ISSUE .2q. JERICHO ECHO JULY '86

CONTACT:JERICHO ECHO,COMMUNITY CENTRE,33A CANAL STREET,JERICHO.

THE SCHOOL FIELD CONTROVERSY. There have been plans to open the WALTON STREET CO-OP SUPPORT GROUP. school field to the Jericho public fro� There is a group in Jericho interested after school hours until sunset for a- in keeping the local co-op shop in bout three years now.The school gov• Walton Street open for as long as erners have come round to the idea with possible in the face of the co-op's cer�ain provisos which are,that some• increasing policy of running down their one is responsible for opening and smaller shops. In order to do this we are locking the new gate to be put in the trying to increase the quality and range wall and there are to be nodogs,no of goods in the shop so as to increase pushchairs and no bicycles.Also it will the number of customers.The shop no only be the Grass that is for public longer shuts during the lunch hours and u�e.The Jericho Community Association opens at 8.30.There are stocks of fruit was hapoy to pay l10.00 a week for a• juices at the very competati ve price of key-holder.However certain members 43p a litre,and the tinned toma�os are a were worried that the ammunt of super• good buy at 16p for a 15oz tin. :.be local vision was insufficient and the field Oxford and Swindon Co- operative Society needed a full-time caretaker(that is have decided not to trade with South from 4.00pm until sunset)who would be Africa(long before all this recent available in case of complaints(of dogs, trouble)so it is worthwhile supporting pushchairs,etc.)and also to tidy up them and if the shop doesn't stock what any extra litter.-The council have agreed you want come to a meeting at the ta put up extra litter bins and the Community_ Centre in Canal St. ParksOepartment are happy to provide their usual services of maintenance.It 7.30 MON. SEPT. 22nd.and was thought that the level of Parks we'll see what can be done. The new shop maintenance was not high enough for at Threeways doesn't give stamps and we the Field so we nseded our own oerson want to find out why as many people as well.We are seeing if the Council still like to have stamps as a tangible can be persuaded to pay £50-60 a week proof of better value and a benefit of for this personolf not the field pro• belonging to the co-op. bably won't be offically opened and those who wish to use it will have to continue to climb over(or under)the gates and walls. TONTO HE SAY The fact of there being only nine ins. of top soil was brought up but we did not envisage the new users(if the field were o�ned )to be numerous enough to endanger the ·grass and,besides,we could always close the field temporarily KEMOSABAY should the grass get too worn. Some of SWAP SILVER the Association wanted a rota of volun• FOR IRON HORSE teer field supervisors while others thought the whole project involved too much responsibility and,beside,who AT"'WALTON STREET CYCLES wanted the field opened anyway. Well,who does?Comments:c/o Jericho Echo,Community Centre,Lanal st. please •. LO-@-� After 1892 Brunel's broad gauge road �··*'- �� seems to have been forgotten and it was thus with great excitement that the AUTO WORK Taunton group of the Great Western Society were able to recover a large W.Aldworth, quantity of bridge rail from Burlescombe in Devon in 1978. The plain rail was in 29 Wellington St. useable lengths for track work, some Oxford 52186 pieces being 40' long,but most important of all the material included in good cond i tion al 1 the point work components unique to bridge rai 1 track. From this GREAT WESTERN BR_QA.,D GAUGE PROJECT AT foundation the Taunton group have led a 0DIDCOT.At project to recreate some of Brunel's the beginning of the railway. age in track as part of a portrayal of the Britain engineers had many different nineteenth century G. 'w. R. at the North ideas about the forms of track that the end of Didcot Railway Centre. new railways should use. Eventually most Should you visit Didcot Rail way Centre railway companies settled for a design look for the large timber Didcot and gauge track gauge became known as the Standard Western baulk road trackwork in the Gauge 4' 8�". It has sleepers which lie World.Just a few years ago I rode on a crossways under the rails and it forms replica train pulled by the replica most of the 11,000 route miles of "Rocket" which was at the Centre for a British Rail today.However the original few weeks and we were taken right into Great Western Railway and :many lines in the transfer shed and back on the broad Wales and the West Country which joined gauge tracks that had not long been laid it used a completely different kind of down and on the footplate was a member track designed by Isambard Kingdom of the Society dressed as the great Brunel and popularly known as the Broad Brunel,top hat and all! Gauge<7'01/4">.Advocates of the Broad Gauge usually called the 4'8�" version TED HARRIS. the Narrow Gauge. As the various railway lines in Britain extended and joined up to form a network it became possible to travel and send goods easily for great distances except where the different gauge rail ways Zenith Productions Ltd. are filming met. 'where this break of gauge occurred parts of Colin Dexters bookwThe Dead of passengers had to change trains and Jerichod in and around Jericho.They plan goods had to be trans-shipped from to be doing this until early July.So if wagons of one gauge to wagons of the you see a collection of new looking vans other.Didcot was one such place where and lots of people sitting around in the broad gauge traffic on the Great Western sun that's what it is. met narrow gauge traffic from the North. the goods were transfered in a specially built trans-shipment shed.Clearly this laborious situation could not go on and the last lines to use the broad gauge, which were in the West country were converted to 4' 8'211 in un along to 1892. The track designed by Brunel did not PEPPERS have sleepers but long timbers cal led 'A burger is • burger ... or 11 it? baulks laid lengthways continuously Oon"t m•k• up your mind until under the rails, hence the term "baulk you heve med one from Peppere. road".This track also used a special .Decidedly more taety then the run of the mill burger ,n our rail called "bridge rail"due to its ) opinion." --Oerly Information hump-backed appearance in cross-section and also the r a i l r bau l k i un i t e were held 84, WALTON STREET to gauge by spacing tirnbers(transoms) and ,.:;pecial tying bolts. 5� & [llen welcome._ you. lo the.

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Councillors have long COUNCILLORS' REPORT been campaigning for better recreation facilities in Jericho. Since the last issue of The other half of West Ward. the the Echo. a new councillor. Chris Batley Road area. has very good Barnes, has been elected to join facilities including Tumbling Bay the West Ward team. Chris is bathing place. and the Botley Road Vice-Chai� of the Recreation rec. Ward councillors are committee: and a member of the suggesting that this Summer. the Housing bommittee. and joins City I Council re-introduce the ferry that Councillors John Power (Chair of used to operate across the river by Health & Environmental Control. Tumblina: Bay. This would provide a member of Planning, Personnel. and short cut from Jericho via the Estates committees) and Phyllis canal towpath avoidin� main roads. Starkey (Chair of Highways & Any comments on this scheme would Traffic. and member of Public be appreciated. Affairs cdmittee> on the City Council, and Eva Barnes the West City Councillors County Councillor_ Ward aounty Councillor. Chris Barnes Eva Barnes 28 Worcester Place 28 Worcester Place Councillors will be Tel:54331 Tel:54331 meeting shortly with the Jericho John Power Residents Association and council 5 Ferr�, Hinksey Road officers from the plannina: and Tel:21!7153 engineer's departments to discuss several local issues including, Phyllis Starkey possible sites for bicycle racks, 8 Walton Crescent road safety and planning matters. Tel:57545 If any resident has views on these issues. please contact your councillors. John and Brenda Yazdanpanahi

Roads and pavements throughout Jericho have been repaired over the last few months. as part of the City Council's maintenance programme. Potholes still appear however, and can be very dangerous, especially for cyclists. Please let us know of any new potholes, or contact the City Engineer at the Town Hall (tel:249811).

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COUNCIL NEWS JOBS AND INDUSTRY.JOBS AND INDUSTRY.JOBS BOARD AND LODGING REGULATIONS. AND INDUSTRY.JOBS AND INDUSTRY. time Limits. There is a City Council folder an "JOBS Unemployed young people may be limited AND INDUSTRY" for people trying to start to 4weeks in the Oxfordshire area. If,for and run a small business.Write to Fergus example,you are 25 or onder and McMorrow,Director of Planning,Estates receiving supplementary benefit and and Architecture Dept. ,Third getting meals with your accommodation Floor,Clarendon House,Cornmarket,Oxford you may be limited to 4 weeks and after if you want a copy. that period your money will be cut to around t25. 00 a week. The exceptions to FUN IN THE PARKS. this include households with children,people under 19 who were forced The next fun day is on Sunday July 13th at ROSE HILL PARK.Like all the fun days to leave home and people with heal th it will run from 2.00-6.00pm although if problems as well as other catagories.GET ADVICE TO SEE IF YOU WILL HAVE TO .MOVE you have a stall you can put it up any OR NOT IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT. time after about 8. 30! This fun day has Cash Limits. the theme of PEACE AND CO-OPERATION. So far these fundays have been well If you are 26 or over the time limit attended and the Heal th and Sports Day will not apply but there will be a cash in Bury Knowle was interesting and limit if you get meals with your relaxing. The other forthcoming fun days accommodation. GET ADVICE about this as are as follows: it may mean that the accommodation will MULTICULTURAL DAY:Hinksey Park:Aug.10th. be too expensive. ADVICE. PLAYSCHEME DAY:Botley Rd. :Aug.31st. POP AND YOUTH DAY:Sandy La.Sports 1. Oxford City Counci 1 Welfare Benefits Ground:Sept. 14th. Team,City Chambers,Queen Every event will have a stage providing St. ,Oxford.Tel:Oxford 249811 Ext.479. a wide variety of music. Other 1.0xford City Council Housing entertainments like fire-eaters, Department,St.Aldate's Chambers,Oxford. clowns, jugglers, puppet shows and sports Tel:Oxford 249811. will be scattered around the 3.0xford Housing Aid Centre,53 George parks. Stalls are provided for local St.,Oxford.Tel:248060 or 247853. organisations and anyone wanting one :'//1 1/L II should get in touch with Oxford t-==-1-1IL 251930.Also if you would like to perform as an entertainer.

� DECORATION VOUCHERS are available for VIC & AMY WELCOME YOU TO THE O.A.P.s and the unwaged.These are vouchers worth upto £40.00 to be exchanged for decorating materials at HARCOURT ARMS one of the shops on the list provided. Director of Housing, POOL;DARTS; MUSIC;HOT BAR SNACKS St. Aldate's Chambers, St. Aldate's, TEL.53103 Oxford. OX1 1DF. Printed by Dot Press