Motoring

Jackie's County Corner

Ukrainian families

So much is available for families coming to the UK- but it’s often still a struggle for individuals to get the specific help they need. HCC has set up a direct query line specifically for councillors to answer these questions. So far, it is proving effective. If you are hosting a family, please contact me and I can seek a quick answer.

Household Support Fund

The fund for food, heating and fuel is now extended to all ages. Please contact your school, Citizens Advice for access to this fund. You may also like to check if you are entitled to benefits. Go to the www.gov.uk website and search for ‘benefits calculator’ or search on my website for links.

Warm Homes Scheme

If you live in private housing, and have an income of less than £30,000, you may be entitled to funds from the Warm Homes scheme to improve the insulation in your home. Please see my website for details- search ‘Warm Homes scheme’

Grants for projects

The County Councillor grant scheme is now open. I have a limited fund to distribute so you are strongly advised to talk to me first about your idea. Funding can be from £100 to £1000.

Walk to school week

I hope your family took part in Walk to School week in May. If a small change to the route could have made your journey easier, please let me know. The Bishop’s Sutton to Alresford path assessment has been made but the costs are astronomic. The A33 paths are overgrown too. Is your route used by many others? If it is well used, the path may be kept clear by feet walking along it, but report any difficulties on your route, and let me know of any ideas for future park & stride locations.

Glass recycling

Post lockdown, many of the public glass bins are reporting as full quicker than expected, even though most households have access to a Winchester Council doorstep collection. The County Council has withdrawn glass recycling at the HWRC’s, adding to this problem. A local pub owner describes public delivering wine bottles to his onsite container as the ‘walk of shame’! I have taken up the matter with city and county to ask them about capacity, but meanwhile, you may like to take this quiz from Heart Matters- it’s a simple look at how many calories in each glass of alcohol… A fun quiz from Heart Matters https:// tinyurl.com/calories-count

Winchester Go LD celebrate community spirit with successful outdoor event

Headbourne Worthy Garden & Craft Fair. Winchester Go LD, a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, held their annual Garden & Craft Fair. The event was officially opened by retired Paralympian Gold Medallist Peter Hull MBE and Lady Portal MBE DL (Louisa).

The fair took place in the stunning grounds of Katie and Simon Browne and included gardening Q&A with Bob McQueen of Hilliers and a selection of plant stalls from nurseries across Hampshire and a variety of garden products, unique gifts and produce.

The atmosphere was no less fun despite the downpour and there were plenty of hot drinks and home-made lunches on hand in the relaxed sanctuary of the Winchester Go LD Café Marquee. “The community spirit is important as people with a learning disability can feel very isolated and have fewer chances to take part in leisure or social activities. This week is Mental Health awareness week and at Winchester Go LD we work hard to ensure our members have a voice and have the opportunity to connect with staff and our incredible volunteers, both in group settings and individually with Walk and Talks. “ explains Betty Chadwick, CEO. The charity launched it’s new member designs – T-shirts, T-towels and cards. “This is a place for us to share the creativity of our members with learning disabilities and a chance for people to invest in them. 100% of the profits goes back into supporting our members and our activities. Our members enjoy working with paint during our Tuesday activity session at the Arc in Winchester and this latest range is called “My Favourite Fruit.” It supports our Health and Nutrition learning in our workshops.”

Winchester Go LD were delighted to bring the Smoothie Bike to the Garden Fair after 2 years in lockdown. The one-wheeled, orange mobile drinks machine provides valuable training and experience - social and workrelated skills, promoting independence and boosting self-confidence.

For more information please visit winchestergold.org.uk

With hundreds of visitors, the funds raised will help with running costs for Winchester Go LD, who offer free memberships to adults with learning disabilities in the Winchester area.

Broadband

I continue to use HCC’s select committee process to challenge the very slow roll out of the Gigabit broadband scheme . Openreach cancelled their appearance in March, and are now coming to HCC in June. Thank you to our Community Fibre Partnership organisers who are continuing to press the case for faster broadband for your area- they truly are your local heroes!

Elections

Finally, thank you for voting in the local elections this year. I was elected as a city councillor again, but I will leave magazine reports on city matters to others and continue to concentrate on County matters in Jackie’s County Corner.

Cllr Jackie Porter: email Jackie. porter@hants.gov. uk Answerphone: 01962 791054, tel/text: 07973 696085, website www.jackieporter. co.uk

Andrews Autosource

Carefully Selected Cars

Approved by trading standards

WE ARE NOW AT BRAMDEAN GARAGE ON THE A272, BRAMDEAN

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LACK OF AVAILABLE CARS BELOW, NOW WOULD BE A FANTASTIC TIME TO SELL ANY CAR NOT BEING USED AND GET A GREAT PRICE FOR IT.

The following cars have been carefully selected because of their low mileage, excellent condition and service history.

2014 (64) Honda CRV, EX Automatic, Top spec. Sat nav, dual zone climate control, electric and heated leather seats, panoramic roof, power operated tailgate, cruise control. Only 36,000 miles SOLD 2014 (64) Honda CRV SR I-DTEC, sat nav, dual zone climate control, heated front seats, £ 30 tax, Only 25,000 miles,1 owner £16,495 2017 (67) Honda Jazz 1.3 EX Nav , 5 door, Sat Nav, front and rear parking sensors and camera, cruise control, 8,000mls £14,395 2014 (14) Honda CRV EX I-DTEC 4x4, 150 bhp, Sat nav, dual zone climate control, electric and heated leather seats, panoramic roof, electric tailgate, cruise control, 65,000 miles, 1 owner £12,495 2020 (69) Hyundai i10 Play, sat nav, air conditioning, cruise control, parking sensors, 8,600 miles £10,495 2018 (68) Hyundai i10 S, no frills just a basic car 21,000 miles £7995 2014 (64) Kia Venga 2 Automatic, air conditioning, parking sensors, 25,700 miles SOLD 2014 (64) Nissan Note Acenta Premium, sat nav, air con, 18,300 miles SOLD COMPACT CAMPERVAN The conversion has an elevating roof with space for an extra bed, swivelling passenger seat, compressor fridge, full mains electric hook up and leisure battery charged either from the engine or on board charger, hob with sink, pumped water, gas locker with drop out vent, full insulation and of course a rock and roll bed with gas strut assisted closing. SOLD

VIEW OUR CURRENT STOCK AT www.andrews-autosource.co.uk/vehicles-for-sale PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CARS HAVE SERVICE HISTORY

BRAMDEAN GARAGE, A272, BRAMDEAN TEL: 07811 041653 OR TEL: 01962 732995

N M C o r t h o t o r o m p a n y

Holden Farm, Cheriton, Alresford, Hants, SO24 ONX

Independent Garage and MOT Testing Centre

Established in1999 - All makes of car serviced and repaired - Saab approved repairer and Subaru specialist Free collection, delivery and courtesy car (when available)

Competitively priced tyres - Batteries - Vehicle Diagnostics - Exhausts

Telephone Gary or Andy on 01962 771331 or 771881 www.northmotor.co.uk info@northmotor.co.uk

Repairs Servicing M.O.T

WILCAN WILCAN

MOTOR COMPANY LTD

Servicing, MOT, Tyres & Bodywork Repairs

FREE Local collection and courtesy cars (T&C's apply) Free Safety Checks Please ring our friendly team on: 01962 736186 andy.wilcan@live.co.uk www.wilcan.co.uk

THE LONG BARN, WINCHESTER ROAD, ALRESFORD, SO24 9EZ

ALRESFORD MOTOR SERVICES LTD

MOT TEST CENTRE

• Welding specialists • Tyres for cars and motorcycles • 4 wheel laser alignment • LPG for sale for cars • Recovery services • Free collection • Diagnostic testing (including Landrover) • Courtesy cars • Certificated engineers

MOT TEST CENTRE FOR:

Cars, motorcycles and vans up to 3,000kg. All makes serviced and repaired. Class 4 MOT's Class 1 & 2 Motorcycles MOT's WHILE YOU WAIT

UNIT 5, SHELF HOUSE, NEW FARM ROAD, ALRESFORD, SO24 9QE

Tel: 01962 733888 e:mike1ams1@aol.com

Five Godolphin teams complete Ten Tors Challenge 2022

Many congratulations to the Godolphin teams who successfully completed the Ten Tors Challenge 2022 on Dartmoor last month. This year, after two years away, Godolphin secured 5 teams on the start line for the Challenge with 30 girls taking part.

In the foggy gloom of Saturday morning, the teams set off on their adventures - 35 miles of self-sufficient travel across the wilds of Dartmoor. As the sun chased the fog away by 8 am the temperatures rose and provided an additional challenge for the girls to consider.

Back in the Okehampton campsite and across many Wiltshire and Hampshire homes the teams were tracked and followed as they made their way around their designated routes with nail baiting nervousness (some kitchens were even turned into Command Posts, with parents tracking every team). All teams progressed well through the day and remained on course in line with their route cards, making it to the night time camps in good order. Waking up at 4.30am on Sunday morning the teams were greeted with a thick fog as they readied themselves for a 6.00am start. The fog remained in place for several hours and provided some tricky navigation conditions initially.

Slowly, parents gathered at the finish line and welcomed the first tired team over the line at midday. The remaining teams marched in triumphantly over the next couple of hours with the final team arriving at 4.15pm to a huge cheer from all the parents and girls who had stayed on to see their teammates complete the Challenge. This year the most notable characteristic has been the togetherness and teamwork across the whole squad and there is no doubt that is the strength that got all of these girls to the end of the Challenge. Many of the girls are already asking about 45miles in two years' time!

www.godolphin.org - Godolphin School, Milford Hill, Salisbury, SP1 2RA

Winchester City Councillors Report

Thank you for Voting

Especially those that had never voted before. The count was held at our lovely new Leisure Centre at Bar End, we thoroughly enjoyed it all.

Tetrapak Recycling, other varieties of coated cartons are available.

It seems that news of the recycling option in Alresford has still not reached you all. The recycling point for Tetrapaks is at the western end of Alresford Station car park, next to the clothes recycling bins.

The lovely new Rubbish Bins for the Town Centre

were installed ready for the Watercress Festival, all part of our budget to improve the Market Town centres.

Cost of living crisis - Warmer Homes

The rising costs of heating continue to defeat many, the Warmer Homes Initiative is available to owner-occupied and privately rented properties with an energy rating of E, F or G, with limited funding for D rates properties.; the maximum grant is £10,000 if there is a gas connection or £25,000 if there is no gas. Your household income needs to be less than £30,000, or in receipt of benefits, and for privately rented homes the landlord needs to make a contribution.

Funds may be used for the following energy efficiency measures: Solid wall insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation, Underfloor insulation, Loft Insulation, High Heat Retention Storage Heaters, Room-in-roof Insulation, Air Source Heat Pumps, Park Home External Wall Insulation, Solar PV Panels, Heating Controls. Households can apply to the Warmer Homes programme at www.warmerhomes.org.uk or by calling 0800 038 5737 (freephone).

Local Refugee Support

Not everybody has accommodation available to host a family but you can help in other ways such as • Donating clothing etc for the

Winchester Basics Bank • Volunteering to sort the above • Providing financial support to provide

English resources to help teach English • Volunteering to teach English • Donating old laptops or old phones • Offering lifts to support groups, job interviews etc • Signposting to anyone offering jobs • Offering your time for admin hours on a phone or pc All offers to enquiries@ursg.org please On-street parking

The Ping Pong Poll held in Alresford found that most feel that 1-hour free parking is the minimum necessary to retain our independent shops. Join our campaign here www.winld.org.uk/1hr-free

Recycling and the Tip

There is a well-hidden DEFRA consultation on tip access and the disposal of DIY waste. It closes on 4th July, you will need a cup of something restorative. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/waste-andrecycling/consultation-on-diy-waste-andcall-for-evidence

Housing Association Tenants

Have been given some very high service charge bills for 2022-23. We are seeing some success in having these reduced. Your first step should be to query the basis for these bills with your housing provider, if that does not result in a satisfactory result let us know.

Margot Power Tel: 01962 734167 mpower@winchester.gov.uk

Russell, Gordon Smith Tel: 07803 168 155 rgordon-smith@winchester.gov.uk