Whitehill Bordon given £10.69million Eco-town boost
04/02/10 Whitehill Bordon given £500,000 to make homes more energy efficient
Whitehill Bordon has been awarded a grant of up to £500,000 to retrofit existing privately owned homes – so they will be more energy efficient as well as saving households money on fuel bills.
East Hampshire District Council applied to the Department of Energy and Climate Change at the end of last year to become one of the communities in the Low Carbon Communities Challenge.
28/01/10 Lucky couple win £500 for masterplan consultation
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The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, were delighted to win and say that they will be giving some of the money to local groups in the town as they “want to put something back into the community”.
27/01/10 Whitehill Bordon short-listed for £500,000 grant
Whitehill Bordon has been short-listed for a £500,000 grant to retrofit existing privately owned homes - so they will be more energy efficient as well as saving households money on fuel bills.
15/12/09 Seize this opportunity to shape town's future, says councillor
The portfolio holder for Whitehill Bordon is urging residents to seize the opportunity to shape the town's future for the benefit of present and future residents.
Cllr Andrew Joy is determined to ensure that residents have an "excellent quality of life" and that's why he is backing the town's masterplan process.
08/12/09 Leading local councillors unite to support masterplan process
Leading local councillors have united to support Whitehill Bordon's masterplan process and they are urging the town's residents to have their say.
08/12/09 Council and Catholic Church working together
East Hampshire District Council and Whitehill Bordon's Catholic community are working together to ensure the church remains at the heart of the town when building starts
01/12/09 EHDC Leader urges everyone to back the town's masterplan
The Leader of East Hampshire District Council says that the masterplan offers the best future for Whitehill Bordon residents and urges everyone in the town to back it.
There are only a few weeks left to tell the council what you think about the latest masterplan proposals which will guide the town's future development.
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Hundreds of residents flock to consultation
17/11/09 Hundreds of residents flocked to last week's masterplan consultation events and gave their views on the overall vision for Whitehill Bordon.
There was standing room only at Bordon Junior School on Thursday evening as residents crammed into the hall to see the plans which will bring facilities, jobs and homes to the town.
11/11/09 Great news for Whitehill Bordon as EHDC's Cabinet focuses on Eco-town
Whitehill Bordon's Eco-town project has been named as 'the most important project within East Hampshire' and will now have five cabinet members working on it.
06/11/09 Masterplan consultation could be the most important event for the town
The masterplan consultation in Whitehill Bordon is expected to be one of the town's most important events.
Residents are being urged to give their views on the masterplan which will guide the future vision of the town and in particular to decide on the location of a new school - and they could win £500 for giving their opinions.
The prize draw has been increased to £500 cash, it was previously £100, to encourage residents to have their say.
20/10/09 Have your say on the masterplan
Whitehill Bordon's masterplan will be unveiled in November and it will be the last chance for residents to have their say on the overall vision for the town.
14/09/09 Whitehill Bordon's rail link is up and running
Commuters left in the lurch by the cancellation of a bus service connecting Liphook Train Station and Whitehill Bordon can now hop on a service funded entirely by East Hampshire District Council.
08/09/09 Whitehill Bordon's new market is hailed a success
Whitehill Bordon's new weekly market kicked-off on Thursday and has been hailed a success by organisers.
The market has given a boost to the town and is one of many new initiatives which will be happening now that Whitehill Bordon has been awarded Eco-town status.
24/08/09 New management group formed to ensure swift improvements
The Whitehill Bordon Opportunity Management Group met for the first time on Monday August 10 and will work alongside the established executive group.
The new group has been tasked with making decisions on smaller matters so that schemes in the town can get underway quickly.
16/07/09 Whitehill Bordon is awarded Eco-town status
Read about the annoucement here
16/06/09 Whitehill Bordon is a step closer to getting a railway station.
Britain's train operating companies are calling for Whitehill Bordon's railway line to be reinstated as a top priority, it has been revealed.
19/05/09
Shop transformed into drop-in centre so residents can have their say on town’s development
A shop on Whitehill Bordon’s High Street is being transformed into a drop-in centre so residents can have their say on how they would like the town to be developed.
East Hampshire District Council has extended the consultation period from the end of April to the end of May to give residents more time to comment on how they want the town improved.
12/05/09 Whitehill Bordon must have new jobs, better facilities and improved infrastructure
A new policy document has revealed that Whitehill Bordon has to have new jobs, better facilities and improved infrastructure when the town is developed.
The South East Plan, which governs how and where development will take place, states that the town will not just be about building new houses.
05/05/09 Consultation deadline extended to give residents more time to have their say
East Hampshire District Council is extending the consultation deadline so that residents have more time to have their say on the future development of Whitehill Bordon.
Residents originally had until the end of April to fill out a detailed questionnaire but now they have until Sunday 31 st May.
09/04/09 A green route out of recession
Whitehill Bordon's bid for Eco-town status will bring jobs and Government funding to the area which could help kick start the area's economy and free families and businesses from the recession, it was claimed today.
East Hampshire District Council wants to breathe life into the town when the army leaves and councillors believe that the ambitious project could be the driver for economic recovery.
07/04/09 Record number of residents have their say on Whitehill Bordon's future
Hundreds of residents had their say on the future of Whitehill Bordon at one of the most important events in the town's history.
Around 500 people took part in East Hampshire District Council's latest consultation event.
17/03/09 The New Whitehill Bordon Consultation Starts In April
Whitehill and Bordon residents can say how they would like their town to develop at an all day consultation event at the forest Community Centre on Saturday 4 April.
11/03/09 Independent report says Whitehill Bordon's Eco-town plan is financially sound
An independent assessment into the economic feasibility of Whitehill Bordon’s bid for Eco-town says that the scheme is potentially viable.
20/01/09 Wayne Hemingway tours Whitehill Bordon on his bike
Designer Wayne Hemingway MBE, who is backing Whitehill Bordon’s bid for Eco-town status, cycled round the town this weekend and said it had “even greater potential than he had imagined”.
08/12/08 Legendary designer Wayne Hemingway backs Eco-town bid
Legendary designer Wayne Hemingway MBE is backing Whitehill Bordon's bid for Eco-town status.
08/12/08 Whitehill and Bordon going plastic bag free
Whitehill and Bordon residents have the chance to make their town the first in East Hampshire to go plastic bag free.
25/11/08 Winner of consultation event says that Eco-town status will be a massive boost
Lucky Nigel Thompson, who won the prize draw at the Eco-town consultation event, says that the status would be a “massive boost” for the town.
18/11/08 Government backs residents’ demands for better shops and facilities in Whitehill Bordon
Better shops and facilities must be built in Whitehill Bordon, the Government has ordered.
The Government’s latest planning policy statement says that the Eco-town development must provide the town with leisure, health, education and sport facilities – not just more homes.
12/11/08 Hundreds of residents flock to consultation
Hundreds of residents had their say on the future of Whitehill Bordon at the first in a series of consultation events with the town’s masterplanners.
28/10/08 Residents who help shape town’s future can ride a rollercoaster or flight simulator
Residents who help shape the future of Whitehill Bordon will get free rides on a rollercoaster or flight simulator at an action-packed family fun day.
East Hampshire District Council is running a drop-in consultation event on Saturday 8th November at Bordon Junior School from 10.30am – 5pm.
21/10/08 Help shape the future of the town – and have an exclusive tour of the MoD land
Residents can help shape the future of Whitehill Bordon - and enjoy an exclusive bus tour of the MoD land on Saturday 8 th November.
14/10/08 Bordon youngsters are gearing up for Eco-town status by growing their own veg
Youngsters at Bordon Junior School are already gearing themselves up to live in a more environmentally-friendly town – by growing their own vegetables.
02/09/08 Mainline railway station for Whitehill Bordon
Residents could soon be hopping onto a train in Whitehill Bordon and whizzing up to London, it was revealed today.
15/09/08 Residents could have fewer cars clogging up the roads than anywhere else in the country
Residents in Whitehill Bordon could have fewer cars clogging up the roads than anywhere else in the country, it was revealed today.
02/09/08 Masterplanners appointed
World-class consultants, who are designing the Olympic Park for London 2012, have been appointed by East Hampshire District Council to help transform Whitehill Bordon into the town its residents want.
