Despite Contact with the communications companies little is being done to improve services to Frogmore and Darby Green, despite many engineers agreeing that the cables in the ward are overdue for replacement!
I will shortly be starting a full campaign so watch this space to see how you can help.
Lib Dem County Councillors David Simpson and Adrian Collett are calling on residents in North East Hampshire to sign the petition below to stop an EU law being enforced which would prevent local firefighters from being ‘on call’, and having full-time jobs outside the fire service.
A number of villages in North East Hampshire depend on ‘retained’ firefighters like these. If an EU law limiting working hours to 48 per week is enforced in full, fewer firefighters will be available to local fire stations.
Cllr Simpson, who is also a member of Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority, said, “In rural areas like ours those firefighters on call can mean the difference between life and death. Sign our petition NOW at www.tinyurl.com/hantsfire
As a result of the winter weather last weekend there have been some problems with the District rufuse collections in many parts of the area.
Latest information from Hart District Council is
“Priority will be given to Black Bin collections. Recycling crews will take any excess when collections return to normal
Residents who have not had their black bins collected should leave them out for collection, all blue bins and glass crates should be removed from verges and pavements. If you can do so safely, please take your glass to the nearest bottle bank.
If your blue bin was due week beginning 2nd February then this service has been suspended and we will take excess waste on your next blue collection day, due the week commencing 16th February.
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Week Commencing 02/02/2009 |
Week Commencing 09/02/2009 |
| Due for collection Black Bin | Will collect Black Bin & Blue Bin where possible |
| Due for collection Blue Bin | Will collect Black Bin as normal |
Further updates can be found at www.hart.gov.uk or by contacting Hart district council direct by telephone 01252 622122.
The public Inquiry into the proposed redevelopment of the Pyestock North site. opens at 10.00 a.m. at the Hitches Lane Leisure Centre. Tuesday 25th November
After the first day, the Inquiry will be held in the Council Chamber at the Civic Offices in Harlington Way, Fleet, although there will be a session in the evening of Thursday 4December starting at 7 p.m. back at the Hitches Lane Leisure Centre for those who are unable to attend the Inquiry and give evidence during the day.
The Inquiry will normally sit between 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. on Tuesdays to Fridays.
As I have previously stated on this site. I believe the proposals are on a scale which the local area cannot cope with, the vast amounts of HGV vehicles and traffic congestion will become unbearable.
In Frogmore and darby Green traffic is already crazy at peak times and I will be attending the inquiry and keeping a close eye on how the development proposals will have impact on Frogmore and Darby Green. I will be in attendance on Day 1 and other days when available.
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last year Hart District Council was awarded £200,000.00 from the Big Lottery Fund to provide new play areas for teenagers throughout the district. They made the decision to spend half of this money in Yateley, and chose the Monteagle Open Space as the preferred location. Following concerns expressed by residents about the proposed location, the Town Council has agreed to consult with local residents and other interested parties in order to gain their views about siting the equipment at this location or two alternative locations, namely Darby Green Playing Fields or Yateley Green. No specific locations have yet been identified on the latter two sites, although the identified site at Monteagle is adjacent to the existing play equipment. A picture of the proposed play equipment can be seen above and the town council welcome any comments that you have as to the suitability or otherwise of any of these three sites. It would also help if you could indicate your support or otherwise for the general principle of installing this equipment in the parish of Yateley.
Please send your comments to the town clerk, by email play@yateley-tc.gov.uk or by post to Council Offices, Reading Road, Yateley, Hampshire GU46 7RP . The closing date for comments will be Friday 19th December.
Many people have visited French markets in various places around our region.
Now Yateley Town Council has given permission for a market to visit Yateley for local residents to take advantage of the many delicacies available at these markets on our own doorstep.
Saturday 13th December - Midday till 4pm
Yateley Council office car park - Reading Road, Yateley
Hampshire Constabulary receives calls from dozens of people who have been frightened by trick or treaters. It might seem like innocent fun, but it can be terrifying for elderly or vulnerable people.
Print off your poster and place it prominently in a front window tonight where it can be clearly seen from the doorstep. Hopefully the message will get across to trick-or-treaters that it’s pointless them knocking at your door.
Follow these tips to help keep everyone happy and safe this Halloween
Some advice for the elderly or vulnerable members of our community staying home this Halloween:
-If you do not know who is calling at your house you do not need to open the door
-Try to see who is at the door by looking through a spy hole or window before opening the door
-If you have a chain on your door – keep this in place when opening the door
-If you feel threatened in your home please contact police. To report any incidents of anti-social behaviour in your area call Hampshire Constabulary on 101, the single non-emergency number. In an emergency always dial 999.
If you have young children:
-If your child is going outside in a costume – make sure they are wearing reflective clothing or add reflective tape to their clothes.
-Never let them go trick or treating on their own.
-Make sure you accompany them and only visit people you know.
If you have teenagers:
-Carry a torch and consider road safety at all times.
-Make sure they don’t have access to fireworks,alcohol, eggs or flour.
-Explain why they must not play tricks on strangers.
-Tell them that if nobody answers the door, or a ‘No trick or treat’ sign is on display, they must leave immediately.
Remind them to stay with their friends and make sure they know that they should never enter the home or accept a lift from a stranger.
If your child is going outside in a costume – make sure they are wearing reflective clothing or add reflective tape to their clothes.
Children should carry a mobile phone in pockets or bags if they have one.
know where they are going and what time they will be back
remain safe this halloween and remember to report any incidents of anti-social behaviour in your area call Hampshire Constabulary on 101, the single non-emergency number. In an emergency always dial 999.
Cllr Roger Newman has over the last week been speaking to local shop owners in Frogmore and Darby Green about the credit crunch and how trade is being hit. One local shop which is mainly an estate agent is now selling party wear, cards and other stationary “To help pay the rent on the shop” another take away food shop owner said ” there are too many licences for food now and there is competition from surrounding areas”
lib Dem leader Nick Clegg announced yesterday how we should buy British and buy Local. read the full article here
Despite the awareness on a national level, Cllr Roger Newman believes that many residents are not aware what shops and services are on their own doorstep. We need to raise awareness of our shops and encourage local people to support them. why buy a takeaway meal for 2 from a Superstore when there is a local food outlet offering food prepared fresh by people who are using family recipes for the same type of food and at at similar price.
Cllr Newman is looking into getting our local traders together and to discuss ways how best to promote our local shops and business. Cllr Newman commented “Of the businesses I have spoken to the majority are in favour and see a need for raising awareness.”
According to a campaign by the Federation of Small Businesses, 42% of our towns and villages no longer have a shop of any kind. This shocking figure refers to “small towns” and villages in England. Specialised stores, including butchers, bakers, fishmongers and newsagents, have been closing at the rate of 50 per week - more than 2,000 a year - between 1997 and 2002, and have been replaced by out-of-town supermarkets and shopping centres
“We must protect our local shops, If we don’t support them we risk losing them”
Roger Newman is joining with other Lib Dem campaigners including Adrian Collett and Sue Gadsby in urging as many people as possible to come to the first session of the Pyestock inquiry on 25th November and an ‘open evening’ on 4th December. These are likely to be held at Hart Leisure Centre, Hitches Lane, Fleet
Lib Dem-run Yateley Council and Blackwater & Hawley Town Council, were among the first Councils to give funds to the non-political SPLAT group who are fighting against the Mega-Depot. other parish and town councils have followed suit. yet to date Conservative-run Rushmoor has refused to support the fund.
The proposed ‘mega-depot’ is a massive 1,300,000 square foot warehousing and distribution centre with over 20 football pitches worth of concrete floor space. the Houses of Parliament would fit twice inside each of the mega sheds, potentially one of the largest buildings in the country.
Situated between Fleet and Farnborough at Pyestock, lorries would be able to come and go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “I am concerned at the impact this would have on surrounding roads, Some estimates have shown there could be more lorries leaving the site each day, than planes taking off at Heathrow. I appreciate the need for use of this brown field site yet this area will not be able to cope with a depot on this scale. Roger Newman also commented “I would like to see more evidence on the actual vehicle movements as I’m concerned it will impact towns and villages several miles away from the site.. The Reading Road and A30 in Yateley are already at capacity at peak times and I am concerned that a development of this size will make things much worse”
Rushmoor Lib Dem Leader, Cllr Sue Gadsby said, “This could have a really significant impact on people’s lives, with the noise, congestion and pollution this could create. I would urge people to attend the ‘open evening’ on 4th December to look at the proposals and ask questions.”
Existing and Proposed aerial views
The government is to press ahead with plans to hold the 2009 English local and European elections on the same day.
The change, which must be approved by both houses of Parliament by 7 November if it is to take place, would see both polls take place on 4 June.
Ministers say it will make things easier for voters and administrators and will cost less to run.
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Further details on 2009 elections will appear here once confirmed by the government.
