Tag Archives: Arborfield SDL

October Community Forum

Last night was the next Arborfield Community Forum. This used the new marketplace model with stands for each topic rather than presentations. However there were several key bits of information that came out. Probably the most significant bit of news … Continue reading

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Nine Mile Nightmare

Discussing the Nine Mile Ride Cycleway with councillors, discussions have always tended to go the same way. If you take a look at the recommendations for shared use footpath and cycleways suggests a minimum width of 3m (9ft 10in in … Continue reading

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Construction Problems Contact Details

As the development work has expanded we’ve had a number of queries about vehicles not where residents think they should be, and work being undertaken outside the hours that are allowed, so we have clarified this with the council. The … Continue reading

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Wokingham Borough Council Unrepentant

The fallout from the tumultuous council meeting where Gary Cowan resigned rolls on. This week in the Wokingham Paper Wokingham Borough Council were unrepentant over the secret resurrection of plans to build significant numbers of houses at Grazeley. As Gary … Continue reading

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Front Page News

The tumultuous council meeting which culminated in Arborfield Councillor Gary Cowan resigning from the Conservatives and was swiftly followed by the resignation of the entire independent renumeration committee is covered extensively in the latest issue of the Wokingham Paper out … Continue reading

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Gary Cowan Becomes an Independent

At the end of the regular Wokingham Borough Council meeting last night, Cllr Gary Cowan, long standing borough councillor for Arborfield made the following statement: It is with regret I must inform Council that with immediate effect I am resigning … Continue reading

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A Road to Perdition?

On Monday we had the latest Arborfield Community Forum, with presentations from council officers on the overall development and the current situation with the Arborfield Relief Road/Bypass, an update from Hugo Reeve from Crest Nicholson on the latest progress on … Continue reading

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All the right notes… Just not necessarily in the right order.

There is a famous comedy sketch featuring Morecambe and Wise, and an increasingly frustrated AndrĂ© Previn as Eric says he is going to play Grieg’s Piano Concerto. As the sketch progresses Previn accuses Eric of playing all the wrong notes, and … Continue reading

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Planning Matters

We thought we would update everybody with a couple of recent planning applications which you might like to respond to. Both these applications can be viewed online using the Wokingham Borough Planning Portal at http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-application/search-planning-applications/ – enter the application number … Continue reading

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What’s in a Name?

We have a new consultation company, with a new website asking for our opinions – the vast majority of local residents should have received a card through the door from Meeting Place Communications, who Crest Nicholson have given the ongoing … Continue reading

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