May 2008 News Archive

The first of the Hayling’s BEST MTI Group’s innovative series of ‘Playing on the Plaza’, alfresco music events at Eastoke Corner, Hayling Island, is all set for this Bank Holiday Sunday afternoon between 3pm and 5pm. After an opening ceremony perf...

Andy Lenaghan has asked us to assist with a problem; ----------------------------------- From - Andy Lenaghan====================== Hants County Council are having difficulty in replacing the school crossing patrol at the two Mengham Schools. ...

Police have another tool to help combat anti-social behaviour in Hayling Island, thanks to sponsorship from local organisations for two head camera kits. Warner Leisure Hotel’s Lakeside Chalet Resort and the Paris to Hayling Island bike ride have ...

The volunteers of the Hayling Railway Society in association with the ‘LL Club’ and ‘Hayling Legends’, will be hosting a classic transport rally at the Hayling Railway’s Beachlands station, next to the roller coaster in the car park of the Funland Am...

Hayling Island's Kylie King has been selected as 1 of 21 finalists for this years "Miss Portsmouth" competition. Not content with being an amazing mover and being a part of the best dance group and clubwear brand in the UK... Not happy with just w...

National Community Action Day on 16th May* – Jobsite (www.jobsite.co.uk)volunteers will be involved in two projects which have to be done in a day! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1) Helping to clean up the Mengh...

Remedial work on the Hayling/Langstone bridge is due to start on Monday to address issues with the painting of the railings. Since shortly after the installation of new railings was completed in 2003 concerns have be raised over how it has stood u...

Can you help us identify the faces in this photograph? Hayling Island's BEST group have uncovered this great photograph of the Island's war time Homeguard and are hoping to identify all of the faces pictured. A larger version of this image, tog...

Another officer for Hayling Island Safer Neighbourhood Team The Hayling Island Safer Neighbourhood Team welcomes the addition of another officer, Police Constable Debra Surridge, who joined the team on April 21. Debbie, who has 16 years...

Entry Forms are now available for download from the Festival website www.haylingscarecrows.co.uk. The Closing Date for Entries is July 5th. You can also pick up Entry Forms from the following places • Eastoke Corner - Terracotta Pot Shop • ...

A fire was started in the Rose-in-June last night. The barn, a listed building, was badly damaged. The fire is beingg treated as suspicious. Hp...

Eastoke Corner on Sunday 25 May between 3 and 5 in the afternoon is the time and place to be, as the second of the Hayling’s BEST Group’s ‘Playing on the Plaza’ concerts comes to the Liveability Plaza. Youth will be very much to the fore as the ...

UK crime writer, Pauline Rowson, Independent Bookseller, The Hayling Island Bookshop, and Wightlink Ferries have teamed up to take the National Year of Reading initiative one step further than announced by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in Januar...

10th Anniversary Celebration of Hayling’s Twinning with Gorron Almost 10 years to the day, 30 Gorronais, from the department of Mayenne in France, visited Hayling to celebrate the signing of the Twinning Charters between our two communities. The ...

Friday 16th May was Business in The Community National Cares Day and a team of 15 volunteers from Jobsite UK Ltd in Havant led by Jackie Jones and Carrillion (Queen Alexandra Hospital and St. Mary's) led by Sue Coupland. They undertook a project to ...

A ten year old boy and his mother both had to be rescued by Solent Coastguard yesterday afternoon after getting caught up in strong currents. The boy was out using a body board in Langstone Harbour and got into trouble when he was caught in the ti...

Harry Wilkinson of Sandy Point was one of the 48000 young men conscripted in the War to work in the coal mines. These were the 'Bevin Boys' so called after Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service. Coal was essential to the nation's...

HBC have installed the public free to view “ telescope” ( actually a Binocular ) adjacent to the existing kaleidoscope. They hope it will be a well used and popular facility. They may remove it during the winter months due to its exposed location. ...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a house down Webb Lane was broken into and burgled. The 52 year old returned home to find the lock on the front door broken and that the door had been forced in. It is thought that the burglar entered the ...

Written before the tragic loss of the Rose in June Barn HIRA’s Response on proposed development on the Island Comments have recently been solicited by the Council on the Local Development Framework, this ‘framework’ being designed to determine th...