sports facilities are governed by the (civil) parish council. Much greater expenditure is managed by the local Borough and Hampshire County Councils. The civil parish council has 14 seats across three wards: West End North, West End South and Kanes Hill. Culture and community The annual West End Carnival takes place each June, although it did not run in 2009 or 2010 due to a lack of volunteers. The parish has an active local history society which runs a museum in the old fire station in the village centre. Education There is one primary school in the village of West End, St. James School. Its predecessor is on the High Street built in 1901 which for a time during the late 20th century became St James's Pre-School. Sport Hampshire County Cricket Club's home ground, the Rose Bowl, is in the east of the parish between the M27 and Telegraph Woods. It has a hotel adjoining. Notable people Forester and environmental activist Richard St. Barbe Baker was born in West End. RMS Titanic rescuer and engineer Sir Arthur Henry Rostron In the West End's Old Burial Ground, Sir Arthur Henry Rostron is buried. As captain of the he was famous for rescuing 706 of her passengers and crew when sank on 15 April 1912 and was awarded many honours, including being created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), as well as being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. In the latter part of his life, he decided to spend his retirement in West End, where he stayed until he died in 1940. James Jukes Henry James Jukes was a West End born and brought up man, who lived in Camlens House, Moorgreen Road, West End. James' parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Jukes, ran a garden holding and James was soon to be married. James was on board the Titanic as a part of the engineering department, or as it was better known, the 'black crew', but, aged 35 years, dived into the North Atlantic Ocean, and went down with the ship. In his honour, in 2002, a housing development on Moorgreen Road was named 'Jukes Walk'. There are plaques in West End Museum for both Rostron and Jukes. See also List of places of worship in the Borough of Eastleigh References External links West End Carnival West End Local History Society West End Parish Council Villages in Hampshire