PO9 & PO10
A FREE INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Written by the people for the people Raising Funds for Community Projects
9
8 7
PO
11
10
Edition 14
Community News & Events
September - October 2015
Helping Hands & Charity Organisations
Culture Creativity & Achievement
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MARKS & SPENCER COMING TO HAVANT Its official - Hargreaves sign up M&S and Next to occupy new stores Hargreaves are pleased to announce that they have succeeded in securing two important anchor tenants, M&S and NEXT, on the second phase at Solent Retail Park, Havant, where construction is due to complete early in the New Year. Months of negotiation have secured these two renowned operators which will result in hundreds of new jobs for the local economy. It is great news for shoppers in Havant further enhancing the retail offer at Solent Retail Park and providing a greater attraction for people visiting the town centre. Dates have yet to be formally announced for the store openings, but it is anticipated this will be early in the New Year. Next will vacate their existing store on phase one, with the opportunity of occupying this store now attracting interest from a number of national retailers keen to
Tim Randall’s Sports
be represented at this established and busy Retail destination. Letting agents Lambert Smith Hampton acted jointly with Curson Sowerby and Partners, and John Butt - director of the retail division at LSH, commented: “The second phase is the culmination of four years of work and presents another significant step in the growth of the Solent Retail Park and the regeneration of the area adjacent to Havant Town Centre. I expect the scheme to dominate the eastern end of the M27 corridor, predicting that demand for units from other retail and trade occupiers to continue to grow.”
Construction of the building frame is well under way towards completion with the roof and cladding to be erected within the next few weeks. Internal works will then proceed with the construction of full footprint mezzanine areas to accommodate the great selection of products both retailers will offer. Neville Andrew,: Chairman of the developer Hargreaves, commented: “ These additions to Solent Retail Park will add significantly to visitor attraction and extend what is already a very busy shopping centre investment.”
Kathy cooks Frittata
Site Manager Bob Norris and his assistant Dave Lakoney proudly enjoy the announcement as they press on to finish construction as soon as possible.
Medals Re-united
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Great British College Lunches Following the success of last year’s award winning Emsworth British Food Fortnight the emphasis this year is very much focused on three key words Education - Community - Celebration One of the most successful events last year were the Great British College Lunches, which in many ways demonstrated all of these. Emsworth is fortunate to be situated near three outstanding Colleges of Further Education - South Downs, Highbury and Chichester which are attended by many of the young people from our community; so with that in mind, the Emsworth British Food Fortnight - in association with the Brookfield Hotel, is delighted
to support ‘The Great British Menu College Lunches”. This is a wonderful opportunity for the catering stars of the future to provide a unique experience for visitors to Emsworth British Food Fortnight – it’s a real celebration of young people and their skills and passion for the food industry they are joining. Lunches will be held on: Monday 21st September at Highbury College, Thursday 24th September at Chichester College, and Tuesday 29th September at South Down’s College. These lunches clearly caught the public’s imagination last year and all three sold out – therefore booking is essential.
Hot Holiday Hair
More Gardening Tips
New locally-compiled Crossword
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| www.morriscrocker.co.uk Station House 50 North Street Havant Hants PO9 1QU
Call for a free consultation 02392 484356
Talk to one of our advisers about growing a successful business
24 HRS TAXIS