A conservation area is a “place of special architectural or historic interest whose character or appearance is worth preserving or enhancing.” The three main Conservation Areas in Headley are: around Headley High Street including the Church and Old Rectory; along the valley in Arford; and a small area around Headley Mill. All were designated in…
This week Cllr. Steve Thair organised a working party of Headley’s Parish Enhancement Group members to clear the pathway that runs from Standford Green to the Hatch Farm Watermeadows. This is a permissive path and the surrounding vegetation had become very overgrown along its length. With the kind permission of the landowner, Cllr. Steve Thair,…
We are delighted to announce that a new automated external defibrillator (AED) is now fully installed and ready for use in our community. Where is it?You can find it right by the Allotment gates on the corner of Liphook Road and May Close. (what3words Location: ///camps.surprises.shave). It is accessible 24/7 to anyone in an emergency….
It’s hard to get excited by bus shelters, but when you see the improvements it’s hard not to! Following on from our previous News item, the work funded by a grant from EHDC to clean and refurbish the bus shelters in Headley has been completed. The wooden bus shelter at Glebe Road has had a…
It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that our bus shelters in Headley have been looking the worse for wear. The metal and Perspex shelters have gone green with mossy growth, and the wooden ones have lost glazing and panels. There is good news though, Headley Parish Council has been awarded a grant by EHDC to…
Our wildflower meadow is a small area of the Village Gren behind the Childrens’ Playground, which has been set aside and seeded to encourage our native flora to grow. It is fascinating to observe the different flowers that appear through the year, and every month brings new additions to the display. Wildflower meadows don’t usually…
We are incredibly lucky to live in an area with so many trees for us enjoy and for the benefit of the natural environment. With increasing pressure from housing development, we must do all we can to protect what we have. Fortunately there is legislation for exactly that – the Tree Preservation Order (TPO). If…
What a wonderful day we had on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May. The combination of Here’s Headley, the Grand Opening of Headley Pavilion, glorious weather and hundreds of visitors made it a memorable occasion. After a rousing call to action from Frankie Milam, our Headley Bagpiper, Cllr. Mark Dickens Chairman of Headley Parish Council welcomed…
As anyone who has had any major work done on their house will know, there isn’t an exact moment when it is “finished”! The Flint Construction team worked extremely hard to get everything ready for the scheduled handover in February, and all of their work inside the building was completed. Unfortunately, due to the weather,…
Heading photo: Students from Alton College making a video of the site construction. Last month we reported that the number of visible improvements was accelerating, and this has continued spectacularly. With only a couple of weeks to go to handover, the Flint Construction team are hard at work putting the final fixtures and fittings in…