About Waterlooville and our personal blog about us
About Waterlooville began in Feb 2013, since then we have documented the changes to our town and local area. In total the About Waterlooville blog comprises of over 400 news stories. We've completed our goal for this blog, to get folks engaged and talking about the local area; this achievement is all down to you, thank you. With the revamp of The Wellington Pub, and the … [Read More...]
Plans have finally been submitted by the owner of Wellington Way for the partial demolition of the existing shopping parade and redevelopment of the site. The owner wants to build a nine storey block of flats with 264 rentable rooms/apartments. It is proposed that there will be a gym, and cafe and a cinema/TV room on site as well as a garden for residents. If this scheme goes … [Read More...]
Refurbishment of former Wellington pub is under way, the former public house will become a wine bar 🍷🍷🍷🍷 that also serves cocktails 🍸🍸🍸🍸 plus there will be an open plan kitchen. ❤️😍Who would have thought that Waterlooville would get a wine bar?😍❤️ Are things on the … [Read More...]
Despite a crackdown by the local council on the feeding of the pigeons in Waterlooville Precinct, the fowl play continues. It may be tough to Swallow, but the … [Read More...]
🍕 Back in January 2018 we advised that planning permission had been requested for a new Cowplain Domino's Pizza. It was proposed that the new takeaway be … [Read More...]
The refurbishment of Waterlooville's former The Baytree Bookshop is well under way as the home of Giorgio's Pizza and Coffee house. For those that like it large, … [Read More...]
The Wellington Pub, has been saved from demolition by Havant Borough Council's Planning department. After the developer's proposed of the total demolition of the … [Read More...]
Warrens Bakery have opened a new branch in Waterlooville, this bakery sells posh pasties and other artisan baked products. Warrens Bakery is located in The Boulevard … [Read More...]
The Waterlooville Sewing Centre, located in Wellington Way, is closing down. This will be the third shop to leave Wellington Way this year. This haberdashery shop … [Read More...]
On Friday 10th November we went to Park Community School located on Middle Park Way, Leigh Park with some adult friends and an entourage of children to see the … [Read More...]
My youngest son wanted to go to Adventure Wonderland for this birthday treat, he had previously visited this attraction with his preschool many years before. The … [Read More...]
During the October half-term holiday we decided to visit the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. Located just near Chichester in West Sussex, The Weald and Downland … [Read More...]
We decided to take our children swimming, and rather than go to the local leisure centre or beach, we took them to Petersfield's Heated Open Air Swimming … [Read More...]
In July 2016 I tagged along my eldest two sons and the Waterlooville based Training Ship (TS) Active Marine Training Corps on their visit to the RAF's Fleet Air Arm … [Read More...]
A day out in Southsea with one of my sons, we decided to give the Southsea Splash Pool a visit. The Splash Pool is located on Clarence Esplanade near to the D-Day … [Read More...]
Thy's Nail & Beauty has moved from Waterlooville's Wellington Way to Queens Parade. Thy's Nail & Beauty is now located next to Cafe Havana. This retail unit was formerly the home of Queeenz Diamond Stores which closed at the end of 2015. Queeenz … [Read More...]
Koop+Kraft is a new independent Cowplain restaurant that has opened at the former location of Red Lounge. Koop+Kraft is, '... a free-range chicken restaurant serving gourmet dishes alongside a bespoke, premium range of drinks.", the restaurant also offers … [Read More...]
A new carpet store will be opening in Wellington Retail park at the former location of Brantano Footwear. Brantano Footwear went into administration in 2017. The new store will be call Tapi Carpets, Tapi Carpets claim to be, '...specialists in carpets, … [Read More...]
A new hot food takeaway has been proposed by Domino's Pizza at the former location of Bronco's Steakhouse. The planning application is APP/17/01338, approval would mean the conversion of a restaurant (Class A3) to a Hot Food Takeaway (Class … [Read More...]
