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. The Tabs on the left of this page will take you to sub pages of interest.
Latest Update: 28th October 2020
Village News and Notices
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Parish Council Meeting Moved from 26th October to 2nd November
- Please note the Parish Cuncil Meeting originally scheduled for the 26th October has been rescheduled to Monday 2nd November. It will also now move to a virtual online Zoom Conference Call at 19:00 to allow Covid restrictions to be adhered to. Details of the Zoom connection details will be made in due course.
- If you would like to join the Parish Council Zoom call and live in the Parish of Whitsbury please contact the Parish Council Clerk with your name and address and he will send out the Zoom link. The clerks e-mail is whitsburyclerk@outlook.com
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2021 Village Show - 7th Augut 2021
The 2020 Village Show has now been rescheduled for 7th August 2021.
Following the cancellation of the 2020 Village Show because of corona virus we are delighted to announce a new Village Show date of 7th August 2021. The show normally runs bi-annually so this moves it into the year we would normally not hold a show.
We plan to run the same programme as we were intending to run in 2020 so any preparation is not wasted! Watch out for more news in coming months as we prepare for the new date date.
We obviously do not know what the Covid-19 situation will be by then so we will undertake risk assessments in line with goverment guidance closer to the time.
Keep safe everyone
The Show Committee
See Village Show page for more information and the initial programme.
- New Edition of
The Courier available
- The latest edition of the Courier magazine is available here and on the St Leonards page.
- ROYAL
BRITISH LEGION DAMERHAM AND WESTERN DOWNLAND BRANCH - SECRETARY
- Our local RBL Branch is seeking a new volunteer Secretary to take over the appointment this autumn. The role is important but relatively undemanding, consisting of organising two annual meetings and Branch Remembrance participation in November each year, and currently, an annual Branch Poppy Appeal fundraising coffee morning. The Secretary also acts as a focal point for RBL matters. The position requires reasonable organisational and computer skills, and some proactive initiative. This is a real opportunity to assist a charity that makes an impact, and to take up an interesting volunteer activity. Job seekers should find that such charity work enhances their CV.
- Anyone can apply. You don’t have to have served in the Armed Forces but would be expected to become an RBL member at, currently, £17 per year. Membership money is used to fund the RBL nationally and to contribute to the RBL’s mission; to provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. You can read all about this valuable charity and its work at: www.britishlegion.org.uk.
- To apply or just to find out more, please contact the current Secretary, Mike Richardson, by email: rbl.damerham@btinternet.com.
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- New Parish
Council Minutes and Financial Statement for 2019/2020 available
- Parish Council meeting minutes here
- See Parish Council page for full details
- All of the Covid 19 Help information has been moved from this page to it's own page which can be accessed on the Covid 19 Help tab and here
- New Edition of
The Courier Available
- The Aug - Sept edition is available here
- Church Services have now resumed at St Leonards which is also available for individual reflection and prayer (Wednesdays and Sundays). See St Leonards page and events for church services including Zoom Services
- Somerley Recycling Centre
- The Somerley recycling centre now requires pre-booking before arrival. A time slot can be booked here, click the link
- Whitsbury Broadband Connection -
Good or Bad ?
- How well does your Whitsbury broadband connection work?
- There have been reports of the line dropping out and the home hub box re-synchronising between 5 and 10 times a day - does that happen to you?
- If it does please let us know as we want to apply pressure to BT if there is a general issue. The more evidence we have the more compelling the case.
- If you are experiencing problems please drop a note to Geoff Dominey who is collecting information on local issues, please e-mail broadband@whitsbury.com
- Please be considerate over bonfires!
- We continue to receive complaints of some residents burning their waste on bonfires. We would ask that residents be considerate to their neighbours and avoid having garden bonfires at this time.
- Smoke from bonfires can aggravate health issues for vulnerable residents, cause additional stress to those trying to enjoy their outside space, and the risk from uncontrolled fires could impact on an already stretched fire service.
- If you are subjected to the above; then, to maintain good neighbour relations, you may wish to discuss the matter with your neighbour(s) or the manager etc. of the neighbouring premises if it is a business, as they may not be aware that there is a problem.
- NFDC advise residents to store their waste until it can be collected or composted. Should frequent bonfires which impact on another property continue to occur, residents may wish to make a formal complaint see http://www.nfdc.gov.uk/bonfires if it is a constant problem.
- Whitsbury Newsletter
- An electronic version can be found here of the last NEWSLETTER
Village Show The 2020 Show was cancelled due to Covid-19 and will be run in 2021. Date to follow.
- Household Waste Recycling Centre - Car Registration
- 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
With the cancellation of the Village Show we will defer the calendar until 2022. The calendar will be for the calendar year 2022. 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 |
| 25th October 2020 | Whitsbury Holy Communion (Traditional) | St Leonards | 08:30 |
| 1st November 2020 | Zoom All Saints’ Patronal Festival co-hosted by All Saints’, Martin | Zoom | 10:30 |
| 2nd November 2020 | RE-SCHEDULED Parish Council Meeting - Zoom Conference Call |
Zoom | 19:00 |
| 6th November 2020 | Whitsbury A short Service of Thanksgiving to mark St Leonard’s Patronal Day | St Leonards | 10:30 |
| 8th November 2020 | Rememberence
Sunday Damerham Remembrance Day Service with Bishop Nicholas |
Damerham | 10:50 |
| 11th November 2020 | Armistice Day
Wreath laying at Damerham War Memorial 2 Minute Silence observed with 2 metre social distancing |
Damerham | 10:55 |
| 15th November 2020 | Zoom Parish Communion co-hosted by All Saints’, Martin | Zoom | 10:30 |
| 22nd November 2020 | Whitsbury Holy Communion (1662) | St Leonards | 08:30 |
| 29th November 2020 | Zoom St Andrew’s Patronal Service Hosted by St Andrew, Rockbourne | Zoom | 10:30 |
| 6th December 2020 | Whitsbury Parish Communion (Contemporary) | St Leonards | 08:30 |
| 4th January 2021 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
| 7th August 2021 | Whitsbury Village Show | Village Hall | 14:00 |
Site Updates and Recent Changes
20/10/2020 2021 Village Show changes, Events amended
22/10/2020 Parish Council Meeting Rescheduled
28/10/2020 Parish Council Zoom aspects
