East Anton Resident Newsletter #36
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Issue East Anton Resident Newsletter #36 Housing occupations In this issue: Official figures obtained from Taylor Augusta Park Community Wimpey show that at the end of Association 2 December 2014, 1025 properties were occupied at Augusta Park. This Development update 4 includes private homes, MOD and Big Tidy Up 6 housing association properties. Safer Neighbourhoods 6 Augusta Park - Open Space 8 Travel Plan 9 Health Walks 10 What’s On at Augusta Park? 12 www.facebook.com/TestValleyBC @TestValleyBC www.testvalley.gov.uk East Anton Resident Newsletter – Issue 36 Augusta Park Community Association The Augusta Park Community Association (APCA) has been busy working through a long list of tasks, many of which are critical items that are needed to get the Community centre open now the legal transfer from Taylor Wimpey to Test Valley Borough Council is complete. There is still lots more to do to get the doors open but we need help and we need more Trustees to share the load. Would you like to become a Trustee? Take a look at our flyer and get in touch via [email protected]. If you don’t think being a Trustee is for Community centre bookings - all of the you but you still want to help, we would current groups will move over from the like to hear from you even if you can temporary centre to the new one as only spare a couple of hours a week. soon as we can open the doors. We are We have a number of grant funded currently working on a draft schedule for projects that need volunteers, so take these groups as well as offering other a look at our projects flyer and get in bookings. We are also working on a touch. rental rate card which will have different rates for community groups and clubs, Recently we’ve had the opportunity to residents’ private events, non-residents’ look around the new community centre. private events and commercial hires. Check out the photos at http://bit. We will be publishing this during the do/APCACC . Doesn’t it look a great next few weeks. We have had enquiries space, but look how empty it is inside. regarding other potential uses such Just to open the doors we need to equip as fitness classes, theatre and dance various areas such as the kitchen, office groups, as well as private parties. and meeting rooms, we will purchase more chairs and tables and set up If anyone is interested in booking any procedures and processes to accept hall of the three rooms (200 sqm main hall, bookings, deal with cleaning and waste two meeting rooms 30 sqm each, or one disposal etc. We would also like to host 60 sqm room) please email contact@ a grand opening so everyone can come myaugustapark.org.uk so we can get and see the lovely new community in touch to discuss your requirements. building. We need your help for that too. 2 East Anton Resident Newsletter – Issue 36 Good news from APCA Dear Resident Great news! APCA (Augusta Park Community Association) has been awarded funding from the MoD to support three community projects. These projects are based on feedback that you have given to us over the last couple of years about your wants and needs, and have been developed to provide an opportunity to improve the integration of families within the community living on the development. These projects are part of the larger APCA initiative to provide a community centre and associated activities for the development. The projects are: Green Spaces Project (£5,000) This will support all environmental projects which are focussed on improving outdoor/green spaces on the development. The project includes the provision of equipment for the creation of a community allotment and Armed Forces memorial garden. Soft-Play Project (£8,000) This will provide a soft-play area (and associated health and safety procedures) for use by APCA groups, at APCA events and for private hire. Pack-Away Sensory Room project (£6,500) This will make equipment available for use by APCA groups, particularly local groups that support children/adults with additional needs. These projects are focused on supporting the needs of APCA Families, and providing opportunities for them to engage and become part of the community. As such, we would like to set up three groups to take ownership of these projects and make them happen. Of course all of the groups will be supported by the Trustees. What are we looking for? Each group will have a Trustee on board to make sure that we meet the requirements of the grant award, keep track of spending and to provide support throughout. Each group will also need a team of volunteers to come up with ideas and to help out with getting these projects up and running. We would also like volunteers for two specific roles: Chair: To organise and chair group meetings and to keep track of the list of actions that the group needs to do. Note taker: To write down all of the actions and key decisions at each meeting and to keep a list of group members. These projects will not happen without your support! If you are interested in getting involved or have any questions, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us at by email: [email protected] The Community Centre, East Anton Farm Road, Augusta Park, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 6RD www.myaugustapark.org.uk 3 East Anton Resident Newsletter – Issue 36 Development update refusal. You can view the planning application and appeal documents Following a resident consultation on Test Valley Borough Council’s on 4 November 2014, a planning website by using the “View Planning application for a ten bed care home on Applications” link on the homepage the Northern Local Centre Site, East and searching for the reference Anton Farm Road (currently where number 14/01309/FULLN. In tandem the temporary community centre is with this appeal the developers ran a situated) has been submitted to Test resident consultation in January 2015 Valley Borough Council. You can view regarding a possible future application the planning application on Test Valley and have subsequently submitted a Borough Council’s website by using the new planning application for this site. “View Planning Applications” link on You can view and comment upon this the homepage and searching for the planning application on Test Valley reference number 15/00104/FULLN. Borough Council’s website by using A planning application for 350 dwellings the ‘View Planning Applications’ link on with access, parking, open space the homepage and searching for the and landscaping including allotments reference number 15/00729/FULLN. on the surplus secondary school If you wish to speak to an officer site was taken to the Northern Area regarding any planning applications, Planning Committee in February where contact Test Valley Borough Council on councillors resolved to grant planning 01264 368000. permission, subject to the developer entering into a legal agreement to The play park behind the community deliver a number of benefits to the centre is now open for use and has local area. The benefits include been very popular. improvements to the local highway As you may have seen, the traffic infrastructure and leisure facilities. management measures which were You can view the planning application outlined and consulted upon in 2014 on Test Valley Borough Council’s have now been implemented at East website by using the “View Planning Anton. There are yellow lines on Applications” link on the homepage and the roads near the school and the searching for the reference number surrounding area. These measures 12/02497/OUTN. should help ease the movement of The planning application for the northern vehicles and pedestrians along these local centre (the area in between the well used roads. Regular patrols by the temporary community centre and the council’s enforcement officers will be new community centre) was refused in undertaken. Requests for additional 2014. The developers, Daytona East targeted patrols can be made by Anton Ltd, have appealed against this telephoning 01264 368000 or emailing [email protected]. 4 East Anton Resident Newsletter – Issue 36 Would you like to volunteer at Augusta Park youth clubs the youth club? Due to popular demand we are We hope to be able to run the youth very pleased to say that we plan club on a weekly basis. Depending to re-establish a youth club at on the level of interest and number of Augusta Park in the future. The volunteers, we hope to eventually run a youth drop-in sessions, which took weekly group for 12 – 17 year olds and place last year, were very popular a bi-weekly group for 7 – 11 year olds. so we are well aware of how many We also run a popular bi-weekly Kids families would like to have a Club Craft Group for 4- 11 year olds. Thank at Augusta Park. you to those parents who already help We are busy making plans and with this group, however we are still in we will keep you all informed as need of more volunteers. Any amount to when we are able to start the of time you are able to offer would be youth club which will depend on greatly appreciated. having a sufficient number of If you would like to volunteer or ask any volunteers. questions please contact Kristina on 01264 368622 or kchoules@testvalley. gov.uk 5 East Anton Resident Newsletter – Issue 36 Big Tidy Up Safer neighbourhoods We are planning a community big tidy up on Saturday 9th May from 10.30am.