WHAT’S HAPPENING?
PARISH COUNCIL
For
your information this year’s precept will be the same as last year, as we have
no plans for any major expenditure this coming year.
We
have recently purchased more chippings for the play area on the recreation
ground. We hope to put these down in the next few weeks. Any volunteers please
phone Tim Mousley on 340773.
You
may be aware that our community Police House has been closed recently, but at
the last Lockerley Parish meeting we had assurance from Inspector Funnel from
Romsey Police that the service will remain at the same standard as before, and
he thought the response time of 45 minutes is quite reasonable!
Finally,
I have had a request from a parishioner to flag up the litter situation in the
village, can I ask therefore if you can all do your best to pick it up and bin
it if you see it.
Many
Thanks,
Andy Bowditch, Chairman
VILLAGE SHOP
As
reported within the last news letter Peter Harris, has now left the committee
to enjoy a well earned retirement.
I
am pleased to report that Daphne Noyce has volunteered to take on the role of
Secretary, and that John Coggan and Peter Bunting have agreed to join the
management committee.
Regular
users of the shop will no doubt have noticed the new security screens that have
recently been installed. This action was forced upon the shop after a recent
spate of attempted break-ins. A somewhat sad reflection of the times, and a
reminder to us all, that even in our particular part of heaven, that we are all
vulnerable.
Finally
please support your local shop; the village would be a poorer place without
it.
Barry Whitlock, Chairman
The
"Pigeons" currently lie in eighth place in
Their
record to date is: won 7, drawn1 and lost 10, a somewhat indifferent
performance, given the high hopes at the start of the season.
Perhaps
a clue to the patchy performance is reflected within the goals for and against
statistics: Goals for 49, against 68.
Nevertheless
the spectators are not complaining, because the action is non stop, even if the
majority of the goals are going in the wrong net!
Barry Whitlock, Chairman
Neighbourhood
watch relies heavily on two things – close co-operation with the local
Community Police Officers and information from those who love or work in the
village. Cover from the Community Police Officers has been diluted in recent
years because they have individually a much larger area for which they are responsible.
Shortly the police house in
The most important and serious
result of the change will be the loss of a very useful and simple communication
link. Ringing 340375 invariably brings a reply – maybe not immediate but
certain from one of our Community Police Officers, who, of course will know
where you are and possibly who you are. In future the only option, apart from
999 for emergencies will be 0845 045 4545
You will be answered by a
switchboard operator in
Your neighbourhood Watch
Representatives, who are listed below, need you to tell them whenever you see
something or somebody out of the ordinary, e.g. strangers acting suspiciously
or strange vehicles parked in odd places or cruising with no apparent purpose.
Tell him or her or me. We will then pass on the message to the Police and
hopefully to our own Community Officer.
Apart from the regrettable incidents
at the shop we have had little crime recently. That does not mean that there is
not any lurking around the corner. So please, be alert, and remember that
nothing untoward that you may notice is too trivial to be reported.
Peter Collinson, Co-ordinator
David Parrot - North
Lane (The Village, North)
Pat Cockman - North Lane (The Village, South)
Peter Robinson - Stony
Batter
David Smales - Buckholt
and The Warren
Lesley Rush - Pragnells and
David Lyon -
Keith Hawkins - Red Lane
Alf Tiley -
Sue Clayton -
I would like to thank the
neighbourhood watch for its support to me in this time of change, I will still
be the village beat officer with PC Andy Preston. We can be contacted via
the 0845 number or for those of you that have Email our personal Email address
is as below. With regards to the Village Shop and a couple of other properties
in the village I have highlighted these at force control room, so that any
calls are automatically flagged up. I have also asked that Wilts be
informed at the same time so that we can try and apprehend the culprits.
Hopefully I will continue to see you all for the foreseeable future.
Police House 01794
340375 Phone / Fax
E-mail romseyruralbeat@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Romsey Police Station 0845 045 45
45 ask for ext 734124
PC Chris Day PC1450
Where has the time gone since
Christmas? It is nearly Easter now and
the summer is on its way. The school has
been disappointed at not getting the funding for the building extension in
2004/2005 but hopeful that it will still happen during 2005/2006.
This term Class 3 are going to
Calshot Activities Centre, Class 2 have had a trip to Romsey via the train and
Class 1 will be seeing lambs being born at Buckholt.
Our School Liaison Police Officer,
Jane Taylor, left us this term to become a full time Vicar’s wife. We wish her well - she will be much missed.
The new vicar, James Pitkin, has
been thoroughly adopted by the children now.
We all look forward to him taking worship on Tuesday mornings and are
always pleased to see him when he pops in for coffee when he is passing. He has also very quickly become a valued and
respected member of our Governing Body.
2005 marks the 150th
anniversary year of the school opening and we are already working and planning
many celebratory events. So watch this
space. We hope that you will join us in
2005 to celebrate the history of
Jane Rimmington, Admin Officer