Waterlooville Events Team

What a super evening last night at the Waterlooville monthly cinema in St Georges Hall.  'Time of their Lives' was a fabulous film.  The laughter that went around the hall proved what a great hit it was.   It was also the first time the Events Team had used their new cinema equipment.  A little hiccup in the middle but otherwise pain free, so well done to Petra for her hard work in obtaining and using the new equipment.  The new larger screen also made the evening more enjoyable.  Over 50 people attended.  Did you miss it?  Well come and support the next film, Hidden Figures. The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.  Very thought provoking showing how bad racism and the treatment of women was at that time.  Put Thursday 26 October, 7pm in your diaries now

Well one company has come back with a quote to install, and take down, the lights in Waterlooville Town centre. Putting the lights in the Xmas Tree, putting up 8 motifs on 8 lamp posts and putting battery powered lights in 6 trees.  Go on Guess how much!  You may have to sit down.. £2425  + VAT  so the cost would be nearly £3000 Is it good value for money?  Did you know how expensive it is to put lights on trees?  Lets hope we get some more reasonable quotes.  Still waiting to hear from SSE, and a couple of small local firms. Fingers crossed.  

SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER Sellers access from 9.15am See poster for full details Support Waterlooville by coming along to the car boot sale held in Waterlooville Precinct.  Grab a bargain and have a wander around the shops and stop for a coffee.  Held every first Sunday in the month.

Now we hit the next problem.  The person who installed the Christmas lights in Waterlooville Town centre last year has retired and we have to find someone to put up the xmas tree lights and the motifs on the lamp posts.  Any ideas?  They must be a qualified electrician (approved by SSE)  I have contacted SSE for quote but would imagine it will be  well over £2000 as in 2014 it was £1800ex VAT just for the motifs and not the Xmas tree! We also need someone to install the battery operated lights into the trees.  So a cherry picker??  Any suggestions/ideas gratefully received.  Or Waterlooville will remain in darkness over Christmas

Want to know what is happening in Waterlooville?  Why not come along to the next business meeting.  Tell your friends. MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER- 6.30pm St Georges Church Hall  This meeting is led by ward  Cllrs Peter Wade and Mike Sceal.  Cllr Tim Pike is HBC cabinet lead for infrastructure/business. Bring your questions.  The Waterlooville community needs to be heard. The following are some of the questions posed at the last meeting Leisure at BAE site?? Leisure at extension of Horizon Leisure?? Use of Pavilion in Jubilee park?? Rapid Transport Waterlooville - Havant?? Future of Wellington Pub?? ????? Your questions??

Cowplain School Band performed in Waterlooville Bandstand this weekend.  What talent and confidence.  Their music really brightened up the precinct on a chilly day!!  The music was so good it even had the 'little ones' dancing. The band members varied in age but all were good musicians and obviously enjoyed what they were doing.  A big thank you to music teacher Sue Dobyn who brought them along and also the supporting teachers and parents without who the event could not have happened. Want to hear them? Then go along to the school open evening and find them in the marquee. Thursday 21 September 6-8.30pm

  The saga of the Festive lights application continues. Now TPA also known as SSE have emailed with a list of questions. 1.  Highways approval  - I have it -hooray! 2. Structural tests of lighting column including BS EN40 calculations.  No idea what the EN 40 is???      Do we need a test?? If they columns are heavy duty don't need them, but they never replied in       August when I asked.  if we do have to get tests...where from? how much?? 3.  PLI - we have PLI for £5m so sent over schedule to prove it. 4. Copy of unmetered supply agreement.  Luckily HBC offered to sort this one 5.   Map showing location of columns.  The one I had sent not suitable, although acceptable to  HCC?!  They gave a link to an interactive map on their site.  That was fine but could not  download it, so sent them the address of it (which they should have since th...