By-election result
Below is the result of the Woodley Town Council by-election for Coronation East Ward.
Big tidy up
The annual Clean Up Day will take place on Saturday March 28th – meeting at 10am at Woodford Park Leisure Centre. If you’d like to help by collecting litter on the day please come along.
Town Centre Tree Garden
A joint project between Woodley Town Council, Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative and Wokingham Borough Council will see the end of the dangerous trip hazards surrounding the trees at the end Southern end of the Town Centre. For some time the participants have been considering ways to keep the trees and at the same time remove the potential trip hazards caused by their roots. Any solution should also have minimal impact on the events held in the Town Centre. After much discussion only one option emerged which satisfied both of these requirements.
The solution is to turn the area immediately surrounding these trees into a raised community garden thus removing the restrictions on their roots and providing a pleasant visual area. This area will have some form of retaining wall for the garden and the suitable options are either a low level brick wall or timber sleepers to provide a more natural feel. At either end of this new garden will be seating for visitors complete with a notice board in the same style as those in Woodford Park. Pedestrians will still be able to walk on either side of this new garden to get to the shops.
The actual content of the garden has yet to be decided with current thoughts of a school community garden, a variety of grasses or even the use of moss to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, or a mixture of uses. Whatever is chosen needs to be easy to maintain.
Click the link below to view the plan for the garden.
If you have any comments or suggestions for the use or content of the garden please email feedback@woodley.gov.uk
Poll Cards for By-Election on 27 February 2020
Residents in Coronation East ward of Woodley Town Council will have recently received a poll card for the above by-election. Unfortunately, there is a mistake on the poll card in that it refers to Wokingham Town Council instead of Woodley Town Council. Please be assured that the remaining details given on the card are correct.
Polling will take place in St John’s Church, Church Road, Woodley from 7am to 10pm on 27 February.
Deadlines:
Registration – Tuesday 11 February
Apply to vote by post – Wednesday 12 February at 5pm
Appoint a proxy – Wednesday 19 February at 5pm
Local roadworks update 11 February
Colemans Moor Road, Woodley, Wokingham
13 February — 13 February
Delays likely – Road closure
Works location: 72
Works description: Replace Sewer Cover–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME PHASE
Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER
Headley Road East, Woodley, Wokingham
12 February — 18 February
Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)
Works location: On Headley Road East outside Hawkehurst House.
Works description: Excavation in path, required to lay and connect the new site main to the parent main. in Carriageway.
Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER
Kingfisher Drive, Woodley, Wokingham
17 February — 18 February
Delays likely – Road closure
Works location: SPINE ROAD
Works description: iRON WORKS
Responsibility for works: Wokingham
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Wokingham
15 February — 17 February
Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)
Works location: 1
Works description: Reinstate carriageway in Carriageway. Our intention is to complete thePermanent Reinstatement in the same phase
Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER
Ravensbourne Drive, Woodley, Wokingham
12 February — 14 February
Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion
Works location: 54
Works description: CUSTOMER SIDE LEAKAGE SUPPLY PIPE REPLACEMEN–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME PHASE
Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER
Beggars Hill, Woodley, Wokingham
07 February – 13 February
Location: 29, New Site
Description: Boundary box exchange
Responsibility for works: Thames Water
A4 London Road, Woodley, Wokingham
31 January – 13 February
Location: Junction of Shepherds Hill
Description: excavation in the carriageway to locate and repair gas escape
Responsibility for works: SGN
Chequers Way, Woodley, Wokingham
07 February – 27 February
Location: 29
Description: To place a skip on highways verge
Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council
Pound Lane, Sonning, Wokingham
11 February – 13 February
Location: Pound Lane roundabout
Description: Lane closure for coring works
Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council
Weekend M4 Closure
From Friday 27 October 8pm (Information from Highways England)
There is a full closure of the M4 this weekend in both directions between junctions 5 (Langley) and 6 (Slough/Windsor).
The closure will start Friday 27th September at approximately 8pm and this section of the motorway will be closed all weekend for the demolition of Recreation Ground bridge, a pedestrian/cycle bridge that links Datchet to Upton Court Park in Slough. The motorway will reopen on Monday 30th September by 6am.
The demolition work will begin overnight on the Friday and continue all weekend at all hours until it is complete. Motorway traffic will be diverted to the A4 and A355 through Slough for the duration of the closure. Recreation Ground bridge will be replaced in late Summer 2020 and re-open as soon as possible after then.
There is also a wider regional diversion plan that will advise drivers on the M25 heading west to use the M3 or M40 and then re-join the M4 further along – the westbound slip roads linking from the M25 junction 15 to the M4 junctions 4b will be closed over the weekend to help manage traffic. Similarly, drivers heading east on the M4 towards London will be advised to leave the M4 and redirect to the M3 and M40 to join the M25, or to reach destinations in Berkshire. Clear signs and signals will be in place on the network over the weekend.
There are two further closures between junctions 6 and 8/9 of the M4 in mid and late November to allow for the demolition and construction of bridges – with more to come in 2020 and 2021. You can find out more in the attached bulletin or at our websites: http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk/m4j3to12 and https://m4j3to12smartmotorway.commonplace.is.
Regular updates will be posted on the Commonplace website news page over the weekend: https://m4j3to12smartmotorway.commonplace.is/news – you can also sign up to receive weekly updates on the project via the news page.
Notice of right to inspect accounting records
Interested persons have a right to inspect the accounting records of the Council each year.
Click the links below to view the notice and information relating to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019:
Notice of public rights and publication of unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return
Election of Parish Councillors
Local Parish Councillor Elections Thursday 2 May 2019
Please click below to view the ‘Notice of Election of Parish Councillors’.
Notice of Election for Parish Elections
Please click below to view the ‘Statement of Persons Nominated’ for the Election of Parish Councillors.
Statement of Persons Nominated
Please click below to view the ‘Map of Areas with scheduled elections on 2 May’.
Map of areas with scheduled elections on 2 May 2019
Please click below for a list of Polling Places.
To find your ward, please click below.
Memorial Ground Play Area Now Open
The play area on the Memorial Ground (to the rear of the Oakwood Centre) was closed during the weekend of 1-3 December, while essential repairs and replacement of steps and panels was being carried out.
It is now re-open, while the play area near the leisure centre is also open as usual.
Maintenance Manager Required
Maintenance Manager required at Woodley Town Council
Maintenance Manager required to lead our Maintenance Team delivering essential services for the Council’s premises and property. Managing a staff team you will prioritise and schedule maintenance works, monitor and manage service contracts, manage and implement safe systems of work and ensure compliance with legislation.
This is a hands-on role, attending to a wide variety of planned and reactive maintenance issues across the Council’s services.
We are looking for someone with professional experience in building work and general maintenance with the ability to motivate and manage a small team.
Closing date for applications: Midday on Friday 14 September 2018
Visit the VACANCIES page for more information.
Public right to inspect accounts
Please click the links below to view your rights to inspect Woodley Town Council’s Accounts, the Annual Governance and Accountability Return and the Financial Statements for year ended 31 March 2018.
