PO9 Feb 2012

THE PO9 POSTCODE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
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Launched as the only publication dedicated solely to residents living in the PO9 postcode
area, planned to appear every two months with a circulation of 25,000 copies delivered and
available from static locations.
Success of the PO9 newspaper will rely on corporate support subscriptions and advertising revenue from
local businesses active in the PO9 postcode area. If you want to get your business noticed in PO9, then please
contact us through our website: www.postcodepublications.com
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writing. Tell us what you like and dont like, and what you would like to see in PO9; remember, PO9 exists to
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We do not employ professional reporters as we need to keep our costs low and our charitable contributions
as high as we can.
We are locally owned and not governed by anybody elsewhere. What you read is what residents have reported.
We can always seek to do better, but our content can only refect what you have to say that would be of interest
to others. Nothing is too small or insignifcant, so get writing and let us have your input.
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are given an opportunity to participate in this unique local
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objectives, knowing that surplus funds raised will be going to
deserving causes.
The Havant Community Chest will be launched later this
year to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Postcode Publications are the founding supporters of the Chest
that will allocate donated funds to qualifying applications from
across the PO7, PO8, PO9, PO10 and PO11 postcode areas
making fund-raising really count for deserving local causes.
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NElSON lOOkS bACk TO vICTORIAN TIMES
By our principal supporter Southern Water
Schoolchildren from Havant and Portsmouth are being taken on a journey beneath the streets to investigate the deep, dark world
of the sewer network that serves the area.
An education programme developed by Portsmouth Football Clubs Study Centre and Southern Water is being rolled out,
showing children just what happens every time they fush the toilet or pull out the plug. With the help of club mascot Nelson, it
looks back to Victorian times, when the frst sewers were constructed and how the system has been developed to serve the local
population today. In particular the programme raises awareness about the problems caused when the wrong things are put down
the drains such as fats, oils, greases and non-biodegradable products including baby wipes, cotton buds and nappies.
The programme was launched by the Mayor of Havant, Ken Smith at Budds Farm Wastewater Treatment Works. Pompeys
Linvoy Primus and Southern Waters Communications Director Geoff Loader ... continued on page 2
PO9 &THE HAvANT COMMUNITY CHEST
The chest stepped up to a request for equipment to enable a volunteer group to help people in
need of assistance with their gardens, by linking them with a PO9 supporter for the frst time to
bring resources to meet a worthy cause.
A Winnicott of Rowlands Home Hardware responded magnifcently to our request and
provided the tools. They will be formally handed over to the volunteer group at the PO9 launch
event on 2 March. Janet Duggan said I would
like to thank Rowlands Home Hardware
and the PO9 Community Newspaper
for making this happen. This will give the
Havant Volunteer Group the tools it needs
to do the job!
Many thanks also to our PO9 offcial
photographer; Paul Burrows, who also
provided his voluntary services to record
the event at Rowlands Castle. Paul (who
suffered a catastrophic fre in his studios
recently which you can read about in PO9)
wants to continue his business and helping
the community out of his Rob Paul Studios
in East Street, Havant.
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Havant Cricket Club will be providing many opportunities for juniors to play the sport in
2012. The club begins its winter training sessions in February offering 10 weeks of coaching
for children between the ages of 7 and 15.
These sessions will be held at Havant College on Saturday mornings, with further details
to be released on the club website in the upcoming weeks.
The club continues its work outdoors in April with training sessions being held on
Monday evenings from 5pm, with matches every week for U11,U13 and U15 age groups.
The club also actively participates in U9 tournaments later on in the summer.
As a focal point of the community, the club will be continuing to give children the
opportunity to play the sport. Last week, the club won a sponsorship from the Cricket
Foundation and Hampshire Cricket Board to provide coaching sessions in local primary
schools as a part of the Chance to Shine scheme. If any schools are interested, please email:
hoppy1989@hotmail.co.uk for further details.
The club will also continue to be the base for StreetSport Cricket, the local free for
all cricket program run by coaches at Havant CC for those who do not necessarily get a
chance to play cricket during school times. The program features: Mini-Games, Kwik-Cricket,
and many team based activities. This program runs during the Summer half-term holiday and
Summer Holidays at Havant Park.
To fnd out more about our prospering club, check out our website at
www.havantcc.play-cricket.com and come and enjoy a summer of cricket
with us!
We have lots of lovely walks around our area, for dog walkers
and those who just want to go for a quiet walk to appreciate the
environment or just for the exercise. Yet many of them are not well
known. A small group of us want to produce a pamphlet showing the
walks that are available with one map showing where they all are and
then descriptions and directions of each individual walk.
But we need your help. Weve got the money to print it, so what
we need now is the descriptions of the walks themselves. If you
have a walk you like please get in touch with us. Ideally we would like
to provide a quick sketch map showing the starting point and the
route to follow (and if you want to add notes of interesting features
so much the better), but we will do it from what you tell us if you
prefer.
You will be giving pleasure to a great number of people, and we
will dedicate each one we use to the author so you will even get a
little bit of recognition! If you can help do get in touch at
havantwalks@gmail.com.
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Southern Water Works Continued from page 1
It is one of only two sewage works in the country that removes
nutrients such as nitrogen using a four stage Bardenoho Process.
This means that the water released back into the Solent is cleaner
than ever before and the removal of nitrogen helps to reduce the
formation of algal blooms.
During periods of heavy rainfall the fows to Budds Farm and
Eastney Pumping Station signifcantly increase as rainwater enters
the sewers and during storm conditions up to 200 million litres of
water can be treated at Budds Farm. Storm tanks at Fort Cumberland
and Budds Farm hold the stormwater until the rain subsides and it
is returned to the works for treatment. However, during prolonged
periods of heavy rainfall and fash fooding, these tanks can fll up and
there can be a need to release water to avoid the sewer system from
becoming overwhelmed and causing fooding of homes, businesses
and the environment.
On such occasions water is released through designated outfall
pipes. These are pipes that the Environment Agency has agreed
Southern Water can use during storm conditions and emergency
situations to reduce heavily diluted wastewater, generally 99.98%
rainfall and 0.02% sewage fowing into the sea to prevent fooding.
Within the Portsmouth and Havant area there are four main
outfalls.
The long sea outfall from Eastney Pumping Station, the outfall from
Fort Cumberland and two outfalls from Budds Farm into Langstone
Harbour. These legal outfalls are monitored and local agencies are
notifed when they are used. Southern Water is developing plans for
a 10million improvement scheme at Fort Cumberland this is due to
be complete by the end of 2013.
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Havant residents can now fnd a home for their
unwanted or old prescription glasses....
Specsavers, located at 34 West Street, is running a glasses recycling
scheme to help people in developing countries, through Vision Aid
Overseas. The recycled glasses will be checked and logged before being
sent to specialist clinics and volunteer groups in the developing world to
be dispensed to people in need.
Store director, Bill Vance, says: Eyecare is something that we take for
granted in the UK because there is an optician on most of our high streets.
For many people though this is not the case. In some countries children
are unable to fnish their education, parents cannot work to support
their families and grandparents have never seen their grandchildren. In
some of these cases all they need is an eye test and some glasses.
Specsavers has worked with Vision Aid Overseas for a number of
years, providing the charity with a wealth of support. Most recently,
stores throughout the UK have collectively raised more than 250,000
to fund Zambias frst ever School of Optometry.
Vision Aid Overseas next objective is to establish Vision Centres in
each of the nine provinces in Zambia. Specsavers stores are working
towards raising a further 300,000 to implement the development
programme. To donate any old or unwanted glasses to Vision Aid
Overseas or to book an eye examination, please visit Specsavers Havant
or call 023 9249 8490
The proposed 80-bed budget hotel and family
restaurant development on the feld East of Langstone
Technology Park (LTP) sees the private sector
bidding to invest in our area, creating employment
and generating income for the local economynow
surely that has got to be a good thing?
I am taking this opportunity to share the plans for the development as they happen,
openly communicate about the development bid and strike up a dialogue with the
local PO9 community about what I see as the positive impact this will have. There is
a proven shortage of budget beds in the immediate area and I am confdent that this
Travelodge will complement rather than compete with the range of accommodation
already available. At the end of the day let the competitive market decide.
You may ask, why Langstone? Well from a business point of view, a hotel is required
on a successful business park. Today at LTP we have 35 businesses that employ around
3,500 people. I talk to these businesses on a daily basis and know that many have
overnight accommodation demands and at the moment, we lose this income to
adjoining towns Here we have the ability to do something about this.
I also believe that we are the right company to be driving
the development. Fasset is based at Langstone, employing
100 local workers, so has a vested interest in ensuring
that the development showcases the knowledge and
expertise we have based here. We use local contractors where possible and have experience in delivering property projects that are
fully compliant and done to the highest specifcation.
I am sensitive to the local community and have taken on board their concerns which we will address through the planning process.
But over and above this, I see this as a fantastic opportunity for Havant, bringing in jobs and income to help the future of our local
economy.
Follow the development and join in the conversation: @garymedlow #EastLangstone www.fasset.co.uk
Q: Do I have any say in important
decisions affecting my children if Im no
longer in a relationship or living with
the mother?
A: If you have Parental Responsibility (PR) you must
be consulted about decisions such as education,
religion or medical treatment.
A mother automatically has PR but a father has this
only if married to the childs mother when the child
was born or he has acquired legal responsibility by
jointly registering the birth with the mother (for
children born after 1 December 2003 only), has
the mothers agreement or a Court order.
Consider putting PR in place in case the relationship breaks down and you are excluded
from decision making.
An agreement can be reached with the mothers consent and recorded on a Court
form which states you are the father.
Alternatively, consider making an application for a Court Order to defne your
involvement in your childs life.
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Academic studies and the business press have highlighted
the importance of the independent retailer to the future of
Britains high streets. Mary Portas (Mary Queen of Shops
fame) has also recently produced a report for Government
in which she champions the independent retailer.
In these diffcult economic times, with increasing numbers
of high street national chains closing, successful town centres
are becoming increasingly dependent on the individuality of
our local independent retailers to support the nationally
known shops in our town centres and help create a thriving
and attractive place to shop and visit.
For instance, in Havant Town. the many independent
retailers offer a specialist service, be it the availability to buy
one apple and potato at the local fruit and fower shop or
offering specialist products, such as wool, beads or musical
instruments at other local independent shops in the town,
as examples.
However all our shops, be they a small independent or
a nationally known store, need your support to keep our
town centres as thriving focal points for our communities.
Never before has the adage, use it or lose it been so true for
the future of our local shops.
By Peter Hammond
SHOP lOCAl AND SUPPORT
THE fUTURE Of YOUR TOWN
CENTRE
Those of you who visit The Spring Arts Centre and
Musuem, or collect parcels from the Post Sorting
Offce, or just passing by, may have noticed the
photographic display of old images from Havant
town on windows in the former town post offce.
Resident complaints to Havant Borough Council
about the untidy look of the windows resulted in the
Post Offce Services agreeing to allow the Council to
display the photographs, which have received many
favourable comments.
Its worth a visit and you can also see the rare
site of the coat-of-arms of King Edward VIII on the
faade of the Post Offce building, who abdicated
in1936 to marry the American Wallace Simpson.
By Peter Hammond
HISTORIC vIEWS...
PO9 was born and bred in Neros
now known as the offce. We give
grateful thanks to Linda and her
team of Baristas for the many cups
of coffee and tolerance of our long
occupation of the easy chairs.
Solicitors Swain & Co. have set up a 24/7 emergency helpline for Havant people suffering abuse and domestic
violence. Specialist Family solicitor Nicola Whitley says: Abuse is unfortunately very common but now
residents can get the protection they and their families need.
One in four women and one in six men will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime and two/three
women a week are killed by their partners or ex-partners in the UK.
Abuse takes many forms. It can be physical, emotional, fnancial, psychological or sexual and includes behaviour
such as controlling friends, not being allowed out, constant criticism and belittling.
It can be very subtle, happening for many years or just beginning. It can affect people of any age, gender, race,
sexuality or wealth. But people dont have to let it carry on.
Phone or text the helpline on 07435 969798 or call in to 3-5 South Street
between 9 - 5pm weekdays.
To mark 60 years of the Queens reign, the Diamond Jubilee will take place over an
extended weekend of the 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th June. - Let us know what you are
planning over those days; is your street organising a party or even what you were
doing on that day 60-years ago?
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Dont miss the opportunity to see the cream of
Havants Music Arts and Drama youth talent at the
MADD variety show on Sunday March 11th at the
Horizon Centre Havant..
The MADD Productions Company, itself
composed of young people from the Havant area,
will be organizing the event. A dozen or so local
Performing and Visual Arts groups will be taking part
with a true variety of acts.
This is the third of the spring events that MADD
Productions has organized in recent years, following
on from the successful MADD Live shows held in
2010 and 2011 at Fort Purbrook. Nearly a 1000
people were entertained at these events.
The discovery of the wreckage of RMS Titanic in 1985
opened a new chapter in the legend of probably the
most famous ship in the world. The incredible images
and intriguing artefacts brought back to the surface
captivated the world and stirred the creative mind
of composer Maury Yeston. With writing partner
Peter Stone, they set to work developing a musical
based on this most unusual subject.
As Maury Yeston says, What drew me to the
project was the positive aspects of what the ship
represented humankinds striving after great
artistic works and similar technological featsand
the dreams of the passengers onboard: 3rd Class, to
emigrate to America for a better life; 2nd Class, to live
a leisured lifestyle in imitation of the upper classes;
1st Class, to maintain their privileged positions
forever. The collision with the iceberg dashed all
these dreams simultaneously, and the subsequent
transformation of the character of the passengers
and crew, had, it seemed to me, the potential for
great emotional and musical expression on stage.
In this centenary year, Denmead Operatic Society
presents Titanic The Musical to commemorate the
disaster and all those who lost their lives.
The Broadway production opened in 1997, months
before James Camerons big budget movie. The
musical went on to win 5 Tony awards including Best
Musical. Unlike Camerons flm, Titanic The Musical
focuses on the lives and aspirations of the real people
who sailed on the fateful ship. At the heart of the
story is the central character Titanic, herself. The
almost symphonic score, full of big choral numbers
and evocative solos and duets sweeps the action
along.
This production will involve a cast of 50; the
largest Denmead has ever assembled. We will be
accompanied by an orchestra larger than that
onboard Titanic.
As the reviewer of the New Yorker said, Titanic
manages to be grave and entertaining, sombre and
joyful; little by little you realize that you are in the
presence of a genuine addition to American musical
theatre.
Denmead Operatic Society Titanic The
Musical - June 6th to 9th 2012 at 7.30pm (2.30pm
Saturday Matinee) Park Community School Theatre,
Havant. Tickets at 9 and 10 available from 01329
310849
This year it is especially exiting, because the MADD
variety show will form part of Havant Borough
Councils Creative Days event.
Its going to be a busy year for the MADD
Productions Team. They are also organizing the
fnale event for the Rotary Havant School Games
to celebrate the Olympics at Staunton Park in June
, and will be organising a concert for the Federation
of Havant Schools at the Kings Theatre in July.
If you would like to come along to the vent or
fnd more about MADD Productions take a look
at the website on
www.maddproductions.co.uk.
By Larry Hopgood
MADD vARIETY SHOW!
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Billy trail fooding is hopefully a thing of the past
at last well, soon, well, soonish. The photo shows
unsuccessful efforts to pump foodwater away in
February 2010. Three weeks later, it was a foot
deeper.
When the railway cutting was flled to make
a car park for Town End House, it made a four-
foot high dam across the old railway cutting,
and whether by accident or design, no culvert
was provided beneath it to deal with drainage,
despite it being well-known, even in the days
when the trains ran, that this area was prone to
getting splashy after wet weather.
The inevitable fooding caused complaints,
and it was eventually decided to deal with it
by digging a soak-away with a street-type drain
grating. This would have been in the early 90s,
I reckon. What had sadly not been appreciated
was that the food water was not run-off, but
ground-water which typically made its presence
felt about a fortnight after heavy weather, not at
the time. The soak-away therefore acted more
like a spring than a drain, making matters worse
instead of better.
The good news is that after several years of bitching,
we are at last seeing some of our taxes spent on fxing
the problem. It looks as if some day soon(ish) we will
never EVER have fooding there again.
Although the water input which causes the fooding
looks roughly equivalent to a garden hose running full
time, we are getting an industrial-strength pump in its
own little custom pumping station. It will have a two-
inch output pipe and will pump the water beneath the
bridge and up to the pavement on East Street by the
dental surgery, where a receiver has been installed,
connected to a new ten-inch storm drain running down
almost to Lymbourn Road (you may remember traffc
lights in East Street at the end of October 2011 while
they dug the road up to put it in it was put off from
earlier in the year so that it could be done in the school
holidays to minimise disruption, but it must have then
got delayed).
Holes and trenches under the bridge now have to
be dug and pipework and a sump put in. At the moment,
it is hoped to do this the last week of February and the
frst week of March. The pump will be installed, wired
up and commissioned some time later. Maybe it will all
be working by Easter.
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Kats Ltd. is recognised by Havant Borough Council as
being a leading provider of apprenticeships in the area
as members of the Havant Learning Partnership.
Our main aim is to to actively promote learning
programmes throughout Havant Borough which meet
the needs of the whole community in order to raise
participation in lifelong learning
Our offce is in Denvilles House, Emsworth Road
where there is free parking for 60 cars.
As a small family run business we were delighted
with the outcome of our Ofsted visit in August 2009
when we were awarded a Grade 2 and the following
strengths were identifed: Highly responsive provision
to meet learner and employer needs, Good guidance
and continuing support, Effective partnership working
to promote learning, Clear and effective strategy and
mission.
Since then we have continued to develop our
provision in response to local demand. We had a
100% success rate with our City&Guilds Employability
and Personal Development programme funded by
Hampshire Learning for adult learners, and 100%
success rate for our NCFE Enterprise Programme for
16-18 year olds.
Our focus for the next 2 years will be on the
development of Apprenticeship Programmes and we
are looking forward to working with local employers
to improve peoples life chances
Fasset, the facilities management company behind Langstone Technology Park was only too happy to offer its support
to Havants Harlequins Gymnastics Club, especially as the daughter of their own Health & Safety Offcer is one of their
star pupils!
Established in 1981, Harlequins provide opportunities for gymnasts of all levels and abilities from recreational fun
gym through to a high level of competitive gymnastics. The club is run entirely by volunteer coaches who help each
individual fulfll their potential. They run various awards schemes and grading programmes as well as enter competitions
at local and national levels. Fasset supports many charities, foundations and clubs and was delighted to make a donation
towards much needed training kit. Gary Medlow, Managing Director of Fasset comments: Sport and recreational ftness
is such an important part of growing up as it helps social skills and development. Clubs like Harlequins do a fantastic job
as they give youngsters goals and aspirations; and I was delighted to provide some support and wish them every success
in the coming year.
Denise Wilkinson, Harlequins commented: Harlequins would like to say a huge thank you to Fasset. The girls look
fabulous in the new competition wear and it has given them great confdence to go out and perform to their best.
Harlequins are delighted to receive support and recognition from Fasset and it is extremely important to us that we
have our local community and business network backing us. We look forward to a very positive 2012.
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The Havant Arts Centre merged with the Havant Museum in Oct
2009, The refurbishment of the building to create the Spring Arts and
Heritage Centre was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Havant
Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. Supported by the
Hampshire Museum Services the Spring is a unique blending of arts
and heritage.
The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre was lucky enough to receive
a grant second of 50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop
the museum over the next 3 years. This consists of three main projects
and smaller ongoing events like Craft 4 Kids every Saturday, talks and
heritage open days.
The Timeline of the area is the frst major part of the project that
will be completed. The Spring timeline covers the local area and gives
a taste of the history in the Borough of Havant. The timeline was
created with the help of three artists : Kirstie Crout, Tom Bennett and
Claire Collison, who worked with students from Warblington School.
The interactive activities are based on the castle at Warblington, the
Victorian work house and the Hayling Billy Line.
The multimedia favor of the timeline with TVs the workhouse
bell and the interactives will, we hope, encourage visitors especially
families to discover the heritage of the local borough. From the Roman
Temple at Hayling island through the years of Industry including tanning,
parchment, glovemaking, Scalextric and coming to a halt at the renaming
of the Public Plaza our timeline is designed to entice your interest. To
encourage you to fnd out more about the history of the town. The
second phase of the project is to install a touchscreen and transfer
the data from the timeline and the research room over to an easily
accessible kiosk. Supported by the knowledge of the Friends of Havant
Museum and a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund the timeline will
be opened on 29th February 2012. Everyone is welcome to come along
see the time line have a go on the interactives, see the exhibition of
the project development via photos taken by students at Warblington
School and generally celebrate the future of the museum.
In the summer of 2011 a small team of train buffs and local historians set up a new
website in preparation for the fftieth anniversary of the closure of the Hayling Branch
Line in November 2013. The website www.haylingbilly50.co.uk is growing at a steady pace
and includes photos, a forum, historic press articles, accounts and items of postal history.
Members of the public with long memories and interesting photos are encouraged to
post them for others to enjoy.
Local newspapers
have revealed some
gems. In 1895 it was
reported that the
engine belonging
to the Havant and
Hayling branch line
had left the metals
at Havant Station,
thereby blocking the
line to the Island for
several hours. This was
the third time that the
engine had run off
the rails withn ten
days! In 1952 when
interviewed by the BBC about the proposal to close down the branch line to Hayling
Mrs Elliott said, First issue a cheap day ticket from Hayling. Then there is the flthy
condition of the trains. I always feel like taking a vacuum cleaner and a chamois leather
so that I can look out at the view.
Hayling Billy 50 is part of Haylings Market Trading Initiative and includes a project
to restore the remaining semaphore signal at North Hayling and upgrade access to the
Billy Trail on the south side of Langstone Bridge. Suggested anniversary events, which
will require funding, include a railway related play at Haylings Station Theatre, a Heritage
Day at The Spring Arts and Heriatge Centre and if possible, arranging with the Museums
Service to borrow Alan Bells wonderful model of the Hayling Billy. Enthusiasts are even
talking of liaising with the IOW Railway to see if a Terrier can be brought over for
display. Any ideas for events will be welcome.
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The Spring at Havant Arts Centre hosted
tribute band Guns 2 Roses on the 28th
January to an energetic and enthusiastic
crowd who were wowed by the bands
carbon copy sound, look and mannerisms
of the original group.
The near capacity crowd were treated
to almost two hours of greatest hits
including November Rain, Sweet Child
O Mine, Paradise City and controversial
fans favourate Get in the Ring.
The east end of Havant is fast becoming
the districts best kept secret for
weekly quality music acts with The
Wheelwrights Friday night slot this
week flled by fawless Delicate Sound
of Floyd, taking the venue by storm
with an imaculate reputoir of Pink Floyd
tracks that the passer by would enjoy
as much as the die hard fan. Keep your
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Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) would like to urge home owners
to ensure that their chimney is fre safe. In 2011 the Service responded to
around 200 calls relating to chimney fres.
Historically Hampshires frequency of chimney fres is higher than the
national average. In a bid to reduce this, HFRS are reminding homeowners
to ensure their chimneys are swept and well maintained before lighting a
fre in this cold weather.
HFRS have provided some tips to ensure the safety of chimney users,
including:
Always use a fre guard to protect against fying sparks from hot
embers.
Make sure embers are properly put out before you go to bed.
Keep chimneys and fues clean and well maintained.
HFRS also advise you to get your chimneys swept regularly by
professional sweeps from organisations such as the National Association of
Chimney Sweeps (NACS).
The NACS sweep in Havant is Safer Chimneys (email: david@
saferchimneys.co.uk or tel: 023 9247 6458).
Some people may wonder how often they should get their chimney
swept. The answer, as provided by HMRS, lies in the type of fuel you use:
Smokeless coals - At least once a year
Wood - Up to four times a year
Bituminous coal - Twice a year
Oil - Once a year
Gas - Once a year
Visit www.hantsfre.gov.uk/yoursafety for further information.
A watched pot never boils! How true that saying is. Weve all done it. Put the kettle on
and watched while it takes forever to boil. Well, the same can be said of toast: it seems
to take forever to cook. And the moment you look away, it burns!
For those of you who dont know me, I am profoundly deaf with a high-frequency
hearing loss.
Eager, impatient, foolhardy call it what you will the truth is, I sliced a tasty hot
cross bun early one Sunday evening. Put it in the toaster, and left it to toast all by itself;
happy in the knowledge that when done, it would pop up and await my return. I would
then load it with lashings of butter to satisfy my munchies craving of the moment. Only
it did not pop up, but caught fre instead putting me in serious danger.
As Ive said, it was early one Sunday evening just after Christmas. My photographic
studio was in need of some maintenance, and I set about clearing all the contents
ready for the painting task ahead. After about an hour of cleaning, I got a sudden
attack of the munchies and found a slightly stale hot cross bun in the fridge. Being
rather partial to toasted hot cross buns with lashings of butter, I eagerly prepared it
and slotted it into the toaster. Now, I hate waiting for things to cook, and they always
seem to take forever when I watch them, so I went back to the task at hand and began
to paint the studio foor.
I had a CD playing in the studio at the time, and got very involved in painting. Next
thing I knew, the music had stopped and my phone was ringing. I answered it. It was
Michelle who lived above the studio. She asked me where I was, and I asked why? She
said, Because the studios on fre! I said, But Im in the studio! Being deaf I had
not heard the fre alarms, and there were no safety devices in place to alert me to the
fre.
I opened the door and couldnt see anything but thick, black, horribly acrid smoke.
I shut the door quickly, and inwardly panicked. I knew I had to stay in the room, and
not venture into the dark, smoke flled hallway, but had no idea where the fre was or
how bad it might be.
I waited for hours (although in reality it was probably only about fve minutes). I
called home, but there was no answer. The line was engaged. I called my wife, but had
no luck there either.
Then I heard someone banging on the front door loud and very hard. I hoped
that it wasnt a brave passer-by trying to rescue me as I knew the smoke in the hall
was lethal. It turned out to be the fre brigade who quickly put the fre out. I was led
out, alive, but very shaken.
I was safe, with only minor smoke inhalation. The studio was not burnt to the
ground, but there was a lot of damage. I had been lucky. The toaster had not popped
up and the bun had caught fre. In the aftermath, there was nothing to be found of the
toaster, and the hot cross bun was certainly well done!
A little while ago my daughter, Kate, passed her driving test, got a small car and
then had a little accident. She was very upset, and I reminded her that a car is only a
lump of metal. I told her that I was more concerned that she, the squidgy bit inside,
was okay.
When I got home from the fre, I told Kate how devastating the fre was and
described the damage to the studio, and she said, But Dad, at least the squidgy bit
inside is okay! She gave me a hug and I felt just a bit better.
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Should they stay or should they go? What
should take their place? These questions
have raised some strong emotions.
Why are the questions being asked at all? We-e-
e-ell, the real reason in my view is that there is no
budget for maintaining highway trees beyond basic
safety and legal requirements there is no money for
trimming, pruning and shaping to maintain the visual
amenity Hampshire County Council has no budget,
and Havant Borough Council is not responsible for
trees on highway land.
As a result the trees have got out of hand, and are
just periodically cut back to clear the carriageway. To
save the costs of this and because it would improve
line-of-sight safety at the exit from Beechworth Road,
Hampshire County Council proposed to fell them
and replace with one London plane. Some thought
this might be a good idea, as it would let buses and
would-be passengers see one another, and the trees
were ill-maintained, over-dominant and an eyesore
anyway. Many others felt passionately that trees were
frst, that the green splash in a bare winter was a
real part of the areas character, and that something
deeply loved was perhaps to be wrenched away.
Much passionate debate ensued, naturally without
consensus other than that no members of the
public wanted a plane.
Against this tide of anguish, Hampshire County
Council felt obliged to do the absolute minimum for
the moment, which was to remove a bit of ivy and tie
some wire round the trees to keep the road clear At
the end of November Hampshire County Council
applied again (APP/11/01833) to fell the trees, with
replant options of Irish yews or a plane. Three weeks
later, this application was withdrawn, and what
happens next appears to be an open question.
The trees themselves? Theyre Irish Yews, all
descended by cuttings from a chance seedling
found in Ireland about two hundred years ago.
These examples are maybe 120 years old and were
decorative plantings in front of Sherwood House,
which was taken down to build the Post Offce. What
do I think? It hardly matters Im happy so long as the
urban scene is kept reasonably ship-shape. I think the
best solution for the moment would be to remove
just the tree on the corner of Beechworth Road.
There would still be the winter green of a mature
evergreen, road and bus-stop visibility would be
improved, and the eyesore of an unsympathetically
cut back tree would be gone. Also, the public view
Havant Rugby Football Club is the largest and most successful Rugby Club on the South
Coast, and are in National 3 London & SE for 2010-11.
We currently run 5 senior teams; our frst XV play in National League 3 London,
Dolphins (2ndXV) in the Hampshire 2XV Senior Merit table, our AXV in the Hampshire
Merit One, the Academy play in the Hampshire RFU Colts league and our Mariners, or
veterans of the club, play in the Hampshire Vets cup and are the current holders. This
season will see the club trying to build upon our Senior Womens squad.
On training nights the club/changing rooms are open from around 6:30 6:45pm.
Training starts at 7pm and usually fnishes between 8:30 and 9 oclock, training sessions
held on evenings are under food lights:
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7pm for the 1st/2nd teams, and 6.30pm for the Academy,
Wednesdays AXV & Vets team for a 7pm start. Junior teams train from 6.30pm, Thursday
- Womens XV for a 6:45pm start
We try to cater for all levels of ability, ftness, age and experience. Any players wanting
to join should turn up on a training night, or contact Rugby Manager Rob Matthews on
robert.matthews@cornerstonemobile.net or 07867 998337 or , alternatively e-mail the
club at havantrfc@aol.com
My name is Natalie
Stephenson from Physio-
logical in PO9 and I am
looking forward to a really
exciting year - I have been
selected to join the team of
physiotherapists supporting
the Olympic Games!
You can imagine the selection process was a very stringent
onenerve wracking! I was competing against hundreds of capable
physiotherapists across the country and was judged on a range of
skills people skills as well as physio knowledge and techniques. I
was so pleased to be selected; not only do I take my skills and some
9 years experience to the Olympics but I will undoubtedly learn so
much from it too! Over the next few issues of PO9, I will tell you
about my Olympic preparations and introduce a self help physio
series to help the people of PO9 to be strong, fexible and pain free.
In the meantime for tips and guidance visit www.physio-logical.net
of the historic Post Offce building would be more
open and the whole visual balance of the area would
(in my opinion) be better.
I also think it is a great pity that Hampshire
County Council lacks a budget for the preservation
of the vital visual amenity of our urban trees on
highway land. I have presented the facts and issues
as I understand them I apologise if I have made
any errors or omissions, and would ask that no-one
takes offence none is intended.
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FASSET RUNNER UP AT LOCAL
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Fasset Ltd was shortlisted in their category along with ten other local businesses all
of whom were able to show business growth and success over the last year. Based at
Langstone Technology Park, Fasset is currently achieving occupancy levels of approx. 98%,
is a signifcant local employer (over 100 staff onsite); and estimates that in 2011 it invested
15m in the wider green economy.
Fasset has also instigated innovative projects like the onsite pre-school nursery and
outdoor ftness sessions; continued their support of the Education Business Partnership;
achieved a record 92% for overall customer satisfaction; supported community and education
projects such as the art show for students at Havant College; and put environmental issues
frmly on the agenda with recycling targets and interactive
forums.
Managing Director Gary Medlow collected the award: This
is a fantastic achievement for Fasset and I am delighted to
collect this on behalf of the whole team. We were up against
some tough competition from local businesses and so it is a
real testament to what we have accomplished at Langstone
Technology Park as we continue to prove why we are the
premier business park in the South today. Thanks to the judging
panel and our supporters across the region. I believe that Fasset
is contributing to the economic and business development of
Havant and this year so far the signs are all good.
PO9 is a local paper created by local people and we
are really interested in hearing your thoughts and
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In each edition we intend to feature one
of the many restaurants within the PO9
area. For this edition, we visited Chef
Sam, which is located at the Langstone
Club on Emsworth Road. The restaurant
caters for a maximum of 28 covers
and has a comfortable feel with cream
covered chairs and french doors leading
onto the lawns.
Choosing from the la carte menu for starters we picked the red
mullet with gazpacho salsa and pigeon with a warm winterberry
garlic and beetroot salad. We followed this with duck breast on a
potato rosti with a red wine and rosemary jus, and then enjoyed
baked fllet of salmon topped with a lemon and herb crust with
a tomato butter sauce, vegetables, and cocotte potatoes. We
fnished with a selection of delicious sweets.

A selection of wines are available from 10.50 per bottle.
Guests to the restaurant are welcome to use the club bars, if they
have booked in advance.

Chef Sams slogan is Havants Best Kept Secret. We feel that is
about to change!
Contact Chef on: 02392 49 22 80
the top table...
Havant Camera Club still
snapping after all these years...
Founded over 50 years ago by photographic enthusiasts, the Club provides a
facility for residents to develop their photographic interests and talents.
Members meet to share their knowledge, discuss each others photographs
and enter their work in competitions throughout the UK. The fourishing and
enthusiastic Club membership has a well deserved reputation for friendliness.
The Club still adheres to its original motto: if it aint broke why fx it, and
holds weekly meetings from September to May on Tuesday evenings in the St
Johns Ambulance Hall in Fraser Road, Bedhampton. Full details of the clubs
activities can be found on the website at www.havantcameraclub.co.uk. During
the summer months, when evenings are lighter, group photographic expeditions
are organised around the area.
A beginners group enables those starting out in photography to learn how
to use their cameras creatively, and the rudiments of image manipulation on
computer.
The Club organises one or more exhibitions each year to provide members
with an opportunity to showcase their work. The major event established over
40 years ago is the annual an Open Exhibition which attracted nearly 2,500
entries last year and as the name suggests, is open to photographers from all
over the UK for their entries to be judged by an external panel of top class
judges.
Membership is open to all. Anyone interested in joining will be welcome to
come to two meetings before deciding to join.
BTCv Community
Network Groups
With over 15 volunteer run conservation groups in the borough there are plenty
of opportunities to get involved in looking after local green space and to learn
about wildlife. The groups carry out a wide variety of activities such as coppicing,
tree planting, meadow management and scrub bashing. Many of the groups also
run events and guided walks such as bat & moth evenings, spider hunts and shore
searches. The groups are supported by BTCV through the BTCV Community
Network and the Havant Conservation Forum, where groups can exchange ideas,
knowledge and resources. For more information about groups near you please
contact BTCV on 02380 402593 or email Hampshire@btcv.org.uk
Opening Doors Project...
The Opening Doors Project supports the long term
unemployed, people who have mental health issues or lack
confdence to fnd volunteering roles. Within this project
last October a group of unemployed volunteers conducted
the Urban Challenge. The aim of the initiative was to give
a garden make-over to two raised fower beds in Havant
Town Centre. Twelve volunteers attended the initiative
which also celebrated the national event Make a Difference
Day. Richard Sutherland a volunteer attending the event said
Volunteering has helped to turn my life around I love it.
What is Sailability ?
Sailability is a scheme instigated by the
Royal Yachting Association (The RYA) to
enable people with disabilities to take
part in sailing activities..
Langstone Sailability operates at the
Northern end of Langstone Harbour, a
natural harbour open to the sea at its
southern end, but never-the-less, well
protected just to the East of Portsmouth.
The club is hosted by Langstone
Sailing Club whose facilities provide a
friendly, welcoming environment allowing
everyone to enjoy the social side of sailing
and where you will receive an enthusiastic
and knowledgeable welcome.
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Once trained the volunteer is carefully
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volunteer mentor provides an informal
but supporting relationship as the young
person works towards achieving their
goals. Becoming a Motiv8 volunteer enables
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Dynamo produces a smash hit performance in
St Faiths Church...
Les misrables School Edition - the musical by Alain Boublil based on the novel
by victor Hugo, with music by Claude-michel Schnberg and lyrics by Herbert
Kretzmer. Although specially adapted for young people and 20 minutes shorter
than the original version, it had all the songs from the West End Show.
Enraptured audiences thrilled to the many well know tunes and outstanding acting and singing. All roles - including the very
challenging roles of the reformed bread stealer Jean Valjean, the obsessive police inspector Javert and the rumbustious innkeeper
rouges Thnardier and his wife still cheating customers at the inn, were superbly performed entirely by students. Orchestrations
by John Cameron made the production a truly uplifting musical experience with the Band secreted on an elevated platform
tucked into a corner of church.
St Faiths Church will never be the same again following its new found use as a theatre venue. This use reinforces the objectives
of bringing the building into more community use, and the packed sell-out attendances at all performances showed how popular
the idea is.
The Dynamo Youth Theatre is celebrating its 30th Anniversary year! Founded in 1981 to provide drama opportunities for 11 -
18 year olds out of the school environment, Dynamo soon established in Havant as a high quality youth performance theatre.
Dynamo has performed nearly 100 shows giving enormous opportunities for personal growth to more than 400 young people
from Havant and surrounding areas they are recruiting so if youre interested get in touch.
Dynamo moved to St Faiths Church Hall in 2009 having outgrown the facilities of The Spring Arts Centre where they were
based for most of their history, although still performing shows at The Spring. Although the church hall is a great resource,
Dynamo desperately needs a permanent dedicated headquarters to expand to include 7 - 11 year olds, as well as providing more
rehearsal space, space to build sets and storage. It would be a huge help if any PO9 readers could identify a suitable building.
Crew (continued)
Properties Jayne Green, Marion Howe
and Debbie Seall
Health and Safety Barbara Haward
Lighting design and operator Jon Meyer
Sound design and operator Brent Milner
Deputy sound operator Chris Mould
Lighting programming Tom Pierce
Set design Graham Frost
Set construction Ali Copeland, Graham Frost,
Kevin West, Hugh Cairns, Dan Stroud,
Mal Sturgess, Nick Haward,
Bryan Rough, Ivor Copeland,
Ian Brewster, Tim Philpott, Emily James,
Tim Caton, Wayne Thomas
and Mark Remnant.
Stage Manager Bryan Rough, Tony Goodbody,
Louise Lynton-Evans
and Barry Fletcher
Deputy Stage Manager Matt Rawlins
Production Manager Mo Whiting
Directing team Kate Burrows, Claire Copeland,
Jay Jupe, Jess Tier, Rosie Course,
Abi Jeffery, Lucy Green, Matt Sturgess,
Callum West, Matt Sackman,
Pauline West and Andrew Bowker
Cast
Jean Valjean Barney Walsh
Javert Jay Jupe
Fantine Jess Barnes /Anna Philpot
Marius Zack Cuthbertson
Eponine Lizzie Brewster
Cosette Steph Dickson
Thenardier Rufus Cameron
Madame Thenardier Ellie Weaver
Bishop of Digne Chris Thomas
Bamatabois Callum Cairns
Enjolras Matt Sturgess
Grantaire Thomas
Combeferre Kate Burrows
Lesgles Callum Cairns
Joly Lucy Green
Prouvaire Jess Tier
Feuilly Rosie Course
Duval Adam Holding
Le Clerc Harry Stroud
Plumre Ben Watts
Babet Isaac Watts
Montparnasse Robert Laker
Brujon Archie McKeown
Fauclielesant Robert Laker
Foreman Adam Holding
Pimp Harry Stroud
Old Woman Lauren Cairns
Gavroche Josh Taylor
Young Cosette Charlotte Remnant
Young Eponine Bea Brewster
Farmer Lucy Green
Judge Ben Watts
Army Offcer Jay Jupe
Major Domo Harry Stroud
Sailors/Men Adam Holding, Harry Stroud,
Chris Thomas, Ben Watts
and Josh Bennett
Constable 1 Sam Fletcher
Constable 2 Jack Baldwin
Nun 1 Nickie Strudwick
Nun 2 Isobel Watts
Victim in Court Harry Stroud
Body in Sewer Sam Fletcher
With Ellie Aldworth, Alex Aspey, Katy Bailey
Chloe Bradbury, Aisling Copeland
Claire Copeland, Pippa Copeland
Emily Frost, Rachel Hogarth
Martha Jennings, Matt Kenny
Amy Larham, Kirsty Matthews
Erin Offord, Anna Philpot
Katie Remnant, Emily Richardson
Lauren Rowlands, Catherine Searle
Jo Stimpson, Isabel Stroud
Matt Sturgess, Jade Sweatman
Imogen Walsh, Holly Weaver
band
Keyboard Damiain Lodrick
Keyboard Nick Chandler
Bass Guitar Jason Edgell
Lead Guitar Rob Skinner
Drums Jem Harris
Crew
Photography Paul Burrows, David Burrows
Publicity and Programme Alexander Booth, Lucy Flannery,
Tony Goodbody and Jayne Green
Front of House Jayne Green, Tricia Roberts
and the DYT Committee
Hair and Make-up Janice Brewster, Pauline Cobbold,
Caroline Crosby, Linda Doyle,
Angela Hogarth, Jackie Jennings,
Ruth Jennings, Pat Longyear, Lisa Parker,
Brenda Phillips, Jo Phillips, Ethel Ray,
Steph Roberts, Louise Sawkins,
Sally Stroud, Linda Stimpson,
Angela Sturgess, Michelle Sturgess,
Sarah Sweatman, Sarah Taylor
and Jackie Tutt
Costumes Rosie Searle, Claire Barnes,
Zo Remnant, Kate Walsh, Julia Cairns,
Wendy Bailey, Jenny Strudwick
and Gaby Course
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As the 2012 cricket season fast approaches
Havant Cricket Club invites prospective new
members, young and old, to contact Geoff Owen
on 02392 258636, geoffowen@talktalk.net
A warm welcome will be guaranteed!
COLTS INDOOR NETS AT HAVANT COLLEGE, 2012:
Please note that the 18th Feb is now not available at the College
So there are only EIGHT sessions...
Feb 4th/11th/25th | March 3rd/10th/17th/24th/31st.
Under 11s 9.30-10.30 | Under 13s 10.30-11.30 | Under 15s 11.30-12.30
Seniors are welcome on 24th and 31st March from 12.30 to 1.30pm
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SENIOR NETS AT THE ROSEBOWL 2012:
29th February, 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th March, 4th, and 12th April.
All from 8 to 10pm
Hawks in the Community work together with a variety of schools. With the backing of Havant and Waterlooville football club and many other partners, including The
Football Conference Community Club Development Fund, Havant Borough Council, Guiness Hermitage Streetsport and Hampshire Police.
We believe that working within our community is very important and our paramount objective is to bring it closer together.
Shaun Gale, who is also the manager of the frst team and Bobby Hopkinson, one of his players work together to run the community sports program, aiming to
involve as many children in the area to participate in sport. Visiting various schools in the area they manage to put on fun and enjoyable sessions to suit all ages, genders
and abilities. We also have football courses that run throughout every school break and half terms.
Havant Hockey Club aims to make 2012 a year to remember.
Everybody keeps saying that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity
and we dont want to miss out
David Whittle the ex GB team manager has organized a series
of lunches for all sections of the club getting the inside story from
both the CEO of England Hockey as well as the GB Performance
Director and the Delegate responsible for running the Olympic
tournament itself.
We are sending a huge crowd to the Olympic test event in May.
2012 also marks the frst full year of our Youth and Community
coaching programme aimed at increasing level of coaching support
to schools. This was initiated with generous sponsorship by Jobsite,
and we will be raising more funds over the year to expand this
programme in 2013/4. Of course, we also hope to be able to use the
new facilities at Warblington before the end of the year, resolving a
much needed capacity problem for pitch coaching time.
The year got off to a fantastic start. Our under 16 boys team
won the national indoor championship in January and our under 18
boys side narrowly lost in the fnal on penalties.
If you would like to fnd out more about Havant Hockey Club,
visit our website at www.havanthockeyclub.org.uk
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the PO9 area has a strong sporting reputation combined with a proud sporting heritage...
we welcome your stories, past and present! email editorial@postcodepublications.com
A show for PO9 Orchid lovers...
Come to the Wessex Orchid Societys
ORCHID SHOW
Saturday 3 March at Portchester Community School,
Whitehart Lane, PO16 9BD
12:00 to 4:30. Free parking 2 admission Refreshments available
A unique opportunity to acquire unusual plants from
a number of specialist orchid nurseries
On the Street Where We Live is a project that explores the
development of Leigh Park from the building of the frst houses
after the Second World War up to the present day. It is a cross
generation project involving residents and former residents, older
and young people in sharing their memories and experiences of life
on the estate.
The project starts with 4 Memory Roadshows in different parts
of Leigh Park, including Barncroft Primary School on 21st March
and St Clares Church on 12th April. These events are open to
anyone who wants to come along and take part and share their
stories.
The Roadshows are FREE and suitable for the whole family to
enjoy. Each event will be different, and visitors can look at maps,
photographs, flm footage and maps and handle objects. There will
be art and craft activities and dressing up for children, and lots
more.
This project is being organised by Making Space in partnership
with Leigh Park Community Association and is funded by the
Heritage Lottery Fund.
Tracy Teasdale Community Heritage Offcer, has been appointed
to lead on the project and says Im really looking forward to
working with the residents of Leigh Park and hope that people
of all ages will support the project and get involved. The Memory
Boxes, Community Map and Film will be an exciting legacy for the
future and the more personal stories we can build into them the
more they will bring the history of Leigh Park to life.
This project will also include: reminiscence groups in four
different locations with different participants; invitations to
people to nominate and vote for their local heroes to celebrate
achievements; workshops to make four memory boxes which can
be borrowed by the community; workshops where participants
can make a large community map of Leigh Park; a special Film which
documents the whole project which will be screened in Leigh Park
Community Centre
There are lots of ways for people of all ages to get involved:
fnd out about the history of your area; let us know your story -
where you went to school, where you worked, what life was like
before and after Leigh Park was built; tell us about someone in
your community, how it makes you feel proud to live in Leigh Park;
volunteer to help out; join in to make the memory boxes, join in to
make the community map; interview or flm local heroes.
Contact: 023 92472491 or email heritage@makingspace.org
HERITAgE IN
lEIgH PARk
Year 7 children from Park Community School were recent VIPs at the Staunton Country Park
as the frst visitors to see the new World of Water (WOW) exhibit. Funded by Portsmouth
Water as part of an ongoing education partnership with the Park, the exhibit was created by
the Staunton Education Team working alongside Portsmouth Water.
The exhibit has 10 large information and puzzle boards and an interactive water sphere
created especially for the exhibit by INTECH, the Science Centre based in Winchester.
WOW is aimed at providing fun water related activities for visitors, especially the younger
ones, highlighting the importance water plays in all our lives and how we can all play our bit
in using this valuable resource wisely.
The WOW exhibit took just over 9 months to complete and the project involved
discussions with both teachers and children from local schools ensuring that both the content
and style was to their liking. This included inviting local school children to the Park to look
at draft proposals before the look and content was settled on. The local community also got
involved in naming the water droplet character Precious, who was named after a Facebook
campaign.
Ian Limb, Human Resources Manager at Portsmouth Water said: We are really pleased
with the WOW exhibit and hope that it will help spread the message that everyone can do
something to save water now and save the environment for tomorrow.
lOCAl CHIlDREN lAUNCH NEW
WATER ExHIbIT AT STAUNTON
COUNTRY PARk
From the desk of...
I am Georgina Cook... and I went to Emsworth Primary School after
which I now attend Warblington School and will be leaving in June 2012.
While at the school I have become Head Girl, within this role I have many
different jobs such as leading a team of perfects and running the meetings.
I also have a role of manning the corridors at lunch and break times and assisting
students in need. After school hours I may give speeches to future parents, existing
parents and governors of the school. While in school I study a range of subjects
including English literature, English language, Biology, Chemistry, History, Work
Skills, Religious Education, French, ICT and PE. I like practical, hands on approach
and really enjoy Science and English. I also attend a college motor vehicle studies
course for several hours and go off site to a different school, to study with a
mixture of students from my own and Hayling Island School.
The picture below is of me meeting David Willetts when he came in to school to
see our winning Go4set project team who had designed an innovative concept for
a sustainable sports facility for the School and community. I took the opportunity
to chat to him about University fees while he visited. He answered all my questions
and queries but I am still not too sure how the fees will work for me if/when I go
to University.
Warblington is a fun, friendly environment in which to learn, and I know that
I will miss it once I have gone. All the teachers work well with the students to
provide us with the best possible chance of succeeding. While being here I have
made many new friends that hopefully I should keep in contact with. The School try
to mix us so we are not always within our comfort zone this then pushes us to go
on and do well.
Once I leave, I plan on going into college to study health and social care as I am
aspiring to be a midwife or something within that profession. I then hope to go to
university to get my nursing degree, while working in a part time job.
New Warblington School Headteacher,
mrs Julia vincent...
As you may be aware Owen Davies, the
Headteacher of Warblington School, retired
at Christmas. I am delighted to have been
appointed to lead Warblington School into
the future.
I have previously been Deputy Head at a
large south coast school and the Head of The
Links College in West Sussex.
Warblington School has a lively, vibrant
and warm atmosphere and it is my intention
to ensure it is at the centre of its community.
As part of our enquiry into the concepts of Rights and Responsibilities, Year 8
students at Warblington School have spent some time refecting on the events
of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994.
They were disturbed to fnd out that the Holocaust of World War 2 was
not a one-off and they raised many challenging questions about how we, in
the UK, should respond to acts of injustice in other countries in addition to
injustice within our own communities.
They felt that acts of remembrance are essential in educating people about
the atrocities of genocide and empowering them to stand up to injustice and
persecution on behalf of themselves and others. At the end of this unit of
work each student prepared a poem, sculpture or piece of art to remember
the victims of the Rwandan Genocide. Some of this work will be shared at a
ceremony in Havant on Holocaust Memorial Day.
By Mrs Mbulo, Head of RE
The school has a long tradition of working proactively with its local community
and it is my intention that this should continue and indeed develop further.
Previous projects have been both enjoyable and rewarding for students and
the community. I am particularly excited about the forthcoming Queens
Jubilee Celebrations organised by the Warblington and Denvilles Residents
Association hosted by Warblington School on 5 June 2012. Other events that
the school has taken part in are either detailed here in this publication or on
our school website. I am really pleased to say that the dedication, pride and
commitment of both staff and students at Warblington School is incredible.
Warblington welcomes visitors to the school and I would actively encourage
you to come and see us in action to gain a true understanding of what a
positive and productive school it is.
For more information about the school please
visit our website...
www.warblington.hants.sch.uk.
each edition, we feature local jottings from the community...
Warblington School
Havants Best Kept Secret!
Denvilles House, 33 Emsworth Road, Havant PO92SN Tel: 02392 492280
Chef Sam offers quality food at a reasonable price in
Denvilles House
Chef Sams fine dining menu is created from a range of products sourced from
local suppliers wherever possible. Dishes are freshly made and prepared on site
using the finest ingredients. A range of events are catered for including birthdays,
business luncheons, wakes, weddings and anniversaries.
As the festive season approaches Chef Sam and head waitress Danielle are
looking forward to welcoming you in to the restaurant to enjoy our new a la carte
menu and seasonal fayre. Bookings now being taken.
Opening hours:-
Tuesday to Friday: 12 noon to 2-30pm
Evenings 6-00pm to 9-00pm
Saturday: 12 noon to 3-00pm
Evenings 6-00pm to 9-00pm
Sunday: 12-30pm to 3-30pm
Monday: Closed
The perfect venue for a special occasion!
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Telephone : 07971 537 950
Havants Best Kept Secret!
Denvilles House, 33 Emsworth Road, Havant
Tel: 023 9249 2280
Winter - when the weather is blowing a hoolie, New
Years resolutions are making Taking part in enrichment
activities is an important aspect of life beyond school for
all students at Warblington School.
A number of talented individuals have recently performed in the very successful
Dynamo Youth Theatre production of Les Misrables, staged at St Faiths Church in
the centre of Havant. Warblington School is affliated to the Church of England and
works closely with St Faiths, so the opportunity for so many students to participate
in a local theatre company production actually in the church itself was just brilliant.
Staff and Governors who
went to see the production
were incredibly impressed
with the professionalism
of all performers. Mrs
Harrison Jones, Deputy
Headteacher commented
I love Les Mis and have
been to see it on the
West End three times!
This production in
our local church, with
so many Warblington
students involved was
breathtaking and really
quite emotional.
A group of year 11 girls have recently performed at the South East Hampshire Dance
Festival. Nothing particularly unusual about girls performing in a dance festival you
may think..lots of schools took part from the local area. However, Warblington
students choreographed the Hairspray dance themselves! Managed by PE teacher
Miss Chambers, the group made up of mainly BTEC Dance students had just over
3 weeks to come up with the dance concept, choose music and choreography the
piece themselves. A fantastic achievement especially considering that some of the
girls have never performed in front of a live audience before. Mrs Vincent, the new
Headteacher of Warblington School went to see the performance and commented
that it was just amazing.
The girls were superb. I feel very proud that they have achieved so much
in such a relatively short period of time. Miss Chambers was keen to praise and
reward the girls for taking part in an activity that was really above and beyond the
curriculum. This dance performance was not part of the BTec dance course they
chose with Miss Chambers to take part in the festival on top of all the course
requirements. Miss Chambers said the girls put so much effort in their own time
after school into rehearsals for the dance it really showed in the fnal performance.
I have enjoyed working with them all even though they have spent hours talking
about costumes, hair and make up!
Students at Warblington really do play the most central role in the school
itself. Warblington Student Sports Council are currently working towards a
programme of activities for Sports Relief; the student voice group are planning
an exciting project to market the school and have recently developed a
learning styles survey to identify learning style preference and shape learning
in lessons as a result. Students working with teachers to adapt the way lessons
are taught in order to maximise progress and achievement: A very exciting
concept here at Warblington.
You can see from the work here in this publication that students at
Warblington are talented and indeed very creative. I hope you enjoy the poems
from our year 8 students. They read these at the Holocaust Remembrance
service at the civic offces on Friday 20th January, representing Warblington
School with the Head of RE Mrs Mbulo. The article from our Headgirl Georgina
Cooke gives you an insight into students experiences at Warblington.
As Mrs Vincent says in her school introduction, at Warblington we welcome
visitors so if you want to know more about us, please visit our website or
contact us to arrange a visit to see us in action.
By Mrs Harrison-Jones, Deputy Headteacher
WARblINgTON SCHOOl STUDENTS -
LOVING, LEARNING, LIVING LIfE!
Caring for you in your own home
Denvilles House, 33
Emsworth Road,
Havant, Hampshire,
PO9 2SN
Tel: 02392 454222
Fax: 02392 478580
info@sisterlycare.co.uk
howyourgardengrows
in association with
The New Blendworth Centre is a day provision for
people with varying degrees of learning diffculties/
disabilities. The Centre offers its Users a work
oriented placement in a semi-sheltered environment
within the Horndean area. Using horticulture and
grounds maintenance as a medium, in the form of
an on-site nursery outlet and out-reach contractual
work, we aim to develop and promote individual
aims, making friends, raising self-esteem and improve
confdence and independence.
The Centre Users feel passionately about their
Centre and this is demonstrated by the enthusiasm
each individual User exhibits through-out any one
Centre day.
A garden perhaps, more than anything else, is a place to sit and relax,
to share a glass of wine with friends... Can the two words sit and relax be
true? Can gardening be made easier without the digging, cutting the grass,
trimming the hedges? In a word, no...
But with careful planning, your garden can give rewards, without the hours of back breaking work usually
required. We have a friend who cured his Garden problem in one weekend....He simply concreted it!
We have taken a softer approach. ...
We will be featuring gardens over the coming editions where our solution, among other things,
includes the use of perennials, raised borders, and stone chippings instead of grass.
After a glorious season of colour, our perennial centerpiece has died back, and is now no more than
a small piece of wasteland. But with a small amount of food over the next month or so, and water when
needed, it will once again be the wonderful display that we have had over the last few years, effort and
input minimal! - Send us your garden stories to editorial@postcodepublications.com
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Within the Centre grounds there are many poly tunnels and potting sheds which facilitates
the users activities, from seed sowing, plant cuttings, potting on, cleaning stock and generally
keeping the nursery and its display areas clean and tidy
The centre is open weekdays between 10am - 3pm
and can be found on Blendworth Lane, Horndean - 023 9257 9443
January
July / August Late Spring
Local online community, Citylocal Havant
& Waterlooville, supports local registered
charities, giving them a free profle (like a
mini website) to promote their good work.
If your Charity is not taking advantage
of this support, please email sally@citylocal.
co.uk who will set up your Charity profle
with your own login enabling you to add
unlimited text, photos in a slideshow, video
and full contact details. Visit www.citylocal.
co.uk/HavantAndWaterlooville.
Citylocal Havant & Waterlooville also
offer a free Events pagenot just for charity
events but any event in the local area too!
CITYlOCAl SUPPORTS lOCAl CHARITIES
Havant restaurants enter the National
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme for
hygiene inspectors to judge and for
proprietors to provide consumers
with information about the hygiene
standards found in their food business
establishments.
The purpose of the National Food
Hygiene Rating Scheme is to allow
consumers to make informed choices about
the places where they eat or shop for food,
and to encourage businesses to improve
their hygiene standards. The overall aim is to
reduce the incidence of food-borne illness
and the associated costs to the economy.
There are six different food hygiene ratings
(up to 5), the top rating represents a
very good level of compliance with legal
requirements and all businesses should be
able to achieve this Food hygiene ratings
are published on line at www.food.gov.uk/
ratings and businesses are encouraged to
display certifcates and stickers showing
their food hygiene ratings. Have you
spotted any yet?
fOOD HYgIENE
RATINgS fOR lOCAl
RESTAURANTS...
The streets of Havant are generally
wide and clean and the houses and high
class shops present a well-kept and
pleasing appearance, so claimed Havant
Council in its directory of 1912.
In East Street alone there were eighteen
shops. Lengs furniture store occupied Victoria
House on the corner of South Street, promising
delivery by Motor Van with promptitude and
care. General drapers Douglass and Pearson
next door sold Fitu corsets, then came Veares,
a boot and shoe maker, Tom Silverthorne, a
tobacconist and hairdresser and Bridger, a
master butcher.
Mr Trevett was the manager of Barclays bank
at No. 18. Further up East Street Mrs Pannell
ran The Little Brown Jug and Mr Kind traded
as a fruiterer and dairyman. The Limes was the
home of medical practitioner Dr Gedge, and
Miss Matthews had a confectioners shop at
No. 36. The Town Hall was used for a variety of
events.
Edwin Cooke a tailor plied his skills at No.
37 across the street, alongside Mr Gardner a
gilder and picture frame maker. Albert Stallard
was a parchment manufacturer, who lived at
Magnolia House.
Dr Levick of No. 21 was a certifying factory surgeon and Mr Farwell
sold smart hats at low prices from No. 17.
The 1911 census refected changing times with a chauffeur
boarding at The Bear Hotel but an ostler and groom living at The Tap
in the hotel yard. Between Whittingtons the baker and The White
Hart was The Havant Club, which was for gentlemen only but these
days also admits women.
The photograph includes the family grocer Collins, a fancy
repository and Streets, which has recently closed awaiting
regeneration. This ironmongers was rented by John Henry Street
in 1896 and purchased by him in 1912. It is to be hoped that the
facade now under threat, can be retained and restored to its 1912
appearance when the site is redeveloped.
THE WAY WE WERE...
By Ann Griffths
27 Belmont Grove Havant PO9 3PT
023 9248 4012
The clean, airy and friendly
space is infused with true
Sports Memberbillia to
give the whole place that
true sports feel!!!!
BELMONT SPORTS
THEMED BARBERSHOP

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The College has had a number of false starts
in its ambition to replace the existing campus
with a new College build and more recently to
refurbish the current estate to a good standard.
These plans, as ever, were the casualty of funding
shortfalls.
This climate of cost reduction will continue
in to the foreseeable future, which limits the
ability of the College to generate reserves to
resource a signifcant building programme.
In recognition of the poor state of many
sixth form college campuses, the Young Peoples
Learning Agency (YPLA) have created a Building
Condition Improvement Fund (BDIF) of some
59m for the sector to bid against in order
to improve the quality of its estate. Thankfully
there is no match funding condition and
therefore the College has submitted a 1,6m
bid for 3 projects, two of which are for internal
refurbishments and one is for a new building
(cost circa 1.1m).
With a 1,000 acres of landscape parkland, a lake,
follies and ancient woodland to explore, with
friendly animals to meet on the ornamental
farm, and beautiful gardens and glasshouses to
discover, there really is something for everyone
to make the ideal day out at Staunton Country
Park, Havant.
For those wanting to get active, Leigh Park
Gardens offers the perfect venue for keen
walkers, cyclists, anglers and adventure seekers.
There are walking trails and a dedicated cycle
route, an orienteering course and well stocked
ornamental lake.
A WAlk IN THE PARk
Spring may seem far away but with
these new arrivals to the farm it must
surely be upon us!
Whilst this is a refurbishment fund, the College
has met with the head of the YPLA Capital
programme to make the case for the removal of
5 Portacabins (currently providing 6 classrooms
and 2 social areas) and replacement with a new
6 classroom teaching block.
The planning consent for the Portacabins
ends in August 2012 and the College has no
plans to extend this via a further application: it
is also keen to save the 100k per year lease
costs.
The YPLA are content with our proposal
as it will remove category D accommodation
(anything temporary) replacing it with category
A accommodation. We are also proposing
a reduction in the Colleges footprint from
650m2 to 550m2, thus satisfying the YPLAs
condition that the fund is not to be used to
fund growth in student numbers: in turn the
campus will be more effcient with regard to its
occupancy ratio.
HAvANT SIxTH fORM COllEgE bUIlDINg
PROgRAMME RATIONAlE 2012
By John McDougall
Principal & Chief Executive
Cropley
ScooterS
www.cropleyscooters.co.uk
Unit 1B Kingscroft Court
Havant, po9 1lS
By Matt Johnson
Robert Cropley understands more than most that teenagers need
a focus that gives them an outlet for excess energy and provides an
adrenalin rush. Without such a focus, things can go wrong as they did
for him. Labeled a troublesome teen, Robs life spiraled out of control.
Now a businessman with a growing company, Cropley Scooters in
Havant, Rob is opening PARKSIDE, his new indoor skate park, to give
local kids a focus to keep them out of trouble.
Rob began to turn his life around when he was given a job as a
welder/fabricator. This gave him the skills to establish his own business
manufacturing scooter parts. From an eBay shop and the shed in his back
garden, Rob now has premises in Havant, big enough to accommodate
the new indoor skate park.
At PARKSIDE, young riders will learn skills and tricks, safety rules
and skate park etiquette so scooter riders, BMX riders, skateboarders
and bladers can enjoy skate parks safely together. The indoor park means
kids can exercise all year round in a sport they enjoy and helps them
grow in confdence. The Cropley Scooters team already competes
successfully in National Competitions.
PARKSIDE will be available to kids from all backgrounds and Rob
has already spoken to local agencies and childrens homes to give
opportunities to deprived kids. Kids will be encouraged to get their
rush through skate park sports, not drink, drugs or crime.
PARkSIDE aims to open in March 2012. find them on
facebook: Havant Indoor Skatepark
KIDS supports over 1,000 local families with disabled children and young people from its
strong Hampshire base.
KIDS is a unique charity; there is no other organisation providing such a wide range of
services to disabled children and young people irrespective of their disability or medical
condition aged 0-25 years.
The young people from the KIDS Havant youth projects wanted to work on a
fundraising project for their clubs. They decided that everyone could use their artistic
talent to contribute to the event.
The Art Exhibition concept sparked lots of ideas from all the young people and they
have been working hard to create a plethora of pieces for you to enjoy.
Many of the pieces were available to purchase. All money raised was put back into the
projects, enabling KIDS to continue to support young people to Challenge the world and
Live the dream.
NEW INDOOR
SkATE PARk
OPENINg IN
HAvANT...
Havant Signs & Plastics - Walter House, Kingscrof Court, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1LS. Fax: 023 9248 1111
CNC Machining
Oven Forming
Drape Moulding
Vacuum Forming
Screen & Digital Printing
Point of Sale
Boat Windows, Plastic Sales
Sign Design, Manufacture & Installation
Providing customers real choice with bespoke solutions,
fexibility and manufacturing excellence
- Visit www.hspplastics.co.uk
Tel 023 9248 6633 or enquiries@hspplastics.co.uk
High Quality 2nd Hand
Furniture, Beds & Appliances
Unit 2 Fulood Rd,
(off Dunsbury Way)
Havant, PO9 5AX
Tel. 07818 230021
www.charliehouseman.com
Untitled-3 1 23/12/2011 09:58:55
Pre-dawn on Harts Farm marshes,
grey sea, grey sky, grey me,
I saw a woman with a barrow
spreading popcorn beneath a tree.
Her clothes in holes and gaffer-tape
patching up her boots,
she gathered handfuls of the stuff
and aimed it at the roots.
Im Woebegone and Raggedy-Anne,
she said, and pressed her cheek against the bark.
Please send me wealth, let fortune fall
and light this dreadful dark!
Low and wet lie the felds on the marshes,
wide and high is the dome of the sky,
not a thing to obscure the horizon
between the tree and the woman and I.
Well at frst I thought the woman strange
and felt inclined to scorn
her desperate prayer, her rapt embrace,
her eiderdown of corn.
But then I thought I too am poor
my pockets flled with fuff
and mad or not her prayer might work
Ive heard of stranger stuff.
So Hello, I cried and she replied,
Hello, as kindred do,
and I moved closer to the listening tree
Please send me gold, please do!
Low and wet lie the felds on the marshes,
wide and high is the dome of the sky,
not a thing to obscure the horizon
between the tree and the woman and I.
Minutes passed and we remained
whispering, Wealth, to the listening tree,
til the words became like a heart-beat,
weird accompaniment to the sea.
And slowly the world was forming
gaining colour and shape as we spoke,
until the bright sun split the horizon
and Wealth, wealth, pulsed the heart of the oak.
Wealth, wealth, beat the wings of the sea birds
as they welcomed the returning sun
Wealth, wealth, sang the breeze in the yellow grass
beneath the benevolent one.
Wide and high is the sky on the marshes,
and quiet now the woman and I
knowing there is no gold in the heart of the oak
because the gold is all up in the sky.
Popcorn Tree
the creative quarter...
A feature on a local creative mind...
This edition we feature local writer felicity kay
In the next
edition, we
will feature
the work of
local artist
george brett
Biography of Felicity Kay by Ann Caunter
Local writer, Felicity Kay, has high hopes 2012 will be the year
she gets a publishing contract. I catch up with her at the tail
end of a wet and windy dog walk, and we enjoy a cappuccino
half hour in Caf Neros.
Were lucky enough to get the two comfy seats in the
window and we look out at St. Faiths church the London
Plain trees still draped with Christmas lights while we stir
our frothy coffee. This is the year! she says.
Felicity Kay: writer, mother, teacher. Shes written two novels,
many poems (some of which are published) and several short
stories. Her frst novel Uncumber earned her a distinction in
her MA at Bath Spa University; her open-mic performances
delight audiences in Southsea, Havant and Alton; and she was
recently short listed for the Lightship First Chapter Prize for
her second novel Strange Fish.
Printed here, we have an example of both her poetry and
her prose. Below, the poem, Popcorn Tree, one of a collection
of poems inspired by the landscape of the shore and the people
she meets on her long walks. To the right, a short extract from
her novel Monster Fish in which, Gerald the main character
and all round strange fsh worries about the prospect of
telling his mother hes going on holiday for a week.
Strange Fish
Gerald swallows his latest kill without chewing. Although he has a fne set of teeth, sharp
pointed ones along his upper and lower jaw and an extra set forming a ridge in the roof
of his mouth, he knows not to chew. Instead, he rinses his mouth with a little water. For a
second or two, he watches the darkening surface of the lake and then he propels himself
silently back to his station.
I cant do it, he says to himself. He turns to the stove and stirs his latest masterpiece.
Prune and red-wine sauce. The purple liquid is simmering away in a small copper pan. Its
no good, he says. She wont like it. Hes standing in the kitchen of the County Hotel,
three paces in front of the pastry table, a little left of the sink. He closes his eyes and drifts
back into the dark water, all the way down to sixty feet deep. Here, he waits, and enjoys the
sensation of cooling blood only to be found in the middle and lower levels of the lake. But
he cant wait for long. The oxygen content of the water down here is low and he needs to
get moving or hell suffocate. Trapped between the Devil and the deep, he tells himself as he
swims closer to the warmer water thirty feet from the surface.
He tastes the sauce. She wont like it, he says again, and licks the back of the wooden
spoon. Besides, its Friday. I shouldve told her on Wednesday. If Id told her when Charlotte
frst mentioned it, I mightve been able to go. Suddenly, a young Char moves in the water
up ahead. Its late in the day but theres just enough light left to see the distinctive outline
and he weighs up his chances. He darts towards the unsuspecting fsh and attacks. He snaps
open and shut his mouth before his prey even has time to realize whats going on and then
he hangs motionless in the water, the head of his prey lodged in his throat, its tail fapping
against his lips.
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