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East West Rail - further informal consultation, 14 November to 24 January
East West Rail is undertaking a further consultation about the next stages of the project which will include the Bletchley to Bedford upgrade and the new route from Bedford to Cambridge. It will also cover some further relatively minor but important works affecting specific locations in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. And it outline their plans to convert the route to operate new hybrid batter/electric... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 1 Nov 2024
Consultation on Station area parking proposals
Buckinghamshire Council has reflected on the responses provided to its consultation at the start of 2024 about possible parking restrictions near the railway station. It found that there was support for the idea of a residents' permit parking scheme from residents of roads near the station. So it has drawn up proposals covering streets within 500 metres walking distance of the station. In the coming... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 1 Nov 2024
Road closures and traffic signals (update 1 November)
Local road closures planned in the coming weeks are as follows.
REVISED DATES : The A421 west of Finmere and A4421 south of Finmere (at Newton Purcell) have weekend closures between 6 August and 4 November, each starting at 8.30pm on the first night and reopening at 5.30am on the last morning. On the A421 these closures are 25-28 Oct. On the A4421 these closures are 18-21 Oct, 1-4 Nov.
Winslow Road in... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 1 Nov 2024
Conservation Area review
Buckinghamshire Council is undertaking a review of the Winslow Conservation Area and is seeking public input by 5 November for this first stage of their work. A more formal public consultation will take place at a future date.
If you wish to participate then please sollow the link from the QR code in the attached document.
Posted: Mon, 28 Oct 2024
Covid-19 vaccinations at Public Hall
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is expecting to arrange for a mobile vaccination clinic to be available again in the Public Hall car park on Wednesday 20 November (and possibly 18 December) at times to be confirmed. This clinic will offer Covid-19 vaccinations on a walk-in (no appointment) basis for those who :
- are aged 65 or over
- are pregnant
- are aged 6 months to 64 years and have an increased risk... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 20 Oct 2024
East West Rail test trains starting
Chiltern Railways have still not been confirmed as the operator for the East West Rail train service between Oxford and Milton Keynes, but they are starting the operation of test trains, and will then start driver training, with effect from Monday 21 October. There is still no confirmed date for start of passenger service on the route - but the best guess in probably September 2025.
Posted: Fri, 18 Oct 2024
Electric Vehicle chargers planned for Public Hall car park
Winslow Town Council has reached an agreement with EZ-Charge who will plan, provide, operate and maintain Electric Vehicle chargers in the town's Public Hall car park. Initially there will be four parking bays with chargers, all of which will be suitable for local residents or employees to charge their vehicles over several hours. Two of the chargers will offer rapid charging (60kW/120kW) for visitors... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 9 Oct 2024
Free trees for your garden
Greener Winslow has set up an arrangement with the International Tree Foundation for local residents to obtain free trees for their gardens.
To find out more go to https://internationaltreefoundation.org/garden-tree-giveaway
Posted: Tue, 8 Oct 2024
Winslow is establishing a new community orchard
We are very excited to announce a new project starting in Winslow to plant a community orchard for the benefit of the residents and organisations of the town.
The orchard will be located on the Poor's Piece allotment field and will consist of apple, pear, plum and greengage with local Buckinghamshire varieties chosen where possible. There will be a mix of cooking and eating fruit with early, mid-season... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 3 Oct 2024
