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Shared Services .............. 4-5

Community Projects ......... 6

Recycling ........................... 7

My 2012 ............................. 8

Hampshire Water Festival ............................... 9

Olympic Dreams .........10-11

Olympic Torch Relay ...12-13

Summer Events ...........14-15

Eco-town Update ........16-17

Be Water Wise .................18

ButserFest 2012 ................19

Community News ...... 20-21

A-Z of Council Services... 22

Councillor Contacts ........ 23

Partners Magazine is published by East Hampshire District Council. An online version is available at www.easthants.gov.uk or www.easthampshire.org

Your next edition of Partners Magazine will be published in November 2012.

Contact with the councilIf you would like to contact the district council about any of the services featured in this edition please see details given in each article.

Write to East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4EX

Email [email protected]

Main switchboard 01730 266551

Minicom service (Text calls for the hard of hearing) 01730 234103

Opening hoursCouncil Offices Penns Place, Petersfield GU31 4EX 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Alton Information Office 7 Cross and Pillory Lane GU34 1HL 9am to 4.30pm (Lunch 1-1.30pm) Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm Saturday

Bordon Information Office Forest Community Centre GU35 0BS 9am to 4.45pm (Lunch 1-1.30pm) Monday to Friday

Bramshott & Liphook Parish Office The Haskell Centre, Midhurst Road GU30 7TN 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm Monday to Friday

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Joint bin collections

EHDC has also forged links with

Winchester City Council to jointly provide

a waste service across the two areas.

This service, introduced in October

2011, is expected to save EHDC residents

more than a £1m a year thanks to more

efficient working practices.

Sharing services...

The financial downturn, reduced grants from the government and diminishing income, has meant that providing the high quality services residents demand is getting harder and harder.

However, East Hampshire District Council has come up with a clear way of getting the most out of its money – partnership working.

Working with organisations who deliver public services, whether they are private, public or voluntary sector, is a way to work more efficiently by sharing knowledge, staff and equipment.

To this end EHDC has recently forged partnerships with some of the councils on its borders, particularly Havant Borough Council (HBC).

EHDC and HBC now have one, shared management team supporting the two democratically distinct councils. This shared working means staff and their departments are now providing services for both councils, a much

more cost-effective and efficient way of working.

The partnership between the two councils began in 2009 when HBC Chief Executive Sandy Hopkins took up the role of joint Chief Executive for both councils. That move alone saved more than £59,000.

Since then the two organisations have continued to join up. The total number of managers has reduced from 47, in 2009, to 22 now and by the summer of 2013 it is expected that almost all services will be shared between the two organisations.

In all, shared working between EHDC and HBC is saving the taxpayer more than £2 million every year with more savings expected over the next 12 months.

The partnership allows the two councils to deliver services according to local need and remain politically independent but reduces the costs of managing and delivering these services to residents of both areas.

Making the most of your money

A new waste partnership has

been forged with Winchester

City Council.

Contact: Will Parsons, EHDC Communications, on 01730 234030 email: [email protected]

Parking Partnership

One example of the benefits of EHDC’s

partnership with Havant Borough Council

can already be felt on our roads. In April,

the councils launched an on-street parking

enforcement service across both areas.

The scheme, saving both councils more

than £40,000 a year, is easing congestion

and providing a greater turn-over of on-

street spaces, which is better for local

businesses. Have your say on the district’s

car parks by taking part in our on-line

survey. Go to www.easthants.gov.uk/

ehdc/carparksweb.nsf

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Financial sustainability is a key part in the council’s long-term strategy which will guide it through the coming years of economic stringency and uncertainty.

The plan, called the Corporate Strategy, concentrates on three main outcomes - financial sustainability, economic growth and public service excellence.

The plan is a blueprint for the council’s future, shaping everything it does over the next five years.

The six-page document takes account of residents’ needs following comprehensive research and shows how the council will

make the best use of available resources to achieve clear goals. It is also flexible enough to accommodate and respond to any changes in the district’s economic situation.

EHDC Leader, Cllr Ken Moon, said: “We want to make East Hampshire increasingly prosperous, vibrant and active and it is our Corporate Strategy that sets out how we will begin to achieve that.”

Our vision for the future

Parking Partnership

One example of the benefits of EHDC’s

partnership with Havant Borough Council

can already be felt on our roads. In April,

the councils launched an on-street parking

enforcement service across both areas.

The scheme, saving both councils more

than £40,000 a year, is easing congestion

and providing a greater turn-over of on-

street spaces, which is better for local

businesses. Have your say on the district’s

car parks by taking part in our on-line

survey. Go to www.easthants.gov.uk/

ehdc/carparksweb.nsf

Council Tax rises by 6p a week East Hampshire District Council has increased its share of Council Tax by 2.5 per cent this year to protect frontline services across the area.

It is only the second increase in the last six years and represents an extra £3.28 on a Band D property per year, or 6p a week.

The rise was considered the best way to maintain the council’s services over the long term in the face of a stuttering economy and diminishing government grant.

Cllr Julie Butler, Portfolio Holder for Finance, said: “Over the last five years we have raised council tax only once. Alongside that the government grant we receive has dropped from £6m to £3m over the last few years. In this context I am proud of the budget we have produced which maintains

frontline services while keeping the cost to the customer low.”

The Corporate Strategy can be found at www.easthants.gov.uk/corporatestrategy2012-17

East Hampshire District Council Leader

Cllr Ken Moon, Joint CEO Sandy Hopkins and Cllr Tony

Briggs, Leader of Havant Borough Council, welcomed

the new vision for both authorities.

How your Council Tax is divided

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Young Stars shine on stageA string of talented young stars, from ballet dancers to puppet masters, took to the stage at the final of East Hampshire’s newest talent show competition in January.

Ignition – Ignite Your Talent showcased some of the best acts in the district as they fought for the right to be crowned its first champion.

In the end it was two dancers who stole the show with contemporary ballet dancer Charlie Day, of Bordon, and gymnastic dancer Phoebe Barrow, of Alton, scooping top spots in their age groups.

Trees growing on Steep pupilsMore than 100 new oak trees are taking root in a Steep wood in celebration of the area’s successful Tree Warden Scheme.

Children from Steep Primary School planted the trees under the guidance of the local Tree Warden.

The Chairman of East Hampshire District Council, Councillor Ken Carter, said: “The children will be able to come back in 50 years and say ‘I planted that mature oak tree’. Won’t that be wonderful!”

Art Group is picture perfectAn artistic scheme to help people recover from mental ill health has been given a boost by East Hampshire District Council.

Artscape, based off Ramshill, in Petersfield, gives people the chance to express their creativity in a relaxed and informal setting.

East Hampshire District Council has given £500 towards the project. Director Mandie Saw said: “Artscape builds up self-esteem and confidence in a safe environment.”

East Hampshire District Council helps hundreds of residents every year by giving out grants to local groups. If you run a community project or organisation that could use a little extra funding contact EHDC on 01730 234383.

Caring for the community

The Liss locals will be dining in fine style after the WRVS lunch club picked up a brand new set of Royal Worcester

crockery.

The club, which provides a hot meal

and lively company for around 60 local people every Thursday, will enjoy new crockery and cutlery thanks in part to a £1,000 EHDC grant.

Jenny Hance, who runs the event, said: “We have had ladies coming here since the club started and one of

our ladies is 101 years old. If you don’t drive you can be

quite isolated but we have drivers to bring you to the hall and take you home.

“Royal Worcester has been able to give us a great deal because we are a charity and East Hampshire District Council have also been very supportive.”

Cllr Gina Logan volunteers as a washer up after the meals. She said: “It’s been going for a long time and is very well supported. It’s really valuable for the villagers who attend because it is a chance for them to meet up with their friends and it provides a fantastic hot meal, all cooked by volunteers, and lots of good company.”

Councillor Gina Logan

(left) with diners from WRVS lunch club

Olly Coulson at Artscape, Petersfield

Liss Lunch Club

Left: Phoebe Barrow showed her gymnastic prowess at the Ignition talent

contest

Steep pupils planting a new tree

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Recycling - Let’s get it right

QualityMake sure your recycling is clean, dry and loose.

Rinse out milk bottles, tins and other food packing to reduce

‘contaminating’ the rest of your recycling.

Contamination such as food waste makes materials harder

to recycle which means recycling companies will pay the

council less for it. Sometimes it cannot be recycled at all.

ElectricalsTake your small electrical goods to the nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. Mobile phones, irons, toasters TVs and more can be taken apart and the parts can be re-used or recycled.

Bulky wasteIf it’s too big for you to move yourself we can come and collect it for you.We can take fridges, sofas, furniture and big TVs from your doorstep.There is a small charge for this service although this may be waived for those receiving certain benefits.

Garden wasteWe will pick up grass cuttings, clippings

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The garden waste collection service costs

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We now take AEROSOLS with your other recyclables – but please make sure they are empty!

Why recycling mattersRecycling is good for the environment and the economy, saving money and creating jobs. Most of the recycling that we collect from you is reprocessed here in the UK and put to the best possible use to make new cans, tins, newspapers and plastic bottles.

Recycling reduces the need for raw materials such as trees, metal and oil which helps save energy and natural resources.

Recycling is a really easy way to do something positive for the environment, so let’s get it right.

Just put the right stuff in your bin and we will do the rest!

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“The Olympics is not just a spectator sport!” That’s the message from the man who is encouraging more than 13,000 children to get involved with the Games this summer.

Stuart Woods, Vice Principal at The Petersfield School, is leading a cross-school project to enthuse local youngsters about Olympic values through sporting and cultural activities.

The scheme, called My 2012, has seen unprecedented collaboration among schools, with every school in the district

taking part through activities as varied as art, dance, drama and sport.

Mr Woods, who works with a team of teachers from schools around the district, is passionate that local children should become part of the Olympic experience and not let this once-

in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by.

“Get yourself involved, that’s the message,” he said. “The Olympics is not something you should just watch - it’s about taking part.

“By combining sport and culture you get a dynamic and powerful

partnership. There’s no-one that can’t find something to get excited

about in sport and culture.

“The Cultural Olympiad doesn’t mimic sport, but it can help us learn about the Olympic values of courage, determination, excellence, friendship, inspiration and respect.”

The schools have been split into geographical clusters which have each been assigned a continent to focus on. The children have been learning about cultural differences around the world, focusing on the Olympic values and then expressing their own interpretations of Olympic spirit through their own work.

Mr Woods believes that challenging the pupils to think about Olympics as a cultural event, and not just a sporting one, will help the games make a lasting impact on them.

“It’s these values that will ultimately leave us the legacy, it’s not necessarily about building a memorial like a statue,” he said.

“It’s a habit of mind. If you can change the way these young people think about things and change the way they feel then that will be with them a long time after the statue has lost its lustre. But you must take part in something to feel it.

“If you blink you will miss this. The games will be over in a heart-beat unless you mark each point and celebrate its success. We will give these children a year to remember.”

The Olympics Don’t just watch it, be part of it!

“The Olympics is not just a spectator sport”Find out more at www.my-2012.co.uk

Stuart Woods

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This year’s event is split into four special zones to reflect the Olympic values

The Hampshire Water Festival will be infused with a sporting flavour this year as the event picks up the spirit of the Olympics.

Held in the beautiful Staunton Country Park, the day before the Olympic torch arrives in Petersfield, the festival will feature a series of sporting activities visitors can have a go at.

Now in its fourth year the free event, held on Saturday 14 July and Sunday 15 July, from 10am-5pm, has become a well-established part of the calendar, boasting free activities, live entertainment, exhibitors and stalls.

On Sunday the festival will see a sporting twist with local clubs providing interactive taster sessions in a variety of sports, fun inflatables and an opportunity to meet talented athletes from the area.

The weekend will go out with a bang on Sunday evening with a spectacular Fire and Water Firework Display celebrating the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.

Hampshire Water Festival gets a splash of sport

Challenge Zone

Have a go at a number of

different inflatable challenges,

including an Assault Course

and Human Bungee Eliminator!

Sports ZoneFun and free taster sessions

from local sports clubs. Health ZoneLearn more about why we should stay healthy and what the benefits are.

Find out more at www.hampshirewaterfestival.co.uk

Inspiration ZoneA great opportunity to meet high level athletes from the local area.

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When the Paralympics begins on 2 September East Hampshire will be well represented by athletes lining up alongside the world’s best.

That is thanks in large part to Treloar’s School, the school for disabled people, in Upper Froyle, that is also a talent factory for paralympians.

A string of current and former pupils and staff are bursting into the GB squad.

Sprinter Ben Rushgrove, who won silver in Beijing, is a former pupil, while footballer Martin Sinclair, the older brother of Swansea’s Premier League winger Scott Sinclair, is a member of staff.

But it is in boccia, a sport resembling boules in which Britain harbours strong medal hopes, that Treloar’s has contributed the most.

Former pupils David Smith and Dan Bentley are in the squad, with David Smith considered one of the world’s best boccia players, while current pupils Jess Hunter and Andrew Morgan have made the full squad and reserve squad respectively.

Perhaps key to the school’s success in boccia is coach Barry Bowden, who combines working for the GB Team with his role at Treloar’s.

Barry has been coaching boccia since it was introduced as an after-school sport at Treloar’s. He took his charges into competition and was so successful he had become an international coach by 2005.

Since that time he has taken promising young stars and turned them into international competitors. He believes the school and its facilities are the perfect springboard for young disabled sports stars.

“Treloar’s has a good set up here,” he said. “It improves people’s natural ability and maximises their potential. It has a history of producing talented sports stars.”

He was unable to attend the Paralympics in Beijing, where Britain won gold, and is eager to get into the competition come September.

“The Paralympics are the pinnacle for any coach or any athlete to be involved in,” he said. “At the opening ceremony we will be coming out in front of 100,000 people. The television cameras will be there and there will be a lot of coverage and attention.

“And when we play we will be playing in front of between 8-10,000 people.”

The starting block for paralympic success

BOCCIA FACTS

Boccia is a sport for athletes

with disabilities that have a

major impact on motor skills

Athletes throw balls at a target

‘jack’, like petanque or boules

Athletes compete in four

categories depending on their

disability

Team GB won gold in Beijing

Find out more about the paralympics at www.london2012.com/paralympics

Promising

young boccia stars

Andrew Morgan and

Jess Hunter with their

coach Barry Bowden

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Among the top competitors and world stars that will be lighting up the Games in London this summer there are not many playing to win their third consecutive gold medal.

But that’s just what wheelchair tennis ace Peter Norfolk OBE aims to achieve.

Peter lives in Medstead and works at EPC Wheelchairs in Farnborough, but spends much of his year competing in tournaments across the globe. He has won 48 singles and 16 doubles titles and is ranked number one in the Quad division, where his global domination has seen him dubbed The Quadfather.

Peter won gold in the quad singles in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 and also has silver and bronze Quad doubles medals to his name from the last two Games

Paralysed after a motorbike accident in 1979, Peter then suffered a spinal complication, some 20 years later, affecting the strength in his right arm and wrist, which means he now plays with his racket strapped to his right hand.

Despite his success around the world Peter maintains that a victory in London would be his best ever.

He said: “Tennis has been a huge part of my life and I have won many tournaments in the past but I think the excitement and joy of playing in front of a British crowd cheering you on to win a gold medal will be totally inspirational.

“London 2012 is the biggest sporting event in the world and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to try and win a medal at a home games.”

Peter won the British Open in 2011 and has claimed his 5th Australian Open Grand Slam title this year.Medstead Ace

looking to serve up third gold

The best of East Hampshire’s sporting talent was honoured at the district’s first ever sports awards.

The event, hosted by TV presenter Fred Dinenage, was launched to mark the arrival of the Olympics in 2012.

Our local sports stars competed in 12 categories covering every sporting angle, from Master Sportsmen of the Year to Junior School Team of the Year.

The winners, drawn from across the district, collected their awards in front of their fellow nominees in a closely-packed audience at The Studio, in The Petersfield School.

Katy Mew, Junior Sportswoman of the Year and Cllr

Ken Carter

Some of the winners

Master Sportsman of the Year

Peter Norfolk (51) Medstead

World number one in wheelchair tennis.

Coach of the Year

Barry Bowden (50) Treloar’s, Alton

Paralympic Boccia coach.

Senior Disability Sportsperson of Year

Jess Hunter (19) Treloar’s, Alton

Boccia player in the squad for the 2012

Paralympic games.

Club of the Year

Petersfield Cricket Club

Service to Sport

Tony Rudgard MBE, Liphook

20 years tireless work for local sport

Terry Brigdale, Junior Sportsman of the Year, with Fred Dinenage

The starting block for paralympic success

East Hants Sports Stars are all winners


The Olympic Torch will arrive in Petersfield at 8.30am and will take approximately half an hour to travel through the town, before leaving Hampshire and heading towards West Sussex.

The Torch is carried between sites by vehicle before being transferred to the Torchbearers to be carried through the town.

The Flame will be carried by Torchbearers along The Causeway, up into Dragon Street, before turning onto the High Street, then continuing through Chapel Street. At the end of Chapel Street the Torch will then turn right into Station Road and up through Ramshill before ending this leg of its journey, near Churcher’s College.

The Olympic Flame will then revert back to convoy mode and depart to the next destination, Rogate in West Sussex.

This summer Petersfield has been given the honour of hosting the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on its journey to the Olympic Stadium. On Day 59, Monday 16 July, the Olympic Flame will travel through Petersfield bringing with it the excitement and passion of the world’s biggest sporting event to the people of East Hampshire.

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LOCOG worked closely with representatives from a number of sectors in each Nation and Region of the UK to devise the route and is taking the Olympic Flame to within ten miles of over 95 per cent of the population.


Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Petersfield to cheer the torch through the town.

It is anticipated the influx of visitors will place a heavy burden on the town’s car parks and roads. People are asked to come to town by bike or public transport wherever possible.

The Police will be operating rolling road closures along the route, to allow the Torch entourage to pass through safely. We hope to keep disruption to a minimum but visitors are asked to plan ahead and get here early!

Keep up to date with the Torch Relay atwww.easthants.gov.uk/2012

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encourages all its residents to

welcome the Olympic Flame to

Petersfield. It extends an open

invitation to everyone to come

and line the route, and cheer on

the Torchbearers as the flame is

carried through the town on the

morning of Monday 16 July 2012.

LOCOG worked closely with representatives from a number of sectors in each Nation and Region of the UK to devise the route and is taking the Olympic Flame to within ten miles of over 95 per cent of the population.

Eight lucky Torchbearers have been chosen to carry the Flame through Petersfield including three East Hampshire residents - Adam Massey (17), from Petersfield, Sally Sheward (56), from Alton, and Patrick Seaman (16), from Lindford.

Other Torchbearers selected for the Petersfield leg are Kate Blin-Stoyle (25) from Hove, Kerstin Sigle (43) from Stuttgart, Liam O’Hare (12) from Thorney Island, Rob Brandford (34) from Leatherhead and Thilo Macharowsky (47) from Roedermark.

An average of 115 Torchbearers a day will carry the Olympic Flame during its 8,000 mile journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the official start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG said: “The Flame symbolises the Olympic spirit and its journey around the UK will bring the excitement of the Games to our streets.”

Torchbearers

The last time the Olympics

was held in London, in

1948, the event was

launched by John Mark, a

long-serving GP in Liss.

John was chosen to light

the flame to start the games

not because of his athletic

prowess, he was an excellent

400m runner, but because he

was so good looking! It was

said his looks and stature

personified the British youth.

See the full story at the

Petersfield Museum Olympic

Exhibition.

Can you help?

EHDC is appealing for volunteers

to help marshal crowds and keep

roads clear. If anyone would like to

take part in the event as a volunteer

please get in touch.

Contact: Amanda Fincham,

EHDC Support Manager, on

01730 234341 or email

[email protected]

En route

Did you know?

A Torchbearer’s story

Torchbearer Patrick Seaman, 16, from

Lindford, was born 70% deaf and

learned to speak through The Elizabeth

Foundation in Portsmouth. With the

addition of hearing aids he now attends

mainstream school and has taken

his GCSE exams, something that his

teachers thought he would never

achieve.

Patrick, who has suffered with epilepsy since an

early age also has degenerative eye-sight and has overcome

many difficulties in his life already. Being chosen to carry the

Olympic Flame is a proud moment for him and his parents and

an inspiration to those who hear his story.

Patrick will receive a certificate to mark his once in a lifetime

experience and will get to keep the white and gold 2012

branded uniform designed by adidas, as a memento from

the day.

He said: “I think it’s amazing that I am one of a few people

to be chosen to carry the Olympic Torch. I am really looking

forward to holding the torch and making everyone who

knows me proud. I would like to thank my Auntie who

nominated me and show everyone that having

disabilities can be fun as well.”

A Petersfield dentist has two

Olympic medals to his name. Ian

Hallam, of Meon Dental Practice

competed as a cyclist in the

4000m pursuit and won Bronze

medals in the 1972 Olympic

Games in Munich and the

1976 games in Montreal.

Did you know?


May 2012 East Hampshire dresses for the OlympicsThe London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic ‘Look’ has been created by LOCOG to celebrate the games. The ‘Look’ will be used across the district to connect East Hampshire with the Olympic Park. This will be seen through flower bed displays, colourful decoration and vibrant London 2012 signage.

Sat 2nd - Sun 4th June Alton Diamond Jubilee Carnival and EventsAlton’s Carnival, last held in the mid-1990s, will be revived as part of a packed programme of events planned to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Alton.

Venue: Alton Town Centre

Mon 4th June Petersfield Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Petersfield will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a full day of events. The town centre will see a procession of British cars and motorbikes before the fun switches to the Heath for a fete, hog roast, stalls and music.

Venue: Petersfield Town Centre and Heath

Sat 2nd - Mon 4th June Whitehill & Bordon Jubilee CelebrationsA weekend of events across Whitehill and Bordon. Includes a Junior Disco, a youth theatre, tree planting, charity cricket match and a soap box derby to make the jubilee an event to remember.

Tues 5th June Diamond Jubilee Medal ParadeA march through Bordon, past a saluting dais by the war memorial, to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Residents are welcome to line the route.

Sun 1st July - Fri 31st August Petersfield Museum Olympic Exhibition

Fascinating artifacts and stories reveal how Petersfield and the surrounding area has been touched by the Olympics in the past.

Venue: Petersfield Museum, off St Peter’s Road

Sun 1st July Alton & North East Hants Agricultural Show Something for everyone! Tigers children’s motorcycle display, Flying Foxes Sidesaddle Display, combine harvesters, farm animals, heavy horses, private driving, birds of prey, dog show, demonstration kitchen, cars, music, crafts & much more!

Venue: Froyle Park, Alton

Sun 8 July Hampshire Welcomes the WorldA day of amazing music at Staunton Country Park performed by pupils from local schools alongside artists from the other side of the world.

Venue: Staunton Country Park Free event 12pm – 7pm

Sat 14th - Sun 15th July Hampshire Water FestivalThe popular family festival gets a distinctly sporty flavour as part of the build up to the Olympic Torch’s appearance in Petersfield. See Page 9

Venue: Staunton Country Park

Mon 16 July Olympic Torch Relay through PetersfieldPetersfield plays host to the Olympic Torch as it passes through the town on route to London. See the centre spread for full details!

It’s going to be a summer full of events for East Hampshire, celebrating the Olympics, the Diamond Jubilee and more. To find out about all these events and others in East Hants check out www.easthampshire.org

What’s onthis summer

Alton Show - a highlight of the summer

Steep resident Wyndham Halswelle

won a gold medal at the 1908 Olympics held

in London despite being the only runner in

his race.

The 400m final was stopped after judges

declared Halswelle had been impeded by his

American opponents. They disagreed and

refused to take part in the re-run, leaving

Halswelle to race for the gold alone.

Read the full story and see Halswelle’s gold

medal, at the Petersfield Museum

Olympic Exhibition. See below.

Did you know?


Sunday 22 July Alton Festival of SportsCome and have a go at a host of fun sports laid on at Alton Sports Centre by clubs across Alton. The day will run from 10am to 2pm.

Fri 27th July London 2012 Olympic Opening CeremonyThis event marks the start of the Olympics. All event information is on www.London2012.com

Sat 25th - Mon 27th August Petersfield Summer FestivalPetersfield’s Summer Festival returns with three days of fun, sun and music.

Venue: Petersfield Town Centre

Wed 22nd August East Hants and Havant Flame FestivalAn afternoon of sports offer the chance to take part in New Age Kurling, boccia, trampolining and many more inclusive activities. Meet clubs and coaches and find out more about sport and physical activity opportunities across East Hampshire and Havant.

Venue: Alton Leisure Centre, 1pm- 4pm

Wed 29th August London 2012 Paralympic Opening CeremonyThis event marks the start of the Paralympics. All event information is on www.London2012.com

Sat 15th September

Butserfest 2012The popular alcohol/drug-free festival celebrates its 6th year with the best local and national up-and-coming bands. Includes free activities.www.butserfest.co.ukfacebook.com/butserfest

Venue: Queen Elizabeth Country Park, 11am-10pm

Get 20% off admission price to some of the area’s top attractions with East Hampshire District Council’s fantastic Local Explorer card.

The local explorer card which is normally £5, is now free until 2 July!

You can enjoy good times for less at a host of local venues including Birdworld, Gilbert White’s House, Mid-Hants Railway Watercress Line, Butser Ancient Farm, Milestones and The Vyne, in Basingstoke. You can also get a discount on Virgin Hot Air Balloon flights.

The card is valid for six months and entitles up to five people entrance to participating attractions at the discounted rate. It can be used an unlimited number of times within the six month period.

Apply for your card online by visiting www.easthants.gov.uk/localexplorer

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An international architectural competition to design three zero carbon houses has been run to set the standard of design for Whitehill & Bordon Eco-town.

Ash Sakula, architects from London, were announced as the winners. The competition had an amazing response with 54 companies entering and competing to design houses with the highest possible standards of environmental sustainability.

One of the main aims of the competition was to set the standard of sustainable design for the Eco-town – but it was also to get as many people involved as possible.

So a residents’ panel (with eight members) was set up and they commented on the shortlisted proposals before these were submitted to a jury.

The jury was made up of local councillors, architects and experts and they took the residents’ comments into consideration when they were deciding who should win the competition.

The jury spent hours deliberating and considering which proposals best suited the site, showed innovative and sustainable design, met residents’ expectations and could be replicated in other parts of the town.

One of the key features of the homes will be that fuel bills will be low – not just because the houses lose almost no heat but also because they are zoned with innovative thermostats that learn how the residents of the house live and adjust accordingly.

WHITEHILL & BORDON ECO-TOWN UPDATEMasterplan consultation and publicationA revised masterplan has just been published. This is a guide to how the town will be regenerated to get the facilities and infrastructure that it so desperately needs. The masterplan ensures that the town is not developed in a piecemeal fashion.

The first masterplan was published in 2010 and has now been revised to take on board the outcomes of extensive and ongoing consultation within the town and surrounding villages.

One of the key changes to the masterplan is that the housing numbers have been reduced from 5,300 to 4,000.

Copies of the masterplan are available in public buildings within the town or from the website www.whitehillbordon.com

Ensuring successful sustainable regeneration for Whitehill & Bordon

Contact:For more information about Whitehill & Bordon Eco-town visit www.whitehillbordon.com

or email [email protected]

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The old Ministry of Defence Fire Station is being transformed into an exhibition centre. This will open this autumn and will be a fun and interesting way to learn about the Eco-town. Opening times and more details will be available on www.whitehillbordon.com

Ensuring successful sustainable regeneration for Whitehill & Bordon Eco-station opening

Exhibition HouseThe Exhibition House is currently being built. It will open to the public this autumn and will demonstrate low-carbon living. A photo of the building work is taken every three minutes and uploaded to the Eco-town website so residents can watch progress as it happens.

Eco-terrace design competition

The winning design enables the houses to be carbon neutral by using a variety of methods including:

• Generating energy on site using solar panels and solar thermal (which is heating water using the sun’s energy)

• Carefully selecting materials that are as eco-friendly as possible

• Flooding the house with daylight by having large windows

• Ensuring that water is saved and harvested by using green water recycling, low-use water taps, having a small size bath and rainwater butts.


Keep your cloths clean. Changing or washing cleaning cloths regularly will prevent them

building up harmful bacteria.

Wash your hands thoroughly. Particularly important before preparing cooked or ready-to-eat foods and after handling raw foods.

Hose-pipe bans are in effect across much of the South East as reserves run low - so make sure you make the most of your water.

Not everyone in East Hampshire is affected by the ban. All South East water customers are subject to restrictions, but residents who are supplied by Southern Water are not.

There are also some exemptions particularly for Blue Badge holders and businesses.

For more information about drought and water efficiency please visit www.southeastwater.co.uk

Food businesses and residents are being advised to follow a few basic steps to keep dangerous E coli bacteria at bay.

Following high-profile outbreaks of E coli 0157, which resulted in

deaths and long-term health problems, the Food Standards Agency has produced guidance on how best to prevent contamination. E coli can be found on foods such as raw meat, fruit and vegetables.

East Hampshire District Council’s food team

is enforcing the guidance in food premises across the district and is encouraging everyone to

follow that example in their

kitchens at home.

Businesses are given a rating based on the team’s food hygiene inspections. Look up the food hygiene rating for individual food

businesses at www.food.gov.uk/ratings.

Make every drop count!Wash with a full load –each washing machine cycle uses up to 100 litres of water Take a shower – instead of a bath Peeling vegetables – use a bowl full of water. A tap left running for 10 minutes uses almost 100 litres of water

Ditch the sprinkler – it uses as much water in an hour as a family of six in one dayFit a water butt – start collecting rainwater from the drainpipe.

Keep deadly bacteria at bay

Contact: EHDC’s Food Safety Team, on 01730 234306

Here are three tried and tested methods to keep E coli at bay...

1 Prevent cross-contamination. For example, use separate cutting boards for raw meat and cooked/ready to eat foods.

2

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Be Water-Wise this summer


Saturday 15 September 11am-10pm Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Hampshire

The best local and national up-and-coming bands

Free activitiesAlcohol/drug-free festivalwww.butserfest.co.uk

facebook.com/butserfest

East Hampshire District Council presents

© EHDC 2012

TICKETS ON SALE N O W !


Residents of Alton’s Eastbrooke Ward are joining together to make their neighbourhood the best it can be.

Residents took part in a community drop-in day in February to tell their Councillor, Dean Phillips, and his team what they thought of the area.

Cllr Phillips launched a project at the beginning of the year to find out the demographic make-up of the area, what services the residents used and any other issues they wished to share.

He said: “This is a great opportunity for residents to really have their say and make positive changes that could benefit generations to come. They know their area better than anyone and I am keen to hear from any resident who would like to work together with us.”

Events, such as the drop-in at the Bushy Leaze Centre, have helped to foster a strong community spirit and people have been coming forward to join a residents’ association or act as a community champion.

Look out for more events in Alton Eastbrooke in the future

Contact: Karen Dawes, Community Safety

Manager, on 01730 234167

email: [email protected]

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DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE!EHDC will be updating its electoral roll early this year as a special election is to be held in November.

For the first time electors will be able to vote for a Police and Crime Commissioner who will be in charge of policing in our region.

As a result EHDC must make sure everyone’s details are stored correctly on the electoral roll and will be sending out forms to every household in the district at the end of June to be checked and returned.

If your details are not correct you won’t be able to vote!

Get a warm feeling about your home by getting free cavity and wall insulation as part of a limited offer.

East Hampshire District Council, Havant Borough Council and Hampshire County Council are working

together to provide the insulation and help residents make savings of about £300 a year.

The offer was due to end in March but will now run until the end of September thanks to Insulate Hampshire’s funding partner ScottishPower.

Insulation makes a big difference to a home, helping it stay warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. It normally costs between £150 and £500 to install and, according to the Energy Saving Trust, can save home-owners an average of £300 every year.

Contact: Lianne Hall, Elections

Manager, 01730 234370

[email protected]

High demand is anticipated in the forthcoming

months, so residents are encouraged to contact

the Insulate Hampshire team as soon as

possible. Call 0800 952 0037 or apply online at

www.insulatehampshire.co.uk

From humble beginnings in a small Grayshott home one local woman’s determination to provide better care for her disabled son has grown to become one of the country’s foremost charities for people with learning difficulties.

Elizabeth Fitzroy bought a small children’s home, called Donec, in 1962 and, undaunted by the cost of the property or the scale of the project, set about making her dream a reality.

Now the charity is celebrating its 50th anniversary, has 53 locations around the country and provides support and care to more than 500 people every year.

FitzRoy is based in Petersfield, off Hylton Road, and counts East Hampshire as one of its heartlands.

Anna Galliford, Chief Executive of FitzRoy, said: “Elizabeth was keen that adults with learning disabilities received support to live as independently as possible and exercise real choice in their day-to-day lives.”

The charity stays true to this ethos half a century later, emphasising the importance of choice to the people they support. FitzRoy supports independent living in different ways, from residential care to an hour or two of support to help with shopping or managing their budgets.

“The Charity’s vision is that everyone is treated as equals, regardless of their disability”, said Anna.

When Judith Leslie-Smith found there were no facilities for her 17-year-old disabled daughter she took the only course available to her – she set

something up herself.

The result is the Kingsley Centre which opened in 1988.

“My daughter went to Treloar College,” Judith

recalls, “and when she finished at 17 we looked around and there was nothing for her to do.

“I wanted her to come and mix with other people and

do ordinary things, do what she wanted

to do. That was an absolutely foreign concept in those days.”

So Judith and a small team bought the village’s old school house for £40,000 with help from local fundraisers and East Hampshire District Council and set up a centre for four or five disabled people.

Nearly a quarter of a century later the centre has more than 50 participants and provides services that help disabled people earn life skills, social skills and self-confidence.

Since 2007 around £500,000 has been ploughed into the facility, again with EHDC support, and it now features a shop, café, kitchen, hall and offices and has become a hub for the entire village.

Judith said: “We want to provide services and training for people with disabilities but we also want to provide services to the community. We want the Kingsley Centre to be a community facility rather than a facility for disabled people.”


FitzRoy @50

Kingsley Centregrows in stature

Judith Leslie-Smith (left) and Jill

Trout

Richard from the FitzRoy day service On Track

working at the Rural Skills Project at

East Meon


A

Abandoned vehicles ..............................0300 300 0013 Accidents in the workplace ..........................................234360 Active lifestyles ..................234067 Arts development ..............234391

B

Benefits ............................. 234175 Building control .................234207 Business advice .................. 234165

C

Car parks ........................... 234274 Cemeteries and burials ..........................................234285 Charitable collections ..............................0300 300 0013 Childcare ...........................234380 Community planning .........234015 Community Forums ...........234073 Community safety ............. 234167 Contaminated land ............234360 Countryside and biodiversity ..........................................234386

D

Disabled toilet access ..........................................234289 Dogs and animals ..............234360 Domestic violence ..............234345 Drains blocked ...................234289 Drum Housing Association ..........................................403200

E

Elections ............................234370 Electoral registration ..........234093

FFlooding ............................234295 Food and food premises complaints .........................234360

Fly-tipping ..............0300 300 0013

GGraffiti ...................0300 300 0013 Grants for community projects ..........................................234391 Grass cutting and grounds maintenance ..........0300 300 0013

HHampshire County Council ............................. 0845 603 5638 Health and safety at work ..........................................234302 Historic buildings ............... 234216 Home energy conservation 234070 Home Improvement Agency ..........................................260180 Homecheck ...................... 234404 Housing .............................234345 Housing (affordable) ..........234346 Housing (empty homes) .... 234404 Housing (grants) ............... 234404 Housing (private sector) .... 234404

LLand and property (EHDC owned) ..................234043 Land charges .....................234262 Landscape ......................... 234215 Licensing (alcohol and entertainment) ...................234389 Litter and dog waste bins ..............................0300 300 0013

MMarkets .............................234289

PPartners magazine .............234030 Pest control ........................234360 Planning development .......234246 Planning policy .................. 234219 Play equipment ......0300 300 0013 Pollution (noise, water, air, land) .......234360 Population statistics ........... 234219

RRefuse and recycling collections ..............................0300 300 0013 Road sweeping ......0300 300 0013

SScrap metal and motor salvage ..........................................234379 Sewers ...............................234295 Sports and leisure centres ..........................................234399

(Alton Sports Centre ......................... 01420 540040) (Mill Chase Leisure Centre ..........................01420 472549) (Taro Leisure Centre ..... 263996) (Bohunt Centre, Community School ...............01428 724324) (Horndean Technology College .........................023 9259 4325)

Sports development ...........234396 Street name plates ..............................0300 300 0013 Street names and numbers ..........................................234275

TTaxi licences .......................234095 Toilets ....................0300 300 0013 Tourist Information ............268829 Tourism marketing .............234164 Transport ...........................234013 Travel concessions (HCC) ..............................0845 045 8355 Trees (not woodlands) ....... 234214

VVacancies ...........................234047 Valuation (Council Tax) ..............................03000 501 501 Voluntary/community services (Community First East Hampshire) .......................................... 710017

WWaste reduction initiatives................0300 300 0013

YYoung people (recreation and entertainment) ................... 234107 Youth Council ....................234186

A to Z of council servicesAll numbers 01730 unless otherwise stated

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Go to www.easthants.gov.uk or call 01730 266551


Below is a list of all East Hampshire District Councillors by the ward areas they represent.

Alton AmeryRobert Saunders • Con01420 82669 • [email protected]

Alton AshdellAndrew Joy • Con01420 85251 • [email protected]

Alton EastbrookeDean Phillips • Con01420 84935 • [email protected]

Alton WestbrookeNicholas Branch • Con01420 562698 • [email protected]

Alton WhitedownMelissa Maynard • Con01420 85791 • [email protected]

Alton WooteysDavid Orme • Con01420 544974 • [email protected]

Binsted and BentleyKen Carter • Con01420 22576 • [email protected]

Bramshott and LiphookLynn Ashton • Con01428 604547 • [email protected] Glass • Con01428 722375 • [email protected] Mouland • Con01428 725454 • [email protected]

Clanfield and FinchdeanKen Moon • Con023 9259 9602 • [email protected] Newberry • Con023 9259 6013 • [email protected]

DownlandPatrick Burridge • Con01420 88668 • [email protected]

East MeonDavid Parkinson • Con01730 823608 • [email protected]

Four Marks and MedsteadMaurice Johnson MBE • Con01420 563329 • [email protected] Seward • Con01420 562783 • [email protected]

Froxfield and SteepNick Drew • Con07884 113 636 • [email protected]

There are four Community Forums that discuss issues and approve grants affecting different areas of the district.

They are: Alton and surrounding villages; Clanfield, Horndean and Rowlands Castle; Petersfield, Liss and surrounding villages; and Whitehill/Bordon, Liphook, Headley, Grayshott and Lindford.

Go to www.easthants.gov.uk/communityforums or call 01730 234073 for more details.

GrayshottFerris Cowper • Con01428 609858 • [email protected]

HeadleyRichard Millard • Con01428 717906 • [email protected] Williams • Con01428 712809 • [email protected]

Holybourne and FroyleGlynis Watts • Con01252 718437 • [email protected]

Horndean, Catherington and LovedeanSara Schillemore • Con023 9278 7464 • [email protected]

Horndean DownsJulia Marshall • Con023 9257 0249 • [email protected]

Horndean, Hazleton and BlendworthDorothy Denston • Con023 9259 4127 • [email protected]

Horndean KingsDavid Evans • Con023 9259 1411 • [email protected]

Horndean MurrayLynn Evans • Con023 9259 1411 • [email protected]

LindfordYvonne Parker Smith • Con01420 489974 [email protected]

LissJennifer Gray • Con01730 821904 • [email protected] Logan • Con01730 893690 • [email protected]

Petersfield Bell HillJohn West • Con01730 260028 • [email protected]

Petersfield CausewayPhilip Aiston • Con01730 267277 • [email protected]

Petersfield HeathJulie Butler • Con01730 300751 • [email protected]

Petersfield RotherBob Ayer • Con01730 266571 • [email protected]

Petersfield St Mary’sGuy Stacpoole • Con01420 474440 • [email protected]

Petersfield St PetersHilary Ayer • Con01730 266571 • [email protected]

Ropley and TistedChris Graham • Con01962 772685 [email protected]

Rowlands CastleMarge Harvey • Con023 9241 3858 • [email protected]

SelborneDavid Ashcroft • Con01420 511011 • [email protected]

The Hangers and ForestJudy Onslow • Con01420 538159 • [email protected]

Whitehill ChaseZoya Faddy • Lib Dem01962 841127 • zoya.faddy@@easthants.gov.uk

Whitehill DeadwaterTony Muldoon • Lib Dem01420 472064 • [email protected]

Whitehill HogmoorPhilip Drury • Lib Dem01428 714350 • [email protected]

Whitehill PinewoodChris Wherrell • Lib Dem01420 478077 • [email protected]

Whitehill WalldownAdam Carew • Lib Dem01420 769098 • [email protected]

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