Blackwater and Hawley Town Council The Blackwater Centre, 12-14 London Rd, Blackwater, GU17 9AA www.blackwaterandhawleytowncouncil.gov.uk [email protected] Mr T Gahagan, Executive Officer - Tel. 01276 33050

Winter 2012-13 Issue 38

Hawley Memorial Hall, Hawley Green NEW Off Peak Hire, ONLY £10ph (up to 6pm) FREE Car Parking Call 01276 35411 For Further Details Road Salting – Priority Order For Road Salting Visit http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roads/winter-maintenance/road-

salting.htm

Age Concern Hampshire Hawley Meadows Provides countywide community services and a Hawley Meadows is an important river comprehensive information and advice service. floodplain site with a wet grassland habitat. Call the free phone advice line on 0800 328 For further information visit 7154 or visit www.ageconcernhampshire.org.uk http://www.blackwater- valley.org.uk/hawley_meadows.html Local Garden Share Scheme

Many older and disabled people are struggling to Hitting the Cold Spots maintain their gardens. You can help by taking Is a campaign funded by the Department of over part of their garden, creating your own Health and co-ordinated by Hampshire County vegetable patch and help maintain the rest of the Council and can help and advise ways to keep garden. If you are interested call 01252 815 652 warm and healthy this winter. For further or email [email protected] details call 0800 804 8601 or email

The Hawley Almshouse and Relief in [email protected]

Need Charity. Citizens Advice Bureau Are two local charities to help parishioners in Telephone 01276 684 342 Camberley office or need. For further details about each charity 01252 878 410 office or visit ! call 01276 33515 or visit http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ www.hawleyalmshouses.org.uk Bus and Train Travel Guides Mobile Library Routes and Timetables For the latest guides visit For further details visit www.hants.gov.uk/passengertransport/transpor www.hants.gov.uk/library t-advice/bus-guides Winter edition out now

How To Contact Your Parish Councillors Name Contact No. email Blackwater Ward Mr K Clarke 01276 34224 [email protected] Mrs C Hennell 01276 509 242 [email protected] Mr G Keene 07833 383 992 [email protected] Hawley / Mr A Collett 01252 873 786 [email protected] Ward Mr B Blewett 07748 720 083 [email protected] Mr K Thames 01276 503 124 [email protected] Ms D Hayward 07740 449 594 [email protected] Mr J Smith 01252 614 518 [email protected]

Are You Feeling Pressurised Blackwater and Hawley

To Take Drugs? Neighbourhood Watch Call 0800 776 600 or visit www.blackwaternw.org.uk www.talktofrank.com/ Hampshire County Council PFI Street

Disabled Action Self Help Group (DASH) Lighting Update

Hawley Leisure Centre, Hawley Green The construction and lantern change works

Would you like to become involved as a programme for the Street Lighting PFI project, volunteer? Call Val on 01276 38395 which commenced in 2010, is due to be carried or visit www.creaturediscomforts.org out in the Blackwater area in June 2013. For

further information visit

In Touch Handyperson Service www.box.com/s/yka95h1m0juzmgoo8omt

Provides a range of small jobs around the home and is available to anyone over 60 or Hawley Leisure Centre disabled. For information about fees ring 0845 Hawley Green 459 5036 (local call charges apply). Improve your health and well-being. Tai Chi, Pilates, Yoga, Diet and Exercise classes, tap, Report Potholes, Defective Street Cardio-Rehab, Mother and Toddler, Children’s Lights Dance classes, Zumba, Karate, Taekwondo, Kids Call 0845 603 5633 or visit Football, Outdoor Floodlit Hard Court for hire, http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roads/all-forms Netball, Squash, U3A, Bridge Club, W.I. and much more. Fruition Youth Call 01276 35411 for further details Are a grass roots organisation made up of former Hampshire County Council Youth Community Transport Volunteer workers who have been awarded Hampshire Driver Campaign County Council funding to run detached and Volunteers are needed to drive minibuses subject drop-in youth services in the area. For further to appropriate training, or carrying passengers in information call 07528 483 003 or visit their own cars for which they will receive a www.fruitionyouth.co.uk mileage allowance. For further details ring 0844 499 4088 or visit Thinking of Becoming a School www.hants.gov.uk/volunteerdrivers Governor? For further information ring 01962 876 332 or The River Blackwater visit www.hants.gov.uk/education/governors The River Blackwater is the centre piece of the whole Valley….For Further details visit! Walking http://www.blackwater- The Blackwater Valley is perfect for walking valley.org.uk/river_about.html and provides a wealth of walking opportunities. For further information visit Shepherd Meadows http://www.blackwater- Shepherd Meadows, named after the wildlife valley.org.uk/walking.html artist David Shepherd, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). For further details visit http://www.blackwater- Fly Tipping valley.org.uk/shepherd_meadows.html If you see someone fly-tipping, please make a note of the day, date and time you saw them fly-tipping, how many people were fly-tipping Cycling in The Blackwater Valley and what they looked like plus details of any Cycling is a very enjoyable and exciting pursuit vehicles involved such as make, colour and and is fast becoming the most popular registration. To report a fly-tip please contact recreational pastime nationally. For further Environmental Health on 01252 622 122 or details visit http://www.blackwater- email [email protected] valley.org.uk/cycling.html