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Working with the community to conserve and enhance the special character of Petersfield and surround

10/06/2026

"SAVE THE COUNTRYSIDE A littered landscape is a shame to England."

Thus wrote Reg Gammon, as published in the News Chronicle, a national newspaper for which he was a correspondent, in May 1937 - 89 years ago. Reg was from a well-known Petersfield family, born in 1894 and died in 1997, aged 103. He was one of Petersfield's best and most versatile locally born artists, yet sadly he is now almost totally forgotten.

Fortunately, his message that litter is shameful is not forgotten. Petersfield Society works tirelessly to reduce the impact of litter in the town, with some success. Our regular mass clean-ups, especially before Remembrance Day, are well known. More recently we have worked closely with East Hants District Council and its contractor, Norse, to help them focus on the deluge of litter that appears by the hour, producing a monthly report on hotspots and challenges.

More can be done to consider the source of littering, including takeaway packaging, and we plan to run a project to work closely with schools and youth groups. The younger generation has to be key to stigmatising littering as an act that is truly unacceptable and anti-social.

Find out more about our Street Scene team, what they do, and how you can help, here: petersfieldsociety.org.uk/street-scene/

08/06/2026

Petersfield Society volunteers' Keeping Petersfield Clean May Report (about street-scene issues) is now available: petersfieldsociety.org.uk/street-scene-monthly-reports/

We've had positive feedback from residents and local businesses about the removal of unlicensed advertising in the Square. Comments have included from businesses that it restores a level-playing field, and from residents that it improves pedestrian access at the Square. It is encouraging to see bicycles parked in the racks when they have previously have been inaccessible and un-used.

In the report we also highlight evidence and rationale for reviewing bin emptying schedules to provide a more efficient and effective service during the busiest times in town and at key locations, including a suggested solution for avoiding the regular overnight raiding of bins by wildlife.

We also offer an update on hands-on projects being driven by residents, in partnership with the authorities, including:
Ornamental planting enhancements
The Hoe Down - residents taking action to reduce w**d spraying near their properties
Folly Lane regeneration

We thank our councils - HCC, EHDC, PTC for their ongoing engagement with these issues. Our next meeting is on Tuesday 14th July at The Courtyard Bistro (formerly Cloisters) in the Square, starting at 8.30am.

22/05/2026

🔥 AMBER FIRE ALERT – Petersfield Heath & Green Spaces 🔥

An Amber Fire Alert has been issued for much of central and eastern England and we are sharing this guidance from Petersfield Town Council and PeCAN.

We ask everyone to be vigilant over the Bank Holiday weekend as temperatures are set to rise.

Increasingly dry and warm conditions are expected to lead to an elevated wildfire risk, with severe fire conditions forecast and an increased likelihood of difficult-to-control fires.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has also issued a Yellow Heat-Health Alert, currently valid from 9am on Friday 22nd May until 5pm on Wednesday 27th May.

Please take extra care when visiting Petersfield’s open spaces:
❌ Barbecues and open fires are not permitted
🚭 Avoid anything that could create a spark or ignition
🌱 Help protect wildlife, habitats, and open spaces from preventable fires

If you see a fire:
➡️ Move to a safe distance immediately
📞 Call 999 and ask for the Fire Service
📍 Provide the exact location if possible (What3Words can be very helpful)
❌ Do not attempt to tackle the fire yourself

Thank you for helping protect lives, wildlife, and the Heath this Bank Holiday weekend 💚

Town Council
firesafety

20/05/2026

Petersfield Society's Street Scene team's monthly Keeping Petersfield Clean report for April is now out!

Topics included w**d spraying, roads which are not regularly swept and litter-picked, bins left full overnight overflowing, particularly on bank holidays.

However, we were impressed with a prompt and thorough clean up by Norse after the recent bank holiday and we were delighted to highlight our recent volunteer-led planting work-party with a local company, Alitex, co-ordinated with Norse for the planning and preparation and clear-up. Work-parties restored areas of planting in Hobbs Lane and the central car park, led by volunteer Helene Young, a landscape gardener with special expertise in ecological and regenerative horticulture.

Check out our website for this and previous reports, and more about what Petersfield Society is up to: www.petersfieldsociety.org.uk

17/05/2026

The Great British Hoe Down returns to Petersfield next weekend!

Please get involved this Bank Holiday by removing w**ds outside your property, to reduce the use of chemicals in public spaces in our town. Petersfield Society support the reduction in glyphosate spraying on our streets and this is one way we can have a positive impact.

There is an ever-growing body of evidence that glyphosate has the potential to cause irreversible harms to both human health and the environment, from contaminating water to directly and indirectly harming a range of wildlife including amphibians, bees, and other pollinators.

You can find out more in a Shine Radio interview with Julie Yardley here: https://shineradio.uk/2026/05/lets-keep-our-streets-w**d-free-and-without-the-use-of-chemicals/

15/05/2026

Don't miss the chance to have YOUR say on Petersfield's green spaces!
The survey closes this Sunday 17th May...

Give us your views on our local green spaces - including the Heath, neighbourhood play areas, and street trees. This survey will deepen the understanding of Petersfield’s natural environment gained through our i-Tree survey. It should only take a few minutes to complete, and thanks to a grant from the John Lewis Partnership Community Matters Programme, all residents who take part will be in with a chance of winning a £25 John Lewis Gift Card 🎁

Go to https://petersfieldsociety.org.uk/ to find out more and fill out the survey.
Thank you! 🙏

05/05/2026

Have you had YOUR say yet?

Don't forget to give us your views on Petersfield’s green spaces, including the Heath, neighbourhood play areas, and street trees - before Sunday 17th May.

The Green Spaces survey will deepen the understanding of Petersfield’s natural environment gained through our i-Tree survey. It should only take a few minutes to complete, and thanks to a grant from the John Lewis Partnership Community Matters Programme, all residents who take part will be in with a chance of winning a £25 John Lewis Gift Card.

Go to https://petersfieldsociety.org.uk/ to find out more and fill out the survey.
Thank you!

02/05/2026

Thank you to the staff of Alitex - South Harting's aluminium greenhouse company - for volunteering for community planting in Petersfield!

The work-parties have restored areas of planting in Hobbs Lane and the central car park, led by volunteer Helene Young, a landscape gardener with special expertise in ecological and regenerative horticulture. East Hants Norse partnered with us for site prep, mulch and waste removal. Plants were either grown by volunteers or sourced locally, including from Bainbridge & Sons at Petersfield Market, who grow in Waterlooville.

Looking ahead, volunteers from Petersfield Women's Institute and Petersfield Society will provide ongoing care, including watering, with water supplied by local shops. Funding for the project, which will extend to other areas in the town, is from a grant that EHDC helped Petersfield Society to secure a few years ago from the UK Government's Department of Housing, Community and Local Government.

Thank you to our volunteers, Alitex staff, Helene, and East Hants Norse - this was a truly collaborative effort!🌺🌼🌸

East Hampshire District Council

19/04/2026

Petersfield Society's Keeping Petersfield Clean March Report, prepared by volunteers, included a small-scale but promising collaboration between Norse and community volunteers on tackling w**ds without spraying. We will be monitoring and reporting the results in our subsequent reports.

We also presented a big dream - to make the A3/A272 entrance to Petersfield the most attractive any motorist will find in the South of England!

Issues highlighted in the report were the focus of our latest quarterly meeting last Tuesday. At these meetings we coordinate with Petersfield Town Council, East Hants District Council and Hampshire County Council to improve cross-agency working for Petersfield’s street scene. Thank you to our councillors for their ongoing support and collaboration.

Read the monthly street scene reports in full on our website: petersfieldsociety.org.uk/street-scene-monthly-reports/

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