Badger Farm � Oliver’s Battery COMMUNITY NEWS Winter 2020 Christmas Cards for the Community Christmas is a wonderful Christmas time of year, but for some Every time a hand reaches out people it is a very lonely time. To help another....that is Christmas Winchester City Councillors are working Every time someone puts anger aside with Age Concern Hampshire to make And strives for understanding sure that people who are alone this That is Christmas Christmas get a little bit of Christmas Every time people forget cheer. their differences So please can your And realize their love school help by hand- for each other making Christmas cards That is Christmas that can be sent out to May this Christmas give a little joy this bring us year. Closer to the spirit of If you are able to help, human understanding please make A5 sized Closer to the blessing cards in envelopes by of peace! Friday 27th November. ~ Anon If you are taking part please let Cllr Hannah Williams know Christmas Bells via [email protected] and we I heard the bells on Christmas Day can arrange pick up. Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet If you know someone in your community The words repeat who would appreciate a card let us know. Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Thank you ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Merry Christmas! News from the Community Centre Everyone here at the Community Centre would like to send you our best wishes for the festive season. 2020 has certain- ly been a challenging year for us all but it has also brought some good: an increased sense of community and an appre- ciation of the small things which we hope will last long after the pandemic is a distant memory. Christmas closures Please note that the Community Centre will be closed for Christmas from 24 to 29 December. A new name for the Community Centre Have you ever found ‘Badger Farm Community Centre’ to be a bit of a mouthful? We have and so would love your help in coming up with a new name. We want something that re- flects our sense of community, our location, our history. It also needs to be original enough that it's easily searchable the delivery of Community News in the Rooks Down Road on Google and ideally short enough to be included in a new area of Badger Farm. If you can help, please get in touch logo. Please send any suggestions to [email protected]. with the editor on [email protected]. Trustee needed News from our hirers Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery Residents’ Community As- The Winchester Young Embroiderers’ Group currently has no sociation, who run the Community Centre, is managed by a workshops planned for the rest of 2020. They would love to group of volunteer trustees. There is currently a vacancy on start running workshops again in 2021, if changes to the the Committee. If you are interested, please see our website guidelines allow them to do so safely. For information about for more details. the group please contact Karen Brooking by email on Volunteer distributor needed [email protected]. We’d like to say ‘Thank you’ to Anne – another of our lovely We are sorry to let you know that Chris Wyeth will no longer volunteer distributors who has sadly had to hang up her de- be holding her Yoga classes at the Community Centre. livery bag. We are looking for someone who can take over Website Social Media Email Phone bfobrca.org fb.com/BadgerFarmCommunityCentre [email protected] 01962 868630 twitter.com/BFCCWinchester 2 JUST SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE ACTIVITIES COVID-19: ALL ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY SUSPENDED EXCEPT THOSE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. Some groups which fall within the current exceptions may be running by special arrangement, please contact the organiser to check. Groups may be running at-home activities – please check with the organiser. General Interest Health & Fitness ACTIVITY DAY CONTACT ACTIVITY DAY CONTACT Badger Farm Friday Richard Holt Badminton Thursday Wendy King ACOL Club 7.00pm – 07914 726 342 8.00pm – 9.00pm 01962 861525 10.00pm Gentle Tuesday Christine Giles Therapeutic 1.30pm – 3.00pm www.psc.ac.uk/ahed Badger Farm Thursday Sarah Zimmer 01962 886166 Art Group 1.30pm – 4.00pm [email protected] Yoga .uk Legs, Bums & Monday Catherine Jones Tuesday [email protected] Badger Farm Tuesday Fred Hotchen Tums Older adults Wednesday 07990 513 434 Bridge Club 7.15pm – 01794 301185 Sunday 10.15pm 07771 854 347 Bootcamp See advert for details fred.hotchen On Fire Friday Karlene Norris @btinternet.com Fitness 6.00pm–7.00pm [email protected] Eucharist Tuesday Rev. Mike Gardner Pilates Various bfobrca.org/activities (Holy 10.00am – 01962 865240 Slimming Saturday Steve Coombes Communion) 11.00am World 9.30am – 10.30am 07788 683 077 nd Hampshire 2 Wednesday of Anne Ardill SSKO Karate Friday Paul Bowles Wildlife Trust the month 01962 881312 6.30pm – 8.30pm [email protected] 7.30pm – [email protected] Weight Thursday Lorraine Small 10.00pm Watchers 9.30am – 10.30am [email protected] 6.00pm – 7.00pm Nuline Thursdays To be confirmed (evening session Dancing suspended) Royal British 1st Thursday Stanley Judd Wessex Saturday WessexWolvesCDC@hotmail. Legion monthly 01962 841402 Wolves 5.00pm – 7.00pm com 7.30pm – 8.30pm Dodgeball Spanish Wednesday Elena Winchester Monday Lucy Scott 9.45am–11.45am esglearnspanish@gmail. Tae Kwon-Do Wednesday [email protected] com 6.30pm – 8.30pm Wessex Tuesday Alan McFarlane Wargames 7.00pm – 01962 864210 Children Club 11.00pm Winchester To be confirmed To be confirmed ACTIVITY DAY CONTACT Chess Club Badger Farm Mon. Tues. Wed. Denise Tosdevine Pre-School 9.15am – 3.00pm 07771 798 474 Playgroup Thurs. Fri. deniseinpreschool@hotmail. Older Adults 9.15am – 12.15pm co.uk Moo Music Thursday afternoon [email protected] ACTIVITY DAY CONTACT Movin’ Monday Alzheimer's Last Friday of the alzheimers.org.uk Monkeez Friday (temporary Society Social month class) 9.45am – 10.45am Club Winchester Tuesday To be confirmed Alzheimer's First Monday of the alzheimers.org.uk Scouts (7th) 8.00pm–9.30pm Society month Winchester Monday Aimee Shergold Dementia Wednesday [email protected] Café Tigers Tae Kwon-Do 5.30pm – 6.30pm Chat-Tea Café Last Monday of the [email protected] month Winchester Contact organisers Karen Brooking 2.00pm – 4.00pm Young for dates [email protected] Home Instead Friday [email protected] Embroiderers Dementia 10.30am – 12.00pm 01962 736681 Activity Group These are some of the events that take place regularly at Badger Farm Community Centre. For more details see bfobrca.org/activities or contact the group’s organiser. If you can’t find what you are looking for or want to enquire about setting up a new group, please email [email protected] or telephone Ali on 01962 868630 (Mon – Wed only). 3 There will still be 25 collections every year and you can Badger Farm Parish choose between compact bin at £39 a year or our large bin at £59 a year. The new large bins hold more than 2.5 times Council the capacity of the old green bags. Vacancies for Parish Councillors To sign up to have your garden waste collected as of Febru- Do you live on Badger Farm? Would you ary 2021 please visit winchester.gov.uk/garden-waste-collection. like to help shape the future of the estate? Would you like to become a Councillor? Noticeboards Have you ‘noticed’ our two new noticeboards at Davis and We meet (currently via Zoom) on the 2nd Monday of every Central playgrounds? We'll be popping notices and important month (except August). You will be expected to attend for the information up from time to time so keep an eye on them 1–2 hour meeting and, depending on if you want to take on and if you have a community group or activity you would like a role, you could expect to spend approx 1 hour per week on us to consider advertising on the noticeboards please get in Council duties. So, as you can see, not a massive amount of touch with our clerk (contact details below). We are not able time. Contact our clerk for more information (see below). to advertise commercial enterprises. Photographic competition Council meetings We will be officially announcing our photograph competition Our council meetings (2nd Monday of the month) are likely over the next few weeks, open to all residents of Badger to remain online Zoom meetings for the foreseeable future. Farm with prizes for winning entrants. We believe it’s the Details of the links to use to join the meetings can be found perfect time of year for some awesome photos of our pictur- on our website, on the agenda posted on our noticeboards esque area and want to take advantage of your photography and on the back page of Community News. skills with super photos that can be used on our website and Facebook page. T & C's will be posted on our noticeboards, Take care and stay safe everyone. website and Facebook page so keep your eyes peeled. Julie Lacey Garden waste Vice-chair, Badger Farm Parish Council Did you know that a new garden waste service starts in Feb- ruary next year? You can order your new collection bin now. Website Social Media Clerk Email Clerk Phone badgerfarm-pc.gov.uk facebook.com/badgerfarmpc [email protected] 01425 656010 twitter.com/badgerfarmpc 07463 760801 water drainage systems to make Hampshire more resilient Hampshire County to the effects of extreme weather.