Bentley Fete & Flower Show
This year the 125th Bentley Fete & Flower show will take place on Saturday 16th July 2022.
Get baking and get growing!
Annual Parish Assembly Meeting
/in News /by ClerkMany thanks to all who attended our APA meeting. The speakers gave us an interesting and informative update on life in Bentley. Go to the agenda for speakers and the Minutes will be added in due course.
Parish Meeting Postponed
/in News /by ClerkTonight’s parish council meeting is to be postponed until Mon 28th March due to illness.
Bentley Village Surgery Closure
/in News /by ClerkIn an attempt to try and save Bentley Village Surgery, the Chairman and Clerk sought to extend the closing deadline to give us more time to advertise and recruit replacement partners.
Last week, we met virtually with four members of the CCG: Dr Charlotte Hutchings (Clinical Director); Nick Brooks (Communications Head), Leanne Parmenter (Primary Care Associate Director) and Sharon Martin (GP Resilience).
We explored all avenues possible, asking clinical, business and governance queries to seek answers and opportunities, but in the end, it appears that the national shortage of GP’s has reached Bentley. The CCG is concentrating their efforts to ensure patients have alternative surgeries and with only 8 weeks left there is simply not enough time to recruit for the end of March deadline.
Please contact Dr Charlotte Hutchings if you want to discuss the matter further: charlottehutchings@nhs.net
A big thank you to all doctors and staff at the Surgery who have tried their best and worked tirelessly to look after the health and wellbeing of the residents of Bentley.
Booster jabs
/in News /by ClerkIMPORTANT NEWS FROM A31 PRIMARY CARE NETWORK
(Boundaries Surgery, Bentley Village Surgery, Chawton Park Surgery, The Wilson Practice)
To support the national drive to offer a Covid booster to all eligible adults by 31st December, GPs across North Hampshire have taken steps to prioritise urgent work only in the coming weeks and to redeploy staff into the vaccine clinics. Additional pop-up clinics are being set up, including in Alton, and the number of appointments available across the area is set to increase to 300% of the previous capacity. Only those adults aged over 18 years who had a second dose of vaccine 12 weeks ago or more are eligible for a booster.
Booking at the Alton clinics will be online only to start with. We will actively contact patients in priority groups, who may not be able to book online, by telephone to ensure equity and inclusivity. Clinics will be for over 18s boosters only and we will be using the Moderna vaccine. It is safe to have Moderna regardless of whether you had Pfizer or Astra Zeneca before. There will be no need for you to wait in the clinic after getting your vaccination.
Where and when will the Alton Covid booster clinics be held?
Booster clinics will be held at The Wilson Practice, Anstey Road, GU34 2QX and Chawton Park Surgery, Chawton Park Road, GU34 1RJ on Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd December.
How can I book an appointment at one of these clinics?
If you are a registered patient at The Wilson Practice or Chawton Park Surgery, you can bookonline through the NHS App or your practice website.If you are registered at Boundaries Surgery or Bentley Village Surgery, please contact yourpractice directly and they will check for booster appointment availability.
What are my other options for booster vaccination?
The booster clinics in Alton are additional to the other COVID-19 vaccine clinics across NorthHampshire. If Alton is full please do not wait for an appointment to become available in Alton;instead take an appointment at one of the other clinics in North Hampshire such as JamesonHouse or Hampshire Court Hotel. If you already have an appointment booked for your COVIDbooster, it is really important you keep that appointment.
The A31 Group of Practices Primary Care Network covers approximately 32,000 patients registered with:
Bentley Village Surgery ~ Boundaries Surgery ~ Chawton Park Surgery ~ The Wilson PracticeThere will be walk in vaccination clinics available at the following sites, open from 9am to 5pm on the 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd December.
They will also be delivering Moderna vaccine onlyand therefore cannot accommodate under 18s due to licensing:
− Gillies Health Centre, Sullivan Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4EH
− Hook community Centre, Ravenscroft, Hook, RG27 9NN
What booster jab will be offered?
The local Alton booster clinic can only offer Moderna vaccine at this time.
What if I had Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine before?
You can have still have a Moderna booster.
Why can I not book an appointment in Alton or the walk-in clinics if I am under 18?
We only have Moderna vaccine at the booster clinic in Alton and at the walk-in clinics which is not licensed for under 18 years of age.
When can I have my booster jab?
You need to wait 3 months from your second jab. Please do not try to book a booster before then as we cannot give it to you early. You will receive an invitation to get a booster when you become eligible. To be eligible for a booster by 31st December, you must have had your second dose on or before 8th October. If you have not received an invitation, you are not yet eligible and will not be able to book a booster appointment yet.
What if I have not been vaccinated yet?
The Alton booster clinic is only offering booster jabs. If you have not completed your initial course of two covid jabs we cannot offer you that at the Alton clinic.
Network Rail Meeting
/in News /by ClerkThe second public consultation meeting to discuss Network Rail’s plans to build a new footbridge and lift at Bentley Station will take place at Bentley Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 23rd November.
Village Survey!
/in News /by ClerkPlease take the time to complete the village survey in the September issue of the parish meeting.
Alternatively, you can go online: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y3X6RC9 before 8th October.
We want to know your views!
Veolia Planning Application Update
/in News /by ClerkNeighbour notification of planning application
Development of an Energy Recovery Facility and Associated Infrastructure at Alton Materials Recovery Facility, A31, Alton (33619/007)
Following the submission of a planning application 24 June 2020 to which an EIA applies, notice is hereby given that the further information has been provided to Hampshire County Council under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of; Introduction and Background (primarily Waste Hierarchy and Need), Alternatives, Ecology and Nature Conservation, Air Quality, Historic Environment, Climate Change and Landscape and Visual Effects, and other General Clarification.
You are invited to make additional comments on the further information only Please do so by 29 January 2021. Your comments should include your name, address, email address and the application number (above). All representations previous submitted will be taken into account.
A copy of the application documents may be seen at Strategic Planning website at https://planning.hants.gov.uk/ The documents are on the EIA tab dated 14 December 2020. If you wish to inspect a paper version of the application, please contact the Case Officer directly.
Members of the public may obtain hard copies of the environmental statement and further information by writing to Axis, Well House Barns, Chester Road, Chester, CH4 0DH at a cost of £200 for a hard copy and on CD for £10. The Non-Technical Summary (NTS) can be purchased on its own from Axis for £15. An electronic copy of the Non-Technical Summary is also available to download for free from https://www.veolia.co.uk/alton
If you make representations in respect of the application the following will take place:
- as part of the statutory process your name, contact information and comments will be put on deposit with other applications documents, and will be available to public inspection and will also be published on our website;
- your name and contact information will be held within a database for the purpose of considering this application only. We may contact you again if there are any significant changes to the application which require further consultation as you may wish to comment on these changes. If you do not wish us to contact you in the future please let us know.
Additional guidance on how residents can prepare a response to a planning application is available to view on our website: http://documents.hants.gov.uk/planning-strategic/Howtopreparearesponsetoaplanningapplication-localcommunityguidancenov2016.pdf
Your views can be sent by post to Strategic Planning, Economy, Transport & Environment Department, Elizabeth II Court West, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UD, or via email at planning@hants.gov.uk by 29 January 2021
All representations (including by email) must include your name, and postal address for us to be able to accept them. This is in line with the provisions of our adopted Statement of Community Involvement. Anonymous or confidential representations will not be accepted.
All representations received will be available to view publically, therefore please ensure that you only include information you are happy to be seen by the public. If your representation contains information that the council considers to be inappropriate or offensive the representation will not be published and you will be asked to modify them.
Representation submitted will be handled and made publically available in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (2018) and the Local Government Act (1985). We will remove personal details and any special category data prior to publication. Representations will be available to view during the applications determination period and will be considered when coming to a decision. Representations will be removed once the application has been determined. They will only be republished in the event that a planning appeal is submitted within 6 months of the decision. Following determination, electronic and paper file copies of representations will be kept by the Council for 7 years in line with our file retention policy. Strategic Planning’s Privacy Statement provides more information on how we manage personal data alongside the Corporate Privacy Statement can be found on our website at