City Councillors’ News

The City Council will have confirmed its budget for the next year by the time you read this. The draft proposals from the administration are based on their financial strategy announced in November that includes a Council Tax increase of around 3%, a 7% increase in council home rents and larger increases in parking, garden waste and other charges. The unexpected additional £2m of funding received from Government announced at Christmas is to be put in reserves to await future spending plans.

Parish councils and community groups are invited to bid for funding for community infrastructure projects. The City Council is holding developer contributions that are there to reduce the impact of development. Bids for £10,000 to £200,000 can be submitted to wholly or partly fund projects that improve infrastructure for areas, such as walking, cycling, active travel, education, sport and leisure facilities, health and cultural facilities and other amenities. Initial bids must be submitted by 31st March 2023. Contact one of us for more information.

This March, the City Council is again supporting the Great British Spring Clean, national clean-up campaign. Members of the public will join forces with councils and local groups to get rubbish off the ground, safely collected and recycled. The Parish Councils are coordinating local activity, so check their websites or contact the clerk or one of us for details.

Work on the new council homes in Southbrook Cottages, Micheldever, has now started. These are the first council homes in Winchester that will be built using the Passivhaus system that delivers net zero carbon buildings that are very cheap to run. We hope that this trial will be successful for the council, residents and neighbours.

You can contact your City Councillors at any time or you can catch us at any of the Parish Council meetings. Their next meetings are on:

Micheldever PC Wednesday 1st March

Wonston PC Wednesday 8th March

South Wonston PC Monday 13th March

Stephen

Cllr Stephen Godfrey

119 Downs Road

South Wonston

SO21 3EH

Tel: 01962 884477 sgodfrey@winchester.gov.uk

East Stratton Village Hall.

Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney.

South Wonston Pavilion.

All meetings start at 7.30pm.

Caroline

Cllr Caroline Horrill

Wheatlands

Woodman Lane

Sparsholt

SO21 3SH

Tel: 01962 776844 chorrill@winchester.gov.uk

Patrick

Cllr Patrick Cunningham

The Corner House

North Drive

Littleton

SO22 6QA

Tel: 07866 367897 pcunningham@winchester.gov.uk