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Better play areas New Century play area now open New Century Park play area in Fair Oak is now open, following a £60,000 refurbishment funded by developers contributions. Over £51,000 was identified for the new play equipment and £29,000 was also committed to demolish the old scout hut and provide a new car park for users of the open space.
Supporting young people in Eastleigh Youth services and facilities in and around Eastleigh town will be improved thanks to funding of £50,000 from the Eastleigh Local Area Committee. A new Youth Partnership will be set up to improve joint working across organisations providing services for young people. This will be managed by a part-time co-ordinator, who should be in post by October. One of their first roles will be to recruit a new Youth Council providing a voice for young people about local issues and overseeing a grant fund of £1,500 to support new schemes. To offset the effect of cuts from other funders to the Energy Youth Centre, £13,000 has been set aside to keep the current level of sessions going.
The centre now hosts a weekly boxing session, run by the Eastleigh Boxing Club and made possible by a successful funding bid to Exercise Me, which has paid for new equipment. The popular Velmore Youth Café will continue operating for another year, thanks to funding of £3,600. This provides a drop-in session every Thursday evening at the Velmore Centre and is jointly funded by Chandler’s Ford & Hiltingbury Parish Council.
Have your say Local Area Committees hold public question sessions at the start of each meeting. Local Area Committees (LAC) are made up from elected ward Councillors. They take decisions and make representations relating to their area on a wide range of council business including determining planning applications, traffic management and environmental improvements. LAC meetings are open to the public and hold public question sessions at the start of each meeting. If you would like to speak, you must register before the meeting begins. Please email democraticservices@eastleigh.gov.uk or you can register at the meeting.
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Each LAC has a Local Area Manager who works with the Councillors to set the strategic direction of the Committee’s work. Bishopstoke, Fair Oak & Horton Heath (7pm) 25 September • 20 November Methodist Church, Sedgwick Rd, Bishopstoke visit eastleigh.gov.uk/bifohh or contact your Local Area Manager, Andy Thompson, on 023 8068 8357 / andrew.thompson@eastleigh.gov.uk
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Pirelli Park A further £125,000 has been secured for improvements to Pirelli Park in the centre of Eastleigh. The contribution from Bellway, the developers of the surrounding housing, has increased to £350,000, which means the Council can deliver more of what residents asked for in last year’s consultation. A lead contractor is being recruited to prepare the final design and carry out the works for the scheme that will include a new play area. A second round of consultation on more detailed designs will take place this autumn.
Give your views The Lawn Road play area and park will benefit from £100,000 of improvements from the Eastleigh Local Area Committee. Early design work is under way and the Council will be consulting local residents on ideas by the end of the year. Designs have also been submitted for two other play areas – on the Monks Brook estate and at Leah Gardens on the Woodside estate. Local residents will be asked for views on these in the near future so, if you live in the area, look out for public consultation events.
Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice & Hound (6pm) 26 September • 21 November • Hamble Primary School visit eastleigh.gov.uk/bhh or contact your Local Area Manager, Matt Blythe, on 023 8068 8311 / matthew.blythe@eastleigh.gov.uk Eastleigh (7pm) 10 September • 28 November • Eastleigh House visit eastleigh.gov.uk/elac or contact your Local Area Manager, Guy Riddoch, on 023 8068 3369 / guy.riddoch@eastleigh.gov.uk Chandler’s Ford & Hiltingbury (7pm) 18 September • 13 November • Dovetail Centre visit eastleigh.gov.uk/cfh or contact your Local Area Manager, Min Partner, on 023 8068 8439 / min.partner@eastleigh.gov.uk Hedge End, West End & Botley (7pm) 30 September • 4 November • 2000 Centre, Hedge End visit eastleigh.gov.uk/heweb or contact your Local Area Manager, Julia Birt, on 023 8068 8437 / julia.birt@eastleigh.gov.uk For information, or for details of committees and agendas. Visit eastleigh.gov.uk/meetings
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