Rushmoor Borough Council

Improvements to Farnborough town centre are due to begin early in the new year when we will start putting in paving and planters to open up the currently hoarded area opposite Starbucks in the outside part of Princes Mead.   The works are part of an important project to enhance the local area, provide a better space for markets and events next year and to generally improve the town centre environment, helping to boost footfall and trade in the town centre.   Work starts on January 6 and is expected to take around three months. We apologise for any inconvenience this work may cause – we will try to keep disruption to a minimum.   Funding for the project comes from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Don’t forget free festive parking continues in most of our car parks in Aldershot, Farnborough and North Camp for the next two Sundays. The offer covers all council-owned car parks except for Union Street East and Union Street West in Farnborough. It does not apply to on-street parking or privately-owned car parks. If in any doubt please look for signs on the payment machines. The ground floor of the Aldershot High Street multi-storey car park will not be open on Sundays because of our weekly car boot sale, but all other floors will be free to use. For more information and a full list of all our car parks please see: https://lnkd.in/eebuccw *There is still free, one-hour parking at the Peabody Road car park and free all-day parking at the Napier Gardens car park, every day, in North Camp until the new year.

It’s Small Business Saturday tomorrow so why not think about shopping local for your Christmas presents?   North Camp has free all-day parking in Napier Gardens and free one hour parking in Peabody Road, and offers a wide range of small, independent businesses and some lovely coffee shops. It's looking particularly festive at the moment, especially with the new Christmas lights in Camp Road and Lynchford Road, funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.   So why not pop into North Camp, grab a bargain and get your Christmas presents sorted early!

There's free parking in most of our car parks in Aldershot, Farnborough and North Camp every Sunday from this weekend until Christmas. The offer covers all council-owned car parks except for Union Street East and Union Street West in Farnborough. You’ll be able to park for free on 8, 15 and 22 December. It does not apply to on-street parking or privately-owned car parks. If in any doubt, please check for signs on the payment machines. The ground floor of the Aldershot High Street multi-story car park will not be open on Sundays because of our weekly car boot sale, but all other floors will be free to use. For more information and a full list of all our car parks please see: https://lnkd.in/eebuccw *A reminder that we are already offering one-hour free parking at the Peabody Road car park and free parking all day every day at the Napier Gardens car park in North Camp until 1 January.

Our Cabinet has tonight agreed its top five priorities and how they plan to develop an exciting new vision for the borough. They will focus on: ·      Skills, Economy and Business ·      Decent Homes for All ·      Active Lives, Healthier and Stronger Communities. ·      Clean, Safe and Vibrant Neighbourhoods ·      Working with residents to create a vision for a financially and sustainable Rushmoor For more details of the priorities, please see: https://lnkd.in/enxA39TM and tonight’s Cabinet report at: http://bit.ly/4g5GRqH

With Christmas now just a month away, we're encouraging our town centre businesses to enter our annual Christmas window competition. Now in its 31st year, we invite businesses from across Aldershot, Farnborough and North Camp to create twinkling festive displays in our town centres. Many of of our independent businesses enter and it's great promotion for local businesses. Over the year's we've seen all sorts of Christmas creativity from balloon sculptures to snowy scenes as well as cheeky elves and Christmas trees. There will be a winner in each town, a people's choice award, and a trophy will be awarded to the overall winner. To find out more and how to enter and vote, see our link in the comments. The closing date is Friday 6 December. The voting will be open from 7 to 13 December and the winners will be announced on 16 December. Here's a few window displays that we have already spotted popping up around Aldershot town centre that are already looking fabulously festive! #aldershot #farnborough #rushmoor #towncentres #shoplocal

As the end of the year approaches, are you looking for a change of job? We are looking for an Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer for Rushmoor, Hart and Havant. This is a full-time role, working in a hybrid way with some homeworking and some requirement to be in the office. Rushmoor Borough Council, Hart District Council and Havant District Council have entered into an Emergency Planning and Business Continuity resource-sharing partnership from April next year, and this role will allocate time equally between the partner organisations and attend local resilience forum and other meetings on their behalf. Applications close on Sunday (24 November). For more information: https://lnkd.in/eyXhgXQR

Today, to mark Antisocial Behaviour Week, we introduce you to David, 38, who has worked as our Community Safety Manager for the last three years and for the council for 14 years, who will tell us about the roles in the wider team and the type of work they are involved with. Antisocial behaviour is any act that causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress. Types of ASB can be neighbourhood disputes, noise nuisance, parking problems or begging and street drinking. There are 24 people in the wider Place Protection team, which includes community safety, licensing, the parking and patrol team and the maintenance team, and this team works closely with our partners to resolve antisocial behaviour disputes, works with street attached people and strives to maintain clean and safe neighbourhoods for residents. A big thank you to everyone who braved the rain and icy wind yesterday to stop and chat with David and his colleague Charlotte, 19, a Place Protection apprentice, at our community safety stall at Farnborough market. We will be available for a chat at our stall in Aldershot market tomorrow (Thursday) from 11-1pm, if you would like to raise an issue about antisocial behaviour or any other community safety concerns. We hope to see you there!

As part of Antisocial Behaviour Week this week, we will have a stall at the market in Farnborough town centre tomorrow (Tuesday) from 11-1pm, and at the market in Aldershot town centre on Thursday, from 11-1pm, where officers will be available to chat about antisocial behaviour or community safety issues. We are supporting national Antisocial Behaviour Week as part of our commitment to make sure residents have clean, safe and vibrant neighbourhoods. Antisocial behaviour is any act that causes, or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to someone, and that can be through various ways, from neighbourhood disputes and noise to parking or street drinking. The overarching theme for the week is #MakingCommunitiesSafer.

As part of Safer Business Action Week, we will be holding a Farnborough town centre Business and Retail Crime Forum on Monday 18 November at the Village Hotel in Farnborough, from 6pm to 7pm. The event is free for businesses to attend, but please sign up: https://bit.ly/4fwjeIk #rushmoor #farnborough #towncentres