 August 2012. Chris Skepper, the …
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The walkers in the village may have noticed that Footpath 13 – through Chandlings Manor School has been temporarily closed. This is due to an unsafe bridge on the property of the Chandlings. The Council is in correspondence with the Oxfordshire County Council to make sure that a diversion to this public footpath can be …
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Most of you will have noticed the water on Kennington Road between Best One and the roundabout at the beginning of Kennington. The leak’s progress is given on Thames Water Live www.thameswater.co.uk however, hopefully by the time this goes to print Thames Water will have sorted it and no more wet road! It has been …
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