chawton.info

A number of new local web sites have been built in the surrounding area and these are now linked from this site at their owners request, they are :

http://www.chawton.cc/ - a new address and new content

Worldham village web site - a new site

Bentworth village web site - a new site.

We have been advised that HCC are temporarily closing the footpath between Mounters Lane and the Sports Centre to allow for drainage work, firming up of the surface (scalpings) and widening of the narrow part of the footpath to take place.

The following is the notice from HCC. Their contact details are provided below.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – ALTON RESTRICTED BYWAY 506/ CHAWTON BOAT 502

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hampshire County Council has made an Order to allow for works in connection with drainage and surface upgrade to be undertaken, as follows:

ROAD TO BE CLOSED:  Alton Restricted Byway 506/Chawton BOAT 502 for its entire length (between grid reference 470501 138063 and 470873 138002)

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES:  None available

PERIOD OF CLOSURE: From 25 February 2010 for a period of two months or until completion of the works whichever is sooner.  (Notwithstanding the above it is expected that the closure will be required for no longer than fourteen days).

Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the work is being carried out.

If you have any queries regarding the above please contact the Rights of Way Office, tel: 01962 847354, or via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on behalf of the Director of Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs (responsible for Rights of Way).

The Castle             KEVIN GARDNER
Winchester            Head of Legal Services
SO23 8UJ

Chawton was featured today on CNN as part of their coverage of the current cold snap across England. You can see the video Here

Due to the disruption cased by the ongoing bad weather, EHDC have provided the following information and news including updates on refuse collection. This comes from the main EHDC Web Site and East Hampshire News.

The main site provides the standard refuse collection dates (and a printable calendar for a specific post-code). The news site reports on the 8th of January that refuse collection has been suspended. The advice from EHDC is :

"With many of the district's roads still dangerously icy bin collections have been suspended until further notice. Residents are advised to put their bins out on the scheduled collection day, trying not to block pavements, and leave them out until the service resume"

Update : 14/01/2010 - EHDC have stated that they expect all green refuse bins in Chawton to have been emptied by Wednesday 20th January and if any bins have not been emptied by then, please contact their customer services line on 01730 234295