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Taken on Christmas Day! by Sylvia Deadman Office at Old Vicarage, Langrish, GU32 1QY Telephone: 01730 261354 Email: [email protected] Website: www.squeaker.org.uk Issues on first day of September, December, March and June. Deadline for major copy, one month before issue! Information for the Websites : Squeaker website: - Please contact [email protected] Parish Council news—Please contact Helen Marsh on: [email protected] Church news—Please contact Julie Blackwell on [email protected] Information concerning advertisements / distribution: Please contact Doris Rattray on: [email protected] Editor Rosemary Hopewell Assistant Editor Ian Wesley Distributors Anne Bailey Sylvia Deadman Jan Mallett Jenny Morris Doris Rattray Bryony Southwell Printed by R.J. Harris Contracts Ltd 2 Contents Editorial 4 Editorial 4 Parish & Community news 5 Thank you 5 Superfast Rural Broadband 8 Parish & Community news 6 Comment 9 Church News 8 A Letter from James Barden 10 A dispatch from . 10 Comings 11 Congratulations & Wellington Boot 11 All you need is love 12 Froxfield Entrenchments 12 Church News 14 Alex Berkeley’s elderflower cordial 15 London to Portsmouth Direct 15 Cape Town Cycle Tour 16 Reflections on walking 1000 miles 18 Ash Die-back 17 Wild Garlic Pesto 20 Waterloo 18 Langrish Weather 21 Superfast Broad band update 21 Friends 22 QuizFriends & December’s answers 2322 LangrishComings House 2423 Events of interest 25 Village Calendar 26 Mobile Library & Useful phone numbers 27 Answers to current quiz Who’s Who 28 3 Editorial You may (or may not!) have noticed that over recent years as well as having regular features such as Parish Council News, Church News and contributors such as Louisa Denby, Nigel and Robina Talbot-Ponsonby and Betty and Ian Wesley and may oth- ers, that there have been themes running through several editions. Last year it was anniversaries, the year before - World War 1. In the past among others, we have had the lives of interesting people from the Villages who have talked about themselves to the then Editor (John). Important buildings around here have also been covered. Taking a leaf from Michael Portillo’s ‘Great British Railway Journeys’, this year’s theme is going to be the old railways around here. We have not thought about next year, so it would be good if you could give us some ideas! There is a change in format to announce. So that you do not have to wait three months and get either forgetful or frustrated for the answers to the Quiz, they can now be found (upside down) on another page. Don’t cheat!! Next time, the editorial will revert as in the past, to its more usual ‘philosophical’ note - hopefully steering clear of the weather and politics. Although that might be difficult with the Referendum in prospect! Rosemary Hopewell Editor February 2016 Our thanks to the following contributors:- Articles Jane Ball, James Barden, Nigel Talbot-Ponsonby, Ian and Betty Wesley Pictures James Barden, Sylvia Deadman, Ian Wesley, the Editor 4 Parish and Community news The Parish Council has been busy! Vandalism The following was circulated by Hampshire Constabulary “We wanted to draw your attention to a good court result. Two men have been jailed following 35 incidents where car and building windows were smashed along the A272 between June and September 2015. Damage was caused to vehicles and buildings along the A272 between Petersfield and Winchester where stones or similar objects, such as ball bearings, were being used. 43 year-old Alec Hammerton of Fieldmere Close, Witney in Ox- fordshire, and 44 year-old Damon Jennings of Manorfileds Road in Milton Keynes were both charged with conspiracy to damage or de- stroy property. They pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court Janu- ary 6, 2016 for conspiring to commit criminal damage. On January 21, they were each sentenced to 8 months in prison. Police Staff Investigator Karen Slade said; "This was a mindless campaign to cause criminal damage which has had a devastating ef- fect on the community. Some residents felt as though they were be- ing individually targeted as their vehicles were damaged on multiple occasions. Due to the length of time the defendants continued their campaign, some residents considered moving address. I am very pleased that the courts have reflected the seriousness of these crimes in the sentences that have been imposed. "The victims will hopefully be reassured that the defendants can no longer cause havoc in their community. I would like to thank the victims for their assistance during this investigation as their in- volvement was key to catching both men", Mobile Library The result of Hampshire County Council decision on its Li- brary Service will be published on April 16th. This will almost cer- tainly mean that the last visit of the Mobile Library to Langrish will be on Thursday 30th June 2016 5 Superfast broadband Please see Ian Wesley’s update on page 8 Ham Lane Motocross Track Enforcement Notice A summons for non-compliance has been served by East Hampshire District Council (EHDC). The hearing is due to be held at the end of March. However if progress in complying with the quite strict requirements for returning the area to its pre 2010 condition, laid down by EHDC, is considered satisfactory by them, the prosecution will not go ahead. A date of 8th May has been flagged up on a Motocross website, for a potential Scramble event Verge opposite the Church Cars belonging to people attending Church, have for many years been parked on the grass verge opposite Langrish Church. When it is wet, the grass becomes ‘churned’ up. This has been particularly bad this winter. The Parish Council (PC) has ap- proached Hampshire County Council’s Roads Department to see what could be done. They are looking into putting down ‘matting’, similar to that in Stroud, along the area. Currently we are awaiting costing and timing. Stiles Walkers may have noticed that some stiles in the Parish are in a very bad condition - beyond repair. The PC is putting in an appli- cation for a grant for some replacement stiles that conform with the South Downs National Park’s specifications. Litter Litter along the A272, and particularly near the lay-by op- posite Reeds Meadow (where there is a litter bin) has been very bad again this winter. Some of us regularly go along the worst bits and pick it up - the only way open to us to deal with it. If you do see people dropping litter, perhaps they could by tactfully reminded that it is an offence to drop litter and please could they put it in the bin provided, or take it home! 6 Abandoned car This car has been parked in the lay-by opposite Reeds Meadow for at least three (3) months. It has been reported to the Police and other relevant authorities. If it belongs to any- one who lives locally, please remove it quickly, because if you do not, it will be clamped and then removed and crushed Langrish Parish Plan and Design Statement Ian Wesley (in charge of Planning) writes: ‘These documents are now hosted on the Parish Council website: http://langrish.net/. They are both well worth a look; the Parish Plan outlines how we want to see Langrish and Ramsdean develop (not very much!) and the Design Statement lays down building standards for anything we do’. For those of you that cannot get on line, the PC has a lim- ited number of ‘hard’ copies. Please have a look, particularly if you are thinking of putting in a planning application The next Parish Council meeting is on Monday 14th March 2016 at 7.30pm at Langrish House. All are welcome The Annual Parish Assembly will be held at Langrish House at 7.30pm on Monday 16th May. Chris Patterson (Communities Lead for the SDNP) will come and tell us about as- pects of interest for Planning in the Park. Please come. 7 Superfast rural broadband update Superfast Broadband Wave 2 Announcement Wave 2 of the Hampshire Superfast Broadband programme is a large and complex project. BT Openreach will be upgrading connections to over 34,000 premises across the county between January 2016 and September 2018. Once completed, Wave 2 will make Superfast Broadband available to more than 95% of premises in Hampshire. Upon completion of Wave 1 and Wave 2, an additional 97,000 prem- ises will have access to Superfast Broadband; this will bring the total num- ber of Hampshire homes and businesses with access to superfast services to 570,000. Wave 2 has funding of around £16.45 million Below is a timeline of 5 delivery phases for Wave 2: Phase 1: January 2016 - December 2016 During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 7,000 premises in parts of the following exchange areas: Arlesford, Basingstoke, Cadnam, Chineham, Dummer, Harestock, Hook, Hythe, Micheldever, Monk Sherborne, Odiham, Romsey, Sparsholt, Sutton Scotney, Totton, Twyford, Winchester Phase 2: July 2016 - June 2017 During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 9,100 premises in parts of the following exchange areas: Bassett, Bentley, Braishfield, Burghclere, Burley, Bursledon, Chandlers Ford, Cosham, Emsworth, Eversley, Fordingbridge, Frensham, Hamble, Hartley Whitney, Havant, Hayling Island, Headley, Headley Down, Heck- field, Highclere, Hindhead, Kingsclere, Liphook, Liss, Martin Cross, Moorhill, Mortimer, Newbury, Passfield, Petersfield, Ringwood, Rockbourne, Rowlands Castle, Rownhams, Silchester, Tadley, Whiteparish, Yateley Phase 3: January 2017 - December 2017 During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 9,100 premises in parts of the following exchange areas: Bishops Waltham,