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Amport Green Playground

by Monxton Matters

The Refurbishment of Amport Green Playground

As many of you will now know, Amport Parish Council, along with the Amport Playground Refurbishment Committee, have worked hard to secure grant funding from Test Valley Borough Council in order to provide our community with a fully refurbished playground which is both sympathetic to its surroundings on Amport Green and provides our growing community with hugely improved equipment for the children to enjoy for years to come. This much needed and eagerly awaited project has been in the making for a number of years, and has required a great deal of time, energy and community consultation to actually make it happen.  So it is with a sense of real satisfaction that we are now able to confirm that our new playground will be installed during the week commencing Monday 25th February.

FAWNS, one of the UK’s leading playground providers will commence the playground refurbishment works on Monday 25th February, and all being well, the works will be completed on Friday 1st March. A Heras fence will surround the playground area for the duration of the installation, providing a safe working environment for the works, as well as the users of Amport Green. The new pieces of equipment will be brought in each day by the installation team which ensures no equipment will be left unattended overnight.

To avoid as much disruption as possible, the FAWNS installation team will need the use the 3 car parking spaces closest to the swings, so please do not park in these spaces whilst the work is going on, to help avoid congestion, access issues and ultimately delay in installation.

We thank you for your cooperation whilst these refurbishment works are undertaken.

Gemma Pearce, Kate Cavalier, Ian Long, Jonny Kitson.

Manor Farm, Abbotts Ann – Alpine Group

by Monxton Matters

Monxton Parish Council Meeting – Tuesday 12 February 2019

7.30pm, Monxton & Amport Village Hall

We have invited the team from Alpine Group, who are currently based at Manor Farm, Abbotts Ann, to make a presentation of the plans for building a limited number of houses at the Manor Farm site in order to fund the move of the business to a new location in Andover.

If successful, this will end years of large steel lorries coming through Monxton causing noise, pollution and distress to residents, especially those on the High Street, Chalkpit Lane and Abbotts Ann Road.

The Parish Council is supporting this application in principle, subject to the details of the application being published.

We urge all villagers to attend this meeting and ask questions, so you can decide whether you wish to support or object the application. In the event you support the plan we need you to write to TVBC to support the application. Objectors will no doubt write with any concerns they may have with the plan.

As many of you may be aware the development is in Abbotts Ann parish, and AAPC are likely to object . The proposed development is outside the TVBC planning policy and as such will only be considered if Monxton villagers write in to support the plan.

Parish Council Meeting: 12 February 2019

by Monxton Matters

Agenda

MONXTON PARISH COUNCIL

There will be a meeting of Monxton Parish Council at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 12th February  2019, at Monxton Village Hall.

Heather Bourner, Clerk to Monxton Parish Council

1 Apologies for Absence clerk  
2 Public Participation & Declarations of Interest  

Chair

  
3 Presentation

Alpine/Penchard re planning application to build some houses at Manor Farm to fund the move to a new site/workshop at a new location in Andover.

    
4. Village Hall Proposals Chair  
5 Minutes

(i) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16th October 18

To report on any matters arising.

  

 

Clerk
6 Report on environment & footpaths    
7 Report on Website    
8 Report on traffic    
9 Finance

i)  To note the bank balance as at

31/12/18

Lloyds £22677.93

ii)To approve the following payments and sign cheques:-

H Bourner sal                     £509.35

H Bourner exp                    £35.00

H Bourner add hours          £104.48

Thruxton PC Lengthsman  £475.50

TVATPC                             £15.00

County and Borough Councillors’ Report

  

Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
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 Planning

(i)              To note the following TVBC decision:

(ii)           To receive the Planning Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the following applications:

 19/00070/FULLN & 19/00071/LBWN- Re-roof existing outbuilding Field House
12   Attendance at Events Chair
13 Correspondence Clerk
14 Any Other Business Clerk
15 Date of Next Meeting Clerk Provisional date 16th April

 

 

Monxton vs Amport Football Match Sunday 3 February

by Monxton Matters

Don’t forget to come along to support the Monxton vs Amport Football match on Amport Green this Sunday (3rd Feb).

Everyone is welcome & village support very much encouraged & appreciated!

Event details are:

  • 10.30am kids game
  • 11am: main event, Monxton vs Amport  (25 mins each way)
  • 12.30 drinks & awards in The Hawk.

Current scoreboard: Monxton 2/ Amport 1… so it’s set to be another great, competitive game!

See you on Sunday!

Amport vs Monxton Football Match – 3 February 2019

by Monxton Matters

Diary Date: Sunday 3rd Feb (2.30pm kick-off) Monxton vs Amport Annual Football Match

For the 4th year running Monxton & Amport Villages will go head to head on Amport Green in what will undoubtedly be another hard-fought football match. Monxton currently leads by 2 games to 1 and are keen to keep the lead, but Amport will no doubt come back fighting!

Both teams are very much open to everyone, with male, female & children players (8yrs+). So if you would like to play, please contact the respective team captains (details below). Failing that, please come and support the match from the sidelines. There will be a drink at The Hawk after the game to award the winning village the (enormous) cup!

Monxton Captain
Rich Pearce – 07776 064299 / richard.pearce@tcnuk.co.uk

Amport Captain
Adam Cavalier – 07802 414437 / adamfcavalier@gmail.com

 

PTA Quiz 1 February 2019

by Monxton Matters

PTA Quiz Night – Friday 1st February

The annual PTA Quiz night is taking place on Friday 1st February in the Monxton Village Hall, from 7.30pm to 11pm.

Tickets are £12.50 and include a delicious meal, a mind-puzzling and fun quiz and a great raffle. Plus there’s a pay bar all night.

You can either organise a table of 8 people, or we can help put one together for you.

A brilliant evening and school fundraiser, please book your tickets now by emailing annaduvoisin@gmail.com