Works on Quay St
Roundabout - will they
affect you? Press release from Fareham BC
ROADWORKS to improve Quay
Street roundabout in Fareham
will start in May and last for up to
seven months.
Detailed plans for the works on
the roundabout have now been
released.
The work is being carried out by
Tesco as one of the conditions for
being allowed to build a new
store on the neighbouring old
foundry site.
The £2m project, which will
create a new „through-about‟ lane
for traffic coming out of Gosport
and on to Eastern Way as well as
new filter lanes and traffic lights,
is intended to ease congestion at
the busy junction.
Overnight on June 10 and 11 the
bridge across the A27 Western
Way exit will be removed to be
replaced by a street-level
pedestrian crossing.
On both nights Western Way will
be closed from 8pm to 5am and a
detour put in place along West
Street, Trinity Street, Osborn
Road, West Street and Portland
Street. The A27 flyover will
remain open to traffic heading
west.
In a bid to ease traffic queues
during the works, any other
necessary road closures will also
take place at night.
Councillor Sean Woodward, the
leader of Fareham Borough
Council, said: „If everything goes
to plan they should have the
roundabout finished and the store
open in time for Christmas. They
have said all the lanes will remain
open all the time during the day,
but it‟s human nature that people
will slow down to have a look so
I have no doubt there‟s the
potential for some horrendous
traffic problems.
„But all credit to Tesco, they
seem to be doing their best to
avoid that.
„It‟s great to see it all coming to
fruition at last.‟
Construction firm J Breheny
Contractors have set a target of
completing all roadworks by
November 27.
Work is due to start on May 9 and
all durations are provisional.
Some night-time lane closures
will take place on dates still to be
confirmed.
Existing 30mph limits will stay
on all approach roads.
Phase one: Eight weeks, A27
widening and removal of the
Western Way bridge.
Phase two: Four weeks, Portland
Street filter lane to Western Way
and continuing A27 widening.
Phase three: Four weeks,
roundabout A32 northbound – the
„through-about‟ lane.
Phase four: Five weeks,
roundabout A32 northbound -
new splitter islands.
Phase five: Six weeks, traffic
islands and resurfacing of roads.
Phase six: One week,
commissioning of new traffic
signals.
Phase seven: One week, complete
the kerb along the A32
northbound.
For more detailed information
and maps of the area please go to
the website below:
http://www.quayst.co.uk/
Thanks to Linda, Roger and
George for sending me details.
Wishing Well
Total collected on 31st March.
£111.50. (includes £12.80 from
Family Bargains
Total collected on 28th
April.
£110.10. (Includes £19.39 from
Family Bargains)
Here’s a good one to
start with--- From Ireland where driving
while under the influence is
considered a sport, comes
this story. (Only the Irish
could think of this).
Recently a routine police patrol
was parked outside a bar in
Donegal Town After last call, the
officer noticed a man leaving the
bar so apparently intoxicated that
he could barely walk. The man
stumbled around the parking lot
for a few minutes, with the officer
observing.
After what seemed an eternity, in
which he tried his keys on five
different vehicles, the man
managed to find his car and fall
into it. He sat there for a few
minutes as a number of other
patrons left the bar and drove off.
Finally he started the car,
switched the wipers on and off; it
was a fine, dry summer night,
flicked the blinkers on and off a
couple of times, honked the horn
and then switched on the lights.
He moved the vehicle forward a
few inches, reversed a little, and
then remained still for a few more
minutes as some more of the
other patrons' vehicles left.
At last, when his was the only car
left in the parking lot, he pulled
out and drove slowly down the
road. The police officer, having
waited patiently all this time, now
started up his patrol car, put on
the flashing lights, and promptly
pulled the man over and
administered a breathalyser test.
To his amazement, the
breathalyser indicated no
evidence that the man had
consumed any alcohol at all!
Dumbfounded, the officer said,
'I'll have to ask you to accompany
me to the police station. This
breathalyser equipment must be
broken.'
'I doubt it,' said Paddy, truly
proud of himself. 'Tonight I'm the
designated decoy!
Latest results of Greetings
Box Challenge
MAY
10TH
Kay Barclay
10th Ken Trowbridge
12th Maureen Bowden
15th John Coghlan
17th Hazel Stannard
17th Pam Bryant
18th Mike Swinburne
31st Gary Willcocks
WEEKLY PROGRAMME - MAY
5th
Annual General Meeting
7th
District Assembly
12th
Fellowship meeting
19th
Official Visit by the
Mayor
26th
Speaker – arranged by
Keith Southern.
Note: Club Assembly will be
held on 2nd
June.
District Governor’s
newsletter Sheila and I recently had the
pleasure of attending a very
successful RIBI Conference in
Dublin. The main final session
speaker was Terry Waite who
was his usual commanding self
however the speaker that
impressed me the most was
former actor turned film maker
Jeremy Gilley. He told us
about his organisation “Peace
One Day” and his efforts to
raise global awareness of
Peace Day and engage all
sectors of society in the
peaceful observance of Peace
Day 21st September. I suspect
we shall hear more of this in
the future.
It was also very good to hear
again from RI President Ray
Klinginsmith who joined us for
the first half of the Conference
the whole of which was led in
a timely fashion by our RIBI
President Jim Moulson.
The Business Session provided
its usual mix of debate and we
heard varying views on the
proposals. The membership
subscription for RIBI was
approved at £45.50 per
member an increase of £0.75
and a public image/ awareness
campaign funding was
approved so that each club
shall pay to RIBI for each of
its members £2.75 in each of
the next three Rotary years,
which is the same annual
amount that we have paid in
the previous two years. A
number of resolutions
proposing fundamental
changes to RIBI including
replacing the position of
President with a Chairman of
General Council were heavily
defeated. The resolution to
introduce Proxy voting at the
RIBI Conference received a lot
of support in principle but
there were according to a
number of speakers too many
loopholes in the proposal so it
was defeated. I think we shall
see that one returning in a
different form next year.
Our Group Study Exchange
Team has now arrived in
District 4670 in Brazil and all
is going well. If you would
like to follow their progress
then read the “tour blog”. This
can be found on the District
Website by looking under
“Foundation Committee” and
then “Group Study Exchange”
where you will find an
appropriate link. Also do not
forget the Welcome Back
Dinner on 3rd
June at St.
Leonards Hotel Ringwood,
bookings are being taken by
AG Les Cunliffe email:-
telephone 01202 828343.
As we move towards the end
of this Rotary Year can I
remind you of the District
Handover Evening which will
take place at The Novotel
Hotel, Southampton on Friday
1st July 2011. Full details will
be circulated in the near future
but it would be really good to
have a large number of
Rotarians and Partners at this
dinner which has been a most
enjoyable event in recent
years. Once again Les Cunliffe
has kindly volunteered to
handle the bookings.
See you soon
Ian
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Don’t mess with the
Aussies! PERTH - An SAS trooper
collecting toys for children was
stabbed when he helped
stop a suspected shoplifter in east
Perth..
The 'Toys-R-Us' Store Manager
told 'The West Australian' that
man was seen on
surveillance cameras last Friday
putting a laptop under his jacket
at the store.
When confronted, the man
became irate, knocked down an
employee, pulled a knife
and ran toward the door.
Outside were four SAS Troopers
collecting toys for the "Toys For
Tots" program.
Smith said the Troopers stopped
the man, but he stabbed one of
them, in the back.
The cut did not appear to be
severe.
The suspect was transported by
ambulance to the Royal Perth
Hospital with two
broken arms, a broken leg,
possible broken ribs, multiple
contusions and assorted
lacerations including a broken
nose and jaw...
Injuries he apparently sustained
when he tripped whilst trying to
run after the stabbing.
One of the Troopers said, "He
was a clumsy b*****d."
Thanks to Mike Hurley.
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DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2011
SATURDAY 7TH
MAY at
The Mountbatten School,
Whiteneap Lane
Romsey SO51 5SY
This is an opportunity for every
Rotarian to get involved with
District activities, and to meet
District officials. Come and take
part in the specialist seminars
9.00am Coffee
9.30am Plenary session
for all, including
DG address
11.00am Specialist
seminars
1.00pm Close.
Open to all Rotarians -
For further details, please contact
Secretary Roger
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Stubbington Study
Centre. This local establishment,
supported by the Club, continues
to provide an exciting and
educational week for children
within the county of Hampshire.
For those not familiar with the
Study Centre I have included a
brief description, from their
website, which I hope you will
find of interest.
tubbington Study Centre
was originally built in
1932 by Southampton
City Council and was run as a
Summer School, aiming to get
deprived inner city children
away from the city and into the
countryside for two weeks in
the summer. In 1971, the focus
of Stubbington Study Centre
changed from pastoral to
educational. In 1972
Hampshire County Council
took over Stubbington Study
Centre. This meant that all
children in Hampshire were
eligible to visit the Centre.
Currently the Centre is still
owned by Hampshire County
Council and takes upper
primary-aged children from
schools around Hampshire and
across the UK.
Stubbington Study Centre lies
on a 14-acre site, providing a
large conservation area as well
as recreation areas and
Earthquake zone. To aid with
our activities, our grounds also
includes 7 ponds, 2 hides and
various classroom areas, in and
outdoors.
Our dormitories create a safe,
comfortable and friendly place
for children to sleep. Giving a
chance to rest up and make
new friends. These also
provide access to the children
for toilets and showers. Our
kitchen has a great reputation
for creating a wide range of
meals for children and staff.
Our site is situated in
Stubbington, close to Fareham.
We are within a short distance
of the M27 allowing good
travel links to schools from
near and far.
During a stay you will take
part in lots of fun
environmental and team
building activities. We
organise dormitory games in
the evenings before bedtime.
You will get a chance to go to
the hide at night where you can
see nocturnal wildlife and if
you are lucky you may see our
badgers too!
Stubbington offers a fun and
relaxed outdoor environment,
allowing children to learn in an
exciting way. Our activities
range from learning about the
outdoors and environment
around us to teamwork and
cooperation. We are also in
close proximity to Lee-on-
Solent/Hill Head beach, as
well as Titchfield Haven, and
can offer some off-site
activities making use of these
enriching environments.
Currently 104 children visit the
Centre every week so a
staggering 4056 children visit
each year. Often it is their first
extended stay away from home
and they learn a great deal
about themselves during the
week as well as learning about
nature!
The Rotary Club of Fareham
provides a bursary, which
enables children from less
fortunate families to join their
classmates, thus ensuring that
every child has an opportunity
to benefit from this wonderful
facility
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