For the past few weeks we've been helping out the Havant Repair Cafe team by hosting the booking form on the HCS website. With over 60 bikes booked in for the sessions organised in Havant Park during September, the initiative appears to have been a roaring success with all available slots now fully booked. Thank … Continue reading Repair Cafe ‘Dr. Bike’ sessions now fully booked.
HBC Warblington Press Release – Greenwash at its worst!
An excellent letter from from Ann Buckley, co-ordinator of the Havant Borough Residents Alliance, to the Portsmouth News in response to the recent HBC press release . "I write in response your recent article "Trailblazing move to help housebuilding'. My first reaction to this was, if Havant Borough Council had listened a decade ago and … Continue reading HBC Warblington Press Release – Greenwash at its worst!
Havant – Tired but lovely
The full set of photographs from an early morning walk around the town centre this week is now on the website after an earlier trail on Facebook. To view the set, click the image below.
Online public meetings
Over the past few months, many of us have become accustomed to holding meetings online using the various technologies available and it seems a common view that these meetings have been surprisingly productive. If nothing else, this morning's HCS Committee Zoom meeting served to reinforce our lack of diversity! (Expect to hear more of this … Continue reading Online public meetings
Nutrient neutrality and the HBC Warblington Farm ‘initiative’.
While we welcome a positive news story for Havant, we should put today's press release from Havant Borough Council into a broader context and in doing so perhaps remove some of the political spin. (To read the original press release from DEFRA et al, from which most of the text of the HBC press release … Continue reading Nutrient neutrality and the HBC Warblington Farm ‘initiative’.
Warblington Farm – HBC flying under the radar
The Covid-19 situation seems to have given Havant Borough Council more excuse than usual to fly under the radar, with meetings held away from the public gaze and a distinct lack of scrutiny. On the back of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's 'initiative' on nitrate mitigation, it was obvious that Havant Borough … Continue reading Warblington Farm – HBC flying under the radar
HBC – ‘Shaping our Future’ initiative
"Havant Borough Council (HBC) needs to make financial savings of £12.1M over five years while realigning its resources to the current priorities as set out in the Council's strategies. The direct costs and loss of income resulting from coronavirus, the resulting economic downturn and Brexit have added significant uncertainty to the challenge. The degree of … Continue reading HBC – ‘Shaping our Future’ initiative
Shoebox living – A warning for Havant?
A Sunday Times article on September 6 highlighted the issue of 'shoebox living', illustrated by a plan of six 'flats' in Southampton in a conversion from a former gas showroom. Retail unit converted to tiny flats in Shirley, Southampton. Developers are exploiting planning laws to convert empty banks, takeaways and barbers into tiny flats, causing … Continue reading Shoebox living – A warning for Havant?
Archived September 2020 Homepage
Coming up for air Or that's how it feels sometimes. The world has changed and we're now in a rather different and uncertain place. For much of the year to date this website has been dormant, locked down behind a set of useful links. Given the directions being set by both central and local government, … Continue reading Archived September 2020 Homepage
North Street Arcade and its nitrate bill
You may have noticed the changes taking place during lock-down at the front of the North Street Arcade site. During the lockdown, the ill-starred Grastar Restaurant unit has been divided into two separate retail units while the former Dominos site has also been refurbished as a retail unit. The new flank walls suggest that the … Continue reading North Street Arcade and its nitrate bill
Havant Civic Society 