Odiham Parish Council Latest News:
Below are our most recent news posts. For all parish news please see the the posts on the relevant Village News and Events or Planning News pages. You can also follow us on Facebook.
Cemetery Gate Closure
Just to remind you that the main cemetery gates at the entrance to the drive will be closed on Saturday 4 January 2020, as advised on the notice of opening hours. Closure is for one day only. We hope that this does not cause any inconvenience.
Guides Future Girl Plastic Promises
To mark Parliament Week the 1stOdiham Guides visited the Parish Room to learn about local representation at work. They took the opportunity to lobby for action on a subject close to their hearts – the problem of pollution by discarded, single-use plastic. They had...
King Street speed data
The SID recently monitored traffic in King Street outside the entrance to Mayhill and Buryfields schools for 4 weeks. The road is used by approximately 750 vehicles per day and the average recorded speed was just under 19 mph. 85% of vehicles were travelling at less...
Listed Buildings
OPC has been contacted about The Listed Property Owners Club (https://www.lpoc.co.uk/). This may be of interest to the owners of the 167 listed buildings in the Parish. However OPC does not endorse this organisation and there may be other sources of similar...
Carers Hub Events
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire runs regular hub events for Hampshire carers. There are also Christmas events during December in Aldershot, Farnborough and Fleet. The Christmas markets are open to the general public.
Full Council Meeting 12th November – change of Venue.
The meeting will now take place in the Blue Chair Hall, Robert Mays School. Car parking is at the front of the school, the way to the Hall will be signed.
Odiham Parish Council serves the villages of Odiham and North Warnborough where you will find a beautiful Georgian High Street, a historic Church, a cemetery, 3 schools, the Basingstoke Canal and a number of Conservation Areas. There are approximately 2100 houses within the parish including houses on the RAF base. To ensure equal representation for residents, the Council has been split into wards. The Odiham ward has 6 Councillors, North Warnborough 3 Councillors and the RAF ward 1 Councillor. All Councillors can participate fully in all activities of the Parish Council. Parish Councillors are elected every four years, with the last elections taking place in May 2019. The role is a voluntary one.
On behalf of its residents, the Council owns and manages 4 play areas in Chamberlain Gardens, Bufton Fields, Chapel Pond Drive and the Recreation Ground. The Council also owns and manages King Street Cemetery; King Street public conveniences; the Parish room where its meetings take place and the tennis courts and bowling green which are run by the local clubs.
Grants are made twice a year in January and July to assist local community groups and charities who serve our residents.
The Council is a statutory consultee for all planning applications received by Hart District Council. The planning committee support the interests of all residents when responding to Hart DC.
Odiham Parish Council employ four part-time members of staff; Executive Officer, Admin Officer and an Administrator to ensure that the Council is operating in accordance with the latest legislation and strive for best practice and a caretaker for the Parish room.
All details for the cemetery, including fees can be found under the heading committees, amenity and then cemetery or by clicking on this link – http://www.odiham.org.uk/committees/amenity/cemetery/ or by contacting the Admin Officer.