Many of us were saddened by last month's destruction by fire of the railway cottages on the east side of the Langstone Road approach to Hayling Island. The Grade 2 listed cottages were originally built as labourers' cottages and later lived in by the crossing-keeper for the Hayling branch line. A private petition has recently … Continue reading Petition regarding the Langstone Railway cottages.
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St Lucy’s Day pictures
Thursday 13th December marked the first of what we hope will become a regular event in the Gazebo Garden in the run up to Christmas. This rather magical picture of our 'St. Lucy' sums up the evening. For those of you unfamiliar with the Scandinavian tradition of a St Lucy's Day festival and procession, you … Continue reading St Lucy’s Day pictures
Langstone Railway cottages
Like many of our friends and colleagues, we were saddened to see the destruction by fire of the Langstone Railway station master's cottage last weekend. The much loved building with its faded yellow wooden siding has been a landmark near the Hayling Billy track since the late 18th century. We hope that the structure, listed … Continue reading Langstone Railway cottages
Dominos – 39 West Street planning application re-submitted
Perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised by last week’s re-submission of the 39 West Street ‘Dominos Pizza’ takeaway planning application by Geo. & R. Carrell Properties Ltd. The cynical timing of this application follows an approach often used with contentious applications, sneaking them in during the holiday period when the public are normally distracted. Once … Continue reading Dominos – 39 West Street planning application re-submitted
Christmas wreath making workshop success!
The Christmas Wreath making workshop was organised by the Havant Civic Society and held on Friday 7th at St Faith's Church, a beautiful and welcoming venue. All proceeds were donated to the fund for restoring the historic banner depicting St Faith which is currently at the London School of needlework for assessment. Hilary Deadman gave … Continue reading Christmas wreath making workshop success!
Southern Water – ‘I’ll get back to you on that’
For those who followed our report of Southern Water's appearance before an HBC Scrutiny Panel on November 13th, we thought you might be interested in Southern Water's responses, received today, to the questions they were unable to answer on the day.
A quick and easy litter questionnaire
Havant Civic Society have been invited to attend a meeting of the Business and Commercial Services Scrutiny Panel on Wednesday 5th December to discuss the subject of litter in the town. Please take a couple of minutes to answer the two questions below, pressing the 'Submit' button when you've finished. The responses we receive will … Continue reading A quick and easy litter questionnaire
A ‘Trojan Horse’? – East of Castle Avenue
On November 9th, our Planning Representative noted the application by Persimmon Homes for land east of Castle Avenue. To give some context to this application, here it is superimposed on the current site to the east of Castle Avenue. Southleigh Road runs to the north along the left hand edge of this image with Warblington … Continue reading A ‘Trojan Horse’? – East of Castle Avenue
Planning for Biodiversity – FoE meeting
The meeting was organised by Havant Friends of the Earth and held at the United Reformed Church meeting place on Tuesday November 27th at 7:00pm. Sue Holt introduced Dr. David Rumble of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust who presented on the subject of Planning for Diversity. The following notes provide a summary of … Continue reading Planning for Biodiversity – FoE meeting
‘Opportunity Havant’ – A case of ships and rodents perhaps?
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised at this recent press release from HBC... "Sandy Hopkins, who is currently Chief Executive at East Hampshire District Council and Havant Borough Council, is taking on a new challenge at Southampton City Council as its Chief Executive." "James Hassett, Executive Director of Operations and Place Shaping at East Hampshire and … Continue reading ‘Opportunity Havant’ – A case of ships and rodents perhaps?
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