The 2019 Remembrance service in Horndean, blessed with excellent weather, drew a record turnout with some 350 serving, veteran and uniformed organisations taking part in the parade and an audience exceeding 2,000 – the largest turnout ever. Well done to the team at Horndean Parish Council for again organising this excellent event
The team at 4 London Road in Horndean have held their second major charity event which raised in excess of £10,038 for Rowans Hospice who are looking to raise £7.5m to transform their Waterlooville facility.
The very popular venue received significant support from their suppliers and local businesses.
The £35 ticket was donated in full as due to very generous support from the suppliers who provided all of the food for the evening with the owners of 4LR funding the staff for the evening.
Local businesses also gave generously which meant there was a ‘spin the wheel’, raffle and also auction. Some of the donors included Portsmouth Distillery, Contemplation homes, General Wine, Cummins and Pope, Molland Projects ltd and Havant and Waterlooville Football Club.
Auction items included a hot air balloon ride for 2, half day in a Rolls Royce to Goodwood, a Tank driving experience, hotel stay with dinner, champagnes and many more.
The Tank Driving and Rolls Royce auction items were donated by Horndeanmatters.com and raised over £1,000.
In addition to the sponsors, sincere thanks are due to Elio and the team for organising the event, the owners of 4LR for giving up the nights potential sales to allow it to run, and of course, the customers who came and supported the event, and donated or bid so generously for the prizes.
If you missed out and would like to support then you can still do so on this Just Giving link here.
To book a reservation at 4LR you can call them on 0239 425 1221
During World War 2 the commonwealth countries contributed large numbers of personnel to the war effort. 464 Squadron – also known as The Gestapo Hunters who were tasked with bombing strategic targets well behind enemy lines – was based at Thorney Island. RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) Pilot Officers Edward Wicky and Oswald Mountford were flying a Mosquito back from an operation and trying to land in exceptionally poor weather.
While trying to land at Thorney Island, they flew over Horndean and, at a very low altitude, clipped the roof of the old Horndean Parish Hall which were then located on the end of Five Heads Road, damaging the roof. Within a few hundred metres they had flown over the Red Lion and crashed in the fields along Havant Road, sadly killing the pilot and Co-Pilot who were believed to have been fighting the damaged aircraft to avoid hitting any buildings and loss of civilian life at the expense of their own.
Over the last twelve years, a group of local residents who remember the incident (sadly now only a handful remain) have been looking to fund and install a memorial dedicated to the two pilots. This is especially important as they are not recorded anywhere else in the village, including on our own War memorial.
Cllr Sara Schillemore, who helped with the project to restore the war memorial in the village square, has given this project much support over the last few years and has been able to secure the much of the £26,000 needed to fund the project.
Hampshire County Council and their Highways contractor Skanska did the groundworks for free.
S106 funding worth £10,000 was allocated to the project.
Fullers donated £2,000 with a further £8,000 raised by public subscription including significant sums from the local Masons organisations.
The final £6,000 to make the project viable was donated by Nolan Bird, a local businessman who also made a significant contribution to the Horndean War memorial restoration project a few years ago.
Over the next few weeks the memorial will be completed with planting and some benches with a formal dedication service on the 4th February 2020 which will be the 75th anniversary of the incident. It is hoped some members of the family will be able to make it for the ceremony.
The Prime Minister has today recognised Allen Parton, from Clanfield, for his exceptional service founding ‘Hounds for Heroes’, a charity which provides specially trained assistance dogs for disabled veterans and emergency services personnel, which he established in memory of his service dog, Endal, who helped him recover physically and emotionally after a traumatic injury in the Gulf War.
Allen suffered severe memory loss and was left unable to walk, speak or write, spending five years in hospital. Through Endal, he was able to rebuild confidence and his relationships with his wife and children, with Endal capable of responding to over a hundred commands to provide Allen with support, including reacting to an emergency in 2001 when Allen was knocked out of his wheelchair by a speeding car and left unconscious in a car park. Following this, Allen realised how transformational assistance dogs could be for disabled members of the Armed Forces and Emergency Services and set up ‘Hounds for Heroes’ to provide this service. The charity runs an intensive two year training course for puppies, and since 2011 has achieved 15 successful placements.
Allen is the latest recipient of the Points of Light award, which recognises outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Each day, someone, somewhere in the country is selected to receive the award to celebrate their remarkable achievements. Allen received his award at the Houses of Parliament today from his local MP, Sir George Hollingbery KCMG, alongside his two assistance dogs EJ (Endal Junior) and Rookie.
In a personal letter to Allen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said:
“I know you do this with no thought of praise or reward, but allow me to offer my own recognition of how you are paying tribute to the memory of Endal by training assistance dogs for other veterans, helping them to rebuild their lives as you bravely did. Our Armed Forces do so much on our behalf and I thank you for all that you do to honour our selfless veterans.”
Sir George Hollingbery KCMG, MP for Meon Valley, said:
“I am very pleased Allen’s tremendous work with Hounds for Heroes has been recognised by this much deserved award. To sustain injuries in conflict but then, through real determination, set up a charity making such a big difference is a wonderful achievement.”
Allen said:
“I am so incredibly humbled and honoured to have been nominated for a Points of Light award. I am though constantly reminded to look over my shoulder at those who have supported me over the years and made my dreams and visions the reality they are today. The message that comes out of awards such as this is “that folk really do care” and from where I sit that is such a powerful message to receive, I salute you all!”
Allen is the 1262nd winner of the Points of Light award, which has been developed in partnership with the hugely successful Points of Light programme in the USA. Over 6,000 Points of Light have been awarded in the USA, and former Presidents have publicly supported the partnership with Points of Light UK. There is a similar cross-party approach to the UK programme and MPs from different parties often present their constituents with their Points of Light awards.
Regardless of whether it’s a doctor restoring local monuments in her free time, a father teaching young people life skills, or a local musician giving a voice to lonely people, the Points of Light award honours shining examples of volunteering across the UK.
Reminder about the Local Plan Consultation:
The local plan is going through its consultation stages at the moment and some of the larger sites in the north of the district have received a number of objections so EHDC are obliged to review other options across the district.
One of these options EHDC would like your views on is the land to the South of Land East of Horndean and you can view the options in full at the consultation being held at Barton Hall (Horndean technology College) on Monday 23 September starting at 4:00pm running till 7:00pm.
For my thoughts across the district we need to take our equal share of housing to cater for our own growing needs so the areas to the north need to do this too. The allocation for land East of Horndean takes us to 2036 and we need to consider the further land as an option for use beyond this date. In addition the land owner and developer who have the option are not doing an efficient job of bringing the current allocation at LEOH to fruition so should not be rewarded with further allocated land.
If you cant make the local consultation on the 23rd September then here is a full list of the other dates and locations:
The consultation will last six weeks and include six drop-in events.
The 10 sites under consideration are:
For more information please go to www.easthants.gov.uk/draft-local-plan
Cllr Sara Schillemore
I appreciate many people are concerned about Brexit and have asked me for my views. Indeed, I have been contacted by a large number of people on both sides of this debate and wanted to set-out my thoughts for all members.
First, on the issue of prorogation. I have copied below the text of the letter the Prime Minister sent all MPs:
“..…I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the Government’s plans for its business in Parliament.
As you know, for some time parliamentary business has been sparse. The current session has lasted more than 340 days and needs to be brought to a close – in almost 400 years only the 2010-12 session comes close, at 250 days. Bills have been introduced, which, while worthy in their own right, have at times seemed more about filling time in both the Commons and the Lords, while key Brexit legislation has been held back to ensure it could still be considered for carry-over into a second session. This cannot continue.
I therefore intend to bring forward a new bold and ambitious domestic legislative agenda for the renewal of our country after Brexit. There will be a significant Brexit legislative programme to get through but that should be no excuse for a lack of ambition!
We will help the NHS, fight violent crime, invest in infrastructure and science and cut the cost of living.
This morning I spoke to Her Majesty The Queen to request an end to the current parliamentary session in the second sitting week in September, before commencing the second session of this Parliament with a Queen’s speech on Monday 14 October. A central feature of the legislative programme will be the Government’s number one legislative priority, if a new deal is forthcoming at EU Council, to introduce a Withdrawal Agreement Bill and move at pace to secure its passage before 31 October.
I fully recognise that the debate on the Queen’s Speech will be an opportunity for Members of Parliament to express their view on this Government’s legislative agenda and its approach to, and the result of, the European Council on 17-18 October. It is right that you should have the chance to do so, in a clear and unambiguous manner.
I also believe it is vitally important that the key votes associated with the Queen’s Speech and any deal with the EU fall at a time when parliamentarians are best placed to judge the Government’s programme. Parliament will have the opportunity to debate the Government’s overall programme, and approach to Brexit, in the run up to EU Council, and then vote on this on 21 and 22 October, once we know the outcome of the Council. Should I succeed in agreeing a deal with the EU, Parliament will then have the opportunity to pass the Bill required for ratification of the deal ahead of 31 October.
Finally, I want to reiterate to colleagues that these weeks leading up to the European Council on 17/18 October are vitally important for the sake of my negotiations with the EU. Member States are watching what Parliament does with great interest and it is only by showing unity and resolve that we stand a chance of securing a new deal that can be passed by Parliament. In the meantime, the Government will take the responsible approach of continuing its preparations for leaving the EU, with or without a deal.
The Leader of the Commons will update the House in the normal fashion with regard to business for the final week. For now, I can confirm that on Monday 9 September both Houses will debate the motions on the first reports relating to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 (NIEFA). Following these debates we will begin preparation to end the Parliamentary session ahead of a Queen’s Speech.
The Business Managers in both Houses will shortly engage with their opposite numbers, and MPs more widely, on plans for passing a deal should one be forthcoming. Decisions will also need to be taken about carrying over some of the bills currently before the House, and we will look to work constructively with the Opposition on this front. If agreement cannot be reached we will look to reintroduce the bills in the next session, and details on this will be set out in the Queen’s Speech.”
Boris Johnson PM
As you may know, there is an EU summit scheduled for next month and the Prime Minister has made it absolutely clear he hopes to come back from that meeting with a new deal. Given that he was only elected a few weeks ago, I think it’s absolutely right we give him the opportunity to attempt this new negotiation with the EU. I will, therefore, be supporting the Prime Minister in any confidence vote which may be brought forward in the next few weeks.
Now, I fully understand the dates and sequencing have clearly been chosen to guarantee we formally leave the European Union on October 31st. Perhaps it is worth explaining why this is the case.
The Privy Council has endorsed the decision to prorogue (i.e. suspend) Parliament on September 10th with a return on October 14th, this means that even if there’s a vote of confidence on that day, or if the Government loses Queen’s Speech votes on October 21st and 22nd, the Fixed Term Parliament Act allows 14 days in which a new administration can be formed. Even if the Queen’s Speech were to be amended to suspend the strictures of that Act and a General Election were to be called immediately, the date of that election would have to be after October 31st.
So, we know full well why the dates have been chosen as they have.
Which takes us back once again to the central issue of leaving the EU. Parliament suspended its right to make decisions on behalf of the British people on this issue and a referendum was held. That referendum resulted in a vote to leave.
I have never hidden the fact that I would prefer to leave with a deal and continue to believe this is the best way forward. Plainly it has to be preferable to leave the EU in a way that does as much as can be done to mitigate the economic effects of doing so, and I do believe it is the Prime Minister’s intention to find such a deal.
But we are rapidly approaching a point where we may be leaving without a deal and it is right that I make my position clear.
I am more than well aware of the economic damage that a ‘no deal’ exit may incur. One of my key roles as a minister was to deal with the plans my department had in place for just such an eventuality. But this comes down to more than economics. It is about faith in the political system and, however much I weigh this in the balance against the economic cost, I cannot persuade myself that undermining the fundamental tenets of government by consent is worth the trade. If we do not leave we risk enormous disengagement from the political process by millions of people who were told many times their vote would be honoured. I understand others profoundly disagree with me but it is much easier to quantify a cost of an action you can put on a spreadsheet than one whose consequences may be less defined, but potentially more profound.
As such, if a deal cannot be agreed with the European Union for a reasonable exit, I believe we have no option but to leave without a deal.
Yours sincerely
George Hollingbery MP
Member of Parliament for Meon Valley
House of Commons │London │SW1A OAA │Tel: 0207 219 7109
www.georgehollingbery.com <http://www.georgehollingbery.com/>
The next Horndean and Clanfield litter pick is on Sunday 4th August.
The Sally and the team meet at Morrison’s carpark at 9.30am
Sally will allocate hotspots then bring rubbish back at 11.30. All equipment including bags and pickers is provided. New volunteers are always welcome!
Lets keep our area looking nice!
