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our r

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the m

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way to

thos

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foug

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our

tomor

row, g

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their

toda

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“Our

War

Memor

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will

again

host

a res

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as w

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thank

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made t

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or ou

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said:

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keen

to he

lp co

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who lo

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bran

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ay as

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cente

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of the

end o

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ble to

award

the R

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fundin

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ans f

or th

is

Novem

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Test Valley N

ewsTest Valley Borough Council

Spring 2019 | Issue 76

New Changing Places toilet in Andover

2

Help us to recycle more in Test Valley 4

Council cash boost fo

r community projects

5

Be taxi safe in Test Valley

9

In this issue...

AndoVer LeISure CeNTreThe brand new

multi-millio

n-pound

Andover Leisure

Centre will open its

doors on April 1.

Following two years of w

orks, the

state-of-the-art le

isure facility will

be open to the public at the start

of April.

Featuring swimming pools,

sports halls, squash courts and a

165-station gym, the new facility

will replace the old centre which

sits next door.

As part of th

e leisure contract

between Test Valley Borough

Council and Places Leisure,

a new high-quality facility was

promised for Andover.

The romsey rapids pool and

brand new changing rooms

reopened in February following a

million-pound makeover.

The seven-figure sum has been

plunged into revamping the romsey

rapids leisure complex, with the

installation of new swimming changing

rooms and redecoration of the pool

area. The changing area has been

completely refurbished with new

cubicles installed, including family

change facilities. Larger lo

ckers have

also been fitted, as well as disabled

access lockers. There is also a new

vanity area with hairdryers, poolside

showers and a disabled toilet and

changing area.

It is hoped that th

e major refurbishment

will encourage more people to take up

swimming and provides a significantly

enhanced facility for existing customers.

And the improvement work continues,

as early March will see the opening of

a brand new health suite at the centre,

showcasing a large traditional sauna,

steam room and drench showers. It will

also incorporate a relaxation area with

a heated bench, dedicated changing

areas including disabled changing

facilities, and tre

atment rooms.

An infra-red sauna has also been

included in the design to further aid

customer relaxation and offer m

ultiple

health benefits.

Leader of Test Valley Borough Council,

councillor Phil north, said: “I am

absolutely thrilled at th

e level of

quality throughout our brand new

centre. Everyone who has played a

part in its design and build has done

a fantastic job.

“I’m sure many happy hours will

be spent at the centre by residents

of Andover and further afield

and I’m very grateful to

Places

Leisure, Pellikaan Construction and

architects, Roberts Limbrick for

delivering a fabulous facility on tim

e.

“We pledged to deliver a state-of-the-

art facility

and I’m so pleased that

we have done that right in

the town

centre.”

Community and leisure portfolio holder,

councillor Tony Ward, said: “The quality

of the equipment at our new leisure

centre is second to none. We are very

excited for people to come and see it

and I’m sure they are likely to make

the most of our new facilities.

“We have listened to residents and

included studios and multi-purpose

areas to try and suit all needs across

the two floors. Of course there’s also

the brand new climbing area featuring

the Clip n Climb and other apparatus

for those of all ages to enjoy. I lo

ok

forward to seeing them in use!”

romSey rAPIdS reoPens FoLLoWIng

mILLIoN-PouNd mAkeoVer

The centre will be managed by Places Leisure in association with the council

and will offer a range of programmes and activitie

s.

Residents are set to come

together next month to look at

the proposed redevelopment

of the area south of Romsey

town centre.

Fifty local residents will be chosen at

random to form a citizen assembly to

explore how to improve the area around

Crosfield Hall and the bus station to deliver

the maximum benefit to Romsey. Their

recommendations will be incorporated into

a masterplan for the area.

Test Valley Borough Council, in

association with Romsey Future, is one

of three organisations across the country

chosen to take part in a national pilot to

trial citizen assemblies.

Letters were sent out to 10,000

households on September 30 inviting

people to register their interest.

Around 50 people are now in the

process of being chosen to take part in

the assembly, which will take place in

Romsey over the weekends of November

9 and 10 and November 23 and 24.

The assembly will be given key facts,

figures and statistics as well as evidence

from subject matter experts and

community representatives.

They will then consider all of the

evidence and make a recommendation

to the Romsey Future Partnership and

Test Valley Borough Council to help

shape a major planning document for the

area which will set out what they want to

achieve and guide developers.

The council has been granted £60k to

trial the assemblies and will receive

support from a number of consultant

organisations including the Democratic

Society, the Royal Society of Arts, My

Society and Involve.

The programme, run by the Department

for Digital Culture Media and Sport and

the Ministry of Housing, Communities and

Local Government, will see the council

explore the role that groups of Test Valley

residents can contribute to big issues

facing the council. The authority was

selected due to its track record of seeking

to transform democracy locally through

projects and initiatives such as Romsey

Future and Andover Vision.

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Test Valley Borough Council

Autumn 2019 | Issue 77

Contactless parking incoming 2

Climate emergency declared

4

Town Mills works to begin

7

Refill comes to Andover

9

In this issue...

PLANNING FoR The fuTuRe of AndoVeR

RoMSey ReSIDeNTS SeT To TACkLe Town

CenTRe RedeVelopMenT quesTIon

More than 2,600 residents,

visitors and businesses

have taken part in a survey

designed to help shape the

future of Andover.

Back in April, the council purchased

the Chantry Centre and five further

properties, meaning the authority now

owns a significant area of land in the

centre of the town.

The authority issued a tender for the

project to redevelop Andover and

appointed nationally renowned urban

design experts, HemingwayDesign and

NeW Masterplanning. In September,

they launched an initial survey asking

for feedback on how, when and why

people use, and want to use, the town

centre to draw feedback from.

With the survey closing at the start of

october, the masterplanners are now

using that feedback to inform their plans

to draw up a blueprint for how best to

completely redevelop the area.

Leader of Test Valley Borough Council,

councillor Phil North, said:

“We have in front of us a once in a generation

opportunity to shape the town and we must do

everything we can to grab it with both hands.

“Rejuvenating our town centres is the

council’s number one priority and your views

will help inform our ambitious plans for

the redevelopment, creating a place where

people want to visit, live and spend time. This

certainly won’t be the only chance for people

to give us their feedback, but, with the first

phase now complete, it marks the start of a

comprehensive consultation process and I

would urge people to get involved as much as

possible along the way.”

Wayne Hemingway, of HemingwayDesign, added:

“Between us all we are capable of coming up

with ideas and plans that will help Andover

town centre to be a vibrant focal point of

communities for generations to come.”

The masterplan process will take around 12

months to complete and will involve significant

consultation with the public to decide what

the future of Andover will look like. once the

masterplan is in place, the council is likely to

appoint a developer partner to start delivering

changes in the town.

Romsey Future chair, Councillor Nick

Adams-king, said: “It is brilliant that

we are about to embark on this

pioneering work in Romsey to test

the water for citizens’ assemblies.

We have heard through our Romsey

Future consultations that people

are passionate about improving

the south of the town centre. The

citizens’ assembly will give residents

a real opportunity to play a pivotal

role in the next stage of consultation

which will determine how the

redevelopment of this area will look.”

More than 1,100 people have helped in the latest stage of shaping the future of Andover by sharing their feedback on the town’s redevelopment proposals.Last year, Test Valley Borough Council appointed nationally renowned urban design experts, NEW Masterplanning and HemingwayDesign to draw together a masterplan for the redevelopment of the town centre.

Now, even more people have had their say as the consultants presented the

emerging vision for Andover at a public drop-in shop in Bridge Street.

NEW Masterplanning and HemingwayDesign are now reviewing the feedback from the latest survey and the stage one report and results will be released next month.

The feedback will then inform a masterplan for the town, which will be shared with the public this spring.

Once the masterplan for the town centre has been finalised, Test Valley Borough Council intends to appoint a development partner to deliver the scheme.

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Test Valley News

Test Valley Borough CouncilSpring 2020 | Issue 78

£600k for community projects 3Crackdown continues on fly-tipping 5

Next step begins on Town Mills Riverside Park 7Free electric vehicle charging 10In this issue...

A new green shopping space on Broadwater Road, opening up access to the Fishlake stream and a new location for the Aldi supermarket are just some of the proposals being considered as part of the plans to redevelop the area south of Romsey’s town centre.

The first stage of the draft masterplan has now been published, and the Romsey Future partnership, together with Test Valley Borough Council, launched the second stage of the public consultation last month. The masterplan has been pulled together following feedback from the first consultation held in late 2018.

Residents, businesses and other interested parties can have their say on the proposals through an online survey or pop along to a number of events that are being held until March 20.

The draft proposals cover the next ten years of the area and include a number of short, medium and long-term plans. The short-term goals include enhancing the passageways and access to green spaces, while the medium-term plans consist of a new green area along Broadwater Road that would make more of the River Test and potentially house new shops.

It would also improve the road layout and allow for more flexible transport options by forming a new bus station.

In the longer-term, the plans consider the possibility of a new site for the Aldi supermarket and the relocation of a new large community facility, similar to the

current Crosfield Hall, closer to Romsey Rapids, together with a smaller venue within the town centre.

New access points to Broadwater Road from the bypass have been proposed, alongside better pedestrian access from the area towards Romsey Rapids.

The first draft of the masterplan for the area has also taken into account the recommendations of the citizens’ assembly which was held late last year. Around 50 residents, selected to represent the demographic makeup of the town, spent two weekends listening to experts and casting their votes on how best to maximise the area including the bus station and Crosfield Hall.

The main themes of the assembly included improving the night-time economy, creating more green spaces and better transport connections, both for vehicles and pedestrians.

The consultation runs from February 7 until March 20 and residents can have their say at www.romseyfuture.org.uk/consultation.

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