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Parish Assembly – Ideas for new Parish Plan

The annual Parish Assembly, held on Thursday evening at the village hall, was well attended and produced a number of ideas to be included in the proposed new Parish Plan.

The Parish Plan is a formal document taken into account by public authorities such as Waverley Borough Council when considering issues that involve Hambledon, especially planning and highways. It is also a point of reference for Hambledon Parish Council in its work to help fulfill the aims and ambitions of village residents.

Following a report of the parish council’s activities over the past year as well as those of various village organisations, the assembly heard ideas from residents on what they would like to be included in the new Parish Plan.

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High on the list was a request, led by Hambletots, for a small play area for children, ideally somewhere close to the village shop.  This idea had a lot of support.  It was pointed out that play equipment need not be made of intrusive coloured plastics and could be made of wood to suit the rural environment of the shop, pond and cricket green.

Other suggestions included improved drainage for the cricket pitch, a public toilet for the use of visitors to the shop and its cafe and provision of a bike rack, as the shop is regularly used by cyclists. On the issue of cycling, it was pointed out that the village was on the route of many organised cycle events. The poor state of road edges presented a danger. It was suggested that, given the number of events, maybe external funding could be found to carry out improvements.

There was also support for the retention of the 503 bus service, currently under threat (see earlier news items) and concern that car parks at the two nearest railway stations, Witley and Milford, were now at capacity. It was recognised that any new development at the Dunsfold Aerodrome site would only add to the problem, along with associated traffic problems on the narrow, rural village roads.

The Parish Council is currently gathering ideas for the new Parish Plan. It is likely that a steering group made up of councillors and villagers will be established to take the plan forward.

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the annual village clean-up, this year tied in with Clean For The Queen in recognition of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday. Villagers are asked to gather any litter and bring it to a collection point at the shop where, starting at around midday, a free barbecue will be held for volunteer litter pickers.

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In the afternoon a jumble sale will be held at the Village Hall to raise funds for its maintenance.

 

 

 

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Village Quiz 9th April

Screen Shot 2016-03-29 at 13.36.41Sincere thanks to all eleven teams who came to the village quiz last Saturday. We do hope everyone enjoyed the evening.   Congratulations to “Hydon to Nothing” who were victorious on the night and thanks to Bill Dann, the quizmaster and all who helped make the evening a success. Proceeds, amounting to £450, will be shared between the Community Pavilion Fund and Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.
Martyn Grove, on behalf of
Hambledon FC
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Parish Assembly; Village Clean-UP

Don’t forget that it’s the Parish Assembly Thursday evening – 7.30 (wine ordered!)  for 8.00 pm at the Village Hall.   So please come along if you are free.

It will also be an opportunity for collecting litter pickers, rubbish sacks and high viz jackets in preparation for the Village Clean-Up on Saturday.  And everything is also ordered for the subsequent barbeque – outside the Village Shop, starting at mid-day (and finishing in time for you all to get up to the Village Hall for the Jumble Sale!)

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THE NEXT VILLAGE FETE MEETING-April 26th


This meeting will be held on Tues. April 26th in the Cricket Pavilion at 8pm. This is the meeting that counts. We need to be clear on all the stalls and stallholders and how it all works. We have people who have offered their help and we need to take this up. We need at least three more families to run the Bouncy Castle and slide. We need to be sure about a Plant stall and the Cake and Home Produce stall. We need above all to have the team set up for the cream teas in the pavilion.Children's Fancy Dress 1

Above all, we need everybody’s help to make cakes and home produce and bring them along; we shall need your bric-a-brac and full bottles; we shall also need you all to buy as many lottery tickets as possible with the wonderful prizes,to underpin the fete.

Please come to this meeting.

P.S. We need more stalls.

Contact…[email protected]

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Hambledon FC – Two Cup Finals and in the Hunt for the League Title

After winning a close match in their Semi-Final yesterday beating Woking & Horselll 1-0. The Dons are now in two cup finals. Details below, be great to get some people down to support the boys and hopefully see them lift some silverware. They are still in the hunt for the League title as well. IMG_082So the Treble is on.

 

Reserve Invitation Cup Final
Yateley Res v Hambledon Res
20th April 2016   7:30pm
Wey Court Godalming Town GU7 3JF

 
Reserve Challenge Cup
IMG_070Hambledon Res v Woking & Horsell Res
28th April 2016    7:30pm
Woking Park – Westfield FC GU22 9BA

 

 

 

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THE 503 BUS – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The fate of Hambledon’s only bus service, the 503, will be decided by Surrey County Council in May and, unless the proposal to axe the route is overturned, it will cease operating in September.

However, SCC has acknowledged the strong opposition to the proposal by Hambledon Parish Council and residents and indicated that it may be prepared to meet to see if there is an alternative to outright closure. The parish has suggested that the 503 could be merged with the 523 Milford Hospital service, which is also under threat, and rerouted to take in new housing developments.

In its latest Local Transport Review SCC – faced with having to make budget cuts -has been examining rural routes in West Surrey with the aim of reducing the level of subsidy it pays to operators to keep the services running.  Under this review it proposed scrapping the 503, which runs three days a week and connects Hambledon with Milford, Godalming and Guildford.

The 503 is important to the village and its immediate neighbourhood, and especially to some of its older residents and those without cars. Starting and ending at Lane End it connects Hambledon and Hydestile with supermarkets, banks and surgeries. Most of its users have bus passes but face losing the only bus they can travel on.

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Under the review SCC is also proposing scrapping the 523, which operates twice a week to Milford Hospital from Godalming via Busbridge.  Both services are operated by Stagecoach on behalf of the County Council, using low-floor buses suitable for the elderly and infirm.

SCC has been consulting on the proposed changes to these and other services. In its submission Hambledon Parish Council urged the county to keep the 503. It also suggested that the 503 and 523 could be merged to serve the new 100-plus homes being built beside Milford Hospital, other areas of new development and be re-timetabled to make it more widely available.

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Quiz Night at Village Hall – Saturday April 9th

Screen Shot 2016-03-29 at 13.36.41Saturday night, April 9th at 7.30 is the Hambledon Quiz Night at the Village Hall.  There are a couple of tables left so hurry to secure your table soon. Contact Martyn or Mary Grove for tickets – 01483 415815.   The ticket price is £10 per person with a team/table maximum of 6 people.  The quizmaster is Bill Dan – the ever popular local quizmaster.  The ticket price includes a meal (with vegetarian option).  Proceeds going towards the Hambledon Pavilion.

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75th Anniversary of Busbridge Plane Crash

April 9th is the 75th anniversary of the crash of the German Heinkel 111 bomber at Shepherds Hanger in Busbridge.  The full story and video is here.

The site of the crash is featured below which will fade to the original RAF crash photograph from 1941.

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Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country.  Therefore rest in peace…   You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Kemal Atatürk

 

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Hambledon FC into Challenge Cup Final

IMG_069Hambledon Reserve Team are into the Reserve Challenge Cup for the second year running. They will be looking to defend their cup on the 28th April.

Hambledon Res v Lightwater Res:    28th April 7:30pm KO at Westfield FC, Woking Park, Woking GU22 9BA

Hope to see you there to cheer the boys on.

Come On You Dons