The SDNPA Planning Committee met in March to discuss their response to the proposed development of 37 houses on the Liss Forest Nursery Site. The proposal was unanimously rejected and you can watch the discussion here. The discussion about Greatham starts at approximately 16 minutes in to the video.
SDNPA refusal of Liss Forest Nursery Site
The defibrillator has been placed back in the cabinet on the outside of the Church Rooms behind St John’s Church today. It has new batteries and pads and is in full working order.
We have been aware of some criticism on social media that the defibrillator was removed last week without informing residents. Defibrillator batteries last approximately 5 years so the unit has not had to be serviced until this year. The Clerk correctly removed the unit in order to do this and informed the ambulance service that it was currently out of action. This is the correct process so that when a resident dials 999 they are automatically directed to the next nearest defibrillator should they need to access one.
The ambulance service advised us that the defibrillator, which was purchased some years ago by the old parish council, was not registered with them at the time of purchase. This means that the emergency services have not known of its existence to use in an emergency. The good news is it will now be registered and also automatically added to the Save a Life app.
The defibrillator will be moved shortly to a new location at the Village Hall with a new cabinet as the existing one needs replacing. The cabinet will have a keypad system in place and if you dial 999 after someone has had a cardiac arrest, the ambulance service will give you the keypad code so that you can access the defibrillator.
Every community defibrillator needs to have two guardians whose details are held by the ambulance service and whose role it is to ensure the defibrillator remains response ready at all times. This involves checking the active light and battery life regularly and reporting any problems to the Clerk. The Clerk will have the overall responsibility for being the main liaison point with the ambulance service should there be any issues.
If you would like to take on the role of guardian please email the Clerk at
Greatham Amicable Charity
Did you know that you can get financial help from Greatham Amicable Charity if you live in Greatham and are struggling financially? To find out more please read the flyer here:
Greatham Parish Council recently took part in a meeting with our District Councillor Phillip Davies at our local Police office in Bordon over several matters that local residents were concerned about it became apparent that people are not reporting crimes to the Police. People don’t like to bother the Police who they know are busy. People have told us they are not always sure who to call when they wish to report anti-social behaviour and other forms of crime so we thought it useful to explain here how and when to report.
As with any organisation, public or private sector, resources are deployed where they are most needed. if there are no reports of crime or anti-social behaviour the Police will not adjust resourcing to meet demands that are not there. When local councillors are working to try and solve anti-social behaviour it’s difficult for them to engage with partners including the Police if crimes haven’t been reported. Please always report anti-social behaviour and crime. Don’t leave it to someone else. Reporting crime will help your councillors and the Police take the right action to help you and the wider community.
When and who to report things to?
When you have a crime or other situation you feel should be brought to the Police’s attention, such as anti-social behaviour, you can either report online on the Hampshire Police website – https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or you can phone 101. You can do both twenty four hours a day seven days a week. Where you phone, your call is answered by the Police. Examples of what you might phone 101 with are thefts you may have discovered overnight from your car or damage to your fence or anti-social behaviour such as litter, graffiti or late night noisy neighbours. It’s important the Police are told when you discover this so they can ensure the right actions are taken including referring to agencies that can help and prevent escalation.
Phone 999 when a crime is happening right now such as a burglary or an assault so the Police can try and apprehend the offender and also phone if you or others are in danger. Also use 999 where you see people regardless of age with weapons, even if you think these are air weapons. Someone may get hurt if you don’t. It’s important in these cases that the Police are told quickly so they can do their best to respond to keep us safe, to prevent crime and where needed to preserve evidence.
If you don’t want to give your name, telephone number or address that’s fine. You can phone Crime Stoppers anytime twenty four hours a day, seven days a week on free phone 0800 500 111. Crime Stoppers are a well-established charity who have a very close working relationship with the Police. You can report to Crime Stoppers anonymously, you do not need to give your name, address or contact number. Crime Stoppers will pass reports of crime to the relevant Police force.
District Councillor Adam Carew produced a wonderful report for us on rewilding Greatham and has agreed to provide a grant for wildflower plugs to be planted in 3 locations in the village over the coming weeks. We are really excited about this project and look forward to seeing the results over the coming year. Read Cllr Carew’s report here Rewilding Greatham
We’ve now been living with Covid-19 in the UK for around seven months. We said back in March that one of the wonderful things about living in Greatham is the way the people in our community look out for one another, and this has certainly been the case throughout the duration of the pandemic. We have seen countless cases of villagers reaching out to support their neighbours, making even stronger connections, and looking after the most vulnerable in our community.
We know that we will be continuing to live with this devastating virus for the foreseeable future, and we want to reiterate our original requests to all of our wonderful villagers:
Our lovely Vicar, Peter Sutton has also offered support for those who need comfort or someone to talk to. He can be reached on 01730 827459.
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Thank you all for everything you’ve done so far. This is a very special village, and we feel very lucky to have such a wonderful community.
Stay safe
We are very excited to launch our shiny new website!
Back in September 2018 a new legislation was passed that all websites belonging to public bodies needed to be accessible and user friendly. Whilst our old website had worked well for us for many years it was not compatible with mobile devices and very hard for users to navigate and find information easily.
The new regulations need the website to comply to WCAG 2.1 AA.
This new regulation exists so that everybody can access the content of a website regardless of any impairments the user may have such as:
When we think of these impairments, we then start to think how they may affect how people interact with a website. This may include the ability to:
We are delighted to say that our new website complies with the new regulations and we have managed to go live before the cut off date of the 23rd September 2020.
We do hope that you find our new website useful and we will continue to keep it up to date with current information.