Page 1 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 244 Dec 2019/Jan 2020 Thank you to our VILLAGE DIRECTORY in December 2019 deliverers for this issue: Church Warden 810 284 Veronica Ayers Peter Bramley Rev’d Philip Bowden, Rector 810 810 Charles Grieve Father Mark Hogan (RC) 01962 852 804 Becky Griffiths Community Sports Hall TV School 810 555 Geoff Merritt Boo Milne Garden Club 810 794, 810 432 John & Selina Musters Mayflies Youth Club (Liz Howard) 07870 612 127 Gary Oliver Neighbour Care Scheme for Nigel Rugman Thank you also to everyone contributing or Stockbridge/Longstock/Houghton 0845 0943 713 checking articles & news. Parish Council Clerk 810 752 Please contact the Parish Clerk, on 810752, or Pilates/Yoga 810 549 e-mail [email protected] if Scouts Stockbridge (Mo Collins) 01256 895 534 you’d like to help with the newsletter in any way, and by Friday 17th January if you’d like to Village Hall, Badminton/Bowls 810 459 submit an article or announcement, give us some W.I. 810 603 news, or place an advert. EMERGENCY or USEFUL CONTACTS DUSTBIN COLLECTION Environment Agency Black Fri 6th, Fri 20th Dec Incident Hotline 0800 807 060 bins Sat 4th, Fri 17th, Fri 31st Jan Hampshire Fire & Rescue 02380 644 000 Brown Fri 13th, Sat 28th Dec Floodline 08459 881 188 bins Fri 10th, Fri 24th Jan Southern Electric 08457 331 331 Southern Water 08452 780 845 Green bags are collected on Tuesdays of the hut, by M. Cole Fishing Photo same week as brown bins. To subscribe please Police non-urgent calls 101 or 0845 0454 545 contact TVBC on 368000. Neighbourcare Andover 336 020, 339 899 December 2019 / Foil is collected at Chilbolton’s West Down car Surgery 810524 January 2020 A Christmas Message park & at Andover Garden Centre. Community Care Team Plastic pots are no longer recycled there. (District Nurses) 01962 893 560 from Sophie Walters, Parish Council Chairman Helpline for Carers (Freephone) 08000 323 456 There is a collecting box for clean plastic milk As Christmas draws near I would ask everyone to look out bottle tops in the church lychgate, and a Hants County Council information 0845 603 5638 separate one for batteries. Please don’t put Test Valley Borough Council 368000 for their neighbours. If you know of anyone going to be alone either in plastic bags. Batteries can also be Citizens’ Advice Bureau 365534 on Christmas day, Prego Deli in Stockbridge is offering a disposed of in supermarkets & should not go in free Christmas lunch with them. Turkey and all the dustbins. To call anonymously with information The batteries (small, not car!) will about crime: Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 This Newsletter is trimmings. They are two very genuine people who want to be taken for safe disposal; and published by Longstock include everyone. It’s a great offer, you don’t have to be TRANSPORT Parish Council and delivered clean plastic milk bottle tops with lonely. Come on down, where a warm welcome awaits. Call the HDPE symbol will be recycled to Stagecoach Stockbridge to Winchester free to every household in raise funds for the Gift of Sight’s buses number 68 0845 121 0190 Longstock. them to book places on 811482. research into macular degeneration. Wheelers Stockbridge to Winchester buses Anyone else may subscribe We are a very friendly village and this has been endorsed NO OTHER TYPES number 16, & no 15 to Andover 02380 471 800 at £8 a year by contacting just recently in the questionnaires that you all received and OF TOPS PLEASE as these are the only Cango buses to Romsey have been replaced with longstockparishcouncil18 most completed and returned for the Neighbourhood Plan. ones accepted now, and PLEASE don’t put shared taxis.Register on 01962 846 786 @gmail.com. batteries in with bottle tops.The consequences We got a very high number of returns and many thoughts are DIRE! Traveline for countrywide travel info 08712 002 233 and ideas have come from it. A very big thank you. There Dial-a-Ride (Joyrides Stockbridge) will be a public consultation early in the new year. While the White Hart has building work Minibus to Andover Register on 356 808 Longstock is a wonderful place to live - inclusive, positive, This runs through Longstock on Wednesdays at friendly, beautiful, I could go on and on. Let’s keep it that the glass recycling bins have been moved to 9.30, returning at noon, for £3.00 return. way and look to a great new year in 2020. the bus bay at Roman Road. Register on 356808 or for more information, ring Glass, clothing and foil recycling bins are John Musters 810459 or Dane Oliver avalable at Chilbolton Down car park, and at Andover Wyevale Garden Centre. 810839. The deadline for newsletter submissions is Friday 17th January if you’d like to submit any news or comment, or offer to help! [email protected] Page 2 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 244 Dec 2019/Jan 2020 Issue No 244 Dec 2019/Jan 2020 The Longstock Newsletter Page 2 Parish Council Report A number of you expressed an interest in who Village Fete 2020 by Mark Flewitt, Parish Clerk we are. I am very pleased to advise that the Parish Council following individuals make up our Steering – Diary Date! Neighbourhood Plan - The Neighbourhood Plan Meeting Dates Committee; John Musters writes Steering Group has now been set up, under the Monday 16th Dec Chair: Cllr Angie Filippa It seems strange to be thinking of next year’s fete Chairmanship of Angie Filippa. It includes Parish Monday 13th Jan Councillors, Longstock residents from various parts Vice Chair: Beccy Soper in the run up to Christmas, but the committee has a of the village, and a representative of Leckford 7.30pm in the Village Hall new chairman who was keen to take early soundings Estate. Their monthly meetings are advertised on the Secretary: Aly Warner of its members and held a preliminary meeting in Parish Council notice boards and are open to the Resident: David Smith November. public. Representative of Leckford Estate: Simon The date for next year has been agreed as Borthwick Saturday 5th September, so on Christmas Day Longstock Parish Council Website – Work on the Longstock – that’s one to put straight into your 2020 diary! Representatives of Longstock Parish Council: design and set up of the new Longstock Parish Your Village, Your Vision Only the date has been fixed so far, and the aim Council website is close to completion. The new Cllr Sophie Walters, Cllr David Burnfield (and as of Angie Filippa writes as ever is to have a really fun afternoon involving as address is http://www.longstockparishcouncil.co.uk. last month Cllr Angie Filippa). many residents and visitors as possible whilst raising Streetlights – The new “traditional design” Our Steering Committee is also being assisted funds for St Mary’s Church and other good local streetlights have now been delivered and installed Since the last Longstock newsletter the and supported by consultants; Liz Bourne and Becky causes. Besides the church, recipients of funds after through the village. The new LED lights should Neighbourhood Planning Steering Committee has Hopkinson of Plan-ET. last September’s fete were the Allotments, Mayflies, Neighbour Care, the Primary School and our WI. provide significant savings in both electricity been very busy! As you can probably see we are quite a small consumption and maintenance costs. On 31st August 2019, we held an inaugural group. We are always keen for residents to join us as Many young families moving to the village in public event at the Longstock Village Fete. An recent years are very keen to help and are fizzing New Parish Councillor – Following the resignation part of the committee, or even just to offer their with ideas. So we are likely to see some new events of Becky Griffiths after almost 10 years of service as enormous ‘Thank you’ to those who took the time to skills, experience or suggestions on an ad-hoc basis. coming in as well as some of the old favourites – in a Parish Councillor, TVBC confirmed that a new say hello and to those who looked to find out more If you feel like you’d like to know more or perhaps other words something for all ages. from our pop-up stand. Initial feedback was Parish Councillor should be co-opted to replace her. would like to get more involved then please email us Nothing of course happens without a lot of On this basis, we are very pleased to welcome Angie extremely positive and it was heartening to see how at [email protected]. background effort, so in the New Year the committee Filippa as our new Parish Councillor. Many thanks invested Longstock residents are in their community. will be looking for offers of help in the weeks and once again to Becky for her invaluable contribution The Steering Committee’s next goal is to months leading up to the fete, as well as on the day to the work of the PC. develop solid ‘visions and objectives’ for our plan. itself. Whilst these three little words may seem innocuous, Remembrance Sunday – In advance of Remembrance Sunday, large poppies were once the vision and objectives are key to ensuring the You are very welcome to come and hear what Longstock plan accurately reflects the wishes of goes on at a parish council meeting in the village again placed as near as possible to the homes of the hall or to contact the Clerk with any issue.