Oxley Woods is an unusual looking place for sure. Some people love it, some people hate it… I love it.
People come by the coach load to look about the development, take photos and generally have a good nose around. But far fewer people get to see Oxley Woods by night.
Last night the moon [...]
Just a quick note to wish all residents, readers and visitors to this blog a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Apologies for the lack of updates to any blog watchers, believe me, there’s a lot of catching up to do with our continuing tale of trials and tribulations at Oxley Park!
by Paul
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posted in Good stuff
| tagged as eco homes, eco house, eco houses, george wimpey, milton keynes, oxley park, oxley woods, oxley woods living, repairs, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, RSHP, taylor wimpey, wood newton
Many of you reading this blog will be aware of the open letter sent to Taylor Wimpey, Wood Newton and RSHP last month.
Over 30 properties responded with a “Support Slip 1″, which meant that the occupant(s) of those properties supported the open letter, and also they had at least one outstanding issue with their [...]
by Paul
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posted in Good stuff
| tagged as eco homes, eco house, eco houses, george wimpey, milton keynes, oxley park, oxley woods, oxley woods living, repairs, taylor wimpey, water, water ingress, wood newton
Last night (6th October) we had a long awaited meeting with our site manager from George Wimpey and one of the directors of Wood Newton. Very courteously this was arranged out of hours to suit our work load and let us get the kids away for the night. So thanks to all concerned [...]
by Paul
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posted in Eco living, Good stuff
| tagged as eco house, eco houses, fruit, george wimpey, grow your own, milton keynes, open space, oxley park, oxley woods, plants, strawberry, veg
OK, that’s very tongue in cheek, I wanted to clarify that before anyone thinks I have gone completely off my rocker thanks to the stress of the current situation!
The “babies” in question are our Strawberry plantlets which have finally had their runners cut this week, and are doing pretty well so far!
To be honest, [...]
by Paul
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posted in Good stuff
| tagged as dogs, eco house, eco houses, george wimpey, milton keynes, open space, oxley park, oxley woods, park, pooh, residents, taylor wimpey
After many residents’ came together in support of one another (and, it has to be said, in support of the George Wimpey site managers to a large degree as well), perhaps something has stirred in people?
Or perhaps people have just had enough of tip-toeing around dog pooh in the park, and it has nothing to [...]
The forums are now live. Not much there just yet, but if you’d like to join in, go to the forums now!
You can also use the link in the main menu at the top of each page.
Any questions on how to register or use the forums, feel free to post a comment here, or [...]
by Paul
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posted in General, Good stuff, Problems
| tagged as eco home, eco homes, eco house, eco houses, george wimpey, milton keynes, oxley park, oxley woods, Problems, residents, taylor wimpey
Well there’s been a lot going on lately that I’ve not been blogging about, purely because a lot of it was timing based.
Unfortunately, it appears that the wishes of over half of the residents here at Oxley Woods may have fallen on deaf ears. Hopefully this will not prove to be the case, but [...]
I’ve had some positive murmurings with regard setting up a public forum here for residents to share their experiences, and basically use as they please as an online community for our community here in the Oxley Woods eco houses.
I’m working on it, and will get it set up as soon as possible. Nothing fancy, [...]
by Paul
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posted in Eco living, Good stuff
| tagged as bees, eco homes, eco house, eco houses, eco housing, flowers, garden, gardening, milton keynes, oxley park, oxley woods, sunflower, wasps, wildlife
To counter act the angst and frustration of recent posts a little, here’s some light refreshment!
The flowers supplied by George Wimpey are apparently quite carefully chosen to be wild/native and/or supportive of the local ecology. All rings true with the eco theme of the Oxley Woods housing development here in Milton Keynes.
Anyway, we have [...]