Meeting Report September 2024
The next full meeting will be Monday 14th October at 18.30
Solent CO2 Pipeline Project
Boldre Parish Council have submitted a response to the consultation. The report can be found on the council website. Details of the proposed project are available at www.solentco2pipeline.co.uk
Fibre Broadband
Wessex Internet attended the start of the last parish council meeting to introduce Project Gigabit. They will soon be rolling out full fibre to properties in the area.
They will be hosting a community evening in early November. Dates and details will be shared ahead of the meeting.
You can contact them via email
Recreation Ground
As the future of football is uncertain on the recreation ground, thoughts are being given to how the recreation ground as a whole could have alternative recreation uses. Do you have a group that could use the pavilion for an outside exercise class or use it as a base for some outdoor training? Contact the Clerk with your proposals.
Is there anything you would like to see at the recreation ground? Do you have any further fundraising ideas? Please get in touch.
Parish Highways
Highways Group Report – September 2024
Hampshire Highways have been active in the locality addressing some of the outstanding issues in Portmore, Boldre Lane, Rope Hill and Pilley Street amongst others. Some of these problems were reported at the beginning of the year (often more than once) but had slipped off the system. HCC have been more responsive in recent weeks to ‘new’ reports; impressively a report on Friday pm of a rotten gatepost in Pilley Street brought a team out to install a new post on Monday, so it can be done!
We have not been able to arrange a meeting with Hampshire Highways to discuss more systematic work on Boldre Lane, Pilley and Rope Hills. We need to engage with Cllr Dunning again.
The Highways Group have contacted NFDC about deploying a speed warning device in Pilley Street at the installation point. It is some time since we have seen this machine.
A number of our footpaths have inevitably become rather overgrown again, some work has been done again in the Shallows ( thanks Adrian). Please let the group know if footpaths need addressing urgently. We have received a report that footpath F18 has disappeared in part at least – will need to check.
Hedge Encroachment is likely to re-emerge as a problem in the coming months – please make a note of problems so that we can progress them.
Please take the opportunity to report highways problems to HCC – potholes, defects, signage etc – before the section gets swamped by winter weather.
Please, if you notice road signs obscured by vegetation make a note and let the group know.
Please continue to report Road issues to the Highways Authority – Hampshire County Council – search:
Hampshire County Council Report a Problem and select Road Problem
Hampshire also have an App for ‘Phones – OurHants
Helping hands
As we begin to go into the Autumn/Winter season where the days are shorter, the weather is less fortunate and the likelihood of increased illness, we think of vulnerable residents in the Parish.
Do you know of a service that might help with transportation for medical appointments, to local community groups or a service to check in on your neighbour? Can you offer some time to help local vulnerable residents. Please get in touch.
Boldre Parish Clerk – Victoria Thomas
