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‘Have your say’ event on tour!

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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 19:59

Residents of Havant have the chance to share their views or to ask questions about Havant Borough Council and the way it is run, at one of three “Have your Say” events.

This annual event has been extended and is being hosted at two additional venues around the borough, rather than in previous years only being at the civic offices.

Councillor Tony Briggs, Leader of the council says, “Previous years have brought a variety of questions and views from residents. It gives people the chance to speak directly to those who make the decisions in a friendly and open environment. I thought it was important to try and take this event out to the community in order to make it more accessible.”

To have your chance to hear how the council sets its budget; its vision for the future; and to question Havant Borough Council’s Executive Councillors you will need to submit your questions in advance and you also need to indicate what event you wish to attend.

Events are being held as follows:-

Monday 24 November 2008 at Civic Offices, Havant, from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

Tuesday 25 November 2008 at Anders House, Milton Road, Waterlooville, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

Monday 8 December 2008 at Hayling Island Community Centre, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

For further details on how to submit your question and reserve your place please use this link>>, or call the Democratic Services Team 023 9244 6231.

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A taste of the Continent at Westgate

Customers at Westgate Leisure Chichester will soon be able to enjoy Costa Coffee products in modern surroundings when the new-look Café Ravenna is opened to customers on Monday 3rd Novmeber from midday.

Councillor John Ridd, Chairman of Chichester District Council will officially open the café on Monday at 11am following extensive building works which have transformed the former bar, eating area and restaurant into one large, open-plan café.

The extensive £500,000 project also provides new function rooms available to hire. The small function room accommodates up to 8 people with the larger taking a maximum of 32. The function rooms are ideal for training, functions and parties, with reception and terrace facilities. All areas are fully accessible, including two sports therapy rooms offering a comprehensive range of sports injury treatments.

Visitors can now make the most of a menu offering salads, paninis, smoothies and bottled beers and wines. Fans of latte, cappuccino, espresso, americano, or traditional filter will find all they need with a range of Costa Coffee drinks. Sit back in comfortable sofas to enjoy the caffeine boost while others make the most of the continental-style café seating or benches for family dining. Or, if the weather is fine, enjoy your drinks al fresco on the new outdoor terrace.

Councillor Nick Thomas, Portfolio Holder for Sport and Culture at Chichester District Council said: "This development, the latest stage in the modernisation of Westgate, offers our customers the very best in the way of catering. Café Ravenna will become a popular place to meet, relax and have something to eat or drink after a session in the pool, fitness suite or studio."

Westgate celebrated its 21^st birthday in 2008 and is now looking ahead to many more years of developing services that are fit for purpose and provide value for money. Café Ravenna marks an important stage in that development.

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GOOSE WATCH VOLUNTEERS WANTED

An innovative new scheme is being launched this autumn in Chichester Harbour to help protect the migrating flocks of Brent Geese. Called ‘Goose Watch’, volunteers are being recruited to help monitor the movement of the Geese over the coming months.

Last winter, a peak of over 12,000 Dark-bellied Brent Geese visited Chichester Harbour, making the area internationally important for this species with about 5% of the population. The Geese are easily identified by their ‘cackling’ sound as they fly overhead in their favourite ‘wavy’ formation or form groups plodding over the mudflats on their sturdy webbed feet. In the daytime the Geese will often move inland and can be seen grazing on fields.

They favour crops such as wheat, oil-seed rape as well as grassland. This can be a problem for arable farmers. Keeping track of their movements as they look for new grazing land can be a bit of a headache for Conservation Officer, Ed Rowsell. Ed says, ‘Each year we try to build up a picture of where the Geese go, which fields they use and how many visit Chichester Harbour. Over the years we developed an understanding of how the Geese use the harbour and the surrounding fields in the AONB. It is my task to try and track them down.’

To help with this important work, a new scheme called ‘Goose Watch’ has been launched. Five keen volunteers have already signed up but lots more are needed. Under the scheme local volunteers will be allocated a sector within which to monitor the geese on a fortnightly basis. Reports will then be fed back to the Harbour Office to help the Conservancy build up a much better informed picture of the habits of these special winter visitors.

Anyone interested in joining ‘Goose Watch’ should contact Ed Rowsell at the Harbour Office 01243 510985. No birdwatching experience is necessary as training, maps and recording forms will all be provided.