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VBB 558 posts |
Jul 31, 2012, 19:52
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Sanctuary wrote: Evergreen Dazed wrote: It's a hell of a walk when I want to polish up my B&Q axe. That's a bit of a grind! (Just getting in before VBB!!) :-) A cutting remark!
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Edited Aug 01, 2012, 06:51
Aug 01, 2012, 06:49
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A little more here including - “...for further information on this important review, contact [email protected] ...or call 01225 718470. The 2005 Management Plan can be read online.”
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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Edited Aug 01, 2012, 09:03
Aug 01, 2012, 09:01
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tjj wrote: tjj wrote: I would very much like to see enforced speed limits along the section of the A4 that goes through the WHS. Getting across the road from the Ridgeway (Overton Hill) to East Kennett and the Sanctuary is very dangerous as there is a hump in the road so you can't be seen until potentially too late. Same applies to the crossing point from the Winterbourne path to the walk up to WK Long Barrow - vehicles including heavy lorries go waaay to fast. PS: Traffic management through the village - not sure how best, perhaps a 20mph speed limit. "Slow Down" signs on the Beckhampton Road where people cross from the NT car park to walk over to Silbury. Outside the Red Lion at lunchtime on a warm day last September Couple that with two out of control barking dogs and the noise alone was horrific!!
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Edited Aug 04, 2012, 11:05
Aug 04, 2012, 11:04
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Littlestone wrote: A little more here including - “...for further information on this important review, contact [email protected] ...or call 01225 718470. The 2005 Management Plan can be read online.” And here.
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Edited Feb 19, 2013, 14:03
Feb 19, 2013, 13:17
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Mostly concerned with traffic control and improved signage though this bit on Page 9 is encouraging - “...long term it would be useful to have a footpath connecting the Waggon & Horses public house with the Silbury Hill car park as this would allow pedestrians a means to walk to Silbury Hill and the West Kennett Long Barrow without having to walk on the A4 itself. This should be screened by verges to maintain a rural character.” Not sure of this bit on Page 21 - “...have suggested flower boxes, gates or similar features, and others have recommended that a unique design – related to the World Heritage Site – might be used for West Kennett, and other settlements in the Parish, to mark the settlement boundaries and to increase the sense of place. Entrance markers such as sarsen stones may be more fitting for all hamlets and villages in Avebury Parish in order to maintain a feel of continuity.” There’s a suggestion that the B4003 (The West Kennet Avenue road) might be closed or ‘downplayed’ on Page 22. Sadly there seems to be no suggestion for a wider verge at the Diamond Stone or improved parking at the West Kennet and East Kennet laybys. Overall impression is that The Avebury Parish Traffic Plan is more to serve local residents and those who work in the area than the thousands more who visit the WHS each year. “Two open community meetings will be held in Avebury’s Social Centre at 10.30am on 23rd February and at 5.30pm on 7th March to discuss this traffic plan, and further amendments will follow as a result of these meetings.” More here - www.aveburyparishcouncil.org/Draft%20Traffic%20Plan.pdf
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harestonesdown 1067 posts |
Feb 19, 2013, 15:25
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Littlestone wrote: Mostly concerned with traffic control and improved signage though this bit on Page 9 is encouraging - “...long term it would be useful to have a footpath connecting the Waggon & Horses public house with the Silbury Hill car park as this would allow pedestrians a means to walk to Silbury Hill and the West Kennett Long Barrow without having to walk on the A4 itself. This should be screened by verges to maintain a rural character.” Not sure of this bit on Page 21 - “...have suggested flower boxes, gates or similar features, and others have recommended that a unique design – related to the World Heritage Site – might be used for West Kennett, and other settlements in the Parish, to mark the settlement boundaries and to increase the sense of place. Entrance markers such as sarsen stones may be more fitting for all hamlets and villages in Avebury Parish in order to maintain a feel of continuity.” There’s a suggestion that the B4003 (The West Kennet Avenue road) might be closed or ‘downplayed’ on Page 22. Sadly there seems to be no suggestion for a wider verge at the Diamond Stone or improved parking at the West Kennet and East Kennet laybys. Overall impression is that The Avebury Parish Traffic Plan is more to serve local residents and those who work in the area than the thousands more who visit the WHS each year. “Two open community meetings will be held in Avebury’s Social Centre at 10.30am on 23rd February and at 5.30pm on 7th March to discuss this traffic plan, and further amendments will follow as a result of these meetings.” More here - www.aveburyparishcouncil.org/Draft%20Traffic%20Plan.pdf Nice one, i'll have a read of that later.
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VBB 558 posts |
Feb 19, 2013, 17:33
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harestonesdown wrote: Littlestone wrote: Mostly concerned with traffic control and improved signage though this bit on Page 9 is encouraging - “...long term it would be useful to have a footpath connecting the Waggon & Horses public house with the Silbury Hill car park as this would allow pedestrians a means to walk to Silbury Hill and the West Kennett Long Barrow without having to walk on the A4 itself. This should be screened by verges to maintain a rural character.” Not sure of this bit on Page 21 - “...have suggested flower boxes, gates or similar features, and others have recommended that a unique design – related to the World Heritage Site – might be used for West Kennett, and other settlements in the Parish, to mark the settlement boundaries and to increase the sense of place. Entrance markers such as sarsen stones may be more fitting for all hamlets and villages in Avebury Parish in order to maintain a feel of continuity.” There’s a suggestion that the B4003 (The West Kennet Avenue road) might be closed or ‘downplayed’ on Page 22. Sadly there seems to be no suggestion for a wider verge at the Diamond Stone or improved parking at the West Kennet and East Kennet laybys. Overall impression is that The Avebury Parish Traffic Plan is more to serve local residents and those who work in the area than the thousands more who visit the WHS each year. “Two open community meetings will be held in Avebury’s Social Centre at 10.30am on 23rd February and at 5.30pm on 7th March to discuss this traffic plan, and further amendments will follow as a result of these meetings.” More here - www.aveburyparishcouncil.org/Draft%20Traffic%20Plan.pdf Nice one, i'll have a read of that later. This is not the traffic strategy of the WHS traffic and visitor lot, its Avebury PC so apart from information etc. BTW the traffic from visitors to and from the WHS is a fraction of the Swindon-Devizes traffic.
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Feb 20, 2013, 16:04
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VBB wrote: This is not the traffic strategy of the WHS traffic and visitor lot, its Avebury PC so apart from information etc. BTW the traffic from visitors to and from the WHS is a fraction of the Swindon-Devizes traffic. Not entirely sure what you mean here VBB. The new traffic proposals (if implemented) will impact on commuters, residents and visitors alike – surely that is of interest (if not concern) to all three categories. The suggestion, for example, that the B4003 (The West Kennet Avenue road) might be closed or ‘downplayed’ will certainly impact on commuters and residents travelling between Swindon and Marlborough. Closure of the road may be a good thing, but if the B4003 is downgraded (to little more than a farm road perhaps) who’s going to maintain it (keep it clean for walkers)? Will its closure impact adversely on people with mobility issues? What other impacts would its closure have? This, and other proposals, do need a little thinking about, and those who are not local residents or commuters might like to have some say on issues that could impact on them, and the Avebury WHS for years to come.
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VBB 558 posts |
Feb 20, 2013, 17:32
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Littlestone wrote: VBB wrote: This is not the traffic strategy of the WHS traffic and visitor lot, its Avebury PC so apart from information etc. BTW the traffic from visitors to and from the WHS is a fraction of the Swindon-Devizes traffic. Not entirely sure what you mean here VBB. The new traffic proposals (if implemented) will impact on commuters, residents and visitors alike – surely that is of interest (if not concern) to all three categories. The suggestion, for example, that the B4003 (The West Kennet Avenue road) might be closed or ‘downplayed’ will certainly impact on commuters and residents travelling between Swindon and Marlborough. Closure of the road may be a good thing, but if the B4003 is downgraded (to little more than a farm road perhaps) who’s going to maintain it (keep it clean for walkers)? Will its closure impact adversely on people with mobility issues? What other impacts would its closure have? This, and other proposals, do need a little thinking about, and those who are not local residents or commuters might like to have some say on issues that could impact on them, and the Avebury WHS for years to come. I am delighted you or anyone else wants to engage, just there might be some things more worrying such as the Governance Review (that particular clock really is ticking...). What I was attempting to convey in short was that this is Avebury Parish Council's traffic proposal, not the WHS Steering Group's Traffic and Visitor Management Committee. As for the attempt to do something about the 'Cut', I seem to recall it being discussed in 1986 so who knows this might be the century something happens. Check out the Governance Review - only not until you pick up your latest prescription for blood pressure tablets (if you get my drift). I wish I was joking but I'm not, someone is empire building!
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Feb 20, 2013, 17:52
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VBB wrote: Check out the Governance Review... Links?
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