littleton & harestock parish council newsletter

LITTLETON & HARESTOCK
PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
Parish Council Newsletter No 61
Dates of Parish
Council Meetings 2015
Monday 13 April
Littleton
Monday 11 May (Annual Parish Assembly)
Littleton
Monday 8 June
Harestock
Monday 13 July
Littleton
Monday 10 August
Harestock
Monday 14 September
Harestock
Monday 12 October
Littleton
Monday 9 November
Harestock
Monday 14 December
Littleton
Meetings are usually held on the second
Monday of the month at the Community
Lounge at Henry Beaufort School or the
Millennium Memorial Hall at Littleton.
Details of the meetings are given on the
Parish Council notice-boards and website.
Parish Council Website www.littletonandharestock.hampshire.org.uk
March 2015
Message from the Chairman
It is that time of year again when Spring is around the corner and the
gardens begin to look fresh and new. Gardens are not the only area
where new is to be found, we are soon to have a General Election, the
local Council is also having elections and last but by no means least, the
whole of your Parish Council is up for election. There are some present
councillors who will be standing for re-election, but some will be standing
down. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those not seeking
re-election for their hard work in making this Parish a good place to live,
and to wish them well in their future endeavours. This is also the last
Parish Newsletter which will be delivered through your letter box. In
future, there will be a monthly newsletter published on the Parish Council
web-site, which will enable the Parish Council to keep residents more
informed and up to date with what is happening in the Parish. On a
general note, the Parish Council have received a number of complaints
about the inconsiderate parking of contractors’ vehicles when work is
being carried out on properties in the Parish. We would ask that if you are
employing tradesmen of any type to do work on you property, then please
ask them to park with due consideration to other residents and not park in
private car park areas or in a manner which will obstruct or inconvenience
other road users and definitely not to park on verges which will result in
damage to the grass. Hope you have a good Spring and Summer,
John Biddlecombe
Parish Councillors and some of their duties (many of these details
will most likely change after the 7 May election)
Please visit the website for further
information, to keep your club or society
information up to date or to submit an
item of interest that we can all read
about—contact Brian Holloway via the
website
John Biddlecombe 881503
The Parish Clerk is:
Christopher Tee
Littleton & Harestock Parish Council
Parish Office, The Hall Way
Littleton, Winchester, SO22 6QL
Telephone number 01962 886507
Joan Burgess
Peter Highfield
886850
889426
Stan Boyce
883988
Bob Parker
884627
Rod Warren
881675
Hilary Saunders
Viv Morton
Email: littleton.harestockpc@btconnect.com
David Fountain
(outside of office hours please use the
answer-phone)
Office hours
Monday to Friday inclusive 8.30 – 12.30
Winchester City Councillors
Kelsie Learney
886367
James Byrnes 07402114474
Hampshire County Councillor
Phil Bailey 775275
883200
622505
880528
Chairman, Finance Committee, Planning (L),
Traffic & Civil Engineering
Emergency Planning , Military Liaison
Public Transport (L), Playgrounds (L),
Finance Committee
Planning, Traffic and Civil Engineering (L),
Finance Committee
Hall Trustee, Police & Hants Assn of
Local Councils
Pavilion & Sports Club
Planning & Public Transport (H), Littleton
& Harestock Show Committee Liaison
Finance Committee, Playground (H)
Environment (H)
Traffic and Civil Engineering (H), Finance
Committee, Barton Farm Forum
Volunteers
Tree Wardens
Alison Harper (L) 882261 Geoff Toogood (H) 881991
Conservation Field Warden (L) David Strugnell 880939
Tumulus Field (L) Chris & Alison Rice 880937
Littleton Pond Wardens Ros & Andrew Hobbs
Hall and Community Room Bookings
Both Harestock and Littleton have excellent facilities available for hire:
Harestock Community Lounge contact Lisa Fleming or Tina Philips 888970
Millennium Memorial Hall, Littleton contact Katie Massey on 888419
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INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
LOW FLYING MILITARY
HELICOPTERS
Enjoy being active in your local
community?
Have you got a couple of hours free
every week?
We have agreed that representatives
from RAF Odiham will be attending
the Parish Council meeting on 8
June to explain the reason for low
flying helicopter activities in this
area.
Please come along to listen to their
presentation and questions and
answer session that follows, if you
can. That meeting will be held at
Henry Beaufort School.
Social isolation and poor nutrition are issues that
affect significant numbers of older people. This is
an opportunity to provide regular social contact to
older people by way of a befriending visit
alongside their Meals on Wheels delivery.
Befriending visits will take place around lunch time
on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. They will
be a chance for you to provide regular social
contact; ideas on simple healthy snacks and
meals; and information on what’s going on in your
local community. Training and full support will be
provided.
To find out more about becoming a Food &
Friendship volunteer and to support older
people to remain independent:
Winchester Villages Trust
Based on an ancient Littleton charity, the Trust is
able to make small payments to Littleton residents
only who need items or services that are not
available from social security or other statutory
bodies.
Call: 01962 892455
Email:
&friendship@ageconcernhampshire.org.uk
Please quote DR1123 when you
DR1123 when you
For further information on the Care Group or the
Villages Trust, please contact Shirley or Mike
Lupton (01962 884376)
PARISH PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS
Improvements to the two playgrounds in the
Parish continue. We have now installed a
new cone climbing frame at Littleton and
finished painting all the existing equipment
there. A new wooden climbing trial has just
been installed in Bradley Road where a new
additional bench has also been placed from
Littleton. We are also in the process of
organizing painting of all the equipment there
as well as having all the rubber matting
replaced, so that should make it much more
pleasant for everyone to use the facilities
there. Thanks to all who have helped or just
given us input on these renovations. If you
have any further ideas on how we might
improve these facilities please let us know.
Dog Fouling
Many parishioners, walkers and sports facility
users continue to voice concern about the
problems of dog fouling on the Parish playing
fields and Recreation Ground, both in Littleton
and Harestock. It is a real nuisance and a
potential health hazard and is quite
unnecessary. It is unacceptable and has to
be tackled somehow. We have recently put
some new extra notices round the playing
fields at Littleton to thank those who stop and
pick up as well as to remind others to do so.
We are aware that the majority of dog walkers
who use the fields do so responsibly, pick up
after their dogs and put the faeces in the bins
provided and we thank them for that. The
situation may be improving a little because of
this but we all have to be constantly vigilant to
keep our open spaces safe/clean.
“30 MPH” ROUNDEL STICKERS FOR
DUSTBINS STILL AVAILABLE TO
HOUSEHOLDERS ON LITTLETON &
HARESTOCK MAIN ROADS, please
contact us if you wish to have some
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THIS IS THE LAST
PAPER COPY OF THE
PARISH COUNCIL
NEWSLETTER,
IN FUTURE THERE
WILL BE MONTHLY
EDTIONS PUBLISHED
ELECTRONICALLY
ONLY ON THE
PARISH COUNCIL
WEBSITE
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LITTLETON & HARESTOCK ORGANIZATIONS—CONTACTS (dialling code 01962 unless otherwise
stated)
ALL SAINTS FLOWER ARRANGING SOCIETY
Kate Butler
ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY
Helpline
890004
Helen Rich
883481
Brian Baxendale
886778
Diana Harvey
01420 561548
www.dianaharveybridge.net
Shirley & Mike Lupton
884376 mands@lupton.plus.com
ART GROUP
BOWLING CLUB
BRIDGE (TEACHING)
CARE GROUP—Littleton Voluntary Care
862790 allsaintswin-lhnews@yahoo.co.uk
CHURCHES
St Catherine’s CofE, Littleton
St Barnabas’ CofE, Fromond Rd, Weeke
880845 office@downsbenefice.org.uk
Revd Philip Cochrane
809871 Vicar@stbw.org.uk
Revd Jonathan Mutton
620716
Revd Dawn Carn
735278 minister@wesleychurch.org.uk
Andy Walker
07889 156780 ar-walker@tiscali.co.uk
CROQUET CLUB
Clive Thompsett
885039 clive@windsmere.F9.co.uk
DRAMA - New Hall Players
Daphne Poupart
882878 dmpoupart@hotmail.co.uk
Sarah Bartlett
882879
Nicole Ambrose
07860 509558 zippilates@aol.com
Iris Lee
02380 616505
Sue Russell
621053
Sue@plays-r-ussell.com
Jim Shea
869554 jim.shea@btinternet.com
GARDENING CLUB
Sally Macer
715699
HENRY BEAUFORT COMMUNITY COURSES
Lisa Fleming
888970
Gillian Maskill
881151 maskilljohn@yahoo.co.uk
June Mott
861206
Mervyn Edwards
883347
Ann Parsons
admin@harestockpreschool.co.uk
07748464915
Nursery Manager
888971
Carol Mortimer
776206
Victoria Smith
01489 877278
Bonnie
8827766
RESPONDER TEAM
Mark Browne
07917 358856
markjbrowne@ntlworld.com
SHOW – LITTLETON & HARESTOCK
Bert Spencer
881011
TENNIS
Vivienne Aspin
880419
U3A (various interest groups)
Check website
www.u3a.hampshire.org.uk
Sally Rouse
715542 sallyrouse@btinternet.com
Jo Bonsall
882337
North Winchester Community Church
Wesley Methodist Church
CRICKET CLUB
EXERCISE/YOGA ETC
Aerobics & Over 50s Exercise
Pilates
Yoga
Zumba Classes
www.zumba-around-winchester.com
FOOTBALL
Littleton Junior Football Club
HISTORY GROUP
MACHINE KNITTING
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (Winchester)
PLAYGROUPS/TODDLER GROUPS
Harestock Playgroup
Henry’s Kindergarten, Harestock
Littleton Playgroup
Jo Jingles Music for one to five year olds
St. Catherine's Toddler Group
WESSEX QUILTMAKERS
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
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