<h1>Community &amp; Education</h1><h2>Working with you, for you</h2><p><img class="alignright wp-image-8334" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Havant-Reservoir-volunteers-mp-34-copy-2.jpg" alt="" width="336" height="224" /></p><p>As well as securing drinking water and creating new homes for wildlife, the reservoir has the potential to become a new leisure and community focus point for Havant.</p><p>We’ve been working hard to involve the local community in every stage of this exciting opportunity, such as the public consultation we ran during May and June 2020. During this, hundreds of people were able to find out about our updated plans and have their say – feedback that helped shape the planning applications we submitted to Havant Borough Council and East Hampshire District Council. In August 2020, we published our <a style="color: #0095eb;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Havant-Thicket-Reservoir-Spring-Consultation-Report_2020_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘You said, we did’ report</a>, summarising what people told us during the consultation and how we’re responding to the points raised. The reservoir planning application documents are available to view on the councils’ planning web-pages.</p><p>You can learn more about our proposals for leisure at the reservoir site in <a href="https://youtu.be/cSuoWrQKgF4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a short film</a> we’ve put together.</p><p>As well as visiting this website, you can stay in touch with the reservoir project’s progress in the following ways</p><ul><li>Following us on social media via our reservoir <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HavantReservoir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook page</a> or updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/portsmouthwater" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a></li><li>Sign up for our <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/new-reservoir/contact/">regular e-newsletter</a>.</li></ul><p>We’ll also partner with local councils and other organisations, like community group, to provide updates and we’re always happy to do talks and host site tours for groups, or in the current climate offer online talks.</p><p><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/new-reservoir/contact/">Get in touch</a> if you’d like to find out more or be involved.</p>

<h2>Reservoir activities</h2><p><img class="alignright wp-image-8335" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_666596116.jpg" alt="" width="347" height="223" /></p><p>We hope the reservoir will become a great place for people of all ages to stay healthy, learn more about water and wildlife and get together as a community.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/cSuoWrQKgF4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our plans</a> include paths for walking, cycling and horse riding, picnic and play areas and facilities for bird watching. (The paths will extend about 5km around the reservoir and be fully accessible).</p><p>We’re also proposing to build a visitor centre at the heart of the site with an information and education area, café and toilets.</p><p>We shared our revised plans during our public consultation in May / June 2020, with the comments and ideas we had in from people being considered as we develop our proposals further.</p><p>We’re working closely with <a href="https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/staunton/farmandgardens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Staunton Country Park</a> which is next to the reservoir site, as well as Forestry England, which runs the nearby Havant Thicket site, to make sure our facilities work well together.</p>

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<h2>Schools and education</h2><p><img class=" wp-image-8333 alignright" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PW-Education-Launch-mp-46.jpg" alt="" width="330" height="220" /></p><p>The reservoir project offers fantastic opportunities for education locally – not only when the reservoir is complete but also during the planning and construction stages.</p><p>Local pupils have been involved since the start of the project, with local young people providing feedback during both our 2008 and 2020 public consultations.</p><p>And as the reservoir progresses, the reservoir will become a great venue to learn about the water cycle, climate change, the environment and wildlife, and STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).</p><p>We’re also involving young people in our environment work to grow and plant trees and hedgerows.</p><p>When built, school parties will be welcome at the reservoir to use the education space, bird hides, interpretation boards and the leisure facilities.</p><h2>Resources</h2><p>Staunton Country Park in Havant currently houses our education programme, with schools able to visit, learn about the water cycle and the importance of saving water.</p><p><a href="https://www.portsmouthwatereducation.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Find out more here </a>or if you’re a school and would like to get involved in the reservoir project, please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/new-reservoir/contact/">contact us</a>.</p>

<h2>Our partners</h2><p>Building a reservoir is a huge task and to do it well we need to work in partnership.</p><p>We’ve been working regularly with representatives from local councils, wildlife organisations, water industry regulators and others since 2004 to plan the reservoir.</p><p>This makes sure everyone’s point of view is taken into account at every stage and helps us identify issues and opportunities.</p><p><img class="alignright wp-image-8220" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/P14-Working-with-you-for-you-consultation-pic-1.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="285" /><strong>The group is made up of representatives from:</strong></p><ul><li>The Consumer Council for Water</li><li>East Hampshire District Council</li><li>Environment Agency</li><li>Forestry England</li><li>Hampshire County Council</li><li>Hampshire &amp; Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust</li><li>Hampshire Ornithological Society</li><li>Havant Borough Council</li><li>Rowlands Castle Parish Council</li><li>Portsmouth City Council</li><li>Park Community School</li><li>South Downs National Park</li><li>Southern Water</li><li>Staunton Friends Group.</li></ul><p>We’re also meeting with local MPs, business groups and other interested parties.</p><p>Please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/new-reservoir/contact/">get in touch</a> if you would like to discuss opportunities to partner with us on the project.</p>

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