Review of Waste Recycling Centres – have your say!

Hampshire County Council are conducting a review of the household waste recycling centres – including our beloved Bunny Lane/Casbrook facility.  This might result in the closure of some of the current centres – and the Bunny Lane site might be one of those. You can see the proposals and make your views known through the…

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Braishfield Pantry opens!

Braishfield Pantry – Braishfield’s very own community shop and coffee shop is now open. Located at the Village Hall, the opening hours are 09:00 – 11:00 and 15:00 – 18:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Watch out for the GRAND OPENING on Saturday 9th of August at 10:00am.

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World War One Commemoration

At 12 noon today, 19 Parishioners gathered at All Saints Church Braishfield to remember the 20 Men from the Parish that died during the First World War. The names of each man that died was read out, each name followed by a single tolling of the bell. The moving service concluded with prayers and silence…

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Public Consultation by DEFRA: Flood Reinsurance Scheme

If your home or business is at risk of flooding, this Consultation is relevant to you.  This consultation ends on Tuesday 16th September. The UK Government announced in June 2013 that it was taking forward the Flood Reinsurance Scheme (Flood Re) as the preferred approach to addressing the availability and affordability of flood insurance. The Flood Re…

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New Village Defibrillator: Training on 1 October 2014

The Parish Council is purchasing a defibrillator which will be located outside the Village Hall for public use. We would like to invite those members of the Parish, particularly those involved with organisations which use the Village Hall and Recreation Ground, to attend a one hour training session, run by South Central Ambulance Service, in…

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Garden Waste Collection: wheelie bin option

If you subscribe to Test Valley Borough Council’s garden waste collection scheme, you can now order a wheelie bin to use instead of the sacks.  The one-off cost of a new bin is £25 on top of your subscription cost.  You may continue to use sacks, or old wheelie bins that you may already have.…

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Crime Update From Hampshire Constabulary

Neighbourhood Watch Hampshire Constabulary are looking to set up  Neighbourhood Watch schemes in your area, if you can assist or interested in setting up such a scheme in your road/close please make contact with Jo Cole joanna.cole@hampshire.pnn.police.uk . GENERAL CRIME PREVENTION ADVICE Keep ground floor or accessible windows shut and locked Don’t leave doors and patios doors…

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Crime Update from Hampshire Constabulary

Weekly beat report from 15/09/2014 – 19/09/2014… AMPFIELD ~ Calf reporting missing/stolen 15/09/14 A local Farmer in Hursley has reported one of his suckling calves has gone missing from a field, the calf is a approximately 7months old beige with a white face. Any sightings please call 101. BRAISHFIELD ~ Road traffic incident a two car road traffic incident…

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Countryside Access Plan Consultation

The Hampshire Countryside Access Plan (“CAP”) identifies the main issues in a particular part of Hampshire and suggests what should be done to improve access to the countryside in that area. It also looks at factors that affect the whole of Hampshire and the main priorities for overcoming them.  Hampshire County Council are currently consulting with…

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Crime Update from Hampshire Constabulary

Here is the weekly crime report dated 20/09/14 to 28/09/14 for the Romsey Rural area from Hampshire Constabulary: TRAVELLERS ~ One caravan and two vehicles were reported to be acting in a suspicious manner, on Top Green in Lockerley. It now appears the same caravan is now on camped the grass verge A27 Sherfield English. No…

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Revised Local Plan: Examination and Hearing

The details of the revised Local Plan are on Test Valley Borough Council’s website here The dates of the Hearing are on this letter from Test Valley Borough Council:  dates of hearing At Crosfield Hall on Tuesday 13th January 2015 it will deal with the following: COM3 – New Neighbourhood at Whitenap, Romsey COM4 –…

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Crime Update from Hampshire Constabulary

The following is the weekly crime report from Romsey Rural Area from Hampshire Constabulary…. Weekly beat report from 04/10/2014 – 16/10/2014 Weekly update reported crime Romsey rural, we hope you find this week’s circulation useful. We have worked hard to ensure the information is current and accurate. **If you know anyone who would like to…

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