GREEN FLAG AWARD Arpenden Common Is One of the Best a Very High Standard, for the Enjoyment and Hgreen Spaces in the Country – and Benefit of the Community”’

FORUMHARPENDEN TOWN COUNCIL’S AWARD WINNING QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 2011 - ISSUE 138 HARPENDEN COMMON RECEIVES ANOTHER PRESTIGIOUS GREEN FLAG AWARD arpenden Common is one of the best a very high standard, for the enjoyment and Hgreen spaces in the country – and benefit of the community”’. that’s official! Phil Barton, Green Flag Plus Partnership Harpenden Common has received the Green Chairman said: “I would like to congratulate Flag Award for the fifth consecutive year, a this year’s winners, who have worked hard sign to visitors that the Common is well- throughout the year to keep their parks and maintained and well-managed, with excellent green spaces at a high standard and ensure they facilities. It is a high-quality green space in the are pleasant and enjoyable spaces for the whole town of Harpenden. community. Harpenden Common is one of a record “The Green Flag Award Scheme, and its number of parks and green spaces receiving the growth, is essential in driving up the standards Green Flag Award this year, ensuring that even of our parks and green spaces. Access to more of us now have access to well-managed, quality green space is something we all desire high-quality green spaces. and the scheme plays a key role in providing it. In 2011, 1,288 parks and green spaces will fly “In these challenging financial times it is either the Green Flag or Community Award, a heartening that the number of Green Flag sign that the value of green space is widely Awards continue to grow. As the value of green acknowledged as vital to our communities. space and the role it plays in our communities SEE INSIDE FOR: Councillor Bert Pawle, Chair of the Town strengthens, we must ensure these high Council’s Environment Committee said, “I am standards remain.” pleased that yet again this year our Common All award-winning sites now have the chance has received a Green Flag Award. It is all as a to receive a further award from the Green Flag result of our partnership working and the Plus Partnership, the People’s Choice Award. Council’s focused approach. My thanks go out This award is voted for by the public, so if you to the Town Council’s grounds maintenance want to see your local park receive a national staff, our contractors, clubs on the Common, accolade as the people’s choice, then visit the and not forgetting our volunteer project Green Flag Award website workers. This combined effort has delivered www.greenflagaward.org.uk now to register year on year a Common that is maintained to your vote. FARMERS MARKET 4 CHRISTMAS IS COMING! Harpenden Christmas Carnival – Sunday 27 November. This year’s event will once again be held in conjunction with the monthly Farmers Market which runs from 12 noon to 6.00pm on this occasion, stage acts on the stage area at Church Green from 1.00pm and the DISTRICT A – Z main event of the switching on of the Christmas Lights INFORMATION 6-7 from the stage at 5.00pm. In all the fun don’t forget to watch the procession along the High Street at 3.00pm and pay Santa a visit at his Grotto at Thompsons Close. Southdown’s Christmas lights are to be switched on at 6.00pm on Friday 2 December with live music, childrens fairground rides and a Christmas Fair and Batford’s Christmas lights are to be switched on at 5.30pm on Sunday 4 December. Why not extend the GIVE BLOOD – Christmas fun by visiting these lighting up events too. SAVE LIVES 9 INFORMATION DOCUMENTS The Town Council has a requirement to produce certain documents. These have been approved by Council and are now available on the Council’s website: www.harpenden.gov.uk – Public Documents. Copies are also available Care about in the Town Hall, Library and at the Common? St Albans District Council. They are: Statement of Accounts 2010/2011 Love Lydekker Park? – which summarises the Town Council’s transactions for Find out more about your local 2010/2011 including the required open spaces and have your say at statements and Annual Governance Statement. They are prepared in the Town Council’s Common and accordance with the required code of Lydekker Public Meeting taking practice and accounting standards for local authorities. At the time of place on Monday 10 October going to print this document was an 2011, 7.30pm in the unaudited statement. Town Hall. Policy Statement – this document, compiled through the Committees of the Council, reflects the declared policies and statement of intent in delivering services of the Town Council. Following the elections in May 2011 and under the new administration a number of changes have been made to the document for 2011/2012. Budget 2011/2012 – which sets out the budgets for the service areas and the precept for the Town Council. Further details were provided in the March edition of Forum. Find local shops, business and community information and special offers at www.harpendendirectory.co.uk Don’t forget to use your Loyalty Card to take advantage of these great offers. 2 BLOOMING HARPENDEN THE RESULTS ARE IN! Designed to enhance the appearance of Harpenden and promote a sense of ownership of the Town by the local community, Harpenden in Bloom is popular with both organisations and residents in the Town. Supported by the Town Council, the Harpenden in Bloom Working Party, which includes a number of community representatives, is responsible for ensuring the flowerbeds and hanging baskets in the town bring life to the Town Centre, its greens, Southdown and Batford. The Harpenden in Bloom Working Party hold planting days for the community to get involved, including the Brownies who plant and maintain their own flowerbed in the Town Centre. Harpenden in Bloom also runs a variety of competitions which have recently been judged. Harpenden in Bloom Chairman, Councillor Mrs Pat Kent said “The standard of entries was Designed by Ben Pulford, Crabtree excellent, and the judges had a very difficult task deciding on a winner. I am however, pleased to Infant School announce the 2011 Harpenden in Bloom winners: Best Young Person Project Under 12 years St Nicholas CE VA Primary School Best Young Persons Project 12-18 years St George’s School TALLEST Best Front Garden Mrs Sheridan SUNFLOWER Best Back Garden Liz Machin Best Allotment Plot South Harpenden Allotments Peter Baikie, COMPETITION and Gardening Society Harpenden Rise Allotments Do you have a fantastic sunflower in your garden? Then why not enter the Tallest Best Floral Allotment Plot South Harpenden Gwen Callewaert, Allotments and Gardening Society Piggottshill Allotments Sunflower competition. Please send your name, address, contact telephone number Best Allotment Plot East Harpenden Gardening Club John Hope, Batford Allotments and/or email along with the height of the Best Communal Garden Park Lodge sunflower in centimetres by Monday 12 Sponsored by Southdown Hardware September 2011 to Best Public House – display managed by Licensee The Engineer [email protected] or Best Public House - displays managed by Contractor Carpenters Arms Harpenden Town Council, Town Hall, Tallest Sunflower Entries close Monday 12 Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2LX. Sponsored by Townsend Nursery September – see details alongside The height of the sunflower will need to be verified. There will be a presentation in late September to all of the Harpenden in Bloom Competition winners. 3 FARMERS MARKET DATES 2011/12 The Farmers Market runs 2012 on the fourth Sunday of Sunday 22 January every month from Sunday 26 February 10.00am – 2.00pm. Sunday 25 March Sunday 22 April 2011 Sunday 27 May Sunday 25 September Sunday 24 June Sunday 23 October Sunday 22 July HARPENDEN FARMERS MARKET Sunday 27 November – Sunday 26 August Christmas Carnival – Sunday 23 September FOCUS ON A STALL HOLDER 12 noon to 6.00pm Sunday 28 October BRIDGE VALLEY December – No market Sunday 25 November FREE 2012 MARKET STALL NURSERY FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND Bridge Valley Nursery in East possible as they are conscious of Hyde is proud to be Harpenden reducing their carbon footprint. COMMUNITY GROUPS and South Luton’s local Plant They are always expanding the Once again the Town Council are delighted to offer a single market Nursery. range of plants they have and stall to local charitable and community groups at the 2012 Farmers Having recently changed hands continue to offer the popular Markets. This is an opportunity to fundraise and raise awareness for bespoke basket and container last year it is now run by the your organisation. husband and wife team of Clive refill service all year round. Applications close on Friday 25 November 2011, however groups and Samantha Faulder, who Bridge Valley Nursery’s aim is to have over 50 years combined continue to expand its range of that were on the Market in 2011, will not be considered and all horticultural and growing plants and seasonal products on applicants will be chosen by ballot. The local charities and experience. Their expertise lies offer, while maintaining an community groups must be based in Harpenden. in producing top quality plants, informal but personal approach If your group is interested in having a stall, please email Felicity and notably for growing David to both the layout and goods Sutton, the Farmers Market Officer on: Austin Roses. Along with joint available. [email protected] or Tel: 01582 463668 experience in the retail garden As one of the local plant centre planteria, pick your own, suppliers at the Harpenden large scale pot and bedding Farmers Market they enjoy production and producing putting on a good show and baskets, they do displays for offering a good, friendly and shows including Hampton welcoming service.

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