Havant Flower Festival is featured in tonight's Portsmouth News with an article by Canon Tom Kennar - pictured here by courtesy of the News. To read the full article, take this link to the News.
Havant Flower Festival – July 19th to July 22nd
St Faith's Church is playing host the Flower Festival this weekend, showcasing the talents of many of our local gardeners and flower arrangers, including the dedicated bunch of ladies who work so hard to keep the Gazebo Garden looking so lovely.
Twentieth Century Society on Havant
Back in April the local branch of The Twentieth Century Society organised a walk round Havant, when HCS were represented by committee member Christopher Evans. A report of the walk has recently been published on the Twentieth Century Society's own website. To read and learn more about some of our local buildings, click on the … Continue reading Twentieth Century Society on Havant
Havant Park – in the News
Following on from our earlier piece, the parlous state of the children's recreation area in Havant Park is covered in the Portsmouth News today. Take this link to read the article. For the latest response from Havant Borough Council, take a look at the online petition which can be found here.
Havant Park – Children’s play area
The Civic Society is concerned about the length of time it is taking to sort out the issues caused by tree roots in the play area in Havant Park. It is now likely that the play area will now have to be relocated. Part of the play area is now closed off and will not … Continue reading Havant Park – Children’s play area
Havant Summer Gardening Event – July 14th
Every year, Havant and District Horticultural Society puts on a Summer Show and this year we are delighted that the Gazebo Garden has been added to the locations. The main event will be held in St Faith's Church Hall in The Pallant, with additional displays at the Gazebo Garden, activity at both locations starting at … Continue reading Havant Summer Gardening Event – July 14th
Improvements to ‘Local Transport’ information
A minor change to the website this morning results in one less click being required to access live travel information from your device. The options to find real-time updates from the local stations, bus stops and roads, are available directly from the menu under 'News'. Selecting any of the three local station options will display … Continue reading Improvements to ‘Local Transport’ information
The story behind the ‘new’ HCS logo
A few years ago, there was much soul searching among the committee members in our search for a new logo. The public were consulted, external branding expertise was sought and three designs were shortlisted for consideration. For some reason, lost in the mists of time, the one selected at an AGM never made it into … Continue reading The story behind the ‘new’ HCS logo
June 23rd celebrations in Havant
Saturday June 23rd was a day to remember in Havant, not just for us local residents, but also for two young residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Tom (aged 5) and William (aged 3) landed at Heathrow at 7:00 am with their journalist mum ( a Fairfield School pupil from the era of Mrs. … Continue reading June 23rd celebrations in Havant
HCS response to recent News coverage
Reading the recent series of town centre articles in the local newspaper was very interesting, but in our opinion, The News had reported preconceived views of 'no hope' for Town Centre High Streets. That is unfortunate because there are successful shops and town centres. In Havant, for instance, Astares menswear in East Street, and Button … Continue reading HCS response to recent News coverage
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