Stubbington Study Centre
Following our meeting with the leader of Fareham Borough Council last week, we have submitted HHRA’s application for listing of Stubbington Study Centre as an asset of community value: see attached. We are immensely grateful to our member Lynne Murray for preparing the application – thank you, Lynne. We do not yet know when the FBC Executive will consider it, but it will be in early March.
As we said in our last Update, listing as an asset of community value won’t stop Hampshire County Council doing what it wants, but let us hope that the widespread outcry may cause them to pause and consider other options for the new secure children’s facility.
Meanwhile, the consultation ends on Monday 10 February at midnight. If you have not already responded, please do, as a matter of urgency. Even though the consultation document is very poor, our responses are very much needed. Please try to make time to do it.    https://www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil/haveyoursay/consultations/stubbington-study-centre
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Devolution
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You will probably have seen in the press that the Hampshire and Solent bid to be in the first round of strategic authorities to be developed has been approved. We await more information as to what will now happen, but the first definite decision is that the county council elections scheduled for this May will not now take place. For more detail about the background to this, please refer to our Updates of 1 and 10 January – see website www.hhra.org.uk Latest News.
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Subscriptions
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Our thanks to the 55% of our members who have paid their subscription for 2025. May we encourage the remaining 45% kindly to do so, please! A reminder of details:
The amount payable is unchanged at £3 per household.
If possible, we would prefer payment by bank transfer:
Account Name: Hill Head Residents’ Association
Account No : 74507262Sort code 30-98-97 Reference Info: Name of Member
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However we can accept cash and cheques (made payable to Hill Head Residents' Association) and sent or delivered to Membership Secretary, 53 Knights Bank Road, Hill Head, PO14 3HZ.
Phone safety
You may have read that the Metropolitan Police have recently had a campaign regarding theft of mobile phones. They have offered the following helpful advice (apart from ideally not walking around with it sticking out of your back pocket….):
Register all phones with immobilise.com, external, a national property register
Set up a strong password and two-factor authentication
Turn off message previews so thieves cannot see any messages
Write down and safely store the phone's IMEI number
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Town centre regeneration plans
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FBC has issued the following notification:
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Fareham Borough Councillors are preparing to consider a Fareham Town Centre Regeneration Strategy at a meeting of the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Panel on 12 February.
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This strategy has been developed using consultation feedback from hundreds of Fareham residents and local businesses, to provide a town centre which meets their changing needs. Residents interested in the future of the town centre are encouraged to review the strategy to see how their feedback has been taken forward.
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Following the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Panel meeting, the proposed strategy will be deliberated at a special Executive Meeting on 13 February.
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The proposed Fareham Town Centre Regeneration Strategy builds on existing strengths and supports the creation of a vibrant town with a diverse offer and a unique identity. It is clear that partnerships, collaborative working and ongoing engagement with businesses and visitors will be absolutely crucial for delivery. The Council will proactively seek investment across the public and private sectors, maximising opportunities to bring proposals forward and deliver a town centre that residents can be proud of.
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Members’ meetings
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A reminder that our next members meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday 24 March (not the original date of 24 February) when Councillor Simon Martin Leader of Fareham Borough Council will speak to us about the many current issues affecting the borough.
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