Deliveries of Milk, Bread, Papers
A milk and bread delivery service is available from:
A paper delivery service is available from:
The Sandleheath Village Store will reserve newspapers but does not offer a delivery service.
Doctors and Dentists
There are two local doctors:
Fordingbridge Surgery Bartons Road Fordingbridge SP6 1RS
Tel: 01425 653430
Cranborne Surgery Pennys Lane Cranborne Wimborne BH21 5QE
Tel: 01725 517272
There is a dental surgery in Fordingbridge:
Fordingbridge Dental Practice Highfield House Bartons Road Fordingbridge SP6 1JD
Tel: 01425 652331
(Please contact the dental surgery to find out if it is able to accept new NHS patients)
Emergency / Useful Numbers
Electricity
Southern Electricity Emergency Number: 0845 770 80 90
Southern Electricity General Enquiries: 0845 744 4555
Fly Tipping
Contact NFDC Customer Services Department on 01590 646123.
Police
In a genuine emergency you should use the normal emergency number - 999.
For non-emergency calls you can dial 101 to report vandalism, abusive behaviour, anti social behaviour and similar matters.
The general number for contacting the police is 0845 045 45 45.
Road Issues
You can report pot holes to the Hampshire County Council 0845 8504422 or by email to hampshirehighways.west@hants.gov.uk
Water
Bournemouth and West Hampshire leak line: 08005 878 979
Bournemouth and West Hampshire Customer Service: 01202 590059
Fluffy Chicks Mother and Toddler Group
Fluffy Chicks meets every Tuesday during school term time 9.30 - 11.45 at Damerham Village Hall.
There is a wide variety of activities for pre-schoolers, crafts, music, and a dedicated, well equipped area for babies.
£2.00 per session includes a drink and healthy snack for the little ones and tea or coffee for the parents and carers.
All are very welcome!
Library Services
Fordingbridge Library is at:
You can obtain information from the Hampshire County Website at:
In addition the mobile library visits Damerham fortnightly on Fridays:
Local Councils
Damerham is in the county of Hampshire and we are represented by three different levels of Council – Hampshire County Council, New Forest District Council and Damerham Parish Council.
Hampshire County Council
Web site: http://www.hants.gov.uk/
Damerham is within the Fordingbridge Division of Hampshire County Council and our Councillor is Kathy Heron.
New Forest District Council
Web Site: http://www.nfdc.gov.uk/
Damerham is in the Downlands and Forest Ward of New Forest District Council. Our Councillor is Edward Heron.
Damerham Parish Council
Web Site: http://www.damerham-pc.gov.uk/
Damerham Parish Council Members:
Damerham Parish Council Officers:
The Parish Council meets every other month (January, March, May, July, September and November) on the second Monday of the month in the Village Hall at 7:30 p.m.
The meetings are open to residents and there is an opportunity at the beginning of each meeting for residents who are on the electoral roll of the Parish to address the Council.
Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club For The Blind
We provide services for blind and visually impaired persons living in the Ringwood and Fordingbridge areas, including Damerham. The club meets at the Greyfriars Activities Centre, Ringwood twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Thursday from 2 - 4 pm. Transport, afternoon tea and entertainment is provided. We also have a team who visit housebound members to offer help and advice. New members and volunteers are always welcome.
Please contact us via the Contacts page.
Schools In The Area
The Western Downland Primary School has an Infants School in Damerham and a Juniors School in Rockbourne.
Shopping In And Around Damerham
There is a small shop attached to the Garage in Bridge Street which sells soft drinks, ice cream and confectionery.
There is a Village Store in Sandleheath which incorporates a sub Post Office.
It offers an “open all hours service” which means if the shop lights are on (probably up to approx 9:30pm and most of Sunday) you may ring the shop door bell and someone will come and serve you.
The nearest town for shopping is Fordingbridge which has a wide range of shops including a Co-Op, Tesco Express, a barber, hairdresser and DIY shops.
Some shops in Fordingbridge close at lunch time on Thursdays.
The Internet And Broadband
Broadband is available in Damerham (the exchange is Rockbourne, BT code STROCKB).
As a guide only, it is possible to get speeds of around 2Mbps to 3Mbps in the High Street. The speed available is dependent on the length of the telephone line from the exchange and its condition.
You can check availability for your own telephone line at the BT wholesale web site:
Waste Collection/Disposal, Recycling Centre
Household rubbish is collected on Thursdays in most of the village, although it is Monday for Lopshill, Lower Daggons, a couple of South End properties, The Common and Boulsbury
Recycling bags (paper, cardboard, cans, plastic bottles etc.) are collected on the same day.
A garden waste collection scheme is also available, for details see:
Cardboard, paper, and plastic should be placed in the clear recycling bags which are supplied by NFDC.
There are paper and glass recycling containers in the lay-by on the road between Damerham and Sandleheath and also in the car park in Fordingbridge (behind the Co-Op).
NFDC operate a service for Disposal Of Large Household Items, details at:
There is a recycling centre at Somerley:
Somerley Recycling Centre
Verwood Road Ringwood Forest BH24 3PL
For directions you can use a service such as:
or:
Western Downland Care Group
We are a voluntary group offering the following services:
Transport to appointments
Visiting hospital
Emergency shopping
Sitting/Relief care
Emergency pet care
Reading to the partially sighted
Form filling and letter writing
We can also consider solutions to other problems.
We are always looking for additional volunteer drivers so if you can drive for us, or help in any other way, then please contact us!
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