In these difficult circumstances, we expect all our Councillors to pull together and put the interests of the town, the HBC Officers and their electorate ahead of their own personal interests, especially when it comes to squeezing residential homes onto clearly unsuitable sites. We've been doing a little digging in the digital archives, inspired by … Continue reading Aura House – Digging into the planning history
Regeneration – At Last!
Whoa! Steady on! We've been joking about the tumbleweed and the infamous 'Six Billboards inside Havant, Hampshire' for so many years now that it doesn't seem possible that in this past twelve months of lockdown something has actually changed. The hoardings are down, the billboards have gone, and this has at last risen from the … Continue reading Regeneration – At Last!
There’s nothing like a looming election for getting some long overdue action taken!
We should all be grateful to Phil Munday for keeping the pressure up on both Havant Borough Council and Hampshire County Council on this one. Many have complained about this for many months but at long last, we now have a bright, shiny repainted zebra crossing in Havant. (It's still in the same lethal position, … Continue reading There’s nothing like a looming election for getting some long overdue action taken!
This Regeneration Programme isn’t dead, it’s just resting
For those unsure of the reference, or those fortunately too young to recall, here's a reminder. Yesterday afternoon, Havant Borough Council's Cabinet officially closed down the Civic Centre Car Park Redevelopment project, Phase 1 of the Havant Regeneration Programme. As most of you will know, there's a fair amount of history involved in this one … Continue reading This Regeneration Programme isn’t dead, it’s just resting
Regeneration update – Now this is never a good look!
If you go and look at the Havant Regeneration Programme marketing website at the moment, this is what you'll see. A rather unprofessional window into the state of governance over the programme and certainly not the impression that HBC should be presenting to the external investors that they desperately need to attract. But maybe there's … Continue reading Regeneration update – Now this is never a good look!
Café Nero, it’s more than a coffee shop closure
The demise of another victim of the COVID19 pandemic occurred last week, with the sudden closure of Café Nero coffee shop in West Street, Havant. The Café Nero chain has been trying to refinance their business and unfortunately, this town’s branch was one of the casualties in this restructuring. I think it’s very sad, especially … Continue reading Café Nero, it’s more than a coffee shop closure
Hints of paranoia, the constitution, virtual locked doors and that M-word.
Havant Borough Council issued a press release today heralding the approval of the new Constitution by this week's Council meeting. (The links in the press release rather confusingly point the reader to the old, superseded document, but we're sure the Council Lead for Communication will be on the case.) Wednesday afternoon's Council meeting was chaired … Continue reading Hints of paranoia, the constitution, virtual locked doors and that M-word.
Fairfield School – 125 years – 1895 -2021
A contribution from Ann Buckley. "One hundred and twenty five years ago today Fairfield (the Board School ) opened its doors to the first eighty pupils. Ninety years later, l had the great pleasure working with a team of parents to publish 'Fairfield Then and Now' which compared the school during the first headship of … Continue reading Fairfield School – 125 years – 1895 -2021
The ‘final’ Southleigh A27 junction layout?
[Last edited - 09:30 22/1/21] One of the more bizarre sentences in the current draft version of the Havant Borough Local Plan 2037 (Pre-Submission version with changes) is highlighted in yellow here: With all the new housing destined for what was once the green gap between Havant and Emsworth, the plans for an essential new … Continue reading The ‘final’ Southleigh A27 junction layout?
A Housing Delivery Action Plan that’s short on actions
This may sound like a dry subject but read on, it's actually rather important and will drive the way your town and its surrounding area evolves. (As always, click the underlined links to find out more. Internal links and videos will open on this same page, external links and documents will normally open in a … Continue reading A Housing Delivery Action Plan that’s short on actions
Havant Civic Society 