A well-attended and entertaining village Assembly provided an opportunity to welcome the newly-appointed parish council clerk Catherine Russell and an endorsement to further challenge an unwelcome outcome to the Waverley Borough Ward Boundaries review.

(Please scroll to the end of this article to see a selection of photographs of the evening. And follow this link to the Parish Council pages on this website for a full account of the evening, including the various reports from village organisations – https://www.hambledonsurrey.co.uk/?page_id=3799 Please look under Parish Assembly Agendas and Minutes)

Midweek match at Badger Park where the Reserves will be presented with their league trophy for winning the SCILW Prem Reserve Division.

This Wednesday 27th April come and enjoy a match at Badger Park and cheer on our League winning Reserve team.

The Clubhouse will be open during and after the game. Kick off is 18:30pm.

We hope to see you there.

Come On You Dons

Important – and unwelcome – changes are planned for the way Hambledon is represented by our Waverley Borough ward councillors. This will have an impact on all villagers. If you would like to hear more please come along to the Annual Parish Assembly at the Village Hall tomorrow evening.

Your Parish Council, which hosts the event, has objected to a Boundary Commission review which proposes removing Hambledon from shared representation with neighbouring Witley and Milford, and placing us with Bramley and Wonersh, despite objection from Hambledon Parish Council.

The council, in the consultation period, put forward a robust case to remain with Witley as it is there that its residents go for many services not available in our small, rural village, including schools, surgeries and shops. This was ignored and the outcome was not even one we were originally consulted on.

Our MP and village resident, Jeremy Hunt, has offered his support in our campaign to overturn this decision, which requires Parliamentary approval. This issue – and other issues affecting Hambledon – will be covered in the council’s chairman’s report tomorrow night.

Please come along for light refreshments at 7.30. The meeting starts at 8pm and will include short reports from all of the village’s many activities and organisations, including the community shop, church, nursery school, cricket and football clubs, almshouses, pub and village hall.

Copies of the Agenda and other documents will be available on a shared basis in the hall. But if you would like to see the Agenda and current financial statement, these can be found on the Parish Council page of this website in the document library. https://www.hambledonsurrey.co.uk/?page_id=160

The village cricket club has new state-of-the-art nets, soon to be installed, and a full season of friendly games. The nets will considerably enhance the club’s facilities, placing it among the best in the area. It also has a lovely ground, in a beautiful setting, and a community village shop selling tasty treats on its doorstep.

Please come along to the clubhouse on Saturday May 7th for a social get-together and to hear more about what lies ahead.

Club Chairman, Nigel Tristem, gives more details below.

This is to let you know that we’ll be hosting a “One Club” Day on the cricket green on Saturday 7 May from 11.45am to 2pm which will provide a great environment for existing players and members to renew old acquaintance and find out more about what the new season will bring. There will be free burgers on offer and the bar will be open! Continue reading →

The annual Parish Assembly takes place later this month at the Village Hall, an opportunity to hear how our various village organisations and activities have fared during the past 12 months.

It is hosted by the parish council and all villagers are welcome to attend this social event, join in with drinks and refreshments at the start, and then listen to brief reports regarding all aspects of community life in our small but busy village.

It takes place on Thursday April 21st, starting at 7.30 for convivial chats with neighbours and friends over a glass of wine or soft drinks, with the meeting itself commencing at 8pm.

For more details, including participating organisations, please see the earlier news item on this website here: https://www.hambledonsurrey.co.uk/?p=16117

Two days later, on Saturday April 23rd, you are encouraged to join in our annual litter-pick around the village. This starts outside the village shop from 9am, where litter gathering equipment is available, returning at noon for a barbecue hosted by the parish council. More details on this will follow soon.

The performance ‘Campfire’ is tonight at the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Come along for an evening of music and true-life stories from some of Hambledon’s finest round an ‘artificial’ campfire with a mug of cocoa or a glass of wine/beer! Don’t risk the disappointment of missing out and then having to hear how fantastic it was!

We have some tickets left at £10 each,which can be bought on the door.

Hambledon Parish Council has been advised that Surrey Highways engineers are returning to Rock Hill to further investigate the long-term water leak, and this may result in the road being closed for parts of the day.

Although the flow of surface water has been much reduced there is further work required to unblock a drainage pipe under the road, involving the use of root cutting equipment.

Surrey Highways maintenance officer Steve Lindsey-Clark said: “We have a road closure scheduled for Monday 4th April. We have one section of pipe opposite the nursery school that needs root cutting equipment. We couldn’t do this on our last visit due to the width of the road and this is the first opportunity to carry out this work without conflicting with other road works in the area. This will resolve the problem.”

Access to the nursery school and the Merry Harriers will have to be from the Hydestile end of the village during any closure. The closure is expected to involve just the steep, narrow section of the road between the pub and Church Lane.

The Hambledon Ukraine Appeal has now raised more than £6,000, thanks to the outstanding efforts of villagers who have responded with such generosity.

A JustGiving page set up on March 7 in response to the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine has received donations in excess of £4,500. Another £1,000 has been raised on the card reader at the Village Shop and cash has been collected in boxes at various locations, including the pub, football club and nursery school, as well as on the shop counter. The Merry Harriers alone raised around £600 from a quiz and collection box.

The annual Parish Assembly will be held at the Village Hall on Thursday April 21st, and all are welcome to come along to hear from our local clubs, organisations and activities as they review the last 12 months.

Whether you are involved in one or more of the many community ventures, or simply want to be updated on life in our village, this is the ideal opportunity. It is an informal occasion, starting with refreshments and the chance to mingle with friends and neighbours at 7.30, followed by short briefings from representatives starting at 8pm.