Hordle Parish Council is the local council responsible for the provision of certain amenities and services to the villages of Everton, Tiptoe and Hordle.

The new council elected in May agreed at a meeting in June to undertake a number of new projects in addition to completing some started by the previous council. The latter include refurbishing the area around the war memorial, producing a village design statement, upgrading and extending the play facilities on Ashley Lane, continued efforts to stop the sale of cars from the roadside and improve road safety in the parish.

The new projects are intended to address the issue of lack of public open space in the parish and the under utilization of the pavilion at Hordle.

Working parties are currently discussing how these issues can be resolved.

The Dudley Avenue site which was a landfill site is a priority for restoration so that it can be safely used as a public amenity. 

 The council is actively seeking additional land to add to the public open space in the parish, if you know of any land that may be available and suitable please contact the parish clerk on 01425 611119.

 The provision of allotments is high on the councils priority list but the speed or lack of it in providing allotments will depend significantly on land availability.

  For some time now it has been apparent to the council that we could improve communication processes in the parish, both formal and informal.

A working party is active in this area as well.

 The council has recently agreed to try to recruit professional youth workers for the coming school year so that we can maintain the youth club which has until now been run by volunteers. Without either volunteers or paid

staff we can no longer offer this important facility in the Parish.

The Parish council comprises 11 councillors, who are all unpaid volunteers and 3 part time members of staff. There are many social groups in the parish who also give of their time freely and willingly, BUT the

community/parish/social groups can all use more help and assistance tokeep this an interesting active place to live and to raise a family. If you can help or want to get more involved please let us know, its not all hard work and drudgery but social and fun.

 All feedback and suggestions welcome, particularly constructive ones.

 best wishes

 David Ironside

The pavilion at Hordle recreation ground unlike the Everton pavilion is managed by the Parish council. The Everton Pavilion has its own management committee which is financially independent of the Council.

It is however, felt that the two pavilions are an underused asset within the Parish and the Parish Council has set up a working party with the brief to "advise the council on the transfer of the management of Hordle Pavilion to a community based management committee that will transition the pavilion into a financially independent community centre".

The council has agreed that the community association can carry out a feasability study to determine the best site for a community centre.

We have recently opened dialogue with NFDC and although the officer could make no firm commitments there was no fundamental objection to a potential extension to provide greater community facilities on the site.

David Ironside

Chairman HPC and Pavilion working party.

The play park project started last year with a full public consultation initially held at the Hordle village fete. This established the main theme of the park which was for a contemporary design to provide an all inclusive play space. Further improvements of the adjoining boundaries were also agreed to, to significantly enhance the overall area.

 This group has now been established with members from the parish council and allotment association.

The aim is to to restore the Dudley Ave recreation ground to create a safe public space that could be used for recreational activities, including amongst possible others; allotments, children’s play area and informal park land.

We are currently seeking advice from NFDC Environmental Health, the Environment Agency and other environmental consultants with a view to commissioning a further survey of the site to ensure that there is no ongoing risk associated with the previous landfill activity.

We are optimistic that once firm plans are in place for the scheme, generous external funding will become available to assist the parish councilin realising its ambitions in the next couple of years without having to draw excessively on our limited local resources.

We are aware that there is currently a limited amount of information from the council to those within the parish and we are looking for ways to improve this. If you have any ideas we would be pleased to hear from you.

Communication can be a one-way process, but we would prefer it to be two-way, so that we can have a better understanding as to what people in the parish want!

Traditional methods of phone and mail are also fine – we talk communication in any form!

Covering Tiptoe, Hordle and Everton

0845 388 9063

Grandhordles. As a local group we are very pleased to be able to support Hordle Primary School with their Grandhordles Project.

As a result of a successful grant application to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation we will be providing transport for clients who wish to attend the school functions. More details will be

circulated before the new school term in September.

If so then Hordle Voluntary Care Group would like to help you.

We have a team of drivers that will pick you up from home, take you to your appointment and return you to your home afterwards. We also provide transport to the ‘bathing service’ at the St John’s Ambulance

HQ on the Gordleton Industrial Estate.

There is a charge of 50 pence per mile.

All you need to do is call our Coordinator, Margaret, on 0845 388 9063.

Please leave a message if she is not available to answer the phone and she will get back to you. Please give as much notice as possible as thisis more likely to enable us to find a driver for you.

Drivers Required due to increase in demand

If you can spare a couple of hours a week, at a time and day to suit you, then please get in touch by telephoning our secretary,

On the right PETER PRICE on the left EUGENE NALON with the Judge ROY PRIOR centre.

The path from Stoneleigh Avenue to Elvin Close has been started.
Domestic waste has been dumped there together with a Christmas tree!

Who owns the land? If it is Hordle Parish Council, then tell us.

You are the eyes and ears in place, we have limited resources to monitor daily.
We will respond positively to your observations.
Do your deeds indicate any responsibility?
We all pay our taxes , let's use your hard earned donations positively.

Ownership of paths and other access to the clerk please.
Or phone 01425 611119.

Roc on the Rec’