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National Plant Monitoring Scheme

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The third season of the National Plant Monitoring Scheme is well underway with volunteers up and down the country going out to visit their squares. A huge thank you to everyone who helped to promote the NPMS over the past two years, we now have over 1100 volunteers taking part as well as a network of 20 NPMS Mentors. Lots of our volunteers report having heard about the scheme via their parish council so we are very grateful for your hard work.

Results from 2016:

Our latest newsletter is available: http://www.npms.org.uk/sites/www.npms.org.uk/files/newsletters/NPMS_%20Newsletter_Spring2017_FINAL_v2_0.pdf

The NPMS dataset is freely available via the NBN Atlas. 

More help please:

There are still lots of squares available for surveying so we would be hugely grateful if you can use your communication channels to promote the scheme again. The live map on the NPMS website shows the squares that are available: http://www.npms.org.uk/square-near-me-public?dynamic-return_all_squares=true

We particularly need to promote the scheme in remote areas, so if you know any groups that like to spend time in remote places then please do pass the message on.

A reminder of who we are and what we need:

This scheme is a partnership between Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI); JNCC; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) and Plantlife and is backed by the government. The scheme will recruit and support volunteers to survey 5 plots in a kilometre square close to where they live. The plots will be surveyed twice a year. The kilometre squares to monitor have been identified by stratified random sampling. The plants have been chosen as indicators of the health of individual habitats. There are 3 levels volunteers can participate at depending on confidence and knowledge and support will be provided both through training; web and telephone.

 

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Roadworks Andover Road/Park Road – 14 June to 10 July 2017

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Roadworks scheduled on Andover Road/Park Road from 14 June to 10 July 2017.

The works are necessary to facilitate the installation of a new water main connection into the Kings Barton development.

The details of the works are as follows:

· Works starting Wednesday 14th June, expected to be completed on 10th July

· Park Rd will be closed from 14th June until 24th June

· Andover Road will have traffic management deployed from 14th June until 10th July

· During the works, 1No lane of Andover Rd will be closed off when works are taking place, but the road itself will remain open and traffic flow will be maintained by using two way temporary traffic signals

· During peak hours, i.e. 0630-0930hrs and 1600-1830hrs there will be no traffic management in Andover Rd and it will be fully open (i.e., both lanes open as normal). Works and Traffic Management will be undertaken outwith peak hours.

Works are being undertaken by Clancy Docwra on behalf of Southern Water. Their contact details are:

· sm_clancyd@southernwater.co.uk or 01634 824017

Peter Symonds College and Henry Beaufort School have been notified about the works – the works coincide with exams so we wanted to let pupils know to allow extra travel time where necessary.

Operation Resilience – W720 – Littleton Lane

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Operation Resilience – W720 – Littleton Lane, Littleton – Advance Scheme Notification – Haunching

Following on from the haunching works that were carried out last year, some minor remedial works on Littleton Lane from Church Road to Stud Lane are now required. I would like to reassure you that the costs to carry out these works will be paid for by the contractor.

The works are programmed to start on 11 April 2017 and are expected to last for 2 working days. In order to undertake the works safely it will be necessary to close the road during which time access for residents and businesses will be limited.

Information signs advising road users of the works will be erected approximately 1 weeks before the start of works. A letter will be sent to local residents and an email will be sent to Crawley, Littleton and Harestock Parish Council, to advise them accordingly.

Should you have any questions or require further information please contact the Operation Resilience team on 01962 813063 or email operation.resilience@hants.gov.uk

Traveller Local Plan – Initial Consultation

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Winchester City Council has commenced preparation of its traveller site allocations local plan, following completion of two key pieces of evidence during 2016 – a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment undertaken by Opinion Research Services and an initial site assessment undertaken by Peter Brett Associates. Both of these studies can be viewed at http://www.winchester.gov.uk/planning-policy/gypsy-and-traveller-development-plan/.

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The Council has started work on its Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) which will allocate sites as necessary to meet identified …

Two calls for sites have not revealed any new sites and the Council is therefore looking at all options to be able to respond to the identified accommodation needs of travellers which are :-15 pitches for  gypsies and travellers and 24 plots for travelling showpersons, in the period 2016 – 2031.

The Council has therefore devised a short consultation to seek views from a variety of sources to aid its consideration of the options available and to explore if other alternatives exist which have not previously been identified.

The consultation can be accessed at https://winchester.citizenspace.com/policy-and-planning/traveller-local-plan Traveller Local Plan – Initial Consultation – Winchester City Council – Citizen Space
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Find and participate in consultations run by Winchester City Council.

All responses should be returned by midday 8 May 2017. This will help the Council to be in a position to draft a local plan for further consultation in June.

If you represent the travelling community, it would be appreciated if you could pass on this correspondence to raise awareness of this consultation.  Further information about this local plan can be viewed by following the weblink above. If you have any questions about this consultation or the preparation of this local plan please contact the Strategic Planning Team at ldf@winchester.gov.uk or call 01962 840222.

Notice Of Temporary Road Closure

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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

MAIN ROAD, LITTLETON

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Winchester City Council as agents for Hampshire County Council proposes to make an Order on traffic management grounds to allow for highway works to be carried out as follows:‑

 

ROAD TO BE CLOSED:

MAIN ROAD, LITTLETON between its junction with Valley Road and its junction with Bercote Close.

 

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE:

Main Road, Littleton Road, Stud Lane, Andover Road North, Harestock Road, Kennel Lane, Main Road and vice versa.

 

ORDERS TO BE SUSPENDED:

None.

 

PERIOD OF RESTRICTION:

From and including the 1st February 2017 for a period of six months or until completion of the works whichever is sooner. (Notwithstanding the above it is expected that the closure will be required for no longer than 1 week)

 

Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the work is being carried out.

 

If you have any queries regarding the above please contact Hampshire County Council Highways East, Tel: 0300 555 1388 OR for queries regarding the legal order please contact the Traffic and Transport section at Winchester City Council on 01962 840222.

 

Dated this 25th day of January 2017

 

Winchester City Council

H Bone

City Offices, Colebrook Street.

Head of Legal and Democratic Services

Winchester, SO23 9LJ

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Small Grant – deadline 12 noon Tuesday 21 February 2016

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Grants of up to £500 are available for one-off pieces of expenditure if on projects, equipment and other items which will help your organisation to do more, to reach more people, to provide better services or to try something different.

You may wish to apply for a health related activity, a new/additional piece of equipment for a sports club, promotional material for an arts event/project, or a community activity.

Decisions will be advised w/c 27 February 2017.  Monies are to be committed by the end of March 2017.  This is a fast track grant scheme, organisation’s must be able to provide the evidence and be able to turn around the grant award paperwork quickly (by mid March latest).
We would encourage you to apply by using our online form<https://winchester.flexigrant.com/startapplication.aspx?id=1351&farea=1089>.

If you are not already registered on our Flexi-Grant system you will need to register and set up your account to apply, this is quick and easy to do.  However, if you need any assistance with completing the application form or the scheme please contact Melissa Fletcher at grants@winchester.gov.uk<mailto:grants@winchester.gov.uk> (tel. 01962 848 492) for advice (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).

Update: Operation Resilience Works

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Following on from the haunching works that were carried out earlier this year on Littleton Road from Church Road, Crawley to Stud Lane, Littleton. At the time we were unable to complete these as we had to cancel the works due to the inclement weather and then not being able to obtain the road space in the programme. We have therefore reprogrammed the works to commence on 06 March 2017 and these are expected to last for 5 working days. In order to undertake the works safely it will be necessary to close the road during which time access for residents and businesses will be limited.

Information signs advising road users of the works will be erected approximately 2 weeks before the start of works. A letter will be sent to local residents and an email will be sent to Crawley, Littleton and Harestock Parish Council, to advise them accordingly.

Should you have any questions or require further information please contact the Operation Resilience team on 01962 813063 or email operation.resilience@hants.gov.uk

As part of the programme of works being undertaken by Operation Resilience we will be undertaking carriageway structural edge repairs in Littleton Road, Crawley from Church Road, Crawley to Littleton Stud, Littleton. The works are programmed to start on 04/01/2017 and are expected to last for 15 working days. In order to undertake the works safely it will be necessary to close the road during which time access for residents and businesses will be limited.

Information signs advising road users of the works will be erected approximately 2 weeks before the start of works. A letter will be sent to local residents and an email will be sent to Crawley, Littleton and Harestock Parish Council, to advise them accordingly.

Should you have any questions or require further information please contact the Operation Resilience team on 01962 813063 or email operation.resilience@hants.gov.uk

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National Cyber Crime Survey

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The City of London Police, in partnership with Get Safe Online, has put together a National Cyber Crime Survey.

Its purpose is to learn about people’s awareness of online safety and experiences of cybercrime, with a view to improve our knowledge and understanding and to help provide a better response to victims.

The results will help police forces gain a better idea of the challenges they are facing.

If you have a spare 15 minutes, we would be grateful if you could complete a short questionnaire. The link can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CybercrimeSurvey2016