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Bin Calendars go online Residents can get details of their bin calendar and receive bin collection reminders online. You can print off your collection calendar and also sign up to MyEastleigh to receive bin collection reminders. These two simple steps are detailed below and will replace the printed calendars.
• You can create a
MyEastleigh online account to view your collection dates as well as sign up to emailed bin reminders the afternoon before your expected collection. You can check this 24/7, wherever you are and will be reminded without the need for a calendar. Your MyEastleigh account also gives you access to check your Council Tax and Housing Benefit accounts,
view planning applications near to you, sign up to Your Weekly Borough News email and more. myeastleigh.gov.uk
• Option two allows you
to view your collection dates and print them off. eastleigh.gov.uk/ bin-collection-dates
News round up Bishopstoke, Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Memorial Hall consultation A residents’ consultation on concept designs to either replace or refurbish the Memorial Hall takes place on Monday 2 September. In the Spring, the Bishopstoke, Fair Oak & Horton Heath Local Area Committee recommended over £300,000 of investment from contributions by developers, and earmarked funding of £1 million from the New Homes Bonus scheme, for a replacement for the Memorial Hall together with the extended community provision at St Pauls. Bishopstoke, Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Good response on St Paul’s proposals A pubic consultation event on the community space building project at St Paul’s Church, Bishopstoke took place in July. A good number of people responded and most were supportive of the proposals. The Bishopstoke, Fair Oak & Horton Heath Local Area Committee allocated around £172,000 towards the project which will provide community facilities that will be available for public hire.
Blooming marvellous flower displays Eastleigh Borough Council in partnership with Vivid Housing organised ‘Velmore and North End in Bloom’ event in June. The event aimed to encourage local people to help brighten up the local area through the use of summer flowers. So beddings plants, compost, hanging baskets and brackets were provided free to residents, who in return, were happy to plant and maintain them. The event was really successful with around 90 residents participating resulting in local houses and shops benefitting from colourful displays of flowers.
The successful ‘In-Bloom’ event, funded by the Eastleigh Local Area Committee, has also helped bring the community together. An added benefit is that a small group of ‘green fingered’ residents have got together to look at making a formal group to maintain an area of green space in Velmore for the benefit of the whole community.
Pictures right: Velmore residents with some of the hanging baskets they planted
