After the lull in the number of new cases of coronavirus reported in Hampshire during July and August the numbers are now rising again throughout the county. We have not reached the daily levels being recorded in other parts of the country but as of today, 23 September, there were 442 new cases reported in the county area, excluding Portsmouth and…read more →
Sunday services in valley churches are getting closer to the normal pattern, but still subject to social distancing. See here for list of services in churches in September. Valley church services – September 2020
People in Hampshire have raised an incredible £976,000 for Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover Hospitals’ “Dig Deep” Campaign during the first three weeks of April! The Hampshire Medical Fund has been raising money to buy equipment for Winchester, Basingstoke and Andover Hospitals since 1981. This is equipment is normally outside their NHS budgets and it enables these hospitals to perform at an enhanced level for all…read more →
The Candover Stream, a winterbourne which runs through the Candover Valley during the early months of the year following winter rainfalls, is part of a study programme of the chalk streams in Hampshire. The programme was conceived and initiated by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust two years ago and a programme of studies is being carried out…read more →
The Candover Valley Community store has now been in business for twelve months. After more than five years of planning, fund-raising and building the store opened to its first customers on Monday, 10 June 2019 and has been trading successfully since. It has been a vital supplier for many Valley residents during the three-months lock-down. The new store has a post…read more →
As a result of a recent rise in criminal activity in rural areas in this part of Hampshire our local policeman, PC Andy Reid, was spurred on to arrange a meeting in the Valley in November to discuss aspects of crime prevention. A number of houses and outbuildings have been broken into in the area, including a disturbing situation in Cliddesden when…read more →
Volunteers from the Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust will be helping members of the PCC of St Mary’s, Preston Candover, to coppice the roadside hedgerow for the benefit of local wildlife. The Trust led work party will be in action on Sunday 13th January and the PCC is seeking the help of other volunteers on that day. “We want people…read more →
The Candover Brook which runs through the Candover Valley in winter time from Chilton and Brown Candover, to join the River Itchen eventually, is part of a Lottery-funded project to study rare chalk stream ecosystems, entitled Watercress and Winterbournes. This ambitious project aims to celebrate, protect, and enhance the chalk stream headwaters of the Rivers Test and Itchen, namely Pillhill Brook,…read more →
Reprieve for The Purefoy - The immediate threat to the The Purefoy Arms, the 18th century public house and restaurant in Preston Candover, was removed on Wednesday, 10 October when Basingstoke and Deane borough councillors voted unanimously to refuse the planning application from Red Oak Taverns (ROT), which had applied for planning permission to convert part of the premises into separate…read more →
The problem of vehicles speeding through the villages of the Candover Valley is among the greatest concerns of local residents, and the parish councils have been looking at ways in which speeds can be reduced. All attempts to introduce traffic calming measures have, so far, been frustrated by Hampshire Highways who seem to give greater importance to the fast, free…read more →