Wanted for burglaries in Titchfield

Hampshire Police are asking the public to help locate 35 year-old Daniel Bryan Thornton of St Michaels Road in Park Gate.

Officers investigating thirty burglaries in Titchfield, Fareham, Gosport, Warsash, Winchester, and Petersfield between September 2018 and April 2019 want to speak to Daniel Thornton as part of their enquiries.

The value of property stolen during these burglaries exceeds £100,000.

They ask anyone who has seen Daniel Thornton to call 999 immediately.

Daniel Thornton is described as:

Daniel Bryan Thornton

• White.

• 35 years-old.

• Slim build.

• 6ft 1ins tall.

• Short brown hair.

• He has tattoos on both arms

Police Staff Investigator Catherine Cole said: “We need to speak to Daniel Thornton urgently as part of our enquiries into these burglaries, which we believe may be linked. Thornton has links to the Fareham and Gosport areas as well as Sussex, so we would ask you to share this appeal with friends in those areas.

“We think that Thornton may be sleeping rough, possibly in a tent. If you see him, please don’t approach him. Call 999 immediately.

“Please be aware that anyone found to be harbouring him to deliberately obstruct our attempts to locate him may be committing an offence and liable for arrest themselves”.

Anyone who believes they may have seen Daniel Bryan Thornton is advised to call 999 quoting 44180437435.

Titchfield Neighbourhood Plan moves a step further

An independent examiner has given its verdict on the Neighbourhood Plan submitted by the Titchfield Neighbourhood Forum.  T

he examiner has confirmed that, subject to a number of modifications, the Plan should progress to the next and final stage which is a public referendum.

Titchfield Neighbourhood Forum was formally designated as a neighbourhood area on 6 March 2017.

The Forum submitted its Neighbourhood Plan to the Council on 22 October 2018.  A consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan was held by the Council between 23 November 2018 and 11 January 2019.   It was then submitted for independent examination.

On 26 April the independent examiner’s report confirmed that a number of modifications to the plan were needed to ensure it meets the basic conditions. 

The report will now be presented to the Council’s Executive Committee in June of this year.  Once approved, the Plan would be the subject of a referendum; anyone who is eligible to vote in a Local Election, and lives within the appropriate area, will be able to vote.

Cllr Evans, Executive Member for Planning and Development, said: ‘This is the first Neighbourhood Plan to be submitted in the Borough and will possibly lead to the first referendum.  If people then vote for the Neighbourhood Plan to be made, it will carry equal weight to the policies contained within the adopted Local Plan.’

For more information about the Titchfield Neighbourhood Plan please visit: http://www.fareham.gov.uk/planning/titchfieldneighbourhoodplan.aspx.

FL Exercise at Community Centre

In addition to the flourishing Wednesday morning group (8.55-9.55am), a new FL Exercise class is starting on Thursdays at 9.15am-10.15am in the main hall at Titchfield Community Centre.

Why not go along and enjoy yourself, the new Thursday class starts on 2 nd May.

FL Exercise is a welcoming, all-in-one keep fit class with enjoyable, low-impact routines to music.

The aim is to improve general fitness and wellbeing with a focus on mobility and posture.

You are encouraged to work at your own level so make a start and feel better.

If you would like more details the website is www.fl-exercise-fareham.com or if you prefer a chat please call Lindsey on 07715 435863.

Wealth of talent on display at art show

This is the Titchfield Art & Craft Show’s 45th year and, as ever, is a showcase for local talent for both professional and amateur artists in the fields of Painting, Photography and Crafting.

The success of the show is down to a small group organisers and expert hangers who take great care to match paintings so that they complement each other.

This year 144 artists exhibited over 400 works on display and able to be purchased.

Also on sale were 329 mounted but unframed works.

With pride of place up on the stage was a display of artwork by local children from Bothe West Hill School and Titchfield Primary. Visitors were able to vote on the children’s pictures.

With the profits made from the 2018 show £7,000 was donated to the Community Centre. A further £400 was shared between The Oasis Youth Club, Jigsaw Pre-school, Titchfield Primary School art department and the League of Friends of Oaklands.

The show continues today (Saturday 27th April) from 10am till 5pm and tomorrow from 10am till 4pm. Items bought during the show can be collected on Sunday between 5pm and 6.30pm.

'TWO' at Festival Theatre

TWO: An honest, engaging, hilarious and heart achingly sad, bitter-sweet comedy

TWO is a play written by Jim Cartwright set in a pub in the north of England and is performed for the first time at Titchfield Festival Theatre this April. Comprising of just two actors who play seven different characters each, all pub regulars, the play takes place over the course of one evening. It is poignant, sometimes sad, uncomfortable viewing at times – and a belly achingly funny comedy as well.

The play’s two principal characters are a pub Landlord and Landlady. Theirs is a tense and oftendifficult marriage with plenty of bickering as well as banter, the pub providing the glue that holds their relationship together: the history, the memories and their life experiences.

Pubs have played a key role in people’s lives throughout the UK for many years – yet currently more and more pubs are closing across the country, up to 18 per week. This sad fact has inspired Titchfield Festival Theatre to include TWO in this season’s programme to highlight their crucial contribution.

Director of TWO Zia Wheeldon says, “Pubs play such an important part in many local communities; they are somewhere where people are able to chat, relax and talk about their lives. TWO will enable you to take your seat and watch how the diverse stories unfold. With each story, we may laugh, cry or perhaps feel sad, identifying with the wonderful individual and multi-dimensional characters.

Performances which showcase the everyday lives of extraordinary people we know nothing about.”

TWO will take you on an emotional journey through many people’s lives; an old man who seeks comfort following the death of his wife, a lady who wishes to spend one night by herself and a couple who simply wish to visit the pub to watch football and eat crisps. All of these stories are told as the agonising story of the pub landlords is gradually revealed.

TWO opens on Monday 22nd April until Saturday 27 April 2019 at 7.30pm in the Acorn Studio, Titchfield Festival Theatre, St Margarets Lane, Titchfield PO14 4BG.

For more information, please go to http://titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/or contact our Box Office on 01329 556156.

St Peter’s rings for Notre Dame

St Peter's Bellringers have rung a special peel of bells in an act of solidarity with the people of Paris who saw their Notre Dame Cathedral’s roof ravaged by fire earlier this week.

Churches across the UK took part in the national toll of bells as did churches in France on Wednesday.

UK Bellringers had been asked to do this if possible by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in response to a suggestion by the British Ambassador to France, Edward Llewellyn.

Foreman Homes plan rejected

The planning inspector has today turned down Foreman Homes appeal which would have resulted in the building of 150 homes on a green field off Posbrook Lane.

The building firm appealed Fareham’s ruling almost a year ago and residents were becoming concerned over the delay.

A photographic impression of what the development would have looked like.

The Titchfield Village Trust was at the forefront of the campaign to halt the development.

On hearing the news, Village Trust Chairman, Nick Girdler said, “Over the last year the Trust has been arguing against this development and gave a presentation stating as much at the inquiry.

“The inspector has concluded that the green (Meon) gap that is protected under FBC planning guidelines is important enough to prevent Foreman Homes going ahead with their development.

“Thanks to all of you who wrote objecting to the planning application, they all formed part of the argument which has proved successful. Well done everyone in the village.”

The inspector gave the overall reasons for rejecting the scheme, saying, I conclude that the proposed development would result in material harm to the character and appearance of the area.This would result in harm to a valued landscape.

Tarmac around the Great Barn

The open area in front of Titchfield’s Great Barn has been covered in tarmac along with the drive up to the Grade 1 listed building.

The Titchfield Festival Theatre, which uses the barn for plays and as a wedding/events venue, have applied to Fareham Borough Council for retrospective planning.

Residents, however, have voiced their objections, saying that the tarmac is, ‘totally out of keeping with the amazing old barn building.It must be left as a track’.

The Grade 1 listed Great Barn

Another objector on the FBC website says, ‘this sterile expanse of tarmac now almost surrounding and overwhelming the historic site of the barn is hideous.’

The barn, is a medieval monastic timber-framed aisled barn dating to the 15th Century and still retains a large amount of original features, such as the unusual and beautiful timber roof structure.

The building is now incorporated into the country park and along with Titchfield Abbey forms a unique historic landscape.

The FBC planning reference is Ref. P/19/0316/FP

THS’s Summer Outing

This Season’s Summer Outing for Titchfield History Society members and guests will take them to Winchester to visit the Hospital of St Cross and Winchester College.

On arrival there will be refreshments, followed by a group tour carried out by one of the brothers wearing traditional gown.

The hospital is one of the oldest continuing almshouses, renowned for its tranquil setting and beautiful architecture.

The tour will go into the Georgian kitchen, Norman church, minstrel gallery, Tudor ambulatory and bread room this should last about 1 hour, there are also attractive grounds to explore.

They will then stop for lunch. This will be a chance to visit a close by pub, or there are refreshments at the Hospital or if you would prefer take your own picnic.

In the afternoon we will proceed with a tour of Winchester College where again we will have our own group tour around the Chamber Court, Chapel, College Hall, Cloisters and 17th century school building.

There are also formal gardens. The plan is to leave Winchester around 4.30p.m.

The cost of this outing is £30 per person this includes refreshments on arrival, entry fee to both venues, payment for private tour and coach.

• Depart Titchfield 10.00a.m. – Southampton Hill

• Arrive Hospital of St Cross – refreshments on arrival

• 12.30 ish – lunch –

• 2.00 p.m. – Tour of College

• 4.30ish – return to Titchfield

If you wish to book on the coach please email me on mwiltonsmith@gmail.com or ring on 01329 843822

Payment on or before the next meeting please.

Cheques made payable to Titchfield History Society.

Dear Brutus at Titchfield Festival Theatre

What if you had a second chance?

“The fault, Dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves….” Titchfield Festival Theatre is delighted to announce the forthcoming production of Dear Brutus by JM Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, The Admirable Chrichton and Quality Street.

This is a haunting drama revealing the inner soul and longing of eight widely differing strangers, performed to Barrie’s original script. It is darkly comic, full of elfish wit and human tenderness. If you enjoyed reading Peter Pan and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, you will love this beautiful and enchanted play.

A magical wood appears on Midsummer Night’s Eve and the eight strangers are invited into it by a mysterious old man. What happens there has the power to change their lives for ever… giving each individual an insight into what life would have been like if they had that second chance which they so longed for.

Kevin Fraser, Artistic Director of Titchfield Festival Theatre says,

“This play holds very dear memories for me as it was the first play I ever appeared in live on Radio 4 and recorded at the Kings Head Theatre in London. Dan Crawford who cast me and ran the theatre died that same year. He was a real loss to theatre and a huge and eccentric influence on me!”

Dear Brutus opens on Wednesday 10th April 2019 until Saturday 20th April at 7.30pm in the Oak Theatre, Titchfield Festival Theatre, St Margarets Lane, Titchfield PO14 4BG.

For more information, please go to http://titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/or contact our Box Office on

01329 556156.

Car hits house in Bridge Street

A Vauxhall Corsa has collided with a house in Bridge Street close to the junction with Coach Hill and South Street.

The incident happened this morning around 10am.

The front aspect of the bay window is presently boarded and shored up

The car appeared to have left the road, crossed a narrow pavement hitting a bay window at the property.

Eye witnesses reported on Social Media that the driver looked to be unhurt.

'First Man' - Titchfield Film Night

Friday 5th April – ‘First Man’ (12A) is the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon. 

The film focuses on Neil Armstrong who became the first man to walk on the moon on July 20th 1969 and the years leading up to this. 

The film explores the sacrifices and the cost on Armstrong and on the Nation of one of he most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.

Based on the book by J R Hansen and directed by Damien Chazelle the film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. 

Armstrong's wife is played by Claire Foy of the 'The Crown' and 'Wolf Hall' fame. "While Gosling plays everything close to his chest, it's Foy who invites us into the unfolding drama with her wonderfully empathetic performance".

Films will be detailed on the Titchfield Moviola web site http://www.titchfieldmoviola.com

We advice that you purchase tickets in advance - Tickets (£6 each) on sale at Daisy B’s Kitchen in The Square Titchfield and on the Door (subject to availability)

Earl of Southampton Trustee vacancy

Have you ever thought of becoming a trustee?

The Earl of Southampton Trust can trace its origins to approximately the year 1597. It is an amalgamation of five earlier charities and, from 1969 until 1989, was called The Titchfield Welfare Trust.

The name was changed at that time to The Earl of Southampton Trust in order to avoid confusion with The Titchfield Village Trust, a local environmental pressure group.

The Trust provides Relief in Need grants and Almshouse accommodation only to residents of the Ancient Parish of Titchfield. This covers the area of the present day Church of England parishes of Titchfield, Sarisbury Green, Locks Heath, Hook with Warsash, Stubbington, Whiteley and Lee-on-the-Solent.

The Trust also runs Day Rooms in Titchfield providing lunch for the elderly.

If you would like an informal chat or to register an interest please contact the Clerk to The Trusteees - Sue Boden on 01329 513294 or visit The Earl of Southampton Trust at www.eost.org.uk

New powers to tackle irresponsible dog ownership

Following a recent public consultation, a new Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) has been introduced in Fareham to encourage responsible dog ownership.

This decision was agreed at an Executive meeting on Monday 4 March and will allow the Council to:

• ·         Continue to tackle Dog Fouling

• ·         Request dogs be put on leads if causing a nuisance in public

• ·         Ensure dogs are put on leads in sensitive places e.g. cemeteries

• ·         Limit the numbers of dogs one person can walk at one time to four

• ·         Exclude dogs from certain areas e.g. play areas

Executive Member for Health and Public Protection, Cllr Trevor Cartwright, said: “Feedback received from over a thousand Fareham residents and organisations showed that most respondents strongly agreed with the majority of our proposals. We hope the measures we are introducing as a result will help address the regular complaints that we receive about dog fouling and nuisance behaviour when dogs are not under proper control.”  

Respondents strongly objected to two of the planned proposals and the Council removed these from the PSPO as a result. They were to remove the extension to the dog exclusion zone on Hill Head beach and to ensure dogs should be kept on leads at Cliff Road Promenade. In addition to this the proposal to ensure that dog walkers have a means to pick up litter was removed due to concerns on how this would be enforced. 

The Council also created a more flexible and inclusive definition of those people exempt from the order to include a greater range of people who rely on assistance dogs. The PSPO does not apply to people who are:

• Registered blind or deaf.

• Have a physical or mental impairment which impacts on their normal day-to-day activities and rely on an assistance dog.

• Members of Assistance Dogs UK, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People or any other charity registered in the UK who rely on or are training assistance dogs.

The new order will come into force Monday 1 April and replaces a PSPO introduced in 2016 to tackle dog fouling and expires this month (March 2019).

Visit www.fareham.gov.uk/takingthelead to find out more about responsible dog ownership in Fareham.

Titchfield’s new Short Play Season showcases exciting new talent

Emma Jeans and Andrew Anderson and Peter Trott.

Word of Mouth is an exciting new short play season which will provide an opportunity for new and
emerging writers to showcase their work on the Titchfield stage.

Every night, eleven short plays will be performed, some of which have been specially written for this production. Each play has its own director and will have a simple set; 2 or 3 chairs and a table.

The event is dedicated to the memory of Paul King who was a good friend of Titchfield Festival
Theatre as well as a staunch supporter of new plays, and a wonderful and respected writer. Paul was instrumental in setting up the theatre’s Playwrights Group which meets fortnightly, a mixture of
experienced and less experienced writers, with the objective of helping to support and nurture new
talent.

Each play lasts for between 10 – 20 minutes, with six performed in the first act and the remaining five
following after the interval. The plays will cover a wide range of themes with subjects including
revenge; human relationships and alcohol addiction. Some are darkly comic pieces, others more
serious or perhaps even bizarre…

Johnny O’Hanlon, co-ordinator along with Janette Evans of the inaugural Word of Mouth production
says, “I am delighted to have the opportunity to direct these plays, particularly as my good friend Paul
King was such an inspiration to emerging and younger playwrights locally. It has been fascinating to
see how each of the plays has evolved over the past year and is testament to the amazing talent we
have at Titchfield Festival Theatre.”

Johnny continues, “I love the fact that the writers have created characters that are multi-layered,
offering insight and a sense of perspective. Word of Mouth will undoubtedly challenge the audience
as the plays move from style to style and it focuses their attention for that brief moment on a different
world.”

In addition to the new adult theatre production, Titchfield’s highly successful and award-winning Youth
Theatre is performing its own series of plays on Saturday 23rd March: Is it me? All of the actors are
aged between 8 – 16 years. There will be twelve plays, each one based on the improvisations
performed by the youngsters and some written by Johnny O’Hanlon. There will be a mix of styles,
including slapstick; serious; spooky and surreal.

Word of Mouth opens on Monday 25th March 2019 until Saturday 30th March at 7.30pm in the Acorn
Studio, Titchfield Festival Theatre, St Margarets Lane, Titchfield PO14 4BG.

For more information, please go to http://titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/or contact our Box Office on
01329 556156.

Concerns about landfill beside the Meon

A number of Titchfield residents have voiced their concerns over the appearance of piles of earth in a field alongside the River Meon.

The site, South of Bridge Street, often floods following storms.

Fareham Borough Council is aware of the complaints and have spoken to the landowner who thought that it was a good idea to raise the land so that the plot of land could be used to graze horses.

Under local government rules planning permission would need to be obtained to undertake any such work. It is understood that the landowner is now in the process of submitting a planning application for the site

Locals have also spoken on social media of large bonfires on the site and also of their worries that the soil being used is contaminated.

The Titchfield Village Trust have also voiced their concerns to our Councillor Connie Hockley who, in turn, has spoken to the relevant department at the Council.

LINKS

Titchfield Village Trust

The raised soil levels beside the River Meon

'Bloom Day' across the borough

Green fingered residents are being urged to come along to the special launch event of this year’s Fareham In Bloom competition.

Bloom Day will take place on Saturday April 6 at Fareham Shopping Centre, outside Debenhams, between 10am and 4pm, to kick start a series of floral events.

Children will be able to make a bird feeder and plant a small seedling at the event, both which they can take home with them. They will also be able to make a mask to reflect this year’s Fareham In Bloom theme - Carnival of Flowers.

A total of 2,500 free packets of seeds will be given away to residents and gardening experts will also be on hand for a special surgery with residents invited to bring along any unhealthy plants to get advice on how to make them flourish.

Long-term sponsor St Margaret’s Nurseries in Titchfield, Fareham Shopping Centre and volunteers from Fareham In Bloom will be at the event to offer tips and answer any questions about gardening.

Executive Member for Streetscene, Cllr Simon Martin said: “We want the whole of the Fareham Borough to get excited and involved with this year’s Fareham In Bloom competition.

“We are inviting residents young and old to come along to our launch event and take part in the fun activities. Let’s make this Fareham In Bloom a year to remember.”

Chemists return

From Monday 11th March Everetts the Chemist will return to their old home, 28 The Square, following an extensive refit of the premises.

For the last couple of moths the popular chemist and dispensery have been operating from the ‘Old Bakehouse’ across the street.

The official opening will be by Wave 105 presenter, Andy Jackson, at 11am. Althought the shop will be open at the usual time from 8.45am.

'The Wife' at The Parish Rooms

In March and April Titchfield Moviola will be showing films on a Friday evening in the Parish Rooms we will return to Titchfield Festival Theatre in St Margarets Lane in May and resume 'Film Nights’ on the 1st Thursday in the month. We apologies for any inconvenience or confusion that this may cause.

Friday 8th March – ‘The Wife’ (15)

After nearly 40 years of marriage Joan and Joe complement each other. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing.

And where Joe enjoys his very public role as the great American novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm and diplomacy into the private role of a great man's wife.

As Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work, Joan starts to think about the shared compromises, secrets and betrayals. Running Time 1hr 40mins

“Close is absolutely mesmerising as the woman who gives every appearance of standing faithfully by her man, yet with myriad subtle looks and glances suggests a lifetime of simmering discontent.” Radio Times

“This is an unmissable movie for Glen Close fans. Actually, you can’t watch it without becoming a fan – if you weren’t one already” (Peter Bradshaw for The Guardian)

Friday 5th April - First Man (12A)

Films will be detailed on the Titchfield Moviola web site http://www.titchfieldmoviola.com

We advice that you purchase tickets in advance - Tickets (£6 each) on sale at Daisy B’s Kitchen in The Square Titchfield and on the Door (subject to availability)

TACT - A great show

It’s not too late to get tickets for the very popular TACT shows at Titchfield Community Centre.

There are still tickets for the Sunday matinee performance. 2pm for a prompt 2.30pm start.

Tickets cost just £12 each and are available form Louise Ashton at luluashton@gmail.com

Old Man - TACT