Oldfield Park Railway Station

Councillor Sharon Ball and I attended an event held at Oldfield Park Baptist Church this evening to talk with various people from Network Rail, First Great Western and the Council about plans for Oldfield Park Railway Station including the works involved in the electrification.

The teams were also keen to hear from residents about what they want for the area.

We raised a number of concerns included increases in parked vehicles on local roads and the option of access to the station from the opposite end of the platforms.

We also went for a walk around the area to discuss the conditions on the site and got agreement from the Network Rail representative to help get this mess cleared up down the lane and also get the vegetation cut right back to make the lane a brighter route to walk.

We will keep you informed for any developments as we hear about them, however, in the meantime if you have any concerns or want to discuss anything with us, please do get in touch.




by Sarah Moore

Bellotts Road Bridge, (listed wall knocked down)

Although we are delighted to see the work going on to get the former metal bridge over the railway at Bellotts road back into use for both Cyclists and pedestrians we are concerned that the contractor has removed a listed wall at the site.

We have asked that this wall is reinstated as soon as possible and have asked the council how the removal of this wall was allowed to take place without planning permission.
We will update this article as soon as we hear back from the council with regards to how the contractor and council are going to proceed on this matter.


By Councillor Sharon Ball