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DECEMBER 2018 / JANUARY 2019 Hamble River Raid, see page 7 Issue 321 Published by Hamble-le-Rice Parish Council and distributed free throughout the Parish and at www.hambleparishcouncil.gov.uk Planning issues have been at the forefront to 148 dwellings on its car park and sports Hamble marquee hire of Council matters since the last Village fi eld, as well as improvements to its sports Magazine. The Eastleigh Borough Local facilities and to Sydney Lodge. By the time Plan 2016 - 2036 has been submitted to the you have read this the Parish Council Secretary of State for formal examination. will have held a public meeting to seek The next stage is the appointment of parishioners’ views on this application an Inspector who will review the plan and the Council’s Planning Committee submission and representations through will have made recommendations to a public examination, which could begin the Full Council for consideration at its as early as spring 2019. The Inspector meeting on 10th December. It’s important conducting the examination will consider that residents not only let us have their the soundness of the Local Plan along thoughts but also take the time to respond with all the representations. People can formally to Eastleigh Borough Council. attend the hearings and opt to speak, Eastleigh Borough Council will determine anyone wishing to do so should contact the application at a future Local Area Eastleigh Borough Council as soon as Committee meeting. The Parish Council possible. The Local Plan sets out the will ensure that the date of the meeting is Borough Council’s policies on how land well publicised beforehand. throughout the borough can be used until Marquee hire, all types of catering, temporary bars, It was anticipated that during the autumn 2036 and will provide the basis for future Cemex would have started its public furniture hire and luxury toilets for planning decisions. consultation regarding its plans to extract Weddings, parties, corporate events and all occasions. GE Aviation has now submitted its outline gravel from the former airfi eld, but this planning application for the erection of up has been delayed while they await the Hamble-le-Rice Parish Council Memorial Hall, High Street, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4JE Telephone: 023 8045 3422 (Office) or 07402 648 050 07949 160 885 (Grounds Team) Email: [email protected] / [email protected] [email protected] The Parish Office is now open Monday to Friday 10am to midday and 2pm to 4pm (except Bank Holidays) www.rumshack.co.uk Advertising & Editorial Enquiries: 023 8045 3422 / [email protected] rumshack Call us on 07973719622 for information EVENT MANAGEMENT DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY ISSUE: 3pm, Tuesday 15th January email enquires to [email protected] The views represented in contributions submitted are not necessarily those of the Parish Council’s or the editor. The editor and Parish Council accept no responsibility for goods or services advertised. 1 Odd Job John completion of various technical reports. Southampton City Council’s consultation ...for DIY jobs you don’t have time It is likely the consultation will now take looking to raise the Itchen Bridge toll by WRGR place in the new year. 20p due to its affect on Hamble residents :RUNLQJLQDQGDURXQG+DPEOH The Parish Council has agreed the and local roads. Residents are also :ŽŚŶŽŬĞ procedure and timescale for its evaluation encouraged to respond to the consultation. ƚͲϬϳϵϲϲϭϴϳϬϰϭ to determine if parishioners wish to As mentioned in previously, as the result ĞͲŽũũŚĂŵďůĞΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ consider a Neighbourhood Plan. This will ĨͲΛKĚĚ:Žď:ŽŚŶ,ĂŵďůĞ of the problems on the foreshore over start in the new year and it is anticipated the summer the Council decided to work to be completed by Easter. See page 7. in partnership with others with the view The Hamble School has submitted an to dealing with anti-social behaviour application for the creation of a car park in Hamble. The Council is looking into extension for school staff to enable better improving the design and management Private parties, buffets, canapés, afternoon tea parking availability at the Sports Complex. catered for you by Morven Brown of the foreshore to separate confl icting The Council supported this application. activities. The WeRHamble survey will be T: 01489 601059 At the last Council meeting, Borough M: 07980 261648 used to guide the Council’s thinking. E: [email protected] Councillor David Airey reported on the W: www.bespoke-dining.com fi ndings of the County Council’s public The Council has decided to lock the car consultation regarding switching off street park at the College Playing Fields from lighting for part of the night, supported 5.00pm from the new year on a trial basis passenger transport services and in an attempt to avoid anti-social behaviour concessionary travel. It has been decided in the dark evenings. Parishioners may the street lighting will be turned off at night have noticed work being undertaken on for 3 hours from next April. He also said reconfi guring the Parish Offi ce and from that 89% of the bus services are privately the new year access will be from the side operated without subsidy and there will be entrance. no changes to Hamble bus services except Arrangements are in hand to decorate for an adjustment to the X15 route within the village for the festive season and the Hedge End area. the dressing of the Christmas tree at At the same meeting a parishioner asked the Memorial Hall will take place at that, following the 100 year anniversary 10am on Saturday 8th December. The since the end of the First World War, the Parish Council wishes everyone a Happy council consider naming some new roads Christmas and New Year. after those commemorated on Hamble’s Agendas, minutes and reports for all Council War Memorial. meetings can be found on our website: The Council has responded in objection to www.hambleparishcouncil.gov.uk The Parish Offi ce will close at 4pm on Friday 21st December and reopen at 10am on Wednesday 2nd January 2019. 2 3 Message from the Clerk (continued) I hope as many of you as possible were able for a community activity or to run an event to attend the Flower Festival at St Andrew’s please let me know. Church the weekend of the armistice Early in 2019 we will be hosting an centenary anniversary. It was a touching evening meeting to talk about crime and tribute to all of those lost in defence of community safety in the village. Hound YOUR LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS - HOW CAN WE CAN HELP? our freedom as well as a visually beautiful recently held a similar meeting which the display. A big thank you to all of those Police and EBC attended and have had Our Hamble-based team offer a friendly and professional service to local businesses. involved in making it such a fi tting tribute. very positive feedback. We are looking to Our clients include trades, professional consultants and the marine industry. I mentioned last month about the work on replicate the evening and hope to use it as replacing the play area at Bartletts Field. an opportunity for people to raise concerns WE CAN HELP YOU COMPLY WITH YOUR OBLIGATIONS During the consultation exercise there was and issues and to start a discussion that • VAT • Tax • Accounts feedback about the separation between will help us to better manage issues in the AND HELP YOU BUILD YOUR BUSINESS the sets of swings and the problems this future. Please look out for the date. It will • Management Accounts • Budgets • Growth Planning can create. We have been able to combine be advertised on the noticeboards, our the swings and squeeze in an additional Website and Facebook page. If you haven’t FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION piece of equipment. Work will start straight already done so you can sign up for alerts after Christmas and should be completed from the Council via the website. This will keep you up to date on what is going on. 023 8045 3907 [email protected] www.accountably.co.uk (weather permitting) and open by the February half term. 1st Floor, Unit 12, Compass Point,Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton SO31 4RA On a related theme the Council agreed I am delighted to say that in mid-November that it would pilot locking the gates to the we fi nally signed the license agreement Roy Underdown Pavilion from 5pm from with Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC) to January. Signage will go up to make people take over the Mercury building. A number aware. We have taken the decision in an FREE NATURAL CHRISTMAS of items still need to be resolved but effort to reduce the likely incidence of rather than hold up the opening we have anti-social behaviour and to create a safer decided to work around them. We have environment for the young people using the DECORATION WORKSHOP thirty keen and eager volunteers that hard-court area. The gates are locked more frequently during the summer period and Just bring your own collected fir cones and sea shells. If you are able to bring anything have come forward to help set up the new service and from the New Year we hope we have found that when they are closed else non-plastic to adorn them, that would be great! If you’d like to make a festive to have the building open most mornings. there were fewer reports about anti-social wreath, then please also bring wire coat hangers, brass eye hooks, garden Other activities are being arranged in the behaviour.