Warwickshire County Council hereby proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Order closing C51 Northend Road, Fenny Compton, from the junction with Brook Street to the junction with Blacksmiths Lane, to vehicular traffic. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing.

The Order will commence on 24 February 2015 and will last for a period of 18 months, or until the works are completed, whichever is the earlier.  However, it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 6 March 2015.

Pedestrian access to and egress from properties and land situated adjacent to the length of road to be closed will be maintained at all times. Vehicular access will be maintained where possible.

An alternative route will be signed and is available via: Blacksmiths Lane, Bottom Street, Dassett Road, Village Road, Dassett Road, Banbury Road, Dassett Road, Lower End, Church Hill, Avon Dassett Road, Bridge Street (and in reverse order). There is a map of the route here.

The Contractor dealing with this matter is Paul Kelly for Balfour Beatty (Tel: 01675 467523).

The Council regrets any inconvenience that may be caused.  The person dealing with this matter at Warwickshire County Council is John Grant, County Highways (Tel: 01926 412515).

A number of historic parish council records have been transferred to the archives at Warwick County Record Office. See here for a list of the deposited records.

Entry forms and regulations are now available on the Soap Box Derby page of the Avon Dassett Community website.

At the recent AGM, the Dassett Country Show agreed the following grants to charities and community groups:

• £550 will go to BLESMA, Dogs for the Disabled and McMillan Cancer Support.
• It was agreed £500 will be used for the Seniors lunch, Children’s Christmas presents and the Carol Service.
• St Peter and St Clare churches – £150. With support from members of the church at the Show we may be able to increase this next year.
• Avon Dassett Parish Council – £500 £5,500 is required to replace windows in the Reading Rooms and it also needs decorating. The PC has insufficient funding to cover this.
• Fenny Compton Scout Group – £300 This is to help launch a Scout Group. Members of the cubs helped at the Dassett Show.
• Fenny Compton Brownies – £300   They also helped at the Show
• The Replacement of Flower Tubs in the Village – £500

There will be an extraordinary planning meeting on December 2nd at 8 pm in the reading room.