Future Facilities Survey

The Parish Council are investigating future projects and would like to hear your thoughts around leisure provision. This survey does not guarantee that we will be able to provide any of the ideas listed but it will help us prioritise our project list and consider funding options. Thank you for your time. Please click on…

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Botley named among Hampshire’s best places to live for 2026

A “tucked-away gem” of a village has been named among Hampshire’s best places to live for 2026, and it has a lot to offer. https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/best-places-to-live/hampshire-iow/botley Courtsey of Muddy Stilettos Follow up article in the Daily Echo: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25586821.botley-named-among-hampshires-best-places-live-2026/

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Botley Parish Council Strategy Day – October 2025

With thanks to Cllr Chris Cooper, chair of Botley Parish Council, for this narrative of the Botley Parish Council strategy day, held on 12th October 2025 at Meon Springs, hosted and facilitated by Jamie Butler. Attendees:  Why we had a strategy day? The reasons for having a strategy day were multiple. There was deemed to…

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Hedge End Police – Beat Surgery

Meet your local Neighbourhood Police Team, they are here to listen to your concerns: Are you experiencing any Crime or ASB (Anti-social behaviour) that is affecting you or those in your community? Please visit them at one of their Crime Prevention Beat Surgeries listed below where they can discuss the problems in confidence, give advice…

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Botley News – September 25

With thanks to Chair of the Parish Council – Cllr Chris Cooper for this month’s update. This month’s update from the Parish Council is all about the improvements to Pudbrook Path.  With some background as to why these are necessary and what the improvements are meant to deliver.  Pudbrook Path Pudbrook Path starts in the…

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HEWEB Community Grants Open

HEWEB community grants are now open! Hedge End, West End and Botley (HEWEB) Local Area Committee community grants close 30th October, so if you are involved in the running of a local community group this may be of interest to you. Priority goes to projects that boost health, shape great places, protect the environment, or…

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Neighbourhood Plan Update

Examination update August 2025  Eastleigh Borough Council is undertaking a six-week consultation (from Friday 5 September to Friday 17 October), on proposed changes to the Botley Neighbourhood Plan.   Botley Parish Council have made further amendments to the plan in response to the examiner’s second clarification note (dated May 2025). The Parish Council have also included the changes set out in addendum note (February 2025) and the…

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