Oliver's Battery Community and Parish Council Website
Clerk to the Parish Council: Brendan Gibbs
Older Driver Awareness Week.
On the 2nd October Hampshire County Council launched its Older Driver Awareness Week.
Following on from this initiative, Hampshire County Council is promoting older driver appraisal courses and assessments.
You can find out more information HERE
Oliver’s Battery Parish Council
Notice of conclusion of audit
Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2023
Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)
1. The audit of accounts for Oliver’s Battery Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2023 has been completed and the accounts have been published.
2. The Annual Governance & Accountability Return is available for inspection by any local government elector of the area of Oliver’s Battery Parish Council on application to:
(a) Brendan Gibbs, Clerk to Oliver’s Battery Parish Council, 15 The Heath, Denmead, Waterlooville PO7 6JT.
(b) 0900hrs to 1600hrs Monday to Thursday
(c) Copies will be provided to any person on payment of £1.00 for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.
(d) Announcement made: Brendan Gibbs (Clerk to the Parish Council)
(e) Date of announcement: 29th September 2023
Details may also be found here
NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION
Election of Parish Councillor for Oliver’s Battery.
Number of Councillors to be elected: One
Stephanie Jeanne Ironside has been duly elected at the recent Oliver’s Battery Parish Council By-Election that was due to be held on the 21st September 2023
The notice of election may also be found HERE
Bloor Homes has recently launched a website outlining their plans for a new community to be known as Manor Parks.
The website explains their latest proposal – including plans for 40% affordable housing, a new Park and Ride for the city, a new primary school, a community Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) tennis facility, and a large country park.
Please visit www.manor-parks.com where you can find out more information and register for updates.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Parish Council has a consistent record of opposing any attempt to re-develop South Winchester Golf Course and does not support this proposal in any way.
Our public comments on the proposal were recently published in the Hampshire Chronicle and can be viewed HERE.
A new tennis net has been installed at the Oliver’s Battery Recreation Ground.
This is a free to use facility that is provided by the Parish Council.
Enjoy and please remember to use responsibly.
The Annual Parish Meeting was held on the 23rd May at St Mark’s Hall.
This year the PC received presentations from the Oliver’s Battery Sustainability Group and the Repair Café .
OB Sustainability have not been in existence long and their aims are to support the community in making our life more sustainable and to enhance the biodiversity of the parish.
The group can be contacted at obsustainability@gmail.com.
The PC purchased a thermal imaging camera, with the support of a grant from Cllr Warwick and on the 14 January the OB Home Energy Subgroup launched at St Marks Church Hall. Volunteers brought information and examples of green technology, including heat pumps and solar panels. Several people signed up to take part in the trial of the thermal camera use. Four volunteers attended a training workshop to learn how to use the thermal imaging camera and others will be trained “on the job”.
OB Sustainability Group are also encouraging people to have wildlife friendly gardens, including making gardens more attractive to hedgehogs.
The Repair Café is an even newer enterprise, at least in Winchester. A repair café is a free meeting place where you can take ordinary household items that are no longer working, or that have become damaged and volunteers will attempt to fix them. It is a fun, social community event that values the expertise of volunteer craftspeople and helps to reduce waste and consumption.
The sorts of items which may be repaired include clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, computers, bicycles, and toys.
Their current venues are Badger Farm Community Centre and Unit 12 in Winnall.
On Monday 10th July, WCC will be holding its next Carbon Neutrality Open Forum drop in event between 2pm to 8pm at Winchester Guildhall.
The City Council has plans to be a carbon neutral district by 2030 – renewable energy is likely to be one of the most effective ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Focusing on Renewable Energy, the drop in event will explore the different types of renewable energy, their pros and cons and will seek the opinions and views of participants as to the renewable energy they’d like to see in the district.
Participation in the event can be booked via Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-renewable-energy-for-winchester-climate-neutrality-open-forum-tickets-633209254927
Nominating an Asset of Community Value (ACV)
Texas Field and Yew Hill Butterfly Reserve Survey 2023
Oliver’s Battery Parish Council needs to re-nominate Texas Field and Yew Hill Butterfly Reserve as an Asset of Community Valve (ACV), as the previous determination only lasts for 5 years.
The key to success is providing as much relevant supporting evidence as possible. It would be a great help if you would answer as many of the following questions as you can based on your own knowledge and experience:
NB some of the wording is quite formal but these are the questions they need answering when making a decision.
If you have any photos (including aerial photos), especially across the field, demonstrating current usage, or usage over the past five years, please can you also email these to Cllr Leach at constance@leach154.plus.com.
The link to the questions may be found here for you to download and complete.