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125th Edition Serving Park Street, Frogmore and Colney Street for 50 Years 131st Edition Winning entries for the ‘50 Shades of Park Street’ Anniversary Competition 1st September 2016 – 1st March 2017 PARK STREET AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS ASSOCIASSOCIAATION JW&Co Langleys is a leading W ORKINGwww.psra.org.uk FOR YO – URServing VILLA the villagesGE sinceSINCE 1966 1966 Hertfordshire-based sales and lettings property company. With CONTENTS Message from the Chair ....................................3 Best Kept Front Gardens ...................................24 more than 25 employees and In and around the Village Hall ..............................5 Help Mrs Tiggy-Winkle .......................................24 five offices in St Albans, London Local author’s fi rst novel success ........................7 Getting to the heart of power supply .................25 Colney, Park Street, Bushey Heath Fire and water – local heroes ...............................9 Having a heart attack? .......................................25 and Garston, the company has Summer Craft and Boot Fayre ...........................11 Beavers on the River Ver ....................................27 Brexit in Park Street... did you know? ...............11 AGM – what’s the plan for How Wood? ............28 experienced and professional staff, More STRiFE .......................................................13 A train every 20 minutes?...................................29 providing a high level of service Award-winning Greenwood Park .......................13 Club News – Gardening, Cameras and to meet all property-related The Alexander Technique ...................................15 Marquetry ............................................................30 Your neighbourhood, your plan .........................17 No lights this Christmas .....................................33 needs. Our services stretch from SuperHomes wanted .........................................17 Park Street Noticeboard ..................... 32, 34, 36 Sales and Lettings, to New Build Children’s Corner ................................................20 A cracking good place to live .............................39 Developments, and beyond to Don’t rain on my parade.....................................21 Choo-Z-Suzy 1944 .............................................41 Incorporating property investment. Park Street C of E Primary School.....................22 New faces ...........................................................43 Playtime at the Parks .........................................23 Your committee ..................................................44 “We are a family business with exciting plans for the future in a vibrant FINAL DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE property market. We are fortunate to Dates for your diary 15th January 2017 to [email protected] have good relations with our clients and PSRA Annual General PSRA Summer Craft and Boot Our Sales Director, Neil Hughes, we have a very strong and professional Meeting – 25th April Fayre – May 2017 – dateTBA has been running the Park Street team of employees all dedicated, At Park Street Village Hall. Celebrate with Park Street Recreation Ground office for 20 years and has built knowledgeable and commited to a high us. All are welcome to attend – doors open Book your space TODAY! Call Michelle on 01727 422712 7pm, wine and cheese provided. up a team with an excellent level of personal service.” (Please note: only PSRA members are Christmas Festivities at How Wood reputation based on knowledge entitled to vote. See enclosed leafl et to join.) Date to be announced. and a determination to be the Parish Events agent you should use to buy or Remembrance Service Quiz Night at the Village Hall sell your property. Sunday 13 November – Village Memorial. 28th November. To join the email list contact St Stephen’s Community Carol Service TBA. Barbara Vernon at [email protected] To arrange your Free Market Appraisal please St Stephen’s Gardening 50 Shades of Park Street contact our team of Tina, Club Competition Winners 3rd September Annual Show – see page 30 Chris, Jack or Neil on 01727 Local artists and photographers put pencils and paint to paper, and wandered around the village clutching their 875555 where a friendly chat Litter picking cameras, in order to enter our anniversary competition. Prize winners are: and welcome is guaranteed. Join the Park Street Pickers on Sundays: The 1st Place – Barbara Boxshall September 25th, November 20th, 15th winning entries January 2017, February 19th and March 2nd Place – Olesya Zdorovetska are shown on 3rd Place – J. S. Scivyen the front www.jwandco.co.uk 19th. There may be Saturday litter picks and cover of this other special events – dates TBC. Congratulation to all of the winners. issue. www.psra.org.uk 1 PSRA NEWSLETTER, 1st SEPTEMBER 2016 – 1st MARCH 2017 Message from the Chair Greenwood Park Community Centre elcome to our Autumn an art and photography competition. Winning Tippendell Lane, Greenwood Park, Chiswell Green Winter Issue for entrants were on display at the Summer Craft Fayre 2016/2017 and also at St Stephens Parish Fayre the following W week (see p. 1 for list of prize winners). Situated within Hasn’t this has been an eventful year so far? Th e • good news is that we now know where we stand We were extremely pleased to attend the Bi-Annual 60 acres of grounds with Europe. Whether we like it or not, we have St Stephens Parish Arts Festival & Summer Fayre. overlooking fields something to work towards. How did YOU vote? Whilst the weather was perhaps not as kind as it (see p. 18) had been the week previous, a good time was still had by all. With a host of contributors including • Function room Wish we could say the same for the continued saga some amazing falconry, dog shows and local with the Rail Freight terminal (see p. 13) ... where we entertainment, including our very own committee • Lounge/meeting room might see a whole new village instead. member Joy Mendelsohn on piano with her band, Badje (see p.21). • Sports Hall Many of you will have noticed that some of our Christmas Lights on Watling Street, were up and At this year’s AGM (see p. 28) we said a big thank Kitchen down like a Jack in the Box in December, as they you and good bye to Pam Miller (Membership • went up, came down and were put up again, in one Secretary) and Sue Getley (Committee Member), Ample parking case stayed down completely. Guess why? (see p. 33) who between them have given over 30 years of • We are still hoping to have the Christmas Tree by the service to the Community and will be greatly missed Memorial courtesy of Ayletts, and will be working (in the association, not in the community, I hasten with Lily Alley at the parade of shops at How Wood, to add! Please see photo on page 44). We have had to do something a little diff erent. Please keep an eye a number of new members join the Committee in The Parish Centre out for local updates nearer the time. the last 5 years, but any help is most appreciated and Station Road, Bricket Wood For the second year running we held a Summer Craft we welcome anyone who has a little time to spare, and Car Boot Fayre on the Park Street Recreation no matter what age or background, whether you ground on the 5th June. Whilst the weather came are new to the Village or a long term resident. We out in full glory on the day, the lateness of the school have one meeting a month for 11 months of the Overlooking an holidays this year clearly had an impact on the year, which is on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. • If you would like to come along but don’t want to ornamental lawn overall attendance. Such community events are really important as funds raised enable us to fi nancially just turn up, please feel free to give me or anyone of and fields support local community initiatives/issues, like the the committee members a call (see p.44); we would fi ght against the Rail Freight Terminal. As with all be more than happy to introduce you. We have yet to fi nd a Membership Secretary to help us out ... hint, Function room these things, they generally take time to build up • and as such we are planning to host a subsequent hint. event next year. We do really appreciate the support • Meeting rooms given on the day, from those pitching and those attending – thank you. (see p.11) Sandra Constable, PSRA Chair • Kitchen As part of our 50th birthday celebrations, we hosted www.psra.org.uk or you can email [email protected]. • Private parking Why not advertise your business or service here To book at either centre please call the where it can be seen by thousands of local people? 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