Play Area Balloon Race Winner

We have had two labels returned from the Play Area Balloon Race and now, after two months from the launch we are have ended the competition. To our surprise and delight we had a label returned from a Jutta Rohrlack in Harrislee , Germany which, for a while looked like being the winner. However, a few weeks later the second label was returned from Aku Kalpa in Nauvo , Finland who we have now declared as the one that has flown the furthest and we have sent them a reward for their efforts.

I can reveal that the balloon found in Germany was purchased by May Woolley who lives in Broad Road, but the one found in Finland was purchased by Beth Brown of Willow View, Broad Road. We will be sending Beth a prize shortly.

Thank you to all those who took part on the day and to Mike Smith for his help with blowing them up and the Launch and also to Dave Ball for providing the Helium.
Andy Collins

The balloon travelled about 1100 miles!

Hambrook & District Residents Association

  AUTUMN GENERAL MEETING REPORT

  October 2006

I am pleased to report that the association Autumn General Meeting was well attended and that most subjects concerning the residents were addressed. A glass of wine each helped to lubricate everyone and get the evening off to a good start.

In attendance were our County Councillor Mark Dunn, District Councillor Myles Cullen and Parish Council Chairman Mike Penny. We had apologies from Mary Marrs of Southbourne Parish Council who would normally give us the views from our neighbouring Parish.

The Association Chairman welcomed everyone and gave a brief review of events over the last six months and what activities they are currently involved in. Individual reports were then presented on the following issues and activities:

• New Minerals and Waste Plan: Alan Morse
• Speeding and Traffic: Mike Penny
• Grain Store: Myles Cullen and Trevor Nightingale
• Hambrook Holiday Site: Andy Collins
• Sewage and Flooding: Nigel Else
• New Play Area: Nigel Else
• Social Events: Andy Collins
• Millennium Meadow: Nigel Else
• Wild Flower Project: John Wingrove

Each of the above reports was thrown open to questions from the audience at the end. There is to much for me to repeat each of the reports here, but I can say each one was covered in enough depth within the time allowing for all those attending to get a good understanding of each.

Our Parish Council Chairman, Mike Penny, addressed the meeting on some of the local issues that had been reported on above. He also asked for all those who were interested a village clean up to support Michael Gladwin on November 4 th (see link on the front page of the website).

Myles Cullen our District Councillor talked briefly about the Bourne Forum and the changes that were being proposed for Local Councils. Input from Resident Associations was going to be one area that he believed would become more important in the future. There were a number of questions put to Myles regarding planning, development and other issues reported on earlier.

Mark Dunn, our County Councillor addressed the issue of youth by talking about how the Council were trying to overcome some of the problems coming from this sector throughout the County. He stated that there where funds available if required to help solve some of these problems. He believed there were some signs of improvements in the general well being and attitude from the younger members of our society thanks to the Councils efforts but there was still a long way to go.

Our Open Forum at the end went back over some of the above issues. A proposal was made to increase membership by including an application form in the next News Letter and was agreed would be done.

The time, now getting late and the wine all gone, the Chairman thanked everyone for attending and declared the meeting closed. The next meeting will be the AGM on March 14 th 2007 which deals with the election of members and annual reports.

Andy Collins
Chairman