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Road closures and restrictions 11-13 November 2023

In November, EKFB will be working with utility suppliers to instal a new power cable connection under the A423 Banbury Road near Southam.

To complete this, a section of the A423, near our construction area between Ladbroke and Southam, will be closed for one weekend in November. 

  • A section of the A423 Banbury Road between Ladbroke and Southam will be closed from 6am on Saturday 11 November to 6am on Monday 13 November 2023.
  • Following on from this, there will be temporary traffic lights on the same section of the A423 from Monday 13 November to Friday 18 November, from 8.30am to 5.30pm. 

A works notice has been published and is available to download here: 

https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Notice-of-road-closure-A423-Southam-October-2023_Final.pdf

If you have any questions regarding this work, please contact the HS2 helpdesk and we will endeavour to answer any questions as quickly as possible: email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk or call 08081 434 434.

Dassett Country Show donation to Dogs For Good

One of the chosen charities for this year’s Dassett Country Show was Dogs for Good – UK and this past weekend Co-Chair Tracy presented a cheque for £750 to this incredibly worthy organisation.

Dogs For Good are currently looking for people to volunteer for 18 months to help socialise their puppies. If this is something you’d be interested in, please contact Dogs For Good directly! 🐕🐾

Kineton Driver Banned for Accident which led to Horse’s Death and Rider’s Severe Injuries

A local driver has been disqualified following  a serious injury collision with a horse and rider.

The incident on 2 January 2023 saw the horse put down by a vet on the roadside in Kineton and the female rider suffering life-changing injuries.

Christopher John Wixey, 76, of Banbury St, Kineton, was disqualified from driving for 12 months, and required to take an extended test of competence before he can drive again.  He was also fined £540. He had earlier pleaded guilty.

Avon Dassett have requested the ‘pass wide and slow’ signs for Farnborough Lane but these are yet to materialise.

For more information on the Kineton case see: https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/careless-and-inconsiderate-driver-sentenced-9333114/

Electric Vehicle Charging in Avon Dassett

Residents may be aware that Warwickshire County Council recently received £3.3 million of funding to provide more publicly available electrical vehicle chargers in the county.
It is very important that rural communities, like Avon Dassett, get their share of this funding. Phil Baxter is leading a project to consider possible sites for electrical vehicle chargers in the village and to lobby the County Council to support their installation. If you would like to know more or be part of the project please contact Phil: phil@avon-dassett.com or 07805 061 419

COMPTON CHRONICLE – OCTOBER 2023 EDITION

COMPTON CHRONICLE – OCTOBER EDITION

Hello everyone, the October edition of the Compton Chronicle can be found below.
Paper copies will be delivered in the coming days.

For contributors please note that the November edition closing date for submissions will be 12th October latest.

https://bit.ly/CC-OCT-23

If anyone has any club or diary news for Fenny Compton, Avon Dassett, or Farnborough for the November edition of the Compton Chronicle, please send details to comptonchronicle@yahoo.co.uk by 12th October . Also if you have a club or event which isn’t in the Chronicle please let the Chronicle Team know!