New Environmental Services Contract

New environmental services contracts will begin across the Winchester City Council area from the 1st October 2011.

The contracts have been let in partnership by Winchester City Council and East Hampshire District Council and have resulted in over £2 million savings per annum across the 2 local authorities.

The new contractors are as follows:

• Biffa Waste Services for recycling and refuse collections
• The Landscapes Group for street cleansing and grounds maintenance
• Superclean Services Wothorpe Ltd for public convenience cleansing

The savings have been achieved by careful procurement and efficiency improvements and as a result there will be some changes to some existing practices including the bin collection day and timing.

City Council Support for Village Design Statements

Winchester City Council has supported and encouraged the production of Village and Neighbourhood Design Statements over many years. These have been adopted as Supplementary Planning Documents and the Council has offered financial assistance towards their production (up to £1000 at each stage). Unfortunately, due to the difficult financial situation, the Council had reluctantly decided that it can no longer offer such funding. 

The City Council continues to encourage the production of Design Statements and will continue to provide officer help in developing them, as well as adopting them and taking account of their content. All recent Design Statements are designed to be available on-line and fewer printed copies are usually needed, helping to keep costs down. Where Design Statement groups are working on or planning a Design Statement they may want to discuss the possibility of funding with their Parish Council, or with the Town Forum in Winchester.

Parishes may recall receiving information on the Winchester 2012: Parish Celebrations initiative. In short, we are offering support to any Parish Councils or a nominated organisation or individual to design, plan and deliver 2012 events in the Winchester District.

The support offered will include training, meetings, email and telephone support as well as event planning templates and fact sheets. Winchester City Council has recently commissioned Chris Powell from ‘The Event Expert Limited’ to provide this support.

The purpose of this update is to introduce you to Chris who will be your new Parish Celebrations contact. Chris lives in Hampshire and has been designing, planning and delivering events for the last 17 years. His speciality is public events, so he comes with a wealth of experience in this field. Chris’ remit will be to provide you with a comprehensive package of support for your event regardless of what stage you are at, in terms of your 2012 thoughts.

Chris will now be the lead contact for Winchester 2012: Parish Celebrations and is of course very keen to have you all on board! To this end you will be receiving an email from Chris in the shortly outlining the event support package he has planned for you.

His contact details are as follows:
Chris Powell
The Event Expert
01256 335192
Chris.powell@theeventexpert.co.uk
www.theeventexpert.co.uk

Over 55s Information Day

OVER 55’S INFORMATION DAY
Monday 3 October 2011 10-1pm
Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester. SO23 8RX

Drop in between 10am - 1pm for information & advice on a variety of services available within the Winchester District

Information stands from:

• Winchester Citizens Advice Bureau
• Winchester City Council
• Over 55’s Forum
• Trading standards
• Health Advice
• Alzheimer’s Society
• Tax Help for Older People
• Housing advice
• Entitlement & benefits information
• Age Concern Hampshire
• Age UK Winchester
• Adapted gardening tools service
• Healthy Walks
• University of the third age ( U3A)
• Winchester Live at Home scheme
  Plus many more..!

Thinking of celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee next year?

Hampshire Record Office Events

Until 9 Nov: Footsteps: the African/Caribbean project of Kings' School, Winchester, Acton High School, London, and the Ealing Windrush Consortium: free exhibition at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (open till 8pm on Thurs), Sat 9am-4pm.

Until 9 Nov: Hampshire's cinemas: free exhibition at Hampshire Record Office (top floor), Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (open till 8pm on Thurs), Sat 9am-4pm.

Thursday 29 Sep, 1.15-1.45pm: Mapping the modern age: printed maps of Hampshire from 1830 to the Second World War: free half-hour lunchtime lecture by Gill Arnott (Hampshire Museums Service) at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH (01962 846154) - no need to book.

Monday 3 Oct, 2-4pm: Family history for beginners: workshop at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH. £10, booking essential (01962 846154).

Tuesday 11 Oct, 2-4pm: Reading old handwriting (Latin): workshop at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH. £10, booking essential (01962 846154).

Tuesday 11 Oct, 7-9pm: Family History for Beginners at Hampshire Record Office. Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH. £10, booking essential (01962 846154).

Thursday 27 Oct, 1.15-1.45pm: 'A Happy Progress in the Right Direction'? Elementary education in 19th-century Hampshire: free lunchtime talk by Sarah Lewin at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH (01962 846154) - no need to book.

Monday 31 Oct, 2-4pm: Researching army ancestry: workshop at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH. £10, booking essential (01962 846154).

Tuesday 8 Nov, 7-9pm: Family History for Beginners at Hampshire Record Office. Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH. £10, booking essential (01962 846154).

14 Nov-31 Dec: Making a Splash: 150 years of Baptist Witness in Winchester: free exhibition at Hampshire Record Office (top floor), Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (open till 8pm on Thurs), Sat 9am-4pm (please enquire for opening hours on 5-9 Dec and over Christmas).

Wednesday 16 Nov, 2-4pm: Researching house history: workshop at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH. £10, booking essential (01962 846154).

Thursday 24 Nov, 1.15-1.45pm: 'A little local Festival of Britain 1951': free showing of archive films of regional events from Wessex Film and Sound Archive, presented by David Lee at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH (01962 846154) - no need to book.