Archive for July 2008

Meeting to cook up food festival’s future

TALKS will take place tomorrow about the future of the Emsworth Food Festival.Businesses, retailers and the public are invited to discuss a way forward for the popular event, which has sparked controversy.It was cancelled this year after complaints that it had got too big.Last year 55,000 people descended on the vill ADVERTISEMENTage, sparking concerns about disruption as the village centre was effectively closed to traffic.The festival committee is considering holding a smaller version twice a year.Festival spokeswoman Amanda Fallbrown said: ‘The plan is that something goes ahead. Some of the ideas are to hold it twice a year, along the lines of a farmer’s market with local businesses getting involved.’

Trader Chris Gorton, owner of Sue Foster Fabrics in


Queen Street

, said: ‘I can understand they had to take a breather as it had got so big and everyone needed to take stock. It was a bit like a business running out of contol.‘I think the festival puts Emsworth on the map. Okay, I don’t take orders when it is on, but it makes people want to come back to Emsworth.’The meeting is at 6pm at the Community Association Centre in Church Path. 

The News 29-July-08

Emsworth Village Design Statement

At the Executive meeting of Havant Borough Council on July 16th it was recommended that the Council approve the Emsworth Village Design Statement and the Design Considerations it contains as a material consideration in Development Control.

www.emsworthdesignstatement.org.uk

SPECIAL EXHIBITION “MORE ABOUT P.G.WODEHOUSE”


EMSWORTH MUSEUM 2ND TO 31ST AUGUST
Jeeves and Lord Emsworth are back in town! Well not quite, but this exhibition gives a close-up picture of Emsworth as PG Wodehouse would have seen it during his ten years in the town and speculates on some of the people he might have met. Local place names and a few locals feature heavily in his books and even Emsworth itself is described lovingly in them. The display includes photos, letters, books music and memorabilia

Opening Times; 10.30 to 4.30pm Saturdays and Bank Holidays, 2.30 to 4.30pm Fridays in August and all Sundays

Important meeting for all Emsworth businesses

Wed  30th July 6pm at   Community Association Centre

 

If the Emsworth Food Festival affects your business in any way, you are invited to this meeting, to hear about proposals for the 2009 Festival to promote and celebrate Emsworth.  We have taken account of the ideas and concerns of local businesses, and need your support to make 2009 a great success.I hope to see you then.

 Lulu Bowerman, EFF Chair.

Retail rep-Mary Coburn

Classy Cooks

01243 377518 

Mast proposal for Emsworth

A planning application has been submitted by Hampshire County Council for a 50-metre anemometry mast in north Emsworth. The mast would be temporary, positioned in Southleigh forest’s landfill site for a year to record wind data. There would be four sets of guy cables anchored 25 metres from the base holding it in place. 

Chichester Observer 20-July-08