Whiteley Town Council

Whiteley Town Council serves the Winchester District area of Whiteley, maintaining Meadowside Recreation Ground and the numerous play areas.  The Town Council will also be managing the woodlands and open spaces in North Whiteley in due course.

www.whiteleytowncouncil.co.uk

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Town Council meetings

All are welcome to attend council meetings which are held in our offices on the first floor of Meadowside Leisure Centre.

Meeting dates are on the council’s website along with agendas and minutes.

March meeting dates:

7.15pm Monday 4th March Full Council

7pm Wednesday 13th March Committees

Community Safety Officer Sarah McCulloch

Community Safety Officer Sarah McCulloch has been in post for just over a month and has been very busy indeed. Sarah has visited local groups, walked many miles around the town finding issues that need resolving and getting to know local people.

Proving herself to be a great asset from day one!

Follow Sarah on her Facebook page Whiteley CSO

Contact [email protected] tel 07863 036714

Report anti-social behaviour

Town Council events in 2024

Saturday 6th April 12 noon-4pm Skate Jam

Saturday 6th April 10.30-11.20am PCSO beat surgery

Tuesday 30th  April 6-8pm Annual Assembly

Saturday 13th July 12 noon -7pm Meadowside Music Festival

Saturday 20th  July 10am – 4pm Skate Jam

Sunday 3rd November 4-9.30pm Fireworks

Saturday 7th  5-6.30pm December Christmas switch on

*Date to be confirmed - Big clean up event

Issues the council are pursuing in the new development

Transfer of the allotments to the Town Council

Transfer of the play areas and green infrastructure to the Town Council

Transfer of the sports pitches and changing pavilions to the Town Council

Establishment of a temporary community building managed by the Town Council

Altering the timing of streetlights, repairing faulty lights, connecting power to the Botley Road footpath lights

Clearing the completed green spaces, balancing ponds and Whiteley Way of builders rubbish

Unsociable parking

Repairing noisy loose inspection chamber covers

Allotments

There are four allotment sites planned for the new development, the first has been completed but has not yet been handed to the Town Council. The hold up is with the developers and their lawyers. You can view the location of the four sites on this link

We are keeping a list of people interested in an allotment, if you would like to be added please use this link

When there is an update on the handover of the allotments we will arrange a meeting for those interested in setting up a management group.

Phone signal in Whiteley

Work on the northern mast is progressing and it should be up and running in the next couple of months.  The Meadowside mast has come back to the planners following proposals to slightly relocate the monopole. This was discussed at the Town Council’s Planning Committee on 21st February 2024 and agreed there are no objections and the council looks forward to the mast being installed and operational.

Widening works to Whiteley Way starting 11 March 2024

Works to widen Whiteley Way are due to start in March, completion is expected in late 2025/early 2026.  Use this link for further details on the planned works.

Progress report for the new development

Check out the drone footage taken in January 2024 over the new development on this link

An update from the developer consortium is available on this link

Bus services

Have you tried the Whiteley bus service? Check the route and times onhttps://www.traveline.info/ The route map is available on the Town Council's website on the Welcome to Whiteley page or here https://bit.ly/49wCXnP 

Meon Valley Food Bank

The Meon Valley Food Bank can offer help to families in need of support through the provision of food.

Could you help collect for the Food Bank?

More information on the Meon Valley Food Bank website

Town Council grant to Citizens Advice

The Town Council has agreed to make a grant of £700 to Citizens Advice

Last year over 52 Whiteley households were helped with more than 220 different advice needs. Citizens Advice provides free confidential, impartial advice on welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment and consumer rights.

Home Start - Ready to help you and also looking for volunteers

Could you be a Whiteley Womble?

Could you help keep Whiteley tidy? Kit provided on request to Town Clerk Nicki Oliver [email protected]

Play boule

Would you like to set up a Boule club for Whiteley? There is an underused terrain at Meadowside waiting for you! Help from the Town Council available.

When is my bin collected?

Winchester City Council collects bins in Whiteley.

Use this search facility to check which bin is collected when and to download a bin calendar for your household.

Earn some extra cash

Overnight job from 9pm on 2nd May for 5-6 hour
If you’d like to find out more and get involved
complete the online form https://www.winchester.gov.uk/.../working-at-elections... or
email E[email protected]

Footpaths and rights of way

Hampshire County Council provides a free mapping service to show rights of way throughout the county, search on Whiteley to find out more about the local network using this link.

Whiteley is expanding and this map will need to be updated very soon but it is useful to show the paths and permissive paths that can be explored right now.  Click here to download the Whiteley Map

Find a play park

Whiteley has lots of excellent play parks and more will be created in North Whiteley as the development progresses.

The largest playpark is at Meadowside Recreation Ground, this includes plenty of inclusive play equipment for all ages. It’s a great place to meet up with friends or to make new friends!

Other play areas the Town Council look after can be found at Cheshire Close, Mollison Rise, Saffron Way, Caraway and Rosemary Gardens.  Explore them all!