Northmoor Lock

Backgound to the events

A Newsletter was issued by the Environment Agency at the end of February 2010 to the residents of Badswell Lane and Town Furlong setting out its plan for the modernisation of the Northmoor Weir. They also advised of need for parking restrictions to be put in place on Badswell Lane from April to October this year and next. Double yellow lines from Eaton Road Junction to just past the Tennis Courts on the even number side and Parking restrictions in place from Eaton Road Junction to Junction with Town Furlong on the odd number side. These restrictions will be in place from 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday and 8am - 1pm Saturday. There will also be movements of large lorries through the village for 2 years during the April to October period, entry to the village is provisionally set for Oaksmere. 

This spring and summer the Environment Agency is making improvements to Northmoor Lock by replacing the old weir with modern motorised gates for health and safety reasons.

The Parish Council called a public meeting on Monday 8th March 2010 and the Weir Action Group was formed.

The Environment Agency held an Open Evening on Tuesday 23rd March in the Appleton Village Hall when several EA staff met with over 100 concerned residents.

On 26th March 2010 the WAG issued a News Release to the local media and local and national politicians.

Tuesday 30th March 2010: Simon Hughes, Area Manager, Thames West Area, announced to a WAG meetingt in the Plough that EA ould delay the implementation of the Northmoor Weir Project for one year in order to facilitate discussions with the Appleton Community.

Tuesday 30th March: Joint News Release between WAG and EA issued to the media and local and national politicians.

  

Keith Hutchence appointed as communications link 

Keith Hutchence has been asked by Simon Hughes, the Thames West Area Manager at the Environment Agency (EA), to liaise between the Appleton and Eaton communities and the EA. His previous projects have included managing the public consultation on the Oxford Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Before joining the Environment Agency, Keith was a News Editor of the much-missed ITV Central News that used to be broadcast from Abingdon with Wesley Smith, Anne Dawson and Hannah Shellswell. He decided to leave when the Central South franchise was taken over by Meridian in 2007.

Keith is married and has a son at university. He is a parish councillor in South Oxfordshire and is Vice-President of his local cricket team. We will, of course, publish updates on our Northmoor Lock pages. For further information, please contact carol.bateman45@talktalk.net or nick.withers@btconnect.com

An Open Meeting was held in the Appleton Village Hall on Wednesday 5th May 2010

 

 

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