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County Councillor’s Updates
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Since the local elections in May, Cllr Nick Adams-King has been our new councillor on Hampshire County Council. He’s kindly providing his monthly updates to this site, and they can be found from his page here, or directly here.
Moviola
Gill & Emily are looking at the possibility of restarting Moviola at Chilworth Hall in September. An e-mail has been sent to all supporters but if you haven’t seen it then please e-mail your answers to the following questions:
- Would you consider attending given adequate spacing and ventilation?
- Would you like a say in which films were shown?
Chilworth Hall activities update
The continuing tentative emergence from COVID-19 restrictions enables more of the regular activities, classes, clubs and groups at Chilworth Hall to start getting back to something more like normality. The Hall’s committee has just posted a new schedule which is bang up to date, even including a number of sessions that are kicking off in September. You will always be able to find the latest info on this page, so why not bookmark it? There’s another link conveniently placed nearby, which brings up the Hall’s bookings calendar. Take a look now!
Southampton – Good News and Bad
If you’re going to Southampton, here’s the bad news. From Monday 21st there’ll be ten weeks of works on the Avenue. Hopefully it’ll all be worth it in the end. For details of closures and diversions, go here.
And the good news? Also from Monday 21st, evening and Sunday parking charges are being lifted. For more information, including a list of locations, go here.
Online Risks – Survey
Hampshire Alert, part of the National Neighbourhood Watch Network, has launched a survey to find out if/how attitudes towards cybersecurity and privacy may have changed during the pandemic.
Findings will inform Cyberhood Watch awareness initiatives for the community and draw attention to important cybersecurity and privacy topics to help citizens improve their knowledge of cyberthreats.
The survey takes no more than five minutes to complete: please go here and do it. Continue reading
Amazon Smile
A number of people already make online purchases through AmazonSmile to the benefit of Chilworth Hall. They, and others who may like the idea of getting Amazon to donate more to charity, may be interested to hear that AmazonSmile is now available through the Amazon Shopping app. Continue reading
Romsey – Dispersal Order
Perhaps something to be aware of – the police in Romsey have dispersal powers from noon on Friday, 23rd April until 6am on Monday, 26th April. These have been arranged in light of the recent rise in anti-social behaviour incidents.
Nightingale Lodge, Romsey
This ‘Extra Care’ scheme in Romsey is nearing completion. It stems from a partnership between HCC, TVBC and Places for People and includes fifty-four new homes, including thirty-four for affordable rent and seventeen for shared ownership, all for people aged over 55 who have eligible care and support needs. Continue reading
Parish Councillor vacancy
There is currently a vacancy on Chilworth Parish Council. Why not consider serving your community by becoming a councillor? If you think you have the required qualities then why not put yourself forward? You can find out more (including relevant contacts) by reading this very short description of the role. The Parish Council’s web pages are here.
Update – Emergency Planning
The Parish Council wishes to share with residents a couple of updates sent by Hampshire County Council’s Head of Emergency Planning & Resilience to the local community plan holder (the chairman of the PC).
The first is a general update which you may read by clicking here.
The second will be of interest to anyone whose property is in danger of groundwater flooding (hopefully not too many at Chilworth). You may read it by clicking here.