Hi All,
The AGM for the Friends of Quarry will take place at 1930 on 4 November 2015 in the Headington Quarry Village Hall.
Annual Memberships, at £2 per person, will be collected at the beginning of the meeting. We will be opening the doors at 1900.
The Agenda is:
The Newsletter containing the annual report is attached.
We hope to see you there.
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To all Friends of Stansfeld
At the Friends meeting on 13 July we discussed a draft constitution for our group. The constitution was agreed in principle, but there was some discussion about our ‘objects clause’ which was expressed as follows:
The main area of benefit for both the above objects is for people living or studying, in particular but not exclusively, in Oxford East.
Several helpful comments were made concerning adult education, enjoyment of the woodland, and the outdoor nature of a forest school.
We have attempted to weave these suggestions into the objects but we became concerned that the clause was becoming cumbersome and might delay our charity commission application. We therefore propose no change to the constitution text, but we will reflect the points made in our website and in other text.
The draft constitution is attached below.
We will submit the draft constitution to the charity commission in seven days’ time provided there are no substantive objections from any Friends.
Richard Bradley
Chair, Friends of Stansfeld
draft constitution 090715 part 1 of 3
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Dear Friend of Quarry,
Friends of Stansfeld would like to invite you to a Public Meeting of the Friends of Stansfeld, at 7.30pm on Monday 13 July 2015 at Quarry Village Hall, Quarry Road.
At the last public meeting on 4 June 2015, it was agreed to set up the Friends of Stansfeld, as a more formal group to take over from the Friends of Quarry and the Stansfeld Group and work with Birmingham Council.
The following aim was agreed for the Friends of Stansfeld: that the woodland area is protected in perpetuity (and opened up to the public if possible) and that the site provides educational facilities, especially a Forest School.
A working committee has been formed and has met for the first time, with Richard Bradley appointed as Chair.
The current position is that Birmingham City Council received five bids for the 250 year lease on the Stansfeld site just off Quarry Road, and three of these bidders have been invited to submit second stage bids with a 4 September deadline. Birmingham Council is anticipating that the bidders might work with a third party organisation to manage the woodland part of the site.
The role of the Friends of Stansfeld in this is still not certain. However, the Friends may work with the bidders in a number of different ways, from facilitating relationships to forming a joint venture to bid for the lease.
Although there is still much uncertainty, establishing a constitution for the Friends of Stansfeld is an important first step, and it is hoped that this will be agreed at the public meeting. In addition, there will be an update on developments and progress.
We hope to see you at the meeting. Members and non-members are welcome, and there will be an opportunity to join the Friends of Stansfeld. Please forward this to anyone who might be interested in joining the Friends or attending the meeting. If you have any queries, please email friendsofstansfeld@siswick.co.uk
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Many Quarry residents when asked about their concerns about the area mention traffic and parking as the number one issue. The concerns are various and long standing – and getting worse due to increasing through traffic, increased numbers of cars, and knock on effects of car parking restrictions elsewhere. Proposed and anticipated developments at the Park Hospital/ Churchill sites and the expansion of Windmill School will severely contribute to an escalation of these problems unless actively addressed.
This paper presents a set of changes to address, or at least mitigate, the effect of these problems on the quality of life of residents. Rather than identifying solutions on a piece-meal basis, as is happening now, a picture of a full set of changes which can be debated, agreed and monitored is a better way forward. That is the objective of the attched paper.
Several of the proposals below can be implemented by local residents acting together provided there is the support of the Highways Authority. But some of the changes require moderate amounts of money – the proposed Community Infrastructure levy may be one source of such money. In any case, an absence of current funds is not an excuse for ignoring solutions.
This paper has been prepared by the Transport Group of Friends of Quarry. The main points in this paper were presented at the AGM of Friends of Quarry on 13 November 2013. There was overwhelming endorsement.
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Your village hall needs you!
Saturday, 11th April is the date for your village hall Spring tidy up.
Hopefully the weather will be kind and we can cut back overgrown vegetation around the hall and clear the leaves from the gutters.
We would also like to give the interior a spring clean – cupboards empty and re-organised.
But we need some help – can you spare an hour on Saturday morning between 10am and 12noon?
Please bring gardening gloves and suitable footwear for outside.
Refreshments will be provided to all helpers! Do hope you can join us.
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Temporary Traffic Regulation Order – S14 (1), (5) and (7) Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Various Traffic and Other Measures – Oxford – London Road Area (please refer to the attached Notice of the Order)
Overnight closures of London Road – dates now confirmed
The original Notice of the Order (attached) was sent out on 19th December 2014.
This is a reminder of the overnight closures of London Road (Between its junction with Stiles Road and Headington Roundabout)
Monday 27th April to Friday 1st May 2015 – for 4 nights – 8.00pm to 6.00am
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th May 2015 – for 2 nights – 8.00pm to 6.00am
Original details of the scheme:
This order is being introduced for the continuation of the A420 London Road Improvement Scheme, Headington, Oxford. A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is being made to implement the Various Traffic and Other Measures.
This will operate from: Monday 5th January 2015 – The estimated duration of the works is 18 weeks. The maximum duration of a TTRO on a road is 18 months, whichever is the earlier.
Notice of intention to make the Order has been published on Thursday 18th December in the Oxford Times and will be again on Tuesday 30th December in the Oxford Mail..
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works. Please note that access routes will depend on exactly where the works vehicles are at any time and may need to be negotiated with the gang on site as necessary.
A copy of the drawing showing the extent of the closure and also the alternative routes for traffic is attached.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Andrew Madigan, OCC Highways & Transport via 0845 310 11 11.
ACP/T2562
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A reminder of the upcoming public meeting about the future of the Stansfeld Outdoor Eduction Centre to be held this Thursday at 1930 in the Headington Quarry Village Hall.
More details are at https://friendsofquarry.org/2015/03/15/stansfeld-outdoor-education-centre-public-meeting-26-march-2015-1930/
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