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Froyle Village Magazine
January 2021
No. 472
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PARISH NEWS & VIEWS
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Email: clerk@froyleparishcouncil.org.uk
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Froyle Parish Council would like to wish all
residents best wishes for a happy and healthy
New Year when we hope all Froyle events can
again be enjoyed.
Rather a strange report this month as the magazine went to print before the Parish
Council (PC) met on 14 December. The main topics on the agenda are a review of
the tenders received for the football hut renovation and approval of the 2021/22
precept to be included in your Council Tax bills.
Froyle Park’s appeal against EHDC’s refusal of planning permission for a new car
park at the end of the Avenue has been allowed this week by the Planning
Inspectorate (see separate article for Nick Whines’ personal view of the planning
process). Despite strong objections being submitted by EHDC and the PC against this
car park there is no appeal against the Planning Inspectorate’s decision. Several
conditions were applied by the Planning Inspectorate to their decision including the
approval by EHDC of a new Traffic Management Plan (TMP) before the new car
park is used. The PC has already been in contact with EHDC to request that they are
actively consulted about this new TMP before it is approved which they have agreed
to. The PC wants to ensure that, when approved, the new TMP minimises the impact
of traffic using the venue on the lives of Froyle residents. Once approved it is
important that Froyle Park comply with the TMP and it is enforced by EHDC.
The repairs to the ship and tunnel in the playground were completed in early
December. Some of you may have heard the chainsaws early one Saturday morning
that were removing some rotten or diseased branches from trees around the Rec.
Coincidentally Froyle Wildlife completed the planting of several new native tree
saplings on the Rec during the month, a welcome tree replacement initiative.
Around the village
Several residents have contacted the PC about the build-up of rubbish along the A31
verges between Alton and Bentley. EHDC have been informed and a litter pick along
the A31 has been scheduled by EHDC for w/c 11 January 2021 so hopefully things
will improve.
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You can help to get this litter problem under control in two ways:
(i) Make a note of the date, time and registration number of any refuse lorry you see
depositing litter and send this information to the Parish Clerk who will take the
matter up with EHDC.
(ii) Where the source of the litter cannot be identified or is the result of fly tipping,
this can be reported quickly and easily using the EHDC/HCC services portal –
you can use the link on the PC website or drop an email to the Parish Clerk who
will report it for you. Our experience over recent months is that reports of fly
tipping have usually been cleared up within 48 hours, so the system works!
Four new planning applications have been received since the last PC meeting. Three
of these relate to tree pruning and felling and one to a rear extension in Froyle Park.
The PC will decide whether and how to respond at its next meeting. A comment has
been posted by the PC regarding one of these applications where an oak tree was
proposed to be felled but with no details of why. In principle the PC is not in favour
of felling trees unless there is a compelling reason to do so and is keen to encourage
the planting of a replacement tree for any that must be felled.
Other news and alerts
The new Parish Council website went live during November
(www.froyleparishcouncil.org.uk or just search for Froyle Parish Council). We hope
that the website will become a portal for the Froyle community, containing not only
information about the Parish Council but also links to a variety of websites for local
utilities and services and details of upcoming events in the village. Hopefully, some of
you have already taken the opportunity to access it but if not, do have a look. The PC
would really like your feedback on what you think and where improvements can be
made.
Have a look at the leaflets on the village notice boards regarding the HCC Connect to
Support initiative. These provide useful information and contact details on
Hampshire’s Coronavirus support and Using the Internet to Stay Independent
www.ConnectToSupportHampshire.org.uk.
Parish Clerk contact details can be found on the back cover of the magazine.
The next PC meeting is scheduled for
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Bookings:
Sarah Zorab
01420 520361
www.froylevillagehall.co.uk
NO NEWS FROM THE VILLAGE HALL !
On the 18 April 1930 at quarter to nine in the evening, during the interval of a wireless
concert from the Queens Hall, the BBC news-reader, no doubt suitably attired in
dinner jacket and bow tie (clip-ons not permitted), came on the air to solemnly
announce that ‘Today there is no news’.
After 4 weeks of lockdown with the Hall closed, I find myself in much the same
situation albeit somewhat less well dressed. However I have no wish to disappoint
both avid readers of this column so perhaps a little fake news might be permitted in
the circumstances.
Police are investigating the theft of the billiard table from the Hall. They are looking for a man seen
walking towards Upper Froyle with a large load on his back.
In the High Court last week the Chairman and Treasurer were found not guilty of offences under
the Dark Skies legislation following the recent and much appreciated Christmas illumination of the
Hall.
The Committee has applied to the Government’s Green Energy fund to reorientate the Hall due south
which will improve the efficiency of our solar panels. Two Chinooks from RAF Odiham are on
stand-by to effect the move. Does anyone have a substantial cheese wire we could borrow?
The Committee is pleased to announce that it has rejected a bid from Sir Philip Green to open a large
departmental store on the site of the Hall following the discovery of an extensive seam of platinum.
The condition of the three toddlers who climbed down the bore hole is described as extremely rich.
The report that the Secretary has been keeping a rhinoceros in the storeroom is, like his house, without
foundation.
They say that truth is stranger than fiction, particularly when the two are tangled up.
This month that’s hard to demonstrate though we should try…..
The boiler has started sending me emails again. ‘Sorry Nick. I don’t feel quite up to it this morning.
My burners have been giving me gyp again. I think it’s the Russian gas. Clogs them something rotten.
I think I’ll switch off and have a lie in. It’s these dark mornings and the fog. It gets at my weather
compensation. Yes I know I’m only a year old and a ‘Which Best Buy’. And yes, you’ve got the babies
coming in with the toddlers. I’m afraid you’ll have to send for an engineer. It’s probably my software.
Too clever for its own good.’
Very sadly we have to report death of the Village Hall Snow Machine. For many years it was a
highlight of the annual Christmas Carol singing event producing a snow flurry realistic enough to
convince children who have never seen real snow. It was laid to rest along with the Hall floor scrubber
(Sorry Cindy. Ed.) at the Municipal Recycling Centre in Alton. ‘Gone but not forgotten’.
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With great regret the annual Christmas Carol singing event had to be cancelled when it was realised
that if 40 singers were socially distanced vertically they would reach the height of the VEOLIA
ERF chimney.
The Baby and Toddler Group has resumed following the end of lockdown. They complain about the
lack of heat and that they are missing the billiard table.
On behalf of the Village Hall may I apologise for the nonsense above and wish one
and all a very happy, healthy and much better 2021.
Me shortly after winning the 1948 Snooker World Championship
defeating Fred Davis 84-61 in the final.
(Nick Whines secretary@froylevillagehall.co.uk)
The Meeting Place
We cannot reopen the Meeting Place for the time being.
In the meantime our very best wishes and thanks to
everyone who has helped during 2020 and Happy New
Year to all. We will start the Meeting Place just as soon as
the village hall is open again.
(The Meeting Place Team)
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From the Chairman of the Village Hall Committee
Being the self-effacing person that I am, you will be pleased to hear I have decided
not to include any mugshots from my teenage years in this piece (Don’t kid yourself,
they’d never get past the censor anyway – Ed.). And rather than anyone having to endure
yet another message about how 2020 has been a year to forget, I thought I would
spend some time hoping to raise a spirit or two at this festive time, outlining some of
the things to look forward to over the coming months.
Ever the optimist, I am hopeful we will be back to some degree of normality at least
by Easter. Therefore, whilst we are hoping to organise one major fund-raising activity
during the year, the nature of which we are currently discussing, the usual run of
events in which the Village Hall has a hand should, with luck, be back in reasonably
full swing by early spring.
For example, the Meeting Place is a well-loved institution that will be returning as
soon as is sensible; after all where else are we able to find out what is really going on
in the Village? And whilst the Toddler Group has been able to keep going for a lot
of the time, all the other Village clubs, Wildlife, Gardening and Card and Games, are
all just itching to get up and running - or at least strolling – again, which they will do
as soon as the starting tape is raised.
We should also be able to have at least one film night over the next few months - a
hotdog, an ice cream and not forgetting the really comfy cushion will of course
continue to be included at no extra cost.
And then there’s the two days of the Froyle Open Gardens in June to look forward
to. When the looks of delight and not a little envy on the faces of all the visitors are
matched only by the fulfilment gained from tucking in to the Village Hall cream tea,
that is a joy to behold.
And we mustn’t forget that one occasion in July when the entire Village comes to a
halt, namely the Fete and Flower Show. When everyone can’t wait to claim that their
beans are so much better than the winner’s; or that they’re best at breaking a plate or
hitting a rat; or that their dog is most like them; and at the same time willingly paying
a fortune to not win that raffle top prize yet again, to procure yet another bottle of
ketchup at the bottle stall, and to end up drinking far too many pints of Triple fff at
the bar. Memories really are made from such occasions.
And as the evenings start to lengthen, the three autumn highlights will be back,
namely the Harvest Supper, the Quiz, and of course Bonfire Night, events which are
always much enjoyed and raise good money for their respective causes.
Which leaves one ticklish matter to mention, namely the redevelopment of our
neighbour, the Football Hut (of which, for the record, we are very supportive).
Whilst some died-in-the-wool cynics might argue that we will see Halley’s Comet
again (due in 2061 in case you were wondering) before anything happens to it, we
remain hopeful that it really will cease to be a white (or black?) elephant in the
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But I will finish by saying that, despite Hall bookings being well down - from 336 in
2019 to 111 in 2020 - not only have we husbanded our resources well but they have
also been substantially augmented by contributions from HMG. What this all means
is that, come the summer, no promises but we are hoping to be able to organise some
sort of celebration to which the whole Village will be invited. So don’t throw away
those party hats immediately after Christmas, you just might need them later in 2021.
With best wishes to everyone from all on the Village Hall Committee.
David Robertson
Patient Participation Group
Bentley Village Surgery
The Bentley Village Surgery Patient Participation Group (BVS-PPG) was set up early
this year as a bridge between the practice and its patients, improving communications
both ways and helping develop local health services. There are 10 patient members
and a representative from the Practice.
Having got started, Covid 19 changed our focus dramatically and the Group has spent
the last 9 months trying to give what help it can to the Practice. This dreadful disease
has put an immense additional burden on our doctors and their staff and presented
them with serious challenges and we aim to help wherever we can with practical help
and support from the local community.
Most recently we organised help with the Flu Vaccination Clinics with volunteers,
within the surgery and outside as traffic marshals, helping to make these (now almost
completed) a success. The next challenge will (we hope) be Covid Vaccination Clinics,
when the Government gives the go-ahead, probably in the New Year. These will
probably be held in a central location, not at the practice, but please be patient, the
surgery will keep everyone informed as soon as any details are available.
In the meantime the BVS-PPG would like to say HUGE THANK YOU, on behalf
of all the patients, to all the staff at the surgery for their tireless work, in extraordinary
circumstances this year. We know the pandemic is not yet behind us but we want the
staff to know that we appreciate their hard work and wish them well.
BVS-PPG
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Monolithically speaking
Monoliths have been in the news this month.
Curious shiny pillar-like things have been
appearing around the globe as far apart as Utah
in the USA, Romania and most recently on a
beach on the Isle of Wight. Much to the delight
of conspiracy theorists and science fiction fans
Those of you old enough will remember that the
1968 film 2001 A Space Odyssey featured the
strange, alien, inexplicable, monolithic objects that
somehow contributed to the evolution of human
life on Earth.
Well now Froyle has its own monolith. That’s what arborists call a tree which has been
crown pruned and cut back to its trunk. The poplar in the north east corner of the
recreation ground has been suffering fungal infection, dying back and shedding
branches. For reasons of safety and in the hope of extending the life of the tree the
Parish Council has arranged for this radical surgery. In the spring the tree may
regenerate, now the burden of so much dead matter has been removed. But even if
this doesn’t happen the tree will continue to provide a home and larder for countless
small birds, reptiles, insects and detritivores.
Nick Whines
8Froyle Rainfall for November 2020
This year 72 mm 2.8 ins
Last year 104.5 mm 4.1 ins
Wettest November (2009) 198.5 mm 7.8 ins
Driest November (1978) 18 mm 0.7 ins
November long-term average– the 2nd wettest month 85.1 mm 3.4 ins
Total rainfall for the year so far 834.5 mm 32.9 ins
Long-term average for the year so far 699.5 mm 27.5 ins
As can be seen from the black bars on the
chart, after see-sawing above and below
the average for the last six months, we
returned to a degree of relative normality
in November. That said we are still on
track for the wettest year since 2014 and
will make it the fourth year running when
the long-term average has been exceeded.
Evidence of global warming maybe…?
“The Umbrella Man”
9Froyle Wildlife
A look back at Wildlife sightings in Froyle 2020
Two Turtle doves (a Red listed species of conservation
concern) seen in an Upper Froyle garden must rank as one
of the best sightings of the year not to mention the tagged
White-tailed eagle officially released on the Isle of Wight which spent the night in a
Froyle woodland and was seen by a couple of lucky people - Wow! Other sightings
in the Froyle countryside included Kingfisher, Grey wagtail, Spotted flycatcher, 29
Lapwing feeding on pastureland, Stonechat and Raven. Good numbers of Whitethroat,
Yellowhammer and Skylark could be heard and seen in pleasing numbers in Lower
Froyle and a Woodlark was heard on a walk in Well Lane - a wonderful surprise for
one lucky couple.
Moving on the most unusual mammal
sighting was of a Polecat (or hybrid
Polecat/ferret) caught on camera in Upper
Froyle, common species seen included
Badger, Hedgehog, Hare and Roe deer,
Toads, Grass snake and a Great Crested
newt. Hummingbird hawk-moths were seen
in Upper & Lower Froyle and a Jersey Tiger
(moth) was seen on Buddleia one night.
Other Lepidoptera included an Elephant
hawk-moth larva and spotted near the river
Wey a Privet hawk-moth larva (photo). Twenty two butterfly species were recorded
in the wildlife pond meadow area near Gid Lane over the year with the Chalkhill Blue
butterfly new to the site. The total number of butterfly species recorded there since
2017 now stands at 25.
It’s always good to hear of your wildlife sightings - keep them coming in to
info@froylewildlife.co.uk and https://www.instagram.com/froylewildlife/.
The public footpath which runs alongside the quarry fence to Well Lane was a delight
in the spring and summer with many wild flowers such as Cowslip, Eyebright, Fairy
flax, Burnet saxifrage and Common restharrow to name just a few. A subtly marked
and increasingly scarce Dingy skipper butterfly was also noted along this edge. This
species requires a sunny open habitat where the required larval food-plant Bird’s-foot-
trefoil grows. The only place I have ever seen it in Froyle was in the old quarry. This
is a Butterfly Conservation high priority species and it’s good to know it still occurs
in Froyle.
10Lastly the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is back, so come the end of January why
not have a long tea break whilst watching the birds in your garden for one hour any
time between 29th – 31st January. Record the highest number of each bird species
you see at any one time and submit your sightings online. For more information
including ideas of what food to put out see https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-
involved/activities/birdwatch/.
New trees on Rec. Volunteers planted 6 new trees with enthusiasm on Froyle
recreation ground on the last Saturday in November (plan approved by Froyle Parish
Council). This was largely done with one household per tree, using their own tools and
with social distancing from others. As a reminder, the standard trees were 2 each of
Whitebeam, Wild Cherry and Rowan, 2.4m to 3.0m tall, native trees grown in
Hampshire. The bare rooted trees were only lifted from the ground on the previous
day and delivered fresh from Mill Farm Trees, Winchester. We look forward to seeing
buds of growth next Spring and the seasonal changes through the year.
Our talk last November via zoom was ‘Hampshire - Nature in Trust’. Presented by
Mike Read, a freelance nature photographer specialising in birds, flowers, mammals
and other wildlife as well as landscapes. He visited one Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Wildlife Trust reserve each month through the year to record the scenery and wildlife.
From Farlington Marshes to Broughton Down, the wide spread of locations produced
a broad variety of habitats and showcases the great work that the HIWWT is doing.
We enjoyed the beautiful photographs and were inspired to visit more of Hampshire’s
nature reserves in 2021.
Barry Clark
11January News from The Froyle Archive
As I write this we are approaching Christmas, a time when families gather around
the fire, and in past times, told Ghost Stories. Like most ancient villages, Froyle has
its own tales of the supernatural. Many have been handed down over the centuries
and are therefore hearsay, but we at The Froyle Archive can vouch for one
experience here, as it happened to us personally.
I wrote in the March 1997 Froyle Village Magazine “I am writing this with some
trepidation, but in the hope that someone else may have experienced the same thing
as we both did on the night of Saturday, January 25th, at the end of the Pantomime.
We were driving home
at about 11.30pm from
the Newton-Davis Hall.
(Demolished in October
2014) We had just
passed the Church when
we both saw an ‘object’
appear in front of the
car. Annette saw a green
coloured vaporous ball
shape - I saw a child, but
with a bright green
luminescence about it.
It was all very quick - I waited for the bump as we hit it - but we just drove straight
through whatever it was. We both exclaimed “What WAS that!!!” and I stopped
immediately, turned the car round opposite Blundens and drove back up the road
- nothing. We continued to the church and turned again, driving back along the road
- nothing. In the Froyle Archive we have the above picture of Upper Froyle taken
around the turn of the century from almost exactly the place that we saw the
‘apparition’. We have no idea what we saw, all we know is that we BOTH saw
something that was there and, as yet, have found no logical explanation for it. The
most fascinating comments we received concerned people who had slept, or more
correctly, been unable to sleep, in the upstairs room in ‘Park Edge’ (the house on the
right hand edge of the picture). This room overlooks the
very spot where we saw the ‘apparition’, and there
were reports of strange happenings, and, people
working at ‘Park Edge’ were reluctant to sleep in
that room.
Andy Roberts sent details of his experiences at St
Joseph’s Cottage (just up the road opposite St Mary’s
Church, photo in the 1960s) A grey lady has been seen
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skeleton of a child was unearthed in
the rear garden. Joan Webb (née
Douglas) added:- I used to live at 2 St.
Josephs Cotts during the 60s and 70s.
I can’t remember what age I was but
my bedroom was at the back of the
house, and I remember waking up and
seeing a lady in grey standing at the
bottom of my bed. I didn’t feel scared just looked at
her and fell back asleep. I remember telling my mam
the next day, but she said it was probably a dream.
The Froyle Archive was also contacted by Unity
MacLean who lived at Shrubbery House with her
family in the mid 1950s. This had been the home of
Sir Hubert Miller, the last Lord of the Manor of
Froyle, who died in 1940. She describes some of the
strange occurrences in the house: “Sir Hubert’s
private chapel was on the ground floor. A huge
room with windows overlooking the lawns down to
the river. Rather irreverently, I guess, we turned this
into a games room with an upright piano in one
corner. After dark, if you walked past the windows
you could see lights or candles flickering in the
room. On investigation there would never be any
lights or candles or anything out of place in the
room. One day I was practicing the piano and I could feel someone behind me,
watching me. I turned around with a
jolt and the piano slammed shut with
a huge bang! I ran from the room and
very seldom went there alone again!
This could have been in my mind or
my lousy piano-playing, but lots of
people felt a very eerie presence in the
old chapel, it was always cold and
remote. We also heard footsteps again
and again going from the newer part
of the house where the bedrooms
were, to the old cottage upstairs.
Although it made me very nervous, everyone else thought it a hoot.”
We seem to have run out of space, but we will finish off in February with Sylvesters
and Froyle Cottage. Happy New Year from Chris & Annette (22364)
13Down Your Country Ways
With R. Ambling
January Walk
Walk or Jog should take you no more than 1½ hours.
Apparently there were a few joggers who tried the route for December so since it will
probably still be a little muddy in January I thought I’d do another walk combining both
road and fields. It also includes some of the more historic houses near the village.
Leave Lower Froyle walking on the road past the Anchor towards Bentley, turn left into
Coldrey, walking past the cottages on your left, follow the track past the tennis court on
your right and follow the lane to the right, when you arrive at the road by the cottage on
your left. Cross the road and go under the A31 bridge and continue on the footpath on
the left and carry on along the lane; the path finishes quite quickly. Do not turn onto the
slip road upto the A31. Just continue along the lane which goes downhill and you will go
across a small bridge with Isington Mill, the former home of Field Marshall Montgomery
on your left. You can often see large trout and the very occasional Kingfisher from the
bridge. Continue along the lane and at the tee junction turn left. At this point, if you wish
and, depending when you are doing the walk, you could take a break and turn right and
visit the Mill Farm Shop which advertises in this magazine. If have turned left you can
continue along this lane for approximately a mile with houses mainly along the right side.
When you come to tee junction, you will probably recognize the road to Bentley, so turn
left and follow the road until you reach Bentley crossroads with the Memorial Hall
opposite you. Here if you wish to stay on the road you can turn left and follow the road
all the way back to Froyle. However, for the more ambitious go straight across into Hole
Lane, follow the lane, past the Doctors Surgery, past allotments on your left and a sign
for Jenkyn Place. Keep going up the hillside path with the road below you until you reach
the end of Jenkyn Place wall. Turn left and follow the path around the field and the store,
keep following the path and through a gate and keep going, this path can be quite muddy.
You will be able to see the vineyard on your left. Keep going until you reach a horse
paddock, follow the path to the left and then right keeping the paddock on you right, you
will come to a metal gate, go through this and along a narrow path, with Pax Hill on your
right. Pax Hill was the home of Baden Powell. When you get to Pax Hill Drive turn left
and walk down as far as the house on the right, turn right and over the stile. Follow this
path across the middle of the field. You will then go through another gate and will go
past Coldrey on you right, through another gate and will have returned to Coldrey
Cottages and Lower Froyle.
Why not walk it one day and jog it the next!
(R. Ambling)
14Froyle Park: an update
One of the few possible upsides to the pandemic locally has been the temporary closure
of the wedding venue at Froyle Park. Residents may have noticed the lack of traffic,
the absence of noise and low flying drones. Undoubtedly it’s been tough on the staff
and the freelancers who work there, and worse perhaps for the couples who’ve had
their dream wedding celebrations cancelled.
As reported on Page 1, we have heard that the Planning Inspector has upheld the
appeal by Froyle Park against the refusal by East Hants District Council (EHDC) to
give permission for a new car park at the top of the Avenue. It’s a long and convoluted
story but one that is worth summarising if you have any interest in how the planning
system works. And sooner or latter planning impacts on all of us. So what is the job
of the Planning Inspectorate?
The Planning Inspectorate has three primary roles: to help communities shape where they live; to operate
a fair and sustainable planning system; and to help meet future infrastructure needs.
(Planning Inspectorate Annual Report 2019)
In July 2016 EHDC gave permission for a 62-place car park at the top of the Avenue.
Among the conditions were that the redundant car park on Hen and Chicken Hill was
grassed over to offset the ‘harm’ that would be done to the Conservation Area, the
parkland and the setting of the grade 1 listed Church nearby.
The 2016 car park permission was not implemented and, after three years, lapsed. But
a new application was submitted, identical to the first but omitting the obligation to
grass over the old car park which has lain derelict for a number of years.
In 2019 EHDC refused the new application because of the lack of mitigation for the
perceived harm done by the proposed car park on the Avenue. Froyle Park appealed
on the grounds that there was no harm, so no requirement for mitigation. FPC
submitted a lengthy document to the Inspector supporting the refusal.
In upholding the appeal the Inspector makes a number of points:
▪ He disagrees with EHDC and FPC. He doesn’t think the new car park will cause
harm to the setting of the Listed Building (Froyle Park), the Conservation Area or
the wider landscape.
▪ He therefore sees no reason for there to be any mitigation or need for public
benefit by restoring the old car park to grass.
15▪ He sees no problem for nearby residents from the noise from cars or guests given
the remote location of the car park.
▪ He believes his decision is fully compliant with the National Planning Policy
Framework as well as EHDC’s own planning policies.
He refers to the submission of Froyle Parish Council as follows:
In light of my findings on the main issues and other matters, I consider that it would be unnecessary
and unreasonable to impose conditions restricting the continued use for parking of the Hen and Chicken
Hill car park and the Avenue, or for any existing/future verge damage to the latter to be mitigated.
He concludes:
Concerns have been raised about the potential for larger events to be held at Froyle Park as a result of
the proposed car park. However, I have no substantive basis to consider that such intensification would
occur or that in any case the proposals would harmfully affect the living conditions of residents in the
village or worsen any current problems in respect of living conditions. If anything, it would be more
likely to limit the amount of activity within the wider village during events by focussing and encouraging
car parking close to Froyle Place.
The result of the Appeal is that Froyle Park can build their new car park (62 places),
continue to park along the Avenue (up to 80 cars have been observed), retain the old
car park on Hen and Chicken Hill or perhaps develop it. In the original (2013) planning
permission 32 parking places were approved.
Many Froyle residents will remember working intensively with officers from EHDC
to produce non-statutory guidance for the development of the Treloar School site.
Their key recommendation was that as far as possible traffic resulting from the
development should access the site from Gate A on Hen and Chicken Hill and not
come through the village.
The Inspector makes no reference to this document. In fact traffic hardly gets a mention.
He does note the need for a Traffic Management Plan into which EHDC has previously
promised FPC input. EHDC has confirmed that FPC will be consulted.
Nick Whines
As a parish councillor, Nick has been engaged with the development of the Treloar School site from
the outset. The article is his personal response to the Inspector’s Decision which can be read on the FPC
website along with the FPC’s submission.
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Lent Lunches 2021
In a normal year, in the January magazine, I would be drawing attention to the Lent
Lunches which begin on Ash Wednesday and continue until Easter. This has not
been a normal year! We don't know what restrictions will be in place in the early part
of next year, but on current form, whether we are in lockdown or in Tier 2/3, it will
not be possible for people from different households to mix.
Ash Wednesday is on February 17th, so clearly, things will not have changed by
then. Sadly, I think we must forego all Lent Lunches for next year. This is a great
pity, because many charities benefit from the generosity of hostesses and of
attendees. If, by some miracle, there is significant change in Government guidelines
before Easter, and we can squeeze one or perhaps two lunches in, you will all hear
about it!
Let's look forward to some storming soup lunches in 2022.
Jenny Gove
January is here and the days will be getting longer and brighter.
It’s time to think about seeds and plants for the coming season
and enjoy the first signs of Spring.
I do hope that we will soon be able to meet up again with all our
friends. Best wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy 2021.
Anne Blunt
A new website has been launched www.shareameal.co.uk. If you fancy trying The
Hairy Bikers’ mushroom cobbler, Prue and Peta Leith’s Paneer curry or Phil
Howard’s sausage and pasta casserole you will find the recipes there, plus many
more deliciously simple ideas. The team who launched the website, hope that
anyone who feels like trying out one of their recipes will cook enough to share a
plate with a neighbour, so give it a go!
18Froyle Estate Sale
Over the last few months there have been rumours circulating about the sale of the
Froyle Estate. I am able to confirm that after careful consideration, the Trustees of
the family trust that has owned the Froyle Estate for many years took the decision to
sell the Froyle Estate as a whole. This sale completed on 30th November 2020 to
RedBrown Limited, a privately owned company. All Estate tenants have been
informed of the sale and, other than a change of Landlord, the sale should not have
much impact on them.
Going forwards, the responsibility of managing the estate will be with Belport
Limited, who specialise in the acquisition and asset management of farms and estates
across the UK. However, for a transition period, Savills will continue as managing
agents.
The Trustees are confident that the Directors of RedBrown Limited will be good
custodians of the Estate. I know that the new owners are delighted to have acquired
the Estate and that they look forward to a long association with the Estate and with
Froyle. They are pleased to have been able to continue the tradition of providing a
Christmas tree from the Estate’s woods to both Froyle Church and the White Hart in
Holybourne.
Crispin Mahony, Savills
FROYLE 100 CLUB – DECEMBER DRAW
For December the 100 Club administrator
visited Will and Bella at West End Flower
Farm, who have been so imaginative and
persistent in keeping going through the
months of the pandemic, despite the
constant changes in restrictions, and in
helping to cheer us up over the summer,
autumn and into the winter.
The numbers they drew were:
1st – Sandra Fry 2nd – Lauraine Bourne
3rd – David Robertson 4th – Karen Potter
Congratulations to all the winners, and a Happy New Year to everyone!
William Knowles Tel: 07775 928933, email: wbk@wbknowles.com
19Dear all,
Happy New Year to you and yours!
2021 has arrived and once again we find ourselves wondering where the days
went and for many of us, rather glad that last year has been and gone! As years
go, it was rather a broken one! We look to 2021 with a mixture no doubt of
apprehension and uncertainty – COVID 19 continues to affect our lives at the
beginning of this new year, and it looks, at the time of writing this, like we will
exit Europe without a deal. Many people are facing the prospect of a difficult
2021.
Nevertheless, as a Vicar and simply as a human being, I very much want us all
to face this coming year with hope. Not the wishy washy kind of hope that says
maybe, just perhaps, but the kind of hope that is sure, certain, confident.
Though I certainly wish it with all my heart, I hope - but can only do so in a
wishy washy way - that next year will be totally trouble free for us all, but in my
heart of hearts I suspect that few, if any of us, will have that kind of year. So
God offers me the kind of hope that transcends all the troubles the world
might bring. This is the hope of Christ in me. It’s a hope for today and
tomorrow and forevermore, firmly anchored on the love of Christ
demonstrated on the cross and on the power of Christ’s resurrection.
So my New Year’s wish for you is best summed up by words which have
inspired generation after generation of Christians through times of uncertainty.
They were written by the apostle Paul, who faced more trouble and dangers
than I trust any of us might ever have to face, “ May the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope
by the power of the Holy Spirit”.
Blessings,
Yann and the team
20ST MARY’S CHURCH NOTES
Vicar: The Reverend Yann Dubreuil Tel: 07777 684 533 yann@benbinfro.org
Administrator: Tel 01420 23339 e-mail admin@benbinfro.org
Church Wardens: Benefice Pastoral Care:
William Knowles Simon Marshall Nick Carter (472861)
Park Edge, Upper Froyle (07734 214419)
(07775 928933) sm517@icloud.com Anna Chaplain:
wbk@wbknowles.com Nicky Smallwood (07765 058593)
January Services
Sunday 3rd January 11.00am Bentley Morning Worship
11.00am ONLINE* Holy Communion
Sunday 10th January 9.30am Froyle Holy Communion
11.00am Binstead Morning Worship
Sunday 17th January 11.00am Bentley Holy Communion
Sunday 24th January 11.00 am Binstead Holy Communion
6.30pm Froyle Evensong
Sunday 31st January 11am Binstead Benefice Service
*See our YouTube channel: BenBinFro Churches
This schedule is correct at the time of printing. Please keep an eye on our website
for any changes to service times and dates, especially due to Covid-19 restrictions.
21Church Update
As we move on from the extraordinarily difficult year of 2020, I would just like
to say a big THANK YOU to the many people in Froyle who have helped us
all since March in trying to rise above the disorientation and distress of it all.
Well done this magazine for continuing delivery of hard copies every month!
Well done the Meeting Place for endeavouring to provide a service and a smile
wherever possible without, of course, ever ‘meeting’..... Well done many of us
for adapting (much to our own surprise) to and organising online events (Froyle
Wildlife, the village quiz) – and live events – the fireworks on 5th November!!
The Church itself as an institution has perhaps been unduly sensitive to early
suggestions throughout the world that religious gatherings were a particular
cause of the virus spreading, without distinguishing the huge variety of different
forms and scales of public worship. Nevertheless, thank you to those in the
village who have helped us to open the church when we could, to keep the
church clean and decorated; to those (readers, providers of prayers, singers)
who have contributed to the online services which have been such a success;
to Yann and his team who have been so inventive and capable in putting
together those online services – although we should not forget that for many
of us such services can never replace live public worship, and some have been
unable to embrace at all the ‘online world’. Thank you especially to those of
you who have offered to do more for the Church this year (you know who you
are...), and particularly to Simon Marshall for stepping up as my fellow
churchwarden.
I hope that by the time you read this, many of us will have at least been able
(or be about) to enjoy some outdoors carol singing to counter the restrictions
on our services and other Church-related events of the Christmas season. I
hope we can be optimistic as we look forward to 2021, when (among other
things) we expect to continue our modernisation work on the church building.
“Tomorrow to fresh Woods, and Pastures new” - I can never remember who
wrote that, but those words always cheer me up....
William Knowles
22Tucked away in the heart of Hampshire’s rolling green, we’re a true
country pub at heart. Our bar is stocked with great national and local
ales, superb wines from around the world and our menus are
brimming with the finest ingredients.
Tel: 01420 23261 info@anchorinnatlowerfroyle.co.uk
www.anchorinnatlowerfroyle.co.uk
Mill Farm Shop & Cafe
Organic Beef , Lamb & Pork from the Farm
Meat Boxes from £59,
Fresh ‘Artisan’ Bread, Fruit+Veg, Cheese
Local Hampshire produce
HOMEMADE pies, soups ready meals
DEAL OF THE MONTH:
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LOGS £6.95/bag or £65/ load stewing or braising steak
KINDLING £4.95/bag
FARM TRAILS OPEN ALL YEAR!
Tel/Fax 0142022331 Come and see the animals and enjoy a walk
Open: Wed– Sat 9am-5pm in a beautiful Hampshire countryside.
Isington Nr. Alton GU34 4PN
www.millfarmorganic.com Cafe corner now open !
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Pip Lacey FOOTHEALTH
Routine footcare in the comfort of your own home. Nail
cutting & filing, corn and callus removal, fungal nail
infection, ingrowing toenails, verrucae treatment and
diabetic footchecks.
Pip is a registered nurse (BSc Hons) and Foot Health
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Home visits
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January Bin Collections
Tuesday 5th Recycling & Glass
Monday 11th Rubbish & Garden
Monday 18th Recycling
Monday 25th Rubbish & Garden
BENTLEY VILLAGE SURGERY
Dr Melanie Way, Dr Abigail Evers, Dr Iona Moore,
Dr Natalie Smith, Dr James Roffey
The surgery is open from 8.00am – 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
The dispensary is open from 8.30am – 2.30pm, Monday to Friday.
When the surgery is closed please call 111
To register for Online appointment booking and repeat prescriptions, please
ask at Reception.
Tel: 01420 22106 www.bentleysurgery.org.uk
FROYLE SMALL ADS
Don’t forget - Small ads are to all Froyle residents (one per month)
So why not advertise items you no longer need, or are looking for, right here?
Or indeed services you can offer or are trying to find?
Just email your text - and a photo if you have one - to magazine@froyle.com
36Advertising in the Froyle Village Magazine
The rates are as follows:
For Froyle businesses: £3.50 +VAT/month for advertisements of up to half a page.
For non-Froyle businesses: £5 +VAT/month for up to half a page.
For both residents and non-residents: £10 +VAT/month for a full page; or £5 +
VAT for a third of a page on inside covers.
All advertising must be requested and paid for through the Parish Clerk at
and copied to
We are pleased that local tradesmen and service providers advertise with us, and hope
you support them. However, we don’t check or endorse them in any way.USEFUL CONTACT DETAILS
Clerk to Parish Council ………………………… Andrew Potter - 07979 030571
clerk@froyleparishcouncil.org.uk
www.froyleparishcouncil.org.uk
District Councillor ….……. .Tony Costigan - 07770 666896 - tony.costigan@easthants.gov.uk
Froyle Village Hall Committee Chairman ……….…….. .David Robertson - 520820
www.froylevillagehall.co.uk
Froyle Gardening Club …………………………………… Anne Blunt - 22262
Froyle Vestments Group .……………………… . . . . . . Madeleine Black - 23371
www.froylevestmentsgroup.org.uk
St Mary’s Flower Rota ………………………………… … Gill Bradley - 520484
Froyle Archive ………………………………….. Chris & Annette Booth - 22364
www.froyle.com
The Meeting Place …………………………………… Susie Robertson - 520820
Froyle Wildlife……………………………………………. Barry Clark - 23520
www.froylewildlife.co.uk
Froyle Village Agent for Age Concern ………………… Madeleine Black - 23371
Bentley, Binsted & Froyle Care Group (transport to medical appointments) …………. - 23440
Police .……… …………………………………..Call 101 (999 in an emergency)
Wildlife Crime Officer ……………………………………. PC Scott Graham
Scott.graham@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
NHS non-emergency ….……… ……………………………………… 111
The Benefice of Bentley, Binsted & Froyle……………… www.benbinfro.co.uk
Froyle Residents’ Facebook Group …………….……. simon@watmore.com
NEXT MONTH’S MAGAZINE DEADLINE
Friday 22nd January 2021
For advertising details, please refer to our rates outlined
on the inside back cover.
All booking enquiries should be addressed in the first instance to:
magazine@froyle.com and copied to clerk@froyleparishcouncil.org.uk.
Magazine contributions should be submitted by the above deadline to:
magazine@froyle.com
Please remember to check out the magazine online at:
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