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Ten local charities and community groups have received grants from Gosport Council to help them
continue their good work.
They include the Nautical Archaeology Society is running a heritage initiative centred on Forton Lake,
which has included volunteers uncovering the many wrecks left rotting along the shoreline. The
Saturday Venture Association, now known as Disability Awareness, helps disabled and
disadvantaged young people fulfiul their potential and fnd employment, and was another winner. St
John’s Primary School received a grant to help pay for the cost of celebreations of its centenary. The
7th Gosport Scout Group also won help for new equipment.
Other organisations to have been awarded grants include the Gosport Discovery Centre to help
support activites around the hugely successful eBig Day Outf event. Hardway District Guiding is
based at GADSAD Hall Elson, where their 126 members, made up of Rainbows, Brownies and
Guides, meet weekly. The youngsters, all aged under 18, enjoy canoeing, camping, climbing and
games as well as undertaking more general work and challenges to gain efficiency badges. They
received a grant to help with vital storage equipment.
Another winner was the Let Us Play Scheme (LUPS), an initiative which provides play schemes
during the school holidays, for children aged 2 to 19 and who suffer from profound disabilities. The
group were applying for a grant to help fund a unique audiovisual interactive lighting system which,
stimulates and entertains. Felicia Park, the Urban Community Farm was given a grant to help meet
the rising cost of food and medical care for its animals, whilst the Lee Singers Choral Society was
given help towards a special concert to mark their 50th Anniversary. The Thorngate Pantomime &
Variety Company was given a grant to help them provide affordable theatre events for young people.
continue their good work.
They include the Nautical Archaeology Society is running a heritage initiative centred on Forton Lake,
which has included volunteers uncovering the many wrecks left rotting along the shoreline. The
Saturday Venture Association, now known as Disability Awareness, helps disabled and
disadvantaged young people fulfiul their potential and fnd employment, and was another winner. St
John’s Primary School received a grant to help pay for the cost of celebreations of its centenary. The
7th Gosport Scout Group also won help for new equipment.
Other organisations to have been awarded grants include the Gosport Discovery Centre to help
support activites around the hugely successful eBig Day Outf event. Hardway District Guiding is
based at GADSAD Hall Elson, where their 126 members, made up of Rainbows, Brownies and
Guides, meet weekly. The youngsters, all aged under 18, enjoy canoeing, camping, climbing and
games as well as undertaking more general work and challenges to gain efficiency badges. They
received a grant to help with vital storage equipment.
Another winner was the Let Us Play Scheme (LUPS), an initiative which provides play schemes
during the school holidays, for children aged 2 to 19 and who suffer from profound disabilities. The
group were applying for a grant to help fund a unique audiovisual interactive lighting system which,
stimulates and entertains. Felicia Park, the Urban Community Farm was given a grant to help meet
the rising cost of food and medical care for its animals, whilst the Lee Singers Choral Society was
given help towards a special concert to mark their 50th Anniversary. The Thorngate Pantomime &
Variety Company was given a grant to help them provide affordable theatre events for young people.
POLICE AND ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
CRACK DOWN ON CRIME
Enforcement Officers from Gosport Borough Council are working alongside officers from
Hampshire Constabulary in a joint operation to clamp down on illegal drivers and fly-tippers.
The task force operated near to Brockhurst Roundabout where, by using Automatic Number Plate
Recognition, they were able to pull over a number of vehicles suspected of having no tax or
insurance. As part of the same operation, members of the Council’s Enforcement team were able
to request the Police to pull over vehicles suspected of having rubbish onboard destined for illegal
dumping.
“These days for a business to be able to tip waste they must have a waste carrier’s license,” said
Cllr Peter Chegwyn, Chairman of the Community & Environment Board at Gosport Borough
Council. “Sadly many don’t have one and at the end of a job or at the end of the week, they just find
a quiet road, field or back alleyway, pull up open the back and illegally tip out the waste.”
Items dumped in various locations around the Borough have included baths, toilets, kitchen units,
sinks, windows, door frames and builder’s rubble, to sofas, mattresses, sewing machines and
other household rubbish. It can cost the council – and council taxpayers - thousands of pounds to
clear up.
Enforcement Officers issued Fixed Penalty Notices of £300 to two drivers for carrying waste who
were unable to show a license.
CRACK DOWN ON CRIME
Enforcement Officers from Gosport Borough Council are working alongside officers from
Hampshire Constabulary in a joint operation to clamp down on illegal drivers and fly-
The task force operated near to Brockhurst Roundabout where, by using Automatic Number Plate
Recognition, they were able to pull over a number of vehicles suspected of having no tax or
insurance. As part of the same operation, members of the Council’s Enforcement team were able
to request the Police to pull over vehicles suspected of having rubbish onboard destined for illegal
dumping.
“These days for a business to be able to tip waste they must have a waste carrier’s license,” said
Cllr Peter Chegwyn, Chairman of the Community & Environment Board at Gosport Borough
Council. “Sadly many don’t have one and at the end of a job or at the end of the week, they just find
a quiet road, field or back alleyway, pull up open the back and illegally tip out the waste.”
Items dumped in various locations around the Borough have included baths, toilets, kitchen units,
sinks, windows, door frames and builder’s rubble, to sofas, mattresses, sewing machines and
other household rubbish. It can cost the council – and council taxpayers -
Enforcement Officers issued Fixed Penalty Notices of £300 to two drivers for carrying waste who
were unable to show a license.
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