Don't Forget - this week!

This is a reminder of a public exhibition taking place on 20th and 21st April at the Summerlin Centre, Woburn Sands, which aims to inform the public of the ... more...

Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD)

ID3_(59K) ID2_(72K) MK Draft Programme_(90K)

This is the latest information regarding the Core Strategy Hearing start, I now attach the Inspector's Revised Matters and Issues ID/2A, The Preliminary Advice ... more...

Hosepipe ban for domestic customers from 5 April

The ban will be effective for all domestic customers across our region. The step is being taken to combat the effects of an increasingly severe drought, following the ... more...

Superfast enablement

BT PLEDGES MAJOR SUPER-FAST BROADBAND BOOST FOR MILTON KEYNES
3,500 more local homes and businesses included in latest phase of BT's £2.5 billion fibre broadband programme – ... more...

Grand opening - with Josephne Cox

The new Library for Woburn Sands at the Institute on the High Street opened its doors on Saturday 4th February 2012....coincidentally National Libraries Day. Local author Josephine Cox ... more...

March 2012 update

St.Mary's Church, Wavendon
Rector: The Revd.David Lunn, The Rectory, Walton Road, Wavendon. (01908 582839)

Sunday Services:
1st Sunday in the month 8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
9.45am Family Service
2nd, 4th ... St Marys Church, Wavendon

Village Meeting

WOBURN SANDS TOWN COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING
ON THURSDAY 10th MAY AT 7.30PM

IN THE MEMORIAL HALL, HIGH STREET

Summerlin Hall

The opening of The Summerlin Centre
Our new community hall opened last month to considerable public acclaim and bookings are going well. Full details are in the March edition of the ... more...

Detailed Drawings

The attached files have details of the landscaping plans submitted to MK Council and relate to the Nampak (Parklands) development in Woburn Sands.Parklands landscaping 1_(1075K) Parklands landscaping 2_(1180K) Parklands Landscaping doc_(1941K)

Please ... more...

Agenda

The next meeting will be held on Monday 13th December 2010 in the Meeting Room of the Memorial Hall starting at 7.30 pm. Recent documents attached...Minutes Nov 10_(107K)

Town Clerk: Mrs L Stapleton
Postal Address: Memorial Hall, 4 High Street, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes. MK17 8RH

Telephone 24hr: 01908 585368 Fax: 01908 585239 Town Clerk

Woburn Sands

Woburn Sands is a settlement all of which is in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England, and is located to the south-east of Milton Keynes itself, near Wavendon. The ... more...

Information

Woburn Sands Town Council
Memorial Hall, 4 High Street, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes. MK17 8RH Office Hours 10.00am - 12.30pm
Telephone 24hr: 01908 585368 Fax: 01908 585239 E-mail: info@wstc.org.uk
The offices can be found to the rear of The Ellen Pettit Memorial Hall in the High St.

Woburn Sands Town Council Councillors...
Councillor Meg Bates
Councillor Pauline Byrne
Councillor Clive Cowmeadow (Deputy Mayor)
Councillor David Hopkins*
Councillor Jacky Jeffreys
Councillor Michael Geddes (Mayor)
Councillor Ron Hale
Councillor Alastair Palmer
Councillor Keith Temple

* also MK Council ward Councillor

Clerk Mrs L. Stapleton available 10.00am - 12.30pm on the above telephone numbers

To hire The Institute and The Memorial Hall telephone 01908 585368. Rates from £8.50 per hour (Mon-Fri) and £9.50 per hour (Sat-Sun). 2 hour minimum.

The Memorial Hall is licensed to hold 100 persons.

To report faulty street lights telephone 01908 585368

The Town Council meets every second Monday of the month at the Council office, commencing at 7.30pm. except August, the press and public are cordially invited.

Affordable Housing Information

URGENT: The contact at Paradigm for any queries on their Affordable Housing at the Nampak site is David Broker - Paradigm Homes –
tel: 01494 830991 or
Aubrey Vaughan-Dick (Head of Development) - 01494 799 317 - Head of Development

No 8 - Woburn Sands to City Centre

Wimpey have to subsidise an improved bus service for Woburn Sands as part of the planning gain money from the Nampak site. This is all part of MK Council's efforts to encourage people to ... more...

on Station Road

The fixed camera housing has been moved to its new location on Station Road.

The new site was agreed following an on site meeting with Vince Morley representing Milton Keynes Council Road Safety, Glyn Hollinshead from Thames Valley Police, plus a representative from Equipment Trafic Management Company, Serco.

The camera has moved within the existing site influence range and therefore is not a new site and does not have to meet the latest criteria. At present the camera does not meet conspicuity guidelines and therefore will not be enforced. The lines on the road will be painted on once the camera housing is visible from the required distance. In the meantime it has been requested the camera housing be bagged whilst it is unenforceable.

If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact the MK Council Safer Roads liaison team representative.

SARAH MULCAHY
SAFER ROADS LIAISON OFFICER
TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENT DEPT.
MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL
01908-252367
sarah.mulcahy@milton-keynes.gov.uk

about Woburn Sands ?

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Woburn Sands Web

Welcome

Welcome to the Woburn Sands Town web from MK Councillor, David Hopkins ....whats new....Wimpey want to build 125 more new homes here. the Local Plan allowed for 330 homes on this whole site. Wimpey are already building 280 in phases 1 and 2, leaving a mere 50 more to be added. Woburn Sands Town Council accept that there will be enormous pressure from MK Council (and the developer)because of Government policies to increase this number. However, Woburn Sands Town Council does not consider 125 more houses on this part of the site to be in keeping in a small town in a rural setting. It is a density of nearly 50 per hectare which is well above even the most recent applicationsfor new estates in the rest on MK.

Traffic Impact
Woburn Sands Town Council has expressed concerns over the traffic impact on the surrounding roads both here and in Wavendon at the time of the first application and we must do so again. In particular the carriageway over the railway must be widened (as at Bow Brickhill) to allow a right turn lane towards Cranfield so that north bound traffic can progress immediately the gates are raised.

15 Freight Trains a Day

The giant flyover, which has stood like a silent statue across the tracks of Bletchley station since the late 1950's, is soon to come to life. As part of the development of a major 'Virtual Quarry' - a centre for railway ballast supply/clening etc - at Stewartby, the flyover is to carry trains once more.

Trains will access the lines towards Stewartby via the flyover, and through Woburn Sands.

As more heavy freight trains (up to 18 movements a day!) will be using the Marston Vale Line from April 2006 Network Rail has approved an ambitious scheme to upgrade the tracks. Much of the route will be relaid to permit the speed of passenger trains to increase to 60MPH.