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Please see this link to information from Hampshire Constabulary about a new Key Holder registration scheme for householders… key_holder

Please see our poster Co-opt_poster20180327 for details of the vacancy on Braishfield Parish Council.

Please see the following document from Safer North Hampshire:  Internet Safety PDF

Largely unannounced, some houses in Braishfield are now able to get high speed fibre broadband. There is a government funded project in place to enable rural premises to receive high speed fibre broadband – and Braishfield is part of this scheme. The aim is to bring the advantages of higher speed broadband to everyone. Braishfield…

The County Council will launch a public consultation at midday today (8 January) to understand people’s views across Hampshire on proposals to change and reduce some local services and help the Authority address a £132 million budget shortfall faced by April 2025. The Future Services Consultation runs from 8 January to 31 March 2024, and…

Please see the link to the poster from Hampshire Fire and Rescue:  Protecting You and Yours Poster There are to be a series of presentation evenings for Test Valley residents, which will include topical, seasonal advice.    

Keeping Hampshire moving through snow and ice Since the start of 2019 the County Council’s winter fleet has spread more than 5,000 tonnes of salt to treat more than 40,000 miles of road, almost as far as driving twice around the Earth! Hampshire Highways teams are on 24-hour standby, seven days a week, from 1…

Hampshire County Council is rolling out superfast broadband across the region. It enables people to get internet speeds of 24Megabits per second or more – making streaming TV, working from home, online banking and shopping, and gaming a lot easier – to name just some of the benefits.  Currently it’s available to 95% of the…

Help us shape decisions on future spending by Hampshire County Council. Our Balancing the Budget consultation has launched today and runs until 18 July, to gather views on how to meet a budget shortfall of £80m by April 2024. Go online to take part: https://www.hants.gov.uk/balancingthebudget    

Please click here to access a copy.

Please see the following message from Hampshire Alert (the messaging service from Hampshire Constabulary)   Message sent by Scott Graham (Police, PC, Hampshire Country Watch) With only one month to go until our native song birds start making their nests in our garden hedgerows we need to take action during February to ensure that all…

The police have produced a poster which you can put up on your door if you don’t wish to receive trick-or-treaters at Halloween:  Halloween poster

Please following the link to Test Valley Borough Council’s website here

If you subscribe to Test Valley Borough Council’s garden waste collection scheme, you can now order a wheelie bin to use instead of the sacks.  The one-off cost of a new bin is £25 on top of your subscription cost.  You may continue to use sacks, or old wheelie bins that you may already have.…

  Loddon and Test LEADER Programme, £1.3 MILLION FUNDING FOR FARMERS, FORESTRY, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES UP FOR GRABS! Are you a farmer, forester or rural business that needs funding to improve, expand, or start a new business? Perhaps you are a community group, organisation or social enterprise looking to bring your ideas to fruition. Then…

Defibrillator Training Wednesday 7th January 7.30pm Braishfield Village Hall By popular request the Parish Council are organising another training session for those villagers and organisations who missed the first session.  The training instruction by South Central Ambulance Service lasts about 1 hour.   As the numbers are limited please contact Carole Renvoize on 368766 or…

Great news for the weekend! The barn has been removed, site cleared and signs removed. Please enjoy Footpath 4

UPDATE 4th September 2021 Works are in hand to remove the barn and should be completed by 21st September.  We will notify if the work is completed before that date. This footpath has been closed for your safety as the barn adjoining Paynes Hay Road has been deemed unsafe.  Works are in hand to remove the…

Age Concern Hampshire together with Hampshire County Council have launched a scheme to offer befriending visits along with the meals on wheels deliveries.  Volunteers are needed, to help older people to remain living independently for longer. View the poster here.

(This article appeared in November 2014 “Safer North Hampshire” newsletter) Major events such as Guy Fawkes Night, Diwali, New Year’s Eve and Chinese New Year are approaching in the coming months. Please remember the fireworks code: Light sparklers one at a time and wear gloves. Dispose of sparklers in a bucket of water as soon…