Rooksdown Parish Council will be assuming responsibility of the Allotments at Merton Rise although there is no date for the handover as yet.
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The Borough Council Election is to be held in Rooksdown Ward on 5th May 2016. Applications from candidates are being taken until 7th April. See here for details.
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Issue 18 of the Rooksdown Reporter will soon be delivered locally – you can get a preview here.
The Black Dam Roundabout will be fully closed from 10pm Friday 5 February to 5am Monday 8 February. During this period, all approaches to the roundabout will be closed with clearly signed diversion routes in place.
This closure will allow all surfacing work to be completed, along with signals, signs, safety barriers and road markings.
Please allow extra time for journeys while this work takes place.
*one lane will be open on the M3 Spur northbound to the A30 Ringway South westbound between 6am and 9pm on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February
Rooksdown has a Community Speed Watch group to help embed the 20 mile an hour speed limit which came into force in 2015, for the safety & benefit of all Rooksdown residents.
If you want more details on how to support the Rooksdown Community Speed Watch group then please contact Paul Mahoney – RPC Chairman at
As we are approaching the final phase of the Black Dam Improvement scheme, I am writing to advise you of planned overnight closures to resurface sections of
the roundabout and approach roads. These works will be carried out between 10pm and 5am as follows:
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Date |
Closure Locations |
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Monday 11 January to Saturday 16 January |
A30 Ringway South eastbound A339 north and southbound A30 London Road eastbound Northern section of Black Dam Roundabout |
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Sunday 17 January |
A30 London Road east and westbound |
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Monday 18 January to Wednesday 20 January |
A339 northbound |
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Thursday 21 January and Friday 22 January |
A339 southbound |
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Saturday 23 January to Tuesday 26 January |
A30 London Road westbound A30 Ringway South westbound M3 Spur north and southbound Southern section of Black Dam Roundabout |
Signed diversion routes will be in place at these times.
These resurfacing works are expected to generate noise. We will take measures to reduce this as much as possible but apologise for any disturbance caused.
In addition to the above, the Black Dam junction will be fully closed from 10pm on Friday 5 February to 5am on Monday 8 February. This will allow final work to the new carriageway to be carried out in advance of the full opening of the junction on the Monday morning. We will write to you again nearer the time to confirm details and diversion routes.
Additional tasks including landscaping will be completed using off-peak daytime lane closures and are expected to take three weeks. This will be followed by the seeding of the newly-landscaped areas which is planned for March, when temperatures will have risen to allow germination.
Details of this project are available on the Highways England website: www.highways.gov.uk/m3blackdam. Please subscribe to the scheme to receive email alerts when the information is updated.
For further information on other planned improvements taking place in Basingstoke, visit: www.basingstoke.gov.uk/go/highwayimprovements and http://www3.hants.gov.uk/transport.
I would like to apologise in advance for any disturbance or inconvenience caused by the works and would emphasise that our contractors work to strict procedures to ensure minimal noise at night.
Are you disillusioned by overcrowding on both the morning and evening train commute, along with poor customer service, inadequate parking facilities at the station and ultimately not getting value for money?
You may be aware that the Government has launched a public consultation to shape plans for future rail improvements, asking for our views on what the next operator of the South Western franchise (operating between Basingstoke and London Waterloo) should do to deliver the rail services that people want.
As a daily train commuter from Basingstoke to London, I have been approached to form a focus group to meet with Maria Miller MP Basingstoke to brainstorm what we want the rail companies to address in terms of bidding for the new franchise. Maria has called for a new ‘Commuters Charter’ for Basingstoke rail users – you can read more by clicking on this link.
If you are a rail commuter from Basingstoke to London Waterloo and would interested in joining this focus group to improve our daily commute or would like any further information on what the work would entail then please contact me on 07973 826003 or
Many thanks
Paul Mahoney
