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: 18th February 2021
Village News and Notices
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A Farewell to Whitsbury from Mike and Linda Whatmore
- After 20 years, Mike and Linda Whatmore (4 Well House Close) have moved away with mixed feelings – happy to be enjoying our retirement in South Africa with a lock-up-and-leave flat in Poole, but sad to be leaving the village and the many friends we have made here. With thanks to everyone who made us so welcome and all those who participated or visited the village show. Wish we could have seen you all in person during the last few weeks. Hopefully we will catch up in the pub when we are allowed if we are still in the country or, if not, next time we’re back.
- Keep safe everyone
- Mike & Linda
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New Item in Sell or Swop
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Help needed for Lucy
- Lucy is a young lady who lives in Whitsbury and has been on a rollercoaster ride since her emergency admission to hospital at Christmas 2020. From pneumonia to Plasmablastic Lymphoma, Lucy has had test after test and constant treatments.
- Lucy is fighting the challanges thrown at her but support is needed to get the things Lucy might want or need during her treatment, whether she’s in hospital or at home.
- A Just Giving page has been set up for Lucy – friends and family have been so generous, but we know that Lucy needs more to move forward with her life.
- To find out more about Lucy please see the Just Giving page below:
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Verge Management Wildlife Corridor Trial
- On the southern approach to the Village between Whitsbury Cross and and the Whitsbury village sign you may have noticed a marked off area. This will be managed to promote wild flower growth and, we hope, be the start of a wildlife corridor. Typical modern verge management consists of cutting back at random times of the year and leaving the cuttings. These fertilise the ground , providing an ideal environment for the more robust growth (nettles, bracken) which outperform the more delicate flower species. The plan is to cut once before the growing season (early February) and and once after the wildflowers have seeded (late summer). All cuttings will be raked to the back of the verge under the hedge in an attempt to reduce the fertility…
- This is closer to the way meadows were managed before machine cutting became the norm. By doing this we hope to see a re-emergence of wild flowers, insects, invertebrates and small mammals that can take advantage of this approach.
- So far we have cut back the verge and marked it off. We are working with Hampshire County Council to make that section of verge is left so we can manage it ourselves.
- We aim to monitor changes over a season or two. If successful we will look to extend the approach to a wider length of the verge.
- See below the cutting back on a particularly cold Feb Sunday morning !!
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Parish Council Meeting Minutes
- A Parish Council Meeting was held on 11th January, the meeting minutes can be viewed here.
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New Edition of the Courier Available
- The Feb/Mar edition of The Courier can be found on the St Leonards Church page or click here
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Church Opening Times
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The church is now open for reflection and prayer on Wednesdays and Sundays from about 09:00am to dusk.
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Note: All church services are currently held by Zoom see St Leonards page for more information
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Support in Latest Lockdown
- If anyone in the village needs any support during this latest lockdown such as shopping, prescription pick up, or a phone chat etc then please let us know contact a Whitsbury Helper or contact us through admin@whitsbury.com and we will help as we can. it's great to be in such a close community so we are here to help each other.
- Whitsbury Helpers are Steve Husher, Charlotte Thompson, Andy Foreman, Arabella Tregoning, Juliettte Knibbs and Gemma Hearsum
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New Items aded to Sell or Swop
- Pine cupboard and Sofa for sale
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The Cartwheel is open for Take Aways
- The Cartwheel will return to take aways from Friday January 1st only following the New Forest being placed into Tier 4 restrictions.
- Opening times will be Friday and Saturday 17:00 to 20:00 and Sunday 12:00 to 15:00
- Support your local pub by using this excellent service.
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Watch Out For Your Valuables
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There have been reports of a theft in the village from a car by what would seem like an opportunist thief. Be aware everyone and keep everything as secure as you can especially work equipment and tools etc. Whitsbury Watch Whatsapp group can be used to warn others.
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Whitsbury Newsletter Nov 2020
- We have published a second newsletter which has been delivered to all in the village. The plan is to issue a new newsletter every 6 months to bring you up to date on village activities. For those who would like an electronic version a PDF version can be found here.
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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.
- 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
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Somerley Recycling Centre
- The Somerley recycling centre now requires pre-booking before arrival. A time slot can be booked here, click the link
- 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 |
| 29th March 2021 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
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24th May 2021 |
Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
| 26th July 2021 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
| 7th August 2021 | Whitsbury Village Show | Village Hall | 14:00 |
| 25th October 2021 | Parish Council Meeting | Village Hall | 19:00 |
| For church Zoom meetings see St Leonards page. | |||
Site Updates and Recent Changes
26/01/2021 New Parish Council Minutes, The Courier and events updated
16/02/2021 Lucy Just Giving added and Verge article added
18/02/2021 Mike and Linda Farewell added and sell or sowp item added
