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New Alresford Town Council

Our parks The playgrounds at Sun Hill Rec and Arlebury Park have had a full refresh - painting, repairs and a good clean. In Arlebury Park playground, the spider has been repainted and for the first time he has a name. We received 23 suggestions and our thanks to everyone who took part especially Alfie who came up with the winning name. Our spider is now called Incy and has this stencilled on his back.

We are also delighted that the little wooden boat has been beautifully repaired by Alresford Men’s shed and given a lick of bright red paint. Our grateful thanks to them for their skill and care. We know our younger residents will be pleased the little red boat is back in action ready to set sail on more adventures. Get ready to come aboard but watch out for pirates!

Bulb planting Alresford Rotary, and the School Council from Sun Hill Junior School together with Councillors have planted over 1000 daffodil and crocus bulbs in Arlebury Park. The children planted bulbs around the new trees and Rotary members

planted crocuses near the new hedge in Arlebury Park and on the Avenue near to the entrance to the park. We can't wait until Spring arrives when they are all in bloom. Our grateful thanks to everyone involved.

Hanging Baskets Please place your order and payment for a hanging basket for this year's floral display in Alresford by Friday 28th January. This year's colour scheme will be red, white, and blue to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. For further details please contact assistant@newalresford-tc. gov.uk

Town Crier The Town Crier - Dave Parsons - visited Alresford on Saturday 4th December and he was given a warm welcome. We asked him to "cry" about events happening in Alresford such as Rotary selling Christmas trees in Broad Street and the festive activities at St John's Church. Our thanks to Dave, this is a unpaid role and we happily pay a donation for his services to Alton Town Council Charity fund.

Councillor Surgery The Town Councillors enjoyed meeting residents during their Street Surgery on Saturday 4th December. We will respond to feedback by providing more information on local events and groups in the visitor information point in West Street. More surgeries are planned and we will keep you updated as soon as dates have been agreed.

Poppies This year's poppy appeal raised a record total of £9,961.95 in Alresford. The local appeal organiser thanked everyone for their generosity and praised the poppy displays around the town for helping to highlight the appeal. So, our huge thanks again to the wonderful knitters and Alresford Men's Shed.

Winchester Basics Banks WBB is on the move from our lower meeting room at Alresford Recreation Centre where we have hosted them. We're sorry to see them go but we're really pleased to have helped them whilst they established themselves in Alresford. They will now be operating from St Gregory's Church every Wednesday from 5th January 2022 from 10 til 12pm. For more information please visit www. winchesterbasicsbank.co.uk

Photo exhibition On 12th January from 12 til 6pm at Alresford Community Centre, you can view some amazing entries from the Tales of the Riverbank Photography Competition. The images are chalk stream themed and many were taken by Alresford residents and feature the Arle as their subject.

Meetings Due to new government requirements, we politely request that if you wish to particpate in a meeting then you do so virtually or send in your comments to the clerk before hand. Further details can be found on our website. New Alresford Town Council Arlebury Park, The Avenue, New Alresford, SO24 9EP Phone: 01962 732079 www.newalresford-tc.gov.uk