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Community Speedwatch – we need your help!

It’s been a while since we have been able to schedule any Community Speedwatch sessions, partly due to the availability of a Speedgun and partly due to a lack of volunteers. Although the electronic Vehicle Activated Signs and new Speed Camera signage continue to improve drivers awareness of the 30mph zone, we would like to re-launch the Community Speedwatch programme to reduce speed through the village even more.

We now have easy access to a Speedgun and longer, warmer days, so all we now need are VOLUNTEERS! Sessions are no more than an hour, always involve 2 volunteers and are surprisingly rewarding. Motorists logged speeding are automatically issued with warning letters from the Police and contrary to what you might expect, people are more likely to stop and thank you than do anything else!

So if you can spare a couple of hours a month and would like to make a real difference to road safety in the village, please get in touch with our Parish Clerk for more information on 07342 166188 or email parishclerk@easebourne.org. Thank you.

Community Speedwatch – we need your help!2019-04-28T10:49:31+01:00

2.30pm, Sunday, 24th March 2019 – Easebourne’s Pristine Parish Project!

Save the Date!

Sunday 24 March at 2.30pm

We are looking for some help this Spring to begin our Parish clean up.  As well as removing any litter that is spoiling and degrading our community, we would also like to tackle those areas that need clearing of leaves or overgrown foliage.

If there is a particular street or space near you that needs some attention and you would like to get involved, please contact the Parish Clerk with your name and details of the area (street, green space, roadside) that needs tackling.

Our aim is to focus on those areas that are causing concern with a view to establishing volunteer groups in several areas of the Parish.

If you are interested in helping us to spruce up the Parish either as a one-off session or as a regular volunteer for your area, please get in touch with your details. We would really appreciate your help.

We will be meeting at the top section of Easebourne Primary School car park and all picking equipment, gloves, bags and hi-vis vests will be provided.

Look forward to seeing you on Sunday 24 March at 2.30pm!

Please ‘sign up’ as soon as possible by emailing our Parish Clerk, on parishclerk@easebourne.org

2.30pm, Sunday, 24th March 2019 – Easebourne’s Pristine Parish Project!2019-02-18T13:48:05+01:00

12th, 13th & 14th Nov Easebourne Park Volunteer Planting Event!

Planting to Enhance Easebourne Park

The first planting session which took place on the first 3 days of October was very successful.  Adult volunteers from the Allotment and Garden Society, the local community, children from Conifers and Easebourne C.E. Primary School, the Rainbows and Brownies planted 1,000 bluebell bulbs and hundreds of wild flower plugs and seeds.  Over 90 children helped in this planting session and we were so grateful for their help.
 
The next opportunity to get involved is week beginning 12th November when we will be planting hundreds of heathers, hedgerow saplings and trees.

You don’t need to be green fingered to help us with the next phase of the Park, which is due to begin early next month.  You can choose to help for a few hours in the morning or afternoon, for the whole day or even more days if you are free!

Session 2: Week beginning 12th November 2018  (Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th)

This session will require more heavy digging:

  • A mass of heather planting along the bank
  • Tree and hedge planting

Please bring a trowel and a spade and wear some sturdy shoes/boots, and gardening gloves if you have them.

Instruction and a safety briefing will be given prior the planting session by Lawrence of Wildwood.

If you are keen to help us with this next phase of Easebourne Park, please ‘sign up’ as soon as possible by emailing Sharon the Parish Clerk, on parishclerk@easebourne.org

We need you!

12th, 13th & 14th Nov Easebourne Park Volunteer Planting Event!2019-02-03T17:24:10+01:00

17th and 24th September, and 1st October 2018 – Volunteering Opportunities in Easebourne Park

Easebourne Parish Council have three new opportunities for volunteers to get involved in the creation of Easebourne Park, which is adjacent to Wheelbarrow Castle.

On three Mondays: 17th and 24th September 2018 and 1st October 2018, we will be joined by Darren Rolfe from West Sussex County Council who will the tasks which include installation of a new ramp and two sets of steps which improve access to the Park for everyone.

All equipment will be provided as well as tea and biscuits, so if you can spare a few hours or would just like further information, please get in touch! Contact parishclerk@easebourne.org or Sharon on 07342 166 188.

17th and 24th September, and 1st October 2018 – Volunteering Opportunities in Easebourne Park2018-07-08T00:40:22+01:00

Spring Clean Litter Pick!

The Parish Council are organising the annual Spring litter pick for Saturday 14th April 2018, meeting in the Primary School car park on Wheelbarrow Castle at 9.30am. All equipment will be provided, including gloves, bags, hi-vis vests and litter grabbers. Please spread the word and come along to spend an hour making our village a cleaner place. All ages are welcome. If you can definitely make it please let our Parish Clerk know so we can make sure we have enough equipment. Thank you and see you on the 14th!

Spring Clean Litter Pick!2019-01-31T14:38:37+01:00

Henley telephone box refurbishment complete

The iconic telephone box opposite the Duke of Cumberland Arms in Henley has been fully refurbished by the Parish Council and will shortly be put to good use again. It will house a life saving heart-start defibrillator that the council is purchasing with the support of the Communities Heartbeat Trust and with a generous donation by the owner and patrons of Duke of Cumberland Arms. This key piece of medical equipment has now been installed. Appropriate training sessions are in the process of being arranged, perhaps in the Duke, and will be widely advertised by the Parish Council.

The newly repainted K6 telephone box, resplendent in a coat of its original bright red paint, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to celebrate the King George Silver Jubilee. Over 20,000 were placed in every town and village by the end of the 1920s and the K6 had its 80th birthday in 2016. The Parish Council trusts that by injecting a new lease of life into this phone box it will continue to serve the wider community around Henley, in its new role, for many more decades.

Defibrillator training will be held at and co-ordinated by the Duke of Cumberland Arms in April for local residents who wish to apply.

Pictured from left to right, councillor Ian Milne, the Cardiac Science G5 defibrillator and the owner of the Duke of Cumberland Arms, Simon Goodman.

Henley Phone Box

Henley telephone box refurbishment complete2019-01-02T11:02:11+01:00

New Notice Board

The 2nd of our new notice boards was installed last weekend at the corner of Dodsley Grove and Dodsley Lane. We hope you agree it’s a massive improvement on the old wooden board! The 1st of the new notice boards was installed outside the village shop in December. Pictured here after installing the board is Trevor, one of our Councillors involved in the project.

New Notice Board2019-01-02T11:02:14+01:00

Speedwatch Volunteers

With the days getting longer we are on a mission to establish a greater Speedwatch presence within the village. The most recent session logged over 40 drivers exceeding the speed limit in under an hour! However we need more volunteers. It’s an interesting role, you’ll always be working with another volunteer and for no more than an hour at a time. Some simple training on using a Speedgun is provided. If you can help please contact our Parish Clerk or complete the volunteer form, click here, for more information.

Speedwatch Volunteers2019-01-02T11:02:14+01:00

It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it

A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the village litter pick on Saturday.  With a good number of helpers we were able to cover most of the village.  It is always surprising that so many bags are filled and then always slightly depressing when a few days later the litter returns.  The Parish Council is looking at the viability of installing bins in some of the litter hotspots.

It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it2017-03-11T13:06:15+01:00

Burial Ground ‘Tidy-up’ – Many hands make light work

It was fantastic to see a merry band of willing volunteers wanting to do their bit for the village and getting stuck into the burial ground tidy up tasks this morning.  We even had two children lending a hand.   Over four hours, the group has raked up the leaves, trimmed the hedges, removed overhanging and loose tree branches, strimmed between the grave stones, mowed as much of the ground as we could bearing in mind how wet the grass was and disposed of all the cuttings and rubbish.  We even went as far as trimming back the overgrowing bushes running along the footpath at the bottom of Wheelbarrow Castle field towards the steps.  The only rewards, the opportunity to meet new people, a cup of tea and cake and the satisfaction of putting something back into the community.  Thank you very much to all those involved.

If you are interested in other volunteer projects please do go to the Parish Council website to register your details.

Burial Ground ‘Tidy-up’ – Many hands make light work2019-01-02T11:02:15+01:00