Do please stop by the Gazebo Garden and see the wonderful Spring colours. Then spare a thought for those lovely volunteers and next time you're in Waitrose, drop your green tokens in the Gazebo Garden slot!
Author: HCS Editor
Waitrose shoppers – Support the Gazebo Garden please!
We're pleased to see that thanks to the sterling efforts of our treasurer, The Gazebo Garden is one of this month's featured 'Green Token' charities. Please remember the efforts of the Gazebo Garden volunteers and place your token in the Gazebo slot! And while you're at it, consider shopping little and often rather than weekly … Continue reading Waitrose shoppers – Support the Gazebo Garden please!
Regeneration – Civic Plaza Car Park redevelopment schedule published
We always love a good Gantt chart and the one published this week for the Civic Plaza Car Park Redevelopment Project gives us plenty of food for thought. Safely viewed on an A4 page or from the back of the room when projected at the Cabinet meeting, it's reassuringly unreadable and slopes down in the … Continue reading Regeneration – Civic Plaza Car Park redevelopment schedule published
Civic Plaza ‘Car Park Redevelopment’ project
'Car Park redevelopment' may be something of a misnomer and it's worth reading the document that was presented at the Havant Borough Council Cabinet meeting on March 20th. In this document, you will find further explanation of the project proposal and the timescales. The timescales appear to be driven by conditions on the component of … Continue reading Civic Plaza ‘Car Park Redevelopment’ project
The Regeneration Programme shows its true colours
And you'll be delighted to see that the most well loved of town centre landmarks, the public footbridge linking the Civic Plaza to the historic town centre, is safely preserved in today's publicity image from Homes England. We already knew that Havant Borough Council were planning to invest their effort, our money and a modicum … Continue reading The Regeneration Programme shows its true colours
January 2019 Home Page
Welcome to another year! We seem to be galloping through the twenty-first century at an unseemly pace; it certainly doesn't feel like twenty years have passed since the year 2000 was looming large with the country poised for the impact of IT systems meltdown. The likelihood that 'Brexit Day' on March 29th will pass us … Continue reading January 2019 Home Page
Council Meeting – Local Plan in the ‘News’
Byron Melton's report on last night's Council Meeting can be found in today's Portsmouth News by taking this link.
Local Plan 2036 – Saving the whale
Don't get me wrong, I've long thought that cetaceans have a more balanced view of their place on the planet than we humans have, but as far as the 'Local Plan 2036' goes, we should retain some sense of proportion; Brent geese and Bechstein's bats are a little lower down the tree than the derelict … Continue reading Local Plan 2036 – Saving the whale
HBC handling of public comments on Planning Applications
Back in December when we were still celebrating the Development Management Committee (DMC)'s decision on the original Domino's application for 39 West Street, we reported that the developer had re-submitted the application. The cynical timing of this over the Christmas and New Year holiday period highlighted a typical developer's approach to sliding an application through … Continue reading HBC handling of public comments on Planning Applications
New! HBC Meetings Diary
Finding it hard to keep up with when the Council and Cabinet are scheduling their public meetings? Well we've just made it easier for you! Take the link to 'HBC Meetings Diary' under 'Around Havant' on the main menu and take a look.
