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White Lining on Littleton roads

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The Parish Council has received a number of reports about inappropriate and dangerous parking in some of the Littleton roads. In particular problem parking has been identified near junctions with Main road raising safety concerns due to lack of visibility, access problems for larger vehicles and causing pedestrians to walk into the roadway. The Parish Council has reported the issues to Winchester City Council and a plan is in place to add white lines to key points to deter parking in the following roads:-

  • The Hall Way
  • North Drive
  • South Drive
  • Bercote Close

Please see the following diagrams for more details, also available as a pdf here.

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Notice of Election of Parish Councillors

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Your Community Needs You

Are you interested in becoming more involved with the local community and having an input in local decisions?  You may feel that you have the time and ideas to work with your community and council to make improvements to local services and facilities. If so, why not consider standing as a councillor for Littleton and Harestock Parish Council in the local elections on 2nd May.

For more details contact the Parish Clerk at Littleton.harestockpc@btconnect.com or telephone 01962 886507 during office hours of 9-12:30 weekdays.

Please note that the deadline for nominations is Wednesday 3rd April.

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New Children’s playground signs in Littleton and Harestock

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Two playground signs designed by local children in Winchester were unveiled at Harestock Playground in Bradley Road on Wednesday the 3rd of October.

Niamh Gregory (aged 11 at the time of the competition) who was the winner and Bethany Alexander (who was 5 ) and was the runner up, entered a competition that was organised by Littleton and Harestock Parish Council in conjunction with the Littleton and Harestock Show. Entrants were asked to design a poster to encourage children to take care of the playgrounds and both girls created lovely playground scenes with beautiful bright colours.

Their original art work was scaled up to create two very striking and colourful permanent signs, which have been placed in both the Harestock and Littleton Playgrounds. The signs are an instructive and fun way to communicate a useful message to other children who use the playgrounds.

Members of the Parish Council, Niamh and Bethany and their parents gathered at the playground last Wednesday. Hilary Saunders from the Parish Council congratulated them both on their success and thanked them for taking part in the community event. They both received certificates featuring photographs of their designs as well as a “goody bag” or artist’s materials to encourage them to continue with their artistic endeavours.

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Welcome to Lisa Fielding, Parish Clerk

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Christopher Tee has now retired as Littleton and Harestock Parish Clerk after 7 years of sterling work supporting the Parish Council. He retired on the 28th September following a presentation and reception to which all his friends, dog walkers, playgroup children and councillors came to wish him farewell and good wishes for his retirement.

The new clerk, Lisa Fielding, was recruited in early September and is a resident of Littleton. Her early career was in Software Engineering with Philips Semiconductors, where she progressed to Project Management and subsequently Line Management. More recently she has been a Development Manager for Springboard Employment and Training Group, and a committee member of the Littleton and Harestock Show. The Parish Office will be open 9-12:30 Monday to Fridays if you would like to meet her or have any matters you’d like to discuss.

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Bench in Memory of Littleton Resident Alan Brookes

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31st August 2018

A Memorial bench was unveiled in Littleton Recreation Ground on Friday afternoon in honour of Alan Brookes who was a very active member of the village community and had been the chairman of the Littleton and Harestock Show Committee.

Family and friends of Alan gathered to celebrate the dedication of the bench in his memory. The oak bench was purchased by Littleton and Harestock Parish Council from the charitable funds awarded to it by the Show Committee from the proceeds of the show in 2017. The engraving of the various names by which Alan was known – Alan, Dad & Granfa – was chosen by his family, and placed beneath a plaque from the Parish Council and the Show Committee.

The bench, which has been placed in view of the cricket pitch in the recreation ground, will serve as a lasting tribute to Alan who lived in Littleton. He loved this open space as well as the many community activities hosted here.

The event took place on a pleasant sunny afternoon on the eve of this year’s show, attended by his widow Rose, his children and grandchildren, some of his nieces and nephews, and many of his friends.

The current chairman of the Show Committee Tony Ormston opened proceedings with a welcome and warm words about Alan’s immense contribution to the show over the years. Mrs Brookes replied, thanking all concerned for the beautiful bench. Patrick Cunningham, representing the Parish Council, thanked everyone for attending and guests were invited to tea in the pavilion.