Regular visitors who cherish the peace and tranquillity of this lovely space will already have noticed the barriers around the Gazebo Garden in the Pallant car park, so we would like to give a brief explanation for the temporary closure. According to a letter issued on Havant Borough Council’s headed paper, the Principal Building Inspector … Continue reading The Gazebo Garden – Closed by the Council until further notice

On 25 March, the Government announced its decision on the arrangements for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Havant Borough Council (HBC) has updated its LGR web page (Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)) in a cursory and rather unhelpful way, so this article draws on the more informative Hampshire … Continue reading Local Government Reorganisation Update

A recent meeting held at St Faith's Church with town centre businesses, agreed to Havant Civic Society establishing the group within its Placemaking and Public Realm role. The Civic Society has an effective working relationship with Havant Borough Council and the general public, as well as other organisations, and has a credible reputation to co-ordinate … Continue reading New Town Centre Business Group Established

Following the recent closure of the Lloyds and Halifax branches in Havant precinct, a Banking Hub has recently been announced (HBC website 19 February ). I am surprised and delighted about this as I had been told by two Lloyds Bank employees (from very different parts of the company) that there will not be a … Continue reading Havant Banking Hub Announcement

Update - 29 November Given by the number of hits this post has already had from social media, and the typical TL;DR reaction, blaming 'the council', most people don't have the time to get beyond the first photograph, missing the bigger picture. Havant Borough Council has no obvious responsibility here. The bridge itself - including … Continue reading Park Road North – A Bridge Too Far?