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Our aim is to provide information on the activities of the Parish Council
and provide a source of useful general information about the parish.

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CVPC Newsletter March 2008 (246k)

 Minutes And Reports

Next Council Meeting
at 7:45pm on Monday 1 September 2008
Velmead Community Centre, Zebon Copse

AGENDA

COUNCIL MEETINGS are held in public. Start time is 7:45pm and the venue normally alternates between Mondays in the WI Hut, Crookham Village and Tuesdays in Velmead Community Centre, Zebon Copse.

There is always an opportunity for public participation, limited to 3 minutes per person, at the start of each meeting. If you have something to raise with the Council, please come along and have your say.

The ANNUAL PARISH MEETING is a special meeting, held once a year, devoted to a two-way exchange of views between the Parish Council and Parishioners.

Note revised dates of meetings at Velmead: on Mondays from June 2008

Current Topics

Hillyburrow Trees Protected
August 2008: a new fence has been erected by CVPC to protect the landmark copse of trees at the top of Hillyburrow against further damage from horses. Further work to put a boardwalk across the boggy area below Hillyburrow at the junction of footpaths 2 and 14 is expected to start shortly.

Post Office Pay Phone under Threat
June 2008: BT is proposing to remove the pay phone from outside the Post Office in Crookham Village.
See HERE for details and how to make representations to Hart Council Planning Department.
Please copy any submissions to the Clerk so that CVPC may respond to the views of parishioners.

Traffic
Following representations by concerned residents at the 2008 APM, CVPC is investigating ways in which traffic issues on village roads might be addressed more effectively. Watch this space for progress reports in due course.

Police
Hampshire Constabulary now have web pages giving news about police topics relevant to the Fleet area, including the parish of Crookham Village. See HERE for our area.

Flooding
If you are affected by flooding at your property, contact Thames water on 0845 9200 800 so that they are fully aware of all the problems. A report by ZCRA about the storms of 20 July 2007 is HERE.

Revised Call & Go Bus Service
The arrangements for Call & Go buses in Hart changed on 11 June 2007. New arrangements HERE.

Hart Homes Scheme
Hart Homes allocates housing association property for rent. Their web site is HERE.

Velmead Community Centre

At their full council meeting on 24 April 2008, Hart District Council finally approved the spending of £361,000 of money from developers on enhancements to Velmead Community Centre and adjacent play areas as part of the phased hand over of the facilities to Crookham Village Parish Council by April 2011. Further details will be posted on the CVPC web site in due course.

UPDATE 17 JULY 2008

The planning application for the upgrade to Velmead Community Centre (08/01227/MAJOR) was approved by Hart Council on 10 July 2008.

Once it became apparent that the timetable had slipped to preclude work being done during the Summer holidays, CVPC and ZCRA pressed for an option to be included for split working so that one hall would remain available during most of the period of works. Whether or not this option will be practical or affordable will only be known when tender responses have been processed.

Hart Council, owners of the property until handover to CVPC on 31 March 2011 if negotiations conclude successfully, have sent out invitations to tender for the upgrade work with a return date of 5 August.

A clearer picture of the way ahead should be available by about 8 August if tenders are received at Hart by the due date. Only then will it be possible to determine the financial viability of the whole scheme, the timing and duration of works, and whether it will be possible to retain partial access during the works.

Watch this space.

Email comments to velmead@crookhamvillage-pc.org.uk

Looking for Local Walks ?
A map showing footpaths in Hampshire, including those around Crookham, is available on line at http://www.hants.gov.uk/maps/paths/. Search using your postcode to see footpaths in your area.

Another source of Hampshire walks is www.walkinginhants.co.uk/

Confused about your rubbish collection day?
See HERE for details of the current allocations from Hart District Council.

Parish Plan
Questionnaires were circulated to all parishioners with a closing date for replies of 31 December 2005. Premilinary results were presented at the Annual Parish Meeting on TUESDAY 4 April 2006.

Key results of the Parish Questionnaire

968 residents responded.  Thank you all!!

Response rate: 32%, by household

Residents take issue with:

Future housing developments that are not supported by adequate investment in infrastructure

Developments that threaten green spaces and 'strategic gaps' between built-up areas

Residents want action on:

Infrastructure to enhance existing developments

Speeding traffic

Dog fouling

Residents care about:

The local environment

Refuse collection, recycling and community composting

Fostering a more vibrant community spirit in the Parish

Grants from Hart District Council and Hampshire County Council
mean that the cost of the survey has been kept down to only 40p per household.

Thanks again to everyone who took time to respond.

Your responses, together with additional comments received at the Annual Parish Meeting,
will be used by Crookham Village Parish Council during the preparation of the Parish Plan
and as supporting evidence when seeking to address residents' concerns.

Youth Facilities
The Parish Council is concerned at the lack of youth facilities in the immediate area of the parish. The Hampshire Youth service is currently helping to find out what may be required. We need feedback so that whatever is provided is what you want, not what the council think you ought to have. Email your comments to: feedback@crookhamvillage-pc.org.uk

Injuries to Children
The Parish Council is investigating Safer Routes to School in conjunction with local schools. If you have views, please contact the clerk as given below.

DID YOU KNOW THAT 45% OF INJURIES TO CHILDREN
ARE TO UN-RESTRAINED PASSENGERS IN VEHICLES?
BELT UP!

Clerk:
Daegmarsfield Farm
Church Lane
Dogmersfield
RG27 8SZ

Crookham Village Parish Council has the following councillors:

Crookham Village Ward
Cllr Peter Crawley
Cllr Indra Sinka (Vice Chairman)

Netherhouse Ward
Cllr Pauline Greenwood (co-opted)

Zebon Ward
Cllr Julia Ambler
Cllr Simon Ambler (Chairman)
Cllr Philip Ashton (co-opted)
Cllr David Jackson
Cllr Robert Ney

email: firstname.lastname@crookhamvillage-pc.org.uk

Dogmersfield Parish
To find out what is going on down the road in Dogmersfield, take a look at their web site .

The RAF Odiham flying programme is here .

Hart out of hours noise complaints 0845-6770678

Farnborough Airfield noise complaints 01252-526001