2011 ELECTION RESULTS
| Candidate | Place | Votes |
| Barbara Jeffs | 1 | 1176 |
| Margot Power | 2 | 1059 |
| Roy Gentry | 3 | 921 |
| Natalie Carpenter | 4 | 866 |
| John Cattle | 5 | 832 |
| Simon Evans | 6 | 803 |
| Steve Middleton | 7 | 792 |
| Paul Waterworth | 8 | 748 |
| Lisa Griffiths | 9 | 678 |
| Jonathan Read | 10 | 518 |
| Stuart McCullouch | 11 | 485 |
| Robin Atkins | 12 | 479 |
| Colin Pitter | 13 | 448 |
| Malcolm Phillips | 14 | 427 |
| Brian Rothwell | 15 | 416 |
| Jonathan Rose | 16 | 372 |
Candidates in bold were elected
Hanging Basket Sponsors 2011
PHOTO BOOTH
The photo booth previously located in the Post Office has been re-located to the lobby of the ARC and is available for public use at any time the building is open.
Blueprint for the Future
The City Council has been seeking the views of residents, organisations, Parish and Town Councils in response to the Government’s ‘localism’ project. The objective is to base a twenty year local plan on the needs of the community. The deadline for input to the process was 10 December but we have managed to negotiate an extension for the Town Council’s input until mid-January.
We are, therefore, publishing our draft input which can be viewed here. We would welcome any comments on this draft ideally by the end of the year, in order that they can be considered for the final document. Comments should be e-mailed to the Town Clerk.
The draft document was updated on 4 January (Version 1.2) and was approved by the Town Council that evening.
Plans for Places after Blueprint
Winchester City Council recently published 'Plans for Places after Blueprint' in response to its Blueprint consultation exercise and has sought feedback in respect of the document. The Town Council has prepared a response to the document which can be viewed hereA PUBLIC MEETING - 7.30pm on 26TH APRIL, 2012 at The ARC
ALRESFORD NEEDS MORE SPACE hear all about the Town Council's plans for more recreation areas for walking, play, sport, allotments and other recreational activities. Come and have your say.MOVIOLA CANCELLED
Due to insufficient attendance figures Movies at the ARC has been cancelled. The February Movie The Debt due to be shown on the 16th February has been cancelled. Moviola require a minimum of 60 people to attend to make the venture profitable and despite never reaching this target figure the orgranisation continued to allow us to show movies in the hope that attendance would increase. The figures remained unsustainable and it is with regret that they have decided that they can no longer show movies at the ARC.Hanging Baskets
The colourful Hanging Baskets in the centre of Alresford have been a feature of the Town for over forty years. Originally introduced by the Chamber of Commerce all those years ago the number of baskets hung peaked at well over a hundred in the mid-nineties. Over the years the baskets have survived everything that an English summer can throw at them and it is one of the things that visitors to the Town remember. After all those years the Chamber of Commerce decided that they would no longer organise the hanging of the baskets and the responsibility was taken over by New Alresford Town Council in 2007.
115 baskets have been hung this year and once again every lamp post in Broad Street is adorned with an "Up-the-Pole" planter and five of the lamp posts in West Street have been decorated together with the sole lamp post in East Street. We are very grateful to the sponsors, listed left and we would be pleased to hear from anybody who is prepared to sponsor an "Up the Pole", for £60.00 in 2012.
City Council Car Parking Charges
The Town Council has written to Winchester City Council objecting to the proposed increases in parking fees.Parking charges are being reviewed as a result of the forthcoming increase in VAT but we felt that an increase of 66% on short term charges was unacceptable.
We felt this proposal will exacerbate the parking problems, which we have spent a number of years trying to address, and encourage the return of long term parking in the town centre. We have suggested only a 10p increase in the short term fees with a 50p increase to £2.00 for all day parking and some increases for periods between the two. This appears to have been accepted by the City Council.
Sun Lane Bridge
Dependant upon weather conditions the work on providing a pedestrian footway across Sun Lane Bridge is scheduled to begin in January
Dragon’s Teeth at Perins Car Park
Dragon’s teeth are to be introduced at the exit to the staff Car Parking area at Perins. This installation will improve the security of the school car park and allow for the pulic car park to remain open on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES
The Town Council offices can be
located in Arlebury Park off The Avenue and are open to the public weekdays
between the hours of 11.00 and 1.00.
Forthcoming 2012 Meetings
Full Town
Agenda
Full Town 10 May (Annual Town Council Meeting)
Environment 25 July
Recreation 24 May
Tourism 16 May
Planning meetings are held monthly but are subject to change depending on when applications are received and when comments to WCC are due. Please see notices in the Town Office or on the Council Notice Board in Broad Street.
Agendas are published approximately 3 clear days prior to the meeting and can be accessed, once published, by clicking on the meeting or from the Town Office.
Minutes of previous meetings can be accessed from the relevant Committee page.
All meetings are open to the public and we welcome your attendance at meetings
Alresford Recreation Centre
We are pleased to report that the financial problems experienced during the summer have been resolved and the bar and refreshment facilities are now back on track to break even at the end of the financial year. Thank you all for your support.
The ARC is available for use by the whole community. Meeting rooms are available free of charge to organisations and clubs in Alresford and the large function room is available at very competitive rates. More information is available here.
Public Access Computing
If you know somebody who would like to have access to this web site but does not have a computer they can use the Public Access Computer in the Town Council Offices. Available Monday to Friday 11am - 1pm. This service gives access to many Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council services. A public access computer is also available at the Public Library