Warsash in Westminster - Suella Braverman MP supporting our community 1000 attend Suella’s A brighter future THE LATEST NEWS Solent Festival of Engineering for Brexit FROM YOUR LOCAL InTouch COUNCILLORS AND MP Despite Brexit turbulence, with Warsash and Hook unemployment remains at a record low, wages are rising faster FarehamWinter 2019 Local Elections 3rd May 2018 than prices and the economy is growing faster than forecast. As I wrote in the Daily Telegraph, no- one can doubt the Prime Minister’s GIVING YOU A VOICE indefatigable pursuit of a Brexit Deal. However, it was with regret that I voted against the original deal in Keeping Council Suella was delighted to hold Navy, Air Force and many others to Parliament in January. That deal was Tax down - again the first ever Solent Festival of enable young people to learn more not Brexit. It would have locked the U.K. indefinitely into the EU’s single Engineering at Fareham Leisure about the opportunities from further With a further loss of central market and customs union whilst Centre which was attended by over study and careers in the field. From government financial support annexing Northern Ireland so that it 1000 local children and students. virtual reality, rocket cars, coding Fareham Borough Council has challenges, 3D printing, Lego building, would be treated as a 3rd country The aim of the event was to showcase increased its share of Council Tax drones, model railways, AI, learning by Great Britain. I sincerely want to the busy the myths about Engineering, by just £5 per year representing about wi-fi, jet engines and gas support a Government Deal and am Photograph courtesy of Adam Shaw technology and the sciences. The UK just a penny a day increase for turbines to life on Mars and deep sea hopeful that meaningful changes will faces an estimated shortfall of 20,000 the average (band C) property diving, pet scanners, magic and ship be secured. engineering graduates every year and in Fareham. A band D property tankers, attendees were not short of Suella is passionate about encouraging The last year was very busy. Over in Fareham will be paying £160 interactive engineering experiences. Volunteers make the most the next generation of innovators. She 2,500 residents came to my local per year or just 44p per day for brought together over 50 national and Suella holds regular events open to events and I replied to more than all of Fareham Borough Council’s international companies such as Rolls the public. If you would like to stay 35,000 emails! And in some welcome of Warsash Common services. personal news, I am expecting a baby Royce, Google, NATS, Southampton up to date with her events and news, Over many years, a group of hard working residents have been working Out of some £47m spent annually by in July. Rael and I are looking forward and Portsmouth Universities, the Royal sign up to her monthly e-newsletter by diligently to develop and enhance our wonderful Warsash Common. In the Borough Council less that £7m is to becoming parents! emailing at the details below. January, Councillors Trevor Cartwright and Mike Ford visited the Common to raised via Council Tax. This means that meet and thank the volunteers and find out about the work they had 85% of council spending is not raised recently undertaken. from Council tax but rather from the In 2018, the group: In addition the final stretch of the gravel council’s other trading activities. This th Get in touch Constructed a ‘hibernacula’ - a winter pathway around Dibles Meadow has includes a portfolio of mainly local commercial property which raises 75 Anniversary Trevor Cartwright home for slow worms. been laid along with a new woodland millions of pounds in rental income per Borough Councillor Warsash Held a sell out event for families at pasture. Easter to discuss the Common’s Owl year. For example most of the units at of D Day landings Trevor and Mike, along with those many 52 Yarrow Way, Warsash SO31 6XD population Southampton Road, Park Gate (B&Q, Councillor Cartwright, as Chairman the Battle folk who enjoy the Common, have 01489 578 519 Undertook a summer reptile survey Dunelm, Halfords, Home Bargains, of the Working Group, is pleased to of Britain been hugely impressed with the work [email protected] that discovered a good population of PC World, etc) belong to the council. announce that an event to celebrate Memorial Flight carried out by the Fareham Conservation reptiles, including a Great Crested Newt Without this income our council tax, the Anniversary is planned for Saturday and parachute Mike Ford Volunteers under the direction of the - an endangered species not seen at currently almost the lowest in the 8th and Sunday 9th June 2019 at Solent llandings from Borough Councillor for Warsash Council’s Countryside Ranger Mark. this location in over 12 years country, would need to be far higher. Airport in Lee-on-the-Solent. There will Dakotas, as well Our thanks go out to this superb and 14 Shellcroft, Warsash SO31 9BL Created a remembrance memorial, with be funfair rides, children’s activities, as static displays of aircraft. More dedicated team. Council investments are also directed 01489 331 076 two strips of red poppies flanking a strip market stalls, stage performances information on the Anniversary will be at Solent Airport@Daedalus where [email protected] of white. This reminder of the Armistice by local groups and performances published on the Council’s website in around £30m has so far been spent will provide a lovely show of colour in the arena. There are also plans the coming months. Keith Evans on infrastructure and new commercial between May and June this year. Mike and Trevor (far left), visiting the for air displays from the Red Arrows, County Councillor for buildings such as the newly extended Fareham Warsash volunteers during a well-deserved break. Fareham Innovation Centre which 94 Abshot Road, Titchfield Common having only been open for a matter Funding for QA Hospital 01489 582 450 of months is already 70% full in total. [email protected] The airport operation is now starting Further to the article in our last In £58million to re-develop the urgent to provide a financial return to the Touch, Cllr Cartwright is pleased to say care facilities at QA hospital. Suella Braverman MP council while seeing flight movements that he received a letter from the Chief Member of Parliament for Fareham increased to 30,000 annually and This re-development will enable Executive of QA Hospital, informing hundreds of new jobs created on what them to transform the way their 14 East Street, Fareham him that the Secretary of State for is the Solent Enterprise Zone. teams deliver urgent care services Hampshire PO16 0BN Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, to patients, which will bring a huge [email protected] had confirmed that Portsmouth opportunity to bring positive change to Hospital’s NHS Trust would receive www.farehamconservatives.org.uk Continued on page 2 patients and our local community. InTouch is published by Fareham Conservatives, 14 East Street, Fareham PO16 0BN and printed by Cedar Group, Unit 3 Triton Centre, Premier Way, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey SO51 9DJ Keeping Council Tax down - again Hampshire to Solar bin In brief continued from page 1 get more Police Cycle racks for The target over the 25 year life of the • Spec build business units at Solent trialled in Shore Road Car Park Enterprise Zone for new jobs is 3,500 Airport@Daedalus £5m plus other Following on from the last issue of within 1,100 of those being on the investment Officers Cllr Cartwright, as a member of the In Touch, Cllr Cartwright is pleased to Fareham part of the site. Already over • New council housing in Fareham, Warsash Hampshire Police and Crime Panel, inform residents that the cycle racks half of the total has been reached in Portchester, Stubbington and The eagle-eyed amongst you may reports that, at the meeting in January have now been installed and he is the first few years. Fuel sales alone at Sarisbury £17.6m have noticed a futuristic looking bin 2019, the Police Crime Commissioner’s sure cyclists will be happy to know the airport are booming thanks in part • Phasing out the use of single-use in the Passage Lane car park. This recommendation to increase the that they can now lock up their bikes to Spitfires based at the site having plastics by the council ASAP Smart bin is being trialled in Warsash Council Tax Precept by £24.00 per year securely. been flying regularly through much of • Play area improvements £500,000 to see if they can help to reduce for Band D properties was unanimously last year. Fareham Borough Council • Bus shelter replacement £300,000 littering in the Borough. supported by the Panel. This was on Locks Heath Shopping has also transferred land to Fareham • Holly Hill Cemetery extension the understanding that by doing so, This is one of two Solar powered bins light source, the bin is able to email the Centre Update College for the building of a Civil £275,000 all the additional money raised would that have been placed at two popular council when full. The units are sealed County Cllr Keith Evans continues Engineering Training Centre (CETC) protect local policing which would see locations, Holly Hill play area and to stop birds and vermin getting in and to engage with the Centre to teach young people the skills they Councillor Seán Woodward, Leader of the appointment of 200 new Police Passage Lane.