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London Road: Online responding to the consultation

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Once you’ve read this article, come back and CLICK HERE to go straight to the front page of the online form that we’re all asked to complete by 24th January. This will open a new tab and display the screen that you see below.

(We’ve added the orange arrows to help direct you and have called this ‘Step 1’)

Please note you ONLY need to use the ‘Oxford to Bletchley’ section of the form to comment on London Road. You do NOT need to complete any other route sections.

Next you should go through a few online pages that ask for your name and other information. Please complete this until you reach a page shown below. This is the start of the Oxford to Bletchley section of the online form (we’ve put in the arrow and called it Step 2, as below).

Now the very important bit!

On the next page YOU MUST SELECT THE ‘OTHER‘ INDICATOR shown by our arrow. Then go on to write your comments about what you want to happen (i.e. for EWR to ensure continuing access for vehicles across the rail line) in the box at the bottom of this screen.

Then just keep clicking on the ‘Next Page’ buttons until you reach the pages at the very end and eventually the Submit Feedback Form button.

That’s it, all done!

Except our local MP, Calum Miller, who’s also fighting to Keep London Road Open, is requesting that you also email him the comments you’ve made. His email address is calum.miller.mp@parliament.uk and we do urge you to please do this as well.

You might also like to write to the Transport Minister responsible for railways. This is Lord Peter Hendy and his email is hendyp@parliament.uk

Thank you everyone for all your support!

Public Meeting re London Road Crossing

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Join us at a public meeting to cover next steps in the campaign to ensure continued access for all vehicles and pedestrians across the East West Rail route in Bicester once the London Road level crossing is permanently closed by EWR/Network Rail.

Monday 6th January 7.30pm at Langford Village Community Centre, OX26 6XX.

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Port Tasting in the Hall

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Save the Date! Specialist tea tasting will also be available as an alternative to Port and Sherry tasting. Just turn up on the evening but if you’ve any questions about this LVCA event please email Sandra (bookings@lvca.org.uk). We look forward to seeing you there!

The Annual General Meeting 2024

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A very big ‘thank you’ to all Langford’s residents and friends who came along to the LVCA AGM in the Hall. It was one of the best ever attendances for the community meeting – despite the heavy rain outside.

Thank you also to all the speakers who joined us to relay latest news and information, including Calum Miller the new MP for Bicester and Woodstock.

The Minutes of the meeting, held on Thursday 26th September, will be published here soon.

Meanwhile, the Chairman’s Report, as presented at the meeting is already available here.

Information presented as the Treasurer’s Report is also available here.

Langford’s Annual Meeting at the Community Hall

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Please ‘Save the Date’ now and simply add it to your phone or device calendar so you don’t forget. It’s Thursday 26th September at 7.30 in the Hall. Just click on the button provided here.

Do share the invitation and the date with other residents and friends of Langford Village.

See you there!

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Come along to Langford Village Community Association’s Annual General Meeting on 26th September.

Driving Speed Near The School

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We now have the latest stats from Langford’s traffic speed indicator device/sign which has been on Peregrine Way at a spot near to the Langford Primary School for a few months.  

To provide analysis, we’ve taken a snapshot from Monday 13th May to Sunday 19th May 2024.  The data for this covers vehicles travelling past the speed sign from the direction of the Goldcrest Way/Pipits Croft roundabout and travelling towards the village shops. 

This is a busy section of road, with 11,007 vehicles passing in this one direction over the whole 7-day period.

Overview

The daily. morning peak is between 8am and 9am – 127 Vehicles

The daily afternoon peak is between 5pm and 6pm – 172 Vehicles

The average vehicle speed recorded at this spot is 22.5mph

Over the Limit Speed

The top speed at which a vehicle passed this point was 45mph recorded on 17th May at 5.50 in the afternoon. More detailed information on the vehicles over the 30mph speed limit is shown in the table below.

DayNumber of vehicles speeding% OF vehicles speedingAverage speed
Monday533.1%32.9mph
Tuesday402.9%32.8mph
Wednesday734.3%33.1mph
Thursday483.1%33.0mph
Friday884.9%33.1mph
Saturday1006.6%33.0mph
Sunday1289.8%32.8mph
The figures are presented as a fair indicator for this one ‘typical week’ during term time in May 2024. 

Pick-up and Drop-off Times

Residents have always shown a lot of interest in traffic behaviour at school drop-off and pick-up times. So below we have detailed analysis for each weekday over a four-week period. This shows traffic between 8:30am and 9:00am, and between 2:30pm and 3:30pm.

You can study the total number of vehicles, the number speeding and the average speed.  

Days when pupils were on holiday or not attending because of a bank holiday are noted.

(PLEASE CLICK ON ANY OF THE CHARTS OR GRAPHS FOR A LARGER/READABLE VIEW)

The detailed breakdown shows that generally the average speed at key drop-off and pick-up times is under 20mph with very little speeding.  This is in stark contrast to school holiday times when the instances of speeding are greater.

To round off the data, the charts below show for the week beginning the 13th May, the hourly volume of traffic right through the day, with the clear morning and evening peaks.

The next chart shows details of speeds on this section of road during all times that week.

Conclusion

While there is a degree of speeding on this section of road, during the critical school drop off and pick up times, most drivers are generally respecting the speed limit.

We’ve now turned the device to face the opposite direction and will share results later.

LVCA continues to receive a lot of positive comment regarding its work to introduce the speed indicator device to Langford and is grateful for all the support being shown. 

The whole purpose of the sign is to help raise awareness of correct driving speeds and to help make Langford Village an even safer place for everyone who lives here or visits the area. 

Thank You! from the LVCA Committee

Latest 108 bus service timetable

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There are some changes to the 108 bus timetable, reflecting the extra services recently added.

Here is the latest timetable from 1st July 2024. Click on the image for an enlarged view or to download and print off a copy.

Rosé Wine Tasting at the Hall – Sat 13th July at 5.30pm

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Rosé Wines are the go-to wines for summer for many people who enjoy a well chilled and fruity refreshing drink on a long hot summer day. So we invite you to join us for a tasting of a variety of rosé drinks on Saturday 13th July at 5.30pm to 8pm, starting with some fizz, a cocktail and a variety of wines from various countries.

Whilst this is going to be an informal tasting, there will be a little information as to how these wines are produced, the different styles available and hopefully it will encourage you to try something you might not have considered. We will also have an option of some red wine for those who prefer this style, although our prime focus this time is rosé.

We will also have a tea tasting available for those not wishing to partake in the alcohol offerings. Sample a variety of teas ranging from decaffeinated, fruit, black and green. 

To complement the wines and the tea, there will be an assortment of cheese and biscuits provided.

This evening will be free of charge, although you will need to reserve your place by email to bookings@lvca.org.uk.

Please do this right away to ensure your place. The tasting is open to all over the age of 18.

If you enjoy the evening, you may like to leave a donation to cover costs.

Please do come and join us for a relaxed evening at Langford Village Community Hall.

Voting arrangements for New Langford residents

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We’ve been notified ( via Councillor Cotter ) that residents of New Langford will need to go to the Garth to cast their vote at the General Election called for July 4th 2024. 

The previously used temporary polling station sited on Corncrake Way will NOT be in place and so we’re helping to give early notice of this to all on New Langford. 

The decision to make a polling station at the Garth instead of on Corncrake has been taken by the elections team based at Cherwell District Council. There has been no explanation.

Some residents have already expressed concern about this change and feel it is either too difficult or too distant for them to get to the Garth to vote.

If this is the case, there are two alternatives that New Langford residents can consider. You could choose to register to make your vote by post or by proxy, where you give another person permission to go to your local polling station and to make a vote as per your instruction.  

To apply for a postal vote the deadline is 5pm on June 19th and you should click here to read more and follow the instructions.

To apply for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on June 26th and to learn more you should click here and see if you wish to choose this method.

The polling station at Langford Village Community Centre will also be open on July 4th and remains the place for residents of original Langford Village areas to vote. People with New Langford addresses are not able to vote at the Hall and must go to the Garth on election day.

All polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm and voters are reminded that they must now provide an accepted form of photo id in order to be able to vote.