Village News

Bicester Heritage will be opening their doors again on Sunday 7 January 2024.

The Scramble promises visitors the chance to experience historic motoring at its best, through a curated display of classic cars, open workshop doors and lots of surprises for the family along the way.

You will be able to visit the 45 industry-leading specialist businesses based in their restored historic buildings at Bicester Heritage. Family and dog friendly, the Scramble is a wonderful way to while away the weekend hours in the company of some spectacular machines.

Local residents and their families are more than welcome to attend the event and make the most of a 50% discount on full price tickets with the promocode: BristolBoxkite

Go to https://bicesterheritage.co.uk/events/january-scramble-2024 and click on the ‘get your tickets’ button to book tickets.

For further information see https://www.facebook.com/BicesterHeritage, or contact the events team directly at: events@bicestermotion.com

Keep an eye on the Bicester Heritage website and social media pages for the latest information and release of tickets.

East-West Rail is scheduled to close two sections of road over the next two months for reinstatement works.

Phase 1 will be for :

The section of Main Street that connects Stratton Audley (from Mill Road) to Godington will be closed from Monday 9th October 2023 to Friday 10th November 2023.

Phase 2 will be for:

The section of Main Street that connects to Stratton Audley from the A4421  (nearest to Fringford) which will be closed from Monday 13th November 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023.

For more information on the closures, please visit: https://one.network/.

For any questions or concerns regarding the works please contact publicinformation@ewralliance.co.uk or call the 24hr helpline on 03457 11 41 41.

Oxfordshire County Council will be hosting an engagement event on Wednesday 4 October at Weyland Hall (8-10 North St, Bicester OX26 6ND) between 11:00am – 2:00pm and 4:00pm – 6:00pm.

During the event, information about the scheme will be available to view and take away and OCC will be inviting residents, members, stakeholders and interested persons to ask questions about the scheme and all its related elements.

They will welcome feedback and will try to answer all questions at the event or by getting in touch with people after the event.

A  PDF Map of proposed Banbury Road Roundabout changes is available.

Following requests from villagers who couldn’t attend the Greencore Homes exhibition on 2 September at the Sports and Social building, the Greencore Homes team has put together a website with all the details of their plans for the site at Grange Farm.

Please see: https://www.greencorehomeslaunton.co.uk/ and use their contact us page for any queries.

Greencore Homes has asked the Parish Council to publicise their event.

On September 2nd, Greencore Homes is hosting an important event.

If you’re curious about the future development plans for the land Northwest of Station Road in Launton, this is your chance to hear about it.

Local input matters, and your perspective counts. Greencore Homes welcomes your feedback as an essential part of this journey. Your insights could play a crucial role in shaping the upcoming development.

So, mark the date and consider stopping by the Sports and Social Club between 9am and 1pm on 2 September. Your presence and your thoughts could contribute to creating a more sustainable and community-oriented future.

Looking forward to connecting with you there.

Following a re-evaluation of the work to update the pavement outside Church, it has been agreed that the Bicester Road will NOT be closed while the pavement works take place.

Instead, the carriageway nearest the pavement will be closed and the traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic lights from the bridge to the Spinney.

However, there will be two nights on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 July where the road WILL BE CLOSED OVERNIGHT from 8pm until 5am for the installation of new drainage outside the church gate and across the road.

We are sorry that there has been confusion about the date and the closure, but hope you’ll be able to bear with us while the work is done – we hope that it will be a great improvement and worth the wait.