FIX-MY-STREET hosted by Oxon County Council
For more photos and info re WATER MAIN work go to
Re-laying of water main 2023-2024 updated 8 March 2024
Completion now expected by 22 March 2024 - see TW letter 16 Feb 2024,
explanation of change in method of pipelaying addedI to letter 19 Feb. 2024
Temporary traffic lights on Marston Road - see Thames Water letter 15 Feb. 2024
For more photos and info re WATER MAIN work go to
Re-laying of water main 2023-2024 updated 8 March 2024
Completion now expected by 22 March 2024 - see TW letter 16 Feb 2024,
explanation of change in method of pipelaying addedI to letter 19 Feb. 2024
Temporary traffic lights on Marston Road - see Thames Water letter 15 Feb. 2024
Closure of Jack Straw's Lane required for renewal of water main.
'Prohibition of Through Traffic Date of Order: 18/12/2023 comes into force: 02/01/2024'
Now extended to 22 March 2024
Oxfordshire County Council website
'Prohibition of Through Traffic Date of Order: 18/12/2023 comes into force: 02/01/2024'
Now extended to 22 March 2024
Oxfordshire County Council website
To see why this closure is essential, go to the Gas Main page for photos of what happened in August 2023, when the road remained open to all traffic for the main part of relaying the gas main. As can be seen, the situation was already difficult for large vehicles involved in the gas main work, traffic to and from two building sites in the Lane, delivery vans and others needing access to houses. Drivers using the Lane as a short cut, some at an unreasonable speed, made it worse. At least two of the contractors' employees narrowly missed being run over.
December 2023 - water running continuously down Jack Straw's Lane
This is not due to any leakage from the water main or a drain. Water is being pumped from a part-built cellar, which cannot be 'tanked' (lined) until it has been completely drained. This is a real problem at present because of wet weather.
Also, the part-built swimming pool in the garden needs to be drained before getting its lining. No work has been done on the swimming pool since November 2022. Since then a great deal of water has accumulated in and around the pool area. As of the week beginning 18 December 2023, this has requires a very large quantity of additional water to be pumped onto the roadway; that is why water can sometimes be seen running down the roadway throughout the night.
Photos here
Also, the part-built swimming pool in the garden needs to be drained before getting its lining. No work has been done on the swimming pool since November 2022. Since then a great deal of water has accumulated in and around the pool area. As of the week beginning 18 December 2023, this has requires a very large quantity of additional water to be pumped onto the roadway; that is why water can sometimes be seen running down the roadway throughout the night.
Photos here
Reinstatement of parking restrictions at Marston Road end of Jack Straw's Lane
The parking restriction signs by St Michael and all Angels church, which were removed some time before the new gas main was laid in August/September 2023, have now been reinstated.
The parking restriction signs by St Michael and all Angels church, which were removed some time before the new gas main was laid in August/September 2023, have now been reinstated.
Prior to 18 December 2023 with the exception of the
New Marston Pastoral Centre page
for a long time this site had only rarely been updated.
Links provided on some of the pages currently accessible via the Menu may no longer work,
as target sites might have been taken down or documents removed from them.
New Marston Pastoral Centre page
for a long time this site had only rarely been updated.
Links provided on some of the pages currently accessible via the Menu may no longer work,
as target sites might have been taken down or documents removed from them.