Meeting Report November 2024
Christmas Open Evening
Boldre Parish Council will be holding an open evening with refreshments on Monday 2nd December at 18.30. Come along and here first hand about our plans and projects for 2025.
Recreation Ground
A preferred supplier has been selected to install new pieces of play and sports equipment in the older children’s play area. The plan will be communicated out shortly and we envision that the equipment will be installed before spring.
The council would like to remind that both the recreation ground and the play areas are dog free zones. This is to protect our children’s and users of the sports ground health’s.
Is there anything you would like to see at the recreation ground? Do you have any further fundraising ideas? Please get in touch.
Pavilion and Football pitches
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.
The Pavilion is a great location for an event or a class. There are toilets, showers and a basic kitchen area. Do you have an idea for its use? Are you part of a regular group that could do with an occasional or regular venue?
As the future of football is still uncertain on the recreation ground, thoughts are being given to how the recreation ground as a whole could have alternative recreation uses.
Parish Highways
Highways Group Report – November 2024
Hedge Encroachment is a particular problem at this time of year. Please report any instance where hedge growth is interfering with the passage of pedestrians, riders or vehicles to Hampshire County Council, the Highways Authority, on HCC’s website or App. If you wish BPC to be involved, please let a member of the Highways Group know the location and landowner responsible. BPC will seek to visit the landowner, and / or issue a standard letter to them setting out the landowner’s responsibility to remedy the problem.
Potholes are re-emerging as a problem. Please report any potholes to Hampshire County Council as soon as possible. Please refer any local residents raising issues about potholes to the HCC Report a Pothole page on the HCC website. (The exact location of the pothole is required and photos are helpful).
William Gilpin School – Three Governors from the School met with the Highways Group and the Parish Clerk about improving road safety in the immediate vicinity of the school. The school has been advised to seek financial support for changes from the NFDC. BPC advised they apply for improvement monies from the Community Infrastructure Levy. The Governors agreed to identify what measures they are seeking to implement, and to obtain cost estimates. HCC, the Highway Authority, will have to agree the measures. The Highways Group expressed support, in principle, for safety measures. The Governors recognised that BPC has supported outline proposals from the school, on a couple of occasions in recent years.
Road Drainage - Portmore Drainage - 5 residents met on 04/11/2024 with the action taken to remind HCC of an outstanding matter from several years ago in which they agreed to replace a pipe on Main Road, Portmore, B3054 with a larger circumference. The letter has been sent and receipt acknowledged by HCC Highways. Their full response is awaited. The Highways group has also sought to engage with HCC over another drainage issue on Pilley Hill – again response is awaited.
Footpath 502 - it is not clear whether the section, through Pylwell Park, of the Solent Way in South Baddesley is closed. Closure signs are displayed, but no barriers on the broken footbridge are in place. Clarification has been sought from Countryside Services.
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
Affordable Rural Housing
Two representatives from Action Hampshire and NFDC will be attending the next BPC meeting at 18.00 to talk about rural affordable housing and exploring the opportunities to start a project in the parish.
Speedwatch
The Speedwatch team are looking for new volunteers. Do you have any time to give to this worthy cause? Please get in touch.
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
The next full meeting will be Monday 9th December at 18.30 with a talk on rural affordable housing starting at 18.00.
