Speed limits to be cut along Bicester Ring Road near Langford

Improved road safety and longer journey times on routes around Bicester could be on the way – with speed restrictions to be cut from 50mph to 40mph in most places.

The section of the ring road that borders Langford Village is among the stretches where Oxfordshire County Council is suggesting drivers should see top speed cut from the existing 50mph limit to a new 40mph maximum.

All roads marked in RED will have a 40mph speed limit

The idea of having a 40mph limit along most of the ring road is now out for consultation and your views are invited. Click here to read more and see details on how to comment.

The section of the A41 between the Tesco roundabout and Graven Hill roundabout will also see a speed limit cut – from 60mph to 50mph.

A good idea or one you oppose? Join the debate on of our facebook page posts.

Charbridge Lane Update

The work to complete Charbridge Lane on the Bicester ring road is due to continue for a while yet. The rail track beneath the new bridge is due to start being laid in the summer.

The road is reopen to traffic and pedestrians again and the picture shows how the final realignment is planned when the work on the Langford side of the rail overbridge is complete.

East West Rail is communicating its news through Launton Parish Council and so if you’d like to read more please visit its website to see the latest post containing this information.

You’re always welcome to join in the conversations on the Langford Life facebook page too.

Final planned realignment of Charbridge Lane (Image produced by EWR)

Hall booking must only be made for a maximum of 50 people

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Please note that you’re welcome to consider to book the Hall for casual and one-off events from 19th July 2021. However with the risks from ongoing Covid infection throughout the country we’ve now a local rule that bookings must only be for a MAXIMUM of 50 people in the Hall and only ONE party booking will be allowed on any single day.

Please do not book any event if you are seeking to invite more that 50 people as this is not permitted until further notice.

Thank you.

The LVCA Committee

East West Rail Consultation 2021 – Our Response

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London Road level crossing in Bicester

To read the document that Langford Village Community Association has submitted to the East West Rail Consultation please click here. We are making the case for the London Road route to remain open to vehicles as well as pedestrians and cyclists. Our residents have indicated they most prefer a new road bridge being built alongside the existing road, for use when the level crossing is permanently closed because of increased rail services.

Election Results – May 2021

To view the results of the elections involving Langford Village voters that were held on May 6th 2021 please click on each of the links provided below to see who has been elected.

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner

Oxfordshire County Council (Otmoor Ward)

Cherwell District Council (Bicester South and Ambrosden)

These results have previously appeared on the LVCA’s facebook page and were tweeted to all our twitter followers on the days that results were first announced. Please follow us on our social media as well as this website to keep fully up to date on our news for residents.

Local Elections May 2021

There will be 3 candidates standing for the local Cherwell District Council ward (Bicester South and Ambrosden) at the election on May 6th.

Click here for details of the candidates as shown in the elections notice of April 8th.

There will also be 3 candidates standing for election to our local County Council ward of Otmoor. Click here for those details.

We will also be asked to cast a vote to elect Thames Valley’s police and crime commissioner (PCC). Click here to find some details about the candidates standing.

The Langford Village polling stations will be open on May 6th from 7am to 10pm.

London Road crossing – the Technical Report

What’s involved in building a new road layout?

The East West Rail Company has already looked in some detail at the challenges of providing an alternative route for vehicles when, as seems likely, the London Road level crossing is closed because of safety linked to the new rail services to Milton Keynes and Cambridge.

We’ve extracted the pages of information from the Consultation Technical Report so that the details are easy to find. The pages can be viewed if you click here.

You can submit your thoughts to the Consultation here. Closing date is June 9th 2021.

London Road crossing – the EWR options

View the alternatives for the probable permanent closure of the level crossing.

London Road level crossing in Bicester

The East West Rail project has published details of 6 options that it is considering for the resolution of the issues at London Road level crossing in Bicester. Each option involves closing the existing level crossing because it says there are safety concerns linked to the crossing being closed for up to 50 minutes in each hour when the new rail services begin (probably in 2025).

Click here to read about the proposals in the extracted pages from the EWR’s full consultation document that was issued on 31st March 2021.

To go on to read more in-depth technical assessments of each proposal click here.

EWR is open to receive residents’ feedback on the proposals in a consultation period that ends on 9th June 2021. Click here to go to the consultation pages.

Go here to complete the EWR consultation feedback form and submit it.

The Hall during lockdown

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The new lockdown means that it’s no longer possible for any of our activity groups to use the Hall and all regular activities are again suspended until further notice.

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back again just as soon as that’s possible and will keep you informed as usual via our facebook, website and emails.

but back again just as soon as possible.