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• Train strike announced for the Elizabeth line

  27-12-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A strike has been announced by the TSSA union for its members working on the Elizabeth line, with the walkout due to take place on Thursday 12th January 2023. In addition, action short of a strike (effectively comprising a ‘work to rule’ instruction) will run from 12th January to 28th February 2023.
  The union says that the dispute is over pay and proposed changes to pensions.
  The union says that the walkouts by staff at Rail for London (Infrastructure) Limited — a wholly o
  
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• Snowdrop days at Thenford Arboretum

  27-12-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you fancy a day in the countryside surrounded by small white flowers, then Thenford Arboretum, not far from Banbury, is having its annual snowdrop days in February.
  Thenford Arboretum is the large grounds that surround Thenford House, bought by the Heseltine family in 1976, and they’ve spent the past 47 years creating an arboretum and garden.
  Amongst its many delights are the snowdrops — said to number in the region of 600 different varieties filling the 70 acres of the arboretum.
  
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• More concerns over plans to open Beam Park station

  27-12-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The opening date of the delayed Beam Park station in East London could be further pushed back, even if it is given permission to open, it was revealed recently. The station would sit on the C2C line between Dagenham Dock and Rainham, and in the middle of a major regeneration area where former industrial land is being cleared for housing developments.
  Beam Park site plan
  The mile-long strip, part of the Thames Riverside Opportunity is split between Havering and Barking & Dagenham councils, an
  
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