The Parish of Charlton covers an area of approximately 2.57 square miles (c.6.66 Hectares) and stretches from a point North West of the Wood Norton Hotel in the North to the junction of Haselor Lane with Netherton Lane in the South. The effective Western boundary is the junction of The Strand with Church Leys and Mill Bank at Cemetery Corner, and to the East it is the crossing of the Merry Brook by the B4084 Pershore Road at Hampton.
Severn Trent engineers will be working to repair pipes in Main Street, Cropthorne between Wednesday 19th and Friday 21st February. The road will be closed to through traffic for the duration of the work. The recommended diversion is shown below. The Evesham Journal reports that roadworks are set to return to a main road for three months after previous work was deemed ‘not to standard’. The report states: “The work, being carried out by Severn Trent to upgrade a water pipe underneath the A44, will start on January 27 and could last until the end of April. Traffic lights will appear on the A44 from Salters Lane and gradually move toward Evesham. In a letter addressed to Severn Trent customers, Paul Hughes, community communications officer at Severn Trent said: ‘We would like to thank you for your ongoing support and patience whilst we carry out our essential work to upgrade the main water pipe along the A44’. ‘The team has completed laying the new water main along the A44. ‘We will be returning after the Christmas break to carry out some reinstatement work on the highway identified as not being to standard. ‘This will start from Salters Lane, Lower Moor and work towards Evesham’. The company has warned that there may look like little activity is happening at times but said that during those times they could be waiting for materials. Mr Hughes continued: ‘The work will start on January 27 and we aim to be completed by the end of April. ‘This work will be carried out as before under manually controlled traffic lights. ‘There maybe times where there is little activity within the road works. ‘This maybe when the team are waiting for materials to set/cure so they can move onto the next section of road. ‘Please be aware that although we try to stick to these dates, they may change due to circumstances beyond our control.'” Worcestershire CC Highways department will be imposing a temporary 30MPH speed limit on a section of the B4084, Pershore Road from Monday 3rd February for approximately 1 month while footpath repairs are carried out. The restriction will apply to the section between the junctions with Boston Lane and Lower Haselor. The traffic lights on the A44 controlling traffic flow in connection with the water pipe replacement by Severn Trent engineers have now been removed, as the work has now transferred to The Squires, where traffic flow is controlled by temporary 2-way traffic signals.
A car has severely damaged Cemetery bridge again. The authorities have been informed and Worcestershire Highways department have been requested to make the site safe and ensure that the flow of the Merry Brook into the river Avon is maintained ASAP. Residents are advised to take care when approaching the site.
Footpaths numbered 520C and 579C were originally closed in February 2024 due to an unsafe bridge. This closure order has now been extended to July 2025, or sooner if the repair work is completed earlier. Alternative routes are shown in the map below. The full text of the closure order can be seen below and downloaded as a .pdf file: Footpath-closure-extension-noticeDownload
County Councillor Elizabeth Eyre’s Report for July 2024 is now available for download here: https://charlton-worcestershire.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cllr.-Elizabeth-Eyre-Report-July-2024.pdf
Worcestershire County Council contractors have now completed much needed repairs to the footpath along The Strand. The pictures below show examples of the work opposite to the Gardeners Arms and further along The Strand, towards the cemetery:
