Spring into Your Borough - April

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Easter Opening hours

The Public Service Plaza will be closed on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April.

If you need to contact us in an emergency, for services we provide, during this time there is a limited out of hours service.

Devolution for Hampshire and The Solent – what do you think?

The Government's consultation on devolution proposals, which would create a mayoral combined authority for Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight, remains open until 13 April 2025. Find out more about devolution on our webpage and have your say on how this will work in your area.

Ageing railway footbridge to be replaced

Plans have been approved to replace the 78-year-old railway footbridge in Havant to provide a new bridge that will be wider and have a gentler incline, improving access for everyone, including cyclists and those using wheelchairs or prams.

This joint project between Havant Borough Council and Hampshire County Council will upgrade this critical link in the town centre, for shoppers, students, commuters, and visitors.

Sign up to our Garden Waste Service

Spring is in the air and we are starting to enjoy some brighter, drier and warmer weather.

This is the perfect time to start spending more time tidying your garden. But have you thought about what you might do with all of your prunings, trimmings and cuttings?

You could benefit from signing up to our kerbside garden waste collection service.

We now have a new portal that allows residents to manage garden waste subscription online and view calendars for all scheduled waste collections.

You can manage up to three properties from one customer account.

Win a Luxury City Break, or £1,000 cash!

Win a luxurious City Break when you play the Havant Borough Community Lottery Super Draw this month.

Whether you want to hit the West End for a weekend, see the architecture and nightlife of Barcelona, sample the art and food of Florence, or soak up the culture in Paris, this prize is simply not to be missed!

Not a fan of travelling? Choose £1,000 cash, or plant 1,000 trees instead!

Get your tickets before Saturday 26th April.

At least 60% from each ticket sold goes to support good causes in the borough, and there’s a chance to win the £25,000 jackpot every week!

Havant Car Show

The Port Solent Car Meet is coming to Havant Town Centre on Monday 21 April (Bank Holiday).

Come and join the fun in West Street, Havant between 10:30am and 3:30pm, with an Easter Egg Hunt at the Havant Car Show.

Find the Easter Egg posters in shop windows for a chance to win one of 150 Easter Eggs that will be given away.

Just collect and return your form from the Havant Borough Council's gazebo on the day.

The car show will include a mix of American police cars, classic cars, hot rods, supercars and many many more for you to enjoy. 

No changes to bin collections 

Bin collections across the Borough of Havant will not change during the Easter bank holiday.

All rubbish, recycling and garden waste due to be collected on Friday 18 and Monday 21 April will continue as usual.

Householders are reminded to have their bins out ready for collection by 7am on their scheduled day for crews to collect.

We now have a new portal that allows residents to see all scheduled waste collections, delays and changes.

Changes to seasonal opening times

If you’re having a spring clear out and you need a trip to your local Hampshire Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC), make an online booking for any day of the week in advance.

Extended opening hours have now started and will continue until 30 September, they’ll be open from 9am until 6pm – an extra two hours - seven days a week.

The borough owns and maintains 42 play area sites. Over the coming years, the council will continue to invest CIL funding towards improving these sites, in line with the council's corporate strategy (more information can be found at https://www.havant.gov.uk/performance-and-strategy).

We want to hear from you on the proposed refurbishment of Gauntlet Park, Purbrook which is live from 14 April to 12 May.

Other play areas we will soon be asking for your views on in the coming months will be:

• Elizabeth Road, Stakes from 13 May until 10 June.
• Nutwick Road, Denvilles from 11 June and 9 July

These sites are prioritised based on a number of factors. This includes the condition of the existing play equipment and anticipated life expectancy, the level of play value and enjoyment opportunity for children and the geographical spread and accessibility of existing high quality play provision.

Havant Borough Big Green Week

A date for your diary - the fifth Havant Borough Big Green Week will be taking  place between 7 and 15 June this year and the theme is the same as last year – Let’s Swap Together for Good. 

Havant Climate Alliance are hoping that community groups around the Borough of Havant will want to organise events on nature and climate, to raise awareness and build community links.

There’s plenty of scope: anything with a green theme – walks, talks, litter picks, zero waste coffee mornings, working parties….  And also swapping goods, stories, skills and ideas or making changes in lifestyles.  

So now is the time to start thinking about what you could do.  If you would like to know more or get involved contact the Havant Climate Alliance on havclimate@gmail.com.

Join us in The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre to view an exhibition of the shortlisted photos from our photography competition - raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity and climate action.

Our mailing address is:

Havant Borough Council, The Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 2AX

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