L o c a l N e w s f o r S t u b b i n g t o n a n d H i l l H e a d S p r i n g 2 0 1 2

L o c a l i s s u e s , L o c a l A c t i o n . . . W o r k i n g f o r y o u r C o m m u n i t y

intouch

Another

ZERO

Tax Rise

THAT’S 4 YEARS IN A ROW

WE’VE KEPT FAREHAM’S

COUNCIL TAX AT A NIL RISE

How? Well, we don’t listen to the Liberal

Democrat or Labour spendthrifts.

They wanted to put your council tax up by

slapping 3% on the Police Authority charge.

But Fareham Council Leader Seán Woodward, a

member of the Police Authority, insisted on a

freeze, stuck to his guns and made sure you

won’t pay a penny more this year.

So tax for the Borough Council’s

services remains at just £124.64 per

year for the average property which

is Band C. For Band D it is £140.22.

No wonder a massive 92% of residents are

happy with the way Conservatives run things.

Although the government grant remains at the

1999 level, it did give cash aid to help freeze

council tax for a year and there has stil l been

scope for service improvements:

Car parking charges are frozen for a year.

A further £150,000 has been invested in the

new skills fund set up with £200,000 last

year, allowing the council to take on more

young apprentices.

Another £20,000 to add to last year’s

£50,000 (matched by the County Council )

towards Fareham Park Gateway project to

improve deprived areas in North West Ward

around Henry Court School.

£110,000 to take on 6 extra staff at the

Council Depot to boost the initiative for a

cleaner, tidier Borough.

There was sti l l much to do to enhance services,

part icularly for the vulnerable. We must work

with partners and businesses to plan and create

good quality jobs at Daedalus. We must continue

to preserve the green gaps between the town

centre and our villages and communities from

the threat posed by developers .

Cllr Tim Knight who is a member

of Hampshire County Council and

Hampshire Fire and Rescue

Authority voted with the

Conservatives for a nil

increase. The County is on

course to deliver savings of over

£100 million over two years, has

axed over 25% of top managers

and budgeted wherever possible

for cost reductions of 8% this

year and a further 8% next year.

To save lives and reduce costs

Hampshire Fire and Rescue has

targeted arson by ‘embedding’ a

police officer in the team that

checks the cause of fires and

regularly prosecutes. It usually

obtains custodial sentences for

those responsible.

It uses data to identify those who

could be at risk from fire, has

driven down the number of

unwanted of false fire calls, and

is trialling a more modern form

of response to automatic fire

alarm calls.

Cllr Tim Knight and Cllr Kay Mandry with local residents celebrating

the zero tax increase.

Zero Tax Rise for the County Council and Fire Brigade

S t u b b i n g t o n a n d H i l l H e a d C o n s e r v a t i v e s - w w w . F a r e h a m C o n s e r v a t i v e s . o r g . u k

The Haven was recently

dredged of shingle and this

was spread on the beach

nearby.

The Hill Head Sailing Club has

taken action on Sunday 26th

Feb to reduce the potential

hazard of walkers falling over

a near vertical edge of the

shingle.

The Club has subsequently been in discussion with the involved

Agencies to agree further work to improve the appearance of the

Beach and also to improve the protection from the sea for the

beach huts.

They are working to a schedule

that should complete the second

phase of the work by the end of

March.

The Chairman of the Fareham

Beach Hut Owners Association

Percy O’Dowd has said “a

mistake was made, but through

dialogue a suitable solution has

been arrived at to the

satisfaction of all concerned.”

Hi l l Head Road

Landsl ip -

Ombudsman’s

Report

At the last Hill Head Residents

Association meeting the

complaint against Hampshire

County Council to the

Ombudsman by a local

resident was raised. Because

of the local interest and

comment Cllr Tim Knight

obtained permission from the

Ombudsman to release the

complaint and the decision.

The complaint covered

unreasonable delay,

misinterpretation of the law,

unreasonably pursuing the

adjacent house owners for

liability, failing to carry out

repairs first and recover the

costs later and taking ten

months to complete five

months work.

The Ombudsman’s final

decision after further

correspondence with the

claimant was that there was

no evidence of administrative

fault by the Council and there

were no grounds to pursue

the complaint further.

CROFTON COMMUNITY

ASSOCIATION – HELP

NEEDED

Crofton Community Association

(Registered Charity 301794) is

looking for volunteer new

members to serve on its

Committee.

If you have some spare time and

would like to get involved with

this very worthwhile community

facility please contact Nicky

Rayner (Centre Manager) on

01329 662821 or email her on

ccamanager1@googlemail.com

for a no obligation 'chat'.

Hi l l Head Beach

The beach after the hard work

COMMUNITY FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE

The Hammond Memorial Hall Trust (Registered Charity No

301960) has funds available “for individuals or such charitable

associations, bodies and organisations for recreational

purposes in the interests of social welfare and with the object

of improving the condition of li fe of the inhabitants” in

Stubbington and Hill Head.

Please contact any of the Councillors on the back page for

more details/application form.

Hampshire County Councillor’s Grant is available for

organisations or groups in Stubbington and Hill Head. I f the

fund is not used locally it is returned for use on County

projects.

Hill Head beach before clear-up

Clear-up under way

S t u b b i n g t o n a n d H i l l H e a d C o n s e r v a t i v e s - w w w . F a r e h a m C o n s e r v a t i v e s . o r g . u k

The Daedalus Outline Planning

Application, a massive

document, lodged with Fareham

Borough Council (FBC) last June,

is being determined by the FBC

Planning Committee on 29th

March. (This can be viewed on

the FBC planning website under

the reference P/11/0436/OA).

The application will only deal

with:

Use of the airfield for

employment-based

development in new and

existing buildings together

with clubhouse, vehicle access,

allotments, open space and

landscaping.

There has been some

difficulty in establishing

access to the 1 hectare of land

which will be given to FBC and

form 76 allotments.

The land is located inside the

site and adjacent to the southern

end of Southways and East House

Avenue.

In a recent amendment to the

application it is stated that:

‘for commercial safety reasons,

vehicular access to the

allotments could not be provided

from within Hangars

West’ (which is to be accessed

from Gosport Road)

‘After considerable discussion

with officers from FBC and HCC

it was agreed that a separate,

dedicated access to the

allotments would be provide

from Conqueror Way, with the

access road crossing an area of

open space leading to a gate at

the entrance to the al lotments’.

Local residents are appalled at

the thought of over 70 vehicles

regularly using this quiet cul -de-

sac of about a dozen houses for

access and return.

Cllr Kay Mandry says

‘I will oppose the use of

Conqueror Way’

‘I am supportive of the

development of Daedalus to

provide employment for local

people and reduce commuter

traffic which blights Stubbington

Vil lage.

I am also supportive of the

provision of allotments.

However, this cannot be at any

cost, and I wil l oppose the use of

Conqueror Way for access as this

is unsuitable and unsafe.

I shall be working with the

Planners to get this

changed’

As we go to pr int ,

Conqueror Way is no longer

being proposed for the

access to the a l lotments .

After compla ints f rom your

loca l counc i l lor and loca l

res idents , the P lanning

Appl icat ion has amended to

put the a l lotments of f

Gospor t Road.

Daedalus Moves Ahead Parking Charges

Cllr Kay Mandry supports the

petition against car parking

charges in the village or the

coastal car parks.

Charges would have an adverse

effect on local business, the

school run for Anne Dale,

doctors and library visits,

community centre users and

the general vitality of the

area.

Charges on the coast would

result in parking in residential

roads in Hil l Head which in turn

would lead to additional

parking regulation.

Cllr Kay Mandry says

‘ I , and my fellow Conservative

Council lors, very much object

to parking charges and will be

speaking and voting against

any such proposal.’

Strawberry Tea

We are having a Strawberry Tea on Saturday 23rd June in the

house and gardens of Sleepy Hollow, 25 Knights Bank Road.

Th is is not a pol i t i ca l event , jus t a chance to chat to l ike

minded people , en joy the garden and we hope the sun.

For more detai ls please contact Alex Brims on

0 7 9 1 7 0 9 4 8 1 3 o r A l e x @ B r i m s . c o . u k

Tickets £6.50 in advance Everyone Welcome

STOP PRE

SS

Cllr Kay Mandy with local residents in

Conqueror Way

Join Us

To find out more please contact your local

membership secretary on 01329 664815

www.FarehamConservatives.org.uk

www.GosportConservatives.org

www.Conservatives.com

We are looking for people to

help deliver leaflets. If you would

like to help please contact us.

Councillors' Surgeries - A Conservative

Councillor will be at the Crofton Community

Centre on the second Saturday of each month

from 10 am to 12 noon, to answer any questions.

Chairman - Kim Brindley 01329 510723 Kim.Brindley@btopenworld.com

Kay Mandry

01329 317923

76 Crofton Lane,

Stubbington, PO14 3QE

kmandry@fareham.gov.uk

Tim Knight

01329 662383

Quarry House,

Salterns Road, PO13 9NL

tknight@fareham.gov.uk

County Councillor

Borough Councillor

Arthur Mandry

01329 317923

76 Crofton Lane,

Hill Head, PO14 3QE

amandry@fareham.gov.uk

Andrew Gaisford

133 Newgate Lane,

Stubbington PO14 1BA

077 0275 8249

adg2009@hotmail.co.uk

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