October 201 3 Editor: Holly Foat ON&V is published monthly by Overton Parish Council (OPC) and is distributed Publication date: 24 September by volunteers to every property in Overton, Ashe, Laverstoke & Freefolk. See [email protected] also www.OvertonVillage.com
Visit us Contac t us for problems/comments about Parish Council matters: Overton Parish Council (OPC) Tom Ridler (OPC Chairman & Highways representative) 773108 Information Office is open to the [email protected] public from 9am to 12noon each Lucy Sloane Williams (Vice-Chairman) [email protected] 770607 Wednesday & Thursday in St Tony Leach (also Planning Committee Chairman) 772020 Mary’s Hall, with OPC Parish Ian Tilbury (also Borough Councillor) Byways/Rights of Way Representative 771429 Clerk: Laura Harley. Brian Langer Public Transport/Street Lighting Representative 770848
Paula Baker (also Borough Councillor) 771219 Contact Laura: 771919 or Colin Fowles 771090 [email protected] or Oak Tree Lodge, Roundwood, Mark Attwell 770472 Peter Baker 770007 Micheldever, Winchester, SO21 Peter Hutchinson 771000 Adam Trickett 772133 3BA. Jacky Lessware 773043
Overton Parish Council (OPC) notes by Laura Harley (Parish Clerk)
The Basingstoke Local Plan Parish Council: October diary Please remember that you can respond to the draft Basingstoke Local Overton Parish Council Monthly Plan until 4pm on Friday 4th October 2013. Meeting: Wednesday 9 October, 7pm in the Community Centre. Switch Hampshire scheme is now open for new registrants (Public Time 7pm – 7.30pm) Registration for Switch Hampshire has re-opened until the 15th October 2013 and is quick and easy to do. The process is free and you are under Laverstoke & Freefolk Parish no obligation to switch. All you will need to register are details of your Council Annual Parish Meeting: current energy supplier, your energy tariff and your energy use for the past Tuesday 15 October, 8pm in the year. This information should be on your annual statement but if you Community Centre, Laverstoke cannot find it contact your energy supplier who will be able to provide the Lane. information. If you would like to discuss your registration, or have any questions about it, please call )0800 0488285. OPC Monthly Planning Meeting: Tuesday 22 October, 7.30pm in The auction with energy suppliers will take place on the 16th October and Community Centre. Agendas and we will be in contact with you from the 26th October with details of the planning applications are displayed winning offer and how much you could save if you switch, as well as on the Parish Noticeboard. The details of what you need to do if you wish to take up the offer. To register public is welcome to attend and for the Switch Hampshire scheme, please visit www.hants.gov.uk/switch. may discuss any planning matters before each meeting starts. MoviTime in October The Friday 27th September film is the Superman film, Man of Steel, which Overton Sheepfair Committee will be shown at 7.45pm in St Mary’s Hall. Tickets are available in would like to thank everyone who advance from the Fireplace Shop or from the parish office on Wednesday visited our stand over the 3 and Thursday mornings for £5 each. Tickets are also available on the door weekends of village fests and for £5.50. The next film will be shown on 25th October 2013. fêtes, with a particular welcome to those visitors who are new to the Christmas lights village. Your many theme Overton Parish Council has agreed to fund six strings of Christmas lights suggestions for 2016 were for the trees in the Community Centre forecourt. It has been decided to inspired. Watch this space for use battery power lights to try to overcome the vandalism that has further news! Thank you, too, to all occurred in previous years. those who signed up to be on the Committee or to help out in 2016. Playing Field problems Your Sheepfair needs YOU. Jane Thank you to the parishioners who have recently reported problems in the Anthony for Overton Sheepfair playing fields in the village. It is most helpful and allows repairs to be Committee. quickly actioned. Remember that if you have any problems or concerns [email protected] regarding any aspects of the village to contact me either by email, phone or by visiting me in the parish office. The Parish Council cannot resolve The deadline for events & letters everything, but we will help if we can. in November’s Overton News & Views is 8th October. Letters to the editor Village Diary - Regular events Babies & Breastfeeding, Information, Vaccination against Influenza (Flu) Encouragement & Support: Every 2 nd , Clinics will be running during October at both Overton and Oakley 4th (& 5 th ) Mondays: 10-11.30am in Surgeries. Personal invitations will be sent to all our patients who are at Overton Library. Mindy Noble )773091 risk of developing serious complications if they catch flu. We strongly encourage our patients to have the vaccination ‐ and it’s free! The Tea and Tots: Mondays 1.15-2.45pm in Department of Health eligibility criteria are: people 65 years or older; all rear hall of Methodist Church. £1. those over 6 months old with the following medical conditions: chronic St Luke’s Short Mat Bowls Club: (long term) respiratory disease such as COPD and bronchitis, asthmatics Monday & Thursday: 7.30-9.30pm & using inhaled steroids (brown or purple inhaler), chronic heart disease, Wednesday: 2-4pm. Jim )770402 such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, such [email protected] as hepatitis, lowered immunity due to disease or treatment, chronic neurological disease such as MS, Stroke or TIA; those who are the main NCT Coffee Group: 10am-12pm at 126 carer for a disabled or elderly person whose welfare would be at risk if the Foxdown. Every Tuesday. )771676 carer fell ill, and also pregnant women. Overton Lunch Club: Tuesdays 12noon Overton Clinics will be on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. in Community Centre. Val )770275 Oakley clinics will be on Wednesday afternoons. The easiest way to book any appointment is to do this online via our website. Online appointments Overton Art Group: Tuesdays 2-4pm in will be available after you have received your invitation. If you are not the ORC Bridge Street Hall. )770723 already registered as an online user, please contact reception as soon as [email protected] convenient. If you would prefer to book by phone please ring after 10am Tuesday ‐ Friday. Age Concern Activity Centre: Tuesday afternoons 2-4pm at Harveys Field, ) Electric blanket testing: 1 st October Mark Weston 423871.
Hampshire Trading Standards Service will be checking electric blankets at Wednesday & Friday Toddlers: 8.50- Basingstoke Fire Station on Tuesday 1st October. To book an 11.30am in St Mary’s Church Rooms. appointment, telephone Trading Standards special electric blanket number: )01962 833 358 (this number can also be used for queries). If Overton’s Home Producers’ Market: unanswered, please leave your details and they will call you back. Electric Thursdays 10-12noon in St Mary’s Hall. blankets deteriorate with age, wear and tear. Our safety check will show whether your blanket is safe to use. Electrical faults on leads and Charity Coffee Morning: Thursdays 10- controllers can also be identified. All blankets over 10 years old will fail this 12 in front hall of Methodist Church. safety check due to age. If you know your blanket is over 10 years old you should replace it with a new one. Blankets that fail the check are kept and Overton Photographic Club: Fridays disposed of by Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service. Phone the above 7.30pm, Bridge Street Pavilion. Raynor number for advice if necessary. After booking your slot should you find )780853 www.overtonphotographicclub.co.uk that getting your blanket to Basingstoke Fire Station is going to be a problem, please contact Chris on )01256 300301 who will arrange for Meeting Point: First Friday of month, St your blanket to be picked up, tested and returned free of charge. Mary’s Church Rooms. For those with ) concessionary passes. 771155
Scarecrow Festival thanks and seeking your views on the future Well baby clinic: 3rd Friday of month: The magnificent display of Scarecrows across the village showed what 9.30-11am in the Community Centre. Overton can do and provided a great backdrop to a highly successful Scarecrow Festival 2013. Events kicked off on Friday evening when large Who let the dads out? 1st Saturday of crowds turned out to enjoy the best Fancy Dress Wheelbarrow Race for the month: 9.30-11.30am in St Mary’s years - the quality of the fancy dress being both humorous and Church Rooms. )770207 marvellous. Saturday’s and Sunday’s Grand Fete at Bridge Street Recreation Ground continued with plenty of people savouring the Saturday Stories: 2nd Saturday of the attractions and entertainment albeit in record heat. Tractor/trailer rides month: 10.30am in the library. around the village were one of the most popular attractions. And all this was capped on Saturday Evening with huge support for live music Traidcraft Sales: 2nd & 4th Saturday provided by local bands. Funds were raised for the following local clubs mornings of month in Methodist Church. and societies: Art Group, Cafe Teen, Junior Golf, Junior Harriers, Junior Rugby, Lordsfield Swimming Club, Maypole Dancing, Overton Youth FC, Mums of Overton (MOOs): 3rd Saturday Overton United FC, Photographic Club, St Mary’s Church Children’s of the month: 9.30-11.30am St Mary's ) Holiday Playgroup, the ORC and Tron FC. The Organising Committee Church Rooms. Entry £1. Ellie 07815 8 would like to thank everyone who made this great community event 794134 [email protected] possible. The Scarecrow Festival is held every two years avoiding a clash Town Meadow Golf Club: 3rd Sunday of with the Sheepfair. How frequently do you think it should be held - every 2 the month: 9am in Scout Hut. £3. or 4 years? What about including a small horticultural show or cake www.townmeadowgolf.co.uk making competition at the Grand Fete, as other villages do? Let us have your views and ideas via www.overtonscarecrowfestival.org, Messy Church: 2nd Sunday of month: [email protected] or to the Fireplace Shop. 4pm in St Mary’s Church. Sue )770207 Steve Williams Continued… Police News by PC Richard Baldwin & PCSO Paul Harrison, Safer Parish Walks: 2nd Sunday of the month: Neighbourhoods Team for the parishes of Overton, Freefolk & Laverstoke. 2pm start from the Community Centre. [email protected] Follow @OvertonPolice Brian )771895 or Adrian )770053 [email protected] Emergency )999 Police Enquiry Centre & non-emergencies )101 Village Diary - October 2013 Crimestoppers charity )0800 555 111 Tuesday 1 October: Overton WI monthly meeting 7.15pm in the Community August overview Centre. “All the things you wanted to In August we had 44 separate occurrences that required police attention for know about your medicines but didn’t the beat area, which included 15 reported crimes consisting of: 1 dwelling like to ask” by the National Pharmacy burglary, 1 non-dwelling burglary, 6 thefts, 4 drug possessions, 2 criminal Association. Visitors welcome. )771210 damage and 1 assault. (August is unsurprisingly one of our busiest months Beryl [email protected] of the year with an average crime rate of 16 crimes per month). During the www.hampshirewi.org.uk month, we seized 2 off-road motorbikes on the Harrow Way as the riders did not have insurance to ride along the by-way. We also had 7 incidents of a Wednesday 2 October: Overton Folk suspicious nature and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour. We removed a Club Guest singer and melodeon player, homeless man from the Edward Kersley playing fields due to concerns over Jim Bainbridge. All welcome. 8pm in the ) his presence in the children’s play park. I'm pleased to say that CarFest did Community Centre. Tom 770384 8 not cause any major issues for the local community over the bank holiday [email protected] weekend. It was great to see so many Overton residents enjoying Monday 7 October: 12-2pm PC Richard themselves at the event and also the hundreds who lined the streets for the Baldwin’s Police Surgery in the Parish Aston Martin parade. Council Office at St Mary’s Hall.
Police Beat Crime Statistics for 2013 to date Thursday 10 October: Overton Garden January = 9, February = 7, March = 13, April = 8, May = 5, June = 7, July = Society 8pm in the Community Centre. 10, August = 15 (compared to 13 in 2012) A talk by Kevin Hobbs “Practical Guide Total crime reports for 2013 = 74 (compared to 92 in 2012 in the same to Pruning” Visitors welcome. Sue Sait period). )773080
Letters to the editor Saturday 12 October: Overton Saturday Market in St Mary’s Hall, 10am - 12pm. Overtonpictures.com Overton's community website, overtonpictures.com, was first launched in Sunday 13 October: (OBS) Overton 2007. Six years and over 2,800 pictures later, we have outgrown our original Biodiversity Society Fungus Foray: Meet software and have transferred to a new home, but with the same name. 2pm at the Community Centre. Fungus Look us up and you will find the galleries have been reorganised and cross- expert Mike Waterman will lead us references added, so that it is easier to find your way around. There is a around Overton looking for local fungi. search facility which should be helpful to those who are delving into their All welcome. Tea and cakes afterwards! family history. We have collected quite a number of old documents and £2.50 (£2 for members). Ken )771121 these will gradually be added to a new library section. And of course we still have lots more pictures to upload. It is quite possible we will have a few Wednesday 16 October: Overton & gremlins to sort out at the beginning of this new website so please accept District U3A monthly meeting: 10am in our apologies in advance, and if you spot anything which needs correcting St Mary’s Hall. A talk by David or that you can add to, then please let us know. Finally, please remember Greenaway “Flying with the Royal that we always want to receive more material - pictures and documents to Family”. Refreshments available. ) Visitors £3. June Ewing copy and artefacts big or small to photograph. Tony Morris 770779. 8 [email protected] or ) Hampshire Singing Competition 895828. www.overtonu3a.org.uk
Come and hear the stars of the future - calling all opera lovers! The Saturday 19 October: 2nd Orchard Day Hampshire Singing Competition is firmly established as a leading national Fair 1.30-4pm. Free event at Overton competition for young British Singers aged 24 - 30 with generous prizes and Hill. Walk around the orchard, find out prestigious performing opportunities. The distinguished jury is chaired by what the Community Orchard is about, Gus Christie (Executive Chairman, Glyndebourne) with Scott Cooper taste fruit samples, drink apple juice, (Casting Director, Grange Park Opera), Heather Duncan, (Head of buy cakes, and join in the Wassailing. Concerts, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra), three eminent singers: [email protected]. Michael George, Robin Leggate and Claire Rutter, and Ian Brown (Pianist, Nash Ensemble). From the initial preliminary auditions held in September, Saturday 26 October: Overton Dramatic 18 singers are selected for the semi-final, held in public in Winchester. That Society Pinocchio Bazaar. 10-12noon St very same evening the finalists sing again. The jury deliberates while the Mary’s Hall, 50p entry includes coffee or audience enjoys delicious canapés and a glass of wine over animated juice. All the usual stalls. Tickets on sale discussions about their choices. Who will the judges choose and will you for Pinocchio The Panto. agree with their verdicts? Monday 28 October, 12noon at St Swithun’s, Winchester (entrance free). Tickets for the Final at 7pm from Saturday 26 October: Halloween 8www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk )01962 840440 and Hootenanny. 7:30pm in St Mary’s Hall. 8www.anvilarts.org.uk )01256 844244 £15 (includes wine and canapés). Licensed bar, fancy dress and live tunes This is a rare opportunity to hear the stars of the future in from Sideways Down! Tickets £6 from Winchester. Advance booking required. Eden Forest & The Old House at Home. Transport News by Brian Langer (OPC Transport & Lighting) Letters to the editor
Trains Overton Library’s opening hours and Station Ticket Office: I am delighted to report that South West Trains have activities have changed. appointed Ken Elders to man the ticket office. He will work from around We’re now open Tuesday 9am-1pm, 6.30am to 10.00am Mondays to Fridays and during those hours the lavatory Thursday 1-7pm & Saturdays 9.30am - will also be available. Ken has had to undertake all the relevant training 1pm. We run Story Tots every Tuesday which is why the ticket office could not be opened sooner. As a change to at 9.45am for babies and pre-school past practice, Ken comes under the responsibility of Mark Franklin, Area children and Saturday Storytime on the Manager Basingstoke, and not the Area Manager for the West of England second Saturday of the month at line. 10.30am.
Steam through Overton: I know I wasn't the only one puzzled by the non- Caring for Carers appearance of the 'Tornado' steaming through Overton mid-morning on 7th Caring for someone with dementia? September. There was nothing on Steam Dreams' website to advise of a Fancy a coffee break? Want a chat with schedule change but apparently the train left Basingstoke a lot earlier than others who understand? Join us at our originally advised, so apologies. coffee mornings on 30 Sept, 14 & 28 Oct, 11 & 25 Nov, 9 & 23 Dec in the Street lighting Methodist Church, Winchester Street Please call )0845 603 5633 (HCC Call centre) or me )770848 to report from 10am12noon. Contact Juliet Rees faults. )771250 [email protected] or Alison Hudson )770169 Letters to the editor [email protected].
Ladies' Pamper and Indulgence Evening: Friday 4 th October 4 Tunes Fundraiser - 8 June We are holding another Ladies' Night on Friday October 4th in Overton. We A huge thank you to everyone who have selected some lovely treatments and some boutique stalls to make a came along to the fund raising gig in very special Ladies' Pamper and Indulgence Evening. It will be in St Mary's June in aid of the charity Working Hall, Overton, from 7:30pm.Tickets are £5 and include a glass of Berry Families. A fantastic time was had by all Brothers wine and nibbles. They are available from Eden Forest and The and I’d like to particularly thank Red Lion. We will be donating all pennies raised from ticket sales, the raffle everyone who so kindly made raffle and the licensed bar to the Motor Neurone Disease Association, so it's a donations and helped sell tickets perfect place for you to feel good for all the right reasons. For your complete including: Bay Tree Cookware, Caviste, relaxation and enjoyment our masseuses will be taking bookings for hand, Eden Forest, Hobbs Hair, Laverstoke shoulder and Indian head massages. Tarot card readings, colour analysis Park, CarFest, Mr & Mrs Popovic, and manicures are also available to complete your pampering. Overton's Overton Bathroom Centre, Overton Purple Olive Deli and Fruity Foods will be sampling some fantastic wares - Gallery, The Old House at Home, The yummy! Handbags and accessories, pearl and glass jewellery, shabby chic Purple Olive, The Red Lion and Turners gifts, Phoenix Cards, cupcakes and chocolate stalls complete the line up for Butchers. A special thank you to Ian a perfect place to quite simply spoil yourself silly or dare we say... start your Williams of the Old House for his unique festive shopping! Maggs Steward )771457. tremendous effort running the bar and, of course, to the band, 4 Tunes, for Superfast broadband in Overton such great music. With a couple of post- I recently checked the BT Openreach website to see if they have any plans event donations, the total raised was to upgrade the Overton phone exchange to support Superfast Broadband. £850. Alexis Walmsley When I checked the Openreach website - http://www.superfast- openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ - it said that they currently have no plans Advance notice to upgrade our exchange, and this is because, I suspect, that currently they Silent Disco in aid of The British perceive there is a lack of interest. Could I request that those Overton Heart Foundation on Saturday 2nd residents who would like to have Superfast Broadband, register their interest November, 7.30pm - 11.30pm at St with BT Openreach at http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/expression- Mary's hall. A great fun disco for all the gen.aspx. Hopefully enough local residents will express their interest and family. What's silent about it? Well, then Overton will be considered in the next upgrade phase. It should be everyone gets their own pair of pointed out that many parts of Whitchurch already have Superfast headphones and can pick music from Broadband. Thanks. Kevin Wragg three different channels - it makes for great laughs! If you don't like discos Little Steps Montessori Family Fun Day: Sunday 28th July then it’s perfect as you can enjoy the Little Steps Montessori Nursery School would like to thank everyone who bar without the loud music! Tickets £10 came along to our Family Fun Day on Sunday 28th July at the Ken Hogan adults, £6 under 14's and includes Pavilion. We hope you all had as much fun as we did and we are so grateful supper from Mariners. To book your for all of your support. We'd particularly like to thank the local businesses ticket and supper please email who very generously provided raffle prizes and helped with supplying some [email protected] or call Debbie of our stalls, and to PC Richard Baldwin who kept many of the children (and Cowley )773010 before Saturday 25th some Dads) out of trouble. October.
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