PARISH COUNCIL
As you may be aware we have just completed two more projects on the
recreation ground, which included replacing the hardwood chip bases to the play
area which was costing approximately £600 per year to top up.
We now have a wet pour rubberised base which is maintenance free.
The second project was to remove the scrub hedge at the rear of
Thorngate and replace this with a five foot fence. Not only is this tidier but
gives residents of Thorngate privacy and security. We hope this is appreciated.
These two jobs were 100% funded with a lottery grant of £6,000 and a
grant from TVBC of £4,755 for which we are extremely grateful.
For those of you who are not aware, due to the retirement of David Lyon,
our new clerk is Lisa Koetser who may be contacted by email at lisa@t-k-systems.co.uk
or telephone 01794 340973.
On a final note there will be a local election on May 3rd, please check
notice boards for details. Anyone wishing to stand for Parish council please
contact the clerk, any Parish councillor or
Many thanks,
Andy Bowditch
Chairman
WEST TYTHERLEY VILLAGE SHOP
When our shop was set up, to take the place of a commercial shop which
had closed down, it was staffed mainly by volunteers. The wages bill was very
small and the shop was a success.
However, times change and for a number of
years we have had no volunteers and operate with a full time staff. Our staff
do a grand job but the wage cost is too much for our turnover to fund.
Our manager, Claire Burton, has suggested that if volunteers were
willing to take over a small number of hours in the week this would be a
considerable step toward achieving viability. There is no doubt she is correct.
Following on from Claire’s suggestion, Liz Dowding
has offered to set up and organise a
“rota of the willing.”
If three, four or five Ladies or Gentlemen would take
this on, the commitment could be as little as an afternoon or a morning every
three or four weeks.
If you are interested in doing something tangible to
keep our Shop and Post Office from joining the countrywide roll of vanished
village amenities, and can find a little time please contact Liz Dowding.
Peter
Bunting
Chairman
WEST TYTHERLEY VILLAGE HALL
We kick off Spring with a Cabaret evening Broadway to
Berlin set around the 30’s Berlin Kit-Kat Club with loads of well known songs -
All That Jazz, New York, New York, etc.
So join us for a fun evening, bring a group of friends and make up a
table of 8. It’s £12 a head to include supper and there will be a bar selling
wine and real ale as well as soft drinks.
This is Friday April 13th at 7:30. Tickets from Cynthia on 342432 or the village
shop.
Something completely different on Sunday 20th
May for all the family, a Treasure Hunt, in and around the village with loads
of fun clues and a prize for the winning team.
Applications for grants have been sent in to help
towards the cost of updating the toilets to include facilities for disabled, to
improve access to under stage storage and improve emergency exits as well as
re-decorating the hall. We hope to have
this work done during July/August ready for the autumn.
Jane Larner, Chairman
By the time you are reading this we should,
hopefully, have reclaimed the newly refurbished ‘old’ part of the school and
will be luxuriating in all the extra space that our new building has given
us. We can now offer:
FOOD TECHNOLOGY ROOM - A purposefully designed and well equipped area,
complete with fridge freezer, dishwasher, oven, hob, sink and patio doors to
the courtyard.
SPECIAL NEEDS ROOM – a quiet room for small group and one to one
teaching. This room has an interactive
whiteboard.
MEDICAL ROOM – with sink and bed for poorly pupils and staff.
DISABLED TOILET AND SHOWER
LARGE ICT SUITE – 16 new computers (we are very grateful to the Sarah Rolle Trust for
their generous donation) and an interactive whiteboard
LIBRARY –
well stocked and with a computerised booking out system.
YEAR R WITHDRAWAL ROOM – for those times when Year R work together away
from the rest of the infants. This room
will enhance play activity for our youngest pupils with an environment designed
and equipped for their needs. For example, new furniture, plumbed in water
tray, sink and plenty of imagination stimulating play equipment.
INFANT CLASSROOM AND TWO NEW JUNIOR CLASSROOMS – with interactive whiteboards, sink units and new
furniture.
BRAND NEW RECEPTION AREA, ADMINISTRATION OFFICES,
STAFFROOM AND PLENTY OF STORAGE CUPBOARDS AND SPACE EVERYWHERE.
The grounds surrounding the school will be newly
landscaped, the playground is having new markings too and we have ordered brand
new outdoor play equipment for the pupils.
Hampshire County Council have been very generous but
those extra items, such as the kitchen appliances and outdoor play equipment,
would not be included if it wasn’t for the money raised by our wonderful
PTA. Thank you very much to all those
parents and friends who are members of the PTA and also to those who support
PTA events and give of their money and time.
We really do appreciate it.
Of course a school, however wonderful the building,
is only as good as its staff and we are blessed at West Tytherley with highly
experienced, caring and dedicated people who work extremely hard for all our
pupils. Having wonderful surroundings
can only complement their hard work.
This ‘family’ is moving into a new home and it is very exciting for all
of us.
We look forward to showing it to many of you when we
have the official opening at a BBQ evening.
Date to be announced shortly.
Jane Rimmington, Administrator