Welcome to the

Henry Warren Hall newsletter - August 2018

Each edition of the newsletter will update you on upcoming

village events and give details of progress on the hall rebuilding

project. Your feedback and input to future editions is welcomed -

simply email our Editor at henrywarrenvh@gmail.com

WE'VE LOTS OF NEW NEWS...

Fantastic fundraising, new events...and more!

Please spend a few minutes to catch up on news of 2018 events andmore, from in and around Nyewood. There are new dates for your diarytoo - see below.

The really big news is the fantastic sums raised by you at the NyewoodSummer fete - over £1,000 to help beautify Nyewood!! You can alsoget involved in how it's spent...

And don't forget to tell us your big news too...we want to helpcelebrate your big birthdays, anniversaries and important milestones.Just email us at www.henrywarrenvh@gmail.com.

VELO SOUTH - 15,000 CYCLISTS WILL

RIDE THROUGH NYEWOOD

Nyewood road CLOSURE - September 23!!Habin Hill/North Lane (B2146) will be closed from 8.45am to 5.45pm

On Sunday 23rd September, 15,000 cyclists will take part in the VeloSouth ride through West Sussex, passing through villages and hamletsincluding Nyewood.

If you didn't know, the current plan is for the road through Nyewood tobe CLOSED between 8.45 am and 5.45 pm. Questions on route closureare answered on the Velo South website, www.velosouth.com - and ifyou have questions unanswered by the website you can contact theRoute Team at route@velosouth.com or phone 01243 935 359.

The scale and numbers of cyclists will mean road closures across the fullroute, so it's best to check the website and make your plans in goodtime - plus consider parking your car off the main route.

NEW LAND PURCHASE FOR NEW SITE

Option will increase the new site by 65%

Allowing for more landscaping and screening of the new hall

After years of dialogue and protracted negotiations, a new purchaseoption for additional land at the new site (adjacent to that securedalready) was entered into by the Trustees in June. This has been a long-stated aim and will increase the area of the whole site at the northend of the village by about 65%.

This will allow for the proposed new hall on the new site to be movedfurther away from the nearest house, and for improved landscapingand additional parking spaces.

It will not result in any increase in the size of the proposed hall building.

ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS

First phase complete on the old and new sites

The first phase of the Ecological survey covering both the old and newsites have been completed.

There are no issues concerning the new site, but further investigationsare required on the old hall site concerning bats.

We will keep you posted as results are brought to us.

FULL SURVEY REPORT PUBLISHED

Full report of Nyewood Community Survey

The full report of the Nyewood Community Survey has now beencompleted, capturing all the findings of the survey.

This was produced by Mike Imms, independent market researchconsultant and follows his presentation of the headline results at theHenry Warren Village Hall Club AGM in May 2018.

This is available for reading and downloading in pdf from the villagewebsite.

VILLAGE BOUNDARY

No change in village boundary

There was a proposal to adjust the parish boundary so that the Industrialestate and the houses immediately north of the old railway line wereincluded in Harting Parish, to which they naturally belong.

This was turned down by the Rogate Parish Council because they didnot wish to incur the expense involved.

This decision will not affect the new village hall project in any way.

VILLAGE EVENTS

Fantastic fete news and dates for your diary!

Repeating well loved events from years past(Memories of Nyewood's Royal Wedding Celebrations 2018 - courtesy of Tony Newton)

We are very excited to share fantastic news of the funds raised from our first Nyewood Village

Fete, which boasted numerous stalls, games, cream teas, face painting, a Pimms tent,music and Community picnic...all on the green!

Through everyone's efforts and support almost £1,000 was raised to help beautify Nyewood.Nyewood's very own professional gardener, Lee Winter-Rimmer is going to lead a team of people tothink about about how best to invest these funds - for example in bulb planting, planters and more.

If you have any spare time to help beautify Nyewood, please contact Lee Winter-Rimmer (Tel: 01730821072).

And now for more event news...and dates for your diary...

Velo South - Nyewood road closure - Sunday, 23rd SeptemberRemember to make your plans for the day in good time!

Warren's Wander - Sunday, 7th OctoberA family friendly walk in Nyewood and nearby to find hidden pheasants - setting off from the green

Sausages and Sparklers - Saturday, 3rd NovemberRepeating our lovely evening of hot dogs, fire pits and sparklers behind the old hall - and we will haveour first batch of garden cider to taste!!

The Magic of Christmas - Saturday 15th DecemberReturning to The Quad theatre at Bedales School, Petersfield - a magical night of music from theEmworth Concert Band, featuring festive classics and favourites from stage and screen

Contact the Committee

The Operating Committee want to help create a strongcommunity spirit in Nyewood, and are working hard to arrangeevents for everyone to enjoy. If you see them round the village,share your ideas for making Nyewood a great place to live.

If you have any information about other local activities or events that you'd like to share then please

forward them to henrywarrenvh@gmail.com.