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ISSUE 53 Parish news from to the NOVEMBER 2006 It was heartbreaking watching my son die - but I’m still trusting God My Faith: page 10 Cash from land sale to be used to benefit new community LOCALS GAIN IF

Dave Bilborough Worship A DEAL IS DONE leaders to A DEAL between our The West of Access to west of Waterlooville development give us Forum – which includes council- diocese and developers To West of Southern access road (as lors and officers from could release cash to Waterlooville major proposed by Diocese of training Borough, City and ) development area TWO high-profile worship support a plethora of County Councils – and leaders will visit our diocese community projects the and Area Marrelswood PURBROOK Gardens over the next month. around Waterlooville. Residents’Association are all keen Dave Bilborough, who for the new road to be built off the Our diocese wants to sell a wrote Abba Father, and his roundabout at the western end of Ladybridge roundabout one-acre patch of land to the wife Pat will visit the chap- Ladybridge Road. It would then go Grainger Trust to help them pro- The Rowans Hospice laincy at St James’ Hospital through the land owned by the dio- Ladybridge Road vide access to a planned 2,000- and proposed new in Milton, Portsmouth, on home development to the west of cese, which was part of the garden access road Road November 4. Waterlooville. It then hopes to of the old vicarage for St John’s Pat will lead an afternoon plough that money into the com- Church, Purbrook. Southern access road (as percussion workshop at munity, to provide more pastoral Diocesan secretary Michael proposed by Grainger 2.30pm, which is primarily and spiritual support in that area. Jordan said: “As we understand it, Trust): meets A3 London A3 London Road for mental health service Local politicians, pressure the major development area to the Road at new junction users, but others are wel- groups and planning officers also west of Waterlooville, which come. KEY want the Church and the develop- includes shops, housing and Later, at 7.30pm, Dave ers to reach a deal, as that would leisure facilities, will be worth Land owned by our diocese Existing roads will tell his own story mean the southern access road for £500m to the developers, at a con- Existing housing Proposed roads through songs in an evangel- the development could be built off servative estimate. istic ‘Live and Acoustic’ con- the Ladybridge roundabout in “If our land provided the only through the kind of services to the Pam Cooper, secretary of the cert. Tickets, priced at £5, Purbrook. Our diocese has now access to the development site, we community that the Church has Purbrook and Widley Area are available on 023-9273 submitted a planning application would expect 30 per cent of that always been associated with. Residents’ Association, said: “We 5299 or 07940-935459. to Havant Borough Council for money. As there will be four roads “For example, we’d want to be would much prefer the access to be And the Rev Ian Smale – such a road to be built. leading into the site, you could involved with the creation of a off the Ladybridge roundabout. known as Ishmael – will lead If the Church’s land is not sold then divide that figure by four. new primary school, children’s The Grainger plans for the south- a training day in worship to developers, any southern access “But we’re not asking for any- centre, adult education services, ern access road introduce another with children at road would have to come off the thing like that. We’re only asking Fairtrade café, retail chaplaincy, stopping point on the A3, which Church on December 2. A3 south of the Ladybridge round- for £1.5m to £2m, less than one pastoral and spiritual support – all already has over 30 stopping/turn- The man who penned about, ploughing through a Site of per cent of the value of the devel- the things that this fledgling com- ing off junctions between Father God, I Wonder will Importance for Nature opment. munity will need. Waterlooville and the top of lead seminars and workshops Conservation (SINC). “Under Charity Commission “We’ve also met with the high- .” from 10am-4pm and then It would mean walkers and rules, we have to maximise the ways authority and done all the The Grainger Trust is now con- lead a praise party in the joggers from Purbrook having to value of our assets – we can’t just necessary assessments of the sidering the Anglican diocese’s church from 6pm-7.30pm. cross two major roads to get to sell them off at a knock-down impact of traffic on that round- offer to sell the land. If a deal is The training day costs their recreation ground. The price. We’re not asking for this about. We’re confident that our struck, the developers could take £10, and places can be Grainger Trust has now submitted money because we need it to bal- planning application demonstrates over the diocese’s planning appli- reserved on 023-9223 0300. a planning application to Havant ance our books – we’re not facing that this is the preferable solution cation. Havant Borough Council The praise party is aimed at Borough Council along these a financial crisis. In fact, we want that gives the public what they are now consulting the public on under-10s. It costs 50p per lines. to invest in the local community, want.” the diocese’s application. child – adults come free.