Welcome to Whitsbury Village Website
Here you will find information about our community. This website is intended to be a resource and knowledge hub for residents and visitors and anyone else who has an interest in Whitsbury.
Latest Update: 1st April 2020
Village News and Notices
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New Edition of the Courier Posted
- The latest edition of the Courier the newsletter for the communities of the Western Downland has been posted on the St Leonards church page.
- Take care with your vegetable patches !! A report has come in of a row of carrots being taken from a veg patch in a garden! Now this was either peter rabbitt or a nefarious soul who was looking for nourishment. So keep an eye out on your patches and protect them.
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Coronavirus and Community Support
- We are a close community and we wanted to make sure that everyone feels safe and supported as we navigate our way through the current coronavirus pandemic.
- You will have had a leaflet put through your door explaining that a group of us have formed a community support group to allow Whitsbury residents to reach out to for help or assistance if you are self isolating or are ill.
- This has worked really well and we have managed to help a few of you over the last few days.
- We are looking to see what measures can be taken to help villagers whether that be food shopping, prescription pickup, errands or just someone to chat with or wave through the window !! We can arrange for someone to check on you to make sure you are OK periodically especially if you are alone or in a higher risk group.
- We will develop ideas and areas of help that can be provided as follows:
- Food and Provisions
- The Gourmet Grocer in Fordingbridge are happy to deliver to Whitsbury. They provide all dairy, fruit, vegetables, soups, ham and meats as well as jams and chutneys. Contact details are: Gourmet Grocer 01425 658007 thegourmetgrocer@outlook.com. It seems the gourmet grocer will be delivering to Whitsbury on a Tuesday.
Note: this service is only available for those who are vulnerable or self isolating- The Cartwheel Pub can provide the following provisions
- The Cartwheel will be providing
take away food as per the menu below:
- Days and Times: Friday, Saturday 5-9pm and Sunday 12-3pm
- Pre orders only as the pub will not be open to the public. So please phone to book a time slot so social distancing can happen. Pick up and payment will be at the front door of the pub.
- Telephone 01725 518362 with your order from Friday morning, see www.cartwheelinnwhitsbury.com
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- Milk, Bread, Almond Milk, Vegetable Boxes (Kale, cauliflower, swede, carrots, onions, potatoesetc) , Fruit Boxes (bananas, melon, apples, grapes, pears etc), Toliet Rolls, pasta, tinned goods
- Some items need to be ordered before 11:00am for next day delivery
- and of course there is beer that can be decanted !!
- There is a collection box where you can pick up and maintain social isolation
- There is a good quality butcher in Downton who will
deliver to Whitsbury
- D.W Gillet 01725 514757
- Open 04:00 to 13:00 Mon to Fri, 04:00 to 09:00 Saturday
- Price Farm Foods Delivery will also deliver to Whitsbury for meat products such as Beef, Pork, Chicken, Lamb, Gammon and curry sauces etc To order phone 01425 652228. Order before 2pm for next day non contact delivery. Minimum order of £15.00 and payment over the phone.
- Medical
- Garden waste collection (Green Bags) is now suspended
- Post is now only being collected once a day from the village post box (am pickup)
- Hampshire County Council are changing the ways that we are allowed to use Household Waste Recycling Centres such as Somerley. The centres will be installing Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems which will automatically check the council database for your registration. There is a need to pre-register your car. If your car is not registered there will be a £5 charge per visit. The £5 charge will apply to all those not registered or visiting from outside the Hampshire catchment area.
- The link to register vehicles is
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Whitsbury Calendar
The next Village Show will be in 2020 and we wanted to do something different in preparation for that show which is to ceate a village calendar with photographs taken within the village boundary. The calendar will be for the calendar year 2021. So we would like to ask everyone in the village to get involved and submit a photograph or two taken around the village that encompasses something of the village feel, a village landmark or favourite village view. A flyer as shown below has been circulated to all houses in the village and a new e-mail account set up at calendar@whitsbury.com to send entries or ask questions.
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Events and Activities
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If anyone wants to share an event please send an e-mail to admin@whitsbury.com with details and we can publish via these pages.
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Upcoming Events
| Date | Description | Location | Time |
| 24th April 2020 | Farming Cluster Talk | Village Hall | TBA |
| 18th May 2020 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
| 27th July 2020 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
| 1st August 2020 | Whitsbury Village Show | Village Hall | 12:00 |
| 26th October 2020 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
Site Updates and Recent Changes
12/03/2020 Bingo Cancelled, date for Farm Cluster talk amended
28/03/2020 New edition of The Courier posted
01/04/2020 This page updated
