on 22 nd March at 1pm in the Village Hall
in aid of the Countess of Brecknock Hospice
Any jumble, bric a brac, raffle prizes etc would be gratefully received before or on the morning of the sale. (No furniture this time please.) For collection, contact Maureen 01264 720062, Jo 720391 or Iris 720381.
Dear Readers,
As a school we decided to sponsor Water Aid as our charity this year. So far we have raised the phenomenal amount of £349 in just two events.
Last term we held a Count Your Blessings service at Hurstbourne Priors Church when all the pupils brought money they had raised over three weeks by paying when they used water in their house, for example, flushing the toilet cost 2p. The other event was a mufti day at school when everyone dressed up as something to do with water and paid £1. On the same day we held a tombola in our class. It took nearly all morning to rip up the tickets! We are planning more events this term and will let you know about these through this magazine.
Yours sincerely Naomi and Edmund
The main events this term have been a Science and Technology Week when the whole school visited Intech near Winchester for hands-on experience, and a Children’s Concert in Winchester Guildhall.
To stand for the parish council you need to be nominated by 31st March . You can get a form from the shop or by phoning Jeremy Barber on 720459.
• If you can spare some time to help with the council's work please stand for election.
• If you think 'they' should be doing things differently or like what 'they' are doing already please stand for election.
• If you want to improve our village please stand for election.
To find out more about what the council does and what being a councillor involves please contact the chairman, Jeremy Barber, email jeremy.barber@longparish.org.uk tel 720459, or ask any councillor.
Longparish Cricket Club
Ken Ball was recently awarded the Winchester & District’s Association Badge for 50 years service to Longparish Cricket Club, a well-deserved recognition.
At its February meeting the Parish Council:
• Considered responses from Southern Water and Hampshire Highways to letters written jointly with the school governors about flooding and drainage and decided to invite the Southern Water and the Environment Agency to speak at the annual parish meeting on 10 March. If you'd like to see the correspondence please email info@longparish.org.uk
• Raised no objection to plans for a single storey side extension at Jaydee, 133 North Acre
• Agreed a detailed response to the draft Test Valley Borough plan. If you'd like to see a copy please email info@longparish.org.uk
• Made final minor changes to the draft Village Design Statement which will now be sent to the TVBC planning department for approval
• Agreed a risk assessment of the council's activities
• Confirmed the next clean up day for Saturday 29 th March (see separate note) and decided to buy sandwiches and chips at the Plough for volunteers
• Decided to get the contractor back to rectify some defects with the skate ramp
• Accepted an offer from Purbeck to raise the ground level around the youth shelter on the playground to stop water pooling. Jim Neal will liaise with them.
• Decided to press for tidying work and a new layby following the replacement of Lower Mill Bridge.
• Heard that the website committee had been interviewed for an article in The Times. The article appeared on 15 February. If you'd like to see a copy please email info@longparish.org.uk
• Decided to encourage anyone interested to stand for election to the parish council. You can get a form from the shop. They must arrive at the TVBC Office in Andover by the end of March .
If you'd like to know more, the minutes are published on our village website www.longparish.org.uk .
The next meeting is the annual parish meeting at 7pm on Monday 10 March in the Village Hall. Our meetings are public and all parishioners are welcome to come and can speak. The agenda will be on the notice boards at the shop and in Forton a few days before the meeting.
Jeremy Barber Chairman
Tel 720459 email jeremy.barber@longparish.org.uk
Cricket Club 100 Club January winners
1 st Prize £35 no.1 Jon Hibberd
2 nd prize £15 no.179 Robert Mole
3 rd Prize £15 no. 131 Peter Colbeck