Useful Information to Help You Settle In
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Welcome to Alresford Useful information to help you settle in ©Photograph by Glenn Gilbertson Welcome to Alresford! Alresford & District Community Association ....1 Town Centre Services .......................................2 Local Authorities & Services ..............................3 Recreation Grounds / Sports Facilities ..............4 Schools ..............................................................5 Transport ...........................................................6 Emergency & Medical ........................................7 Useful Websites and Links .................................7 ©Photograph by Mary Pittam Alresford & District Weekly Activities at Alresford Community Centre Community Association MORNING AFTERNOON Alresford Community Centre is located Monday 14:00 (Second Monday of the month) Giles Group in the heart of New Alresford and offers Tel: 01962 732 978 regular events as well as rooms for hire, for - up to 120 people. For weekly events, see 19:30 Badminton the timetable (and explanations of the clubs Tel: 01962 733 812 in the clubs and organisations section). Tuesday 10:30 18:00 - 19:00 Please refer to the Alresford & District Giles Group Yoga Community Association Website for other Tel: 01962 732 978 periodic events. Wednesday 11:00 18:00 - 19:00 (during term time) Ladies Keep Fit 1st Alresford Brownie Pack 01962 733 950 Tel: 07801 440 041 Tel: 01962 736 153 www.alresfordcommunitycentre.co.uk Thursday 07:30 - 11:30 19:00 - 20:00 Alresford Country Market Kids Karate Club Tel: 01420 568 135 Friday 09:00 - 11:30 Table Sale and Coffee Morning - 09:30 - 11:30 City and County Councillor Surgeries Saturday See website for event listings Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Pop Dance - Tel: 07889 393 436 1 Town Centre Services Banks Citizens Advice Bureau Lloyds Bank The Alresford CAB sets up shop on a Monday in the Alresford GP Surgery. 0345 3000 000 9 West Street, Alresford, SO24 9AE 03444 111 306 [email protected] Opening hours The Alresford Surgery, Station Road, Alresford, Mon & Fri 09:00 - 17:00 SO24 9JL Tues, Wed, Thur 10:00 - 17:00 Opening hours NatWest - Mobile Banking Van Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Long Barn Lavender, Bishops Sutton Road, SO24 9EJ Opening hours Library Wednesday 12:30 - 13:30 Alresford library loans out Books, DVDs, and Services magazines and hosts a variety of book clubs and Deposits, cash withdrawals, bill payments, on-board children’s story time sessions. See the Facebook page customer phone facilities. for more information. 0300 555 1387 [email protected] 20 Broad St, Alresford, SO24 9AQ Post Office Facebook/Twitter: www.facebook.com/ Alresford Post Office alresfordlibrary / @alresfordlibra2 (Inside the Southern Co-operative store) Opening hours 47 West Street, Alresford, SO24 9BT Monday 10:00 - 13:00 Tuesday 14:00 - 17:00 Opening hours Wed/Sun Closed Monday-Saturday 07:00 - 22:00 Thursday 10:00 - 13:00 Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 Friday 10:00 - 19:00 Saturday 10:00 - 13:00 ©Arle Images / Steve Morley 2 Local Authorities & Services Local Authorities Neighbourhood Watch New Alresford has its own Town Council, and comes Over 200 voluntary co-ordinators are responsible for under Winchester City Council for its district council households in the territory. A voluntary Committee meets services. The County Council is Hampshire County with the Police quarterly and an emergency cascade Council. system operates whereby urgent messages can be passed from the Police to the Committee, Co-ordinators and to New Alresford Town Council individual households. For enquiries relating to the Neighbourhood Watch 01962 732 079 scheme (not crimes): www.newalresfordtc.org.uk Arlebury Park, The Avenue,Alresford, 01962 736 505 Hants. SO24 9EP www.neighbourhood.watch.alresford.org Clerk: Mrs Stevie Kavanagh [email protected] (email: [email protected]) The Town Council Office is open to the public weekdays Recycling Facilities between the hours of 11.00 and 13.00. New Alresford Household Waste Recycling Centre 01962 735 961 Winchester City Council www3.hants.gov.uk (search: Alresford Recycling) 01962 840 222 Prospect Road, New Alresford, SO24 9QF www.winchester.gov.uk Open seven days a week at the following times: City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LJ 1 March – 31 March 09:00 - 17:00 1 April – 30 September 09:00 - 18:00 Hampshire County Council 1 October – 28 February 09:00 - 16:00 0845 603 5638 (See website for accepted items) www.hants.gov.uk The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ ©Photograph by Mary Pittam 3 Recreation Grounds / Sports Facilities Alresford Recreation Centre Sun Hill Recreation Ground With extensive playing fields, Alresford Recreation Sun Hill Recreation Ground offers a popular location Centre is home to Alresford Rugby Football Club and for dog owners, with a peaceful setting. The enclosed Alresford Town Football Club. children’s playground offers a safe and varied play environment. Although there are no marked sports As well as changing rooms, the Recreation Centre pitches at Sun Hill Rec, the area is widely used by also contains a bar and several meeting and function those looking for an informal kickabout. rooms which can be hired out by local organisations Off Derwent Gardens, SO24 9NQ and the general public. Room bookings can be made (no parking available) by contacting New Alresford Town Council (01962 732 079). Evolution Health and Fitness 01962 736 689 www.newalresfordtc.org.uk/the-arc Open 7 days a week to members and non-members The Avenue, Alresford, SO24 9EP offering a variety of Technogym cardiovascular equipment, free weights area and an extensive fitness Alresford Town Football Club: class timetable. www.pitchero.com/clubs/alresfordtownfc 01962 735 819 Alresford Rugby Club: www.perinscommunity.co.uk/evolution alresfordrfc.weebly.com [email protected] Perins Community, Perins School, Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BS Arlebury Park Recreation Ground Perins Facilities Hire Alresford Recreation Centre sits within the grounds An extensive range of sport, event and conference of Arlebury Park Recreation Ground, where facilities facilities are available to hire at Perins School. include a children’s playground, skate park, two full- 01962 737 280 size football pitches and modern, floodlit tennis courts. www.perinscommunity.co.uk/facility-hire The Recreation Ground is also used for a number of [email protected] popular events during the year, including the Alresford Music Festival (held in June each year) and the annual fireworks display. Alresford Tennis Club: ©Sport England www.alresfordtennis.org.uk Stratton Bates Recreation Ground Home to Alresford Town Youth Football Club, Stratton Bates Recreation Ground provides appealing green space in the centre of a residential area of the town. The well-equipped children’s playground boasts a variety of equipment, including an accessible roundabout. Alresford Town Youth Football Club: www.alresfordfc.co.uk Grange Rd, Alresford, SO24 9HF 4 Schools Pre-schools Ropley Primary School For a list of local pre-schools, please see the copy of 01962 772 381 “What’s On in and around Alresford” (yellow cover). www.ropleyprimary.co.uk [email protected] Church St. Ropley, SO24 ODS Infant, Junior & Primary Preston Candover Schools 01256 389 278 www.prestoncandover.hants.sch.uk Sun Hill Infant School [email protected] 01962 732 632 Preston Candover, RG25 2EE www.sunhill-inf.hants.sch.uk [email protected] Sun Lane, Alresford, SO24 9NJ Secondary School Sun Hill Junior School Perins School 01962 732 801 01962 734 361 www.sunhill-jun.hants.sch.uk www.perins.net [email protected] [email protected] Sun Lane, Alresford, SO24 9NB Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BS Cheriton Primary School 01962 771 278 ©Perins School www.cheriton.hants.sch.uk/ [email protected] Cheriton, Alresford, SO24 0QA Itchen Abbas Primary School 01962 779 310 itchenabbas.org.uk [email protected] Itchen Abbas, SO21 1BE Four Marks Primary School 01962 772 200 www.fourmarksprimary.co.uk [email protected] Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5AS Medstead Primary School 01420 562 824 www.medstead.hants.sch.uk [email protected] Medstead, Alton, GU34 5LG 5 Transport ©Arle Images / Steve Morley Transport Buses serving Alresford C41 Alresford Preston Candover Basingstoke (Monday - Saturday) 64 Winchester Alresford Ropley Alton (Monday -Sunday) 67 Winchester Itchen Abbas Alresford The Meons Petersfield (Monday - Saturday) 240 Ropley Gundleton Bighton Old Alresford New Alresford (Mondays & Thursdays only) 241 Beauworth – Alresford* (Tuesdays only) *This service is a Carshare. Passengers must pre-book by calling 01962 846 786. Trains The Watercress Line steam railway has a station in Alresford with trains that travel to Alton, however for mainline services please travel to Alton (bus no. 64) or Winchester (bus no. 67 alighting at City Road). Community Transport Alresford Community Minibus Alresford Community Minibus offers regular shopping trips for over sixties and disabled passengers. The bus picks you up from home and takes you to one of the following destinations: Day Pick up time Destination Every Friday 08:30 Alresford Town Centre 1st Tuesday of the month 08:45 Alton Sainsbury’s 2nd Wednesday of the month 08:45 Winchester Tesco (Winnall) 3rd Wednesday of the month 13:30 Alton Sainsbury’s 4th Wednesday of the month