elcome to the latest version of the Whitehill Bordon Eco-town newsletter
Masterplan consultation responses The responses from the masterplan consultation held in June 2010 are now available to view here Letters are being sent out to individuals who commented on the plan.
Get involved: Dates of the Delivery Board, Standing Conference and Specialist Groups The Specialist Group meetings are already underway – if you would like to be involved in one of the groups then please email specialistgroups@live.co.uk or phone 01420 473123 and speak to Chris Youngs. The Standing Conference will meet for the first time on Wednesday 2 March at 2:30pm in the Phoenix Theatre. The next meeting of the Delivery Board will be on Tuesday 15 March: 2.30pm in the Phoenix Theatre. A full list of dates for these meetings can be found here The agendas and papers for these meetings will be published online at www.whitehillbordon.com
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Consultation - Viking Park The first consultation events have taken place. These included an exhibition at the Woodlark restaurant and a tour of the site. The exhibition boards from this consultation can be viewed here. There will be further consultation taking place over the coming months. To read more about this please click on this link.
Consultation - Economic Development and Employment Strategy Residents and businesses can comment on Whitehill Bordon Ecotown’s draft Economic Development and Employment Strategy which aims to create a vibrant local economy with an estimated 5,500 new jobs by 2028. The consultation is running from Monday 7 February until Monday 28 March. The document and survey can be found here. There are also hard copies of the document in the following locations: Forest Community Centre, Mill Chase Community Technology College, Alton Library, Liphook Library, EHDC’s offices in Petersfield, Alton Town Council and the parish council offices for: Kingsley Parish Council, Lindford Parish Council, Headley Parish Council, Bramshott and Liphook Parish Council, Greatham Parish Council and Selborne Parish Council.
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Free loft and cavity wall insulation You can still get FREE loft and cavity wall insulation which could reduce your fuel bills by up to £265 a year. Ring 0800 80 48 777 or click on this link to apply online
Updates on latest Eco-town projects: Have a look at this publication to see all the projects which are currently taking place in the town.
Work soon to start on new boardwalk Work on a new boardwalk in Bordon Inclosure is a step closer to starting as a contractor has now been appointed. The boardwalk, which is being paid for by Eco-town funding, will be built to protect the habitat from further damage and allow walkers to cross the area. Read more about this here
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Tuesday 15 February 2011
Big Bordon Birdwatch results
Other articles you may be interested in
Birdlovers in Whitehill Bordon spotted 32 species when they took part in the Big Bordon Birdwatch which was organised by the Deadwater Valley Trust.
Can you drive with a glass of water on your dashboard?
Whitehill Bordon’s Soapbox Derby
Toyota has a new iPhone app called ‘A Glass of Water’. It’s pretty basic but the idea is that if you drive with the ‘water’ on your car dashboard without spilling a drop then you can cut your fuel consumption by 10%. You can post your spill scores online at aglassofwater.org/en
Do you fancy racing down Chalet Hill in an eco cart?
WWF launches a PDF-like file which cannot be printed
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www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ damian-carrington-blog/2011/ feb/09/wwf-pdf-file-format-printed
Find out more by clicking on this link
DECC surpasses 10:10 emissions cut www.guardian.co.uk/ environment/2011/feb/07/decc-1010-pledge
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