There are two long-standing vacancies on the Littleton & Harestock Parish Council caused by councillor resignations in October 2020.

Parish Councillors are unpaid elected (or co-opted) representatives. As a Parish Councillor you will meet new people, become part of a team, and you will have the opportunity to gain new knowledge. Most important of all, you will be helping to make a difference to our local community in Littleton and Harestock.

Parish Council Functions

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) refers to Parish councillors as “the champions of their community who invest time in local projects and issues to the benefit of residents and the neighbourhood”.

Littleton and Harestock Parish Council maintains the Bradley Rd playground, and Littleton Recreation Ground with its sports facilities, playground, and adult gym equipment. Additionally, we rent the Harestock football field from the MOD for use by local football teams and Harestock residents.

The Parish Council maintains, on behalf of Hampshire County Council, the Littleton pond, and the small wooded open space opposite the pond. We also own the Bronze Age burial site (Tumulus field) in Littleton which is under the guardianship of English Heritage.

The Parish Council review all planning applications in Littleton and Harestock and provide input to the Winchester City Council planning officers. We also work with Winchester City Council, Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire constabulary on local matters including crime and disorder, local transport, highways and many other issues.

Recent Parish Council Achievements

Over the past year the Parish Council has made great strides to adopt modern technology to engage with the community and deliver online Parish Council meetings. We now have over 230 subscribers to our eNewsletter, and our new website has been visited over 550 times in the last 30 days.

We have been very active in responding to local planning issues including the planning applications for two waste recycling plants, and the emerging plans for the Sir John Moore Barracks. In a year which has been challenging for many, the council has responded rapidly to changing Covid-19 regulations for playgrounds, outdoor facilities and the use of Parish Council buildings.

Joining the Parish Council

If you are interested in joining the council please contact the Clerk at clerk@lhpc.org.uk.

We would be particularly pleased to receive applications from parishioners in Harestock to ensure that matters of concern to Harestock residents can be fully represented on the council.

Please see the formal notice below in PDF format: –

The Governors of Sparsholt Church of England Primary School are looking for a new Clerk. This is a paid role and is for 90 hours a year. If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please email Kate Morey on Kate.Morey@sparsholt.hants.sch.uk.

The closing date is 21st February 2021.

Please find a link to Hampshire County Council’s January edition of its Town and Parish News:

Read more here.

Hampshire Highways have cleared the gullies and drains in Main Rd, Littleton on Thursday and Friday last week.

Also, the roadworks to deal with flooding issues outside 13, 15 and 17 Priors Dean Road at the junction with Bradley Rd should be finished on 29th January.

The Hampshire County Council Regulatory Committee for County Level Planning Applications rejected the application for the aggregate recycling centre at Three Maids Hill.  It is likely there will be an Appeal.  At the time of writing, it is unclear what this decision means for the second aggregate crusher application for Down Farm about 450m further east.  Updates will be posted on the LHPC Website.

To view the proceedings of the regulatory committee meeting please look at the Youtube link here.

Please find a link below to the planning application, where the decision can be viewed:-

https://planning.hants.gov.uk/ApplicationDetails.aspx?RecNo=21326

The NHS has outlined the Roll Out of vaccinations across Hampshire and the IOW. Please read or download the PDF below:

The Parish Council thanks all those residents who have provided feedback to the council on the proposed re-development of Sir John Moore Barracks.

The Parish Council response to the first public consultation exercise is now available here:

You can read the Littleton & Harestock Parish Council January 2021 e-newsletter at this link here.

Image by Keith Hearn.

We have been informed by Hampshire Safeguarding Adults’ Board that there is a new scam where a person receives a text saying they need to book a vaccination appointment and it takes them to a fake NHS form which then asks for their bank details to prove their identity. The scam has been reported in the media here.

The NHS will never ask for a person’s banking information.

There is a texting scam leaflet you can download here.