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Welcome - The Parish Council website has been revamped and is now a source of lots of new information. In addition to general Parish Council information, it also includes direct links to: schools, doctors, airports, rail, emergencies for water, gas etc., flooding, cost of living support, and a 'Report It' button to allow you to directly report Potholes, Fly Tipping, Missed Bin Collection etc., to either HCC or EHDC.
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W H A T 'S H A P P E N I N G
P L A N N I N G M E E T I N G - includes The Folly & Flood Alleviation Scheme. Tuesday 23rd April at 7pm All Saints - All Welcome
Agenda to Follow
CHAWTON PARK SURGERY: Please allow plenty of time for appointments as South East Water have informed the practice that for approx. 8 weeks, there will be roadworks between Connaught Road / Beechwood Road (22/4)
The WILSON PRACTICE - Template to write to our MP (Damian Hinds) is below - see Documents
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Please see Documents below for Flood Alleviation Scheme Notes for Proposed Final Section - last day to comment 24th April
** The Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) is CLOSED and out of use due to groundwater and contaminates **
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILDREN TO PLAY/SWIM IN THE WATER
GROUNDWATER LEVEL Farringdon Borehole 16th April (3pm) 116.91m AOD
(116/17) Lower Farringdon has water in gardens / playing field / cellars / coming out of manhole/drain onto A32)
FLOOD ALERT FOR GROUNDWATER FLOODING - In response to recent rainfall, groundwater levels have risen above the level at which groundwater flooding may affect communities and a groundwater flood alert has been issued determined from the Farringdon borehole in the Alton, Chawton and Lower Farringdon areas. The groundwater level is higher than normal at this location and is currently stabilised at this high level. The catchment remains sensitive to rainfall due to saturated ground and levels may start to increase again as we receive further rainfall. A groundwater flood alert was issued on 09 January 2024 for the areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Alton, Chawton and Lower Farringdon and this will remain in force. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide an update as this changes. (From the Environment Agency 16/4/24)
** In the event of a flood, the resident is responsible for protecting their property from flood water **
- For Flood Advice see 'Our Village' / 'Flooding'
Flood & Water Management Team
Report a flooding or drainage problem | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)
Tel: 01962 846730 (Monday to Fri: 8.30am-5.30pm)
(Dave Mattey's website - scroll down on site for graph) farringdonweather.org
** Please check drains near your house or on your walk to check they are clear of debris to aid flow of water **
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D O C U M E N T S
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R O A D W O R K S / C L O S U R E S
M25 Closure from J9 to J10 in both directions from May 10 at 9pm until May 13 at 6am
M3 Works – Emergency Area Retrofit: There will be yet more disruption along the M3 in Surrey Heath. Later this month, National Highways will begin work to add 10 new emergency areas between junctions 2 and 4a on the M3. The work is expected to start from Monday, 29 April, and is due to be completed by March 2025, and will take place Mondays to Fridays between 7am-7pm. Lane one will be closed throughout construction, and lanes two, three and four will remain open with a 50mph limit in place.
Barleywood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane) is CLOSED until the 24th July 2025 - see on 'Our Village / ISSUES' for update (10/4).
B3004 CLOSURE:
Worldham Hill (B3004) - 11 March to 21 April 2024. We’ve accelerated the works on Worldham Hill. These will now work in conjunction with the works on Green Street. The team have started at the bottom of Worldham Hill just past The Three Horseshoes pub and are working in an easterly direction.
Green Street (B3004) - 11 March to 12 May 2024. The team are starting from the bottom of Worldham Hill and Meadow Farm and will move in an easterly direction towards Kingsley.
Please see 'Our Village / Issues' for reports on Farringdon Potholes / Drains
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B I N S
What to do if your bin wasn't collected | East Hampshire District Council (easthants.gov.uk)
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P A R I S H C O U N C I L
Cllr Denise Maughan (Chair) ( Flooding & Community Resilience)
Cllr Andy Clegg (Vice Chair) - CIO / ASW
Cllr Peter Bosley (Upper Farringdon Flooding & Community Resilience)
Cllr Tony Causton (Village Garden)
Cllr Steven Doherty - Wi-fi
Cllr Delia Gilchrist - Finance
Cllr Marianne Prynne - Road Signage
Cllr David Williams - (Environment, Roads) Flooding & Road Signage
++ PLEASE NOTE ++
Our Parish Clerk, Gary Lyle, works Tues/Wed/Thurs. If you need to contact the Parish Council urgently please email [email protected] and it will be picked up by one of us.
