Party in the Park this weekend!
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** Party in the Park this Bank Holiday weekend!
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** A weekend of free pop-up outdoor experiences, featuring partying, pizza, music, a quiz, family yoga - and even outdoor board games – come to the centre of Eastleigh for the August Bank Holiday.
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Party in the Park is the town centre’s end of summer bash at the The Point Eastleigh’s
outdoor garden stage*.
This brilliant, free event offers something for all the family, with a Party Night with Pizza and Prosecco this evening (Friday), a Family Fun Day followed by a DJ on Saturday, the Sunday Chill with laid-back and live tunes, ending with Family Friendly Yoga and a chance to recover and relax on Monday.
(*Activities will take place inside The Point in the event of bad weather).
Find out more
** August Bank Holiday bin collections
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** There will be no waste and recycling bin collections on Monday 26 August.
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Our waste and recycling bin collections will be a day later than your scheduled day next week, up until Saturday 31 August.
Check your bin collection dates
** Spitfire Wellbeing Fund takes off
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** A fund backed with a £100,000 kick-start from Southampton Airport has been introduced to deliver support for local communities.
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The Southampton Airport Spitfire Wellbeing Fund, aimed at delivering support to communities across the Hampshire area, was launched last Friday (16 August) at Southampton Airport.
It has been introduced to provide financial support to community organisations, charities and groups delivering initiatives that reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.
Read more
** Eastleigh planners in UK Top 30 - and best performing borough in Hampshire
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** Eastleigh Borough Council’s planners are the best performing borough in Hampshire - and in the Top 30 nationally.
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That’s the finding of a recent assessment by Planning magazine (the UK’s professional publication for town planning) which ranks Eastleigh as 26th best performing local planning authority (LPA) in the country. Eastleigh is one of only 21 LPAs identified nationally as delivering a ‘silver’ standard of decision-making - with performance being significantly higher than the statutory level -
and the only borough or district council in Hampshire to achieve a rating this high.
Read more
** Free cycling activities
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** Sustrans Community Engagement Officer, Ray is running a series of (free) fun family activities across the Borough – all aimed at helping people to cycle more, cycle safely and discover new routes across the Borough. It’s called Cycle Together Eastleigh.
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Register your place at one of the three types of events via Eventbrite
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FREE Bike Maintenance Workshops
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A fun, practical session aiming to build up your bike maintenance knowledge, leaving you ready to tackle the most common bike faults.
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FREE Family Friendly Led Rides
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Join family-friendly rides across Eastleigh Borough, led by qualified ride leaders with years of experience. Anyone can join in, people new to cycling,
getting back into riding, or wanting to build their confidence.
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FREE Bike Skills Sessions
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These sessions are tailored to you – whether you are learning to ride or looking to improve your bike handling skills. From building your balance to mastering gears and more!
Find out more, take the survey or book one of the events
** Walking football for those less mobile
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** Eastleigh FC’s Walking Football Club has launched a new initiative to enable people who less able to get back into exercise.
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Aimed at people with Parkinsons, MS, recovering from heart attack or stroke - or any condition that has slowed them down - these light sessions are designed to ease people back into exercise. They take place at Places Leisure Eastleigh
every Wednesday, starting with a warm up, followed by a walking football session - and tea or coffee afterwards, with a social chat to wind down.
Open to anyone over-18, male or female, sessions start at 2pm and finish at 4pm. Cost initially is free and £2 after two sessions, which helps cover the cost of refreshments. Footballs and bibs are provided.
To find out more or book a space contact Fiona at ewfcmobility@gmail.com.
Carers are welcome - either to play or to watch!
** The annual canvass begins soon
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** We will shortly be carrying out the annual canvass and will be contacting all properties in the Borough to check that voter details in each household are correct on the electoral register.
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It ensures that all residents who are eligible to vote are on the electoral register and those who are no longer entitled are removed. If you are asked to respond, please follow the instructions on the letter to ensure our records are up to date.
More information
** Fun at Itchen Valley!
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** The Adventure of Woody the Mouse
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** Until Sunday 1 September, 5-8 yrs, £2
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** Join in the fun this summer with Woody the Mouse! Woody is on an adventure this summer, follow the trail through our woodlands and work out the stories and answer the questions on each board!
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Pick up your trail pack from the Woodland Café and start your adventure along the family trail!
** Wild Wednesdays
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** Wednesday 28 August, 10.30am-11.30am, £5, 4yrs+
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** This summer children are invited to discover what creatures live in the long grasses of our meadows.
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They will have the chance to use a sweep net and ID sheets to identify various species that inhabit Itchen Valley.
Learn more and book
** Mad 4 Animals
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** Friday 30 August, 10.30am – 12pm, FREE
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** Are you ready to meet creepy crawlies and slithering snakes? We’re giving you the chance to come and see some amazing animals up close!
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Come along to learn about these fascinating creatures: there’ll be opportunities to hold and have your photo taken with them!
Learn more and book
** Walk & Talk Itchen Valley
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** Thursday 12 September, 10am-11am, FREE
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** Walk & Talk returns to Itchen Valley this September!
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It’s a led group who meet for a relaxed walk and talk in the park. Covering up to 3km on mostly surfaced tracks, these walks are the perfect opportunity to connect with others in your community while staying fit.
Find out more and book
** Summer discount for Go Ape
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** Treat the family to Treetop Challenge and save 15% on your next adventure with code FAMILY15 at checkout.
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Go Ape at Itchen Valley has three high-ropes experiences and two axe-throwing lanes - they really have adventure covered. Take to the trees and experience some of the highest platforms and fastest ziplines in the South of England. Alternatively, chance your arm with an axe and see if you can hit a bullseye.
Find out more
** Linocut workshop
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** Thursday 19 September, 10am – 1pm, £45. All materials provided
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** Join Hampshire artist and printmaker Jo Morley for a fantastic creative workshop and learn the art of linocut!
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Jo will demonstrate and guide everyone through the complete process, learning the principles, cutting and printing in different ways in colour. Everyone will take away a series of unique and beautiful prints.
Book now
** Solar Together
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** The latest round of registrations for the group-buying scheme for solar PV and battery storage systems is under way.
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Receive a highly competitive, personal recommendation. A total of ten households have already registered in Eastleigh Borough
Join them today!
Find out more and register
** Professional pest control
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** If you have pests in or around your home we can help.
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We have a dedicated team of professional, experienced and fully-qualified staff who understand how distressing having a pest can be.
Find out more about our pest control service
** Mayor's blog
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** The Mayor of Eastleigh, Councillor Dave Pragnell, writes a regular blog about his mayoral engagements.
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The Mayor's recent engagements have included visiting the Perfectly Imperfect Community Event in Yonge Close and Eastleigh Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club.
The Mayor’s Appeal is raising money for Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre
. If you would like to make a donation or support the Mayor’s Appeal please
email mayorsoffice@eastleigh.gov.uk
Read the Mayor’s blog
** Poppy Appeal - volunteers needed
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** The National launch date for the 2024 Poppy Appeal is Thursday 24 October.
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Poppy Appeal volunteers are vital to enable the Royal British Legion to support the Armed Forces community.
Contact: Claire Smith - email csmith4@britishlegion.org.
uk or phone 07526 200209.
More information
** Vacancies for 'Independent Persons'
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** The Council is looking for two individuals to help promote and maintain high standards of conduct among its Councillors.
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The successful candidates will play a key role in standards matters, including the conduct of Borough and Town/Parish Councillors.
Find out more and apply
** Check out our latest job opportunities
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** Explore diverse roles in a flexible, hybrid work environment.
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The Council also offers some great benefits
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** Consultation on the provision of town centre CCTV cameras in Eastleigh
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The Borough’s network of 51 cameras is now very outdated and no longer fit for purpose, with maintenance costs becoming unaffordable. We are keen to understand what residents and partners think about this issue.
Find out more and complete the survey
** Stoneham Summer Festival
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** 24 August, 12pm - 4pm
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Get ready for the much-anticipated Stoneham Festival this weekend!
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