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GIVE SOMETHING BACK TOROOKSDOW Chris H e n d o n , a loca l r es i den t h e r e in R o o k s d o w n a n d a Le t t i ngs Manager f o r t h e Conne l l s g r o u p e x p l a i n e d , ' R o o k s d o w n is a g rea t p l ace t o l ive, o f f e r i n g a n u m b e r o f w o n d e r f u l fac i l i t i es such as t h e p o p u l a r c o m m u n i t y c e n t r e a n d easy access i n t o t o w n , as we l l as t h e n e w s c h o o l t o b e o p e n e d in S e p t e m b e r 2015, t o n a m e jus t a few. T h e r e rea l l y is a w o n d e r f u l c o m m u n i t y sp i r i t in t h e area a n d i t o f fe rs s o m e t h i n g f o r al l a g e g r o u p s . This has m a d e i t i n c r e d i b l y p o p u l a r f o r ou r p o t e n t i a l t enan t s l o o k i n g f o r a n e w h o m e in Bas ings toke . '

n In recogn i t i on o f t he w o r k t ha t t he C o m m u n i t y Assoc ia t ion carr ies o u t i the area, Christ i Col l ins a n d the Le t t ings t e a m at Connel ls, Bas ingstoke are p r o u d t o d o n a t e £5 t o the assoc ia t ion fo r every Market Evaluat ion fo r rental p roper t ies , car r ied o u t by Connel ls, in t he Bas ingstoke area, be fo re the 3 0 t h Ap r i l 2015.

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REGISTER FOR HAMPSHIRE ALERT H a m p s h i r e A l e r t is o u r n e w c o m m u n i t y m e s s a g i n g s y s t e m w h i c h enab les us t o send y o u messages a b o u t i nc i den t s t h a t are h a p p e n i n g in y o u r area.

H a m p s h i r e A l e r t is a f ree w e b b a s e d s y s t e m w h i c h y o u can s ign u p t o a n d c h o o s e w h a t i n f o r m a t i o n y o u w a n t t o rece ive a n d in w h a t f o r m a t - ema i l , t e x t o r p h o n e m e s s a g e - so t h e 'a le r t ' is pe rsona l t o y o u .

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PAR K R o o k s d o w n Par ish C o u n c i l r egu la r l y receives comp la in t s f r o m residents a b o u t though t less , o f ten i l legal pa rk ing a round the par ish. Over recent m o n t h s the re has been an increase in c o m m e n t s a b o u t t he park ing , t he b lock ing o f paths a n d park ing by d r o p p e d kerb cross ing po in ts . Un fo r tuna te l y t he Parish Counci l can d o n o t h i n g f o r m a l l y m o r e t h a n refer t h e ma t t e r t o t he Police. In formal ly w e have on occas ion a n d wi l l in t he fu tu re address let ters t o res idents whe re these issues are a p a r t i c u l a r p r o b l e m . If y o u w i s h t o comp la i n a b o u t pa rk ing ma t te rs please con tac t t he local Pol ice Of f icer by cal l ing 101. But also th ink be fo re y o u park. As R o o k s d o w n is a res iden t ia l area roads t e n d t o be na r row a n d w indy , o f t e n have t ra f f ic c a l m i n g measures in the i r des ign . Extra d a n g e r is c rea ted w h e n pedes t r ians have t o wa l k o n t h e r o a d w h e n cars are p a r k e d o n t h e f o o t p a t h or p i n c h po in t s . Ch i l d ren espec ia l ly , c a n n o t be seen by o n c o m i n g veh ic les .

R e m e m b e r tha t if you park on the foo tway , or pa r t o f it, o r b l ock a d r o p p e d kerb , t h e Pol ice can issue a f i x e d f ine .

W e have a lso h a d a c o u p l e o f e m e r g e n c y cal l o u t s f o r t h e Fire a n d Rescue Serv ice a n d f i re eng ines have f o u n d it d i f f i cu l t t o g e t t h r o u g h s o m e roads . So, p lease t h i n k b e f o r e y o u park .

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J P D A T E S P e a r Ke^'td&v&c, I a p p r e c i a t e t h a t w e are n o w m i d February , however , I j us t w a n t e d t o w i s h a l l r e s i d e n t s a b e l a t e d b u t v e r y H a p p y N e w Year a n d h o p e t h a t 2015 b r i n g s y o u a l l h e a l t h a n d h a p p i n e s s a n d a l so f u r t h e r p r o g r e s s o n f a c i l i t i e s in t h e p a r i s h f o r a l l o f us:

T R A F F I C M A N A G E M E N T W O R K S Park Prewett Road

As m o s t o f y o u wi l l have seen by now, w o r k is we l l u n d e r w a y o n t h e n e w 210 p lace p r i m a r y s c h o o l f o r R o o k s d o w n on t h e s i te b e h i n d t h e C o m m u n i t y Cen t re . The p lan is f o r t h e s c h o o l t o be bu i l t in t i m e t o o p e n in S e p t e m b e r 2015 th i s real ly is g r e a t news f o r R o o k s d o w n . Plans a n d i n f o r m a t i o n are ava i lab le a t t h e C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e s h o u l d y o u w i s h t o k n o w m o r e .

W e wi l l g i v e y o u u p d a t e s on p r o g r e s s as w e m o v e t h r o u g h t h e year.

P A V I L I O N S Park Prewett Road

You w i l l recal l t h a t Tay lor W i m p e y / HCA s u b m i t t e d a p l a n n i n g a p p l i c a t i o n in N o v e m b e r 2013 f o r t h e r e m o v a l o f t h e f o u r Pav i l ions o n Park P r e w e t t Road . The a p p l i c a t i o n has q u i t e a c o m p l e x p l a n n i n g h i s to ry a n d is t o be d e t e r m i n e d by D e v e l o p m e n t C o m m i t t e e . The Parish C o u n c i l is re l iab ly i n f o r m e d t h a t Taylor W i m p e y have n o w ( f i na l l y ) s u b m i t t e d al l t h e necessary i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u l d have b e e n i n c l u d e d w i t h t h e o r i g i na l a p p l i c a t i o n b a c k in N o v e m b e r 2013 so t h a t t h e P lann ing D e p a r t m e n t a t B a s i n g s t o k e & Deane can n o w a t last b e g i n t h e p rocess t o cons i de r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n . Many o f y o u had ex p r es s ed c o n c e r n at t h e gene ra l l y p o o r c o n d i t i o n o f t h e Pav i l ions a t t h e b a c k e n d o f last year, p a r t i c u l a r l y as w e m o v e t h r o u g h t h e w i n t e r m o n t h . W e t h e r e f o r e r e q u e s t e d Taylor W i m p e y c a r r y o u t s o m e bas ic r e n o v a t i o n jus t b e f o r e Chr i s tmas . W e have a lso h a d d i scuss ions w i t h t h e P lann ing & D e v e l o p m e n t t e a m a t B D B C t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e e n f o r c e m e n t a c t i o n t h a t c o u l d be p u r s u e d aga ins t Tay lor W i m p e y s h o u l d t h e c u r r e n t p l a n n i n g a p p l i c a t i o n fo r d e m o l i t i o n be re fused .

W e wi l l p r o v i d e an u p d a t e just as s o o n as w e have any news w i t h r e g a r d s t o t h e o u t c o m e of t h e p l a n n i n g a p p l i c a t i o n .

W E S T E R N T R I A N G L E D E V E L O P M E N T The piece of land off Rooksdown Avenue, opposite Vitellius Gardens - the site of the old Bryant Home / Taylor Wimpey Sales office

C o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k f o r 3 0 A p a r t m e n t s is we l l u n d e r w a y o n th i s p iece o f l and . G r o u n d w o r k p r e p a r a t i o n is n o w near l y c o m p l e t e a n d t h e area is t o be h a n d e d b a c k t o Taylor W i m p e y a t t h e e n d o f Februa ry . Tay lor W i m p e y have a l r eady so ld m a n y o f t hese f l a t s o f f p lan w i t h t h e f i rs t o c c u p a t i o n by res iden ts l ikely t o be b e f o r e t h e e n d o f t h e year.

B A R N A R E A Park Prewett Road, corner of Pumphouse Way (20 residential units and listed Barn (Bl))

C o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k f o r 2 0 res iden t ia l un i ts a n d t h e l is ted Ba rn is we l l unde r w a y o n th is p iece o f l and . O n c e a g a i n g r o u n d w o r k p r e p a r a t i o n is n o w near ly c o m p l e t e a n d t h e area is t o b e h a n d e d b a c k t o Tay lor W i m p e y at t h e e n d o f F e b r u a r y / ear ly Ma rch . Tay lor W i m p e y are e x p e c t i n g f i rs t o c c u p a t i o n by res iden ts b e f o r e t h e e n d o f t h e year.

THE O L D H A L L Northbrook Crescent

Taylor W i m p e y have ca r r i ed o u t s o m e in i t ia l w o r k ins ide t h e b u i l d i n g t o he lp t h e m u n d e r s t a n d h o w t h e s t r u c t u r e has b e e n bu i l t a n d h o w t h e y w o u l d execu te t he i r c o n s t r u c t i o n s h o u l d t h e p l a n n i n g a p p l i c a t i o n be a p p r o v e d .

P lann ing d i scuss ions are d r a w i n g t o t he i r f ina l s tages a n d w e e x p e c t a dec i s i on in t h e nex t f e w m o n t h s .

RETAIL CORE PHASE 2 Park Prewett Road, opposite the Coop & Costa Coffee site (16 residential units & 2 retail units)

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PARK P R E W E T T N O R T H E R N A R E A (David Wilson Homes) The Old Golf Course

Th ings m a y a p p e a r t o have g o n e q u i e t r e g a r d i n g t h e p r o p o s e d D a v i d W i l s o n H o m e s d e v e l o p m e n t b u t c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e f i rs t s t age of the i r b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m m e is e x p e c t e d b e f o r e t h e e n d o f 2015. The Par ish Counc i l is p l a n n i n g a m e e t i n g w i t h Dav id W i l s o n H o m e s m i d March so wi l l r e p o r t b a c k w i t h an u p d a t e as s o o n as w e have h a d th is m e e t i n g .

R O A D A D O P T I O N S West & East side of Core Area

The Par ish Counc i l has jus t seen t h e la tes t s n a g g i n g list f r o m HCC w i t h r ega rds t o t h e p r o p o s e d r o a d a d o p t i o n s o n t h e W e s t a n d East S ide o f t h e Core A r e a a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h a t Tay lor W i m p e y is c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h e list o f fau l t s a n d issues. Taylor W i m p e y a n d HCC are l o o k i n g t o c o n c l u d e th i s m a t t e r as s o o n as t h e y can . W e wi l l p r o v i d e u p d a t e w h e n w e have m o r e news .

FURTHER UPDATES

Last year, t h e Par ish Counc i l s u b m i t t e d a Loca l I n f r a s t r u c t u r e F u n d a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a g r a n t f o r m u c h n e e d e d s t ree t f u r n i t u r e fo r t h e d e v e l o p m e n t ( i n c l u d i n g seats, b e n c h e s a n d b ins ) . W e are d e l i g h t e d t o c o n f i r m t h a t t h e Par ish has been success fu l in th is a p p l i c a t i o n a n d are c u r r e n t l y r e v i e w i n g t h e bes t p lace f o r l o c a t i o n o f t h e seats , b e n c h e s a n d b ins . W e are h o p i n g f o r ins ta l l a t ion in t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s b u t wi l l p r o v i d e an u p d a t e w h e n w e have c o n c l u d e d t h e rev iew.

The Par ish C o u n c i l is w o r k i n g v e r y c l o s e l y w i t h Tay lo r W i m p e y t o ensu re t h e y f i x t h e m a n y s t ree t l a m p s ac ross t h e d e v e l o p m e n t w h i c h c u r r e n t l y d o n o t w o r k ( s o m e o f w h i c h have never w o r k e d ) .

The Parish C o u n c i l is a lso w o r k i n g w i t h B a s i n g s t o k e & Deane B o r o u g h Counc i l t o have a f u r t h e r genera l t i d y u p a n d r e g e n e r a t i o n o f t h e p o c k e t pa rks a l o n g Park P r e w e t t R o a d a l o n g w i t h t h e r e p a i r / r e m o v a l o f any d a m a g e d t r i p knee h igh f e n c i n g . This has b e e n d e l a y e d by t h e wea the r , b u t y o u s h o u l d see s o m e m o v e m e n t w i t h th is ove r t h e c o m i n g w e e k s a n d m o n t h s .

The Parish C o u n c i l has reso l ved t h a t R o o k s d o w n is v e r y m u c h in n e e d o f a h a n d y m a n / l e n g t h s m a n t o he lp w i t h t h e genera l u p k e e p o f t h e par i sh . T h e r e f o r e w e wi l l s h o r t l y be a d v e r t i s i n g f o r t h e p o s i t i o n . If y o u k n o w o f a n y o n e w h o y o u w o u l d c o n s i d e r su i t ab le f o r c i rca 10 hou rs pe r w e e k t h e n p lease ask t h e m t o c o n t a c t Lo r ra ine Je f f s - Par ish C lerk o n 01256 869612 o r 077414 72622 o r p a r i s h . c l e r k @ r o o k s d o w n . o r g . u k .

W e have r e v i e w e d t h e Par ish P recep t t o be ab le t o p a y fo r th is m u c h n e e d e d p o s i t i o n w h i c h m e a n s t h a t t h e r e wi l l be a m o d e s t inc rease o f c i rca £ 4 . 0 0 f o r t h e year pe r h o u s e h o l d . W e wi l l l ook f o r o t h e r w a y s t o f u n d th i s in f u t u r e f i nanc ia l years i n c l u d i n g w h e t h e r t h e r e is a n y f u n d i n g a v a i l a b l e f r o m Bas ings toke a n d Deane t o pa r t i a l l y s u p p o r t such a p o s i t i o n .

More de ta i l s e x p l a i n i n g th i s increase in p r e c e p t can s h o r t l y be f o u n d on o u r Parish Counc i l n o t i c e b o a r d s a n d t h e Parish Counc i l W e b s i t e .

The Parish Counc i l a t t e n d e d a Safer N e i g h b o u r h o o d m e e t i n g at t h e b a c k e n d of last year. I w a s c o n c e r n e d t o hear t h a t t o w a r d s t h e e n d o f last year t h e r e has b e e n a s p a t e o f t h e f t s f r o m cars across t h e d e v e l o p m e n t t h a t have been lef t u n l o c k e d a n d also l ow level o p p o r t u n i s t c r imes . Please have a read o f t h e m e s s a g e o n t h e inser t f r o m Po l ice C o n s t a b l e Steve L a d h a m s a n d Pol ice C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t O f f i ce r El len Beardse l l . A l so , it m a y be w o r t h r e g i s t e r i n g a t w w w . h a m p s h i r e a l e r t . c o . u k t o r e c e i v e f r e e c r i m e a n d c o m m u n i t y i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e R o o k s d o w n area.

T h o u g h t I w o u l d share th i s w i t h y o u all t o g ive y o u a d v a n c e no t i ce . In J a n u a r y t h e Par ish Counc i l r eso l ved t o s u p p o r t t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a 2 0 mi le an h o u r s p e e d l im i t ac ross t h e w h o l e d e v e l o p m e n t just a f t e r y o u en te r f r o m t h e A 3 3 9 o r t h e A l d e r m a s t o n R o a d . Please be a w a r e th i s dec i s i on has been t a k e n f o r t h e sa fe t y o f all res iden ts . W e al l k n o w t h o s e cars w h i c h regu la r l y s p e e d t h r o u g h t h e d e v e l o p m e n t ( a n d w h e r e t hese cars b e l o n g t o res iden ts , w e k n o w w h e r e m o s t o f t h e d r i ve rs l ive). Let m e be ve ry c lear i r respons ib le s p e e d i n g

a r o u n d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t w i l l n o t be t o l e r a t e d a n d any such veh ic le is l ikely t o be c a u g h t o n s p e e d c a m e r a s w h i c h wi l l s o o n be used at va r i ous l oca t i ons a r o u n d t h e par i sh . A n y o n e e x c e e d i n g t h e s p e e d l im i t is l ikely t o incur a f ine a n d at least 3 p o i n t s o n the i r l icense. The Par ish Counc i l t h a n k t h e Pol ice f o r t h e s u p p o r t t h e y c u r r e n t l y p r o v i d e in e n f o r c i n g t h e c u r r e n t 3 0 mi le an h o u r s p e e d l im i t & w i l l be p r o v i d i n g t o e n f o r c e th is n e w s p e e d l imi t .

F ina l ly ... I t h i n k f r o m all t h e f e e d b a c k w e h a d , t h e R o o k s d o w n F i r e w o r k s d i sp lay b a c k o n N o v e m b e r 2014 was a r e s o u n d i n g success. Thanks t o y o u all f o r s u p p o r t i n g i t .

RPC has a l r e a d y reso l ved t o ho ld a F i r ewo rks d i sp lay in 2015. Can y o u he lp? For th is year 's even t t o h a p p e n w e real ly n e e d m o r e res iden ts t o v o l u n t e e r t o he lp w i t h t h e overa l l p l a n n i n g a n d t o he lp o n t h e d a y itself. So, if y o u w a n t t o be i nvo l ved in t h e p l a n n i n g or if y o u t h i n k y o u wi l l have a c o u p l e o f hou rs d u r i n g t h e d a y i tsel f t o he lp set up or in t h e e v e n i n g d u r i n g t h e event , p lease c o n t a c t Lo r ra ine Jef fs - Par ish C lerk o n 01256 869612 or 077414 72622 or p a r i s h . c l e r k @ r o o k s d o w n . o r g . u k . A p p r e c i a t e I a m re fe r r i ng t o an e v e n t in 9 m o n t h s t i m e , however , w e n e e d m o r e he lp f o r th i s even t t o g o a h e a d .

These are t h e key h igh l i gh t s . So, as y o u can see ... lo ts g o i n g o n in t h e par ish t o m a k e it a b e t t e r p lace f o r us all t o l ive. For news o n these p r o j e c t s a n d m a n y o the rs , w e look f o r w a r d t o see ing y o u a t a f o r t h c o m i n g Parish Counc i l m e e t i n g . Da tes can be f o u n d o n n o t i c e b o a r d s a r o u n d t h e Parish a n d on l i ne .

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Regards

PcuAJAaJkormj Chair - Rooksdown Parish Council

ROOKSDOWN COMMONITY ASSOCIATION 2015 BRINGS SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS FOR THE RCA FROM: • M a n a g i n g T h e Sp inney , t h e p i e c e o f w o o d l a n d t h a t

g o e s a r o u n d t h e o l d Park P r e w e t t H o s p i t a l

• I n c r e a s i n g t h e a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e o v e r 55s

• M u n c h k i n s b a b y & t o d d l e r g r o u p s t a r t i n g

• L i f e P o i n t C h u r c h w o r k i n g w i t h us in t h e c o m m u n i t y

• R u n n i n g W i n k l e b u r y Y o u t h P r o j e c t

• W o r k s t a r t i n g o n R o o k s d o w n Park

• I n t e g r a t i n g t h e s c h o o l i n t o t h e c o m m u n i t y

• P l a n n i n g f u r t h e r i m p r o v e m e n t s w i t h t h e Par ish C o u n c i l f o r s e r v i c e s a n d a m e n i t i e s in R o o k s d o w n

If y o u see me e i ther in t h e C o m m u n i t y Cent re or a n y w h e r e else a r o u n d R o o k s d o w n , I a m o f ten wear ing the " R o o k s d o w n C o m m u n i t y " h i g h v iz , s t o p m e fo r a cha t . E i ther just t o f i nd ou t w h a t is g o i n g on or even perhaps h o w y o u can ge t invo lved.

Speak t o you soon .

Simon BOUAC) Development Manager

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L i f e P o i n t * ) LifePoint Church in Rooksdown A l t h o u g h t h e c h u r c h is new, Pas to r J o Roya l a n d t h e t e a m a re n o s t r a n g e r s t o R o o k s d o w n , h a v i n g r u n Messy C h u r c h in t h e C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e f o r a c o u p l e o f y e a r s a l r e a d y .

L i f ePo in t is a l ively, f r i end ly , Chr i s t i an C h u r c h t h a t w i l l m e e t in t h e C o m m u n i t y Cent re at 4 p m on a Sunday a f t e r n o o n . Messy Chu rch wi l l c o n t i n u e t o run at 4 p m on t h e last Sunday o f t he m o n t h .

L i fePo in t a ims t o be far m o r e t h a n a 'Sunday c h u r c h ' a n d w o u l d love t o g e t invo lved in t he c o m m u n i t y in m a n y d i f fe ren t ways. They are cu r ren t l y w o r k i n g w i t h t h e C o m m u n i t y Assoc ia t i on t o see t h e s ta r t o f a Baby a n d Todd le r G roup in t h e local area. You wi l l a lso see J o as a regular c u s t o m e r in Costa, espec ia l ly o n a Thu rsday b e t w e e n 10am and 2 p m fo r 'Costa Cha t ' - a casual d r o p in t i m e t o cha t a b o u t - we l l - w h a t e v e r y o u m i g h t like t o cha t a b o u t !

LifePoint would love to get to know you - why not pop in to say hello on a Sunday?

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COOPTION OF A

T h e r e is a v a c a n c y f o r a c o u n c i l l o r o n R o o k s d o w n Par ish C o u n c i l . T h e C o u n c i l w i l l s h o r t l y b e a d v e r t i s i n g o n t h e n o t i c e b o a r d , w h i c h a re s e e k i n g t o f i l l b y c o - o p t i o n .

If y o u t h i n k y o u m i g h t l ike t o c o n s i d e r b e c o m i n g a counc i l l o r , w h i c h does no t t ake up a g r e a t dea l o f y o u r t i m e , b u t is a w o r t h w h i l e a n d r e w a r d i n g c o m m u n i t y serv ice , a n d / o r y o u w o u l d l ike t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t w h a t is i n v o l v e d , or any o t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , p lease c o n t a c t t h e Parish Clerk:

5 T: 0 1 2 5 6 8 6 9 6 1 2 E: p a r i s h . c l e r k 5 r o o k s d o w n . o r g . u k

or in w r i t i n g t o : R o o k s d o w n Par ish C o u n c i l , R o o k s d o w n C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e , Park P r e w e t t R o a d , B a s i n g s t o k e . RG24 9 X A

R o o k s d o w n Parish Counc i l

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^uinckklns k a neco Babq and Toddler Group In ike Kookdom tk (daildeburq

area of Basingstoke We meet on a Thursday morning

between 10am-11:30am starting on 26th February at the

Sea Cadets and Community Centre on Sycamore Way in Winklebury

(Just over the bridge).

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