I was delighted to be invited to the opening of the refurbished planetarium at Winchester Science Centre (InTech) and to join Chief Executive Officer Ben Ward. A grant to improve the Centre of £50,000 has been given by Hampshire County Council.

Since opening in 2008, over 1 million people, mostly children, have visited the planetarium for its immersive 360° experience and virtual tour through space. That experience is now further enhanced with this upgrade.

Good to be shown around by Head of Countryside, Jo Heath and Rebecca Galbraith who is the architect for the project.

Then up to the top of Butser Hill to meet many of our countryside rangers and visitors from Natural England who are putting together management guidelines for National Nature Reserves. There are 10 of these in Hampshire, 5 of which are run by Hampshire County Council including Titchfield Haven.

The results of the referendum held in the Borough of Fareham about adopting a Titchfield Neighbourhood Plan are in.

Residents were asked to vote YES or NO to the question: ‘Do you want Fareham Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Titchfield to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’