Community and Social

Philip MacDougall, whose book on the history of Chichester was published three years ago, has now written a new book.  Published by Portsmouth City Council, it is a history of the ethnic minorities of Portsmouth.  Philip MacDougall, who is a member of the website committee and a Southbourne parish councillor, has long felt the need to ensure that the history of all peoples in all situations should always be recorded.  His interest in the ethnic minority communities of Portsmouth stems from his employment in the city and his work at Portsmouth College.  Here, he frequently works with members of the various communities.  In his book, Philip gives particular attention to the city's two largest communities, those from Bangladesh and Hong Kong.  He also considers those more recent to the area and especially the important contribution of political asylum seekers and refugees.

Let’s Make Chidham a Fair Trade Community

Fair Trade products guarantee a better deal for Third World producers. There are now well over 1,500 products and goods that carry the Fair Trade kite mark of which tea, coffee and chocolate are the most popular. If we made Chidham a Fair Trade community, it would mean that these and other Fair Trade products would be more freely available to those who wish to purchase fairly traded items. And there are easy ways to do this.

If there were enough people interested, we could have a number of Fair Trade points of contact throughout the community – maybe a Fair Trade point of sale in every road. At the moment there is a campaign in Chichester to make Chichester a Fair Trade Town . But we could be doing something much more local by making our own Chidham community area a Free Trade community.

If you like the idea, then why not contact me: philip.macdougall@btinternet.com

Volunteers - Litter clearance

Experience shows that voluntary effort can keep on top of the litter problem.
Volunteers in Chidham and Hambrook collect litter in their own locality. We just have to pick it up faster than they throw it down! This is not as bad as it sounds because in fact very few people throw down litter. Its just that if we don't pick it up it hangs around for a long time disfiguring our environment .
A 'picking stick' for picking up the litter is an essential tool, and makes an otherwise tiring and distasteful job a practical task that we can all do.
Michael Gladwin, a parish councillor, coordinates the effort and can supply picking sticks for people prepared to make a regular effort to remove litter from their locality.
michaelwheatfields@hotmail.com

Volunteers - Litter Blitz

Badminton Players

Environmental Volunteers