NEWSLETTER December 2018 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
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MICHELDEVER PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER December 2018 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT William Helen The Parish Council hope that you fnd Help Required this free copy of the Dever informative Are you a Personal Trainer? Do you know and a useful update on the Council’s someone who is? Are you interested in activities and support across the Parish. I supporting and monitoring the use of would like to thank the Parish Councillors, new ftness equipment in the Parish? City Councillors and Hampshire County The Parish Council have been awarded a Councillor for their support and eforts to grant of £5000 towards the installation of maintain an active and living community, ftness equipment at Warren Field. To meet safe for us to live in. the conditions of this grant we need to hold a launch event following installation, Warren Field Play Area show residents how to use the equipment Plans are moving forward for the new and then monitor the numbers doing so. play area and ftness equipment at Warren In the interests of safety, the Parish Council Field. would be prepared to employ a suitably The tender has now been advertised in qualifed Personal Trainer to carry out accordance with new guidelines for Parish some introductory training sessions and Councils and a number of companies, would welcome any applications from both national and more local, have already suitable candidates. We would also be expressed an interest in submitting a very grateful to any residents who could formal response. The closing date for the assist in monitoring the numbers using the receipt of quotes is 3rd December. These equipment. If you can help please contact will then be reviewed by a committee of Jocelyn, the Clerk, at micheldeverpc@ councillors and the preferred option will hotmail.co.uk be displayed in the Warren Centre over the ***************** weekend of 8th/9th December. Please come along to take a look at the Lord Rank Playing Field and proposals and to complete a feedback Pavilion form to indicate what you like about the proposal or what you might prefer to see The Worthys Youth Football Club have changed. expressed an interest in working with the Parish Council to restore the football pitches, replace the unsafe goalposts and that they should have to do this or that renovate the pavilion. our children should be put at risk by The Worthys are a community club irresponsible dog owners. This problem is upholding the belief that football is for all also encountered at Warren Field where regardless of ability and do not therefore similar measures have to be taken. hold ‘trials’. They currently have a waiting It is an ofence punishable by a fxed list due to the shortage of available penalty notice of £50 to allow your dog pitches and would be able to run at least to foul in a public area. If the fxed penalty one additional team and enrol more is ignored a £1000 fne can be imposed localchildren if the Lord Rank pitch was by the court. Ignorance of your dog’s brought up to a suitable standard. actions is not a permittable defence so, if Grants from the Football Foundation are necessary, please consider keeping your available for up to 50% of the costs for dog on a lead until they have completed eligible projects. The balance is proposed their business. to be raised by fundraising activities in the Around the country, and closer to home, community and an application for a grant pitches are being fenced of, bye laws from the Parish Council, together with any enacted and CCTV installed due to the grants available from the City or County scourge of dog waste, please do not make Council. any of these actions necessary in your The Parish Council will be continuing community. to work with the Worthys and will be If you witness a dog owner not clearing commissioning a survey of the pavilion to up after their pet please call 01962 848350 establish its potential for redevelopment. during ofce hours or e-mail ehealth@ winchester.gov.uk. Further detail is DOG FOULING – AGAIN! available on the village website. This issue has been raised many times before but the problem persists and is School Clock Chimes particularly dangerous where children play Residents in Micheldever village are and take part in sports activities. invited to make their view known to The open space areas in our parish are for the Parish Council about the current recreational purposes and are not public ongoing discussions to silence the toilets for dogs. school clock chimes during the night- As noted above, the Parish Council are time. Please contact the Parish Clerk keen to work with the Worthys Youth [email protected] Football Club to redevelop the Lord Rank ***************** Playing Field but are disgusted to fnd that before any training session the coaches Barron Close, Phase 2 and parent volunteers have to ‘poo pick’ Lengthy delays have arisen on this project the feld in an attempt to make it safer due to stafng changes at Winchester for the young people. It is not acceptable Housing Trust but the City Council are pitches, replace the unsafe goalposts and that they should have to do this or that renovate the pavilion. our children should be put at risk by The Worthys are a community club irresponsible dog owners. This problem is upholding the belief that football is for all also encountered at Warren Field where regardless of ability and do not therefore similar measures have to be taken. hold ‘trials’. They currently have a waiting It is an ofence punishable by a fxed list due to the shortage of available penalty notice of £50 to allow your dog pitches and would be able to run at least to foul in a public area. If the fxed penalty one additional team and enrol more is ignored a £1000 fne can be imposed localchildren if the Lord Rank pitch was by the court. Ignorance of your dog’s brought up to a suitable standard. actions is not a permittable defence so, if Grants from the Football Foundation are necessary, please consider keeping your available for up to 50% of the costs for dog on a lead until they have completed eligible projects. The balance is proposed their business. to be raised by fundraising activities in the Around the country, and closer to home, community and an application for a grant pitches are being fenced of, bye laws from the Parish Council, together with any enacted and CCTV installed due to the grants available from the City or County scourge of dog waste, please do not make Council. any of these actions necessary in your The Parish Council will be continuing community. to work with the Worthys and will be If you witness a dog owner not clearing commissioning a survey of the pavilion to up after their pet please call 01962 848350 establish its potential for redevelopment. during ofce hours or e-mail ehealth@ winchester.gov.uk. Further detail is DOG FOULING – AGAIN! available on the village website. This issue has been raised many times before but the problem persists and is School Clock Chimes particularly dangerous where children play Residents in Micheldever village are and take part in sports activities. invited to make their view known to The open space areas in our parish are for the Parish Council about the current recreational purposes and are not public ongoing discussions to silence the toilets for dogs. school clock chimes during the night- As noted above, the Parish Council are time. Please contact the Parish Clerk keen to work with the Worthys Youth [email protected] Football Club to redevelop the Lord Rank ***************** Playing Field but are disgusted to fnd that before any training session the coaches Barron Close, Phase 2 and parent volunteers have to ‘poo pick’ Lengthy delays have arisen on this project the feld in an attempt to make it safer due to stafng changes at Winchester for the young people. It is not acceptable Housing Trust but the City Council are their potential bid for the community Rights of Way Volunteers Group asset. Once the moratorium fnishes the The Parish Council are very grateful to owner will consider any bid put forward by James Alpe and Lynsey Sweeney for the community in competition with any setting up and organising the Rights of other ofers they have received. The owner Way Volunteers Group. They are path is then free to sell to whomever they wardens and both are HCC trained. choose and at whatever price. This group works together with support ***************** from the parish council to help keep our Rights of Way clear. There are no hard Broadband in Micheldever and fast rules - when there is work that Since October, hi-speed broadband has needs doing all members of the group are been available to Micheldever village. contacted with details of when and where Residents should contact their broadband the group will be working. If you have any service provider for details and charges. spare time then just turn up and they will Councillor David James is happy to be very pleased to see you. Information provide more detail and can be contacted regarding the group can be found on as follows micheldevervillage.org.uk then follow [email protected] or the link to ‘groups’. If you are interested in 01962 774310 joining this friendly group please contact ***************** James [email protected] or Lynsey [email protected] or Olly [email protected] County Council & District Council Contact List Parish Council Contact List Name & Committee Address Telephone / E-Mail Name & Committee Address Telephone / E-Mail 6 Harvest Court Andy Adams 01962 774363 The Down House 01962 791054 Mill Place HCCllr Jackie