HHRA Update 9 June 2025

Bargate Homes application for up to 62 houses on land west of Old Street  P/24/1553/OA

Those of you who previously commented on the Bargate Homes application will have been notified of several additional documents on the planning website.  New comments may be submitted by 26 June. HHRA committee members are working through the new documentation and will challenge anything that is erroneous, misleading or weak: our comments will be drawn up over the next ten days and I will send them round once they are done.  I have asked the FBC planning officer if it is still intended to take the application to the 16 July planning committee for decision and the answer is yes.

Osborne View

HHRA vice chair Colin Hardy and I met with the project manager and site manager for the Osborne View rebuild for the first of our monthly meetings last Wednesday.  It was interesting and helpful. The provision of power to the site was completed, as planned, by the end of last week and the next major phase will be delivery of concrete to the site to provide the massive base for the huge crane which will be central to the construction process.  The concrete deliveries will take place between 16 June and 26 July and the lorries will use the access via Giblet Ore and the driveway in front of numbers 85 – 69 Hill Head Road.  There will always be a banksman overseeing the delivery. It won’t be enjoyable for anyone, but it is an essential early step in getting the scheme underway.

Fareham 999 Day

Fareham’s free 999 Day takes place on Saturday 21 June from 10am-4pm in Fareham Town Centre.  All of the local emergency service teams will be there including the police, fire service, ambulance service, coastguard, plus lots more. Children will have the opportunity to sit in vehicles, take part in activities and meet the emergency service teams.

There will also be free activities from WonderTots, with crafts, role play and games under the podium, and a special performance from the Beat 44 Police choir at 11am.

Consultations

You can see any topics that are out for consultation by going to the FBC website www.fareham.gov.uk  Have Your Say and www.hants.gov.uk About the Council Have Your Say.  We flag those which we think might be most relevant to our members, but there are always other topics which might be of interest to you.

Fareham

https://lets-talk.fareham.gov.uk/consultation/HelpusbringnewlifetotheheartofFareham 

Closes 25th June

Hampshire

https://www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil/haveyoursay/consultations/school-catchment-changes-fareham    Closes 30th June

Live Longer Better

Fareham Borough Council has been awarded grant funding by Hampshire County Council to launch physical activity sessions for older people across the Borough. The funding from the 'Live Longer Better' programme, has enabled the Council to team up with Everyone Active to offer those aged over 55 the chance to experience a range of physical activity sessions in community locations across the Borough. The Live Longer Better programme is designed to improve healthy life expectancies and quality of life for older people.

Once registered, residents can enjoy four weeks of free classes, and continue at £5 per session thereafter. Classes have been arranged to take place in the heart of communities that are currently lacking these opportunities, to make them as accessible as possible.       Classes on offer are:

• Low impact dance - Thursdays at 10.45am at Hill Park WI in Fareham Park

• Seated yoga - Wednesdays at 12.30pm at the Sarisbury Green Social Club in Park Gate

• Falls prevention - Wednesdays at 1pm at Broadlaw Community Centre in the Fort Fareham Ward 

To sign up, please contact Everyone Active on 01329 233652, or by visiting Holly Hill or Fareham Leisure Centres.

We know several of our members also find the Steady and Strong balance classes very helpful (and enjoyable): https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/adultsocialcare/balanceclasses 

Scams

Car park Q codes: this wretched one continues to appear repeatedly: false QR codes are pasted over the genuine ones and your payment goes to some rogue, who knows where. At the very least, try to see whether there are any signs of it being stuck on top of the real code or, to be totally safe, use another means of paying.

Next meeting

Our next members’ meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday 7 July in the catholic church hall Bells Lane, when Piers Rochford from the Hampshire & IoW Constabulary Cybercrime Unit will talk to us about…. Cybercrime.

Please also have the following dates in your calendars for 7.30pm 6 October and 2 March.