Partners 83 - Winter 2013

PartnersIssue 83 • Winter 2013

Permits: Save on parking

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Business: East Hants

awards page 20

Christmas: Festivities

for the family pages 12 & 13

Apprenticeships

a future that works page 4

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Here’s a list of the sort of things we can do:• Fit key safes, grab rails and hand rails• Put up shelves and curtain poles• Repair leaking taps and toilet cisterns• Move furniture• And much more. Available to anyone over 55, or people with a physical, mental or learning disability. The subsidised hourly rate for labour is £12 or £18, depending on your circumstances. All materials at cost price.

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Partners Magazine is published by East Hampshire District Council. An online version is available at www.easthampshire.org

Your next edition of Partners Magazine will be published in May 2014.

Contact with the councilIf you would like to contact the district council about any of the services featured in this edition please see details given in each article.

Write to East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4EX

Email [email protected]

Main switchboard 01730 266551

Minicom service (Text calls for the hard of hearing) 01730 234103

Opening hoursCouncil Offices Penns Place, Petersfield GU31 4EX 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Alton Information Office 7 Cross and Pillory Lane GU34 1HL 9am to 4.30pm (Lunch 1-1.30pm) Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm Saturday

Bordon Information Office Forest Community Centre GU35 0BS 9am to 4.45pm (Lunch 1-1.30pm) Monday to Friday

Bramshott & Liphook Parish Office The Haskell Centre, Midhurst Road GU30 7TN 10am to 1pm Monday to Friday Phone 01428 722 988 for afternoon hours

Horndean Parish Office Tyfield House, Blendworth Lane PO8 0AA 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Cover pic: Apprentice Niall Thurston

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Inside

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Apprenticeships ........................ 4

Benefit fraud ............................. 5

Community grants .................6-7

East Hants by numbers ............ 8

Survey ........................................ 9

Bins and recycling .............. 10-11

Christmas festivities ...........12-13

Empty homes Parking permits ....................... 14

Elections .................................. 15

Whitehill & Bordon ............ 16-17

Energy bill savings .................. 18

Parkrun Minibus driving ....................... 19

Butserfest Business awards ..................... 20

Home improvements .............. 21

A-Z of Council Services........... 22

Councillor Contacts ................ 23

Christmas bin dates ................ 24

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A future that works

Holly Fisher-Smith and Kirsten Scollick (below with Bruce Durrant, General Manager) work at Elstead Lighting, Alton.

Holly said: “We are working and getting experience at the same time. If you are only doing a course at a college you don’t get that experience.

Kirsten said: “You get training in the workplace, get paid and get an education - you get the best of all worlds.”

Apprenticeships provide the best of all worlds, according to the young people benefiting from a new EHDC drive.

The council has set aside £170,000 to help hook up talented and committed young people with local companies. The money will be used to top up wages and cover apprentices’ travel and training costs.

The scheme, called Get East Hants Working, is being run by EHDC in partnership with Business East Hants and was launched in the summer with East Hampshire MP, Damian Hinds.

Cllr Ferris Cowper, Leader of EHDC, said: “The best deal you can strike is the mutually beneficial deal – and this scheme benefits young people, who get the chance to show what they can do, and employers, who get someone they can mould and train with the skills they need for their business.”

Currently, the nationally accepted wage for an apprentice is just £2.65 an hour. But the East Hants scheme will boost this by up to £7,000 a year for two years.

Niall Thurston (above), of Liphook, works as an apprentice at Morgan Innovation and Technology in Petersfield.

“At Morgan’s I have been given a broad package of skills and I have been working in production, testing and now work primarily in research and development.”

“I have spoken to my friends who are thinking about going to university or going straight into work and I tell them there is a third way. With an apprenticeship I get the best of both worlds.”

Emma Sayers (above with Jonathan Waugh of Hollybourne Hotels) of Alton, works at the Alton House Hotel, and is one of three apprentices at the hotel, working alongside George Knight and Nick White.

“I have been learning on the job and that has boosted my experience and my confidence,” she said. “I would definitely encourage other people to

take on an apprenticeship, it has really improved my confidence

and my understanding of the workplace.”

Apprentices in East Hampshire

For more information contact

Angela Kiwanuka, Business

Development & Research Officer

on 01730 234165

www.businesseasthants.org

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Changes to legislation could result in people convicted of benefit fraud losing their future benefits for up to three years.The changes mean fraudsters now face much harsher penalties than before, especially repeat offenders.

The message is: committing benefit fraud could cost you more than you think!

When someone is found to have committed benefit fraud, not only will they have to pay back the benefits they claimed illegally but they could also be denied future benefits for up to three years. This is called Loss of Benefit, and the duration of loss depends on the number of times benefit fraud is committed.

More offences means more Loss of Benefit.

Sue Hall, EHDC’s Senior Investigating Officer, said: “The Loss of Benefit regime is a further tool in our armoury to prevent fraud and error in the benefit system and ensure benefit fraudsters realise that benefit fraud will not and does not pay.

“Benefit fraudsters will be given a caution, a fine or be prosecuted and told to repay all the benefit they have fraudulently obtained. They will also now

lose further benefit for a minimum period of four weeks and up to a maximum period of three years.”

How can I report a person I suspect is committing benefit fraud?

Contact the fraud team in confidence on: 01730 234182 (24 hour Fraud Hotline) Email: [email protected] Or by post to: Fraud Team, East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hants GU31 4EX

Committing Benefit Fraud could cost you more than you think

For more on Loss of Benefit go to:

www.dwp.gov.uk/adviser/updates

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Caring for the CommunityEast Hampshire District Council runs a range of grant schemes giving local groups and organisations the chance to get a much-needed cash boost.

Whether you have a bright new project or need help with running a club, as long as your group benefits the community at large it may be eligible for a grant.

If your community group could use some financial support then get in touch with our community team and we will help you apply for a grant.

For more about getting grants contact the Central Support Team on 01730 234395

A Petersfield club has sounded a rallying cry to armchair generals in the area thanks to a financial fillip from EHDC.

The Black Hole Wargamers are hoping to attract new members to take part in table top battles and adventure games.

The club, which meets fortnightly in Petersfield Library, received £250 to buy equipment and promote the hobby.

Matt Wildsmith, club treasurer, said: “Wargaming encourages a wide range of skills, such as numeracy, literacy, arts, modelling, communication and strategic thinking. And it’s great fun as well.”

Aliens and spacemen landed in Grayshott thanks to a kids’ holiday club with a space theme.EHDC awarded a grant of £500 to St Luke’s Holiday Club, which provided activities for around 80 children.The club let the youngsters dress up in cosmic costumes and play space-related games before the week finished with a fun family barbecue.The six-day club is one of the village’s biggest events of the year.

Warchest for gamers

Out of this world

New acoustic curtains in a Lindford Village Hall have been a sound move for the local community groups using the building.

The bright red curtains at the hall, on Sycamore Road, are more than just window dressing as they deaden the echoes that previously

made it very difficult for people to make themselves heard.

Steve Holden, Secretary of the Village Hall Committee, said: “The new curtains absorb the sound and that stops it bouncing off the hard surfaces. It has made a vast improvement.”

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New curtains prove a sound move

Cllr Julie Butler enjoys a game with

Black Hole Wargamers Chairman, Mark Canty,

and Treasurer, Matt Wildsmith

Cllr Adam Carew, Simon Banks van Zyl, Lindford Parish Council, Cllr Yvonne Parker Smith, Steve Holden, Secretary of the Village Hall Committee

local grants for

local groups£250–£1,000

available from your East Hampshire District Councillor

Apply now. When it’s gone, it’s gone.

www.easthants.gov.uk/councillorgrants

Rev Moray Thomas and Cllr Anthony

Williams facing alien invaders at

St Luke’s Holiday Club, Grayshott

East Hampshireby numbers

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What sort of place is East Hampshire? And what sort of people live here?The results of the 2011 census have been released by the government and they offer interesting insights into the district.Here are some of the eye-catching figures about East Hampshire now, and how it has changed over the last decade.

Population

2001 National average (2011)2011

5.8% growth

from 109,274 to 115,608

There has been a drop in the percentage of 30-39-year-olds living in the district from 14.7% to 10.9% and an increase in the percentage of over 65s from 15.9% to 19.3%.

EthnicityPeople from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds make up 7% of the population of the district, up from 4.32% in 2001. The national average is 20.2%.

2,946 people in the district do not use English as their main language.

Marriage55.9% of people in East Hampshire are married or in a civil partnership, down from 59.77% in 2001. The national average is 45.9%.

Health11,613 people in the district provide unpaid care to a family member or friend, that’s 1,424 more than in 2001.

3.7% of the population say they are in bad or very bad health, below the national average of 5.4%.

UnemploymentIn East Hampshire 2.55% of working age people are looking for jobs. The national average is 4.38%.

ReligionThere are fewer Christians in East Hampshire, reducing from 84,174 in 2001 to 74,744 in 2011.

Those claiming no religion increased from 16,780 to 30,380.

CarsThere were 10,000 more cars and vans in East Hampshire in 2011 than in 2001. A 15% increase.

For more information, please

contact 01730 234041 or visit

www.ons.gov.uk

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The brown bins have almost three times the capacity of the sacks and are easier for residents to use and for binmen to collect.

Residents can switch from the 90 litre sacks to the 240 litre bins as soon as their current licence expires. Those new to the scheme can pick up the bins straight away.

The cost of licences has increased this year for the first time since 2008, to reflect the rise in collection costs.

There are currently 6,500 residents using the garden waste collection service and they are advised to wait until their current licence expires before opting for the bin, as no refunds are available.

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Needle stickPlease can residents ensure that when they dispose of hypodermic

needles and blades that they use

the council’s clinical waste collection.

In the last year the recycling facility at

Alton has had 12 reported instances of injuries to staff on the sorting line, due to hypodermic needles and blades going inadvertently into the recycling bin. If you require a clinical waste collection please contact Customer Services on 0300 300 0013

East Hampshire’s gardeners can now dispose of their prunings and cuttings in easy-to-use wheeled bins.

3xlarger than

a sack

Garden waste service price list

Wheeled Bin Licence £55

Sack Licence £30

Second and Additional Sack Licences £25

Benefits Concession (sack only) £15

Purchase of wheeled bin

(inc delivery) £27.11

Purchase of sack (inc delivery) £5

A number of ‘near misses’ have been reported

where impatient motorists have mounted the pavement to get round a

waste collection vehicle, putting at risk the collection crews working alongside. In one incident an operative was clipped

by the vehicle and although no injury was sustained it highlights

the danger of the practice. Please be patient when waiting behind waste collection lorries.

Don’t risk it!

Residents who wish to sign up to the garden waste service should call Customer Services on 0300 300 0013, or go to www.working-together.org.uk for further information.

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What can I recycle?

QualityMake sure your recycling is clean, dry and loose.

Rinse out all bottles and tins before you put them in the

recycling bin.

Food waste in the recycling means the new products made

from it are not as good and buyers will pay the council less

for it. In the worst cases it will not be recycled at all.

ElectricalsTake your small electrical goods to the nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. Mobile phones, irons, toasters TVs and more can all be taken there where the best bits can be used again.

Bulky wasteLarge items such as fridges, bikes, sofas and TVs can be collected from your property boundary.If you require a bulky waste collection please contact our customer services on 0300 300 0013.There is a small charge for this service although this may be waived for those receiving benefits.

Kerb-side glass collection

Please use your kerbside glass box for glass

bottles and jars only. If you need more

boxes, you can buy them from customer

services at £5 each, including delivery.

Contact

Customer Services on 0300 300 0013

or visit www.working-together.org.uk

for more information

Find out more about recycling at www.recyclenow.com

We now take AEROSOLS with your other recyclables – but please make sure they are empty!

Why recycling mattersRecycling is good for the environment and the economy, saving money and creating jobs. Most of the recycling that we collect from you is reprocessed here in the UK and put to the best possible use to make new cans, tins, newspapers and plastic bottles.

Recycling reduces the need for raw materials such as trees, metal and oil which helps save energy and natural resources.

Recycling is a really easy way to do something positive for the environment, so let’s get it right.

Just put the right stuff in your bin and we will do the rest!

There is lots to do in East Hampshire during the winter and in the run up to Christmas.

in East HampshireChristmas

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th

November

A Feast of Christmas Past,

Present and Future which offers

Christmas shopping at its best in

one accessible location.

Friday Noon – 8pm

Saturday, Sunday .

10am – 5pm

Christmas Festival at Stansted Park

Sunday, 1st December

One of the region’s biggest and best Christmas events with lots to see, do and buy. Stalls, entertainment and attractions

including Santa. www.altonevents.co.uk

Alton Yuletide Festival


9am-3pm

Petersfield Christmas Festive Market is large and varied. The perfect way to kick off the

festive season and buy those early Christmas presents. There will be live entertainment in the centre of town and produce from

Hampshire Farmers’ Markets.

A fun, festive day out for all the family. For more information check out

www.petersfieldfest.com

Petersfield Xmas


10.30am-4.30pm

Festive Celebrations begin at Gilbert

White’s with their annual Mulled Wine

Day. See the house bedecked with 18th

century decorations, smell the scent of

Gilbert’s very own Mulled Wine recipe,

and join our gardeners as they go

a-wassailing in one of Christmas’

most ancient traditions.

www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org

Saturday, 7th December7.30pm-11pm

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s

Pride and Prejudice with this fabulous festive treat run by Gilbert White’s House. Permit the Hampshire Regency Dancers to whisk you into a bygone era of elegance and refinement, with live period music.

They will lead you step by step through some easy-to-follow country dances.

Book your tickets on 01420 511 275

www.gilbertwhiteshouse.orgMulled Wine Day

Regency Day

Whitehill & BordonChristmas Fair


ChristmasMonday, 23rd December

Petersfield - An hour of Carols around the town’s Christmas Tree in the Market Square led by the Salvation Army at 7pm.

Carols around the Tree

Saturday, 7th December

Held at the event space and Forest

Community Centre, Pinehill Road,

Bordon the festival features bands,

choirs, drama, Santa Clause, a large

indoor craft fair, market stalls,

donkeys, amusements and more

www.wbtp.com

Saturday, 7th December7.30pm-11pm

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s

Pride and Prejudice with this fabulous festive treat run by Gilbert White’s House. Permit the Hampshire Regency Dancers to whisk you into a bygone era of elegance and refinement, with live period music.

They will lead you step by step through some easy-to-follow country dances.

Book your tickets on 01420 511 275

www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org

Regency Day

SANTA SPECIALS Selected dates from 30 November - 24 DecemberSee Santa on a steam train - the perfect way to start Christmas! Join Santa as you steam on a magical one hour round trip through the scenic Hampshire countryside.

Santa gives every child a gift and there’s wine and mince pies for the grown-ups. Departing from either Alresford or Alton, Santa Specials are by advance booking only, fares include all booking fees.

CHRISTMAS LEAVE 26 & 27 DecemberExperience the atmosphere of a WWII Xmas. Join Civilian and Military re-enactors and witness the relief and joy of returning home from war. Song, dance, steam and seasonal merriment! Book your tickets in advance or pay on the day.

Find out more and book your tickets at www.watercressline.co.uk

Watercress Line

Whitehill & BordonChristmas Fair

For more ideas, contact the Tourist Information Centre in Petersfield, telephone 01730 268829 or go to www.easthampshire.org


Residents and workers who are having trouble parking should take a look at the range of parking permits on offer from East Hampshire District Council.

Permits can be purchased for a three month, six month or 12 month period for various locations. Payment can be arranged by monthly direct debit.

Residents in Petersfield, Alton or Liphook can buy season tickets at a discounted rate specifically for certain car parks, as well as overnight permits or weekend only permits.

Worker permits can be bought to allow parking during the working week at a subsidised rate.

Petersfield residents can also buy permits for some residential roads in the town for just £25 a year.

These permits would be beneficial to car owners who frequently use East Hampshire District Council Pay and Display car parks or live on residential roads with parking restrictions.

Landlords - working with you to let your property• Tenant finding service - let your property quickly • No charge or induction fee• Tenancy Bond Scheme• Contact and support

For more information please contactLyndy Hill or Teresa Marsh, Accommodation Liaison Officers, East Hampshire District Council01730 234314/45email [email protected]

or or [email protected]

Give an empty property a new lease of life by making it available to rent.

Putting empty properties to good useAround 1,850 properties are standing idle and unoccupied in the district and EHDC’s Housing Needs team is urging their owners to open them up to tenants.

Empty homes are prone to damp, vandalism, bursting pipes and overgrown gardens.

New Council Tax rules brought in during April mean that homes unoccupied for more than two years must pay 150 per cent Council Tax.

Meanwhile there is a shortage of housing in the district that leaves some families waiting five or six years for a suitable property.

Tina Cornell, EHDC’s Accommodation Liaison Officer, said that turning empty properties into rentable homes makes sense.

“We would encourage people not to leave their properties standing empty for months,” she said. “A home that is not lived in will quickly generate problems with maintenance and can become a financial millstone.

“People that have inherited empty properties and perhaps can’t sell it

should think about the

possibility of renting it out as an alternative.”

The team will work hard to find the right tenants for every property and will provide free support to landlords should they require it.

The team would be happy to speak to any private landlords looking to add their property to the housing register.

For more information contact Tina or Lyndy on 01730 234314

For more information or to apply

please contact 0300 555 0705 or

visit www.parksafe.org.uk

Parking permitted


Landlords - working with you to let your property• Tenant finding service - let your property quickly • No charge or induction fee• Tenancy Bond Scheme• Contact and support

For more information please contactLyndy Hill or Teresa Marsh, Accommodation Liaison Officers, East Hampshire District Council01730 234314/45email [email protected]

or or [email protected]


Postal votes are often the most convenient way of having a say in

important elections and are becoming more and more popular among voters.

In the elections last May more than 13,500 voters from across the district requested a

postal vote and those numbers are expected to go up in the future.

You can apply for a postal vote in advance of the election – the deadline to do so is normally a fortnight before polling day – and then you can cast your vote at your own convenience.

And as well as popping your vote in the post you can also bring your postal vote to the polling station and hand it in there.

For a new form or more

information contact

01730 234093

Cllr Harvey, Catherington Division

In the last edition of Partners Magazine our round-

up of newly elected Hampshire County Councillors

omitted Cllr Marge Harvey, the member of

Catherington Division. We would like to apologise

for the error and include the following message

from Cllr Harvey.

“I want to thank everyone for voting for me and I

look forward to working hard for all of you as your

new county councillor for Catherington Division.”

Postal votes prove popular

Get yourself on the electoral roll this winter or risk missing out on the chance to vote.

Every year the council asks householders to get themselves on the electoral roll – your household will have already received a form to do this.

If you don’t fill it in your

name will drop off the

electoral roll and you may

not be allowed to vote in any

elections. And what’s more,

it can significantly harm your

chances of getting credit or

opening bank accounts.

It can take over a month to get back on the roll, so the best thing is to fill in the form you have been sent and return it to the elections team.

If you love where you live – be ready to vote!


UPDATE

The first major housing development to replace empty Army buildings in Whitehill & Bordon with state-of-the-art eco homes is nearing reality.

Radian has been selected to develop the site and deliver 100 new homes, whilst also stimulating up to 100 jobs at the former Quebec Barracks site.

The mixture of mainly two storey family houses set around a ‘village green’ will be built to the highest energy efficiency standards.

The homes in Whitehill & Bordon will be among the first in the country to use the new ‘zero carbon home standard’.

To make the homes eco they will have solar panels, home office facilities, triple glazed windows, cycle storage, water butts, composting equipment, high-levels of insulation as well as measures to reduce overheating.

Energy and water use will be monitored by ‘smart meters’ which give comprehensive information about the amount of energy being used and help make savings.

Residents will also be encouraged to use their garden space and communal areas to grow fruit and vegetables and lead a more sustainable lifestyle.

Cycling facilities will be provided and Radian will make a contribution towards improving the cycle network.

Radian, a winner of prestigious awards for its sustainable developments in recent years, was chosen after a rigorous selection process. The key was to find a developer who can deliver the high environmental standards required to make this a showcase development on the former Ministry of Defence land – as well as making it a great place to live and work.

The Homes and Communities Agency bought the site in December last year in a £3 million deal.

Whitehill& BordonRegeneration

Radian chosen to regenerate first major site in Whitehill & Bordon


To keep up-to-date with the progress of the project, please visit www.whitehillbordon.com

The Eco-station and

Exhibition House are

open on:

Mondays 9am-5pm

Wednesdays 10am-5pm

Thursdays 9am-5pm.

For more information please visit

www.whitehillbordon.com

Council wins £1.2million funding for Whitehill & Bordon£1.2m government funding to help kick-start the business economy and build new homes in Whitehill & Bordon has been won by East Hampshire District Council in partnership with Hampshire County Council.

The money has been awarded after top level negotiations between ministers and the district council and shows that both are fully committed to the town’s future.

It will be used to start transforming Louisburg Barracks into a business

park with much-needed new jobs and new homes.

There will be approximately 450 new homes and 6.13ha of employment land delivering approximately 500 new jobs.

The business park will aim to attract companies which work in the sustainability sector and provide jobs for local residents.

Half of the funding will be used to carry out an environmental assessment and design of an inner

relief road enabling access to the site.

There will be thorough consultation with residents before building work starts and the funding also enables more work to involve the community in the future of its town.

The funding, comes from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Fantastic first year for Eco-station Since Downton Abbey star, Hugh Bonneville, opened the Eco-station with more than 1,000 visitors last October, visitors have poured in to see the interactive exhibition as well as the energy-saving Exhibition House.

Schools, community groups and professionals have visited the former firestation to discover more about plans to regenerate Whitehill & Bordon.

Residents have also enjoyed many fun-packed activities including a Hallowe’en themed event, star-gazing and a chicken-keeping day.

A new exhibition also opened which provides homeowners with more information about how they can reduce their energy bills and features samples of insulation and demonstrates the use of solar panels.

This summer there were tours from the architect who designed the Exhibition House, a cycling day, a wildlife drawing competition and Eagle radio broadcast live from the Eco-station for a day.

Cllr David Parkinson, East Hampshire District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Planning said: “This has been a brilliant year, with so many events and activities, I really hope that visitors have enjoyed their visits and found them useful.”


Power to the consumer

Solent Green Deal

For more details go to www.hants.gov.uk/switch or call 01962 846828

For more information visit www.solentgreendeal.org.uk or call free phone: 0800 052 2242

Save money on energy bills by signing up to be part of a large consumer group with the buying power to drive down prices.

The scheme, called Switch Hampshire, launched in the summer of 2013 and will be run again over the winter.

Switch Hampshire is a quick and easy way to find out if you could save on your energy bills, there’s no fee to join and no obligation to switch to the tariff recommended.

For those who decide to switch, the scheme also takes the hassle out of

switching by handling the process for them.

The scheme, which is backed by East Hampshire District Council, covers residents who use gas or electric and also those who use pre-payment meters. Residents do not have to agree to pay their bills by direct debit or online.

Residents can register until 3 February after which time they will be contacted with details of how much they could save.

The Solent Green Deal helps people in East Hampshire make improvements to their homes to make them more energy efficient and reduce bills.

Homeowners can request a council-approved assessment of their property to get impartial advice on what improvements they could make, such as loft, wall or door insulation, double glazing, smart meters, solar power or biomass boilers.

It’s all part of the Solent Green Deal, which is a local scheme to help people make the most of the Government’s national Green Deal, which offers loans for residents to make their homes more efficient

before repaying them simply through their energy bills.

The savings made should outweigh the cost of repayments. By using the Solent Green Deal, householders could save up to £800 a year on their energy bills.


Gold standard driving skills with MiDAS

Get fit, have fun

www.parkrun.org.uk www.parkrun.org.uk/queenelizabeth www.parkrun.org.uk/aliceholt

For more information, please contact Lynne Peters

[email protected]

Tel: 01420 475759

Get fit and have fun by joining East Hampshire’s friendliest running club – parkrun.

Supported by grants from EHDC parkrun is a free, weekly, 5km timed run set in two of the district’s beautiful locations – Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Alice Holt.

The simple set-up lets you register online and turn up on a Saturday morning to a warm welcome from fellow parkrunners and the event team.

The event caters for beginners who walk and jog the course to those who

are more athletic. Families with children, dogs, and grandparents are all welcome and everyone can tackle it in their own time.

Marshals are placed around the course to cheer on the runners and make sure everyone knows the way.

Regular runner Jo Knight said: “I’m happy knowing that my whole family is out having fun whilst getting fit! Within weeks you’ll be hooked!”

Rural communities can take control of their pubic transport problems by getting behind the wheel of a minibus.

Getting around is one of the biggest problems faced by rural communities in districts such as East Hampshire.

Students, people with mobility difficulties and those who cannot afford to run a car can all be left feeling cut off and isolated.

But now community groups can hire minibuses for very low rates from Winchester Area Community Action (WACA).

In order to drive them safely drivers are required to be trained to the MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) standard.

MiDAS training will help drivers to:

• Improveminibusdrivingskills

• Beawareofthelegal,practicaland safety issues of minibus driving

• Usewheelchair-accessibleminibuses safely

• DriveminibusesbelongingtootherMiDAS member organisations aroundtheUK

WACA offers a full MiDAS training course – including a day’s classroom instruction and a practical on-road assessment for just £80.

Courses usually take place on the last Thursday of the month – but can be arranged flexibly – for organisations as well as individuals.


Butserfestrocks Butser Hill!Over 1,400 people made their way to Butserfest 2013 on Saturday (14 September) at Queen Elizabeth Country Park for an unforgettable day of rock, metal and much more.

The seventh year of the all-ages alcohol/drug-free festival, organised by EHDC, saw We Are The Ocean headline with enthusiastic support from the young crowd.

Fans got to meet the bands at the Big Deal Clothing signing tent, which generated some of the biggest queues on the day.

Other activities, including zorbing, bungee runs, human demolition and a climbing wall all added to the fun-filled time between bands.

Tickets for Butserfest 2014 are already on sale for the early-bird price of £15 (plus £1.48 online booking fee).

Go to butserfest.co.uk/tickets to buy online.

To keep up-to-date with Butserfest, go to

/Butserfest

@Butserfest

www.butserfest.co.uk

For a full list of the winners in each category, please visit www.businesseasthants.org

Celebrate local small businesses on

Small Business Saturday - 7 December

/SmallBusinessSaturdayUK

Celebrating local business success

Businesses, council representatives and the MP for East Hampshire joined in celebrating local business success at a prestigious awards dinner.

The East Hants Business Awards honoured successful local businesses and celebrated the role of businesses in supporting the district’s community and local economy.

The awards were presented at the Old Thorns Manor Hotel in Liphook, on 17 October, and attended by over 140 delegates.

The black tie event was organised by SO Marketing and sponsored by the Petersfield/Bordon Post, East Hampshire District Council, SynStar and Antrobus Chartered Accountants.

Phil Bates (pictured with EHDC Leader, Councillor Ferris Cowper, and MP Damian Hinds), Peter Hatch and Nigel & Robina Talbot-Ponsonby

all received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Andy Tree (Leader of Whitehill Town Council) emerged as the Star of the Future, voted for by

the readers of the Petersfield/Bordon Post newspapers.Photo: Chris Pearsall Photography


Aster Living is a not-for-profit charitable organisation providing high-quality care and support services to over 20,000 customers across the region.

In partnership with Hampshire County Council it is also providing a handyperson service, available right across Hampshire, for anyone over the age of 55 or who is disabled. It’s designed to help older and vulnerable people to stay living at home.

The team can help with small jobs and repairs, including fitting key

safes, putting up shelves, repairing leaking taps, moving furniture from one room to another, putting up smoke alarms, and fitting grab rails and hand rails – and many other jobs.

The hourly labour charge is £18, or £12 if you get a means tested benefit. All materials are charged at cost. The charge for the work is always agreed before. All estimates and quotes are free.

Winter warmthHitting the Cold Spots, a Hampshire County Council scheme, can help and advise you on ways to keep warm and healthy this winter.

Experienced advisors will visit you at home to offer practical advice on how to keep your home warm and cut your energy bills.

Residents can get help with heating repairs, fuel bills or carbon monoxide detectors among other benefits.

Home improvementsIn Touch is a Home Improvement Agency which offers two services to Hampshire residents.

HomeWell is a new service in East Hampshire offering free and

confidential advice. A caseworker is working with EHDC to provide advice about local services, welfare benefits, courses, grants, form-filling and loans for repairs.

HomeSafe, run with Hampshire County Council and EHDC, offers adaptations and building work to support those who need help and qualify for a Disabled Facilities Grant. Trusted and experienced surveyors help, plan and arrange the work and offer free advice and home visits.

For more information, call Aster Living on 0800 694 0303 www.asterliving.co.uk

0800 055 6277 [email protected] www.safeandwellathome.co.uk

Call 0800 804 8601 or visit www.hants.gov.uk/cold-spots

Small jobs, big help

A

Abandoned vehicles

..............................0300 300 0013

Accidents in the workplace

..........................................234360

Active lifestyles ..................234067

Arts development ..............234391

B

Benefits ............................. 234175

Building control .................234208

Business advice .................. 234165

C

Car parks ........................... 234274

Cemeteries and burials

..........................................234285

Charitable collections .........234379

Community planning .........234015

Community Forums ...........234073

Community safety ............. 234167

Contaminated land ............234332

Countryside and biodiversity .234386

Council Tax ....................... 234400

D

Disabled toilet access .........234393

Dogs and animals ..............234360

Domestic violence ..............234345

Drains blocked ...................234279

Radian Housing Association

.............................0300 123 1 567

E

Elections ............................234370

Electoral registration ..........234093

FFlooding ............................234295 Food and food premises complaints ......................... 234312 Fly-tipping ..............0300 300 0013

GGraffiti ...................0300 300 0013 Grants for community projects ..........................................234391 Grass cutting and grounds maintenance ..........0300 300 0013

HHealth and safety at work ..........................................234360 Historic buildings ............... 234216 Home energy conservation 234070 Home Improvement Agency ..........................................234320 Homecheck ...................... 234404 Housing .............................234415 Housing (affordable) ..........234346 Housing (empty homes) .... 234404 Housing (grants) ............... 234404 Housing (private sector) .... 234404

LLand and property (EHDC owned) ..................234043 Land charges .....................234262 Landscape ......................... 234215 Licensing (alcohol and entertainment) ...................234389 Litter and dog waste bins ..............................0300 300 0013

MMarkets .............................234279

PPartners magazine .............234030 Pest control ........................234360 Planning development .......234246 Planning policy .................. 234219 Play equipment ......0300 300 0013 Pollution (noise, water, air, land) .......234360 Population statistics ........... 234219

RRefuse and recycling collections ..............................0300 300 0013 Road sweeping ......0300 300 0013 Roadkill removal ....0300 300 0013

SScrap metal and motor salvage ..........................................234379 Sewers ...............................234279 Sports and leisure centres ..........................................234399

(Alton Sports Centre ......................... 01420 540040) (Mill Chase Leisure Centre ..........................01420 472549) (Taro Leisure Centre ..... 263996) (Bohunt Centre, Community School ...............01428 724324) (Horndean Technology College .........................023 9259 4325)

Sports development ...........234396 Street name plates .............234279 Street names and numbers ..234275

TTaxi licences .......................234095 Toilets ....................0300 300 0013 Tourist Information ............268829 Tourism marketing .............234164 Transport ...........................234013 Travel concessions (HCC) ..............................0845 045 8355 Trees (not woodlands) ....... 234214

VVacancies ...........................234047 Valuation and listing officer (HM Revenue and Customs) ..............................03000 501 501 Voluntary/community services (Community First HEH) ...... 710017

WWaste reduction initiatives................0300 300 0013

YYoung people (recreation and entertainment) ................... 234107 Youth Council ....................234186

A to Z of council servicesAll numbers 01730 unless otherwise stated

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Go to www.easthants.gov.uk or call 01730 266551


Below is a list of all East Hampshire District Councillors by the ward areas they represent.

Alton AmeryRobert Saunders • Con01420 82669 • [email protected]

Alton AshdellAndrew Joy • Con01420 85251 • [email protected]

Alton EastbrookeDean Phillips • Con07981 395857 • [email protected]

Alton WestbrookeNicholas Branch • Con01420 562698 • [email protected]

Alton WhitedownMelissa Maynard • Con01420 85791 • [email protected]

Alton WooteysDavid Orme • Con07958 531147 • [email protected]

Binsted and BentleyKen Carter • Con01420 22576 • [email protected]

Bramshott and LiphookLynn Ashton • Con01428 604547 • [email protected] Glass • Con01428 722375 • [email protected] Mouland • Con01428 727260 • [email protected]

Clanfield and FinchdeanKen Moon • Con023 9259 9602 • [email protected] Newberry • Con023 9259 6013 • [email protected]

DownlandPatrick Burridge • Con01420 564080 • [email protected]

East MeonDavid Parkinson • Con01730 823608 • [email protected]

Four Marks and MedsteadMaurice Johnson MBE • Con01420 563329 • [email protected] Thomas • Con01420 561552 • [email protected]

Froxfield and SteepNick Drew • Con07884 113636 • [email protected]

Your Community ForumThere are four Community Forums that discuss issues and approve grants affecting different areas of the district. They are: Alton and surrounding villages; Clanfield, Horndean and Rowlands Castle; Petersfield, Liss and surrounding villages; and Whitehill/Bordon, Liphook, Headley, Grayshott, Lindford and Greatham.Go to www.easthants.gov.uk/communityforums or call 01730 234073 for more details.

GrayshottFerris Cowper • Con01428 609858 • [email protected]

HeadleyRichard Millard • Con01428 717906 • [email protected] Williams • Con01428 712809 • [email protected]

Holybourne and FroyleGlynis Watts • Con01420 257240 • [email protected]

Horndean, Catherington and LovedeanSara Schillemore • Con023 9278 7464 • [email protected]

Horndean DownsGuy Shepherd • Con023 9257 0856 • [email protected]

Horndean, Hazleton and BlendworthDorothy Denston • Con023 9259 4127 • [email protected]

Horndean KingsDavid Evans • Con023 9259 1411 • [email protected]

Horndean MurrayLynn Evans • Con023 9259 1411 • [email protected]

LindfordYvonne Parker Smith • Con01420 489974 [email protected]

LissJennifer Gray • Con01730 821904 • [email protected] Harris • Con01730 891287 • [email protected]

Petersfield Bell HillJohn West • Con01730 260028 • [email protected]

Petersfield CausewayPhilip Aiston • Con01730 267277 • [email protected]

Petersfield HeathJulie Butler • Con01730 300751 • [email protected]

Petersfield RotherBob Ayer • Independent 01730 266571 • [email protected]

Petersfield St Mary’sGuy Stacpoole • Con01420 474440 • [email protected]

Petersfield St PetersHilary Ayer • Independent01730 266571 • [email protected]

Ropley and TistedChris Graham • Con01962 772685 [email protected]

Rowlands CastleMarge Harvey • Con023 9241 3858 • [email protected]

SelborneDavid Ashcroft • Con01420 511011 • [email protected]

The Hangers and ForestJudy Onslow • Con01420 538159 • [email protected]

Whitehill ChaseZoya Faddy • Lib Dem01962 841127 • [email protected]

Whitehill DeadwaterTony Muldoon • Lib Dem01420 472064 • [email protected]

Whitehill HogmoorPhilip Drury • Lib Dem01428 714350 • [email protected]

Whitehill PinewoodChris Wherrell • Lib Dem01420 478077 • [email protected]

Whitehill WalldownAdam Carew • Con01420 769098 • [email protected]

Your District Councillors



Recycling, Refuse, Glass and Garden Waste

EHDC Christmas

opening times

Please place the appropriate container at the property boundary by 7am on the day of your collection.

Please note: If your bin/box/sack is missed please contact Customer Services on 0300 300 0013 by noon the day following your collection. If you call after this time the crew will not return.

If during adverse

weather conditions

your bin, box or

sack is not collected,

please leave your

bin out, until it is

collected.

Christmas collection dates

If you need a calendar go to

www.working-together.org.uk

and type in your postcode, or

contact our customer services

team on 0300 300 0013

Christmas collection dates

Don’t forget to put out your real Christmas tree with your Garden Waste sack or bin during January.

Normal collection day Revised collection day

Tue 24 Dec No Change

Wed 25 Dec Fri 27 Dec

Thu 26 Dec Sat 28 Dec

Fri 27 Dec Mon 30 Dec

Mon 30 Dec Tue 31 Dec

Tue 31 Dec Thu 02 Jan

Wed 01 Jan Fri 03 Jan

Thu 02 Jan Sat 04 Jan

Fri 03 Jan Mon 06 Jan

Mon 06 Jan Tue 07 Jan

Tue 07 Jan Wed 08 Jan

Wed 08 Jan Thu 09 Jan

Thu 09 Jan Fri 10 Jan

Fri 10 Jan Sat 11 Jan

The council offices will be

open on the following days

over the festive season:

Tue 24 Dec, 9am–1pm

Fri 27 Dec, 9am–5pm

Mon 30 Dec 9am–5pm

Tue 31 Dec, 9am–1pm

Normal opening times from

Thu 2 Jan 2014, 9am–5pm

Documents

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