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Andov
er E
vent
s
St Mary
’s Chu
rch
Novem
ber 1
1, 10
am
A publi
c serv
ice w
ill firs
t beg
in at
10am
insid
e the
churc
h, fol
lowed
by a
45-m
inute
cerem
ony i
n the
publi
c gard
en
to pa
y res
pect
from 10
.45am
.
Romse
y Eve
nts
Romse
y Sch
ool
Novem
ber 2
, 7pm
Dr Emily
Mayhe
w, from
Impe
rial C
olleg
e
Lond
on, w
ill give
a tal
k title
d ‘Wou
nded
–
The L
ong J
ourne
y Hom
e from
The G
reat
War’. T
ickets
can b
e purc
hase
d from
Romse
y Visit
ors C
entre
.
Romse
y War
Memori
al Park
Novem
ber 1
1, 11
am
An act
of Rem
embra
nce a
t the W
ar
Memori
al, fo
llowed
by a
march t
hroug
h
into M
arket
Place.
Romse
y Abb
ey
Novem
ber 1
4, 7.3
0pm
The A
bbey
will w
elcom
e inte
rnatio
nally
accla
imed
Mez
zo Sop
rano P
atricia
Hammon
d, who
will j
oin th
e Rom
sey
Male Voic
e Cho
ir and
stud
ents
from
Romse
y Sch
ool in
payin
g the
ir res
pects
.
Test
Valle
y Boro
ugh C
ounc
il and
a nu
mber o
f loca
l orga
nisati
ons
are su
pport
ing pr
ojects
and e
vents
to he
lp the
borou
gh pa
y its
respe
cts as
we m
ark th
e cen
tenary
of th
e end
of W
orld W
ar One
.
Plans a
re in
place
up an
d dow
n Tes
t
Valley
to ho
nour
those
mad
e, an
d
conti
nue t
o mak
e, the
ultim
ate sa
crific
e
for ou
r free
dom.
As part
of th
ose p
lans,
remem
branc
e
Day co
mmemora
tion e
vents
in And
over,
Romse
y and
Stockb
ridge
will a
lso se
e
‘Tommy’
silhou
ettes
disp
layed
, whic
h
will pos
e as a
strik
ing re
minder
of the
lives l
ost d
uring
Worl
d War
One be
twee
n
1914
and 1
918.
In Rom
sey,
commem
oratio
ns w
ill tak
e
place
from O
ctobe
r 26 u
ntil N
ovem
ber
14, o
n top
of th
e trad
itiona
l Serv
ice of
Remem
branc
e in t
he W
ar Mem
orial
Park
at 11
am on
Nov
embe
r 11.
One of
the w
ays t
he C
ounc
il is
supp
orting
Rem
embra
nce D
ay pl
ans
is in
Andov
er whe
re a £
650 C
ounc
illor
Commun
ity G
rant h
as be
en gi
ven t
o the
local
branc
h of T
he R
oyal
British
Legio
n.
Millway
coun
cillors
selec
ted th
e And
over
branc
h of th
e Roy
al Briti
sh Le
gion t
o be
award
ed th
e fun
ds.
On top
of he
lping
toward
s the
cost
of
the To
mmy silh
ouett
es, th
e mon
ey w
ill
also c
ontrib
ute to
the c
ost o
f a ba
nd fo
r
the da
y.Th
e Cou
ncillo
r Com
munity
Gran
t sch
eme
helps
to fu
nd co
mmunity
-led i
nitiat
ives,
and a
lloca
tes fu
nds t
o proj
ects
follow
ing
feedb
ack a
nd id
eas f
rom re
siden
ts.Te
st Vall
ey Boro
ugh C
ounc
il T
0126
4 368
000
E tvne
ws@tes
tvalle
y.gov
.uk W
www.te
stvall
ey.go
v.uk
Test
Valle
y New
s
Test
Valle
y Bor
ough
Cou
ncil
Autum
n 201
8 | Is
sue 7
5
Fly-ti
pping
Suc
cess
2
Counc
il Top
Dog
Five
Year
s Run
ning
3Awar
ds Fo
r Thr
ee C
ounc
il Par
ks
4
Get Chr
istmas
Wra
pped
Up
10
In th
is iss
ue...
A CEn
TuRy
SIN
CE THE E
ND Of
WW
1
PAYIN
G OUR R
eSPeCTS
TO TH
OSE WHO M
ADE THE u
LTIM
ATE S
ACRIfIC
ERom
sey C
upern
ham W
ard C
ounc
illor
Dorothy
Bavers
tock s
aid:
“A nu
mber o
f eve
nts ar
e bein
g held
acro
ss R
omse
y as w
e see
k to p
ay
our r
espe
cts in
the m
ost fi
tting
way to
thos
e who
foug
ht for
our
tomor
row, g
iving
their
toda
y.
“Our
War
Memor
ial Park
will
again
host
a res
pectf
ul tri
bute,
as w
e
thank
the m
en an
d wom
en w
ho ha
ve
made t
he ul
timate
sacri
fice f
or ou
r
freed
om.”
Millway
Cou
ncillo
r San
dra H
awke
said:
“Tes
t Vall
ey B
orou
gh C
ounc
il is
keen
to he
lp co
mmemor
ate th
ose
who lo
st the
ir live
s figh
ting f
or ou
r
freed
om.
“This
year
is a p
articu
larly
poign
ant
Remem
bran
ce D
ay as
it mark
s the
cente
nary
of the
end o
f Wor
ld War
One, a
nd I’m
delig
hted t
o be a
ble to
award
the R
oyal
British
Legio
n this
fundin
g to h
elp w
ith pl
ans f
or th
is
Novem
ber.”
Counc
illors
Jim N
eal a
nd S
andr
a Haw
ke
pres
ent t
he ch
eque
to ch
airman
of th
e
Andov
er R
oyal
British
Legio
n, Dun
can P
owell
Test Valley Borough Council T 01264 368000 E [email protected] W
www.testvalley.gov.uk
Test Valley N
ewsTest Valley Borough Council
Spring 2019 | Issue 76
New Changing Places toilet in Andover
2
Help us to recycle more in Test Valley 4
Council cash boost fo
r community projects
5
Be taxi safe in Test Valley
9
In this issue...
AndoVer LeISure CeNTreThe brand new
multi-millio
n-pound
Andover Leisure
Centre will open its
doors on April 1.
Following two years of w
orks, the
state-of-the-art le
isure facility will
be open to the public at the start
of April.
Featuring swimming pools,
sports halls, squash courts and a
165-station gym, the new facility
will replace the old centre which
sits next door.
As part of th
e leisure contract
between Test Valley Borough
Council and Places Leisure,
a new high-quality facility was
promised for Andover.
The romsey rapids pool and
brand new changing rooms
reopened in February following a
million-pound makeover.
The seven-figure sum has been
plunged into revamping the romsey
rapids leisure complex, with the
installation of new swimming changing
rooms and redecoration of the pool
area. The changing area has been
completely refurbished with new
cubicles installed, including family
change facilities. Larger lo
ckers have
also been fitted, as well as disabled
access lockers. There is also a new
vanity area with hairdryers, poolside
showers and a disabled toilet and
changing area.
It is hoped that th
e major refurbishment
will encourage more people to take up
swimming and provides a significantly
enhanced facility for existing customers.
And the improvement work continues,
as early March will see the opening of
a brand new health suite at the centre,
showcasing a large traditional sauna,
steam room and drench showers. It will
also incorporate a relaxation area with
a heated bench, dedicated changing
areas including disabled changing
facilities, and tre
atment rooms.
An infra-red sauna has also been
included in the design to further aid
customer relaxation and offer m
ultiple
health benefits.
Leader of Test Valley Borough Council,
councillor Phil north, said: “I am
absolutely thrilled at th
e level of
quality throughout our brand new
centre. Everyone who has played a
part in its design and build has done
a fantastic job.
“I’m sure many happy hours will
be spent at the centre by residents
of Andover and further afield
and I’m very grateful to
Places
Leisure, Pellikaan Construction and
architects, Roberts Limbrick for
delivering a fabulous facility on tim
e.
“We pledged to deliver a state-of-the-
art facility
and I’m so pleased that
we have done that right in
the town
centre.”
Community and leisure portfolio holder,
councillor Tony Ward, said: “The quality
of the equipment at our new leisure
centre is second to none. We are very
excited for people to come and see it
and I’m sure they are likely to make
the most of our new facilities.
“We have listened to residents and
included studios and multi-purpose
areas to try and suit all needs across
the two floors. Of course there’s also
the brand new climbing area featuring
the Clip n Climb and other apparatus
for those of all ages to enjoy. I lo
ok
forward to seeing them in use!”
romSey rAPIdS reoPens FoLLoWIng
mILLIoN-PouNd mAkeoVer
The centre will be managed by Places Leisure in association with the council
and will offer a range of programmes and activitie
s.
Residents are set to come
together next month to look at
the proposed redevelopment
of the area south of Romsey
town centre.
Fifty local residents will be chosen at
random to form a citizen assembly to
explore how to improve the area around
Crosfield Hall and the bus station to deliver
the maximum benefit to Romsey. Their
recommendations will be incorporated into
a masterplan for the area.
Test Valley Borough Council, in
association with Romsey Future, is one
of three organisations across the country
chosen to take part in a national pilot to
trial citizen assemblies.
Letters were sent out to 10,000
households on September 30 inviting
people to register their interest.
Around 50 people are now in the
process of being chosen to take part in
the assembly, which will take place in
Romsey over the weekends of November
9 and 10 and November 23 and 24.
The assembly will be given key facts,
figures and statistics as well as evidence
from subject matter experts and
community representatives.
They will then consider all of the
evidence and make a recommendation
to the Romsey Future Partnership and
Test Valley Borough Council to help
shape a major planning document for the
area which will set out what they want to
achieve and guide developers.
The council has been granted £60k to
trial the assemblies and will receive
support from a number of consultant
organisations including the Democratic
Society, the Royal Society of Arts, My
Society and Involve.
The programme, run by the Department
for Digital Culture Media and Sport and
the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government, will see the council
explore the role that groups of Test Valley
residents can contribute to big issues
facing the council. The authority was
selected due to its track record of seeking
to transform democracy locally through
projects and initiatives such as Romsey
Future and Andover Vision.
Test Valley Borough Council T 01264 368000 E [email protected] W www.testvalley.gov.uk
Test Valley News
Test Valley Borough Council
Autumn 2019 | Issue 77
Contactless parking incoming 2
Climate emergency declared
4
Town Mills works to begin
7
Refill comes to Andover
9
In this issue...
PLANNING FoR The fuTuRe of AndoVeR
RoMSey ReSIDeNTS SeT To TACkLe Town
CenTRe RedeVelopMenT quesTIon
More than 2,600 residents,
visitors and businesses
have taken part in a survey
designed to help shape the
future of Andover.
Back in April, the council purchased
the Chantry Centre and five further
properties, meaning the authority now
owns a significant area of land in the
centre of the town.
The authority issued a tender for the
project to redevelop Andover and
appointed nationally renowned urban
design experts, HemingwayDesign and
NeW Masterplanning. In September,
they launched an initial survey asking
for feedback on how, when and why
people use, and want to use, the town
centre to draw feedback from.
With the survey closing at the start of
october, the masterplanners are now
using that feedback to inform their plans
to draw up a blueprint for how best to
completely redevelop the area.
Leader of Test Valley Borough Council,
councillor Phil North, said:
“We have in front of us a once in a generation
opportunity to shape the town and we must do
everything we can to grab it with both hands.
“Rejuvenating our town centres is the
council’s number one priority and your views
will help inform our ambitious plans for
the redevelopment, creating a place where
people want to visit, live and spend time. This
certainly won’t be the only chance for people
to give us their feedback, but, with the first
phase now complete, it marks the start of a
comprehensive consultation process and I
would urge people to get involved as much as
possible along the way.”
Wayne Hemingway, of HemingwayDesign, added:
“Between us all we are capable of coming up
with ideas and plans that will help Andover
town centre to be a vibrant focal point of
communities for generations to come.”
The masterplan process will take around 12
months to complete and will involve significant
consultation with the public to decide what
the future of Andover will look like. once the
masterplan is in place, the council is likely to
appoint a developer partner to start delivering
changes in the town.
Romsey Future chair, Councillor Nick
Adams-king, said: “It is brilliant that
we are about to embark on this
pioneering work in Romsey to test
the water for citizens’ assemblies.
We have heard through our Romsey
Future consultations that people
are passionate about improving
the south of the town centre. The
citizens’ assembly will give residents
a real opportunity to play a pivotal
role in the next stage of consultation
which will determine how the
redevelopment of this area will look.”
More than 1,100 people have helped in the latest stage of shaping the future of Andover by sharing their feedback on the town’s redevelopment proposals.Last year, Test Valley Borough Council appointed nationally renowned urban design experts, NEW Masterplanning and HemingwayDesign to draw together a masterplan for the redevelopment of the town centre.
Now, even more people have had their say as the consultants presented the
emerging vision for Andover at a public drop-in shop in Bridge Street.
NEW Masterplanning and HemingwayDesign are now reviewing the feedback from the latest survey and the stage one report and results will be released next month.
The feedback will then inform a masterplan for the town, which will be shared with the public this spring.
Once the masterplan for the town centre has been finalised, Test Valley Borough Council intends to appoint a development partner to deliver the scheme.
Test Valley Borough Council T 01264 368000 E [email protected] W www.testvalley.gov.uk
Test Valley News
Test Valley Borough CouncilSpring 2020 | Issue 78
£600k for community projects 3Crackdown continues on fly-tipping 5
Next step begins on Town Mills Riverside Park 7Free electric vehicle charging 10In this issue...
A new green shopping space on Broadwater Road, opening up access to the Fishlake stream and a new location for the Aldi supermarket are just some of the proposals being considered as part of the plans to redevelop the area south of Romsey’s town centre.
The first stage of the draft masterplan has now been published, and the Romsey Future partnership, together with Test Valley Borough Council, launched the second stage of the public consultation last month. The masterplan has been pulled together following feedback from the first consultation held in late 2018.
Residents, businesses and other interested parties can have their say on the proposals through an online survey or pop along to a number of events that are being held until March 20.
The draft proposals cover the next ten years of the area and include a number of short, medium and long-term plans. The short-term goals include enhancing the passageways and access to green spaces, while the medium-term plans consist of a new green area along Broadwater Road that would make more of the River Test and potentially house new shops.
It would also improve the road layout and allow for more flexible transport options by forming a new bus station.
In the longer-term, the plans consider the possibility of a new site for the Aldi supermarket and the relocation of a new large community facility, similar to the
current Crosfield Hall, closer to Romsey Rapids, together with a smaller venue within the town centre.
New access points to Broadwater Road from the bypass have been proposed, alongside better pedestrian access from the area towards Romsey Rapids.
The first draft of the masterplan for the area has also taken into account the recommendations of the citizens’ assembly which was held late last year. Around 50 residents, selected to represent the demographic makeup of the town, spent two weekends listening to experts and casting their votes on how best to maximise the area including the bus station and Crosfield Hall.
The main themes of the assembly included improving the night-time economy, creating more green spaces and better transport connections, both for vehicles and pedestrians.
The consultation runs from February 7 until March 20 and residents can have their say at www.romseyfuture.org.uk/consultation.
HAVE YOuR SAY ON ThE fuTurE of romsEy
shaping andovEr FOR YEARS TO COME
For more information about the project, visit www.thinkandovertowncentre.co.uk
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