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05/07/2008 by admin.
Emsworth’s horticultural society will be showing off their gardening talents at next month’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.The EHS has been selected to put together a garden in the small garden category of the esteemed show, which takes place from July 8 until July 13.The garden’s design will focus on encouraging children to become more involved in gardening and art.It is the first time garden designer Annette Wood has had a garden at the show. She said: “The primary purpose of the ‘Spot the Art’ garden is to foster children’s interest and enthusiasm not only in the fields of gardening and plants but also art and artists.“Semi-hidden in the garden are details from works of art for example Rousseau’s tiger or Monet’s water lilies which children will be encouraged to search for and spot after referring to interactive art posts along the front boundary of the garden.
“The garden is intended to be fun, exciting and stimulating, as well as visually beautiful.”
On the inspiration of her garden, she said: “Last summer I was walking in our garden when I became aware of our Burmese cat Lucy hiding in a flower bed, stalking me and ready to pounce.
“I was reminded of the tiger in Rousseau’s painting Surprise and thought how much children would enjoy spotting a tiger in the garden – and also how this could be used as a tool for learning.”
The garden contains two small walkways at the end of which there is a sculpture in the style of a particular artist on a plinth.
The garden also has a circular pond as seen in one of the Van Gogh paintings. It has white water lilies, which link to the famous Monet paintings of water lilies. In the centre of the garden will be a courtyard. The garden will feature grasses, sunflower, lilies and other flowers in four different sections.Chichester Observer
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30/06/2008 by admin.
An exciting new exhibition is opening on Saturday at Emsworth Museum. The exhibition dives beneath the surface of our local waters to give a glimpse of the amazing wildlife that lives beneath the waves. The exhibition called ‘What Lies Beneath’ features underwater photography from within Chichester
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26/06/2008 by admin.
The Emsworth design Statement is almost ready to be published and is only awaiting approval by the Full Council on 23rd July.It is reported that a supplementary document is to be produced which will contain the views of Emsworth residents which we have been removed from the draft statement because they were considered to be either inappropriate for a Design Statement or to conflict with planning policy. www.emsworthdesignstatement.org.uk
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26/06/2008 by admin.
There is a clearly established case for encouraging people to walk or cycle around town instead of using their cars. The case for cycling was documented in A Strategy for Cycle Route Development in Emsworth published by Emsworth Community Board in March 2007. This should be read in conjunction with this report.
The cycling strategy report was presented to local government transport officers who recommended that the needs of pedestrians should also be considered. They proposed that a Community Street Audit should be carried out to provide a comprehensive list of improvements that would encourage more people to walk and cycle around Emsworth. Such a list could form the basis for a formal Town Access Plan for Emsworth which would be consulted when funding for highways projects became available. Emsworth Community Board undertook to carry out the Street Audit with the help of other Emsworth residents. All those who took part were volunteers. Planning for the Street Audit took place during the summer of 2007 and the street surveys took place in October/November 2007. Conclusions from the audit were consolidated and published in March 2008.Download the report ……………………….The case for cycling was documented in A Strategy for Cycle Route Development in Emsworth published by Emsworth Community Board in March 2007. This should be read in conjunction with this report. (click here to download this report)
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17/06/2008 by admin.
A woman has been left with serious injuries after being hit by a car while cycling. She was in collision with a car at the junction of Record Road and Havant Road, Emsworth. The cyclist was rushed to Queen Alexandra Hospital suffering from leg and facial injuries.Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The incident happened at 11.05am on Saturday and anyone with information on the accident should call Cosham Roads Policing Unit on 0845 045 45 45.
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