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Parish Assembly – nominations are open!

Would you like to nominate an individual, group, organisation or business for a Wickham and Knowle Parish Council award? If so nominations are now open!

Community Awards (download the nomination form HERE)

Good Neighbour Award
Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering – Individual
Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering – Team
Citizen of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award

Business Awards: (download the nomination form HERE)

Employee of the year
Business contribution to the community
Customer Service of the year
Small Business of the year
Overall Business of the Year

Please return forms to clerk@wickhamparishcouncil.org and cllr.craig.manuel@wickhamparishcouncil.org

Closing date: 30th April 2025, with winners announced at the Parish Assembly & Celebration on Thursday 22nd May, 7pm, Wickham Community Centre.

Staffing update – April 2025

A new financial year brings staff changes to the Parish Council.

Following a successful year, Victoria Glenister’s job title has been amended to Business & Events Manager. Victoria will take on more responsibility for organising Parish Council funded events alongside her current role.

And Natalie Kenward began working on a part-time basis as the Assistant Parish Clerk on 1st April.

The team of Parish Council Officers are currently located in the Parish Office at Knowle Village Hall between 9am and 3.30pm Monday to Friday.

Knowle Village Hall extension project

The Council was pleased to learn that planning permission was granted for the extension to the Village Hall. The details of the application can be found here:

https://planningapps.winchester.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SGIM1SBPMPJ00

The Council will now be working on the funding for the extension and going out to tender for the project.

Please click here to open the proposed new ground floor layout

Wickham Recreation Pavilion project

The Parish Council have been working on plans to replace the old sports pavilion at the Recreation Ground. An Architect has been engaged to draw up plans for a replacement building; this has now been submitted to Winchester City Council for planning permission.

The details of the planning application (number 24/02695/FUL) can be found here https://planningapps.winchester.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=dates&keyVal=SOADX3BPHHM00

Please click HERE to view the planned internal layout and HERE to view the elevations. This project will be managed through the Recreation Committee, agendas can be found at this link