The parkrun in Romsey is ready in the starting blocks for a move to a new route at Test Valley Borough Council’s state-of-the-art Ganger Farm Sports Park later this year. Parkrun is a free weekly community event that encourages people to get moving and gives them the opportunity to take part in regular exercise in a friendly, supportive environment, with participants able to choose whether to be a volunteer, walk, jog or run the 5k route. Previously based at Mountbatten School, parkrun in Romsey has been put on hold since March 2020 due to Covid-19, but hopes to restart at Ganger Farm later in 2021 once TVBC takes ownership of the facility.
These pictures show what new art coming to Andover could be like as Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) recommended hundreds of thousands of pounds be set aside for public artworks in town At a cabinet meeting, councillors voted in favour of allocating funds towards art projects in the town centre, Picket Twenty and Picket Piece. This includes new artworks such as an art trail and art wall, as well as the “rejuvenation” of existing artworks such as the Poetry in Motion Trail. Councillor Ian Jeffrey, TVBC portfolio holder for community and leisure, said that the plans were a “no brainer” as they are funded from developer contributions, and these funds would otherwise be returned to the developers.