The popular Whitchurch Folk Festival will be returning on the 10th May 2025.
Make sure to note the date in your diaries and lookout for further information as details are released.
Email Whitchurch Folk Club at info@whitchurchfolk.com
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The Whitchurch Christmas Display Trail is a little fun map that you can follow as you wander around Whitchurch to see the displays/lights.
For extra challenge use What3words app to cross off locations!
Download the trail map here
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Would you like to design a bauble for the Town Hall Christmas Tree? Download this template and return your coloured bauble to the Town Council Office or post box by 27th November.
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Lookout! Santa’s About……. Wednesday 4th December – Kings Walk, Firs Way, Oakland Road, Lower Evingar, Bellevue. Thursday 5th December – Lynch Hill Park, Hillside, The Green. Friday 6th December – Daniel Road, McFauld Way, Neuvic Way, The Knowlings, Micheldever Road Sunday 8th December – Test Road, Winchester Road, Mill Springs Wednesday 11th December – Park View, Richard Adams Way Thursday 12th December – Hartley Meadows, Caesars Way Weekday Routes – 6.30pm – 8pm Weekend Routes – 6pm – 7.30pm
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Whitchurch Sports & Social Club are delighted to announce the opening of their new Saturday Cafe.
We invite everyone to come on down and enjoy a delicious breakfast – every Saturday from 21st September 08.30 – 12.30.
For further details email: wssc.enquiries@gmail.com Tel: 01256 892493
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Overton Bridge Club would like to let residents know that they are moving from the Gill Nethercott Centre to their new base at Whitchurch Sports and Social Club on Monday 25 November.
We play duplicate Bridge each Monday between 7.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. New members are welcome with coaching available to anyone wishing to learn or brush up. We usually mix couples each week, but if you wish to play with the same partner each week, we can accommodate you.
Modest membership fees.
If you would like to come along or find out more, please contact David O’Neill at david.oneill748@btinternet.com
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Whitchurch, Hampshire’s smallest town is now officially the Best Small Town in the South & South East and we’ve got the plaque to prove it! Having won gold in last year’s Town’s in Bloom awards, this year the town’s volunteers went one step better by also scooping the ‘Small Town of the Year’ award. A shout out to all the volunteers for their many hours of hard work…. thank you, the town has looked fabulous.
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NEW PATH OPENED
Yesterday saw Whitchurch residents, councillors, the HCC Maps Officer and HCC Countryside Strategic Manager and special guests from the Railway Ramblers and The Watercress Way all coming together to celebrate the official opening of the Whitchurch Railway Cutting as an official public right of way; an initiative of a long-term resident of Bere Hill.
Please read on……
Martin’s quest to have the abandoned Didcot to Southampton railway cutting at Whitchurch, formally designated as public footpath began in late 2014 when he picked up the phone and started a dialogue with the landowners, Hampshire County Council. He followed up with a formal application submitted in early 2015 and as we came out of lock down Martin began the long, laborious process of collecting resident’s evidence of use forms, confirming that locals had enjoyed uninterrupted, informal access pretty much from the date the railway line was dismantled in the 1960s.
Just before Christmas, after an eight year wait, Martin heard that his application on behalf of the community had been successful. This extraordinary section of the old DNSR railway, a valuable recreation amenity and wildlife habitat and such an important part of our local industrial heritage, will now be preserved as a public right of way with the town’s footpath volunteers assisting with the ongoing vegetation cutting and maintenance.
Thanks go out to all residents involved in supporting Martin’s application and a special mention to the mapping team at HCC who couldn’t have been more helpful and to Jonathan Woods, HCC Countryside Strategic Manager for the decision to dedicate the path; I’m sure it will be very well used.
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This oil painting could have been painted 200 hundred years ago, if you ignore the overhead electrical wiring, and I suspect Whitchurch residents will find this local view more than familiar. It depicts one of the ever decreasing thatched cottages that must have been abundant in our borough in those times. Observant readers/walkers may also have noted with some amusement another thatched cottage within our town that displays a giant spider on the roof which makes me smile whenever I pass by. So do you know where this oil painting view is as well as our diminishing number of thatched cottage locations? Enjoy your search but please keep clear of GIANT SPIDERS! Raymond Galvani.
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Calling all residents. Please sign the petition by following this link. https://Chng.it/sw8Bt8jPTd
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Introducing the Test Valley Rambler Bus Service, operating between Andover and Romsey every Sunday 21st July – 15th September.
“There really couldn’t be a better time of year to explore this beautiful part of the country. The Test Valley Rambler is perfect for those looking to discover a new place, heading out for a walk or seeking a tipple in a quaint pub”.
The bus from Andover Bus Station will follow a scenic route along the Test Valley, following much of the former Spratt & Winkle rail line and will link favourite destinations; Hawk Conservancy Trust, Army Flying Museum, Danebury Iron Age Hillfort, Stockbridge, Houghton Lodge Gardens, Horsebridge – John O’Gaunt Pub, Mottisfont Abbey and finally Romsey
The service will be operated by Blue Star buses in co-operation with Hampshire Community Rail Partnership and Three Rivers CRP with funding from SWR Customer & Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF)
“We’re expecting the service to be well-used throughout the summer. And, any single journey along the whole or part of the route is capped at £2, as part of the Government’s Help for Households scheme. Concessionary passes are also accepted.”
Bus schedule: https://bustimes.org/…/tvr-romsey-mosttisfont…
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Children’s animation production company, Plane Characters Productions Ltd, is thrilled to announce that it will showcase its successful, animated children’s educational travel series ‘Let’s Go See’ at the UK’s largest family fundraising festival, CarFest 2024 from 23rd – 25th August, at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire. This time featuring subtitles.
CarFest is the UK’s largest family fundraising festival, created by radio presenter Chris Evans, for the sole purpose of raising funds for hugely deserving charities. Since its conception, the festival has raised millions for its partner charities and is about so much more than just music or cars! CarFest 2024 hosts seven festivals in one: AdventureFest, KidsFest, FoodFest, RetroFest, SpaFest, StarFest, and, of course, CarFest! www.carfest.org
Plane Characters Productions produces the animation series ‘Let’s Go See’ along with Edtech products, merchandise and mobile apps for young children that focus on travel and adventure whilst being educational, inspiring, and entertaining.
For the first time, because of the educational benefits, CarFest screenings of the ‘Let’s Go See’ series will all be shown with subtitles. Screenings take place in the KidFest area of CarFest, with viewings every 30 mins within a large, themed marquee seating 20, located in the STEM area within the KidFest zone of CarFest. All children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.
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