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Issue 327 May 2017 Valley Park Community Association Community Centre Pilgrims Close Chandlers Ford SO53 4ST Tel: 02380 266593 Registered Charity No 900526 Chairman: Sarah Roberts To contact the Editor, please email [email protected] The Voice Online http://valleyparkcommunitycentre.wordpress.com 1 What is the Valley Park Community Association? It is a charity which exists to promote the interests of the residents of Valley Park. The overall aim is to improve the quality of life by bringing together residents, the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to ensure that educational, welfare and leisure facilities are available. How to join the Community Association Fill in the member application form at the back of this newsletter. The cost is only £3 per year per household. Renewal of subscriptions is on 1st January each year. Payment by cash or cheque of £3 can be made at the Community Centre office on Mon, Weds, Thurs or Fri mornings between 10am and 12 noon (school term time only) or by post. Why join the Community Association ¨ Concessionary rates to hire facilities at the Community Centre. ¨ Photocopying facilities at low rates. ¨ Right to vote at the Annual General Meeting Hire Charges for the Community Centre Telephone the office on 02380 266593 (answerphone) or call in on a Mon, Weds, Thurs or Fri morning between 10am and 12 noon (school term time only). Alternatively you can email [email protected] to make an enquiry. MAIN HALL Christenings and Childrens Per Hour Per Hour Parties up to age 11yrs Regular Users Members of VPCA £ 8 Residents of Valley Park £10 Associate Members of Rate to be Non-Residents of Valley Park £30 VPCA agreed Other Private functions: when Members of VPCA making Members of VPCA £11 regular Other Residents of Valley Park £13 Non-Members of VPCA booking Non-Residents of Valley Park £30 Minimum Hire Periods :- 3 hours Minimum Hire Periods :- 2 hours (Includes preparation and tidy up time) Committee Rooms 1 & 2 (Min. Hire Period :- 2 hours) ROOM 1 ROOM 2 All members of VPCA £6.00 per hr. £5.00 per hr. Other residents of Valley Park & Groups £7.00 per hr. £6.00 per hr. Non-Residents of Valley Park £10.00 per hr £9.00 per hr. Hours of Hiring :- 8am to 11pm Monday to Saturday*; and 8am to 5pm Sundays * except Tuesdays and Fridays 3pm - 5pm for cleaning All bookings are subject to the full Conditions of Hire. Advertising Rates for the Valley Park Voice To advertise (subject to availability) email the editor at [email protected] Size Residents of V.P. Non-Residents of V.P. 1/6 of a page (6 cm square) £12 per issue £15 per issue 1/3 of a page (12.85cm wide*6cm high) £23 per issue £29 per issue Half-page (12.85 cm wide * 9.5 cm high) £27 per issue £34 per issue Full-page (12.85 cm wide *19 cm high) £50 per issue £62 per issue 22 IN THIS ISSUE Foreword Hello and welcome to the May issue of the Letters 4 Valley Park Voice. In Memory 5 Letters 6 Summer is fast approaching and the flip- Local Walk 7 flops are coming out. According to Cancer School Holidays 8 Research UK, overexposure to ultraviolet SoutWest Trains 9 (UV) radiation from the sun or sunbeds is Citizens Advice 10 the main cause of skin cancer. In the UK Sciatica 11 more than 8 in 10 cases of melanoma, the Local Vet 12 most serious type of skin cancer, could be Bowling / Cricket 13 prevented through enjoying the sun safely Local Events 14 - 15 and avoiding sunburn. Sunburn is a clear K’Wood School News 16 - 17 sign that the DNA in your skin cells has St Francis School 18 - 19 been damaged by too much UV radiation. Summer Fayres 20 - 21 Getting painful sunburn, just once every 2 Red Cross News 22 years, can triple your risk of melanoma skin Local Events 23 - 25 cancer. So make sure that you stay safe in the sun by following these simple steps: Also included in the centre: · Spend time in the shade between 11am and 3pm. Chrysalis · Cover up with a t-shirt, hat and sunglasses. St Francis Church · Use a sunscreen with a protection level Magazine of at least SPF15 and 4 stars. Use it generously and reapply regularly. Articles, letters etc. are always welcome and any items for the With two bank holidays, May is always a next issue, should be emailed great month. Did you know that May Day has been an official public holiday all across before the 10th May the UK since 1978 when provisions were to made for it in the Banking and Financial [email protected] Dealings Act? However, public holidays were first officially observed in 1871 when the Bank Holidays Act designated specific Advertisers should contact the public holidays in England, Wales, Ireland editor by email, as above. and Scotland. So, I hope you enjoy your two long Note: weekends in May, and remember that the deadline for the June issue The next issue is is earlier this month (10th June 2017 May). Christine (Deadline is earlier than normal - 10th May) Editor 3 LETTERS Letter from the Chairman After more years than I care to remember, I am finally bowing out as Chairman of the VPCA. It has been a long and interesting road and I have become involved in issues well beyond my expectations, from complaints about slugs crossing the roads of Knightwood to the placement of park benches. I have enjoyed meeting and speaking with a vast number of residents, but more importantly, I have enjoyed working with the large number of volunteers who have given their time over the years to make the Association a successful enterprise. I would love to fill the page with a list of thanks to everyone, but as your community association we are always trying to keep costs down, including the printing costs of the Voice! However, I cannot let this opportunity pass to specifically thank one member of my team. Malcolm Wallach agreed to become the Treasurer of the VPCA many years ago. Quite frankly, the accounts were a mess, but through hard work and sheer doggedness, he turned our fortunes around. Despite many other personal projects, he also started to undertake all the necessary jobs in the Centre such as the management of health and safety, the redecoration programme and the maintenance of the building. Malcolm also plans to leave the committee and a replacement treasurer has been nominated. Thank you so much Malcolm for being an amazing colleague and a friend. Finally, my replacement has also been nominated. Sarah Roberts is the new Chairman and I wish her and the new committee all the best for the future. Val Boden 4 IN MEMORY Harold Robert Glover 1920—2017 My last task as Chair of the VPCA is to sadly announce the death of one of our long serving committee members, Harold Glover. He also served at the same time on the North Baddesley Parish Council, showing great community spirit. In 2009, the VPCA replaced a bench behind the Community Centre, entitled Harold's Bench, in recognition of his work for the community. Harold was instrumental in arranging for the original placement of a bench on this walkway and used it as a rest stop many times. On a more personal note, Harold will be remembered as a perfect gentleman with impeccable manners, a military bearing and a ready twinkle in his eyes! He brightened up every session of armchair aerobics in St Francis Church with his comedic banter and as the oldest veteran in the church on Remembrance Sunday, he would insist on standing to attention during every hymn despite not being able to walk. Our condolences go to Dorothy and his children Roger and Carolyn. Val Boden 5 LETTERS I appreciate that The Voice is a useful vehicle for airing local grievances. But for a change can we say a big thank you to those whose hard work has given us such a lovely display of daffodils on our grass verges. It is a pleasure to drive around and we are fortunate to be able to live in such a pleasant area. I look forward to displays of wild flowers which I hope we shall get as we did last summer. Whitlam Close resident. Parking issues in Montgomery Way: I'm absolutely amazed at the way the council has treated residents. The council should be there for the benefit of the people and not as an authoritarian state to dictate to residents. The Corporate Park should not be given a licence to operate unless it has AT LEAST as many car parking spaces as it has workers. Simple. Then there would be no need for any office parkers to go to Montgomery Way. Or for them to park up the hill from Asda on the grass verges. The actions of the council are disgusting. Another unhappy resident Parking Permits for Trades Vehicles Last week a trades vehicle got a parking ticket for carrying out work for one of the residents in the vicinity of Montgomery Way during the restricted parking times. Having contacted the council it would appear that: For Eastleigh Borough Council residents: If a trades vehicle is visiting your property and there is not a driveway to facilitate their vehicle you will need to obtain a dispensation from Joanne MeGarvey, Parking Management, Eastleigh Borough Council. Trades vehicles can pre book a permit for £15 per day or £25 if less than 7 days notice given.