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Newton Longville Parish Council

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UPDATE: Salden Chase - "South West Milton Keynes"

12th February 2021

You may have had a letter from Milton Keynes Council or noticed a public notice from Buckinghamshire Council or their advert in the MK Citizen yesterday.

The parish council is going through the many thousands of pages of new information recently submitted. We will be posting more information here and of Facebook in the next few days with advice on how to respond. This is not a new application, it is what was submitted in January 2015. See February/March edition of the Village Pump for more detail.

UPDATE: East West Rail - Closure of Bletchley Road/Newton Road

Letter from East West Rail/Network Rail about proposed 24/7 closure of Bletchley Road/Newton Road for rail bridge works 22nd February to 1st April.

Note: Whaddon Road is due to re-open on 13th February, even though the letter below implies 15th February.

East West Rail/Network Rail have today (8th February) sent the parish council a letter they say they will be posting to all homes in Newton Longville "this week". It notifies a delay of one week, so instead of being from 15th February until 22nd March, it is now proposed to be 22nd February until 1st April. The parish council are having ongoing discussions about the proposed closure as we do not believe adequate arrangements have been made for pedestrians, cyclists and mobility scooter users.This is an update to our previous article with the first letter and how to complain about it. 


Bletchley Road Newton Road bridge repairs 220221 Ltr 2 TS VL 

East West Rail - Newsletters Winter 2020/21

We have today (Tuesday 2nd February) been emailed "Winter" newsletters from East West Rail Alliance, the contractors working on the project. 

As on previous occasions they have produced separate newsletters with different headings but with very similar content - perhaps they think we won't notice?

Individual pdf versions are below. Again as before, much of the information in the newsletters is clearly already out of date. 

We have previously asked them to produce and distribute printed copies to all residents, but they have failed to do so. 

They give a link to an overall East West Rail Newsletter Winter 2020/21   

Individual newsletters for download in pdf format:

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Newton Longville Horwood & Swanbourne

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Bletchley

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Highways

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Bicester & Launton

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Marsh Gibbon Poundon

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Steeple Claydon & Verney Junction

EWRA Winter 2020_2021 Newsletter - Winslow

Details are within the newsletter about how to contact East West Rail:

You can email the contractors EWR Alliance at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to lodge a formal complaint please make that clear in your email.

Or EWR Alliance say "If you have any questions or concerns, please visit www.networkrail.co.uk/contactus or call: 24 hr helpline on 03457 11 41 41" - however resident experience to date indicates this is unlikely to be very sucessful or a source of accurate information.

East West Railway Company are responsible for the project and should be managing their contractors you may email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

East West Rail - Closure of Bletchley Road/Newton Road

Letter from East West Rail/Network Rail about proposed Closure of Bletchley Road/Newton Road about rail bridge works 15th February to 26th March

Note: Whaddon Road is due to re-open on 13th February.

East West Rail/Network Rail have today (27th January) posted a letter to all homes in Newton Longville with the letters expected to arrive from Thursday 28th.

EWRLetter

In the letter the statement is made that:

"An assessment to segregate a pedestrian and cycle path during our works was carried out with our engineers and members of the Parish Council, unfortunately due to the restraints and our duty of care, the risk of harm to the public and our workforce was priority and critical in the decision to have a full footpath and road closure in place".

This is incorrect.

On 18 December there was a meeting at the bridge between representatives of EWR, their contractors and the Parish Council. We made it very clear that at the meeting that a safe pathway must be provided under the bridge during the closure to enable pedestrians, those on mobility scooters and cyclists to be able to get to the other side of the railway, at least for the majority of what is nearly a six week closure period. The reference to the Parish Council being involved in the subsequent assessment and decision is incorrect.

In addition to the above, representatives of the Parish Council also took part in an HS2/EWR Rail Working Group meeting organised by Buckinghamshire Council on 18 January. In that meeting we made a request for the bridge closure to be postponed due to the current COVID-19 situation as it seems unlikely that people will not want to board a shuttle bus as proposed. It was agreed by the EWR representatives on the call that this was a reasonable request, and that their senior management would review the scheduling  and get back to us early this week. At the time of writing EWR have not yet responded on our request to postpone.

This situation is not acceptable and we are in touch with our Member of Parliament, Greg Smith.  In the meantime, residents who wish to express their views on this may:

  • contact East West Rail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • contact Cllr Nick Naylor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. who is the Buckinghamshire Council Cabinet member responsible for Transport

Please feel free to send a copy to the parish council at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like us to be aware of your thoughts on this.

 

Transport for Buckinghamshire takes on Winter

Transport for Buckinghamshire (TfB) has a winter plan and dedicated teams working 24 hours a day, keeping the County’s 3,000km road network safe.
Over recent months, crews have been working non-stop to ensure our key workers can travel to where they are needed most, despite winter bringing with it an array of challenges, such as storms, heavy rainfall, snow and icy conditions.

Over the years, storms have become a regular feature during the Winter season and, as well as the wet weather, they also bring additional duties for the TfB crews including road closures, debris clearance from fallen trees and attending to flash floods after periods of heavy rainfall.

Read more: Transport for Buckinghamshire takes on Winter

Newton Longville Help Heroes

The Parish Council is supporting and working with the community to provide support and assistance to those affected by the current Coronavirus directive.

We have a list of about 70 volunteers (Help Heroes) who are willing to get prescriptions, shopping or just chat. If you are vulnerable or self-isolating and need assistance please get in touch with us and stay safe and well. We've a dedicated email address and a freephone number.

Do you need any help?

If you need any help now, or think you may over the coming weeks, please get in touch with us so we can put you in touch with a volunteer near you.

If you have email please email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you don’t have email please phone us on 0800 193 2060, if you can’t phone then please ask a neighbour or relative to contact us.

Read more: Newton Longville Help Heroes

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