It’s unlikely that many Chilworth residents will park in Southampton’s Grosvenor Square multi-storey late into the evening, but those that do should be aware of this announcement by the City Council. We neither vote for Southampton councillors, nor pay Southampton council taxes but if we did, we would surely have more to say about it. Continue reading
Our local neighbourhood police team is keen to hear what’s particularly important to local people and so they’ve set up another online survey. It only takes a couple of minutes, and you may complete it by clicking here. Please note that the closing date is 31st May.
Chilworth isn’t short of interesting, successful people. Amongst such you can undoubtedly number the subject of this interview published in the Spring edition of Park News, the newsletter of Southampton University’s Science Park. You can read it by clicking here.
There are many experienced business people resident in Chilworth. Most may be unaware of the local LEP’s efforts to transform the economy of the Solent region. In aid of those efforts, nine additional members are sought to fill vacancies on panels dealing with Business Investment, Employment & Skills and Innovation & Business Support. If you’re looking for a wider outlet for your business skills and experience, why not review the information contained here, find out more, and apply?
Between now and 18th September, we residents of Chilworth have an opportunity to submit our opinions to a public consultation on a devolution deal for the Solent area, which is being negotiated with the government. The councils of Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are proposing a new Solent Mayoral Combined Authority with devolved powers to manage an additional £900M over the next thirty years. The new authority would combine and take over some of the roles of the existing three unitary authorities, which would still continue to exist. Whether we like it or not, this will affect us. Continue reading
Our local neighbourhood police team is keen to hear what’s particularly important to local people. Their online survey is now closed but, until 7th July, late entries are still welcome. If there are any issues, concerns or ideas you would like to raise or bring to their attention then print this form and jot them down. Continue reading
Those who don’t read the Daily Echo may have missed this story which concerns a planning application in Heather Hill, off Chilworth Road. The plans appear to conflict with the Village Design Statement and, not surprisingly, objections have been raised. Events then unfold in a depressingly familiar pattern. Continue reading
Chilworth is part of the borough of Test Valley but many residents, particularly at the Bassett end of the village, find Southampton Sports Centre a valuable amenity for themselves and their children. There has been a lot of controversy in recent years about the boating lake, much of it reported on this site. On Wednesday this week its future is to be debated by the City Council and, after reading what Penny Hastings of “Love The Sports Centre” has to say, you may feel moved to at least make your views known. Continue reading
Test Valley residents’ views are being sought on community policing priorities. This survey is open until 30th January, so please follow the link and take the opportunity to have your say.
From conversations with quite a number of people over the holidays, it’s clear that many still haven’t got the message that superfast broadband is at last here, although it’s necessary to take some action if the benefits are to be realised. This piece in Hampshire Now is worth a read. The problem has always been the distance we are from the Bassett exchange. “Fibre To The Cabinet” effectively puts the exchange right here in Chilworth. Even though speed still drops off with distance from the cabinet, it should be possible to get massive speed increases over what was available before.
