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> TEMPORARY CLOSURE – A3400 BIRMINGHAM ROAD/JUSTINS AVENUE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Posted: Thursday 8th July
The above roads - A3400 Birmingham Road (Maybird Island & Park Road) and Justins Avenue, from the junction of the A3400 Birmingham Road for approx 50m in a north easterly direction, will be closed to vehicular traffic on 2 consecutive Saturday evenings from 7pm to 1am between the14th August 2010 and 29th August 2010 inclusive.

Please note that the A3400 Birmingham Road (Maybird Island/Park Road) will be closed during this period and Justins Avenue will be closed from 7pm Saturday and all day Sunday on one weekend during this period.

The closure is required carriageway resurfacing.

An alternative route will be signed and is available

A3400 Birmingham Road (Maybird Island):-via A46 Stratford Northern Bypass, A422 Alcester Road, A439 Arden Street, A3400 Birmingham Road (and in reverse order)

Justins Avenue:- via A3400 Birmingham Road, Clopton Road, Justins Avenue (and in reverse order).

Access to and egress from properties and land adjacent to this length of road, and for pedestrians, will be maintained at all times. The Council regrets any inconvenience that may be caused. If you have any queries regarding these works please contact the Engineer for the works Mr Kevin Nugent, Programme & Delivery Team, Tel No: 01926 738931.

> TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – BRIDGE STREET, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Posted: Wednesday 23rd June
The above road will be closed to through traffic, for works connected with upgrading the pedestrian crossing, but to ease inconvenience to highway users the closure will take part in two stages. The eastbound and westbound carriageways will not closed at the same time.

The dates for the closure will be 26thand 27th July 2010 (between 1900hrs – 06.00hrs)

An alternative route will be available via:-

Westbound Traffic via:- Guild Street, Windsor Street, Wood Street.
Eastbound Traffic via:- Union Street, Guild Street

Access to and egress from properties and land adjacent to this length of road, and for pedestrians, will be maintained at all times. The Council regrets any inconvenience that may be caused.

If you have any queries regarding these works please contact the engineer for the works Ms Sallie Hall, Traffic Projects Group, Warwickshire County Council, tel no: 01926 412733.

> TEMPORARY CLOSURE – LONGFORDS LANE & PIMLICO LANE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Posted: Friday 18th June
Longfords Lane will be closed to through traffic from the junction with the C98 Loxley Road to the junction with A422 Banbury Road, and Pimlico Lane, from the junction with C98 Loxley Road to junction with Longfords Lane, for approximately 2 weeks between the 19th July and 13th August 2010 for carriageway resurfacing works.

An alternative route will be available via: C98 Loxley Road, B4086 Tiddington Road, A422 Banbury Road (and in reverse order). This
together with the location of the closure is shown on the attached plan.

Access to and egress from properties and land adjacent to this length of road, and for pedestrians, will be maintained at all times. The Council regrets any inconvenience that may be caused.

If you have any queries regarding these works please contact the Engineer for the works Mr Kevin Nugent, Programme & Delivery Team, Tel No: 01926 738931

> Stratford-upon-Avon Community Forums 2010 - 11
Posted: Wednesday 5th May
The following venues have been booked for the 2010-11 Stratford-upon-Avon Community Forums:

5 July 2010 - Stratford Football Club

15 September 2010 - Stratford High School

9 December 2010 - Welcombe Hills School

10 March 2011 - King Edward VI School

Start times to be confirmed at a later date


> PLANNING CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING - REGISTER TO SPEAK
Posted: Monday 15th February
Potential speakers must register with the Planning Clerk by 12.00 p.m. on the day prior to the Planning Consultative Committee meeting, or if the meeting is to be held on a Monday, registration should take place on the previous Friday. This can either be by email or in writing.

Alternatively, and by the same deadline, you can telephone Sue Taylor on 01789 269332.

You will need to register your name, daytime telephone contact number and the planning application reference number when you phone or write. Additionally, you need to clarify that you wish to speak in support of, or in objection to the application.

Sue Taylor
Office Facilities Manager/Planning Clerk
Email: sue.taylor@stratforduponavontowncouncil.gov.uk

> BATTERY COLLECTION POINT AT THE TOWN HALL
Posted: Tuesday 16th December
The Town Council has introduced a free collection point for all used batteries (excluding car batteries) at the Town Hall which can be located inside the porch next to the main entrance doors.

> Composting at Home
Posted: Monday 13th October
Why NOW is the Best Time to Compost at Home
Stratford-on-Avon District Council new recycling service, when fully implemented from April 2009, will include food composting service in your green bin. Until then, here are some useful facts and tips about composting at home and reducing biodegradable waste going to landfill.
A staggering 60%* of the rubbish we generate is biodegradable!
Composting your bio-degradable waste at home means considerably less rubbish has to be collected and transported to disposal sites plus you have the compost to use on your own garden.
• Compost bins and heaps - take garden waste and uncooked vegetable and fruit scraps from the kitchen and can produce a compost that is useful in the garden.
• Wormeries - take cooked and uncooked vegetable and fruit scraps and some small amounts of meat scraps. They produce fine compost and a liquid plant feed that when diluted with water can be used to feed pot plants and hanging baskets.
• Digesters - take all kitchen scraps and plate scraps, uncooked or cooked, including meat, fish, bones, dairy products and fruit and vegetable remains. Digesters do not produce any compost, they simply provide a way to dispose of kitchen scraps without putting them in the bin by turning them into water, carbon dioxide and nutrients.
These methods and practices contribute towards;
• lower transportation costs,
• lower use of non renewable fuel,
• less pollution,
• fewer lorries on our roads,
• less pollution from landfill site and means that our requirements for these sites will be reduced.
Autumn tips on composting:
• Problem: too many autumn leaves
Solution: Leaves take a long time to break-down and therefore add them sparingly to the compost bin or heaps. The smaller the leaves, the better they will break-down, so try to cut them up with the blades of your lawnmower before composting. Leaf mould is a fabulous, cheap and easy to create soil conditioner. Information about making leaf mould can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/soil_makeleafmould1.shtml
• Problem: too much windfall fruit
Solution: Squash the fruit to help it break-down and place it on your compost heap mixed in with dry materials such as cardboard, fallen leaves, wood chippings, lavatory rolls and tea bags to trap air and to increase decomposition in your heap.
* www.foe.co.uk/resource/factsheets/eu_landfill_directive.pdf
Please note that Household waste recycling centres will still be accepting green waste. To find your nearest site, visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/F95720164E975CAE80256CEE0051A53B

For information on compost bins and purchasing, please visit:
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/web/corporate/pages.nsf/(DisplayLinks)/EA6CA3867079394380257228003FF794

For tips on composting, please visit:
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/AC672189A70D9D3680256A4D0036A81D

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Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HX
Tel: 01789 260105/4 Fax: 01789 260244 www.stratford.gov.uk

> Flood Guides
Posted: Wednesday 27th August
For information, the Environment Agency has produced three flood guides for the general public. The guides give practical advice on preparing for a flood and what to do during and after a flood. The guides are currently available in English and bilingually in English and Welsh. The Environment Agency are also in the process of producing audio versions to be available for November. The guides are currently available at local Environment Agency events, by telephone order to Floodline 0800 988 1188, and at their website at: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/826674/830330/?version=1&lang=_e.

Alternatively, they can be downloaded from the EPU website - http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/epu.

> Are You Stuck for Transport?
Posted: Tuesday 8th April
If so, the Community Links social transport scheme maybe just what you are looking for.

Community Links operates a small fleet of vehicles, each with full disability access, offering a ‘door-to-door’ service for people stuck for transport to get to and from their nearest town or village for shopping or visiting friends.

The service is for people who have a genuine need for local transport and cannot access public transport because of mobility problems and/or who live in a rurally isolated location with no other form of transport available.

The Community Links service operates between about 9.30am and 2.30pm on weekdays in each part of the District three days a week. The fare system is a simple flat rate of £1.20 per single journey, i.e. £2.40 return ‘door-to-door’.

Successes of the scheme to date include:
• Over 25,000 passenger journeys completed since launch in April 2006
• Over 1000 people now registered with the project
• A fifth vehicle to join the scheme sponsored by Stratford Town Trust starts April 2008
• Overall satisfaction rating of 96% in a recent survey of service users
• 98% of Community Links users rate the service ‘value for money’ and a lifeline to them maintaining their independence.

“It’s an absolutely wonderful service; without it I would be housebound and this has opened up a whole new life for me,” says Mrs D from Bidford.

If you need this service, or know someone who does, phone
Community Links on 01789 264491 for more information

The Community Links social transport scheme works in close co-operation with the Volunteer Centre Medical Journey Scheme for doctor, dentist and hospital and medical related appointments. For this ‘medical journey’ scheme contact Clarissa Roberts on 01789 296344.

Community Links is a partnership project between Warwickshire County Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon Volunteer Centre and Stratford Upon Avon Town Trust.

> Warwickshire Energy Efficiency Advice Centre
Posted: Wednesday 12th September
Information and advice on Energy Efficiency can be obtained from the Warwickshire Energy Efficiency Centre. For more information please contact Cindy Musgrave on 01789 842898

> Concessionary Travel on Stratford Park and Ride
Posted: Wednesday 7th February
Dont Forget ...............
Warwickshire residents who are aged 60+ and/or have disabilities are eligible for free off peak travel on local bus journeys that start and/or finish in Warwickshire. The Countywide Free Travel Pass is accepted on the Stratford Park & Ride. The Park and Ride Scheme is now free to all commuters travelling before 9am.

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