Archaeological dig in Aylesbury town centre

A small number of car parking spaces will be lost in Aylesbury town centre while Thames Valley Archaeological Services carry out a dig in the Exchange Street car park. 

The dig starts on Tuesday 31 August and is being carried out as a precursor to the proposed supermarket and hotel development on the south side of Exchange Street. it is expected the work will take up to one week, depending on what is found.

Two trenches are to be dug in the car park to see if there are any indications of historic activity on the site which might merit further investigation.

Around 26 spaces will be cordoned off to allow work on the first trench to take place. The second trench will result in the temporary loss of 13 spaces.

Only one trench will be excavated at a time and will be reinstated prior to the next trench being dug.Alternative long-stay car parks are available throughout the town, including Walton Street, Friarscroft and Hampden House. Resident permit holders are reminded that they may use their permits in the Civic Centre car park.

New parking arrangements are set to be introduced in Buckingham from Monday 23 August. 

Car parks at Cornwalls Meadow and Western Avenue will become pay-and-display parking, in line with similar arrangements already in place at other district council-owned car parks across Aylesbury Vale.

Drivers will still be able to park for free at the Cornwalls Meadow car park for the first hour. The pay and display charges in this car park will be 30p for a two-hour stay, 50p for three hours, £1 for four hours, and £1.50 for five hours.

Nearly 60 per cent of the long stay bays will be converted to short stay parking to address concerns expressed by retailers. Shopmobility and disabled bays will remain unchanged.
Parking at the Western Avenue long-stay car park will be a flat rate charge of £2.50 per day.

The charges in both car parks, which are fixed until March 2012, will only apply between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday, allowing visitors to park for free in the evenings, on Sundays and on public holidays.

A new 40-space, long-stay car park at Stratford Fields is due to open shortly. It is part of a package of parking improvements for Buckingham being funded by AVDC.

Pay and display for Winslow car park

Aylesbury Vale District Council is putting forward new parking charges in Winslow that will come into effect later this year.

The Greyhound Lane car park will be fitted with a pay and display machine to collect payments ranging from 30p to £2.50.

The new parking charges will generate extra revenue to help maintain other essential council services.

Drivers will be able to park for free in Greyhound Lane for the first hour.  the pay and display charges will be 30p for a two hour stay, 50p for three hours £1 for four hours, £1.50 for five hours and £2.50 for over five hours.

The charges will only apply between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday, allowing visitors to park for free in the evening, on Sundays and on public holidays.

Parking in Market Square will remain free for the first hour.  The charge for the second hour will rise from 20p to 30p.

AVDC are currently looking at a number of permit options for residents and local business owners.  More news will be reported on this later in the year.

Canalside Rear car park temporarily closed

With the completion of the Theatre project getting closer, Canalside Rear car park will be closed temporarily from 19 April 2010 until 12 October 2010.

This closure is to accommodate the works to develop the land outside of the theatre that will create an attractive public space.

For more information call our parking team on the details below.  For more information on the Town Centre Redevelopment or the Waterside Project, click on the Aylesbury Vibe link below.

Parking changes for 2010

2010 brings exciting new plans for Shopmobility.  With future plans to close the Civic Centre car park the Shopmobility service will relocate to the Upper Hundreds car park, this move is due to be completed by September this year when the Civic Centre Shopmobility service will close permanently and re-open at the new site.

The new facility will be located on the ground floor of the Upper Hundreds car park within easy reach of all of the Town Centre shops.  Our team provide a range of services Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm and from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays. Shopmobility is for anyone who has difficulty getting around. We lend manual and powered wheelchairs along with scooters and other walking aids. The service is free of charge, but you will be asked to register your details when you use the scheme for the first time.

Due to the current works, the disabled bays in the Upper Hundreds have now been moved to the Civic Centre car park on the ground floor, however Blue Badge holders may still park in marked parking bays within the Upper Hundreds for free providing their parking card is validated by the office on Level 2 between 8am and 6pm.

For more information on Shopmobility please contact our team on 01296 336725 or visit our website at www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk then click on “Transport and Streets” then “Disability access and information”

Temporary Closure of Upper Hundreds Toilets.

As part of the Shopmobility project the disabled and female toilets in the Upper Hundreds are to be re-built providing a brand new facility for our customers to use.

Due this re-build all of the toilets will be temporarily out of use from Monday 22nd February.  The new toilets are due to open in September .

Alternative toilet facilities may be found in the Civic Centre car park or Anchor Lane, just a short walk down Britannia Walk (by Wilkinsons).

For more information on the progress of this project please contact either our Parking Services Department on 01296 585381 or our Property Section on 01296 585389

For more information on the changes happening around Aylesbury click on the Aylesbury Vibe link below.

Date Updated: 27/08/10