NEWSFLASH BULLETIN: an opportunity for WGRA to share in a community Speed Indicator Device (SID) – we need your support now! Background Some residents will recall WGRA’s ongoing attempts to tackle speeding – our Westgate Action Week in 2019, our Community Speedwatch using a hand-held speed gun, and our previous work to try and get… Continue reading SPEEDING NEWSFLASH: ACTION REQUIRED
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Latest plans for Westgate ‘improvements’
You can download your own copy of the plans by clicking here. On the plan below, hover or click your mouse over the image and you can then zoom in and out using the +/- symbols at the bottom.
WESTGATE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME: WESTGATE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION RESPONSE
Progress on the A27?
Our District Councillors, Clare Apel and Richard Richard Edward Plowman held a Public Meeting on Saturday 2nd June at St Wilfrid’s Church and Community Hall. For those who cared about what happens to the A27 but weren’t up to speed with what has been happening since Highways England decided last year not to progress with improving the… Continue reading Progress on the A27?
A successful day for Centurion Way
A very successful exhibition was held on Saturday 27th January in the Scouts Hut by the newly formed Friends of Centurion Way. The exhibition coincided with the launch of a written dossier detailing all the community issues that need to be considered in relation to any proposed diversion of the path’s southern end. The new… Continue reading A successful day for Centurion Way
The Future of Centurion Way
The Committee are keen for interested residents to attend the “Friends of Centurion Way” Exhibition which is taking place this Saturday 27th January from 11.00 am – 3 pm at The Scout Hut on Sherborne Road, Chichester PO19 3AA. The Friends will be displaying material from their dossier of research about the path including information on: History… Continue reading The Future of Centurion Way
Bulletin No 20 January 2018
Welcome to 2018 I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and are looking forward to a successful New Year. I must start on a very sad note however, to announce the sudden death of Fred Barber last week. Fred was a long-time member of the Association and a past chairman. Our thoughts are… Continue reading Bulletin No 20 January 2018
Proposed Diversion of Centurion Way
Following the discussion at the AGM this morning please see this document, which is CDC Planning Officer Jo Bell’s update to the Council Planning Committee. It shows what has been agreed behind closed doors: Planning meeting Nov 15th re diversion of Centurion Way. In one click, this document can be read immediately off you computer screen,… Continue reading Proposed Diversion of Centurion Way
Latest WGRA Traffic Management Principles for Westgate & Area
Following on from the WGRA AGM this morning it is probably worth republishing this list produced by our Traffic Action Group: No link to Westgate from the Whitehouse Farm southern access road. Reduce and eventually eliminate “rat running” along Westgate. Minimise air pollution and noise. Safe walkways, routes and crossings for pedestrians and cyclists. Physically separate… Continue reading Latest WGRA Traffic Management Principles for Westgate & Area
Worried about traffic speeds on Westgate?
Get involved! Speedwatch volunteers welcome… WGRA have written before about the challenges of planning the transport options for Westgate given the WHF development, but of course that is some years ahead. In the meantime, we know that traffic volumes and the speed of traffic continue to be issues for Westgate residents. Westgate is a designated 20mph… Continue reading Worried about traffic speeds on Westgate?