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Diary

This section contains information on the amenities in the area.

If you would like more information please email us using the Contacts page.

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Deliveries of Milk, Bread, Papers

A milk and bread delivery service is available from:

Dairy Crest Ltd

The Chalk Pit Downton Road Salisbury SP2 8AU

Tel: 01722 415567

A paper delivery service is available from:

Alcove Newsagents 12 Salisbury Street Fordingbridge SP6 1AF

Tel: 01425 653083

The Sandleheath Village Store will reserve newspapers but does not offer a delivery service.

Doctors and Dentists

There are two local doctors:

Fordingbridge Surgery Bartons Road Fordingbridge SP6 1RS

Tel: 01425 653430

 

Cranborne Surgery Pennys Lane Cranborne Wimborne BH21 5QE

Tel: 01725 517272

There is a dental surgery in Fordingbridge:

Fordingbridge Dental Practice Highfield House Bartons Road Fordingbridge SP6 1JD

Tel: 01425 652331

 (Please contact the dental surgery to find out if it is able to accept new NHS patients)

Emergency / Useful Numbers

Electricity

Southern Electricity Emergency Number: 0845 770 80 90

Southern Electricity General Enquiries: 0845 744 4555

 

Fly Tipping

Contact NFDC Customer Services Department on 01590 646123.

 

Police

In a genuine emergency you should use the normal emergency number - 999.

 

For non-emergency calls you can dial 101 to report vandalism, abusive behaviour, anti social behaviour and similar matters.

 

The general number for contacting the police is 0845 045 45 45.

 

Road Issues

 

You can report pot holes to the Hampshire County Council 0845 8504422 or by email to hampshirehighways.west@hants.gov.uk

 

Water

 

Bournemouth and West Hampshire leak line: 08005 878 979

Bournemouth and West Hampshire Customer Service: 01202 590059

Fluffy Chicks Mother and Toddler Group

Fluffy Chicks meets every Tuesday during school term time 9.30 - 11.45 at Damerham Village Hall.

There is a wide variety of activities for pre-schoolers, crafts, music, and a dedicated, well equipped area for babies.

£2.00 per session includes a drink and healthy snack for the little ones and tea or coffee for the parents and carers.

All are very welcome!

Library Services

Fordingbridge Library is at:

Roundhill Fordingbridge SP6 1AQ

Tel: 01425 652639

You can obtain information from the Hampshire County Website at:

www.hants.gov.uk/library

In addition the mobile library visits Damerham fortnightly on Fridays:

• 09:30 - 09:45 By the old post office (opp. Methodist Chapel High Street)
• 09:50 -10:50 By the school
• 14:15 - 14:30 In the Village Hall Car Park

(more information from 01425 474198)

Local Councils

Damerham is in the county of Hampshire and we are represented by three different levels of Council – Hampshire County Council, New Forest District Council and Damerham Parish Council.

Hampshire County Council

Web site: http://www.hants.gov.uk/

Damerham is within the Fordingbridge Division of Hampshire County Council and our Councillor is Kathy Heron.

 

New Forest District Council

Web Site: http://www.nfdc.gov.uk/

Damerham is in the Downlands and Forest Ward of New Forest District Council. Our Councillor is Edward Heron.

 

Damerham Parish Council

Web Site: http://www.damerham-pc.gov.uk/

Damerham Parish Council Members:

Phil Tandy Chairman Mrs Jo Coleman Vice Chairman Sandy Allsopp   Jeff Gaines   Bob Gilbey   Mrs Cathy Godber   Mike Jerrard   Mrs Anya Pardoe   Georgina Walters

Damerham Parish Council Officers:

Mrs Ros Jones Footpaths Officer Bob Gilbey Transport Officer Spinney Adlem Watercourses Officer Jeff Gaines Village Hall Representative Mike Jerrard Sportsfield Committee Representative Mrs Anya Pardoe Police Liaison Brian Mair Parish Clerk

The Parish Council meets every other month (January, March, May, July, September and November) on the second Monday of the month in the Village Hall at 7:30 p.m.

The meetings are open to residents and there is an opportunity at the beginning of each meeting for residents who are on the electoral roll of the Parish to address the Council.

Schools In The Area

The Western Downland Primary School has an Infants School in Damerham and a Juniors School in Rockbourne.

Full details are on their web site :

http://www.schools.hants.org.uk/westerndownland/newsdiry/contact.html

Shopping In And Around Damerham

There is a small shop attached to the Garage in Bridge Street which sells soft drinks, ice cream and confectionery.

There is a Village Store in Sandleheath which incorporates a sub Post Office.

It offers an “open all hours service” which means if the shop lights are on (probably up to approx 9:30pm and most of Sunday) you may ring the shop door bell and someone will come and serve you.

The nearest town for shopping is Fordingbridge which has a wide range of shops including a Co-Op, Tesco Express, a barber, hairdresser and DIY shops.

Some shops in Fordingbridge close at lunch time on Thursdays.

The Internet And Broadband

Broadband is available in Damerham (the exchange is Rockbourne, BT code STROCKB).

As a guide only, it is possible to get speeds of around 2Mbps to 3Mbps in the High Street. The speed available is dependent on the length of the telephone line from the exchange and its condition.

You can check availability for your own telephone line at the BT wholesale web site:

http://www.btwholesale.com/getbroadband

Waste Collection/Disposal, Recycling Centre

Household rubbish is collected on Thursdays in most of the village, although it is Monday for Lopshill, Lower Daggons, a couple of South End properties, The Common and Boulsbury

Recycling bags (paper, cardboard, cans, plastic bottles etc.) are collected on the same day.

A garden waste collection scheme is also available, for details see:

http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6567

 Cardboard, paper, and plastic should be placed in the clear recycling bags which are supplied by NFDC.

There are paper and glass recycling containers in the lay-by on the road between Damerham and Sandleheath and also in the car park in Fordingbridge (behind the Co-Op).

NFDC operate a service for Disposal Of Large Household Items, details at:

http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1047

There is a recycling centre at Somerley:

Somerley Recycling Centre

Verwood Road Ringwood Forest BH24 3PL

For directions you can use a service such as:

http://maps.google.com/

or:

http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/Driving_directions#

Western Downland Care Group

We are a voluntary group offering the following services:

Transport to appointments

Visiting hospital

Emergency shopping

Sitting/Relief care

Emergency pet care

Reading to the partially sighted

Form filling and letter writing

We can also consider solutions to other problems.

We are always looking for additional volunteer drivers so if you can drive for us, or help in any other way, then please contact us!